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Stewards Of Data: A Practical Handbook For Undergraduate Researchers In Engineering And Applied Sciences, Şenay Purzer, Wei Zakharov, Carla B. Zoltowski

Purdue University Press Books

Filled with actionable guides and real-world examples, Stewards of Data: A Practical Handbook for Undergraduate Researchers in Engineering and Applied Sciences allows readers to utilize the provided templates and guides almost immediately. In today’s world, data is ubiquitous and AI is growing exponentially. Practicing ethical data management is, therefore, crucial. Ensuring that data is findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable is essential. This book is an interdisciplinary effort aimed at embedding ethical data life-cycle management education into undergraduate research. The authors present a Data Steward Framework, which serves as a guide for undergraduate researchers, the graduate students who mentor them, postdocs, …

Illuminating Perspectives Through Critical Visual Literacy, Wanju Huang, Filipa Machado Rodrigues, Lee Okan, Catalina Huilcapi-Collantes, Ellen Corrigan, Peter Klubek

Purdue University Press Books

Illuminating Perspectives Through Critical Visual Literacy exemplifies the initiatives put forth by the International Visual Literacy Association (IVLA), a diverse community of professionals dedicated to enhancing people’s understanding of how to interpret visual stimuli and engage with their visual surroundings. Featuring peer-reviewed essays that encourage ongoing dialogue among diverse groups, this book intends to spark new insights into everything from the arts and sciences to business and instructional technology. A key strength of IVLA is its variety of scholarly conferences and publications that encourage thought-provoking interaction between practitioners and theorists. Illuminating Perspectives Through Critical Visual Literacy showcases insightful works that …

Analytical Biochemistry: A Practical Handbook For Undergraduates, Mark C. Hall

Purdue University Press Books

Methods for characterizing proteins are central to the early stages of drug development and are highly relevant to careers in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. These skills are best learned through hands-on practice in academic laboratory settings. Analytical Biochemistry: A Practical Handbook for Undergraduates presents a laboratory course specifically designed to teach protein analytical techniques to postsecondary students in biochemistry and related fields. Readers are guided through a semester-long research project that mirrors how scientific work is conducted in both academic and industry environments. Instead of focusing on isolated weekly exercises, students work toward a single overarching goal and learn …

Hrae-Stack: A Leakage-Controlled, Calibrated, And Explainable Stacking Framework For Icu Mortality Prediction, Kareem Hameed Khalaf, A. Moallemi Khiavi, Dhafar Hamed Abd

Mesopotamian Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

ICU mortality prediction requires more than good discriminative ability; the development process should minimize optimistic bias and produce clinically meaningful probabilities. In this work, we introduce HRAE-Stack, a heterogeneous stacking method that combines fold-dependent preprocessing, consensus feature selection, four tree-based models, entropy-modulated out-of-fold meta-features, Bayesian ridge averaging, and probability calibration. We estimated all transformations and model selection decisions within development folds and fixed them before the model is evaluated on the unobserved held-out partition. Mean receiver operating characteristic–area under the curve (ROC-AUC) was 0.974 ± 0.018, and the mean Brier score was 0.045 ± 0.032 for 10-fold cross-validation. ROC-AUC for …

The Non-Biblical Source Of Medieval Usury Prohibitions, Phil Gramm, Patrick Gray, Robert B. Ekelund

Journal of New Finance

Ecclesiastical and secular prohibitions of usury—often equated with any charging of interest on a loan—and their impact on commerce and economic progress in medieval Europe have long been recognized. In this paper we revisit one aspect of the debate, namely, the use of the ancient philosophical sources and the biblical texts by ancient and medieval writers. On the basis of a close reading of the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30) and a review of the secondary literature devoted to it, we argue that in the New Testament Jesus attaches no moral stigma to moneylending. It is therefore surprising that …

Infrastructure Versus Ethnicity: An Examination Of Digital Competency Development Among Vietnamese Preservice Teachers, Tieu Thi My Hong, Le Thi Van Anh

Higher Learning Research Communications

Objectives: This study examined digital competency levels and influencing factors among Vietnamese ethnic minority preservice teachers to test whether infrastructure transformation challenges deficit-based assumptions about ethnic minority students’ digital competency.

Methods: Using an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design, we surveyed 1,405 preservice teachers across Vietnam (41.4% ethnic minorities) using a DigCompEdu-adapted instrument across five domains, followed by semi-structured interviews with 24 participants.

Results: Ethnic minority preservice teachers demonstrated competency equivalent to Kinh-majority peers (M = 3.57 vs. 3.59, p = .541, d = .02) across all five domains. Preparation pathway was statistically associated with competency, although the effect was small …

Civic Engagement And Community-Based Learning: Testing A Pedagogical Pathway To Transformative Learning, Joellen Pederson, Phillip Poplin, Alix Dowling Fink

eJournal of Public Affairs

Harry Boyte (2008) contends that civic agency requires an “enabling environment” and a “broader set of capacities and skills required to take confident, skillful, imaginative, collective action in fluid and open environments where there is no script” (p. 10, 11). The Field Immersion Framework (FIF), an adaptable four-stage pedagogical scaffold, engages students in place-based learning and civic engagement by immersing them in contentious civic issues in the communities in which the issues are contested. In several iterations of an FIF-structured course focused on the stewardship of public lands, we implemented a reflection activity that drew on elements of Hoggan’s (2016) …

Art Inquiries, Vol. 21, Oct. 15, 2026 - Full Issue, Kris K. Belden-Adams

Art Inquiries

No abstract provided.

Floras, Manuals, & Checklists Of The Vascular Plants Of North America: A Bibliography, James P. Smith Jr

Botanical Studies

No abstract provided.

Cover And Contents

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Apoptosis In Peripheral Blood And Milk Immune Cells During Lactation In Dairy Cows With Subclinical Mastitis, Mykola Mykolayovich Zhelavskyi

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The lactation cycle is considered one of the most physiologically demanding periods in dairy cows and is accompanied by substantial immunological remodeling. In the present study, spontaneous apoptosis of lymphocytes, monocytes, and neutrophils was evaluated in clinically healthy Ukrainian Black and White dairy cows (n = 28, aged 3–5 years) during different stages of the lactation cycle: colostrum period (3–5 days), mid‑lactation (90–150 days), drying‑off (5–7 days), and dry period (12–20 days). A further group of 28 cows with subclinical mastitis confirmed by the California Mastitis Test was also included in the study. Peripheral blood and milk samples were collected …

Changes In Mohair Cortisol Concentration And Fiber Growth During Gestation In Angora Goats, Beyzanur Aköz, Erkan Pehli̇van

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis plays a central role in regulating long-term stress responses. Keratin-based matrices represent a noninvasive approach for assessing long-term HPA axis activity in farm animals. The present study investigates gestational changes in mohair cortisol concentration and mohair fiber length in Angora goats under routine farm conditions. Clinically healthy does (n = 29; 14 aged 1.5 years and 15 aged 2.5 years) were monitored during the breeding season, and pregnancy was confirmed in 16 does. Mohair samples were collected monthly, fiber length was measured, and cortisol concentrations were quantified using an ELISA. Mohair cortisol concentrations were not significantly …

October 15, 2026

The Breeze, 2020-

No abstract provided.

October 15, 2026, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Explainable Ai For Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Detection From Chest X-Rays: Multi-Level Interpretability And Cross-Dataset Transfer Learning: Multi-Level Interpretability And Cross-Dataset Transfer Learning, Joan Mnyambo, Amir Aly, Emmanuel Ifeachor, Yinghui Wei

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) continues to pose a major global health challenge, with hundreds of thousands of new cases reported annually, resulting in a substantial mortality burden. Delayed or inaccurate diagnosis contributes to ongoing transmission, treatment failure, and increased deaths, highlighting the need for timely and dependable detection, particularly in low-resource healthcare settings. Although chest X-rays (CXRs) are widely available and commonly used for tuberculosis screening, reliable and interpretable approaches for distinguishing drug-resistant from drug-sensitive tuberculosis (DS-TB) remain limited. Despite recent advances in deep learning, explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) methods for DR-TB identification are still underexplored, thereby reducing clinical trust and …

The 2023 Mw 6.8 Al Haouz, Morocco Earthquake: A Multi-Layer Reconnaissance Framework For The Remote Sensing And Field Assessment Of Landslides, Building And Heritage Damage, And Road Access Disruption In The High Atlas Region, Viviana Novelli, Martin Stokes, Sarah Boulton

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

On 8 September 2023, a Mw 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco’s High Atlas region, causing nearly 3,000 fatalities and widespread damage across rural, mountainous settlements dominated by traditional and non-engineered construction, and affecting cultural heritage assets. The event triggered landslides that further increased the isolation of affected communities. This study presents findings from the Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT) mission. Different radar and optical remote sensing techniques were used to identify areas most affected by earthquake-induced landslides and building damage, guiding the field investigations. A total of 2,671 earthquake-induced landslides were identified; although relatively limited for an event of this …

Integrated Multigeneration System Utilizing Industrial Gas Engine Waste Heat For Power, Oxygen, Hydrogen Generation, And Process Heat Supply: A Thermodynamic, Exergo-Economic, And Environmental Analysis, Md Musfiqur Rahman, Md Shahriar Mohtasim, Barun K. Das

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Integrating waste heat recovery units into industrial energy infrastructure provides a sustainable solution by reducing reliance on fossil fuels and improving substantial plant efficiency. Recent studies have addressed this issue using Brayton, Rankine, organic Rankine, thermoelectric, and electrolysis-assisted waste heat recovery systems for power, heat, hydrogen, or other useful outputs. However, many configurations recover exhaust gas and jacket water heat separately, focus mainly on electricity, and provide limited source-to-sink matching for industrial steam, process heat, oxygen demand, cost, and environmental performance. This study proposes a source-to-sink matched multigeneration system for a 10 MW Wärtsilä 20V34SG gas engine, where each waste …

Haven: Helping Hotels Detect Human Trafficking Together Without Sharing Guest Data, Mahboubeh Cheraghian, Saeed Vayghan, Mehmet Erdem

ICHRIE Research Reports

In the global response to human trafficking, the hospitality industry occupies a crucial but understudied role. A 2018 Polaris survivor survey, based on a self-selected sample rather than a representative prevalence study, found that approximately three out of four respondents had interacted with a hotel at some point during their exploitation. The core challenge is that no single property accumulates sufficient information to act independently. Traffickers deliberately rotate guests across three or four properties within a week, and privacy regulations including the GDPR and CCPA, together with the duty hotels owe their guests, make it unlawful for properties to compare …

The Doctorate Of Social Work Program At Stephen F. Austin State University: Preparing Scholars To Meet Community Needs, Jose Carbajal, Stephanie Washington, Emmerentie Oliphant, Rigaud Joseph, Mohit Prodhan, Freddie L. Avant

Journal for Social Work Scholar-Practitioners

The Doctor of Social Work (DSW) degree has experienced substantial growth in recent years, accompanied by renewed discussion regarding its role, rigor, and distinction from the PhD in social work. This conceptual paper examines the evolution of DSW education and highlights the DSW program at Stephen F. Austin State University as a model of scholar-practitioner preparation designed to address complex community needs, particularly in rural and underserved regions. The paper first reviews the historical development of DSW programs in the United States and the changing expectations surrounding practice doctorates. It then describes the rationale, structure, and capstone framework of the …

An Assessment Of Record-Keeping Practices And Their Role In Effective Administration In Primary And Secondary Schools In Chibombo District, Zambia., Kadeyo Mutale Kuyela Dr, Maureen Nzala Haambiya Mrs, Sututu Imasiku Ms, Glenda Ntalasha Mrs, Dalitso Mvula Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study assessed record-keeping practices and their role in effective administration in primary and secondary schools in Chibombo District, Zambia, guided by four objectives: identifying types of records, assessing their role in administrative efficiency, recognising challenges in record management, and exploring strategies for improvement. The study employed a qualitative case study approach, and the target population involved headteachers, senior teachers, and class teachers, and the sample size had 30 participants to ensure diverse insights. Data collection was done using an interview guide for effective responses, with thematic content analysis applied to the qualitative data to identify key themes and subthemes. …

2026 Persimmon Creek - Full Journal, Beth Keefauver, Wayne C. Robbins

Persimmon Creek

Dear Readers: Literary journals are a common component of colleges and universities spanning across many continents. As many students experience the drastic transition from childhood to independence, emotions can feel overwhelming, and life can quickly become flooded with anxiety. Writing is an outlet for many; a place humanity turns to as a form of secure therapy.

In William Shakespeare’s Love’s Labour’s Lost, Berowne muses, “Never durst poet touch a pen to write until his ink were temper’d with Love’s sighs” (Act 4, Scene 3).

Without emotion, writing has no depth. The words on the page might seem eloquent, but the …

Meet Phoenix, Feng Jiang

Persimmon Creek

One act play

Les PhéNomèNes Psychiques : Recherches, Observations, MéThodes, Joseph Maxwell

Hannah Arendt Marginalia - All

Paris : F. Alcan, 1920.

Call #: BF1032 .M46 1920

Contains underlining and is Inscribed by H. de Matrigne

PDF information: 15 pages - 6 MB

The Use Of Case-Based Experiential Learning With First-Year Occupational Therapy Students: A Two-Year Pilot Study, Michelle Jackson

Journal of Applied Disciplines

Background: Understanding and applying biomechanical principles to participation in functional activities is vital to occupational therapy (OT) education. Exposure to such principles underlying prosthetic use and occupational engagement related to lower extremity (LE) limb loss provides opportunities to better understand these concepts as well as the role of OT with this population.

Method: An experiential learning framework was used to develop a three-phase, case-study-based pilot project, completed with first-year graduate-level OT students from two cohorts (n = 26, n = 31).  At the conclusion of the project, an anonymous Likert-style survey and a reflection assignment were completed by all students. …

Where Do We Go From Here? A Future Research Agenda For Ai In Education, Ejike Okonkwo

Essays in Education

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping education, creating new possibilities for teaching, learning, assessment, and professional development. This review synthesizes thirteen articles from the 2026 AI special issue of Essays in Education to identify common themes and tensions, with particular attention to evidence gaps surrounding these developments. As a selected collection of perspectives and educational contexts, the special issue provides insight into emerging areas of AI-related educational practice rather than a comprehensive account of the field. The interconnected issues that emerge include pedagogical integration and human agency, cognitive development and learning, AI literacy, ethics and equity, and institutional alignment. …

The Female Voice: Hormones, Literature And Education, Meg Booker

Confluence: Emerging Voices in Music Research and Creativity

The female body experiences significant hormonal change throughout the stages of life, and these fluctuations can substantially impact the voice. Many female singers are aware that their voice changes during times such as menstruation, pregnancy, or menopause, but they are rarely taught the scientific reasons behind these changes. A review of pedagogical books and research studies reveals that many earlier sources either ignored or misunderstood the connection between hormones and the voice. Conversations with singers further highlight that, despite commonly experiencing these changes, many women receive little to no formal education on the topic. This paper explores how hormones affect …

Souvenir Program For "An Evening With Florence Henderson"

Purvine Theater Program Collection

A souvenir program for Casa Mañana Musicals production of "An Evening with Florence Henderson" at the Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas from September 5 to 10, 1977.

Souvenir Program For "Cabaret"

Purvine Theater Program Collection

A souvenir program for Casa Mañana Musicals production of "Cabaret" at the Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas from August 16 to 28, 1976.

Advertisement For "Mark Twain Tonight"

Purvine Theater Program Collection

An advertisement for the production of "Mark Twain Tonight!" at Will Rogers Auditorium in Fort Worth, Texas on March 19, 1975.

Souvenir Program For "This Was Burlesque"

Purvine Theater Program Collection

A souvenir program for Casa Mañana Musicals production of "This Was Burlesque: A Pictorial History of Burlesque" at the Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas from July 29 to August 10, 1974.