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Psychological Therapy In The Management Of Temporomandibular Disorders: A Systematic Review, Pragatheeswari R, Kavitha M, Sarumathi T, Niveditha B, Barkavi Panchatcharam, Pavithra D, Samu Fathima A I, Vigneshwaran J

International Arab Journal of Dentistry

Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of psychological therapy in the management of temperomandibular disorders compared to other treatment modalities.

Methodology: Studies were selected according to PICO criteria, considering the RDC/TMD as a reference, improvement of pain and psychological parameters were the primary outcomes. Data search was mainly carried out through electronic search in several renowned databases: PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science and Google scholar. The publications collected were published between 2010 and 2024. Randomized clinical trials that compared the efficacy of psychological treatment modality with other conservative treatment modalities were screened and evaluated. A total of 5 …

Stem Cell-Based Therapies In Periodontology And Implant Dentistry: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Abdullah Saeed, Marycris Padrigo

International Arab Journal of Dentistry

Introduction: Periodontal disease and peri-implantitis remain the leading causes of tooth and implant loss, and conventional regenerative procedures consistently fall short of full structural restoration. Stem cell therapies have emerged as a promising alternative, operating through multi-lineage differentiation, immunomodulation via paracrine signaling, and extracellular vesicle communication. Prior systematic reviews, however, lacked methodological rigor — omitting clustering adjustments, REML/HKSJ estimation, prediction intervals, and publication bias modeling.

Aim: This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated whether stem cell therapy produces superior clinical and radiographic outcomes compared to cell-free controls in adults with periodontal or peri-implant bone defects.

Methods: Searches across …

Persuasive Strategies To Increase Student Voting: A Communication-Based Framework For Civic Engagement At The Higher Education Institutions, Daniel Sherrick Apambila

eJournal of Public Affairs

The decline in civic engagement among college students poses a significant threat to democratic society, with youth electoral participation dropping from 50% in 2020 to 42% in 2024. This study presents a comprehensive communication-based framework designed to increase student voting participation at Illinois State University through theoretically grounded persuasive strategies. Drawing from established persuasion theories including Cialdini’s Principles of Persuasion, the Theory of Planned Behavior, the Elaboration Likelihood Model, and repetitive frequency effects, this research addresses structural, informational, and motivational barriers that prevent student electoral participation.

The proposed strategic framework encompasses three interconnected approaches: (1) behavioral positioning and target segmentation …

Measuring And Understanding Geographic Inequities In Physician Distribution In The Philippines: A Multi-Method Study Protocol, Veincent Christian F. Pepito, Ryan Gabriel C. Molen, Julius R. Migriño Jr, Theo Prudencio Juhani Z. Capeding, Anne Rose D. Payumo, Hazel Ivy M. Jeremias, Karl R. Ubial, William C. Tiu, Manuel M. Dayrit

ASMPH Center for Research and Innovation (ACRI)

INTRODUCTION: The Philippines faces physician shortages, exacerbated by their propensity to practise in urban centres. Despite government placement programmes, recruitment and retention of physicians in many areas throughout the country remain difficult. This study aims to: (1) describe the distribution of general physicians and board-certified specialist physicians and (2) identify the individual, work environment, local environment, national environment and international environment factors that may influence physicians to establish their practice in areas with below-optimal physician-to-population ratios in the Philippines. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: To describe the distribution of general physicians and board-certified specialist physicians, we will map Philippine Health Insurance Corporation …

Corrigendum To “Characterizing The Metabolites Of The Tyrosine-Kinase Inhibitor Pexidartinib In Mouse Feces, Urine, Plasma, And Liver” [J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal. 265 (2025) 117034], Jian Wang, Lei Guo, Ashish Dogra, Zhaoyong Hu, Kevin R Mackenzie, Feng Li

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

No abstract provided.

Green Lithium Extraction From Alkaline Brines Using A Dibenzoylmethane Octanol System, Maryam Gonbadi, Shayan Abrishami, Ozra Gholipour, Ana Vafadar, Amir Razmjou

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

The escalating global demand for lithium necessitates the development of efficient, selective, and environmentally sustainable extraction technologies from brine resources. This study presents a novel solvent extraction system employing dibenzoylmethane (DBM) as a lithium-selective β-diketone chelating extractant and 1-octanol as a biodegradable diluent for lithium recovery from alkaline salt lake brines. The effects of critical process parameters, including aqueous phase pH, extractant concentration, and total dissolved solids (TDS), on lithium extraction efficiency and selectivity were systematically investigated. Under optimized conditions (pH 12, 0.3 M DBM in 1-octanol), the system achieved a single-stage lithium extraction efficiency of 80.8% with exceptional separation …

Exploring Strategies African American Small Business Owners Use To Sustain Businesses Beyond 5 Years In The Southwest United States, Tameka Hall

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Ineffective sustainability strategies pose significant risks to small business stability by weakening daily operations, limiting long-term growth, and increasing financial vulnerability. Small business owners who fail to implement effective sustainability practices may find their businesses facing instability as a result. Grounded in human capital theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry research project was to identify and explore the strategies African American small business owners use to sustain their businesses beyond 5 years. The participants were 10 business owners who successfully sustained their businesses for more than 5 years. Data were collected through semistructured interviews and review of secondary …

Program Proposal For A Nurse-Led Evidence-Based Protocol To Strengthen Contraceptive Counseling And Access In A Community Clinic, Zaida Luz Cabán

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This executive leadership systems improvement program proposal addresses inconsistent contraceptive counseling within an outpatient community health clinic in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The EBP question asks: Among registered nurses in an outpatient community health clinic, what is the impact of a standardized nurse-led contraceptive counseling training program on nursing staff knowledge of evidence-based contraceptive counseling, as measured by pre- and post-training knowledge assessments? A systematic search conducted April 22, 2026, used CINAHL, MEDLINE/PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, and Epistemonikos. After screening 638 records and removing duplicates and ineligible studies, 34 sources were included in the final synthesis. Evidence was appraised and synthesized …

Strategies Small Business Owners Use To Implement Food Safety In The Health And Natural Products Industry To Improve Sustainability, Shakeera Martin Springs

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Some small business owners in the health and natural products industry lack effective strategies for implementing food safety protocols, which can limit long-term sustainability. Business owners face persistent food safety challenges while responding to rising demand for minimally processed, “clean-label” products, pressures that can increase operational instability and business failure risk. Grounded in the theory of planned behavior, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry research project was to identify and explore successful strategies that small business owners in the health and natural products industry use to implement food safety protocols to improve sustainability. The participants were six owners in …

To Forgive Or Not: Victim Service Providers Working With Violent Crime Survivors, Kathleen Ann Myhre

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Survivors of violent crime often experience significant psychological, emotional, physical, and relational challenges that influence healing and perspectives on forgiveness or unforgiveness. Although forgiveness has been widely studied, little research has examined victim service providers’ experiences working with survivors who have forgiven or not forgiven offenders. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore these experiences. Guided by Lazarus and Folkman’s transactional model of stress and coping, the study involved addressing two research questions examining victim service providers’ experiences with survivors who forgave offenders and those who did not. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven victim service providers …

Human Services Support In Promoting Expatriate Teachers’ Retention In A British Overseas Territory, Kerryon Faye Williamson-Wright

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem is the high attrition rates of Key Stage 1 and 2 (Years 1 to 6) expatriate teachers in a British Overseas Territory. This study examined how expatriate Key Stage 1 and 2 teachers with at least 2 years of experience in a British Overseas Territory described the support they had received from human and social services that supported their intent to continue teaching. The research question was designed to directly address this purpose. The cultural adaptation framework (CAF) was the conceptual framework for this study. This study followed a qualitative approach with purposive sampling, semistructured interviews, and thematic …

Single-Nuclei Transcriptomics Reveals Cellular Senescence In Pediatric Anthracycline-Induced Cardiomyopathy, Hanna J Tadros, Yi Zhao, Lalita Wadhwa, Iki Adachi, Xiao Li, James F Martin

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Chemotherapy drugs that fight childhood cancer can age heart cells prematurely. We found this "cellular aging" throughout the hearts of children with treatment-related heart failure.

Transactional Competence, Reliance, And Trustworthiness: Essential Attributes Of Successful Residents, Gabriel M. Daniels, Leah Colucci, Christina C. Huang, Donna A. Caniano, Timothy P. Brigham, Thomas J. Nasca

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

No abstract provided.

Kenyon Collegian - October 15, 2026

The Kenyon Collegian

No abstract provided.

Evaluating The Quality And Safety Of A Nurse Practitioner-Led Virtual Clinic For Secondary Prevention In Stable Coronary Artery Disease: A Pilot Feasibility Study., Anwar Abdi, Holly Rector, Vivian Hung, Shadi Akhtari

Medical Education Articles

Background Virtual care offers a complementary pathway to in-person visits for managing coronary artery disease (CAD). This study evaluated the feasibility of a nurse practitioner (NP)-led interdisciplinary virtual clinic dedicated to secondary prevention for individuals with stable CAD.

Methods A feasibility study was conducted in an academic cardiology practice in Canada from July 2021 to July 2024. A convenience sample of adults ≥18 years of age with stable CAD was included; each participant received at least one annual NP-led video visit reviewed with a cardiologist asynchronously. Primary outcomes: 1) percentage of self-reported maintenance of guideline-directed medical therapies (GDMT) and achieving …

Homonyms’ Lexical And Mystical Layers In The Poetic Heritage Of Jalal Al-Din Rumi, Asmatkhanim Mammadova

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

The article is devoted to the study of homonyms in the poetic heritage of Mawlana Jalal al- Din Rumi from both lexical-semantic and Sufi perspectives. The main purpose of the research is not only to determine the linguistic structure of homonyms but also to reveal their esoteric and mystical layers of meaning in the light of Sufi philosophy. In his works, Rumi skillfully employed polysemous words to create poetic-aesthetic beauty while simultaneously expressing profound meanings that illuminate the spiritual world of humankind. In the course of the study, homonyms were classified according to syllabic structure, and the functions of monosyllabic, …

The Evolution Of The Demonic Figure In Turkic Literature: A Case Study Of Huseyin Javid's Iblis, Lutviyya Asgarzade

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

This study explores the theological and mytho-philosophical concepts of God-Demon, Angel-Demon, and Demon-Human – legendary and religious-abstract constructs deeply rooted in Eastern mythology and Islam. While primarily focusing on Huseyn Javid's drama Iblis (The Devil), the research addresses the archetype of the Devil across cultures: his creation, his origin as an angel, his rebellion against God, his expulsion from Heaven, and his subsequent cosmic mission. According to religious traditions, Iblis (Haris/Azazil/Satan) was commanded to bow before humanity but refused out of pride, leading to his condemnation to Earth, where he continuously tempts mankind toward evil. The demonic image …

The Symbolic Plane, Embedded Narrative Structure, And Simile Network In The Story Of The Bedouin Arab And His Wife In The Masnavi, Nihat Değirmenci

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

This study analyzes the story of the "Bedouin Arab and His Wife," found in the first book of Celâleddîn-i Rûmî's Masnavi, through the dimensions of narrative techniques, symbolic fiction, and simile structure. Utilizing a text-centered qualitative analysis method, the research examines the multilayered structure of the work, which deviates from linear storytelling and employs embedded narrative and frame story techniques within modern narratological concepts. In the context of symbolic fiction, the processes through which the characters transition from the manifest to the allegorical plane are analyzed, identifying the Bedouin as "reason" and his wife as "self." The narrative emphasizes …

The Metaphor Of Intoxication In Sufi Poetry: In The Example Of Rūmī And Nasīmī (Comparative Study), Rashad Hasanov, Jokha Alharthi

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

This article examines the metaphor of intoxication (sukr) in the poetry of Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (1207–1273) and ʿImād al-Dīn Nasīmī (1369–1417) within the framework of Sufi metaphysics and comparative literary analysis. It explores how the symbolic language of intoxication articulates complex ethical, cognitive, and ontological ideas, particularly in relation to the motif of the ʿAhd-i Alast (Primordial Covenant). Selected examples from Rūmī’s Mas̱navī and Nasīmī’s Turkish divan are analyzed in order to examine the interplay between mystical experience, divine manifestation, and poetic expression. Situating these metaphors within the broader context of Persian and Turkish-Azerbaijani Sufi traditions, the article highlights the …

The Arabic Poems Of Rumi: Thematic And Structural Features, Shahana Shahbazova

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

Mawlana Jalal al-Din Muhammad Balkhi is one of the greatest poets, mystics, and thinkers of the Islamic world. His Persian works have been translated into Arabic, Turkish, Urdu, English, and many other languages, leaving a profound impact on both Islamic mysticism and world literature. Rumi attracted attention in the Arab world centuries ago and his poems were translated into Arabic several times.
Rumi composed the majority of his works in Persian. However, the Arabic poems included in his divan have also survived to our time. Rumi wrote nearly one thousand Arabic verses. These poems differ from his Persian poems in …

Light And Sama As A Common Language Of Sacred Architecture: A Comparative Reading Inspired By Rumi's Mysticism, Shabnam Golkarian

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

In the tradition of Islamic mysticism, light symbolizes the singular divine truth and circular motion expresses the human journey from multiplicity toward unity. In Rumi's thought, these two elements are not merely sensory phenomena but ontological structures of the spiritual journey, where light corresponds to presence and awareness, and sama represents the return to the center of truth. This article aims to explain the role of these two concepts in shaping the spatial expression of sacred architecture and examines how light and circular movement, rooted in Islamic mysticism and especially in Rumi's teachings, appear as a ``shared spiritual language'' in …

Ego, Spiritual Ascension, And The Path To Social Harmony: A Sufi Analysis Of Rūmî'S Thought, Khatira Yusifova

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

This article examines the concept of spiritual tranquility in the philosophy of Jalāl al-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, the discipline of the self (nafs), and the impact of these notions on the establishment of social peace from a Sufi perspective. The aim of the study is to analyze the metaphysical and ethical relationship between individual spiritual development and societal harmony, while also evaluating the applicability of these ideas within modern social, psychological, and ethical contexts. Rūmī's legacy encompasses not only spiritual perfection within the Sufi tradition but also universal approaches to humanity, society, and peace. In his system of thought, achieving inner …

Rhythm As Ontology: Rethinking Rūmī'S Concept Of Samā Between Sufi Praxis And Contemporary Performance Theory, Ghadir Golkarian

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

This article reconsiders the role of music, rhythm, and samāʿ in the thought of Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī by moving beyond their conventional classification as symbolic or auxiliary elements of Sufi spirituality. While existing scholarship has predominantly framed Rūmī's intellectual legacy around metaphysical love, ethical universalism, or mystical pedagogy, rhythm and embodied movement have been mainly treated as representational or secondary devices. This study challenges that tendency and argues that samāʿ in Rūmī constitutes an ontological domain in which being is disclosed through movement rather than conceptual abstraction.
The article's originality lies in its theoretical repositioning of samāʿ as a mode …

Azerbaijani Enlightenment At The Turn Of The 19Th–20Th Centuries: East–West Intellectual Dialogue And Cultural Modernity, Zohra Aliyeva

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

This article examines the Azerbaijani Enlightenment of the late 19^th–early 20^th centuries as representing a distinct intellectual formation that emerged from sustained dialogue between Eastern traditions and Western modernity. It argues that Azerbaijani enlighteners did not merely obliviously assimilate European Enlightenment ideas, but actively reinterpreted them through the prism of local cultural, religious, and socio-political frameworks. Drawing on a comparative East–West perspective, the article analyses the philosophical writings, literary texts, and satirical journalism associated with such intellectuals as Mirza Fatali Akhundzadeh, Hasan bey Zardabi, Jalil Mammadguluzadeh, and Mammad Amin Rasulzade (Georgeon, 1996; Habibbayli, 2014; Swietochowski, 1995). Methodologically, …

Human Security Or State Security? Afghan Refugees And Policy Dilemmas In Pakistan, Saad Zakria, Azmat Ullah

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

Between 2008 and 2022, Pakistan faced a complex policy dilemma in managing Afghan refugees, balancing humanitarian obligations with national security concerns. After hosting Afghan refugees for more than four decades, Pakistan's approach gradually shifted from humanitarian accommodation and regional solidarity to securitization, stricter documentation, border controls, and repatriation efforts. Analysis of secondary data shows that many refugees experienced legal uncertainty, limited access to education and healthcare, poor labor conditions, and pressure to return despite instability in Afghanistan. Simultaneously, Pakistan confronted genuine challenges, including terrorism risks, irregular migration, economic burdens, declining international assistance, and pressure on public services. The study argues …

Islamic Hijab As A Border Of Cloth: A Critical Spatial Theory Perspective, Latifah Abdulgani Abdulrahman Bin Nafisah

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

This article presents a comprehensive analysis of the Islamic hijab, transcending traditional interpretations that often focus solely on political, cultural, religious, or gender dimensions. This study aims to provide a deeper understanding of the hijab through the application of critical spatial theory. It also fills this theoretical gap by providing a theoretical overview of the hijab with reference to Henri Lefebvre's concept of the spatial triad and Edward Soja's concept of Third Space, mainly. Using a conceptual and interdisciplinary strategy, the research combines the idea of sacred space in Islam with contemporary spatial theory to create a holistic understanding of …

Lexicogrammatical Specificities In L2 Academic Writing: An Across And Within Disciplinary Corpus Linguistic Study, Muhammad Ahmad, Muhammad Mushtaq, Maryyam Jabeen, Ali Raza Siddique

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

This corpus-based study investigated disciplinary specificities in the use of lexicogrammatical features in academic writing produced by the writers of English as a second language (L2) across and within disciplines. The corpus for this study was developed from the doctoral dissertation texts of four disciplinary groups across 16 disciplines and was analyzed systematically in AntConc after tagging with TagAnt and Multidimensional Analysis taggers. The corpus comprised 160 doctoral dissertations (10 per discipline, 40 per disciplinary group) totalling 3,613,190 words: arts and humanities (English, history, linguistics, philosophy), social sciences (economics, law, politics, sociology), life sciences (agriculture, biology, food sciences, psychology), and …

Women In The Intellectual World Of Rızaeddin Bin Fahreddin From Idyll-Ural Turks, Ümit Akin

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

Rızaeddin Bin Fahreddin, one of the most important intellectuals of Russian Turks, produced many works in the fields of religion, literature, philosophy, and pedagogy. While he was still a student at the madrasah, his acquaintance with the reformist thought of Mercani, a reformist thinker from the Idyl Ural Turks, brought about a discussion and questioning in his world of ideas. According to him, the awakening of the Muslims of Russia from the sleep of heedlessness could only be possible through education. For this reason, he devoted his life to research in this way, tried to find out the reasons for …

Salivary Evaluation Of Lactoferrin, Calprotectin, Flow Rate, And Ph In Pregnant Women And Their Role In Oral Disease Progression: An In Vivo Study, Zaid Hamzah Helwas Haider, Maha Abdulkareem

International Arab Journal of Dentistry

Introductions: Pregnancy induces hormonal and immunological changes that may alter salivary composition. However, the interaction between salivary biomarkers and pregnancy stage in relation to oral disease progression remains incompletely understood.

Aim: This study evaluated salivary lactoferrin, calprotectin, mucin, flow rate, and pH during pregnancy and examined their associations with dental indices across gestational stages.

Methods: Ninety women aged 25–30 years were enrolled in a case–control study and equally categorized as firsttrimester pregnant, third-trimester pregnant, or non-pregnant controls. Unstimulated saliva was collected for biomarker quantification using ELISA. Oral health was assessed using plaque, gingival, and calculus indices, along …

The Parthenon, October 15, 2026, Trista Honaker, Davina Snyder, Soleil Woolard, Alana Romero-Lozano, Claire Johnson, Hannah Anderson, Tally Mamula

The Parthenon

No abstract provided.