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Green Synthesis And Characterization Of Prepared Copper Iodide (Cui) Nanoparticles Using Red Cabbage Extract, A. S. Abd-Alsada, Zainab J. Shanan, Aqel Mashot Jafar

Baghdad Science Journal

Copper iodide nanoparticles, CuI NPs, are one of the promising materials for use in many electronic applications. In this work, transparent CuI nanoparticles were prepared by the green force synthesis, which was done by red cabbage extract used not only as a reduction but also as a capping agent to reduce the toxicity in the preparation of CuI nanostructures. The structural properties were investigated by the X-ray diffraction analysis technique, XRD. The X-ray analysis shows the structure has a polycrystalline nature with a cubic phase and appears to have a preferential orientation direction along the (111) plane. Atomic force microscopy …

Diversifying Students’ Perception Of Foreign Cultures Through The Global Classroom In Psych Mental Health Nursing, Chidiebele Constance Obichi

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Lack of collaborative relationships, teamwork, and respectful communication foster unhealthy work environments. To further equip nursing students with transferable skills to help them maintain healthy work environments as they transition into practice and as part of our commitment to global education, we organized psych-mental health nursing students from our university in the Midwest and a foreign university to collaborate in providing health teaching to 20 community members through a Global Classroom project.

The project was a funded foreign partner collaboration to encourage students and faculty pursue international knowledge and become engaged global citizens. The specific aim was to enhance the …

“Promoting Civility And Anti-Bullying Behaviors In The Workplace” Initiatives Driven By The Nurse Residency Program, Leilanie Gacayan Apana

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

To alleviate the fear of “nurses eating their young” and impede disruptive behaviors, incivility, and bullying in the workplace, newly graduate nurse residents (NGNRs) learn strategies to promote a civil work environment upon hire into the Nurse Residency Program (NRP). Setting the expectation of acceptable workplace behaviors early in their nursing careers empowers NGNRs to advocate for and exhibit professional conduct fostering civility in the workplace. The necessity to provide NGNRs the resources to deflect detrimental attitudes in patient care areas was essential to ensure safe patient care and outcomes. During role transition discussions, NGNRs expressed insecurity, distress, and high …

Realist Review: A Tool For Interpreting The Impact Of Structural Stigma On Workplace Bullying-Associated Trauma, Laura Dzurec, Jennifer L. Embree, Monica Kennison, Matthew S. Howard

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Stigma is a mark of disgrace emerging from shared sets of negative attitudes and inaccurate beliefs. To be stigmatized is to be identified as ‘less-than,’ to be ‘disapproved of,’ to be the focus of often-uninformed criticism. Workplace bullying victims, those individuals targeted by bullies in their workplaces and inveigled/taken in by their bully counterparts’ subtly demeaning affronts, simultaneously become victims of stigma (Dzurec et al., 2014). Recent study data (Howard et al., under review) suggest that for victims, bullies’ affronting behaviors may, ultimately, override personal beliefs. Bullies’ stories come to own those victimized, acting surreptitiously and imperceptibly to direct and …

Leveraging Best Practice Initiatives To Develop An Innovative And Proactive Approach To Stress Management, Shannon Cronin Patel, John Hunt, Mary Law

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Background: A 2023 Premiere Inc. survey reported that greater than 40% of US healthcare professionals have experienced at least one episode of workplace violence during the past two years. Confounding issues position healthcare professionals at increased risk for experiencing daily stress inducing situations including but not limited to: staffing related deficiencies, increased incidences of workplace violence, and increased risk for secondary victim incidents that perpetuate wounded healers. Despite increases in stress inducing situations, current stress mitigating interventions remain reactive, antiquated, and fail to meet the emotional needs of healthcare professionals. Current stress and critical incident management models provide reactive support …

Raman Spectroscopic Monitoring Of Multiproduct Chemical Reaction Kinetics; The Case Of Ester Hydrolysis, Muhammed Kashif, Mark E. Keating, Hugh J. Byrne

Research Outputs: 2025-Present

Seeded MCR-ALS with optimized seeding weights enhances spectral unmixing by mitigating rank deficiency issues, yielding reliable concentration profiles, reducing residual errors and enhancing kinetic interpretation.

The Contemporary Tax Journal Volume 14, No. 2 – Winter 2026

The Contemporary Tax Journal

No abstract provided.

Assessment Of Histopathological Features Of The Placenta And Plasma Level Of Βhcg, Estrogen, And Progesterone In First-Trimester Spontaneous Miscarriage, Russul Hameed Hassan, Mukhtar K. Haba

Baghdad Science Journal

Miscarriage is a distressing complication with many fetal and maternal abnormalities. About 15% of pregnancies end in spontaneous miscarriages, and over 80% of these occur in the first 12 weeks of gestation. This research aims to evaluate the changes in the hormonal status in addition to determining the types and incidences of abnormalities in the decidua and chorionic villi of placentas that have been aborted. The peripheral blood samples were collected from twenty normal pregnant women as a control group and 30 aborted women. The obstetric characteristics results showed that the patients' mean maternal age was 25.73 ± 7.32 years …

Relatively Prime Detour Domination Number Of Switching Certain Special Graphs, C. Jayasekaran, L. G. Binoja

Baghdad Science Journal

A set S ⊆ V is said to be a relatively prime detour dominating set of a graph G if it has at least two members is a detour set and a dominating set for any pair of vertices b and w such that (deg(b), deg(w)) = 1. The lowest cardinality of a relatively prime detour dominating set is indicated by γ_rpdn (G) and defines the lowest cardinality of a relatively prime detour dominating set of order γ_rpdn (G) said to as a γ_rpdn-set of G. If there is no relatively prime detour dominating set, the …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 02.23.26, Notre Dame Law School

NDLS Communicator

The Latest News

• Notre Dame's mission to Mexico: Defending the most vulnerable Notre Dame Law School's Black Law Students Association Brings Community Together for Inaugural Black History Month Spirit Week

Student News

• Ángel Muñoz Carpintero
• Aashiyana Adhikari

Faculty Briefs

• Christian Burset
• Jimmy Gurulé
• Emily Bremer
• Derek Muller
• Paolo Carozza
• Diane Desierto
• Paul Miller
• Jeff Pojanowski
• Sadie Blanchard
• Christina Jones

Events

• Law & Technology Seminar: Amnon Reichman, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Cyber Law & Policy at the University of Haifa
• Law & Economics Workshop: Avishalom Tor The Coherent Arbitrariness of Punishment
• Faculty Colloquium - Haley Proctor …

Economic Evaluation Of Perioperative Pembrolizumab Plus Standard Of Care As Treatment For Resectable Locally Advanced Head And Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma In The United States, Feng Qian, Arielle G Bensimon, Anjela Tzontcheva, Kimberly Benjamin, Ravindra Uppaluri, Douglas Adkins, Geoffrey Johnson, Catherine Fernan, Dandan Zheng, Yuexin Tang, Biruk Chafamo, Dominic Muston

2020-Current year OA Pubs

AIMS: In the phase 3 KEYNOTE-689 trial (NCT03765918) among patients with resectable locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (LA HNSCC), perioperative pembrolizumab (pembrolizumab before surgery, then continued with standard-of-care [SOC] radiotherapy +/- cisplatin after surgery followed by pembrolizumab alone) significantly prolonged event-free survival vs. SOC alone, both in the intention-to-treat population and PD-L1 combined positive score (CPS) ≥1 subgroup. Perioperative pembrolizumab + SOC received Food and Drug Administration approval in June 2025 for resectable LA HNSCC expressing PD-L1 (CPS ≥ 1). The present study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of perioperative pembrolizumab + SOC versus SOC in this indication, from …

Short-Term Spark Or Long-Term Flame? Sustaining Academic Psychiatric Departments, Rohit Shankar, Richard Laugharne, Derek K. Tracy, Dinesh Bhugra

Peninsula Medical School

SummaryOver the past two decades, the number of academic psychiatrists in the UK has declined by more than a third, despite an expansion in medical schools and growth in most other medical academic specialties. Drawing on direct experience of establishing a new academic unit, we argue that the long-term sustainability of academic psychiatry departments is critical for service quality, innovation and talent development. This paper outlines the structural, cultural and strategic factors needed to create academic units that endure and flourish beyond individual careers, enabling better integration of research and clinical practice.

Role Of Developmental Plasticity In Tethered Flight Performance Of The Oriental Fruit Fly, Bactrocera Dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae), Thabang P. Moropa, Steve B.S. Baleba, Christopher W. Weldon

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

This study investigated the effect of nutrition on development of wings and adult body condition of Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), an exotic pest of Asian origin and a species of economic importance in South Africa. Six host fruit types were used to rear B. dorsalis: mango, guava, orange, grapefruit, papaya and apple. One day after emergence, adults were used for tethered flight assessments using computerised flight mills. Additional flies were assessed in terms of wing morphology using geometric morphometrics, flight muscle mass, and lipid content. There were significant differences in the larval and pupal developmental time as well as larval and …

Synthesis, Spectroscopic Characterization, And Photostability Studies Of A New Ligand Derivative Of 4-Bromobenzaldehyde And Its Metal Complexes, Enass J. Waheed, Ali Mudher Abdulkareem, Ibtisam Khalifa Jassim

Baghdad Science Journal

The new Schiff base ligand (L_B) was synthesized by reacting precursor (P) with 4-bromobenzaldehyde. This ligand formed three new complexes: [Pd(L_B)(H₂O)₂]Cl₂ (square planar) and [M(L_B)(H₂O)₂Cl₂].mCl₂ (octahedral), where m=0 for Co⁺² and 1 for Pt⁺⁴, upon reaction with the respective metal ions. Characterization of the ligand (L_B) and its metal complexes involved various techniques including ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR, FT-IR, UV-Vis spectroscopy, magnetic susceptibility measurements, CHNS analysis, and molar conductivity. The photo-stabilization of polymers aims to mitigate …

Intraspecific Meristic Variation In Gambusia Holbrooki From The Middle East And Its Implications For Stock Structure And Taxonomic Status, Fatema A. Al Fatle, Ana L. Ibaňez, Laith A. Jawad

Baghdad Science Journal

An analysis was conducted on the variation in the counts of seven meristic traits of the eastern mosquito fish, Gambusia holbrooki, using samples collected from ten different sites in the Middle East. These sites are located along the Tigris, Euphrates, and Shatt al-Arab Rivers, spanning across Iraq, Iran,Türkiye, and Syria. The study revealed a northward increase in the average values of these meristic traits, with the highest recorded in Türkiye and the lowest in the southern region of Iraq. The statistical analysis using Boxplots demonstrated that the seven meristic features were distinct across different rivers, with no overlap observed. …

Role Of Piezo1 Channels Expressed In Pvn In Regulating Sympathetic Nerve Activity And Arterial Blood Pressure In Rats, Yue Chen, Wei Guo, Jichun Wang, Min Wang, Yuying Yang, Gregory Miodonski, Enshe Jiang, Qing Hui Chen, Yi Yang, Renjun Wang

Michigan Tech Publications

Mechanosensitive Piezo1 channels participate in regulating pain sensitivity, insulin secretion, and vascular tension; however, their expression in the autonomic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and role in modulating sympathetic outflow and cardiovascular function remain unstudied. In this study, unilateral PVN microinjection of the Piezo1 channel blocker Dooku1 (0.1, 1, 10, 100, and 200 pmol) administered to anesthetized male rats increased renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) and mean artery pressure (MAP) in a dose-dependent manner, with maximum increases of 93 ± 30% (p < 0.0001) and 21 ± 5 mmHg (p < 0.0001), respectively, elicited by Dooku1 at 100 pmol. Similarly, PVN microinjection of the peptide Piezo1 channel blocker GsMTx4 (1 nmol) significantly increased RSNA (p < 0.001) and MAP (p < 0.0001). Conversely, PVN-microinjected Piezo1 channel activators Yoda1 (5 nmol) and Jedi2 (5 nmol) did not significantly alter RSNA or MAP. Western blot and qRT-PCR analyses of the hypothalamic PVN showed abundant Piezo1 mRNA and protein expression. Immunofluorescence detection showed that Piezo1 was expressed in pre-sympathetic PVN neurons with axons projecting to the rostral ventrolateral medulla. We conclude that Piezo1 channels expressed in the autonomic PVN neurons play an important role in regulating sympathetic outflow and cardiovascular function.

Immigrant Firms’ Commitment And Survival: Does Owner Identity Matter?, Nathaniel C. Lupton, Sarika Pruthi, Alfredo Jiménez

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

How does immigrant ownership influence small firm survival in comparison with that of family ownership? While it is generally accepted that socioemotional wealth (SEW) preservation motivates family firms to avoid taking risks, this effect has not been considered in immigrant-owned firms. Many of the same affinity factors are likely to influence the survival of both ownership types, but we argue that immigrant-owned firms may experience them more strongly as they reside at the intersection of the liabilities of smallness and foreignness. Drawing on a large sample of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Ecuador, we find that immigrant-owned firms have …

Faculty Readiness And Ethical Perceptions Of Artificial Intelligence Integration In Higher Education Teaching And Assessment, Ayesha Afzal, Shahid Rafiq, Aisha Sami

Higher Learning Research Communications

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies presents both transformative opportunities and complex challenges for higher education, particularly in teaching and assessment. This study examines the readiness of faculty members in Pakistani universities to integrate AI tools into pedagogical and evaluative practices, alongside their ethical perceptions of AI use in academic contexts. Using a qualitative research design, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 faculty members across diverse disciplines and institutions. Thematic analysis, guided by the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework, and Rest’s Four-Component Model of ethical decision making, revealed four interrelated themes: (1) …

Chimes: February 23, 2026, Calvin University

Chimes

A vibrant tapestry of cultures: Rangeela celebrates 30 years by Ava Roush & Ellerry Johnson

Puentes: Students building bridges amidst immigration concerns by Jorie Cho

Late Night Era's Concert: The end of an era by Ashley Hamons

Cave Night kickoff hosts local artists by Alec DeYoung

Composting streamlined and expanded to all underclassmen dorms by McKenna Wilkinson

Let's talk about sec: Calvin sexuality series confronts purity culture by Sarah Sparling

Scaling rock walls and studying Scripture by Ella Vanden Berg

Strategies For Sustainable And Inclusive Outdoor Wayfinding In Healthcare Facilities: An Approach To Enhance User Experience At Kafr Alsheikh University Hospital, Egypt, Rania Abd Allateef Ghanam, Ahmed Salah El-Deep

Mansoura Engineering Journal

Outdoor wayfinding plays a critical role in shaping user experience in healthcare environments, where inadequate navigation can heighten stress and hinder timely access to care. Despite the presence of wayfinding systems in many hospitals, outdoor navigation remains underexamined and inconsistently addressed in design guidelines. This study fills this gap by investigating architectural strategies to enhance outdoor wayfinding and reduce user stress. The research focuses on Kafrelsheikh University Hospital in Egypt and applies a twophase methodology: (1) a comprehensive literature review to identify current principles, guidelines, and best practices in outdoor wayfinding, and (2) an on-site case study to assess existing …

The Impact Of Integrating Social Benefit Requirements For Urban Green Infrastructure And Place Identity Attributes To Enhance The Sense Of Place - Case Study Of Central Park, Madinaty, New Cairo City, Egypt, Ibrahim Magdi Mohammed, Rehab Abdelfatah Abdel Aziz Mahmoud

Mansoura Engineering Journal

This research develops an integrated model that links the social benefit requirements of Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI) with the non-physical attributes of Place Identity (PI) to enhance the Sense of Place (SOP) in contemporary urban environments. The need for this integration arises from limitations in current planning frameworks, which often prioritize ecological performance while overlooking cultural, perceptual, and behavioral dimensions that shape user attachment and belonging. The study adopts an inductive and synthesis-based approach to identify key UGI indicators across environmental, social, economic, and spatial dimensions, alongside PI attributes related to places’ legibility, uniqueness, publicness and territoriality, place’s identification. To …

Enhancing Thermal Energy Storage Efficiency Using Optimized Concrete Materials: A Review, Ahmed Mohamed Abbass, Ahmed M. El-Khayatt, Khaled A. Eltawil

Mansoura Engineering Journal

The increasing global energy demand and the environmental impact of fossil fuels necessitate the development of sustainable energy solutions. Solar energy is a promising alternative, but its intermittency and inefficiency limit its widespread adoption. This study explores the role of advanced concrete-based thermal energy storage systems in addressing these challenges. Key aspects examined include packing density optimization, high-temperature performance, and hydrothermal durability of concrete. The research highlights the importance of granulometric optimization, binder selection, and hydration mechanisms in enhancing concrete properties. Additionally, the effects of heat exposure on concrete durability, permeability, and mechanical strength are analyzed, with a focus on …

Optimized Thermal Management Of Cylindrical Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Circular Fins And Forced Air-Cooling, Mohamed M. Donia, Ahmed A. Hegazi, Mohamed A. Aziz, Osama Abdelrehim

Mansoura Engineering Journal

The Battery Thermal Management System (BTMS) is vital for maintaining the optimal performance, safety, and longevity of electric vehicle batteries by keeping their temperature within a desired range. This study proposes an optimized cooling solution for BTMS based on both experimental and numerical investigations. Experimental tests were performed on a single battery cell under discharging rates of 1C, 2C, 3C, and 4C using an electronic load, with thermal performance evaluated under natural convection. Numerical models simulating both forced and natural convection were developed using ANSYS 19.3, and a combined Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Response Surface Methodology (RSM) approach was …

Verification Of Offline Signature Based On A Hybrid Dense-Attention-Residual-Cnn Structure Optimized By Grey Wolf Algorithm, Zeyad T. Salim, Mahmoud M. Saafan, Eman M. El-Gendy

Mansoura Engineering Journal

Signature verification is a necessary vision task with prevalent use in securing realworld applications. Offline signature is a popular type that needs to efficacious approach to be checked due to the depending on the paper time and the written tool. The progress in intelligent algorithms participates in supporting simple way authentication-based signatures. In this research work, an offline signature verification (OSV) based on an optimized and costumed convolutional neural network(CNN) infrastructure is suggested. The CNN is costumed by integrating residual, dense, and attention mechanisms, then optimized by applying a grey wolf optimization(GWO) algorithm. The system is trained and tested with …

Membuat Undang-Undang Perubahan Sosial Di Negara Yang Sedang Membangun Undang-Undang Perkawinan Indonesia Yang Baru Diteliti Kembali, June S. Katz, Ronald S. Katz

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Abstract

Masalah Penegakan Hukum Dan Kesadaran Hukum, Dr. Soerjono Soekanto, S.H., M.A.

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Abstract

Profile Of An Emerging Pastoral Wellness Leader, Nisaa Robinson

College of Arts and Cultural Studies

This essay presents a leadership profile of the author through the lens of leadership emergence and a reflective analysis process utilizing Robert Clinton’s leadership development model presented in The Making of A Leader (2012), a later consolidated four-phase timeline, and a Leadership Profile Worksheet (Appendix A). Nisaa Robinson's life, leadership, and ministry service are presented and analyzed in terms of phases, sub-phases, process items, and boundary events.

Selenium-Thioredoxin Axis Contributes To Ferroptosis Resistance In Pancreatic Cancer Cells, Arslan Amer, Micah Olamide Idowu, Aqsa Ahsan, Alyssa A. Abbas, Tahiyat Alothaim, Xiaohu Tang

Michigan Tech Publications

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) shows substantial heterogeneity in cysteine dependence and ferroptosis sensitivity. We identify two PDAC subtypes distinguished by EMT status: mesenchymal-like cells are highly cysteine-dependent and rapidly undergo ferroptosis upon cystine deprivation or system xc⁻ inhibition, whereas epithelial-type cells are ferroptosis-resistant. Selenium supplementation protects cells from erastin-induced ferroptosis, and this protection persists even when intracellular glutathione (GSH) is depleted, supporting an additional GPX4-independent protective mechanism. Sepp1 knockdown does not alter sensitivity, indicating that selenium’s protective effect is independent of Sepp1. Instead, epithelial-type cells rely on both cytosolic and mitochondrial thioredoxin reductases (TrxR1 and TrxR2) to maintain ferroptosis …

A Scoping Review On Governing The Commercial Determinants Of Health: Mechanisms, Tools, And Collaborative Approaches, Alyssa S. Khan, Sierra Arnold, Imran Bari, Isabel G. Long, Nino Paichadze

Student Works

Purpose: The commercial determinants of health (CDoH) are the systems, practices, and pathways through which commercial actors drive health and equity. This review aimed to identify CDoH governance approaches, distinguishing between promoted and criticized approaches.

Design/Methodology/Approach: We conducted a systematic scoping review in PubMed and Google Scholar databases. Relevant grey literature was also identified through citation searching and reference list review. Our search strategy combined terms related to economic and commercial determinants of health, governance models, and health outcomes. English-language publications between January 2000 to December 2025 were included. Relevant data from included sources were extracted and then synthesized using …

Joseph Cordero, Mark Naison, Steven Payne

Oral Histories

No abstract provided.