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Communal Societies

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Communal Societies

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“No Pro Homo”: Rising Tides Of Anti-Lgbt Legislation, Isabelle Cobb

Fresh Voices: Composition at Cal Poly

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American Obesity: Who Or What Is To Blame?, Miriam Sullivan

Fresh Voices: Composition at Cal Poly

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The Air We Breathe: The Difference Between Censorship And Internet Content Modification, Marshall Piros

Fresh Voices: Composition at Cal Poly

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The Ivermectin Conspiracy: Cure For Covid Or Risky Remedy?, Isabelle Cobb

Fresh Voices: Composition at Cal Poly

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Filipino Or Filipinx?, Erik Tanjuakio

Fresh Voices: Composition at Cal Poly

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Building A Healthier Future: Slo Hikes In Nature, Tasman Loutfi

Fresh Voices: Composition at Cal Poly

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Rhetorically Analyzing Bill Walton’S Speech On Homelessness, Nipun Das

Fresh Voices: Composition at Cal Poly

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The Benefits Of Music Education For Children, Kai Futami

Fresh Voices: Composition at Cal Poly

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A Story Worth Reading, Samuel Kaplan

Fresh Voices: Composition at Cal Poly

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New York, All To Myself, Maya Kundu

Fresh Voices: Composition at Cal Poly

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A Changed And Changing World: Re/Considering Culturally Responsive Practices And Educational Policy, Linsay Demartino

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

The purpose of this commentary is to re/energize our social justice commitments in education by advancing the conscious consideration of critical educational policy to expand and sustain culturally responsive practices within educational practices and leadership. For purposes of this argument, the author examines the Illinois State Board of Education’s (ISBEs) Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading (CRTL) Standards. Following the tracing of ISBEs CRTL standards, this article concludes with considerations for the authentic adoption of culturally responsive practices and policies in both districts and colleges of education to break from the past, reject “business as usual,” and re/envision authentic culturally responsive …

Gay Talese And The Fine Art Of Hanging Out, Barbara Lounsberry

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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The Hickeys On Sally Palermo’S Neck: Some Thoughts On Beauty And The Creative Life, Andrea Hollander Budy

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Dream Of A Four-Chambered Heart, Jennifer White

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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From The Editor: Creative Nonfiction: The Driving Force, Lee Gutkind

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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The Line Between Fact And Fiction, Roy Peter Clark

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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2026 Sundance Film Festival: Introduction, John C. Lyden

Journal of Religion & Film

2026 Sundance Film Festival: Introduction

State Information Technology Agency (Sita) And The Paradox Of Centralized Ict Procurement: Reform Or Redundancy In South Africa’S Public Sector, Ashley Latchu, Shawren Singh

The African Journal of Information Systems

Centralized ICT procurement is promoted as a means to improve efficiency and accountability, yet it often generates rigidity and frustration in developing-country contexts. This study investigates this paradox using South Africa’s State Information Technology Agency as an example affected by the broader challenges of digital governance in the Global South. Using an interpretivist, abductive approach, 55 semi-structured interviews with Government Information Technology Officers were analyzed thematically. Four patterns emerged: bureaucratic inefficiency, misalignment with departmental needs, workaround behavior and declining institutional legitimacy. These themes informed a Governance-Implementation Feedback Model explaining how control-oriented procurement systems produce institutional erosion and adaptive resistance. The …

Commentary On “Ultrasound Evaluation Of Left Ventricular Function In Coronary Artery Ectasia: The Added Value Of 2d Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography”, Eman Aslam, Maryam Amjad

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

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A Glimpse Of Liver Resection Profile In An Indonesian Tertiary Hospital: A Retrospective Descriptive Study, Florencia V. Vaniara, Arnetta Nl Lalisang, Toar Jm Lalisang, Yarman Mazni, Agi S. Putranto, Wifanto S. Jeo, Febiansyah Ibrahim, Ridho A. Syaiful, Lam Sihardo, Vania Mg Marbun

The New Ropanasuri Journal of Surgery

Introduction. In-depth liver resection profile is needed for evaluation to improve the procedure’s outcome. This study aims to describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes of liver resection in HCC patients in Cipto Mangunkusumo Tertiary Hospital.

Methods. This study retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 19 HCC patients who underwent liver resection in Cipto Mangunkusumo Tertiary Hospital from 2021 to 2024. Demographic, clinical, laboratory, operative, and pathological data were collected. Postoperative complications were assessed using the Clavien-Dindo classification system within 30- and 90-day postoperative periods.

Result. Nineteen patients were included, comprising 12 (63.2%) males and 7 (36.8%) females. Sixteen patients (84.2%) …

Management Of Gastrointestinal Tract Arteriovenous Malformations In Adults: A Literature Review, Febiansyah Ibrahim, Angie Beatrice

The New Ropanasuri Journal of Surgery

Introduction. Arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are rare vascular lesions that can cause significant GI bleeding, posing a diagnostic challenge in clinical practice. This literature review examines the management strategies for AVMs in adults, focusing on identifying optimal treatment approaches and minimizing recurrence, particularly in Indonesia where no standardized treatment guidelines are available.

Method. A literature search was conducted from August 24, 2022, to September 11, 2023, using PUBMED®, Cochrane®, Proquest®, and Scopus® databases. The inclusion criteria were studies published in English or Indonesian within the last 25 years, including case series, cohort studies, or systematic reviews …

The Outcome Of Snare Loop Catheter For Foreign Body Removal In Superior Vena Cava: An Evidence-Based Case Report, Hutomo Rezky Noorsukma, Patrianef Darwis

The New Ropanasuri Journal of Surgery

Introduction. In recent years, the utilization of central venous catheters (CVC) in medical practice has become increasingly common. One of the complications associated with central venous catheterization is embolization of catheter fragments, which arefound in 1% of cases. Currently, endovascular techniques, such as snare loop catheter, have been developed for the extraction of intravascular foreign bodies. However, there is no strong evidence regarding this method. Thisliterature review aims toevaluate the efficacy and safety of snare loop catheters for foreign body removal within the superior vena cava (SVC).

Method. We searched four databases, that is Cochrane, PubMed, EBSCO, and …

Roux-En-Y Duodenojejunostomy As Surgical Treatment For Congenital Duodenal Obstruction: A Case Report, Ahmad Yani, Albireza Ruhimat

The New Ropanasuri Journal of Surgery

Introduction. Congenital duodenal obstruction is an anatomical abnormality in newborns. Various intrinsic and extrinsic etiologies can cause duodenal obstruction. The surgical treatment that is commonly performed on duodenal obstruction in neonates is duodenoduodenostomy. However, several etiological conditions, such as preduodenal portal vein (PDPV) and pancreatic annulare cause duodenoduodenostomy nearly impossible to perform, so an alternative surgery procedure with a good outcome is necessary.

Case Illustration. A female neonate had been suspected congenital duodenal obstruction since pregnancy due to polyhydramnios. An OGT was inserted with greenish yellow residue after the baby was born. Based on abdominal x-ray examination, a …

Experimental Analysis Of High- And Low-Temperature Rheological Properties Of Revulcanized Rubber Powder-Sbs Composite Modified Asphalt, Feng Hao, Yang Zhaodong, Feng Xuran, Lin Bin, Yao Ailing, Wang Kang

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

This paper aims to explore the performance recovery of desulfurized rubber powder in the desulfurized rubber powder-SBS composite modified asphalt after revulcanization treatment. By using 18% rubber powder-2% SBS composite modified asphalt, a desulfurized rubber powder-SBS composite modified asphalt was first prepared via a microwave pyrolysis desulfurization process. Subsequently, a vulcanizing agent was added to the system to prepare the revulcanized rubber powder-SBS composite modified asphalt. Experiments determined the optimal microwave pyrolysis desulfurization duration for rubber powder to be 5 min, and the optimal sulfur dosage was 6% by mass of the desulfurized rubber powder. A comparative analysis of the …

Influence Mechanism Of Maintenance Rails On Vortex-Induced Vibration Of Twin Steel Box Girders, Sun Hongxin, Hu Lei, Chen Wei, Huang Wenjun

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

Maintenance rails are an important passage for the safe operation and maintenance of bridges, significantly affecting the vortex-induced vibration (VIV) performance of main girders. A twin steel box girder cable-stayed bridge with the main span of 658 m was taken as the engineering background to investigate the influence mechanism of maintenance rails on the VIV performance of twin steel box girders. Combined with section model wind tunnel tests and two-dimensional fluid-structure interaction CFD numerical simulations, the vertical VIV performance of the main girder sections with and without maintenance rails was studied, and the mechanism of maintenance rails' influence on VIV …

Matching Analysis Of Cantilever Assembly For Wide Steel-Uhpc Composite Girder In Cable-Stayed Bridge, Chen Changsong, Wang Cong, Huang Gen

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To control the deformation difference bet ween the to-be-installed and installed segments during the cantilever assembly of wide steel-UHPC composite girders in cable-stayed bridges and achieve precise matching, this paper first introduced a matching method combining pre-hanging cables with crane unloading. Then, by taking the Guanyin Temple Yangtze River Bridge (a super-kilometer-span cable-stayed bridge with wide steel-UHPC composite girders) as the engineering background, a locally refined finite element model was established to analyze the vertical deformation laws of the matching sections during the cantilever assembly construction phase. Finally, the effects of matching sequence, pre-hanging cable force, and crane unloading ratio …

Identification Of Cable-Stayed Bridge Damage Based On Anchor Point Vibrations Caused By Moving Vehicle Loads And Through Machine Learning, Zeng Youyi, Du Jiarui, Zhang Jiabin, Wang Jinhao, Fan Jirong

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

The vibration response data on the bridge deck under the load of moving vehicles contains a wealth of information about the geometric parameters of the bridge, enabling effective identification of structural damage. Machine learning can extract key information from the response data and capture linear relationships within it. Taking the Shaozhou Bridge as the research background, this study established a finite element model for a cable-stayed bridge and applied loads from two-axle trucks with various vehicle parameters to the cable-stayed bridge model under different small damage conditions to simulate the vibration response of the cable-stayed bridge model under moving load. …