Hydropower Dams, Deforestation, And Land Use Change: Evidence From Brazil, Chiara Falco, Valentina Raimondi

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

In Brazil, hydropower generates more than 60% of the national electricity supply, placing the country among the most hydropower-dependent economies worldwide. This study analyses the causal impact of dam construction on forest loss in Brazil using a new municipality-level panel dataset covering 379 dams, combined with high-resolution satellite data on forest coverage, among other variables. Applying modern staggered difference-indifferences estimators and a dynamic event study, we find that dams reduce forest cover by almost 9% percent in the municipality. No anticipatory effects are detected, but postconstruction losses increase steadily over time. Mechanism show that forest loss occurs mainly through cropland …

Effects Of Radiation Type On Charge Transport In Aged Polymers, Zachary J. Gibson, Jr Dennison, Virginie Griseri

Journal Articles

Spacecraft charging issues are often investigated with simulated space environments and evaluated on pass–fail criteria that may yield little or no information about materials’ properties. It is far more effective to understand and mitigate spacecraft charging issues through investigations of material properties. However, material properties are dynamic in the harsh environment of space. Approximations must be made to simulate the space environment in the laboratory. This article reports on the investigation of the approximation that energy deposition causes the same aging effects in materials irrespective of the type of radiation sources. Samples of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and polyether-etherketone (PEEK) were irradiated …

Research On Trajectory Optimization Of Delta Robot In Food Production Lines Based On Improved Moea/D Algorithm, Zhu Hui, Zhao Shufeng, Li Rucheng, Liu Fei

Food and Machinery

[Objective] By optimizing the sorting trajectory of Delta robots, while ensuring sorting accuracy, this paper aims to reduce comprehensive energy consumption, shorten operating time, and minimize operational impact. [Methods] Based on the analysis of automated food production lines, a trajectory optimization method for food sorting-oriented Delta robots was proposed, which combined 5-order non-uniform rational B-spline curves, multi-objective optimization, and multi-objective evolutionary algorithms based on decomposition. By taking comprehensive energy consumption, operating time, and operational impact as optimization objectives, an improved multi-objective evolutionary algorithm based on decomposition was used to solve and verify 5-order non-uniform rational B-spline curves. [Results] This method …

In Vivo Antioxidant Activity Of Exogenous Glutathione On Aging Mice, Wang Ming, Yu Yongming, Wang Yuhui, Zhang Shuaijia, Luo Yao, Ma Chao

Food and Machinery

[Objective] To investigate the effect of exogenous glutathione (GSH ) on improving antioxidant capacity in aging mice. [Methods] Aging mice were administered GSH by gavage at different doses (166. 7, 83. 3, and 41. 7 mg/kg ) continuously for 30 days. Levels of malondialdehyde (MDA ), 8-isoprostane, protein carbonyl (PCO ), and reduced GSH in serum and liver homogenate, as well as activities of total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD ) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX), were measured. [Results] Compared with the blank control group, the high-dose GSH group showed significant reductions in MDA and PCO levels, increased T-SOD activity in serum, and …

Antioxidation And Hypolipidemia Functions Of Three Oils In Vitro, Wu Qiutong, Meng Xin, Wang Meili, Xing Huiyu

Food and Machinery

[Objective] To investigate the antioxidant activity and hypolipidemic function of camellia seed oil, bitter apricot kernel oil, and peanut oil. [Methods] The antioxidant and hypolipidemic activities of the three oils are evaluated through in vitro antioxidant tests and in vitro hypolipemic tests. [Results] The order of DPPH free radical scavenging capacity is camellia seed oil >bitter apricot kernel oil >peanut oil. The order of superoxide anion free radical scavenging capacity is camellia seed oil >bitter apricot kernel oil >peanut oil. Additionally, the order of hydroxyl free radical scavenging capacity is camellia seed oil >bitter apricot kernel oil >peanut oil. At …

Optimization Of Preparation Technology And Evaluation Of Anti-Exercise Fatigue Activity Of Oyster Peptide, Deng Chaoyou, Tang Liping, Li Jianmin, Sui Ming

Food and Machinery

[Objective] Oyster was used as the raw material to prepare antioxidant oyster peptides by hydrolysis with complex proteases (papain, alkaline protease, and aminopeptidase ), and their anti-exercise fatigue activity was evaluated. [Methods] Using degree of hydrolysis and DPPH radical scavenging rate as evaluation indicators, response surface methodology was applied to optimize the preparation process of oyster peptides, and the fatigue-alleviating effects of oyster peptides were investigated in exercise-induced mice. [Results] The optimal extraction conditions for oyster peptides were as follows:4% complex protease addition, hydrolysis pH 7. 5, material-to-liquid ratio 1∶7. 5 (g/mL ), hydrolysis temperature 57 ℃, and hydrolysis time …

Research Progress On The Extraction , Physiological Functions , And Applications Of Low-Molecular Pectin, Ma Shaoying, Yang Fengsu, Huang Jiaoli, Wu Heng, Huang Tingting

Food and Machinery

Low-molecular pectin (LMP ), a natural polysaccharide extracted from plant cell walls, has garnered increasing attention in recent years owing to its multiple physiological activities and broad applications. This review summarizes the advances in the extraction processes, physiological functions, and practical applications of LMP over the past decade. The extraction methodologies cover traditional chemical extraction, enzymatic hydrolysis, physical-assisted techniques, and other approaches. The physiological functions are also elaborated, encompassing anti-tumor effects, lipid-lowering, hypoglycemic, antioxidant activities, and regulation of intestinal microbiota. The application scenarios are discussed across diverse industries, such as food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. Meanwhile, future research directions of LMP …

Israel's Blockade Of Gaza Was Legal; Withholding Humanitarian Aid, Not So Much, Menachem Z. Rosensaft

Cornell Law Faculty Working Papers

Last month, the International Court of Justice rebuked Israel in an advisory opinion for blocking humanitarian aid into Gaza during the course of the Israel-Hamas war there and emphasized that starvation of civilian populations as a method of warfare is prohibited under prevailing international humanitarian law. Predictably, Israel’s UN ambassador dismissed the advisory opinion as “shameful.”

Now that the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is in the rearview mirror, it is important to assess the legal and moral aspects and ramifications of Israel’s two-year blockade of Gaza. Specifically, the question that needs to be asked, but that does not have a …

Critically Evaluating Artificial Intelligence Output: Adapting Source Evaluation For Ai, Samantha Duncan, Allison Faix

Library Faculty Presentations

Generative artificial intelligence poses a new challenge to the teaching of source evaluation. This presentation looks at these challenges and examines why the evaluation heuristics and methods that librarians commonly use to teach source evaluation may not be up to the challenge of evaluating artificial intelligence output. This study looked at LibGuides from a random selection of ARL libraries to examine how (and if) libraries are recommending that students evaluate the output of the generative artificial intelligence tools they are using. This presentation offers suggestions for teaching source evaluation for artificial intelligence tools.

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Future Vision And Action Recommendations, Sondoss Elsawah, Melissa Haeffner, Anthony Jakeman

Environmental Science and Management Faculty Publications and Presentations

Let us imagine a future world where water management is more fully integrated and supported by the science of sociohydrology and related metadisciplines. This is a vision for the future where the social, cultural, environmental, and economic values of water are explicitly considered through the lens of the science–water policy interface. The ultimate value of research will be measured by how much it supports improvements in water resources and hazards management and, in particular, completes and enriches the science–water policy interface.

"There Was Such An Array Of Circumstances Pointing To Defendant's Guilt…": Shepard V. United States And The Dying Declaration As A Legal, Social, And Political History Of People, Places, Times… And Utility, Joshua E. Kastenberg

Cleveland State Law Review

In 1933, the Court, in Shepard v. United States, limited the “dying declaration” exception to the prohibition against hearsay. Shepard has been cited over 500 times by courts of appeal, the decision appears in evidence casebooks, and scholars have challenged it as robbing the voice of victims. However, there has never been a legal history of the decision. The case arose from a criminal conviction that occurred in the last days of the “Roaring Twenties,” and the appeal transited through the courts in the first years of the Great Depression. The Court, in a unanimous decision authored by Justice …

It Takes A Village: Why Developing Community And Implementing Collaborative Teaching Methods In The Legal Classroom Fosters True Inclusivity, Activates Active Learning, And Promotes The Attainment Of True Knowledge-Creating Students Who Are Better Prepared For The Practice Of Law, Erica L. Kravchenko

Cleveland State Law Review

Legal education has long relied on traditional teaching methods, such as the Socratic, case-dialogue and lecture methods, which prioritize individualism and competition over collaboration. While these methods have historically shaped legal pedagogy, they no longer adequately prepare students for the evolving demands of legal practice. This Article examines the impact of traditional teaching methods on the changing demographic of law students and offers collaborative learning as a potential solution. Specifically, this Article argues that incorporating collaborative learning and fostering a sense of community in legal education are essential for developing well-rounded, practice-ready attorneys. Through an analysis of the legal education’s …

Student Alienation In Schools Goes Beyond Low Achievement, Sean J. Drake, Jeffrey Guhin

Center for Policy Research

When we think about students struggling in school, we often focus on grades, test scores, and graduation rates. But there's a deeper problem affecting students across all achievement levels: alienation. Students feel disconnected from school not because they're failing, but because they can't see themselves in the narrow story schools tell about success. This brief summarizes findings from a study drawing on over two years of ethnographic fieldwork in two different high schools in Los Angeles, California. The authors identify four types of alienation students experience: feeling like they don't belong, being in schools that can't support their goals, pursuing …

Interpreting Extension Professionals' Viewpoints On Agricultural Climate Change Programming, Aaron B. Wilson, Alli Wenman, Samuel Pratsch, Kenneth Genskow, Patrick Robinson, Dennis Todey, Laurie Nowatzke, Namah Chiamo Taku-Forchu, Moses Wanyakha

Journal of Extension

We evaluated Extension professionals' attitudes and beliefs from Midwestern "1862" land-grant universities around three themes: prioritizing climate programming, farmers' perceptions, and the role of Extension leadership in building capacity to integrate climate change into programs. Using key informant interviews and a two-hour virtual workshop, we developed 'coordinate planes' to illustrate the tensions and contradictions among the three themes, with participants expressing highly diverse viewpoints across the region. Results identify the need for Extension leadership to support multi-state programs and shared resources that provide consistent guidance and expectations around climate change programming while recognizing the intrinsic state context and values.

Farm Tour Evaluation Tool For Agricultural Awareness, Hannah Eason, Jessica Ryals, Yvette Goodiel, Lauren Butler, John Diaz, Marilyn Swisher

Journal of Extension

Educational farm tours offer learning opportunities that cannot be duplicated in a classroom setting. Developing a consistent farm tour evaluation tool is paramount to quantifying individual Extension farm tours while also providing a common platform to measure outcomes and impacts nationally and over time. An IRB-approved farm tour evaluation tool was developed to capture agricultural awareness and used to evaluate the 2022 National Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting/Professional Improvement Conference (NACAA AM/PIC) tours. The evaluation tool attempts to quantify farm tour outcomes and impacts and demonstrate the value of agriculture to decision makers, consumers, and community members.

Using Fermi Estimates Within Needs Assessments: An Extension Professional’S Guide, Emma Lonstrup, Carolyn D. Rider, Miranda R. Westfall

Journal of Extension

Needs assessments are an important activity for Extension professionals, as they identify community assets and guide decisions about programs and services. A common challenge is a lack of needs assessment data. The Fermi Estimate Framework can help Extension professionals overcome the challenge of missing data by producing reasonable estimates to answer questions of interest. Here we share detailed, step-by-step instructions for using the Fermi Estimate Framework, accompanied by a real-world Extension example.

Bringing Lived Experience Into Curriculum Review: A Proposed Participatory Model, Monica M. Lobenstein, Stepha Velednitsky, Joanna Skluzacek Phd, Briley Rossiter

Journal of Extension

Processes for curriculum review and selection vary across Extension but often rest with educators, specialists, and leadership. For many topics, their educational leadership is appropriate. For topics relating to social, cultural, and/or political aspects of people’s lives, Extension professionals may be limited in essential perspectives to select suitable curricula. Curriculum Jams is a five-step process that engages community youth and adults in identifying relevant criteria, which are used to review existing curricula for use in Extension programs and beyond. While challenges exist, multiple process pilot tests illustrated the process's strengths with encouraging results, including responsive criteria and improved relevance in …

Design And Implementation Of A Drug Revolving Fund For Hypertension Treatment In Primary Care Setting Of The Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Grace Julcit Shedul, Erica L Jamro, Mark D Huffman, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Expanding treatment for hypertension requires ensuring access to affordable, high-quality blood pressure (BP) lowering medications. We describe the design, implementation and evaluation of a BP-lowering medication drug revolving fund (DRF) embedded in the Hypertension Treatment in Nigeria (HTN) Programme in 60 primary healthcare centres (PHCs) in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria.

METHODS: We used the exploration, preparation, implementation and sustainment framework to describe the DRF design and implementation and the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation and maintenance framework to report implementation outcomes. From June 2022 to December 2023, the DRF programme was implemented, and the data were collected from PHCs' …

Limits Of Contingent Convertible Bonds: Evidence From The Credit Suisse Collapse, Albert H. Choi, Jacob Gerszten, Jeffery Y. Zhang

Law & Economics Working Papers

In the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, regulators encouraged banks to issue contingent convertible bonds ("CoCos") to improve the issuing bank's stability. Banks around the world have issued more than $1 trillion worth of CoCos to date. Yet it is unclear whether CoCos have achieved their intended goal of improving stability. Leveraging the unexpected banking panic in March 2023, we show that issuing banks fared worse-as measured by abnormal equity returns and probabilities of default. We also examine market dynamics after 2023 and find that the largest banks have continued to issue CoCos with similar contractual terms, though issuer …

November 19, 2025: Vol 105, Issue 9, The Herald

The Herald

The top story for Wednesday, November 19, 2025 was "SGA unanimously votes to expand use of flex dollars."

Who Cares For The Forgotten Parent? The Overlooked Grief Of Non-Birthing Parents In The Nicu, Ron Ryan Bautista

Biennial Convention (CONV)

This research presentation examines the experiences of loss and emotionality of the non-birthing parents in NICUs, where most of the conventional support structures address themselves to birthing parents. Using a phenomenological research method of semi-structured interviews and applying thematic analysis, this research gathers the motivational and granular experiences of the non-birthing parents, who are often left emotionally drained and encouraged to suppress their emotions for the birthing partner. Best practices are called for that emphasize emotionally supportive programs and services that recognize all parents as individuals who may need help coping with the demands of parenting. According to the study, …

Bias-Based Bullying Among Middle Eastern & North African Students: Potential Protective Factors, Nadeen Alshakhshir, Barbara Mcmorris, Hana-May Eadeh

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Bullying victimization among school students is associated with negative psychosocial experiences such as anxiety, depression, and sometimes suicidality.^1,2 Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) students experience bias-based bullying in schools at high rates compared to other non-minority groups.^1,3 Although much research focuses on this phenomenon, few studies explore the possible protective factors that buffer the effects of bias-based bullying among this specific group of students, such as religious participation and certain developmental assets. Religious participation is associated with less depression and anxiety symptoms among Asian American students.⁴ Developmental assets of empowerment, social competence, and positive identity enable …

Characteristics Of The United States Acute Care Nurse Practitioners’ Work Environment, 2012 To 2022, Kristin Hittle Gigli

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Background: Acute care comprises a significant amount of health care, with over 35 million hospitalizations in the United States annually.¹ As the population ages and comorbidities and chronic illness increase, demand for hospital care is forecasted to grow.² To meet the demand for acute care, clinicians, healthcare organizations, and policymakers are calling for increased nurse practitioner (NP) utilization in hospital care.^3,4

Significance: Acute care NPs practice across clinical specialties and assume diverse roles providing high-quality, interdisciplinary hospital care.^3,5,6 Despite demand for NPs in hospital care, barriers, including organizational regulations and state scope-of-practice restrictions, limit …

Trajectories Of Recovery After Acute And Critical Illness (Tracer), Felipe González-Seguel, Louisa A. Summers, Lindsey E. Fresenko, Douglas E. Long, Logan N. Scott, Stacey A. Slone, Srushan Shankara Bhaktula, Yuan Wen, Benjamin F. Miller, Peter E. Morris, Amy L. Salyer, Anna G. Kalema, Ashley A. Montgomery-Yates, Esther E. Dupont-Versteegden, Kirby P. Mayer, Isabelle D. Bach, Davis A. Englund, Zachary R. Hettinger, Ahmed Ismaeel, Audrey M. Johnson, Philip A. Kern, Gerald V. Klim, Allison M. Owen, Jocelyn C. Porchia, Heba H. Qaissi

Physiology Faculty Publications

Introduction Patients who survive admission to intensive care unit (ICU) for critical illness are at high risk of developing muscle atrophy and weakness, commonly diagnosed as ICU-acquired weakness (ICUAW). The development of ICUAW is closely linked to long-term symptoms and impairments known as post-intensive care syndrome (PICS). Despite heightened recognition of impairments, there is limited research supporting effective interventions to improve muscle and physical outcomes after hospital discharge. Prior to developing and testing interventions for ICU survivors, it is imperative to understand the trajectory of muscle and physical function recovery following an ICU stay. The purpose of this study is …

State Of Ohio Adversity And Resilience (Soar) Study Protocol: A Comprehensive, Multimodal, Family-Based, Longitudinal Observational Investigation Of Risk And Resilience In Mental Health And Substance Use Disorders, Chris Flask, Martha Sajatovic

Faculty Scholarship

Introduction Deaths related to drug overdose and suicide in the USA have increased 500% and 35%, respectively, over the last two decades. The human and economic costs to society associated with these - €- deaths of despair' are immense. Great efforts and substantial investments have been made in treatment and prevention, yet these efforts have not abated these increasing trajectories of deaths over time. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated and highlighted these problems. Notably, some geographical areas (eg, Appalachia, farmland) and some communities (eg, low-income persons, - €- essential workers', minoritised populations) have been disproportionately affected. Risk factors have been …

Antecedents Of U.S. Information Technology Professionals’ Intent To Quit At The Beginning Of The Covid-19 Pandemic, Kristin C. Scott, Jiun-Shiu Chen, Mitchell Adrian, Son Mai

International Journal of Applied Management and Technology

This study focuses on turnover intention (ITQ) of U.S. information technology workers during the spring of 2020 and the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, we evaluate a number of turnover intention antecedents not previously studied together, including job alternatives, global job embeddedness, job satisfaction, compensation satisfaction, role overload, and work–life balance. We use three first-order factors of work interference with personal life, personal life interference with work, and work—personal life enhancement. We analyzed data using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling. Results suggest no direct effects from pay satisfaction or role overload on ITQ and …

Infection And Nonunion Rates In Open Fractures, Roman M. Natoli, Lucas S. Marchand, Sofia Bzovsky, Jennifer E. Hagen, Mark J. Gage, Christina A. Stennett, Nathan N. O’Hara, Kyle J. Jeray, Brad Petrisor, Sheila Sprague, Gerard P. Slobogean, Jeffrey Wells, Mohit Bhandari, Anthony D. Harris, C. Daniel Mullins, Lehana Thabane, Amber Wood, Gregory J. Della Rocca, Joan Hebden, Lyndsay M. O’Hara, Robert Zura, Christopher Lee, Joseph Patterson, Michael J. Gardner, Jenna Blasman, Jonah Davies, Stephen Liang, Monica Taljaard, The Flow Investigators, The Prep-It Investigators

Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty Publications

Background: Infection and nonunion are common sequelae of open fractures. Studies have shown infection and nonunion rates ranging from 2% to 52% and 12% to 17%, respectively. The present article describes the rates of surgical site infection (SSI) and delayed union/nonunion following open fractures in a large contemporary series of patients from prospective clinical trials with adjudicated outcomes. Methods: A descriptive analysis was performed with use of patient data from the FLOW, Aqueous-PREP, and PREPARE-Open studies. These studies, published within the past 10 years, included multiple international trauma centers and shared definitions for SSI and delayed union/nonunion. SSI and delayed …

Clearing The Air: Associations Between Air Pollution And Alzheimer's Disease, Greer Russell, Robert Martin

Advocate GME

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Comparison Of Depression Risk And Depression-Related Ambulatory Care Utilization In Sarcopenia Patients With And Without Chinese Herbal Medicine., Hang-Che Li, Hanoch Livneh, Wei-Chiao Chang, Yu-Han Wang, Ming-Hsien Yeh, Bo-Chyuan Chen, Ming-Chi Lu, Wei-Jen Chen, Tzung-Yi Tsai

Leadership, Learning and Counseling Faculty Publications and Presentations

The impact of psychiatric disorder, especially depression, on the prognosis of sarcopenic patients is gaining prominence. Yet, there have been very few studies focusing on this issue, let alone the related targeted mental health prevention. This cohort-based nested case-control study is geared to compare risk of depression and the depression-related ambulatory care utilization for sarcopenia persons with and without receiving add-on Chinese herbal medicines (CHMs) treatment.