Digital Commons Network^™

Frances Wright, Developmental Communalism And The Evolution Of A Social Activist, Cheryl Coulthard

Communal Societies

No abstract provided.

From The Editors, Heather Van Wormer, Cheryl Coulthard

Communal Societies

No abstract provided.

Front Matter

Communal Societies

No abstract provided.

Nurses' Familiarity With Emergency Preparedness In Four Private Hospitals In Western Indonesia, Marisa Junianti Manik, Ade Lisatria Telaumbanua, Ribka Meinar Harja Gea, Trisno Berkat Damai Telaumbanua

General Submissions: Clinical Settings Materials

Nurses play a vital role in disaster management by helping to reduce the long-term health effects of disasters. Preparedness involves a series of activities to anticipate and lessen losses. Studies from 2014 to 2019 showed that 45.8% to 78.5% of hospital nurses in various Asian countries had less than ideal preparedness for disasters and lacked awareness. The study aimed to describe nurses’ familiarity with emergency preparedness in four private hospitals in western Indonesia in April 2021. It used a quantitative descriptive approach with the translated Emergency Preparedness Information Questionnaire, comprising eight indicators. The sample included nurses from four private hospitals …

The Path Toward Spiritual Activism: Queer Latinx/A/O College Student (Muxerista) Activism As Sites Of Resistance, Hope, Joy, And Futurity, Roberto C. Orozco, J. Audra Williams

Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education

This study examined collaborators’ engagement in activism as sites of resistance, hope, joy, and futurity. We answer the following research question: In what ways do Muxeristas (Revilla, 2012), or queer Latinx/a/o college student activists, envision and act on kinship and liberation in their activism? We conceptualize our response to this question through Anzaldúa’s (2002, 2015) concept of spiritual activism. Our data analysis articulates three main components of a spiritual activism practice for Muxeristas (Revilla, 2012), which include: 1) engaging in forms of resistance through a queer and feminist world-making, 2) centering joy and love with and for each other as …

Spiritual Grounding In Sacred Soil: The Picuris/Peñasco Valley As A Model For Catholic Unity Across Cultures, Gabriel Antonio Gonzales

Master of Theological Studies Honors Theses

This thesis examines the Picuris/Peñasco Valley of Northern New Mexico as a unique case study for understanding Catholic unity amidst cultural plurality and historical tension. The study investigates how the confluence of Picuris Pueblo (Tiwa) Indigenous spirituality and Hispano/Spanish Colonial Catholic traditions has forged a profoundly localized and resilient faith community. Drawing upon historical analysis of colonial resistance, cultural anthropology, and theological reflection, this work argues that the concept of sacred land (sacred soil) functions as the central unifying principle. It reveals how the shared commitment to the land facilitated a process of religious and cultural syncretism, creating a form …

Issue 473: October 2-16, 2025, The Local Voice

The Local Voice

No abstract provided.

Addressing The Impact Of Foreign State-Owned Companies: Implications For Fair And Effective Merger Control, Annika Stöhr, Oliver Budzinski

Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies

State-owned firms from third countries play an increasingly significant role in international mergers and acquisitions, raising concerns about distortions of competition. These distortions arise from state-backed financial advantages, preferential treatment, and industrial policy objectives, potentially undermining market competition. This paper categorises different forms of competitive distortions, focusing on acquisitions financed by foreign state resources. Through an analysis of German and EU merger control cases (2012-2023), we assess the extent of this phenomenon and the treatment of such transactions by the respective competition authorities. While direct state involvement remains rare, it is prevalent in strategic industries such as energy and transport. …

Evaluating Anti-Sickling Therapies For Sickle Cell Disease: A Microfluidic Assay For Red Blood Cell-Mediated Microvascular Occlusion Under Hypoxia, Zoe Sekyonda, Yuxuan Du, Solomon Oshabaheebwa, Payam Fadaei, Yusang B. Ley, Calvin Abonga, Michael A. Suster, Pedram Mohseni, Umut A. Gurkan

Faculty Scholarship

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is characterized by the polymerization of hemoglobin S (HbS) upon deoxygenation, leading to the formation of sickled red blood cells (RBCs) with reduced deformability. Under hypoxic conditions, the impaired RBC behavior significantly contributes to vaso-occlusive events, hemolysis, and end-organ damage. Consequently, RBC deformability serves as a pivotal hemorheological biomarker for evaluating disease severity and therapeutic response. The OcclusionChip, a microfluidic assay, measures RBCs deformability through microcapillary occlusion. However, its current hypoxic assay relies on a complex nitrogen gas setup, rendering it bulky, expensive, and unsuitable for point-of-care diagnostic use. Here, we optimized a chemically induced hypoxia …

Analisis Implementasi Rekam Medis Elektronik Terhadap Kelengkapan Dokumentasi Rekam Medis, Novita Purnamasari, Adang Bachtiar

Jurnal ARSI : Administrasi Rumah Sakit Indonesia

Completeness of medical records is one of the important factors in improving the quality of health services. Despite its importance, incomplete documentation remains a prevalent issue, and the adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) is anticipated to address this challenge. This study is a narrative review and utilized the PRISMA 2020 flow diagram for literature selection. Articles were sourced from the ProQuest and Scopus databases for articles published in 2019-2024. From an initial selection of 431 articles, eight articles met the inclusion criteria for this study. The analysis of these studies shows that the implementation of electronic medical records positively …

Towards Autonomous Energy Management: Machine Learning For Effective Auditing And Optimization, Sameh O. Abdellatif, Sherif Ashraf, Mira Mohsen

Electrical Engineering

This study presents a fully automated procedure for energy management and auditing, applicable to a diverse range of residential and commercial loads, leveraging machine learning techniques across three key phases: load classification, benchmarking, and smart monitoring. The model effectively categorizes energy loads based on consumption patterns, establishes performance benchmarks through historical data analysis, and employs real-time monitoring to identify inefficiencies and predict future energy usage. Evaluating the model through four distinct case studies demonstrates its capability to optimize energy consumption in a techno-economic manner, achieving significant energy savings of 34.73 MWh/year for essential loads in Egypt, 215.67 MWh/year for HVAC …

Oncopacket: Integration Of Cancer Research Data Using Ga4gh Phenopackets., Michael Sierk, Daniel Danis, Sujay Patil, Nobal Kishor, Rajdeep Mondal, Abhishek Jha, Qingrong Chen, Chunhua Yan, Monica Munoz-Torres, Daoud Meerzaman, Peter N Robinson, Justin T Reese

Faculty Research 2025

SUMMARY: Lack of data integration remains a significant impediment to cancer research, and many analyses still require customized software to transform and prepare cancer data. We describe a software package to harmonize genetic and clinical cancer data into the GA4GH Phenopacket schema, an ISO standard for representing clinical case data. We integrated demographic, mutation, morphology, diagnosis, intervention, and survival data using case data from the National Cancer Institute for 12 cancer types. The Phenopacket standard provides a foundation for downstream use, including sophisticated statistical and AI/ML analyses. We demonstrate fitness for purpose by using the integrated data to recapitulate a …

Creating The Polaris Initiative For First-Generation Undeclared Students, Jack Michaels

Masters Projects

First-generation undeclared students face compounded challenges in higher education, including lower sense of belonging, increased stress and anxiety, and higher attrition compared to their peers. While research has examined first-generation and undeclared students separately, little attention has been given to their intersecting identities. This paper provides a literature review of these students’ unique struggles and explores ways they may succeed throughout college. Living learning communities, first-year seminars, and interaction with faculty and academic advisors all have a positive impact on this student group. In response to the literature, The Polaris Initiative was created — a retention strategy for Grand Valley …

Forage Sampling Guide For Agronomic Crops, Jody Gale, Matt Yost, Megan Baker, Michael Pace, Earl Creech, Grant Cardon, Kalen Taylor, Cody Zesiger, Tiffany Evans, Rhonda Miller, Clara Anderson

All Current Publications

Forage sampling is a valuable tool that provides producers with quality information for calculating feed rations and marketing their forages. To ensure that this information is accurate and reliable, it is important to understand how to collect these samples correctly. Sampling tools have been developed that simplify this process and improve accuracy.

The Grizzly, October 2, 2025, Renee Washart, Sidney D. Belleroche, Adam Denn, Ash Twomey, Claudia Tracy, Sophia Kumar, Erin Ewing, Emily A. Veasey

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Protests at Campus Charlie Kirk Memorial Screenings • Recovery Month Continues Past September at Ursinus • UC Theater Performs Harvey • President Hannigan Talks Financials, Retention, and More • More Than a Mic: WVOU's New Era Begins • Where's the Fun in Fashion? • Ursinus Goes "All-In" • Volleyball Looks to Repeat History

Advancing Peptide-Based Vaccines Against Candida: A Comparative Perspective On Liposomal And Synthetic Formulations, Hong Xin

School of Graduate Studies Faculty Publications

The growing threat of multidrug-resistant fungal pathogens, especially Candida auris, has underscored the need for effective antifungal vaccines. This commentary highlights recent advances in peptide-based vaccination using the SNAP (Spontaneous Nanoliposome Antigen Presentation) platform, focusing on the FM-SNAP vaccine, a bivalent liposomal formulation targeting the surface-expressed peptides fructose bisphosphate aldolase (Fba) and methionine synthase (Met6). Compared to earlier constructs such as MP12, FM-SNAP achieves superior immunogenicity and long-lasting protection at lower antigen doses. It elicits balanced Th1/Th2 cytokine responses and demonstrates durable efficacy in both immunocompetent and complement-deficient mouse models. The platform's compatibility with clinically approved adjuvants (MPLA and QS-21), …

Growth Mindset In The Mathematics Classroom: Studying The Effects Of A Growth Mindset Intervention On High School Students In A Geometry Classroom, Katelyn Strauss

Mathematics Graduate Theses

Having a growth mindset is crucial to being successful in a mathematics classroom. However, many students believe themselves to be either “mathematics people” or “not mathematics people”. When students believe they are not a mathematics person, they are far less likely to engage in material where they face struggles, and thus they miss out on valuable learning. A review of the literature has show that students have been able to shift their mindset from fixed to growth through a series of interventions. I used a unit in Geometry to see how a growth mindset intervention would affect the mindset of …

Social Media Prevalence: Information Anxiety Among The Librarians: Survey Study, Muhammad Yousuf Ali, Wasim Shahid Khawaja

Libraries

Library and information professionals also use social media platforms through computers, laptops, tablets, and mobile phones due to the excessive use of social media and health issues faced by library professionals. The primary purpose of this paper is to bring up the issue of information overload and its impact on the professional lives of librarians. It is a quantitative study, and survey methodology is used as the data collection source. A total of 162 library professionals participated in this study. The findings of this study showed that excessive use of social media anxiety has effects on the health of library …

Leadership And Advocacy In Technical Services: A Conversation With Melanie Mcgurr, Christina Beis, Jessica Morales

University Libraries Faculty Publications and Presentations

Technical services in academic libraries are often misunderstood or not widely known, yet they play a critical role in supporting research, teaching, and discovery. As libraries evolve to meet the demands of digital collections, AI-assisted metadata, and inclusive cataloging practices, technical services professionals are at the forefront of these challenges and opportunities. In this interview, Melanie McGurr, Associate Dean of Collections and Technical Services at Michigan State University, shares insights from her career journey, discusses the most pressing issues in technical services, and offers advice for those considering a leadership role.

Characterizing Meteorological Patterns For Oregon's Winter Elevated Pm2.5 Concentrations From 2000-2023, Arielle Golda Sherbak

Dissertations and Theses

Valleys and basins are uniquely susceptible to the buildup of air pollution during the wintertime due to cool, dense air pooling under favorable meteorological conditions, a common occurrence in the Intermountain West. In Oregon, wintertime anthropogenic air pollution is primarily from woodburning stoves and heaters and although efforts have been made to reduce wintertime pollution, stagnation events continue to result in decreased air quality. This analysis aims to understand the relationship between air pollution in six Oregon counties and the associated meteorology in the cool season (November-March) using a 2000-2023 climatology.

This is completed through a composite analysis using key …

Abdeljawad, Camille, And Danielle Theiss, Eds. The Small To Mid-Size Academic Library: Collaborations And Outreach. Chicago: Association Of College & Research Libraries, 2024., Alexander Breitkopf

The Christian Librarian

No abstract provided.

The Current - Volume 36 Issue 3, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

The Cowl - V. 89 N. 3 - October 2, 2025

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol. 89 No. 3 - October 2, 2025. 20 pages.

Editorial: Decoding Vascular Aging: Unraveling The Enigma Of Pathological Conditions And Pre-Mature Vascular Aging, Mitra Esfandiarei, Roshanak Rahimian

Pacific Faculty Work

No abstract provided.

The Colby Echo (2025-10-02), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly during the academic year, 1898-present.

Effect Of Establishing A Separate Outpatient Pharmacy Counter On Reducing Waiting Time In Mayapada Hospital, Hanifan Irham, Masyitoh Basabih

Jurnal ARSI : Administrasi Rumah Sakit Indonesia

Pharmacy waiting time is one of the quality indicators that affects patient satisfaction in hospitals. One of the various efforts to reduce drug waiting times is adding outpatient pharmacies. This study aims to see whether the addition of pharmacies based on guarantors can reduce drug waiting times for outpatients. This is an observational study with a cross-sectional design. The sample included 11,703 patients who received prescriptions at Mayapada Hospital Bogor outpatient with insurance and private coverage. Data were collected over four months, two months before and two months after the separation of pharmacies. Waiting time data were obtained from the …

The Role Of The Triage Nurse Deployment In Reducing Triage Time In Emergency Department, Ristanti Karina, Masyitoh Basabih

Jurnal ARSI : Administrasi Rumah Sakit Indonesia

Emergency Departments (ED) operate under high-pressure conditions where rapid and accurate triage is essential to ensure optimal patient outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate whether the assignment of dedicated triage nurses could reduce triage procedure time in the ED. The study employed an observational cross-sectional design using secondary data extracted from the Hospital Information System (HIS) at XYZ Private Hospital, Bogor. The intervention involved assigning trained triage nurses for each shift starting in June 2024, replacing the previous practice of ad hoc triage by available nurses. The results showed a significant reduction in median triage time from 4 minutes and …

Determinant Factors Of Completeness Of Medical Resume Filling By Doctors At Pesawaran Regional General Hospital, Achmad Deza Farista, Aila Karyus, Abikusno Djamaluddin

Jurnal ARSI : Administrasi Rumah Sakit Indonesia

A medical resume serves as a vital document that compiles essential information related to a patient’s clinical management. In 2019, the completeness rate of medical resume documentation at Pesawaran Regional General Hospital was only 37.4%. This study aimed to identify factors influencing the completeness of medical resume documentation by doctors through a quantitative, cross-sectional design involving 37 inpatient care doctors. Data were collected via questionnaires and direct observation, then analyzed using univariate, bivariate (Chi-Square), and multivariate (Logistic Regression) methods. Observation showed that 56.8% of medical resumes were incomplete. Questionnaire results indicated that 54.1% of respondents had negative perceptions of Standard …

Structural Insights Into Brain Thyroid Hormone Transport Via Mct8 And Oatp1c1, Gaya P Yadav, Theodore G Wensel, Jiansen Jiang, Pengxiang Huang

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Adequate delivery of thyroid hormones to the brain is crucial for normal neurological development. MCT8 and OATP1C1, two solute carrier (SLC) transporters, mediate the passage of thyroid hormones across the blood-brain barrier and into the central nervous system. Mutations in MCT8 result in Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (AHDS), an X-linked birth defect characterized by neurodevelopmental impairments and peripheral hyperthyroidism, whereas OATP1C1 deficiency is linked to brain hypometabolism and progressive neurodegeneration. Here, we report cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of MCT8 and OATP1C1 bound with the active thyroid hormone triiodothyronine (T3) and the prohormone thyroxine (T4) at 2.9 and 2.3 Å resolutions, respectively. Combined …

Spartan Daily, October 2, 2025, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2025

Volume 165, Issue 18