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A Note For Helen., Joper Journal Of Prison Education Research

Journal of Prison Education Research

The editorial team of the Journal of Prison Education Research is mourning the loss of our beloved editor, Dr. Helen Farley, who passed away in July. We are publishing a note to remember her legacy and thank her for her commitment to the journal. She will be forever loved.

Cryogenic Gas Cell For Infrared Space Instrumentation, Trent Newswander, Scott Bailey, Mark Hervig, Phillip Scott, Ryan Luder, Mike Watson, Mike Oksness, Cody Secrist, Zack Hatfield

Space Dynamics Laboratory Publications

The Doppler Wind and Temperature Sounder (DWTS) is being developed for flight on NASA’s Dynamical Neutral Atmosphere-Ionosphere Coupling (DYNAMIC) satellite. DWTS will view the Earth limb orthogonal to the spacecraft ram and uses gas-filter correlation radiometry to detect the Doppler shift of atmospheric emission. The observations yield horizontal winds and kinetic temperature with high precision, excellent spatial resolution, and altitude coverage from 40–250 km. DWTS detects Doppler shifting of NO and 13CO2 atmospheric emission lines by passing the incident light through an onboard cell containing both gases that is cooled to near cryogenic temperatures. This work describes the DWTS instrument, …

Born Dry Or Born Wet? A Palette Of Water Growth Histories In Trappist-1 Analogs And Compact Planetary Systems, Howard Chen, Matthew S. Clement, Le Chris Wang, Jesse T. Gu

Aerospace, Physics, and Space Science Faculty Publications

It is still unclear whether exoplanets in compact multiplanet systems such as TRAPPIST-1 are able to accrete large quantities of volatiles, grow to sufficient mass, and maintain robust atmospheres and hydrospheres. Previous estimates of water content in M-dwarf systems have largely relied on population synthesis or atmosphere–interior evolution models, often treating impacts and atmospheric loss in isolation. In this work, we combined impact delivery, impact erosion, and mantle-atmosphere exchange within a unified framework that tracks volatile evolution through stochastic collision histories. By explicitly including both planetesimal accretion and the prolonged luminous pre-main-sequence phase of M dwarfs, we find systematically lower …

Screening Of Elevated Blood Pressure In Patients Attending Endodontic Clinics: A Cross-Sectional Study, Adil Othman Abdullah, Hezah Saadi Hassan, Shaima Othman Muhammad, Seyyedeh Shima Hakimi Manesh, Sara Kawa Muhamadamin, Hanif Khan

Polytechnic Journal

One of the most important cardiovascular conditions that account for the highest mortality rate around the world is Hypertension. It is defined as a condition where systolic and diastolic blood pressure values are ≥ 140 mmHg and ≥ 90 mmHg, respectively, or a use of antihypertensive drug is being made. TThis study aims to identify and report the prevalence of elevated blood pressure levels among patients attending an endodontics clinic. The study was conducted among a group of 100 patients who sought endodontic treatment at university hospital, endodontics department. The collected information included blood pressure measurement and answers to a …

Commonwealth Times 2025-09-17

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

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Reconceptualizing Metadata Management As A Design Discipline, Rebecca B. French

Faculty Scholarship

Libraries are increasingly exploring design approaches, but their utility has been overlooked in the area of metadata management. This article argues that metadata management should be considered a design discipline. Key elements of design epistemology and their relevance to cataloging and metadata work are explored through a case study of developing a workflow to update OCLC numbers in a library catalog. Conceptualizing metadata management through the lens of design provides a new view of the field that expands possibilities for education, advocacy, research, and practice.

Examining The Effects Of Firearm Lethality And Aggressors’ Intentions To Kill On Injurious Firearm Violence At American Schools: A Research Note, Brent R. Klein, Cory Schnell, Steven M. Chermak, Joshua D. Freilich

Faculty Publications

This study examined firearm lethality and aggressors’ lethal intent on injurious fatal and nonfatal school shootings using data from The American School Shooting Study, which covers 329 school shootings in the United States from 1990 to 2016. We developed a new multidimensional construct for measuring shooters’ determination to kill and examined firearm characteristics while considering confounding factors. We identified 11 distinct categories of shooters’ intent, with most showing a strong desire to kill. Both intent and weapon lethality significantly impacted school shooting homicides. Overall, we recommend that prevention and theoretical models should address both factors.

Reducing Stigma And Enhancing Outcomes: An Antistigma Education Program For Mental Healthcare Professionals, Chidi Oriaku

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project was a staff education project that addressed the stigmatization of patients with mental illness (PMI) within psychiatric contexts. The project site healthcare organization’s mental health professionals had a high rate of stigmatization of PMI. Stigma is linked to poor medication adherence rates, delays in accessing healthcare, lower healthcare utilization among PMI, psychiatric morbidity and mortality, and poor quality of life. Despite recognizing this problem, the healthcare organization had no targeted antistigma interventions. I developed an antistigma education to improve outcomes. The practice-focused question was: In mental health staff, will an educational program on …

Daily Eastern News: September 17, 2025, Eastern Illinois University

Daily Eastern News: 2025-2026

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Effect Of Gingival Pigmentations And Anterior Crown Heights On Smile Attractiveness Regarding Gingival Exposure Assed By Orthodontists, Dentists, And Laypeople: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Ziad Tannoury, Marianne Moussallem, Joseph Ghoubril, Adib Kassis, Elie Khoury

International Arab Journal of Dentistry

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of gingival pigmentations and anterior crown heights in conjunction with the maxillary gingival display on the perception of smile attractiveness assessed by orthodontists, dentists, and laypersons.

Methods: Frontal intraoral photograph of ideally aligned teeth was modified to generate 3 levels of gingival smile exposure (2 mm, 3 mm, and 4 mm) with 4 different degrees of gingival pigmentation index according to DOPI and 5 different central incisors crown heights (7.7 mm, 8.7 mm, 9.7 mm, 10.7 mm, and 11.7 mm). Attractiveness of these 24 smiles was evaluated by orthodontists …

Adaptive And Robust Smartphone-Based Step Detection In Multiple Sclerosis, Lorenza Angelini, Dimitar Stanev, Marta Plonka, Rafal Kilmas, Natan Naplorkowski, Gaby Gonzalez Chan, Lisa Bunn, Paul Glazier, Richard Hosking, Jennifer Freeman, Jeremy Hobart, Jonathan Marsden, Licinio Craveiro, Mike D. Rinderknecht, Mattia Zanon

School of Health Professions

Background: Many attempts to validate gait pipelines that process sensor data to detect gait events have focused on the detection of initial contacts only in supervised settings using a single sensor. Objective: To evaluate the performance of a gait pipeline in detecting initial/final contacts using a step detection algorithm adaptive to different test settings, smartphone wear locations, and gait impairment levels. Methods: In GaitLab (ISRCTN15993728), healthy controls (HC) and people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS; Expanded Disability Status Scale 0.0-6.5) performed supervised Two-Minute Walk Test [2MWT] (structured in-lab overground and treadmill 2MWT) during two on-site visits carrying six smartphones and unsupervised …

Transcending Tradition Through Inclusive Online Pedagogy, Areto A. Imoukuede

St. Mary's Law Journal

No abstract provided.

On The Randomness Of Evolutionary Events Along Lineages : Two Case Studies, Hema Dalavayi, Max Garzon

QuaesitUM

No abstract provided.

The Lumberjack, September 17, 2025

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Predictors Of All-Cause In-Hospital Mortality In Patients With Malignant Well-Differentiated Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors, Elvis Obomanu, Tarfa Verinumbe, Tinsae Anebo, Colton Jones, Claudia Dourado

Einstein Health Papers

BACKGROUND: Factors influencing in-hospital mortality in patients with well-differentiated gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) remain understudied, highlighting gaps in optimizing acute clinical outcomes. This study aimed to identify sociodemographic and clinical predictors of all-cause in-hospital mortality in this population.

METHODS: Using 2016 - 2020 data from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS), patients with malignant well-differentiated GEP-NETs were identified via the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) codes. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. Sociodemographic and clinical variables (heart failure (HF), malnutrition, Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), and tumor site) were analyzed using multivariable logistic regression.

RESULTS: Among 5,642 patients (mean age …

Integrated Upper Limb And Language Impairment And Functional Training (Uplift) After Stroke: Study Protocol For An Umbrella Bayesian Optimal Phase Iia Clinical Trial, Kathryn S. Hayward, Geoffrey Donnan, Erin Godecke, Anna Balabanski, Ruth Barker, Julie Bernhardt, Sandra Brauer, Amy Brodtmann, Emily Brogan, Sonia Brownsett, Paul Chapman, David Copland, Elise Cowley, Emily Dalton, Fiona Ellery, Paul Fink, Carlos Garcia Esperon, Annie J. Hill, Heidi Janssen, Siobhan Kavanagh, Timothy Kleinig, Liudmyla Olenko, Joanne J.E. Quek, Trevor Russell, Moira Smith, Lillian Taylor

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Introduction One in six stroke survivors continue to experience arm and language disability at 3 months post-stroke. This study aims to identify which model(s) of integrated UPper limb and Language Impairment and Functional Training (UPLIFT) show promise for people 3 months to 24 months post-stroke. We hypothesise that at least one promising UPLIFT model of rehabilitation will be identified. Methods and analysis This is an adaptive Phase IIa master protocol umbrella design that includes four simultaneous Bayesian Optimal Phase II studies to evaluate individual UPLIFT interventions against prespecified objective performance criteria. The intervention is upper limb and language training at …

Appendicitis With Appendicular Phlegmon Secondary To Endometriosis, Rawan Al Balushi, Maiyan Al Hinai, Shihab Al Maawali, Abdullah Al Qari, Sadiq Al Khaboori

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency, however endometriosis in an appendix is a rare phenomenon. In this case report, we describe a 34-year-old woman who visited a teaching hospital on 2024, presenting with typical clinical features of appendicitis. Initial imaging revealed complicated appendicitis with perforation and an appendicolith; following conservative management, the patient was scheduled for an interval appendectomy which revealed an appendicular mass. A repeat surgery was scheduled, where extensive adhesions were noted, resulting in an open appendectomy. Histopathological examination confirmed appendiceal Endometriosis and a follow-up by a gynaecologist was arranged. Appendiceal Endometriosis is a rare phenomenon with …

Women’S Mba Peers Affect Their Course Choices, Career Paths, And The Gender Pay Gap, Mallika Thomas

Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs

No abstract provided.

Empathy By Design: Rethinking Law School Engagement For Critical Thinking In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence, Jon M. Garon

St. Mary's Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Online Inclusivity: Mission And Best Practice, Colin P. Marks, Zoe Niesel

St. Mary's Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Microarchitectural Malware Detection Via Translation Lookaside Buffer (Tlb) Events, Cristian Agredo, Daniel F. Koranek, Christine M. Schubert Kabban, Jose R. Gutierrez Del Arroyo, Scott R. Graham

Faculty Publications

Prior work has shown that Translation Lookaside Buffer (TLB) data contains valuable behavioral information. Many existing methodologies rely on timing features or focus solely on workload classification. In this study, we propose a novel approach to malware classification using only TLB-related Hardware Performance Counters (HPCs), explicitly excluding any dependence on timing features such as task execution duration or memory access timing. Our methodology evaluates whether TLB data alone, without any timing information, can effectively distinguish between malicious and benign programs. We test this across three classification scenarios: (1) A binary classification problem involving distinguishing malicious from benign tasks, (2) a …

Integrating Ai And Generative Ai Across The Curriculum: A Look At Three Subject Areas, Angie Su, Victoria Brenes, Stephanie L. Nelson

FDLA Journal

This paper examines how artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GenAI) models, such as ChatGPT and other GenAI tools, can be effectively integrated into mathematics, computer science, and English classrooms. Students must understand foundational AI concepts and how these technologies function to facilitate meaningful engagement with AI and GenAI. This paper provides practical strategies for math educators to introduce AI algorithms in a way that connects with students' existing knowledge and real-life experiences. Furthermore, it examines how GenAI can enhance learning, supporting students at each stage of coding, reading, and writing. The ethical considerations of GenAI usage, including potential overuse …

Staff Education To Improve Knowledge On Facilitation Of Psychoeducational Groups, Kenyett Moody

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Walden University College of Nursing This is to certify that the doctoral study by Kenyett Moody has been found to be complete and satisfactory in all respects, and that any and all revisions required by the review committee have been made. Review Committee Dr. Margaret Harvey, Committee Chairperson, Nursing Faculty Dr. Robert McWhirt, Committee Member, Nursing Faculty Chief Academic Officer and Provost Sue Subocz, Ph.D. Walden University 2025 Background and Purpose: Nurse-led psychoeducation groups are essential for improving patient outcomes by educating individuals about health conditions and coping strategies. In a dual-diagnosed inpatient psychiatric unit, a quality improvement (QI) project …

The Sleeping Beauty: Venus And Cupid By Artemisia Gentileschi And The Spectacle Of A Goddess At Rest, Addison Cucchiaro

QuaesitUM

No abstract provided.

Simulation Of A 2d Array Transducer Design For Transcranial Doppler Signal Acquisition, Farraday Johnson, Carl Herickhoff

QuaesitUM

No abstract provided.

Noise Analysis For Hyperspectral Unmixing, Gerrell Dabbs, Chrysanthe Preza

QuaesitUM

No abstract provided.

Illegal Corporate Cultures, Elise Bernlohr Maizel

Duke Law Journal

Culture is a powerful force in corporate compliance. Corporate culture shapes how employees behave, dictating whether, when, and how they follow the law. Cases arising out of cultural failures often involve public harm—plane crashes, poisoned rivers, tainted cancer drugs, and collapsed mines. Before these awful outcomes, however, the corporations that caused these harms fostered cultures that permitted the disregard of legal commands and public commitments. Managers disparaged safety regulations. Messages about profits and production drowned out messages about compliance and safety. Yet, there is a gap between all we know about the power of culture and our understanding of corporate …

Journal Staff

Duke Law Journal

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Autonomous Artificial Intelligence In Armed Conflict: Toward A Model Of Strategic Integration, Ethical Authority, And Operational Constraint, Elise Annett, James Giordano

Strategic Insights

This commentary explores how autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the nature of armed conflict and what it means for military strategy. AI-enabled systems, from autonomous sensors to decision aids, can improve situational awareness, speed decision cycles, and support complex operations. But the increasing autonomy of these systems also raises ethical, legal, and strategic questions, especially about accountability, control, and escalation risk. The article proposes a model for integrating autonomous AI into strategy that balances capability gains with ethical oversight and operational restraint. It concludes that responsible adoption of autonomous AI will require clear policy frameworks, robust governance, and multinational …

Experiences With Social Media Social Comparison In Women Ages 18-28: A Qualitative Study, Olivia Oakley Dr.

Dissertations

This qualitative study aimed to understand young women’s experience using social media and their reported mental health connections, such as self-esteem and comparison. As inferred in recent research, a wide range of social media content is being produced and consumed, from promoting the “thin ideal” to newer campaigns advocating for body positivity (Cohen et al., 2019, Grabe et al., 2008; Groesz et al., 2002). In a time where there is so much online content to consume, it is important to continue to evaluate the lived experiences of those using social media. This phenomenological qualitative research captured the lived experiences of …