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Application Of Singapore's New Rules On Service Out Of Jurisdiction: Three Arrows Capital And Nw Corp, Adeline Chong

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

No abstract provided.

Sleeveless Guides Are More Accurate Than Sleeved Guides: An In Vitro Study, Jenna Hang

Master's Theses (2009 -)

BACKGROUND: Esthetic and functional results of an implant and its final prosthesis depend largely on the accuracy of implant placement. Fully-guided surgeries have been proven to be more accurate than non-guided implant placement. Surgical guides with metal keys are often used during guided surgery, but add tolerance to the guides. Sleeveless guides may improve accuracy of implant placement. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to examine the difference between surgical guides with (S) and without sleeves (SL) in terms of trueness and precision. A secondary aim was to assess the impact of the distance of the guide to the implant platform. METHODS: …

Preemptive Analgesia And Pain After Periodontal And Implant- Related Procedures: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Christos Gousias

Master's Theses (2009 -)

Objective: The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to document the effect of preemptive analgesia on patient-reported pain following periodontal and implant-related surgical procedures. Methods: A comprehensive search of the literature was conducted in PubMed, Cochrane, and Web of Science (PROSPERO ID: CRD42023471166). Randomized placebo-controlled clinical trials on adults undergoing periodontal and implant-related surgeries were included. A meta-analysis was performed comparing pain data at postoperative hours 1, 3, 6, 8, 24 and 72 between pre-emptive medication versus placebo groups. Results: Two independent reviewers screened 1,044 titles and included 15 studies (open flap debridement 6/12; flap and osseous surgery …

A Study Of The Effect Of Preparation Parameters On The Mechanical Properties Of Freeze-Dried Gelatin-Elastin-Hyaluronate Scaffolds, Mansour Qamash

Master's Theses (2009 -)

This thesis is dedicated to a detailed study of changes in the properties of Gelatin-Elastin-Hyaluronate (GEH) tissue engineering scaffold resulting from changes in preparation parameters. More specifically, utilizing a combination of foaming and freeze-drying techniques, this research investigates the effects of different parameters, including agitation speed, duration time, and chilling temperature on the scaffold’s structural integrity, porosity, and mechanical properties. The methodology involves a carefully calibrated process in which the scaffold matrix is initially prepared by incorporating 8% gelatin, 2% elastin, and 0.5% hyaluronate (w/v) into a homogenous aqueous solution, followed by controlled agitation and subsequent freezing at designated temperatures. …

Efforts Toward Difunctionalization Of (Hetero)Arenes Enabled By Visible Light, Eric Allen

Master's Theses (2009 -)

Functionalized arenes and heteroarenes are ubiquitous motifs in natural products, pharmaceuticals, and functional materials. As such, methods to place multiple functionalities on (hetero)arenes in one synthetic step create molecular complexity quickly and are highly valued. The vast majority of current strategies are metal-mediated, although others such as utilizing aryne intermediates and cycloadditions have also been reported. The premier challenge in this research area is the difficulty in controlling regioselectivity. Strategies of controlling regioselectivity have included tuning the electronic nature of the substrate, the use of directing groups (DGs), steric influences, ligand control, and photochemically initiated methods. Certain strategies tend to …

Spring 2024 Shsp Alumni Connections, New York Medical College

School of Health Sciences and Practice

• NYMC Annual Days of Giving Set for March 26 and 27
• CDM Provides Hands-On Training for First Responders
• D.P.T. Class of 2025 Present Community Service Projects
• NYMC NSSLHA Chapter Hosts Fundraiser for Smile Train
• Students Shine at 2023 Multidisciplinary Community Outreach
• NYMC Celebrates Faculty Authorship at 30th Annual Recognition
• NYMC Hosts “Ninety Minutes: The Medical Magazine of the Web”
• Student Spotlight: Dr. P.H. Candidate Advocates for Long Term Care Through the Media
• Alumni Spotlight: SLP Alumna Opens Local Private Practice in Honor of Late Sister
• Alumni Spotlight: D.P.T. Alumnus Finds Solace in Writing After Cardiac Event

Iron Isotope Transformations In Saanich Inlet, Claire Onak

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Iron (Fe) is required for many biogeochemical processes, with Fe bioavailability and chemistry being controlled by redox reactions that transform Fe between oxidation states and dissolved and particulate phases. In oxic seawater, Fe is present in the Fe(III) oxidation state, mainly as Fe oxyhydroxides. Under anoxic marine conditions, such as margin sediments under oxygen minimum zones or restricted basins with anoxic bottom water, Fe(III) is reduced to Fe(II), which is highly soluble and can be present at high concentrations ([Fe]). Fe isotope ratios (δ56Fe relative to IRMM-14) can be used to characterize Fe redox transformations, constrain Fe sources of Fe …

Cal Poly's Old Powerhouse Analysis Assessing Stakeholder Preferences, Marissa D. Burns

Construction Management

This research paper delves into the historical and cultural relevance of Cal Poly’s Old Powerhouse, the college’s oldest architectural landmark, which has remained in a state of disuse since the 1990s. Employing meticulous survey methodology; perspectives from faculty, staff, alumni, students, and community members are gathered to illustrate the significance of the Old Powerhouse within the various stakeholders. The study refrains from imposing interpretation but rather seeks to capture the sentiments expressed by stakeholders, providing valuable insights into the building’s perceived value. By centering on the community opinions, the research will underscore the building’s potential and expand on the collected …

A Memoir Of My Reading, Bennett B. Gilbert

History Faculty Publications and Presentations

Surveying nearly seven decades of habitual and obsessive reading, I consider how my character and psychology used reading to shape philosophical questions that move me into forms in which I could pursue them by reading. This became both the method and the substance of my philosophical work. It preserved some core emotional issues but also gave me the way to integrate them into scholarship and into my life.

Beavers, Hydrology, And Wapato: A Baseline For Monitoring Franz Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Justine Casebolt

Environmental Science and Management Professional Master's Project Reports

Located in the lower Columbia River floodplain, Franz Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a unique landscape with a complex land use history. For thousands of years, Indigenous tribes lived on this land. In the early 1990s, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service acquired the land, after it was identified as a mitigation site following the construction of the Bonneville Lock and Dam. Franz Lake Refuge was once known for its prevalent Wapato (Sagittaria latifolia) population, an emergent plant with edible tubers and an important food source for Indigenous people. With specific growth requirements and hydrologic conditions for germination and …

In Vitro Comparison Of Cellular Cytoxicity Of Conventional Vs. Cad/Cam Denture Base Materials, Zainab Hill Albasry

Master's Theses (2009 -)

Aim: Adverse reactions and local irritation of the oral mucosa to prostheses constructed from PMMA include allergic response, erythema, and a burning sensation of the tongue and mucosal tissues. Evidence on the cytotoxic effects of digitally manufactured denture base materials remains scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the cytotoxic effects of CAD/CAM fabricated denture bases versus conventionally heat-cured acrylic resin materials. Materials and Methods: In total, 75 disks of five different denture resin materials – 15 disks per group were prepared: Ivocap (group 1; control), Ivotion denture base (group 2), Lucitone 3D denture base (group …

Violence Against Children And Youth In Refugee Settings In Uganda: Factsheet, Baobab Research Programme Consortium

Humanitarian Task Force

This factsheet presents key findings from the first-ever Humanitarian Violence Against Children and Youth Survey conducted in refugee settlements across Uganda.

Parallelized Quadtrees For Image Compression In Cuda And Mpi, Aidan Jones

Senior Honors Theses

Quadtrees are a data structure that lend themselves well to image compression due to their ability to recursively decompose 2-dimensional space. Image compression algorithms that use quadtrees should be simple to parallelize; however, current image compression algorithms that use quadtrees rarely use parallel algorithms. An existing program to compress images using quadtrees was upgraded to use GPU acceleration with CUDA but experienced an average slowdown by a factor of 18 to 42. Another parallelization attempt utilized MPI to process contiguous chunks of an image in parallel and experienced an average speedup by a factor of 1.5 to 3.7 compared to …

The Impact Of Government Subsidies On Ev Manufacturers, Connor Quinton

Senior Honors Theses

Government subsidies play a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of the electric vehicle (EV) industry in the United States. This research delves into the relationship between government support and the financial performance of EV manufacturers. This research aims to examine financial statements and market data to analyze the impact of government subsidies and incentives influence the revenue of EV manufacturers to provide a comprehensive understanding of the economic aspects of these policies on both individual companies and the EV sector as a whole. Beyond the financial aspects, this study will also address the ethical considerations associated with government support …

Review Of The Williamsburg Avant-Garde: Experimental Music And Sound On The Brooklyn Waterfront, By Cisco Bradley, Theodore B. Gordon

Publications and Research

Book Review of The Williamsburg Avant-Garde: Experimental Music and Sound on the Brooklyn Waterfront, by Cisco Bradley

...Of Cabbages And Kings, Spring 2024, Emeriti Society, University Of The Pacific

Emeriti Newsletter: "...Of Cabbages and Kings"

"...Of Cabbages and Kings" is the newsletter of the University of the Pacific Emeriti Society. Read more about the Emeriti Society of Pacific by clicking here.

The Older Adults; Oral Health Crisis: An Exploration Into Barriers, Intervention, And Development, Sydney Wojcieszak

USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)

This thesis examines the growing oral health crisis among older adults in the United States by exploring the barriers that prevent access to dental care and evaluating potential strategies for improvement. Through an interdisciplinary review of literature spanning dentistry, public health, gerontology, and healthcare policy, the study highlights the significant relationship between oral health and overall well-being, demonstrating how conditions such as dental caries, periodontal disease, tooth loss, and reduced salivary flow can contribute to systemic illnesses, diminished quality of life, and increased healthcare costs. The research identifies key barriers faced by older adults, including limited mobility, transportation challenges, cognitive …

Simple Transit Braking System, Joshua Forde , '24

Senior Theses, Projects, and Awards

A prototype of an automatic braking system for a locomotive was designed and implemented for the purpose of adding an emergency fail safe for trains nationwide. An ultrasonic sensor detected environmental conditions in front of the train, while a connected relay communicated with a servo powered brake to change brake position. An O scale model train was mounted with an onboard sensor, microcontroller, and servo-powered brake to test the effectiveness of an automatic braking system for locomotives. A rubber-like material was used as the brake pad to slow and ideally stop the train on command. Arduino IDE was used to …

Clinical And Sociodemographic Characteristics As Predictors For Quality Of Life In Transmasculine And Transfeminine Individuals Receiving Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy, Saloni U. Lad, Jacob Sinopoli, Britt Conroy, Adam T. Perzynski, Juan P. Del Rincon

Faculty Scholarship

Healthcare systems and providers have increasingly acknowledged the role and impact of social determinants in overall health. However, gender-diverse individuals face persistent health disparities due to their identities. There is limited research on the impact of clinical and sociodemographic characteristics on mood and quality of life (QoL) for transgender (TG) individuals. Our study aims to understand and better elucidate social and clinical characteristics of transmasculine (TM) and transfeminine (TF) individuals and their impact on quality of life and depressive symptoms. In this cross-sectional study, 298 TF and TM individuals on gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) were surveyed about their demographic characteristics …

2024 Greenleaf Review-- Catharsis (No. 37), Sigma Tau Delta

The Greenleaf Review

No abstract provided.

Cybersecurity For Sustainable Smart Healthcare: State Of The Art, Taxonomy, Mechanisms, And Essential Roles, Guma Ali, Maad M. Mijwil

Mesopotamian Journal of CyberSecurity

Cutting-edge technologies have been widely employed in healthcare delivery, resulting in transformative advances and promising enhanced patient care, operational efficiency, and resource usage. However, the proliferation of networked devices and data-driven systems has created new cybersecurity threats that jeopardize the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of critical healthcare data. This review paper offers a comprehensive evaluation of the current state of cybersecurity in the context of smart healthcare, presenting a structured taxonomy of its existing cyber threats, mechanisms and essential roles. This study explored cybersecurity and smart healthcare systems (SHSs). It identified and discussed the most pressing cyber threats and attacks …

Perceptions Of School Climate, Scott Siegel

Dissertations and Doctoral Documents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023–

This doctoral dissertation investigates the differences in perceptions of school climate among in-school stakeholders. The study focuses on how the participant’s role within the school and gender impact their perceptions of school climate. Surveys were administered to students and teachers in a high school setting, with quantitative analysis revealing statistical differences in perceptions among key groups. Notably, teachers demonstrated higher perceptions of school climate than students, indicating the role within the school has the potential to influence stakeholder perceptions. Additional findings include male students demonstrating higher perceptions of school climate than female students, indicating gender plays an integral part in …

Ferroelectric Control Of Topological Properties Of Two-Dimensional Materials, Kai Huang

Dissertations and Doctoral Documents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023–

Topological characteristics, such as magnetic quasiparticles like skyrmions, and the presence of anomalous and quantum Hall effects, have significantly propelled the field of spintronics. The recent discovery of two-dimensional (2D) ferroic materials opens up a novel platform for incorporating these properties within atomic-thin layers, offering potential advancements in the creation of compact spintronic devices. This dissertation focuses on the exploration of topological features of 2D van der Waals (vdW) materials through first-principles density functional theory calculations. The formation of magnetic skyrmions in 2D vdW ferromagnet Fe₃GeTe₂ driven by proximity of 2D ferroelectric In2Se3 are studied. The interfacial …

Exploration Of The Mental Health Impacts Of Drought On Rural Nebraskans Via Remembered Perceptions, Grace Schleining

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

Drought is a sociological phenomenon. It is a well-known occurrence across the midwestern United States; the drying out of the soil, the failing of crops, and the constant dryness and heat... this is all drought. Inspired by my earliest memory of this climate phenomenon, my research question: Can we identify negative effects of drought on rural Nebraskan mental health and/or wellbeing? In this study, rural Nebraska community members, who are involved with the agricultural sector, were interviewed. They were asked questions regarding their perceptions and stories of drought using purposive sampling and snowball sampling methods. Themes throughout indicate negative mental …

Beyond The Looking Glass: Dreams And Somnial States And Spaces In Nineteenth-Century British Literature, Anne N. Nagel

Dissertations and Doctoral Documents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023–

Poised between a waning magico-theological tradition of symbolic dream interpretation and the rising influence of scientific dream theories, which equated dreaming with disorder, the dream occupied a unique space in nineteenth-century Great Britain. Dreams were coming untethered from signification, as natural philosophers deemed their content indecipherable and chaotic. Yet vestiges of early modern beliefs could still lend supernatural power and polyphony to dreams.

This was not simply a matter of making a binary choice between two ways of thinking about dreams but instead a site of collisions and coalescences. I contend that the ways in which dreams were conceptualized in …

Booktok's Potentials And Possibilities In Composition Studies: An Interactive Digital Collection, Hanna Varilek

Department of English: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The following thesis, “BookTok’s Potentials and Possibilities in Composition Studies: An Interactive Digital Collection,” explores the phenomenon of BookTok, a vibrant out-of-school literacy program on the social media platform TikTok centered around books, reading, and literary discussions. As digital platforms continue to shape contemporary cultural landscapes, BookTok emerges as a unique space where users engage with literature and participate in discussions that influence their reading habits and preferences. This thesis explores the possibilities of BookTok in reimagining the current landscape of first-year writing and composition classrooms by introducing an interactive digital collection of BookTok content and educational resources titled, The …

Review Of Vital Christian Community: 12 Characteristics Of Healthy Congregations By Phil Brochard And Alissa Newton, Renee Jones

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.

From Collaboration To Continuity: Exploring Stakeholder Engagement For Sustainable Global Health Partnerships, Annabelle Falconer

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Global health partnerships have been identified as crucial to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and targets related to health and wellbeing. Specifically, the Global Fund, UNAIDS Joint Programme, and the World Food Programme are examples of some of the relevant partners currently engaged in this work, filling roles in global health financing, governance, and delivery. Current literature has identified that the effective engagement of stakeholders in partnerships can be crucial in effective project implementation and that global health partnerships during the era of the Millennium Development Goals did impact health outcomes. This research aims to investigate the current strategies for …

The Association Between Mental Health Disorders And Glycemic Control In Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes, Marcella Pietrzyk

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Adolescence is a very challenging period in a person's life as it is often filled with hormonal changes, emotional turmoil, and time for development socially, emotionally, and mentally. The addition of a chronic illness on top of the transition from child to adult creates a large burden on quality of life. The most common chronic illness diagnosed in adolescence is type 1 diabetes. This is an illness with a significant medical burden as it requires close monitoring of blood glucose levels, constant insulin injections, and diet control. The combination of adolescence and a chronic illness leads to higher rates of …

The Efficacy Of The Legal Infrastructure Of Proportionality In Contemporary Armed Conflicts, Reed Caney

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Proportionally in armed conflict is one of the key principles of international law, playing a crucial role in ensuring that both civilians are protected in armed conflict, but also that a military is able to accomplish its goals. This paper attempts to discern if the international legal infrastructure is well equipped to deal with proportionality in armed conflicts, especially in regard to contemporary armed conflicts. In an attempt to answer this question, this paper explores the existing legal infrastructure, looking at International Humanitarian Law as a moral system and International Criminal Law as the accompanying legal system to see how …