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The Montclarion, March 2, 2023, The Montclarion

The Montclarion

Student Newspaper of Montclair State University

Iwu Community Invited To Attend The 5th Annual Unity Gala, Mj Soria

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

The Grizzly, March 2, 2023, Layla Halterman, Gianna Mccarthy, Chase Portaro, Kate Horan, Marie Sykes, Renie Christensen, Quadai Brown, Ava Compagnoni

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Rachel Arthur '23 Earns Prestigious Fellowship • Reim Time: To Extend, or Not to Extend? • New Recovery Specialist Joins Prevention and Advocacy Team • A March Note From Our Editor • The Man Behind the Microscope (Donation) • Working to Work the Stage Soon! • Campus Safety: How Safe are Students? • Student Plans for St. Patrick's Day • Student Sports Photography: A Renaissance

One Treaty To Apply Them All? Defining Maritime Terrorism By Cross-References And Reservations: The Asean Region Example, Arron N. Honniball

International Law Studies

Defining terms will shape a State’s treaty obligations, the domestic legislation necessary, the availability of cooperative mechanisms, and norm diffusion. Maritime terrorism is an umbrella term referring to the piecemeal approach of treaties creating offenses for identified acts at sea. Further treaties cross-reference the offenses in a selection of global instruments to create related offenses. This includes financing of terrorism (Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (ICSFT)) and regional maritime terrorism (ASEAN Convention on Counter Terrorism (ACCT)). All cross-referenced instruments shall apply to define ICFST or ACCT offenses unless a State excludes, by reservation, a cross-referenced instrument …

Sdn-Based Routing Framework For Elephant And Mice Flows Using Unsupervised Machine Learning, M Al-Saadi, Asiya Khan, Vasilios Kelefouras, David J. Walker, B Al-Saadi

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Software-defined networks (SDNs) have the capabilities of controlling the efficient movement of data flows through a network to fulfill sufficient flow management and effective usage of network resources. Currently, most data center networks (DCNs) suffer from the exploitation of network resources by large packets (elephant flow) that enter the network at any time, which affects a particular flow (mice flow). Therefore, it is crucial to find a solution for identifying and finding an appropriate routing path in order to improve the network management system. This work proposes a SDN application to find the best path based on the type of …

Deep Learning Methods For Prediction Of And Escape From Protein Recognition, Bowen Dai

Dartmouth College Ph.D Dissertations

Protein interactions drive diverse processes essential to living organisms, and thus numerous biomedical applications center on understanding, predicting, and designing how proteins recognize their partners. While unfortunately the number of interactions of interest still vastly exceeds the capabilities of experimental determination methods, computational methods promise to fill the gap. My thesis pursues the development and application of computational methods for several protein interaction prediction and design tasks. First, to improve protein-glycan interaction specificity prediction, I developed GlyBERT, which learns biologically relevant glycan representations encapsulating the components most important for glycan recognition within their structures. GlyBERT encodes glycans with a branched …

Provident Buckingham Prtnrs Lp V. Villadiego

All Decisions

No abstract provided.

Quantification Of Hydraulic Trait Control On Plant Hydrodynamics And Risk Of Hydraulic Failure Within A Demographic Structured Vegetation Model In A Tropical Forest (Fates–Hydro V1.0), Chonggang Xu, Bradley O. Christoffersen, Zachary Robbins, Ryan G. Knox, Rosie A. Fisher, Rutuja Chitra-Tarak, Martijn Slot, Kurt C. Solander, Lara M. Kueppers, Charles D. Koven, Nate G. Mcdowell

School of Integrative Biological & Chemical Sciences Faculty Publications

Vegetation plays a key role in the global carbon cycle and thus is an important component within Earth system models (ESMs) that project future climate. Many ESMs are adopting methods to resolve plant size and ecosystem disturbance history, using vegetation demographic models. These models make it feasible to conduct more realistic simulation of processes that control vegetation dynamics. Meanwhile, increasing understanding of the processes governing plant water use, and ecosystem responses to drought in particular, has led to the adoption of dynamic plant water transport (i.e., hydrodynamic) schemes within ESMs. However, the extent to which variations in plant hydraulic traits …

Neoadjuvant-Adjuvant Or Adjuvant-Only Pembrolizumab In Advanced Melanoma, Sapna P Patel, Megan Othus, Yuanbin Chen, G Paul Wright, Kathleen J Yost, Siwen Hu-Lieskovan, Leslie A Fecher, Thach-Giao Truong, Jennifer L Eisenstein, Sunandana Chandra, Jeffrey A Sosman, Kari L Kendra, Richard C Wu, Craig E Devoe, Gary B Deutsch, Aparna Hegde, Maya Khalil, Ankit Mangla, Amy M Reese, Merrick I Ross, Andrew S Poklepovic, Giao Q Phan, Adedayo A Onitilo, Demet G Yasar, Benjamin C Powers, Gary C Doolittle, Gino K In, Niels Kokot, Geoffrey T Gibney, Michael B Atkins, Montaser Shaheen, James A Warneke, Alexandra Ikeguchi, Jose E Najera, Bartosz Chmielowski, Joseph G Crompton, Justin D Floyd, Eddy Hsueh, Kim A Margolin, Warren A Chow, Kenneth F Grossmann, Eliana Dietrich, Victor G Prieto, Michael C Lowe, Elizabeth I Buchbinder, John M Kirkwood, Larissa Korde, James Moon, Elad Sharon, Vernon K Sondak, Antoni Ribas

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

BACKGROUND: Whether pembrolizumab given both before surgery (neoadjuvant therapy) and after surgery (adjuvant therapy), as compared with pembrolizumab given as adjuvant therapy alone, would increase event-free survival among patients with resectable stage III or IV melanoma is unknown.

METHODS: In a phase 2 trial, we randomly assigned patients with clinically detectable, measurable stage IIIB to IVC melanoma that was amenable to surgical resection to three doses of neoadjuvant pembrolizumab, surgery, and 15 doses of adjuvant pembrolizumab (neoadjuvant-adjuvant group) or to surgery followed by pembrolizumab (200 mg intravenously every 3 weeks for a total of 18 doses) for approximately 1 year …

Epigenetic-Metabolic Interplay In The Dna Damage Response And Therapeutic Resistance Of Breast Cancer, Chandrima Das, Swagata Adhikari, Apoorva Bhattacharya, Sanjukta Chakraborty, Payel Mondal, Santanu Adhikary, Kamlesh K Yadav, Shruti Pandita, Siddhartha Roy, John A Tainer, Zamal Ahmed, Tej K Pandita

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Therapy resistance is imposing a daunting challenge on effective clinical management of breast cancer. Although the development of resistance to drugs is multifaceted, reprogramming of energy metabolism pathways is emerging as a central but heterogenous regulator of this therapeutic challenge. Metabolic heterogeneity in cancer cells is intricately associated with alterations of different signaling networks and activation of DNA damage response pathways. Here we consider how the dynamic metabolic milieu of cancer cells regulates their DNA damage repair ability to ultimately contribute to development of therapy resistance. Diverse epigenetic regulators are crucial in remodeling the metabolic landscape of cancer. This epigenetic-metabolic …

Non-Invasive Neuromodulation Methods To Alleviate Symptoms Of Huntington's Disease: A Systematic Review Of The Literature, Lijin Jose, Lais Bhering Martins, Thiago M Cordeiro, Keya Lee, Alexandre Paim Diaz, Antonio L Teixeira

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Huntington's disease (HD) is a progressive and debilitating neurodegenerative disease. There is growing evidence for non-invasive neuromodulation tools as therapeutic strategies in neurodegenerative diseases. This systematic review aims to investigate the effectiveness of noninvasive neuromodulation in HD-associated motor, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms. A comprehensive literature search was conducted in Ovid MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Clinical Trials, Embase, and PsycINFO from inception to 13 July 2021. Case reports, case series, and clinical trials were included while screening/diagnostic tests involving non-invasive neuromodulation, review papers, experimental studies on animal models, other systematic reviews, and meta-analyses were excluded. We have identified 19 studies …

Editorial: Clinical Cancer Research In Vulnerable Populations, Laura Tack, Patricia Schofield, Tom Boterberg, Christopher N. Parris, Philip R. Debruyne

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Vulnerable populations in cancer care include a wide array of possible conditions (see Table 1). Their vulnerabilities, whether medical, sociocultural, age- or socioeconomic-related, cause these cancer populations to be excluded from clinical trials. This introduces bias and a Matheus effect as clinical trial results are often not fully representative of the whole target population. This underrepresentation of the majority of cancer patients in clinical trials is a major drawback. The treatment of cancer patients with surgery, radiotherapy, and systemic anticancer drugs has reached an increasingly high level of effectiveness, sometimes shifting a cancer diagnosis towards the possibility of living a …

Faculty Senate Chronicle March 2, 2023, Heather M. Loughney

The University of Akron Faculty Senate Chronicle

Minutes for the regular meeting of the University of Akron Faculty Senate on March 2, 2023.

March 2, 2023, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

A Transcendental Phenomenological Study: Examining Interprofessional Clinical Learning Experiences To Define The Essential Activities That Will Provide Student Transformation, James David Nash

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to describe the interprofessional education clinical experiences that pharmacy preceptors provide to Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students during the final year of training within four different academic institutions. The theory guiding this study was Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model (ELM) and its four components comprised of concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract conceptualization, and active experimentation. These experiences should incorporate all four components of the model to be true experiential learning events leading to transformation. An extensive literature review was provided to support the research. Transcendental phenomenology was the methodology used, as researchers were …

Immigration Related Trauma Among Haitians: Barriers To Treatment And The Role Of Faith In Creating Resiliency, Sandra Garcon Degerville

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The topic of this writer’s dissertation is immigration-related trauma among Haitians, barriers to treatment, and the role of faith in creating resiliency. The purpose of this qualitative push and pull hermeneutic phenomenological study is to understand the lived experiences of people who have immigrated to the United States (US). To better understand these lived experiences, it is imperative to also examine the experiences of Haitian immigrants from the gateway countries of Brazil, Chile, Canada, and the Dominican Republic. It is known that a number of Haitians have entered the US directly (legally or illegally) and a great many entered by …

A Quantitative Analysis Of The Views And Perceptions Of Building Leaders On Discipline And Special Education For Urban Students, Dementred T. Young

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This dissertation involved summarizing and critically evaluating principals’ views on students who have been traumatized and the treatment these students receive as a result of these perceptions. The main focus was to ascertain whether administrators’ upbringing has a mediating effect on the treatment of students being educated in an urban community. The central question focused on the views and perceptions of building leaders raised in urban, suburban, or rural areas and the impact of their perception of urban students who have experienced trauma. Sub-questions were designed to uncover the relationship between the building administrator’s life experiences and perceptions of disciplinary …

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy And Addiction Disorders: A Study Of Effectiveness Of Digital Mental Health Interventions, Andrew L. Stokes

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive case study was to review the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with addiction disorders as measured with digital mental health interventions when traditional face-to-face methods were not available. Most of the United States was shut down at the height of COVID-19 pandemic and it made it difficult for patients to receive mental health care. Many had to turn to telehealth or some other form of eHealth. The pandemic left many wondering how they could receive the care they needed. Through the course of the pandemic, many Americans turned to substances to cope with …

Grief After Perinatal Loss: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study, Marlena Jalise Baxter-Dunn

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this descriptive phenomenological study was to describe the experiences of grief, coping, and spiritual crisis in the lives of women who faced perinatal loss. The theory guiding this study was Pargament’s Theory of Religious Coping, as it explains the role of religious coping in the potential development of complicated grief and complicated spiritual grief. One central research question guided this study: how do women with religious/spiritual beliefs describe their lived experience of grief from perinatal loss? The sample size for the study was eight women with religious/spiritual beliefs who experienced perinatal loss. Data were collected using an …

A Phenomenological Study Of Experienced Social Justice Disparities Described By African American Public Policymakers, Lawrence L. Crenshaw

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this phenomenological study is to describe African American public policymaker's experiences with social justice disparities in the United States of America. Currently, social justice disparities are understood as inequities that exist as the result of policies and practices that create an unequal distribution of money, power, and resources among communities based on race, class, gender, and geographical location. A theme central to this investigation is to understand the impact of societal beliefs concerning mental and physical health concerns such as anxiety and hypertension among African Americans. This insight will aid in the development of positive societal-level psychological …

Teaching High School Students An Apologetic Curriculum On Relativism, Ryan G. Willert

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this action research project is to develop and teach an apologetic curriculum on relativism to the high school students at Eastern Hills Church. The research project will measure the student's prior knowledge of relativism and show that an apologetic curriculum on the topic can be used in order to grow their knowledge of the worldview that inhabits their generation. There were twenty total student participants. Eight total male students ranging from 9th grade to the 12th grade level. There were twelve female students ranging from the 9th grade to the 11th grade level. Each student was given …

Developing A Community Chaplaincy Ministry: Through A Need Satisfaction Care Model For A Native Language Church, Shanti Samuel

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Believers in Jesus Christ are mandated to "go" into the world, and caring for people is part of the seeking. God has provided models and processes of His care in the scriptures. A chaplain holds spiritual care functions outside the church's four walls on the field. Unfortunately, many Asian Indian Americans in the booming immigrant population have not received care. Therefore, this action research thesis assumes need-based church training to build a culture-sensitive model of care to provide care. This research project explored the causes and impediments to care through participative sessions with the spiritual care provider volunteers of the …

A Phenomenological Study Examining The Collaborative Community Experiences Of Veteran Special Educators, Jennifer Boyd

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This phenomenological study aimed to examine and describe the experiences of veteran special education (SPED) teachers in rural southwest Georgia school districts regarding their collaborative community network experiences within the field. Granovetter’s (1973) social network theory (SNT) encompasses critical concepts of belongingness and connection about job satisfaction over time and throughout educational contexts and guided this study. A phenomenological approach involving teacher interviews, a focus group, and journal prompts was used to examine the experiences of SPED teachers on their social networks. Eleven veteran SPED teachers were interviewed using open-ended interview scripts developed to target the central research question. Convenience …

School Connectedness In American Style Comprehensive And European Style Tracking Secondary Schools, Diana Csaki

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Schools are often considered a community nested within a community. A caring school environment contributes to community and belongingness among students. School connectedness, the belief held by students that adults and peers in the school care about their learning and about them as individuals, is viewed as a construct comprising affective, behavioral and cognitive dimensions. School connectedness among students in the United States has been shown as a predictor of adolescent health and academic outcomes with positive feelings of school connectedness linked to positive outcomes. School connectedness research often centers on children and early adolescents and less over the high …

From Dropout To Doctorate: A Phenomenology Of The Self-Determination Of Individuals Who Persisted To Completion, Nancy Catherine Hamilton

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to describe the lived experiences of former high school dropouts in the Continental United States who self-determined to persist to doctoral degree attainment. The theory that guided this study was the self-determination theory with support from the self-efficacy theory and adult learning theory. These three theories framed this study, which sought to discover the motivating factors, life influences, and perseverance required of former high school dropouts who determined to re-enter academia and pursue an education to the doctoral level. The problem this study sought to address was the need to discover the …

The Effects Of Positive Leadership Behaviors And Organizational Justice On Employee Engagement, Felicia A. Long

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Increasing employee engagement has been a challenge for many organizations in recent years, especially in America. Most research has focused on organizational factors related to engagement; few have explored interactional issues from a positive leadership perspective. This study sought to contribute to research on engagement by exploring its relationship with fairness and trust This study viewed fairness from the perspective interactional justice, as defined by the interactional justice scale of Colquitt’s Organizational Justice Scale (OJS). This study also viewed trust from the perspective of leader trustworthiness, a positive leadership attribute. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the …

How A Higher Education Aviation Faculty Perceived The Challenges Of An Online Emergency Transition During The Covid-19 Pandemic And Identifies Recommendations For Future Emergency Online Transitions, Victor Miguel Fraticelli Rivera

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this case study is to discover the perceived challenges and identify future recommendations for emergency online learning transition as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic at a major aeronautical higher education institution in the southeast region of the United States. For this study, emergency online learning transition is defined as the period in which higher education faculty members were required to pivot to an online methodology in response to a global pandemic in the spring and fall academic semesters of 2020. The theories guiding this study are the theory of planned behavior (TPB) by Icek Ajzen and …

A Phenomenological Study Of How Active Engagement In Black Greek Letter Sororities Influences Christian Members' Spiritual Growth, Lorraine Mary Aragon

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This phenomenological study explored how being part of a Black Greek Letter. Organization (BGLO) sorority impacts the spiritual growth of its Christian members. One of the issues explored was the influence relationships within these sororities have on members striving to be like Christ. There is a dichotomy of perspectives regarding Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLOs). They have a significant role in the Black community as organizations that foster leadership, philanthropy, and sisterhood and promote education. They are admired on and off college campuses and in the broader community in graduate chapters. The objective of phenomenology is to describe phenomena of …

The Impact Of Pre-Hire Fitness Scores On Resilience And Burnout Among New Castle County Patrol-Level Police Officers, Eugene Joseph Reid

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This study seeks participation from patrol-level officers with at least two years’ experience in the New Castle County Police Department in Delaware (n=134) and requests that they respond to two questionnaires measuring resilience and job burnout: the 25-item Resilience Scale and the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Additionally, participants are asked to self-report their pre-hire fitness scores. Police officers are repeatedly exposed to trauma, which has negative mental and physical consequences, often leading to extreme stress, fatigue, and emotional imbalance. Repeated trauma also impacts physical fitness, which is critical for not only physical and mental health but also work performance, especially for …

Remote Leadership: Assessing Productive Work Environments In A Post-Pandemic Future, Kimberly Diane Snodgrass

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Leaders of organizations have faced many challenges with respect to remote work during the COVID-19 global pandemic. The purpose of this research was to examine the most productive work environment for employees post-pandemic, the role leadership plays in the success of remote work, and how employees view remote work. This research was limited to one small community bank that had experience with employees working in a traditional office setting then working remotely to adhere to COVID-19 protocols. This study focused on middle management and below, excluding senior management from the research. The conclusion of this research was that most employees …