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Artificial Experience, Munir Eltal

Fresh Voices: Composition at Cal Poly

No abstract provided.

Genesis And Structure Of Hegel's Phenomenology Of Spirit, Jean Hyppolite

Hannah Arendt Marginalia - All

No abstract provided.

Analysis Of Risk Factors And A Predictive Model For Recurrent Febrile Seizures Within A Single Febrile Illness In Children, Zheng Ge, Pao Yu, Kun Chen, Bi Zhou

Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Objective: To investigate predictive factors for seizure recurrence in children with febrile seizures (FS) within a single febrile illness, providing a basis for early clinical identification and preventive measures. Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of children with FS admitted to the Department of Pediatrics, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, from April 2023 to December 2025. A total of 337 children met the inclusion criteria. Children with more than one seizure within the same febrile ilness were classified as the recurrent febrile seizures (RFS) group, and those with a single seizure as the non-recurrent febrile seizures (NRFS) group. …

A Case Of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Caused By Human Herpesvirus 6b, Lihong Gao, Yang Wen

Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a severe inflammatory response syndrome. Common infectious triggers include Epstein Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, bacteria, and other pathogens. We report a case of HLH caused by human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) in a pediatric patient. Based on the HLH-2004 diagnostic criteria, the patient fulfilled 5 of 8 criteria, establishing a definitive diagnosis. HHV-6-associated HLH is rarely reported in the literature. The etiological diagnosis was confirmed through metagenomic next - generation sequencing, highlighting its utility in identifying underlying causes of HLH when the etiology remains unknown.

Identification Of Ca2 As A Potential Candidate Gene Involved In The Therapeutic Effect Of Huatan Huoxue Decoction On Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Integrated Study Of Network Pharmacology, Mendelian Randomization, And Experimental Validation, Chan Zhu, Yijin Zhang, Panwei Hu, Cong Qi, Qiu Chen, Hong Yang, Jing Li

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Purpose: Huatan Huoxue decoction (HTHXD) is effective in treating polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS); however, its underlying mechanisms of action remain unclear. Methods: Gene targets were obtained through Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis using druggable genes from public databases and genome-wide association study data for PCOS from the FinnGen R12 database. These targets were integrated with the active ingredients and protein targets of HTHXD retrieved from the TCMSP and BATMAN-TCM databases for network pharmacology analysis. Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes enrichment analyses were conducted. Core targets were validated using molecular docking. Experimental validation was performed using a letrozole-induced …

Impact Of The Widespread Use Of Online Pharmacies On Overall Consumer Safety, Hasanain Am. Abbas, Eswar Kumar Kilari, Shereen M. Mekkey, Hussein Ahmed Jabbar, Mohammed Haider Majid, Haider Majeed Abd Abbas, Hassanein Khaled Hassan

Al-Mustaqbal Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Sciences

Online pharmacies improve access to medicines by offering convenient ordering and home delivery, but their growth also creates important risks for medication safety and public health. This review examines the benefits and hazards associated with online medicine supply, including access without a valid prescription, falsified and substandard products, inappropriate medicine use, privacy breaches, and weak cross-border regulatory oversight. The available evidence indicates that illicit online sellers can expose consumers to products of uncertain identity, quality, and dose, while vulnerable users may have limited ability to distinguish legitimate services from unlawful vendors. At the same time, licensed platforms can support continuity …

Preparation And In Vitro Evaluation Of Gastro-Retentive Tablets Of Frusemide Using Gas Generating Excipients As Floating Mechanism, Yousif K. Younis, Ahmed Yousif Fadhel, Nihad Hussein Ahmed

Al-Mustaqbal Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Sciences

Frusemide is a loop diuretic used for hypertension, heart failure among many other indications. It has an absorption window in the stomach and it's a class IV drug according to BCS with low bioavailability.
Floating tablets are one of the dosage forms that is best suited for drugs with such absorption window and gas generating excipients can be used to reduce floating lag times even more than traditional floating tablets that relay on density difference alone.
The aim of the study was to investigate the feasibility of floating tablets as a convenient dosage form for oral administration of frusemide aiming …

Current Advances In Cancer Immunotherapy: Mechanisms, Therapeutic Strategies, Challenges, And Future Perspectives, Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack, Mahmoud Moustafa, Mahmoud Kamal, Vincenzo Tufarelli, Muhammad Arif, Laith Aldabbagh

Al-Mustaqbal Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Sciences

Cancer immunotherapy has emerged as a transformative therapeutic strategy that harnesses the host immune system to recognize and eliminate malignant cells. This review provides a comprehensive overview of current immunotherapeutic approaches, including immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), cancer vaccines, dendritic cell (DC)-based vaccines, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy, and oncolytic virus therapy. The mechanisms of action, therapeutic applications, and clinical benefits of each modality are discussed. Monoclonal antibodies selectively target tumor-associated antigens, whereas ICIs restore antitumor immunity by blocking inhibitory immune checkpoints. Cancer vaccines and DC-based vaccines enhance antigen-specific immune responses, while CAR-T cell therapy employs genetically …

Cvgtc‑3.1: A Unified, Place‑And‑Route‑Independent Power‑Grid Research Engine For Early Voltage‑Drop, Dynamic Droop, Electromigration, And Thermal‑Coupled Analysis, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes CVGTC‑3.1, a fully buildable and testable open‑hardware research engine for early power‑grid analysis in system‑on‑chip (SoC) design. The system integrates:

• A place‑and‑route‑independent DC IR‑drop solver

• A dynamic RLC droop simulator

• An electromigration lifetime estimator

• A machine‑learning IR‑prediction model

• A physical PDN coupon for hardware validation

• A multi‑domain thermal stack including:

• Arachne Microfluidic Interposer (microfluidic cooling + CTE control)

• Vortex‑TPMS Core (high‑flux thermal removal)

• Forgecell PCM Module (transient heat buffering)

• CRFG Thermoacoustic Pump (thermal stabilization)

• MMRA Resonant Diagnostics (EM/IR hotspot detection)

• APR‑AI telemetry for automated calibration and control

• Mechanic’s Battery for stable DC supply during testing

The solver …

Tamper-Proof Artificial Intelligence (Ai) Decision Chains, Raghunath Ramesh Kulkarni, Jaswanth D K, Pranetha Priya R

Defensive Publications Series

Autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents increasingly perform critical tasks, yet their lack of transparency makes it difficult to verify that a model was authentic and uncompromised when a decision was made and to maintain a trustworthy audit trail. The techniques presented herein implement a Cryptographic Agent Provenance Ledger (CAPL) security architecture that uses hardware-backed enclaves, privacy-preserving zero-knowledge proofs, hardware-rooted state continuity, and in-enclave cryptographic batching to create tamper-resistant, forensic-grade provenance for AI decisions. CAPL gates release of each inference output until its provenance record is created and ordered, while later hardware-backed notarization anchors batches of already-gated records. By cryptographically binding …

System And Method For Provenance-Gated Vector Embedding: Structural Exclusion Of Shadow Inference Records From Production Ai Knowledge Bases, Durga S. Kala, Tianyi Xu, Ketaki Surendra Kumbharkar, Jun Xu

Defensive Publications Series

The present disclosure relates to a method and a system for maintaining provenance-based separation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) inference data. The present disclosure suggests receiving an inference result record generated by an artificial intelligence (AI) inference platform. The present disclosure also suggests identifying a provenance attribute associated with the inference result record, the provenance attribute indicating an execution context of the artificial intelligence model. Based on the provenance attribute, the present disclosure suggests determining whether the inference result record corresponds to a production execution mode, a shadow execution mode, or an unrecognized execution mode. Upon determination, the present disclosure suggests …

Designing High-Resilience Hybrid Metamaterials: A Systems Engineering Specification For Elemental Hybridization, Solitonic Stabilization, And Non-Destructive Process Verification In Artificial Crystal Lattices, Christopher L. Eckes

Defensive Publications Series

Traditional artificial crystal lattices grown via high-mass commercial methods exhibit acute failure modes under extreme operational environments. These loops manifest as high-frequency acoustic micro-cracking along crystal grain boundaries during cyclic load profiles, or structural delamination driven by thermal expansion differentials across thin-film interfaces.

This specification introduces a formalized systems engineering framework for the elemental hybridization of lab-grown crystal substrates—specifically Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (LiNbO₃) and 3D Self-Assembled Inverse Opal Lattices. By strategically infiltrating these substrates with low-weight-fraction Graphene Oxide (GO) nanosheets and Boron Nitride Nano-Tubes (BNNTs), we create hybrid, non-linear metamaterials that isolate, dampen, and redirect destructive kinetic and thermal wave …

Electrospun Pvp/Zno/Ha Coatings On Silane-Modified Zk60: Corrosion, Antibacterial Activity, And In Vitro Apatite Formation, Qasim Saad Abdulwahid, Akeel Dhahir Subhi, Iman Adnan Annon

Engineering and Technology Journal

This study investigated a two-stage surface modification strategy for ZK60 magnesium alloy based on 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) pretreatment followed by electrospun polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) nanofibers containing ZnO and hydroxyapatite (HA) nanoparticles. Three PVP/ZnO/HA formulations were prepared to examine the effect of nanoparticle loading, and corresponding coatings with and without APTES pretreatment were compared. The coatings were characterized using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDX), and a cross-hatch adhesion test. Corrosion behavior was evaluated in simulated body fluid (SBF) using open-circuit potential (OCP) monitoring and potentiodynamic polarization. Antibacterial activity was screened against S. …

Corrosion Inhibition By Carboxymethyl Cellulose Doped With Graphite Nanosheet And Silica Nanoparticles In Seawater Environment, Mohamed R. Mohssen, Sinan S. Hamdi, Rana A. Anaee, Mathew T. Mathew

Engineering and Technology Journal

This work aims to inhibit carbon steel surface as pipelines by adding carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) with three concentrations (1, 3 and 5 g/L) in seawater environment at four temperatures in the range of 298 – 328 K. The investigation was done by recording Tafel plots and EIS curves to show that the lowest concentration is the best to protect the steel surface with efficiencies ranged between 95.68 – 89.36 % that decrease with increasing temperature due to the decomposition of CMC that begin after ≈ 308 K. An attempt to enhance the protection by CMC at higher temperature has been …

Reconfiguring Distribution Networks Using The Aco+Tnc Algorithm, Specifying The Location, Size, And Number Of Added Renewable Energy Sources, Mohammed Falah Hasan, Rana Ali Abttan

Engineering and Technology Journal

Distribution networks face increasing pressure from rising loads and renewable energy integration, making the simultaneous optimization of reconfiguration and distributed generation placement a critical engineering challenge, and conventional single-objective methods are insufficient for simultaneously addressing power losses, voltage profile degradation, and the structural constraints of radial networks. This paper proposes a hybrid framework that combines Ant Colony Optimization with the Truncated Newton Constrained method to jointly solve network reconfiguration alongside the optimal placement, sizing, and type selection of renewable distributed generation—both solar PV and wind—within a single unified model. The approach relies on a four-part weighted objective function covering active …

Archival Encounters Across The Disciplines: Using Primary Sources In The Classroom, Karen Morse

Faculty Learning Day 2026

Incorporating primary source activities into class sessions can (re)invigorate the classroom while supporting course learning outcomes and critical thinking.  This session will highlight activities and assignments successfully deployed in diverse URI courses.  Encouraging a DIY approach, it will also include an overview of the tools available to assist instructors with classroom integration (including sources of preexisting lessons) as well as guidance on how and where to find the perfect primary source for your class. Resources provided.

2026 September 3 - Tennessee Weekly Drought Summary, Tennessee Climate Office, East Tennessee State University

Tennessee Climate Office Weekly Drought Summaries

No abstract provided.

September 3, 2026

The Breeze, 2020-

No abstract provided.

Harmonicthreads: A Formative Evaluation Of A Fabric-Based Digital Musical Instrument Toward Inclusive Music-Making, Ellie Nguyen, Franceli L. Cibrian

Engineering Faculty Articles and Research

Background:

Inclusive music-making requires instruments that support varied bodies, abilities, musical backgrounds, and forms of participation. Digital musical instruments provide diverse approaches to sound creation, and fabric-based interfaces offer an alternative interaction modality that may support participation for some users and contexts. Their tactile and deformable properties enable forms of interaction that differ from conventional rigid or screen-based controllers and may offer inclusive possibilities in particular settings.

Objective:

This paper presents HarmonicThreads as a formative interaction-design case of a fabric-based digital musical instrument. The prototype explores how tactile cues, fabric deformation, projected visual feedback, and assisted accompaniment can support low-barrier …

Visual Arts Teachers’ Perception Of Integrating Visual Arts To Help With Student Core Content Achievement, Amanda Munoz

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem addressed in this study was that local school districts in Texas do not offer a visual arts-integrated curriculum despite the known academic and social-emotional benefits for K–12 students. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of Texas K–12 visual arts teachers regarding arts integration to enhance core content learning. Grounded in Gardner’s multiple intelligences theory, the research questions focused on teachers' perceptions of arts integration and their recommendations for implementation. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with 10 K–12 visual arts teachers in Texas who had at least 1 year of teaching experience. …

Young Adults’ Perceptions Of Their Life Course Development After Their Parents Were Imprisoned For Violent Crimes, Selena Robinson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Parental incarceration is an adverse childhood experience that can influence children’s emotional, educational, relational, and developmental outcomes into adulthood. Although previous research had examined the effects of parental incarceration on children, limited research had explored how young adults perceive their life course development when a parent was incarcerated for a violent crime. The purpose of this generic qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of young adults, age 18–25, regarding their life course development following parental incarceration for a violent crime. Elder’s life course development theory was the framework for this study. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with three …

Strategies That Black American Female Business Owners Use To Secure Government Contracts, Darrilyn Marie Brittian

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Black American female business owners remain underrepresented in government contracting despite the availability of federal, state, and local procurement opportunities. Some Black American female business owners lack effective strategies to secure government contracts, which may limit business growth and profitability. Grounded in innovation and entrepreneurship theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to identify and explore the strategies Black American female entrepreneurs use to secure government contracts. The participants were six Black American female entrepreneurs who had successfully secured government contracts and possessed experience navigating government procurement processes. Data were collected using semistructured interviews and organizational documents. Through …

Androgens Mediate Sexual Dimorphism In Pilarowski-Bjornsson Syndrome., Kimberley Jade Anderson, Eirny Tholl Thorolfsdottir, Ilana M. Nodelman, Sara Tholl Halldorsdottir, Stefania Benonisdottir, Malak A. Alghamdi, Naif A M Almontashiri, Brenda J. Barry, Matthias Begemann, Jacquelyn F. Britton, Sarah Burke, Benjamin Cogne, Ana S A Cohen, Carles De Diego Boguñá, Evan E. Eichler, Elizabeth C. Engle, Jill A. Fahrner, Laurence Faivre, Mélanie Fradin, Nico Fuhrmann, Christine W. Gao, Gunjan Garg, Dagmar Grečmalová, Mina Grippa, Jacqueline R. Harris, Kendra Hoekzema, Tova Hershkovitz, Sydney Hubbard, Katrien Janssens, Julie A. Jurgens, Stanislav Kmoch, Cordula Knopp, Meral Aktas Koptagel, Farah A. Ladha, Pablo Lapunzina, Tobias Lindau, Marije Meuwissen, Andreina Minicucci, Emily Neuhaus, Mathilde Nizon, Lenka Nosková, Kristen Park, Chirag Patel, Rolph Pfundt, Pankaj Prasun, Nils Rahner, Nathaniel H. Robin, Carey Ronspies, Jasmin Roohi, Jill Rosenfeld, Margarita Saenz, Carol J. Saunders, Zornitza Stark, Isabelle Thiffault, Sarah Thull, Danita Velasco, Clara Velmans, Jolijn Verseput, Antonio Vitobello, Tianyun Wang, Karin Weiss, Ingrid M. Wentzensen, Genay Pilarowski, Thor Eysteinsson, Madelyn Gillentine, Kári Stefánsson, Agnar Helgason, Gregory D. Bowman, Hans Tomas Bjornsson

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

Sex-specific penetrance in autosomal-dominant Mendelian conditions is largely understudied. The neurodevelopmental disorder Pilarowski-Bjornsson syndrome (PILBOS) was initially described in females. Here, we describe the clinical and genetic characteristics of the largest PILBOS cohort to date, showing that both sexes can exhibit PILBOS features, although males are overrepresented. A mouse model carrying a human-derived Chd1 missense variant (Chd1^R616Q/+) displays female-restricted phenotypes, including growth deficiency, anxiety, and hypotonia. Orchiectomy unmasks a growth-deficiency phenotype in male Chd1^R616Q/+ mice, while testosterone rescues the phenotype in females, implicating androgens in phenotype modulation. In the gnomAD and UK Biobank databases, rare missense variants …

Current State And Needs Of Clinical Laboratories In Selected Countries In Africa, Merih Tesfazghi, Anne E Tebo, Roa Harb, Anthony O Okorodudu, Lee Schroeder, Jeannette Guarner, Christine Bales, Jack Ladenson, Allison Targowski, Kerry Cosby, Olajumoke Oladipo

2020-Current year OA Pubs

The Africa Working Group, under the auspices of the Global Laboratory Quality Initiative of the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM), conducted several educational workshops in Africa to promote laboratory quality in the region. The challenges faced in maintaining quality in clinical laboratories in low-resource countries may differ from region to region and country to country. To better understand current gaps and inform our engagement with partners in Africa, a needs assessment survey was distributed to 1427 ADLM members in Africa and further disseminated through local partners, resulting in 121 responses from participants across 8 countries in the region. …

A Brief History Of Irrigation In Utah, Burdette Barker, Reagan Wytsalucy

All Current Publications

Irrigation is essential for most crop production in Utah. With an ever-increasing population, regular drought cycles, and environmental concerns, there is a public discourse about agricultural irrigation water use. This fact sheet is an effort to step back in time to consider the heritage of irrigated agriculture in Utah, from prehistory to the present, and the modernization of irrigation driven by global industrialization and the information age.

Quaker Campus, September 3, 2026 (Vol. 25, Issue 1), Whittier College

Quaker Campus

No abstract provided.

Learning-Based Entanglement Generation For Quantum Routing, Tasdiqul Islam, Rasman Mubtasim Swargo, Md Arifuzzaman

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

Entanglement generation in long-distance quantum networks is challenging because resources are limited and entanglement swapping is probabilistic. To maximize the rate of successful requests, existing quantum routing algorithms often rely on computationally expensive methods such as Integer Linear Programming (ILP) to determine which links to entangle and use for end-To-end entanglement generation. However, these approaches fail to meet the latency requirements of real-world quantum networks. In this study, we propose a Reinforcement Learning (RL)-based model that determines which links to entangle in each time slot, replacing the slow ILP-based link-selection phase used in prior algorithms. The proposed Deep Q-learning model …

General Education Subcommittee Minutes September 3, 2026, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Call to Order
• Approval of Minutes - April 2, 2026
• Course Approvals/Removals/Syllabi Approvals
• Additional Items
• CI Courses and Pre-requisites
• Retreat Follow-up on University Studies and Depth Designations
• Reduced-Credit Bachelor's Degree Policy Discussion
• Adjourn: 9:32 am

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes September 3, 2026, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Approval of Minutes - April 2, 2026
• Program Proposals
• Other Business
• Sub-120 Credit Degree Programs
• Deadlines and Curriculum Resources
• Course Modalities
• Courses Not Taught for Five Years
• Adjourn: 2:55 pm

Educational Policies Committee Minutes September 3, 2026, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Approval of Minutes - April 2, 2026
• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Program Proposals
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee
• Center for Civic Excellence
• Other Business
• Three-year academic plans
• Reduced Credit Bachelor's Programs Policy
• Adjourn: 3:48 pm