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Creative Works By Andrea Cadlo, Andrea Cadlo

The Art of Medicine

• The Breath In Between
• Restless Sea

Creative Works By Chloe E. Condrey, Pa-C, Chloe E. Condrey

The Art of Medicine

• Boba Fett
• Texas Longhorn
• Sunset at White Sands
• StatinWise

The Genetic Role Of Prnp, Julianna Dufresne

Student Research Design & Innovation Symposium

Located on chromosome 20, the prion protein gene (prnp) is responsible for neuronal health and supporting healthy brain function. Missense mutations in specific areas of the gene, however, result in an abnormally folded protein, referred to as a prion. When the abnormally folded version of the prion protein comes into contact with normally folded proteins in the brain, it causes the regular protein to misfold, creating a cascade effect. The neurodegenerative disorders that result from mutated PRNP present similarly, but are distinguished from each other by where exactly in the gene the mutation occurred. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease is one of the …

Children Past Curfew: Surveillance, Resistance, And Childhood In Philippine Martial Law Children's Literature, Krisna Marie T. Balolong

Children's Literature (MA) Theses

This paper examines how two Philippine children's books depict state surveillance and its effects on a child's perspective of family, authority figures, and childhood. Through analysis of Augie Rivera's Isang Harding Papel and Sandra Nicole Roldan's At the School Gate, this project makes a connection between children's literature and surveillance studies, offering new framework to engage with children’s literature depicting authoritarian regimes and state violence, especially in cases where children were targets of their governments. Each book is examined by their representations of state surveillance during the Martial Law era of the Philippines, as well as each characters’ individual …

Madewell: Glp-1 Beef Wellington Frozen Meal, Rebecca Sapiro, Arianna Kaplinski

Student Research Design & Innovation Symposium

A refined evolution of the classic Beef Wellington, thoughtfully crafted for modern appetites. A petite, center-cut filet is layered with savory herb mushroom duxelles and enveloped in a crisp, golden pea protein puff pastry adding structure, satiety, and balanced nutrition without unnecessary heaviness. High in protein and intentionally portioned, this Wellington delivers deep umami flavor, tender texture, and elegant presentation in a format designed for mindful enjoyment. A sophisticated entre© that honors indulgence while embracing metabolic balance.

Creative Works By Aaron Allison, Aaron Allison

The Art of Medicine

• Fill Your Cup

Art Of Medicine - 2026

The Art of Medicine

No abstract provided.

Creative Works By Emily Anthone, Emily Anthone

The Art of Medicine

• The Transition - Phase 1 to Phase 2
• Looking In
• The Old and New
• Histology of the Heart
• Pink Sweater
• The Wegners
• Green
• Barcelona
• Street Corner
• Blackstone
• The Thoracic Cage

Creative Works By Grace Beauchamp, Mba, Grace Beauchamp

The Art of Medicine

• A Donkey in a Barn

The Priming Effect Of Using The Bilateral Squat And Rear Foot Elevated Split Squat On Bilateral And Unilateral Vertical Jumping Performance At Different Time Points, Chung Wai, Mark Mal, Wesley Wong, Chris Bishop

Department of Sport and Recreation

This research examined the priming effects of back squats (BS) and rear foot elevated split squats (RFESS) on bilateral countermovement jumps (CMJ), right single-leg countermovement jumps (RCMJ), and left single-leg countermovement jumps (LCMJ) in well-trained athletes. Seventeen male participants, all trained in competitive team sports including basketball, football, and handball (age: 24.2 ± 5.2 years; weight: 72.6 ± 8.2 kg; 1RM BS: 122.79 ± 11.7 kg; 1RM RFESS: 78.26 ± 10.9 kg) performed 3 sets of 3 repetitions of both exercises at 80% of their 1RM as conditioning activities (CAs), before executing CMJ, RCMJ & LCMJ at 0, 4, 8, …

Implementing A Change Process To Support Respectful Communication In Newborn Units In Kenya: A Qualitative Study, Mwanamvua Boga, Peris Musitia, Dorothy Oluoch, Dyuti Sen, Hiza Dayo, Ane Haaland, Lisa Hinton, Jacinta Nzinga, Mike English, Sassy Molyneux

Institute for Human Development, East Africa

Background: In contexts of high workloads, resource shortages, and environmental inadequacies, neonatal nurses in many low- and middle-income countries face high levels of stress and burnout, as well as significant communication challenges. Advancing care in these ‘on the edge’ emotionally fraught contexts requires a multi-layered systems approac:, including context-sensitive courses that support respectful communication.

Methods: We share our learning from the implementation of a communication and emotional competence training process in two public hospital newborn units in Kenya. We adapted an existing course in collaboration with newborn unit nurse managers, with the aim of enhancing relationships among staff and …

Testing Practices And Applications Of Flywheel Resistance Technologies—Implications For Performance Assessment And Injuries From A Survey Study, Chung Wai, Mark Mal, Marco Beato, Kevin De Keijzer, Anthony Turner, Anthony Weldon, Chris Bishop

Department of Sport and Recreation

Mak, MCW, Beato, M, De Keijzer, K, Turner, A, Weldon, A, and Bishop, C. Testing practices and applications of flywheel resistance technologies—Implications for performance assessment and injuries from a survey study. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000–000, 2026—This study explores current practices and applications associated with flywheel resistance technologies in performance assessment, asymmetry, and injury risk. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among sports scientists, strength and conditioning coaches, and medical professionals. The findings showed that monitoring and testing frequency among practitioners (n 5 42) are low, with 70% (n 5 29) conducting it less than once a month. Monitoring …

Breaking Bad Cells: Histotripsy As A Noninvasive Weapon Against Hcc, Durga A. Kumar, Baylen Shoemaker, Rafik Lababidi, Patricia Chun

West Florida Division GME Research Day 2026

No abstract provided.

Heterologous Leadless Pacing: Resolution Of Pacemaker Syndrome Via Co-Implantation Of An Abbott Aveir Atrial Leadless Pacemaker With A Medtronic Micra Av, Badal Sojitra, Baylen Shoemaker, Shiv Gakhar, Vincent Sachs, Kun Xiang

West Florida Division GME Research Day 2026

No abstract provided.

Hca Florida Trinity Hospital Heart Failure Quality Improvement Project, Guillermo Gomez, Yuvedha Senthil, Ubaldo Gonzalez, Kero Hakim, Karo Hakim, Paras Shah, Dale Calixte, Chris Lane, Zach Sukin, Jordan Young

West Florida Division GME Research Day 2026

No abstract provided.

Suspected Cornual Ectopic Pregnancy In A Bicornuate Uterus Following In Vitro Fertilization, Jacqueline Baron, Natalie Canuteson

West Florida Division GME Research Day 2026

No abstract provided.

Strep Pasteurianus Toxic Shock Syndrome Revealing Colon Adenocarcinoma, Kendal Hansen, Enrique Urrutia

West Florida Division GME Research Day 2026

No abstract provided.

Is Seeing Still Believing? Comparing Deepfake Regulations In The U.S. And E.U., Sara Weitz

Emory International Law Review

The rapid advancement of deepfake technology has fundamentally altered the trustworthiness of audio and visual media. Deepfakes, synthetic media generated through artificial intelligence, can skew political discourse, manipulate elections, and disproportionately harm women through nonconsensual deepfake pornography. As these issues intensify, the law must provide adequate protections without stifling innovation and infringing on fundamental rights. This requires a careful balancing act.

This comment compares the emerging regulatory frameworks governing deepfakes and artificial intelligence in the United States and European Union. In the United States, constitutional constraints limit federal regulation, resulting in a fragmented patchwork of laws at the state level. …

Issue No. 124 Spring 2026

La Crónica de Nuevo México

Table of Contents

2 A Letter from the President

3 Building U.S. Highway 66 by Sherry Robinson

12 La Bajada: A nightmare for Model Ts and trepid tourists by Richard Melzer

20 Black Range Highway by Joseph Britton

24 Commemorating Route 66 at the New Mexico History Museum by Keri M. Schroeder

27 New Books

Toward Conditions For Consensus Of Noisy Bounded-Confidence Models, Madeline Reeve

HMC Senior Theses

Models of opinion dynamics aim to describe the spread of opinions over time in a social network. However, many canonical models are deterministic and thus may fail to capture uncertainty present in social interactions. This work investigates the effect of adding noise into bounded-confidence models, a class of opinion dynamics models where agents are more likely to be influenced by opinions close to their own. In particular, we propose a noisy modification of the Deffuant–Weisbuch bounded-confidence model. We prove that in this model all agents eventually adopt the same opinion—that is, our model converges to consensus. In doing so, we …

Implementing A “Naloxone Hub With Many Spokes” Model In Kentucky: Partner Agency Perspectives On Implementation Strategies, Hannah K. Knudsen, Michael Goetz, Shaquita Andrews-Higgins, Sandra Back-Haddix, Olivia A. Davis, Patricia R. Freeman, Douglas R. Oyler, Sharon L. Walsh

Behavioral Science Faculty Publications

Background: Overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) is a vitally important evidence-based practice for addressing the ongoing opioid epidemic. During the HEALing Communities Study in Kentucky, OEND was dramatically scaled up in eight counties using a “hub with many spokes” model and multifaceted implementation strategies. This aim of this manuscript is to describe qualitative perspectives of partner organizations regarding the utility of the implementation strategies used to expand OEND.   Method: Twenty small-group and 24 individual qualitative interviews were conducted with staff from 44 agencies that implemented OEND through partnerships with the study team. Interviews were conducted 6–8 months after the …

Gilded Crowns: How Wisconsin Can Address The Growing Phenomenon Of Private Equity In Dentistry, Connor D. Reed

Marquette Law Review

In recent years, for-profit businesses and private interests have gained a substantial foothold in dentistry, often in the form of private equity investment in dental service organizations. While there is an undeniable upside to this influx of investment, the dangers are too substantial to ignore. Wisconsin's Corporate Practice of Medicine laws are not as robust for dentistry as they are for medicine generally, making the practice of dentistry in Wisconsin ripe for private equity exploitation. This Comment explores solutions to that problem. By looking to the laws of other states, its own existing laws, and some previous legislative efforts, Wisconsin …

Understanding Space Frontier Areas: Strategy In Cislunar Space And Beyond, Todd W. Pennington

INSS Strategic Perspectives

Space beyond geostationary Earth orbit, particularly cislunar space, is emerging as a strategically significant domain for national security, governance, and long-term competition. This paper introduces the concept of "Space Frontier Areas" to describe regions of space, including xGEO and the Earth–Moon system, where operations remain limited in scale but increasingly consequential. It argues that current strategic thinking about these areas is overly bipolar, framing activities as either near-term security concerns or long-term economic opportunities, thereby constraining nuanced policy choices. To address this limitation, the paper proposes an analytical framework organized around four strategic purposes—prestige, governance, security, and resources—that can be …

Cross-Neutralization And Antigenic Characterization Of Simian And Equine Group A Rotaviruses, Shalini Soni, Lianne G. Eertink, Ni Shuisong, Alan T. Loynachan, Samantha M. Barnum, Emma Adam, Michael A. Kennedy, Dan Wang, Feng Li

Veterinary Science Faculty Publications

Rotaviral diarrhea in foals is caused by two dominant G3P[12] and G14P[12] genotypes of equine rotavirus A (ERVA). Protection of foals against ERVA infection and disease is achievable by passive antibody transfer through colostrum from mares receiving inactivated monovalent G3P[12] vaccine. Simian rotavirus SA11 G3P[2] is also included in ERVA vaccines to protect foals. Here, we characterized cross-neutralization and protection among three distinctive rotaviruses carrying the same or different G (defined by VP7) or P (defined by VP4) genotype by using a rabbit and equine monospecific antisera panel coupled with structural and computational analyses of viral epitopes. Data from these …

Dark And Camouflaged Genomic Regions Remain Challenging In Chm13, Mark E. Wadsworth, Madeline L. Page, Bernardo Aguzzoli Heberle, Justin B. Miller, Cody J. Steely, Mark T. W. Ebbert

Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Faculty Publications

Comprehensive genomic analysis is essential for advancing our understanding of human genetics and disease. However, short-read sequencing technologies are inherently limited in their ability to resolve highly repetitive, structurally complex, and low-mappability genomic regions, previously coined as “dark” regions. Long-read sequencing technologies, such as PacBio and Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT), offer improved resolution of these regions, yet they are not perfect. With the advent of the new Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) CHM13 reference genome, exploring its effect on dark regions is prudent. In this study, we systematically analyze dark regions across four human genome references—HG19, HG38 (with and without alternate contigs), and …

Strengthening Rural Health Care: A Scoping Review Of Nurse Recruitment And Retention Strategies, Kelley Arredondo, Laura Witte, Alexander Paterson-Roberts, Alexandra Caloudas, Matthew Vincenti, Bradley V Watts, Bronwyn Sutherland, Hilary Touchett

Library Staff Publications

Background: Despite nursing being the largest US health profession, only 16% of registered nurses (RNs) practice in rural areas, where health care access is limited. This significantly impacts rural residents, including over 2.7 million rural veterans receiving care at the Veterans Health Administration, leading to compromised health outcomes. Nurses are vital in primary care, improving coordination and management of chronic conditions.

Objectives: Identify recruitment and retention programs for rural nurses (licensed vocational nurses/licensed practical nurses and RNs), including strategy characteristics and location.

Research design: We conducted a scoping review of published and gray literature. Eligible studies targeted US rural nurse …

Effects Of Matched Freespace And Wall Damping On Stiffness Perception, Madeleine Toland, M Bourgeois, Emma Treadway

Engineering Faculty Research

Stiffness perception has previously been shown to be influenced by damping. This work addresses open questions about what damping conditions are best for enabling classification of virtual walls by their stiffness. Through a forced-choice classification experiment with 12 participants, we found that the highest mean classification performance (in terms of both information transfer and percent correct responses) occurred when freespace damping matched wall damping, rather than being higher or lower. However, statistically significant differences did not appear between the closest damping values employed, suggesting that the effects do not become pronounced until the damping is quite mismatched.

From The Desk Of The Editors: Dr. Alex Garcia-Putnam And Amelia Sethi (Student Co-Editor), Alex Garcia-Putnam, Amelia Sethi

Spectrum

No abstract provided.

Anth 514 Method And Theory In Archaeology: Trash Talk Theory Exercise, Meghan Howey, Taylor K. Brown, Connor J. Lincoln, Brady Proctor

Spectrum

An Introduction by the Course Instructor, Dr. Meghan Howey, Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of New Hampshire

Reading the Room: A Comparative Archaeological Analysis of Dorm Waste by Taylor K. Brown

Life Ways of Devine 130 by Connor J. Lincoln

What We Waste: An Analysis of Trash from Two Archaeological Theories by Brady Proctor

Crossing Borders: Teaching Migration Through Experiential Learning, Katherine Rule

Spectrum

This project was born out of curiosity after watching an episode of Dark Tourism. In the episode, host David Farrier embarks on a simulated southern border crossing with a group of tourists to understand the challenges people informally migrating face on the migrant trail. The simulation included coyotes, harsh terrain, staged robberies, and even interactions with border patrol. By the end of the simulation, both the host and tourists articulated an increased understanding of the journey itself. Watching this made me begin to wonder whether an activity like this could be replicated in a classroom setting. Could a similar experience …