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Carlotta And Yager Valley: The First Hundred Years, Paula Gundlach Mchenry, Janet Corbett Mattson

Trade & Scholarly Monographs

This book is laid out as a timeline covering the first 100 years that Yager Creek and Carlotta were being settled. Included are not only the happenings in the area but events that were occurring outside the area that would have affected or been of interest to Humboldt County residents. Great care has been taken to preserve the history of the area, to learn who the families were, their reason for coming to the area, and where they came from. This book was compiled through the effort of the entire community.

A Quantum Walk Through Sustainability: Nonlinear Thinking For A Nonlinear World, Sanjay Wahal

Trade & Scholarly Monographs

We are living through a planetary inflection point. Conventional sustainability thinking-rooted in linear logic, siloed disciplines, and incremental fixes-no longer suffices. The climate crisis is nonlinear. Our response must be as well.

In this book, Dr. Sanjay Wahal, global systems strategist and founder of Decarbonization, LLC, delivers a visionary, paradigm-shifting framework that draws inspiration from quantum theory to reimagine how we think, act, and lead for climate action.

This is not a book about quick fixes or silver bullets. It is a meditation on coherence, emergence, and transformation. It is for those who believe sustainability is not just a policy …

A Photographic Exploration Of Humboldt's Coastal Lagoons, Aldaron Laird

Trade & Scholarly Monographs

This visually stunning book shows the same meticulous artistry that Aldaron displayed when depicting Wigi, but it shows places so different from Humboldt Bay that they seem to be of a different world. And in a sense they are, for the imprints of modern Humboldt County are here much less frequent and far, far gentler. Instead, we see the land of the Coastal Yuroks, which in many places is little changed from what it was like before the arrival of the Whites a hundred and seventy-five years ago. The only buildings we see are those of the traditional Yurok style, …

When We Don’T Get Community Right In Restorative Justice Spaces: Cancel Culture And Failure To Transform, Aparna Polavarapu

Scholarly Works

This Article argues that community is a central but deeply misunderstood feature of restorative justice. Restorative justice asks us to understand harm as a break in relationship that creates obligations for the person harmed, the person who caused harm, and the community. Community is theorized to play a key role in working towards reintegration and social change, both goals of restorative justice. Yet in practice, community is often misused or underused in ways that weaken these goals. Practitioners are observing an increase in cancel culture actions by groups that claim affinity with restorative and transformative justice. However, by weaponizing the …

Students With Vision And Hearing Loss: Successful Strategies For Teachers And Families, Karen A. Waldron, Michael Steer, Dolly Bhargava

Education Faculty Research

Students with Vision and Hearing Loss: Successful Strategies for Teachers and Families is an eBook containing extensive online Activities, Research, and Resources to support children and adolescents who are Vision Impaired or Blind, and those who experience a Hearing Loss or are Deaf.

This collaborative project was administered by Dr. Karen A. Waldron (Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas) and Dr. Michael Steer, with the support of graduate student Dolly Bhargava (Renwick College, New South Wales).

It includes the work of many experts at universities, schools, and regional service centers across the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, and provides specific …

Hydesville Goose Prairie: Early Pioneers And The Making Of A Town, Jack Mchenry, Paula Gundlach Mchenry, Janet Corbett Mattson

Trade & Scholarly Monographs

This book is laid out as a timeline beginning when Hydesville was first being settled. Included are not only happenings in the area, but also events that were occurring outside the area that would have affect-ed or been of interest to Humboldt County residents. Great care has been taken to preserve the history of the area, to learn who the families were, their reason for coming to the area, and from where they originated. This book was compiled through the effort and interviews of the entire community. The McHenrys began collecting Hydesville history some sixty years ago. Jack McHenry wrote …

Understanding Processes Involved In Firefighter/Ems Resilience And Suicidality: A Mixed Methods Analysis, Benjamin H. Barnette

Clinical Psychology Dissertations

First responders in the fire service and emergency medical services (EMS) are the subject of research focused on career suicide risk, occupational hazards, and psychological resilience; however, the nature of the relationships between these three variables is not well understood. This study employed a mixed methods design to test the moderating role of resilience in the relationship between the severity of critical incident exposure and two distinct processes involved in suicidality: suicidogenic cognitions and the acquired capability for suicide. A total of 248 eligible participants with experience in firefighting and/or EMS responded to an online survey. Psychological resilience was negatively …

Thwartings, Lee Anne Fennell

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

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Review Of Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed's: Media, Culture, And Decolonization: Re-Righting The Subaltern Histories Of Ghana, Ignatius Suglo

Rhetoric and Communication Studies Faculty Publications

"In Media,Culture,and Decolonization: Re-righting the Subaltern Histories of Ghana, Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed sets out not only to offer a grounded examination of how colonial encounters and legacies still shape media cultures in Ghana but also to demonstrate how we can re-right these subaltern histories. The author playson re-rightingsubaltern histories by re-writinghistories that not only center the past and present work of indigenous communities but more importantly the conceptual grounding of this kind of work. Key here is how Mohammed centers indigenous communities in our thinking of decolonization, which stands starkly against mapping transatlantic experiences onto the nation-state by asking what …

Communicating With The Virtual Patient: Student Perceptions Of Genai In Dietetic Training, Suzanne Doyle Dr, Aileen Kennedy Dr

Case studies: Digital Education

Background: Communication skill development is a key component of dietetic education. Traditional teaching methods such as role play and simulated consultations are effective but resource intensive. Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) may provide an accessible supplementary tool for communication skills practice. This initiative aimed to explore dietetic students’ experiences of using a GenAI simulated patient consultation as a revision aid to support communication skill development.

Methods: This evaluation involved second-year BSc Human Nutrition and Dietetics students undertaking the Professional Practice and Communications module. Following six face-to-face communication workshops, students completed a GenAI simulated consultation involving a 56-year-old male recently diagnosed with …

Embedding Microsoft Certifications And Gmetrix Into Accounting Education: Enhancing Digital Skills, Student Engagement, And Graduate Employability, Alison Mulhare

Case studies: Digital Education

This case study outlines the integration of Microsoft Excel Associate and Expert certifications, and Generative AI Foundations certification into Accounting programmes at Technological University Dublin. Certifications were embedded directly into module assessment structures and supported through GMetrix and LearnKey, providing students with exam-aligned practice, automated feedback, and flexible independent learning opportunities. The approach combined lecturer-led instruction with structured self-paced practice, enabling students to gain internationally recognised micro-credentials alongside academic credit. Observations indicated increased student engagement, confidence, and participation in applied classroom activities. Graduate feedback also highlighted the value of advanced digital and Excel skills during workplace induction, demonstrating the employability …

Brightspace Video Notes, Leanne Harris

Case studies: Digital Education

Enhancing flexible access to module content, particularly announcements, was the key driver behind the use of Video Notes. This approach supports a more personalised form of interaction by using short videos to communicate updates such as timetable changes, assessment deadlines, and grade releases. By allowing students to both see and hear their lecturer alongside reading written information, Video Notes create a more interactive and informative experience. This contributes to a more immersive VLE environment, helping to strengthen the student - lecturer connection by reducing cognitive distance. Overall, the aim is to enhance the student learning experience while supporting Universal Design …

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Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.

Discovery: The Student Journal Of Dale Bumpers College Of Agricultural, Food And Life Sciences - Volume 27 2026, Several Authors

Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

No abstract provided.

04.01.01. Rock Pigeon, Columba Livia, Bill Pranty, Ann Hodgson, Florida Ornithological Society

04.01. <em>Columbidae</em> - Pigeons and Doves

Native to mountainous regions of Eurasia and northern Africa (where rare and declining as a wild species), Rock Pigeons are a human commensal found worldwide except they are absent from Antarctica.

04.01.07. Mourning Dove, Zenaida Macroura, M. G. Korosy, Ann Hodgson, Florida Ornithological Society

04.01. <em>Columbidae</em> - Pigeons and Doves

The Mourning Dove is one of the most widespread and abundant birds where it breeds in North America, Mexico, Bahamas, and throughout the Caribbean islands.

03.01.01. Pied-Billed Grebe, Podilymbus Podiceps, H. E. Levy, Ann Hodgson, Florida Ornithological Society

03.01. <em>Podicipedidae</em> - Grebes

The Pied-billed Grebe is a compact diver that is widespread and common across most of North America. It breeds locally from southern Canada through the West Indies and Central America south to Argentina.

06.01.03. Chuck-Wills-Widow, Antrostomus Carolinensis, A. W. Kratter, Ann Hodgson, Florida Ornithological Society

06.01. <em>Caprimulgidae</em> - Nightjars and Allies

One of the joys of a night walk in spring in the quieter wooded regions of Florida is the great likelihood that you will hear a Chuck-wills-widow singing.

02.02.01. Wild Turkey, Meleagris Gallopavo, B. G. Carpenter, Ann Hodgson, Florida Ornithological Society

02.02. <em>Phasianidae</em> - Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Wild Turkey is a popular non-migratory game bird that breeds from southern Canada, throughout the 48 contiguous states, south to Mexico, and can also be found in Hawaii. Two of the 6 identified subspecies breed in Florida. M. g. silvestris is found in the panhandle and M. g. osceola is found only in peninsular Florida. These two subspecies look similar; the main differences being M. g. osceola has darker wings and the white barring on the primaries is narrower and irregular.

Community-Based Urban Forestry: Creating And Sustaining Community Partnerships Between Urban Forestry Non-Profit Organizations And Academic Institutions, Paloma Doyle

Botany Honors Papers

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Oil Palm (Elaeis Guineensis) Leaf Extract-Mediated Green Synthesis Of Tio2 Nanoparticles And Their Optical Characteristics, Nofrijon Sofyan, Andriayani, Yetria Rilda, Fiona Angellinnov, Mouna M'Rad, Muhammad, Aga Ridhova, Akhmad Herman Yuwono, Donanta Dhaneswara

Baghdad Science Journal

This work aims to explore the characteristics of TiO2 NPs green-synthesized via an environmentally friendly method using oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) leaf extract as a green medium and capping agent by utilizing titanium tetra isopropoxide (TTIP) as precursor. The oil palm leaves were extracted with different solvent concentration variations. The natural extract was characterized using liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy (LC-MS) and infrared spectroscopy for active chemical contents and functional groups. The obtained TiO2 NPs were also characterized using infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) for the functional groups, ultraviolet spectroscopy (UV-DRS) for the optical characteristics, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) for the phase …

Hematite/Nio/Graphene Composites: Enhancing Humidity Energy Harvesting Through Temperature Variations, Nurul Syafiqah Mohamed Mustakim, Dayana Kamaruzaman, Norfarariyanti Parimon, Mohd Khairul Ahmad, Suriani Abu Bakar, Mohamad Hafiz Mamat

Baghdad Science Journal

Harvesting energy from humidity is a new approach that has emerged as a potential renewable energy source. However, there are drawbacks to current humidity-based energy-harvesting technologies, such as the absence of a long-term conversion mechanism in hygroscopic materials. In this study, we developed hematite/nickel oxide/graphene (hematite/NiO/Gr) on a cellulose-based substrate as the hygroscopic material for humidity-to-energy applications. We successfully synthesized a novel hematite/NiO/Gr composite using a cost-effective sonicated solution immersion method at different synthesis temperatures. Results indicated that the prepared hygroscopic material is hydrophilic, with a water contact angle of 67.83°. The fabricated humidity-to-energy device utilizing these hygroscopic materials yielded …

Effect Of Ba2+ Substitution At A-Site On Structural, Electrical, And Magnetic Properties Of Sm0.5Ca0.5Mno3 Perovskite Manganite, Nuraina Hanum Abdulruhim, Rozilah Rajmi, Muhammad Zulharmi Taqzim Kamaruzzaman, Norazila Ibrahim

Baghdad Science Journal

Mixed-valence perovskite manganites have attracted considerable attention due to their intriguing properties, such as colossal magnetoresistance and charge ordering (CO). In this study, Sm_0.5Ca_0.5-xBa_xMnO₃ (x = 0, 0.10, 0.20, 0.30, and 0.40) manganites were synthesized via the conventional solid-state reaction method to investigate the effect of Ba²⁺ substitution on their structural, magnetic, and electrical properties. X-ray diffraction patterns confirmed that all samples were single-phase and crystallized in an orthorhombic structure with a Pnma space group. Rietveld refinement indicated an increase in unit cell volume with increasing Ba²⁺ concentration, suggesting the successful …

Cross-Domain Antimicrobial Resistance In Poultry Farming: A One Health Assessment Of Antimicrobial Use And Multidrug Resistance In Kiambu County, Kenya, Ann Kangai Munene, Peter Muiruri Mwangi, Lilly Caroline Bebora, Christine Minoo Mbindyo, John Muthini Maingi

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Background and Aim: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as a major One Health threat driven by inappropriate antimicrobial use (AMU) in humans, animals, and the environment. Poultry production is recognized as a key reservoir of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, yet few studies in Kenya examine AMU and AMR across interconnected human–animal–environment domains. This study assessed AMU patterns among poultry farmers in Kiambu County and characterized phenotypic resistance in Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. isolated from humans, chickens, and chicken environments. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from May to September 2024, involving 102 poultry farms. Farm demographics and AMU data …

Mapping Robusta Coffee (Coffea Canephora) Cropping Systems In Uganda: A Two-Step Pixel And Sub-Pixel Based Approach With Sentinel-2 Data, Getachew Kebede, Bester Tawona Mudereri, Onisimo Mutanga, Tobias Landmann, John Odindi, Natacha Motisi, Fabrice Pinard, Henri E.Z. Tonnang, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Coffee is a highly valued commodity and a widely consumed beverage, playing an important role in global trade. However, coffee farming landscapes are increasing transitioning into smaller-scale agricultural setups. This transformation highlights the critical need for accurate classification and mapping of coffee cropping systems (CS), especially in countries like Uganda, where dense vegetation and complex terrain present substantial challenges to traditional land survey methods. Moreover, understanding the spatial distribution of Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora) CS is essential for developing site-specific management strategies, guiding extension services, and informing evidence-based policy decisions. To address this gap, the present study aimed to enhance …

Smallholder Farmers' Willingness To Pay For The Farmbetter Mobile App-Based Agricultural Extension: Evidence From A Bdm Experiment In Tanzania And Burkina Faso, Cool Dady Mangole, Kelvin Mulungu, Christian Kamala Kaghoma, Maurice Tschopp, Menale Kassie

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Financial contributions from farmers are increasingly acknowledged as a sustainable mechanism for funding extension services. However, the literature on willingness to pay (WTP) for digital agricultural extension is limited. Conducting a thorough assessment of WTP for digital extension is critical for designing effective pricing policies and ensuring financial sustainability. This study examines the WTP for a novel digital extension platform named farmbetter, leveraging primary data collected in Tanzania and Burkina Faso. The Becker-DeGroot-Marschak (BDM) experiment was used to elicit the amount farmers are willing to pay. We applied the Lasso machine learning to predict the relevant drivers of WTP and …

A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Of Mosquito Arboviral Infections Detected Through Xenosurveillance In Africa: A Focus On West Nile, Rift Valley Fever, And Chikungunya Virus Infections, Mxolisi Mgongoma, Armanda Bastos, Abel Ramoelo, David P. Tchouassi

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

This systematic review and meta-analysis comprehensively evaluated the mosquito arboviral infections with West Nile virus (WNV), Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), and chikungunya virus (CHIV), detected through xenosurveillance, reported in mosquito vectors across Africa in the last 25 years (2000–2024). The study analysed xenosurveillance data from 45 studies conducted with over 115,000 mosquito specimens, and incorporated moderator analyses to assess the influence of trap type, seasonality, regional location, settlement type, and screening methods on virus detection rates. The estimated pooled prevalence of WNV was 1.18% (95% CI: 0.60–3.43%), with higher rates observed in Culex quinquefasciatus and Culex pipiens, particularly in …

Optimal Control Analysis Of Malaria Transmission In The Presence Of Insecticide Resistance And Climate Variability In Kenya, Lorna Chepkemoi, Titus Okello Orwa, Samuel Mwalili, Rachel Waema Mbogo, Steeven Belvinos Affognon, Daisy Salifu, Henri E.Z. Tonnang

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Malaria remains a major public health concern in Kenya, where changing climatic conditions, insecticide resistance, and mosquito behavioral adaptations continue to challenge control efforts. This study develops and analyzes a climate-sensitive malaria transmission model that incorporates mosquito behavior, insecticide resistance, and vector–human ecological dynamics to identify optimal control strategies for the Kenyan context. The model’s well-posedness was established, the basic reproduction number (R0) computed using the next-generation matrix method, and the stability of equilibrium points assessed. Spatial analysis of R0 was performed using temperature and rainfall raster data to map transmission risk across Kenya under varying insecticide use scenarios. Results …

Editorial: Sustainable Management Of Tuta Absoluta, Ahmad A. Omar, Inusa Jacob Ajene, Hafiz Muhammad Usman Aslam, Fathiya Mbarak Khamis

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The tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick), remains one of the most devastating global threats to tomato production. Its rapid invasion across continents, exceptional reproductive potential, cryptic foliar-mining behavior, and accelerated evolution of insecticide resistance have significantly complicated management efforts. The persistent failure of conventional chemical strategies underscores an urgent need for integrated solutions that combine molecular innovation, ecological engineering, and rigorous resistance monitoring. This editorial synthesizes key insights from recent contributions by Ullah et al., Bavithra et al., and Adams et al., which collectively outline a transformative, multi-dimensional framework for sustainable T. absoluta suppression.

Insect Farming Innovations: A Pathway To Self-Reliance In Agrifood Systems In Africa, Zewdu Abro, Menale Kassie, Dennis Beesigamukama, Shaphan Yong Chia, Ermias Engida Legesse, Subramanian Sevgan, Julius Ecuru, Chrysantus M. Tanga

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Insect farming as an innovative approach to transforming agrifood systems

Insect farming has emerged as a transformative and sustainable approach to addressing the interconnected challenges of food insecurity, environmental degradation, and economic vulnerability in Africa’s agrifood systems. By converting organic waste into high-value products (protein-rich feed, frass fertilizers, and bioactive compounds), insect farming offers an efficient circular economy solution that bridges nutrition, livelihoods, and ecological resilience (Lalander et al. 2025; Mei et al. 2024; Barragán-Fonseca et al. 2022; Xia et al. 2021; Van Huis 2020; Barragán-Fonseca et al. 2017; Van Huis and Oonincx 2017; Yi et al. 2014). Almost all …