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Early Versus Late Weight-Bearing After Ankle Fracture Surgery: A Comparative Review, Bishr Elsharydah, Sarah N. Powell, Urvaksh Avanthsa, Zachary Shorts, Hannah Sudhakar, Megan J. Blount, Ivan Marrufo, Irina D. Sokolik

Student Publications

Early weight-bearing (EWB) and late weight-bearing (LWB) protocols are the two primary regimens implemented for patients following ankle fracture surgery, yet their outcomes remain variable. This review aimed to assess these protocols, including their limitations and implications, to support more tailored postoperative management and ultimately improve patient recovery. EWB demonstrated superior short-term outcomes compared to LWB, including higher functional assessment scores, improved range of motion, and earlier return to work times. However, patients in this group revealed lower protocol adherence and higher wound-related issues in select patients, including complication and reoperation rates. As a result, LWB is more often favored …

Isolated Ipsilateral Hemiparesis From A Pyramidal Decussation Infarct: A Rare Case Confirmed By Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ali Thahab, Sumeet Bhardwaj, Maher Asfour, Belal Asfour

Student Publications

A 38-year-old male smoker with chronic hypertension, anxiety secondary to alcohol withdrawal, chronic alcohol use, and a history of noncompliance with prescribed medications presented with 2 weeks of progressive left-sided weakness, numbness, dizziness, and gait instability. He also reported a month-long history of facial drooping that had not been formally evaluated. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed a small acute/subacute infarct in the left posterolateral cervicomedullary junction, at the level of the pyramidal decussation, which produced ipsilateral motor and sensory symptoms. This is a rare presentation of a stroke causing purely ipsilateral neurologic deficits and served as an important reminder of …

The Time-Dependent Association Between Irritable Bowel Syndrome And All-Cause And Cause-Specific Mortality In The Nih-Aarp Cohort Study, Shreela V Sharma, Qing Lan, Maki Inoue-Choi, Baharak Moshiree, Paul Albert, Rashmi Sinha, Emily Vogtmann

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Introduction: Evidence on the association between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and mortality is conflicting. In this study, we estimated the association between IBS and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study.

Methods: IBS diagnoses between 1994 and 2008 were identified from Medicare claims data, and mortality outcomes through 2019 were obtained through linkage to the National Death Index. Using multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models, we estimated hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for all-cause and cause-specific mortality within partitioned follow-up time categories (>2-5, >5-8, >8-11, >11-14, >14-17, and >17 years) with adjustment …

Alteration Of Gut Microbial Ecology By The Direct Activation Of The Brain: Inverse Gut-Microbiome-Brain Dynamics, Mikhail Y Kochukov, Shelly A Buffington, Sean W Dooling, Benjamin R Arenkiel, Mauro Costa-Mattioli

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

The gut-microbiome-brain axis is a bidirectional communication system influencing host physiology and overall fitness. While "bottom-up" effects-where gut microbes influence brain function and behavior-are well established, direct evidence for "top-down" modulation-where the brain shapes the gut microbial ecology-remains elusive. Here, we show that the selective expression of the bacterial ion channel mNaChBac in glutamatergic lateral habenula (LHb) neurons increases their bursting activity and leads to endophentypes associated with depression. Importantly, this chronic activation leads to changes in the gut microbiome composition over time, as reflected by shifts in alpha-diversity and alterations in specific microbial taxa. These findings provide direct evidence …

From Vulnerability To Robustness: A Survey Of Patch Attacks And Defenses In Computer Vision, Xinyun Liu, Ronghua Xu

Michigan Tech Publications

Adversarial patch attacks have emerged as a powerful and practical threat to machine learning models in vision-based tasks. Unlike traditional perturbation-based adversarial attacks, which often require imperceptible changes to the entire input, patch attacks introduce localized and visible modifications that can consistently mislead deep neural networks across varying conditions. Their physical realizability makes them particularly concerning for real-world security-critical applications. In response, a growing body of research has proposed diverse defense strategies, including input preprocessing, robust model training, detection-based approaches, and certified defense mechanisms. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive review of patch-based adversarial attacks and corresponding defense techniques. …

The Effect Of Uterine Entry Technique On Chorioamniotic Membrane Separation In Fetoscopic Laser Photocoagulation For Twin-To-Twin Transfusion Syndrome: Protocol For A Randomized Controlled Trial, Christian M Parobek, Luis E Delgadillo Chabolla, Cara Buskmiller, Roopali V Donepudi, Magdalena Sanz Cortes, Michael A Belfort, Ahmed A Nassr

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Background: Chorioamniotic membrane separation (CAS) is a recognized complication of fetoscopic laser photocoagulation (FLP) for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), associated with increased risks of preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM) and preterm birth (PTB). Although CAS is well described, its incidence and relationship to specific surgical techniques, particularly the method of uterine entry, are not well defined in the published literature. No randomized trials have evaluated whether entry technique influences the risk of CAS.

Methods: We present the protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing sharp-trocar and Seldinger uterine entry techniques for FLP in TTTS diagnosed between 16 + 0 …

Wind Ensemble

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

David Kehler, Conductor

Assessing E-Health Utilization: An Integrated Analysis Of Social Determinants Of Health, Population, And Psychosocial Factors Using Data From The National Cancer Institute Hints Survey, Farah Faizah

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The rapid integration of digital technologies into health systems has transformed the way individuals’ access, manage, and utilize health information. Yet, persistent inequities in e-health engagement highlight the role of social determinants of health (SDoH) in shaping access and utilization. This dissertation examines how demographic, socioeconomic, and geographic determinants influence three domains of e-health utilization—cancer information seeking, internet use, and wellness application/wearable device adoption—using nationally representative data from the 2022 cycle of the National Cancer Institute’s Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). The study further investigates whether these determinants vary by cancer status and across racial/ethnic groups, providing a multidimensional …

Exploring Inorganic And Organometallic Chemistry, W. Christopher Boyd Phd

MSL Academic Endeavors eBooks

This textbook, Exploring Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry, covers the fundamentals of inorganic and organometallic chemistry for undergraduate and graduate students. Both theories of structure and bonding and reaction chemistry are covered, with applications to the catalysis of organic reactions, biochemistry, and drug design. A modular approach allows for basic materials of each chapter to be covered in an undergraduate course, with more advanced material suitable for M.S. and Ph.D. students."

Interview No. 1802, Bertha Sierra

Combined Interviews

Bertha Sierra was born in Zacatecas, Mexico, and migrated north first to Ciudad Juárez, then to Los Angeles, and eventually settled in El Paso. In this interview, Bertha tells of her childhood and how life was in the smaller pueblos in Zacatecas and the slow life on the ranch. The first things in life she learned to cook were Frijoles, Tortillas, and Sopa de Fideo, all of which she would cook for her family while her mother was busy tending to the other duties of running a small ranch.  Bertha shares her recipes for Pipián and Carrot Cake in the …

Did The Dodgers Ruin Baseball? Why Mlb’S Antitrust Exemption Stands In The Way Of A More Competitive League, Jack Ross

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

After the Los Angeles Dodgers’ series win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series, Dodgers manager, Dave Roberts, remembered that, “[b]efore the season started, they said, ‘The Dodgers are ruining baseball … Let’s get four more wins and really ruin baseball. Let’s go!’” Because of this win, Roberts and the Dodgers made good on their promise by going on to win their second straight World Series. No, the Dodgers did not ruin baseball, but their dominance is representative of the growing disparity in competition between large and small-market teams.

Interview No. 1813, Ruben Montanez

Combined Interviews

The interview was conducted with Ruben Montanez, age 58; he works as a store clerk at Circle K. The interview took place at my grandmother’s house on November 21^st, 2025, and lasted for 17 minutes and 56 seconds. The conversation focused on family tradition and curanderismo, specifically with the tradition of the limpia with an egg, and how this practice has been carried through many generations in the Montanez family. Ruben shared memories of his childhood in Mexico and later, when migrating to El Paso, Texas, with his family. He described his family dynamic as a Catholic household …

The Mosaic, Georgia Southern University

George-Anne Media Group: Newsletters & Magazines

No abstract provided.

2025-2026 Performance Forum - November 21, 2025, Jonathan Monk, Jose Ignacio Diaz, Juan Diaz Quijano, Rebeca Sierra, Devin Foster, Nabil Hetman, Noah Suarez, Ethan Thompson, Ziling Wang, Maria Luz Vella, Leah Flynn, Julian Rauh

Performance Forum

No abstract provided.

Self-Determination And Its Role In The Foster Care Environment: A Three-Part Investigation, John Martin

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Youth have multiple pathways to adulthood and for some of those youth that journey takes them through the foster care system either temporarily or until emancipation. A vital part of the foster care system is to protect and care for children in a variety of circumstances including unsafe and traumatic experiences. However, a history of foster care has been tied to certain risks like substance use. The focus of this dissertation is to investigate the strength of the relationship between self-determination and substance use through the lens of Self-Determination Theory (SDT) in foster care in three phases. In Study I …

High Activity Urban Event Impacts Local Air Quality Of The Claiborne Corridor In New Orleans, La, Evrim Oral, Daniel Harrington, Mohamed S. Mohamed, Mohamed S. Rahman, Saheba Cuccia, Samrat Mukherjee, Amy Stelly, Barry Keim, Adrienne Katner

Journal of the Louisiana Public Health Association

Background: This paper presents fine particulate matter air pollution measurements in the hours before, during, and after a Port of New Orleans labor strike and a multi-day concert held at the New Orleans Superdome. Both events occurred in areas adjacent to the Claiborne Expressway, an elevated highway extension of Interstate-10 (I-10), which runs through the Claiborne Corridor neighborhood of the City of New Orleans, LA (USA). Methods: Air sensors were located southeast and northwest of the Claiborne Expressway to measure respirable “fine particulate matter” (PM2.5), a traffic-related pollutant associated with cardiovascular and respiratory disease. Ambient PM2.5 concentration measurements were collected …

Volume 5 November '25 Full Issue, Donna Williams

Journal of the Louisiana Public Health Association

No abstract provided.

Differentially Expressed Mirnas Explain Racial Differences In Diagnosis Stage Among Triple Negative Breast Cancer Patients In Louisiana, Yawen Hu, Xioacheng Wu, Meng Luo, Nubaira Rizvi, Amjila Bam, Luis Del Valle, Lucio Miele, Qingzhao Yu

Journal of the Louisiana Public Health Association

Background: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a highly aggressive subtype that disproportionately affects African American (AA) women, leading to worse survival rates and higher metastasis risks compared to Caucasian American (CA) women. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are crucial in cancer development and hold promise as biomarkers, but their role in racial disparities in TNBC outcomes is unclear. Methods: This study used Louisiana Tumor Registry data and collected tumor tissues for miRNA sequencing to examine significant miRNAs differentially expressed by race and TNBC stages at diagnosis among 3,298 TNBC cases diagnosed from 2011 to 2017. Results: Of the TNBC cases, 49.7% were AA. …

Cardiomyocyte Maturation And Proliferation Is A Flip Coin, Riham R E Abouleisa, Kamal Abou Farraj, Stuti G Mehta, Tamer M A Mohamed

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Cardiac regeneration offers a promising approach to treating ischemic heart disease. Accumulating evidence indicates that maturation limits the proliferative capacity of the adult myocardium. During cardiac development, cardiomyocytes (CMs) undergo genetic reprogramming, leading to maturation characterized by polyploid CMs, increased sarcomere rigidity, and metabolic reprogramming that prepares the heart for efficient, sustained blood pumping capacity throughout life. This maturation process also coincides with cell cycle exit in adult CMs and forms a barrier to replenishing the CM loss after ischemic injury. Over recent decades, studies have shown that forced induction of adult CM proliferation involves reversion to an immature state. …

The Flower Bed, Mara Gagel

B.F.A. Practicum Exhibition (ART 498)

After the initial loss settles, and grief takes root, it transforms into something else: negative space. It becomes the absence of something that was once so constant in your everyday life that, suddenly, something as simple as a vacant desk chair reminds you of what’s missing. In turn, grief can also bloom, and transform into a sense of community that you may not have had when the loss was first planted. The Flower Bed is a branded communal garden space that focuses on suicide awareness and prevention, but also acts as a representation of everything I wish I could have …

"Fragments", Zachariah M. Alexander

B.A./B.S. Practicum Group Exhibit (ART 499)

My work explores identity, memory, and womanhood through portrait photography that reflects personal experiences that shape emotional and psychological growth. With each photograph, I aim to convey a transition between innocence and maturity, dependence and independence, and fragility and strength. The series challenges notions of innocence and maturity, fragility and power. The process of creating the portraits is shaped by an admiration for moments of strength and struggle in the women I have grown up with those who are part of my family or closest friendships. There is beauty in those contrasts in that the reality is women are human …

Ba/Bs Senior Show Fragments, Hugo S. Hodge Hsh

B.A./B.S. Practicum Group Exhibit (ART 499)

TALKING WITH VISUALS

In this exhibition there is a variety

of typographic and layout design

that I composed illustrative

imagery around. This is mainly

because I’m developing job

skills and a intrinsic joy towards

creating something from your

head into reality. Designing my

drawing lets me tell stories, depict

the world I see and learn more

about the things in it. There’s a

new appreciation to be gotten

out of even basic things like the

industrial design of an apple

product or the fashion design

of an outfit. The world is vastly

different when I get to record and

analyze …

Fragments, Kailee Goff

B.A./B.S. Practicum Group Exhibit (ART 499)

My current body of work explores the intersection of graphic design and photography through the format of a lifestyle magazine. This work highlights individuality and diversity, an appreciation for the uniqueness that each person has to share. By combining visual storytelling, portraiture, and thoughtful layout and typography, this project creates a space where people can be seen for who they are and celebrated for their individuality.

I sought out and photographed some individuals I had never met before, engaging with their lives, perspectives, and stories. Each photography and layout design was created using Adobe Creative Suite, merging image and typography …

Fragments, Samira Johnson

B.A./B.S. Practicum Group Exhibit (ART 499)

Being Black and Puerto Rican in a predominantly white area requires a flexible sense of self. I struggle to express my complex cultural identity in a way that feels authentic. Instead, I often feel like I’m performing an oversimplification of who I am. This body of work explores multifaceted identities through clown imagery. Clowns enact emotions through bold makeup, patterned clothing, skits, and props. It is their job to play the part. Similarly, I choose to hide behind the appropriate social mask out of a sense of obligation. Clowns are joyful symbols of humor and childhood, but thanks to horror …

Fragments, Rose M. Craig

B.A./B.S. Practicum Group Exhibit (ART 499)

My work explores the intersection of functionality and self-expression through jewelry. Jewelry is a piece of art that often becomes emblematic of the wearer, revealing fragments of identity and how someone chooses to be seen. It serves as a second skin connecting form and function and becomes both a form of personal expression and presence. My pieces connect the body and materials, using form, structure, and materials to create a narrative related to the wearer's identity.

This exhibition features three pieces of jewelry alongside photographs of the jewelry modeled on the body . Keeper of the Vulnerable balances fragility and …

Fragments, Jakyah Acree

B.A./B.S. Practicum Group Exhibit (ART 499)

Growing up, I’d always been infatuated with fairies and other mythical creatures. After losing my mom during my second semester here at Murray State, I felt a strong urge to reclaim my childhood as a way to both remember and honor her. Cosmic Fayes, Cursed Immoral Rouge, and Cursed Corrupt Fiend take inspiration from both the whimsical and the dark sides of fantasy. The female fairies are vibrantly colored and ornately dressed.

They draw inspiration from Winx Club and Art Nouveau. Each is dressed in a way that represents their individuality but remains cohesive hinting at the fact that they …

The Best Of Whinot Productions, Adam R. Ashlock Mr.

B.A./B.S. Practicum Group Exhibit (ART 499)

Art is a space where humor and absurdity are welcomed with open arms. It's a way to break down barriers and connect with others—especially when traditional social interactions are challenging. Growing up with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) means I've navigated a world that often feels out of sync with how my brain works. Conversations are challenges, and it’s easy to feel disconnected from the people around me. But growing up I found that humor is a universal language. It's a great way to find common ground and create a shared experience that feels natural even when other forms of connection …

Perfect Strangers: Improving Access To Justice By Regulating Third-Party Litigation Funding And Forced Arbitration, Benedict W. Luongo

Duke Law Journal

The rising cost of litigation and the Supreme Court's expansion of forced arbitration leave vast swaths of consumers and civil rights plaintiffs without an adequate path to the only forum with the independence to fairly decide controversies: courts. This access-to-justice gap presents an opportunity for third parties seeking to profit from litigation to provide funding to support plaintiffs' litigation costs in exchange for an interest in the judgement or settlement. But third-party litigation funding mostly benefits businesses, and it does not help plaintiffs overcome forced arbitration. Many who acquire third-party funding realize that they are victims of a new form …

Beyond Batik, Irian S. Christie

B.F.A. Practicum Exhibition (ART 498)

I create batik works to tell stories about family, culture, and identity shaped by experiences. As an Asian American artist born in the United States, with roots in the American South and Indonesian, I use batik portraiture to explore how my two cultures meet and shape my identity. Batik began in Indonesia and is often defined by repeating patterns and motifs. My work extends the tradition into portraiture to explore identity and belonging. I use batik to portray people, to reflect relationships, and to hold space for what feels sacred, especially in a world that often asks us to separate …

Both Studying And Protecting Octopuses “On Their Own Terms”, Jennifer Jacquet, Janelle Kaz, Becca Franks, Christine Webb

Animal Sentience

Cephalopods – indeed, all animals – “must be seen on their own terms,” with respect for their autonomy and their ecological imperatives. This will provide greater scientific insight along with a more ethical and accurate understanding of minds beyond our own.