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Improving Staff Knowledge On Hourly Rounding Using The 4ps To Reduce The Fall Rate, Chukwuemeka Igboanugo

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

I designed this Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project to develop an educational program that increases staff knowledge of hourly rounding using an evidence-based approach, specifically pain, position, potty, and possession (the 4Ps), to prevent falls among residents in a long-term care facility. According to facility leadership, the observed gap in practice was the nursing staff members’ lack of knowledge in performing hourly rounding. The facility’s fall records for the lockdown units indicated a surge in fall rate, with 32 falls among 62 residents per month, reflecting a need for action. The practice-focused question guiding the project was: For staff …

Active Learning And Nclex-Rn Pass Rate On First Attempt In Bsn And Adn Programs, Janette Tingson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Failing the NCLEX-RN on the first attempt affects not only the students and their families but also nursing programs. To increase NCLEX-RN pass rates, nursing programs are shifting from traditional teaching to active learning in their aim to produce nursing graduates who will pass the NCLEX-RN exams on the first attempt. The purpose of this descriptive, correlational study, guided by theory of constructivism, was to determine if there is a relationship between faculty’s use of active learning strategies (ALS) and nursing students’ NCLEX-RN pass rates on the first attempt in bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) and associate degree in …

China Maritime Report #50: Foggy With A Chance Of Surprise Attack: Pla Amphibious Deception In A Taiwan Scenario, Ian Easton

CMSI China Maritime Reports

Main Findings

• The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) views deception as a force multiplier and war-winning weapon. The PLA leadership reserves a special place of veneration for wartime commanders who can employ deception to obtain surprise, something Xi Jinping refers to as “excelling at stratagem.”
• In January 1955, the PLA launched a surprise attack on the Yijiangshan islands, then controlled by the Republic of China (ROC) government in Taipei. This campaign remains a case study in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for how to conduct amphibious operations and catch defenders off guard.
• Empirical historical research shows that amphibious operations, while …

Deciphering The Mycn-Driven Metabolic Microenvironment Of Neuroblastoma, Amber Wolf, Davide Leardini, Lingzhi Li, Riccardo Masetti, Costas A Lyssiotis, Eveline Barbieri

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Oncogenic MYCN drives aggressive disease in many cancers including neuroblastoma (NB). Metabolic reprogramming is essential to support cancer cell homeostasis and survival under nutrient- and oxygen-deprived conditions. MYCN directly reprograms many nodes of tumor-intrinsic metabolism, which have significant repercussions on the cells of the tumor microenvironment (TME), resulting in complex intercellular metabolic circuits that contribute to the immunosuppressive microenvironment of NB. These metabolic circuits are also regulated by the organismal and cellular circadian clock and host diet to further impact the TME and NB oncogenesis. This review discusses the mechanisms by which MYCN regulates the metabolic crosstalk between tumor, TME, …

Unh Contributes To Two Teams Chosen As Finalists For Nsf Innovation Program, Tania Deluzuriaga

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Sars-Cov-2 Nsp13 Interacts With Tead To Suppress Hippo-Yap Signaling, Fansen Meng, Jong Hwan Kim, Chang-Ru Tsai, Jeffrey D Steimle, Jun Wang, Yufeng Shi, Rich G Li, Bing Xie, Vaibhav Deshmukh, Shijie Liu, Xiao Li, James F Martin

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

The Hippo pathway controls organ development, homeostasis, and regeneration primarily by modulating YAP/TEAD-mediated gene expression. Although emerging studies report Hippo-YAP dysfunction after viral infection, it is largely unknown in the context of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Here, we analyzed RNA sequencing data from human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CMs) and SARS-CoV-2-infected human lung samples, and observed a decrease in YAP target gene expression. In screening SARS-CoV-2 nonstructural proteins, we found that nonstructural protein 13 (NSP13), a conserved coronavirus helicase, inhibits YAP transcriptional activity independent of the upstream Hippo kinases LATS1/2. Consistently, introducing NSP13 into mouse cardiomyocytes suppresses …

Atrial Fibroblast-Derived Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Promotes Atrial Macrophage Accumulation In Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation, Joshua A Keefe, Jose Alberto Navarro-Garcia, Shuai Zhao, Mihail G Chelu, Xander Ht Wehrens

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

New study: Blocking MIF protein prevents irregular heartbeats after surgery by reducing harmful immune cell buildup in the atria.

Language Teacher Agency Of Dual Language Bilingual Education Teachers: Incorporating Translanguaging And Funds Of Knowledge In Blended Learning, Grace Jue Yeon Kim

Faculty Journal Articles

Bilingual teachers enact agency as language policymakers and advocate for

students in providing holistic support. This ethnographic study examines 2nd

and 4th grade Spanish-English dual language bilingual education teachers’

agentive actions in implementing pedagogical strategies informed by translanguaging

and funds of knowledge during blended learning in 2021. The

findings revealed that the teachers identified challenges and posed questions

as they transitioned to blended learning for the first time. They celebrated

the positives of returning to in-person schooling, agentively

navigated the new environment, and provided holistic support for the

students. The teachers also supported emergent bilingual students’ language

and content learning …

Re: Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Final Insufficiently Reclaimed Sites Field Sampling And Investigation Plan (Fsp): Bres No. 100 – Capri Motel – Arctic Dump, Mike Mcanulty

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Assessing The Sustainable Circular Fashion Supply Chain As A Model For Achieving Economic Growth In The Global Market, Andrew P. Burnstine, Raouf Ghattas

Faculty and Staff Publications & Presentations

The fashion industry faces a critical sustainability crisis, contributing up to 10% of global carbon emissions and generating 92 million tons of textile waste annually. The study highlights the complex interplay of material flows, business models, power structures, and cultural mindsets, presenting a multi-scaled framework for advancing cleaner production and circularity in one of the world’s most resource-intensive sectors. This study proposes a transformative model for circular bioeconomy in fashion, integrating systems-change theory, degrowth economics, and emotional durability. Through case studies, including Patagonia, Eileen Fisher, and EU policy frameworks, the paper demonstrates how circular strategies can reduce waste, extend product …

Consumer Behavior-Based Strategies Small Business Leaders Use To Increase Online Sales Revenues, Alexander Sakharov

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Many small business leaders struggle to tailor online strategies that drive demand, limiting growth and differentiation in competitive digital markets. Business leaders must adopt data-informed, customer-centered approaches that align digital marketing efforts with consumer behavior and market expectations. Grounded in social exchange theory, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore the online shopping marketing strategies that some small business marketing leaders use to increase demand for products and services. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with six small business leaders from Vancouver, British Columbia; Toronto, Ontario; and Seattle, Washington. The four main themes identified using thematic analysis …

Understanding Cancer Survivorship Care Needs Using Amazon Reviews: Content Analysis, Algorithm Development, And Validation Study, Liwei Wang, Qiuhao Lu, Rui Li, Taylor B Harrison, Heling Jia, Ming Huang, Heidi Dowst, Rui Zhang, Hoda Badr, Jungwei W Fan, Hongfang Liu

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Background: Complementary therapies are being increasingly used by cancer survivors. As a channel for customers to share their feelings, outcomes, and perceived knowledge about the products purchased from e-commerce platforms, Amazon consumer reviews are a valuable real-world data source for understanding cancer survivorship care needs.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to highlight the potential of using Amazon consumer reviews as a novel source for identifying cancer survivorship care needs, particularly related to symptom self-management. Specifically, we present a publicly available, manually annotated corpus derived from Amazon reviews of health-related products and develop baseline natural language processing models using deep …

The Effect Of Moringa Oleifera Leaves Powder Increasing The Productive Characteristics Of Common Carp (Cyprinus Carpio L.) Exposed To Chlorpyrifos, Hamid Hilal Farhan, Abid Ali Thaker, Hazem Sabri Abedalhammed

Baghdad Science Journal

Pesticides are a major global problem because of their effects on living organisms and their bodily functions. This study was conducted from August 25, 2022, to October 25, 2022. It aimed to know the toxic effects of Chlorpyrifos on common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.), and the potential of Moringa oleifera leaves to reduce this toxicity by evaluating their effect on growth performance in fish exposed to the pesticide. The LC50 for Chlorpyrifos has been estimated at 0.60 mg/L over 96 hours. Use 1/10 of the LC50 in the pesticide toxicity test treatment; Moringa leaf powder (MOL) was also added …

Study Of Serum Interleukin-33 And Soluble St2 Levels, And Hla-B27 Typing In Iraqi Patients Of Ankylosing Spondylitis, Faris Ali Khdur, Hanaa N. Abdullah, Mayada Noori Iqbal

Baghdad Science Journal

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of arthritis that causes inflammation in the joints and ligaments of the spine. The current study aimed to determine the level of serum interleukin-33 (IL-33), soluble stromelysin-2 (sST2) interleukin, and HLA-B27 typing among Iraqi AS patients. The whole blood samples of the patients were collected from medical hospitals in Baghdad city. The ELISA technique was used to measure the serum levels of IL-33 and sST2, and the HLA-B27 typing was performed by sequence-specific primer PCR (SSP-PCR). The patients were divided into patients newly diagnosed with the disease and patients receiving biological treatment (etanercept) in …

Impacts Of Stevia Rebaudiana Leaf Aqueous Extract On Some Physiological Parameters And Fertility In Male Albino Mice, Zainab K. Altmimi

Baghdad Science Journal

The objective of the work is to examine the impacts of Stevia leaf aqueous extract, after chronic administration (60 days), on some physiological aspects and fertility in male albino mice. .twenty-four adult e mice were categorized into four groups, each involving six animals. Three treatment groups were separately exposed to three respective concentrations of the extract (25, 50, and 100 mg/kg), he remainder is a control group. The animals were given daily oral doses of 0.1 ml/ 10 gm body weight of the group-respective extract concentration for 60 consecutive days. Several physiological and fertility-related parameters were tested based on the …

Sources, Distribution And Ecological Risk Assessment Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon In Sediment Of Tigris River, Iraq, Shahad R. Zaki, Maysoon Hassan Meshjel, Abdul Hameed M.J. Al-Obaidy

Baghdad Science Journal

Sediment samples were collected from five sites at Tigris River from Baghdad to Wasit Governorates River from December 2021 to November 2022. Sixteen polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in these sediment samples were analyzed. The results show that the total PAH concentrations ranged from 957.37 to 1805.05 μg/kg dry weight (dw) with mean values of 1368.034 μg/kg. Furthermore, the high molecular weight compounds (four, five, and six rings) of PAH in the analyzed sediment samples suggest that combustion sources such as fuel, gasoline, and vehicle emissions are the primary sources of PAHs in the environment. The sediment quality guidelines …

Synthesis And Characterization Of Eu-Substituted Bismuth-Based Superconductors Via Chemical Sol-Gel Method, Firas Salim Abed, Lamia K. Abbas

Baghdad Science Journal

The study seeks to investigate the role of Eu substitution in improving the characteristics of bismuth-based superconductors, employing the sol-gel technique as a flexible synthesis methodology. The study is focused on superconductor samples of the composition Bi_1.7-xPb_0.3Eu_xSr_1.9Ba_0.1Ca2Cu3O_10+δ, where x ranged from 0.0 to 0.5 through systematic investigation where the Pb and Ba are maintained at fixed values 0.3 and 0.1 respectively. The influence of partially substituting Eu for Bi on superconducting characteristics was thoroughly explored. Electrical resistivity measurements unveiled a notable enhancement in critical temperature (Tc) with …

Evaluating The Mechanical Properties Of Maxillofacial Silicone Enhanced By Hexagonal Boron Nitride Particles, Montather S. Ali, Faiza M. Abdul-Ameer

Baghdad Science Journal

Maxillofacial silicone is the most popular and commonly used material for the construction of maxillofacial prostheses. However, the material failed to satisfy the expected features of a maxillofacial prosthesis due to major limitations, particularly in mechanical properties. The goal of this study is to evaluate the mechanical properties of the VST-50F silicone elastomer with the addition of hexagonal boron nitride (H-BN). A total of 120 specimens were prepared and divided into three groups control and two experimental (0.5 wt% and 0.7 wt% H-BN). Each group was divided into four identical subgroups. For each subgroup, 10 specimens were utilized for each …

Evaluating Climate Sensitivity To Atmospheric Co2 In Basra, Baghdad And Mosul: Iraq, Dalia A. Mahmood, Luma M. Al-Saadi, Monim H. Al-Jiboori

Baghdad Science Journal

Iraq has been suffering from a rising surface air temperature (SAT), causing a general deterioration in ecosystems. Climate sensitivity (CS) which refers to the increase in average SAT caused by a duplication of Carbon Dioxide Concentration [CO₂], was estimated by transient local climate response (TLCR) and equilibrium local CS (ELCS). The time series of the spatial annual averages for both [CO₂] and air temperature were analyzed and a linear regression model was also used to find annual trends in SAT and [CO₂]. Based on historical yearly data for CO₂ concentrations (2003–2016), CO_{2 …}

Iterative Approximation Of Best Proximity Points Of M-T Cyclic Contraction Mappings, Raghad I. Sabri, Buthainah A. A. Ahmed

Baghdad Science Journal

In many instances, acquiring a solution for an operator equation by using conventional analytical techniques, even after it has been shown that such a solution exists. One has to know the approximate value of this solution to solve situations like these. In order to do this, the operator equation must first be restructured to take the form of a fixed-point equation (FP). On the FP equation, the most convenient iterative method is used, and the limit of the sequence that is created by this algorithm is, in fact, the value of the FP that is sought for the FP equation, …

Exponential Domination Of Some Chemical Structures In Reduced (A, B)-Ka Indices, Anjaneyulu Mekala, U Vijaya Chandra Kumar, R. Murali

Baghdad Science Journal

Mathematical modeling with the help of numerical coding of graphs has been used in different fields of science, especially in chemistry for the studies of molecular structures. A special type of graph invariant called the topological index is the collection of data on algebraic graphs and provides a mathematical way to understand chemical structural features. In chemical graph theory, the topological index is a type of molecular descriptor calculated based on the graph of chemical compounds. Topological indices help us collect information about algebraic graphs and give us a mathematical approach to understand the properties of algebraic structures. With the …

Laplacian Energy And Eccentricity Based Energy For Cross Monic Zero Divisor Graph Associated With Commutative Rings, Sarathy Raja, Ravi Sankar Jeyaraj

Baghdad Science Journal

For a commutative ring, a cross monic zero divisor graph is discussed, whose vertices are nonzero zero divisors of the commutative ring, then the two vertices x and y are adjacent if and only if xy = 0. Sum of absolute auxiliary eigenvalues of Laplacian matrix of a simple graph is known as Laplacian energy of a simple graph. Eccentricity sum matrix of a graph is a positive matrix, whose entries are sum of the eccentricities of two vertices and 0 for diagonals of the eccentricity sum matrix. Then the sum of absolute eigenvalues of eccentricity sum matrix is known …

Towards Efficient And Privacy Preserving Ecg Classification: Federated Transfer Learning Enhanced By Ckks-Based Homomorphic Encryption, Anmar A. Al-Janabi, Sufyan Al-Janabi, Belal Al-Khateeb

Baghdad Science Journal

In healthcare, maintaining both the accuracy and privacy of medical diagnoses collaboratively is a significant challenge. To the best of our knowledge, this research proposes the first end-to-end Privacy-Preserving Federated Transfer Learning (PPFTL) framework for 2-D ECG arrhythmia classification. Incorporating Transfer Learning (TL) narrows the gap between the encrypted and non-encrypted framework versions in the training step. It involves the transformation of raw Electrocardiogram (ECG) signals into 2-D ECG grayscale images. The dataset is disseminated after transformation to images and then fed as input into the local models, where MobileNetV2 serves as a feature extractor. The training process for each …

Proactive Siem-Based Framework For Cyberattack Monitoring And Classification, Zeyad Safaa Younus, Mafaz Alanezi

Baghdad Science Journal

Cybersecurity is a crucial aspect of modern information technology, encompassing safeguarding computer systems, network resources, and information from cyberattacks. Wazuh is an open-source security information and event management (SIEM) technology for real-time attack detection but faces challenges like log analysis complexity and alert overloading, which raises the number of false-positive alerts and affects accuracy. This paper presents three hierarchical models for real-time attack prediction using Wazuh to gather real-time dataset from various network endpoints and then preprocess them using a variety of tools. Subsequently, mutual-information, principal component analysis (PCA), and independent component analysis (ICA) are utilized for feature reduction and …

Av-Efficapsnet Based Deep Neural Network Model For Automated Detection Of Hypertensive Retinopathy In Fundus Image, Sowmiya R, Kalpana R

Baghdad Science Journal

Hypertensive Retinopathy (HR), a serious consequence of systemic hypertension, manifests through specific changes in the retinal vasculature observable in fundus images. There might not be any symptoms or complaints at the early stage of systemic hypertension. The complication of the systemic hypertension sets in vital organs of the body including the eyes over time. An automated method for HR detection can help in early detection and enhance diagnosis and management and thus reduce the risk of severe ocular and systemic complications. Subjective evaluation of the retinal images by ophthalmologist is the conventional diagnostic method, which might be inconsistent and time …

Executive Committee - Agenda, 09/23/2025, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Occupational Health Equity: A Call To Consider Social-Structural Factors In Injury Prevention Research, Shannon Guillot-Wright, Elizabeth S Mcclure, Marizen R Ramirez, Alexis Grimes Trotter, David B Richardson

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Occupational health equity scholarship has been growing over the past decade, including social-structural determinants of health research that centres the voices and experiences of historically marginalised communities. In our commentary, we focus on the intersection of work-related and non-work-related factors and how they impact the health of workers, their families and their communities through community-engaged research. Case studies include the implementation of mobile clinics that are developed alongside communities, community organising to examine and reduce health disparities among racially segregated workers, the development of research instruments and measures to study racism and discrimination, and a focus on how the distribution …

Draft Final Butte Mine Waste Repository Geotechnical Investigation Work Plan, Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Nrf2 Drives Activation-Driven Expansion Of Cd4+T Cells By Modulating Glucose And Glutamine Metabolism, Aprajita Tripathi, Debolina Dasgupta, Michael S. Dahabieh, Rachel Griffard-Smith, Anil Pant, Ashlyn Bugbee, Nanda Kumar Yellapu, Emily Burt, Ben H Y Choi, Abigail E. Ellis, Ryan D. Sheldon, Shailendra Giri, Devin Koestler, Russell G. Jones, Viveka Nand Yadav, Kalyani Pyaram

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

Upon antigenic stimulation, CD4+T cells undergo clonal expansion elevating their bioenergetic demands and utilization of nutrients like glucose and glutamine. The nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a well-known regulator of oxidative stress, but its involvement in modulating the metabolism of CD4+T cells remains unexplored. We report that Nrf2 protein levels are temporally regulated in activated CD4+T cells, with elevated expression during early activation followed by a decline. T cell-specific constitutive activation of Nrf2, by deletion of its negative regulator Keap1, enhances early activation and interleukin-2 (IL-2) expression, upregulates T cell receptor (TCR) signaling, and increases activation-driven expansion of …

Design And Implementation Of Pulse Laser Deposition Device For Plastic Optical Fiber, Ihssan A. Kadhim, Anwaar A Al-Dergazly, Sameer Khudhur Yaseen

Baghdad Science Journal

In this work, a pulse laser deposition device was fabricated to synthesize nano-coated plastic optical fiber for sensing application. a plastic optical fiber of 1000 μm diameter, coated with different materials such as aluminum and titanium oxide. Using a field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), the coated samples’ shape, surface properties, and chemical makeup were verified., an energy dispersion X-ray (EDX), UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, atomic force Microscope (AFM). The cross section EDX indicated that, a small amount of uniform distribution of aluminum and titanium on the surface of plastic optical fibers. The FESEM surface morphology of TiO₂ coated …