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Tracing Priming Effects In Palsa Peat Carbon Dynamics Using A Stable Isotope-Assisted Metabolomics Approach, Christian Ayala-Ortiz, Moira Hough, Elizabeth K. Eder, David W. Hoyt, Rosalie K. Chu, Jason Toyoda, Steven J. Blazewicz, Patrick M. Crill, Ruth Varner, Scott R. Saleska, Virginia I. Rich, Malak M. Tfaily

Michigan Tech Publications

Introduction: Peatlands store up to a third of global soil carbon, and in high latitudes their litter inputs are increasing and changing in composition under climate change. Although litter significantly influences peatland carbon and nutrient dynamics by changing the overall lability of peatland organic matter, the physicochemical mechanisms of this impact—and thus its full scope—remain poorly understood. Methods: We applied multimodal metabolomics (UPLC-HRMS, ¹H NMR) paired with ¹³C Stable Isotope-Assisted Metabolomics (SIAM) to track litter carbon and its potential priming effects on both existing soil organic matter and carbon gas emissions. Through this approach, we achieved molecule-specific tracking …

Travis I. Nielsen And Brittini L. Nielsen, Plaintiffs/ Appellants V. Elam Terrell Cronquist; Lyle Kim Cronquist St. And Berniece W. Cronquist, Defendants/ Appellees : Reply Brief, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2020 –)

Appeal from the 1 st District Court, Honorable Judge Angela Fonnesbeck Trial Court Case No. 210100168

Attorneys for Appellees and Defendants, Erin E. Byington, Samuel A. Goble, Jill L. Sanders, Andrew P. Garrett

Attorneys for Appellants and Plaintiffs, Wayne K. Caldwell, Aubri O. Thomas, Wayman Stodart, Arther P. Hart

Implementation Of Patient-Centered Approaches To Enhance Engagement And Satisfaction In Psychiatric Care Within A Family Mental Health Service, Nnenna Attah

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Summary I conducted this evaluation of a quality improvement initiative at a family mental health service center aimed to enhance patient engagement and satisfaction in psychiatric care through patient-centered approaches. The practice problem addressed in this project was the lack of patient engagement and satisfaction. This issue is critical to address within the context of nursing practice because patient-centered care is fundamental to improving clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction, and overall quality of care. The practice-focused question was: How can patient-centered approaches enhance patient engagement and satisfaction in psychiatric care? In the project, I focused on evaluating the impact of patient-centered …

Change For The Use Of Phenobarbital In Severe Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome, Rylee J. Studiner

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is a critical condition commonly encountered in hospital settings. If not properly treated, AWS can progress to seizures, delirium tremens, and death. Traditionally, benzodiazepines guided by the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol Scale, Revised (CIWA-Ar), have served as a mainstay of treatment. However, emerging evidence supports the use of phenobarbital as a pharmacologic alternative and the Severity of Ethanol Withdrawal Scale (SEWS) as a more objective and clinically practical assessment tool. This doctor of nursing practice (DNP) project aimed to develop an evidence-based clinical practice guideline (CPG) for the use of phenobarbital in managing severe …

Implementation Of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy In Elementary Reading Instruction, Chelsea Renae Little

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Culturally relevant pedagogy (CRP) has been shown to help educators address the unique educational needs of African American students. While research has supported the belief that CRP promotes a sense of belonging and positively influences academic achievement, there remains a lack of research regarding elementary teachers’ perceptions of their implementation of CRP specifically when teaching reading to African American students. Framed by Ladson-Billings’s CRP framework, the purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore elementary teachers' perceptions of their implementation of CRP when teaching reading to African American students. Using a basic qualitative design, data were collected through semistructured …

Covid-19 Crisis: Contemporary Trauma Theory And Clinical Social Workers’ Perspectives Of Work-Related Secondary Trauma Post-Pandemic, Dr. Veronica Y. Griffin

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented global crisis that challenged clinical social workers’ traditional client-centered strategies and exposed some to secondary trauma. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore clinical social workers’ perspectives on work-related secondary trauma post-COVID-19 pandemic using the contemporary trauma theory as the theoretical framework. The research question involved exploring their perspectives of how this trauma affected their biopsychosocial functioning. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight participants who were clinical social workers between 28 and 36. Using thematic analysis, themes were identified and grouped into the three functioning groups: personal, relationships, and career. Twelve themes …

Relationship Of Provider-Patient Communication And Health Literacy To Self-Management In Black Adults With Type-2 Diabetes, Linda Walker

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Black adults in the United States are nearly twice as likely to receive a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and are more susceptible to severe diabetes-related complications. Health literacy and patient-provider communication (PPC) are extremely important for self-management in patients of all ethnicities however, 58% of non-Hispanic Blacks have basic or below-basic health literacy skills compared to 28% of non-Hispanic Whites. The purpose of this descriptive correlational study, with was guided by the interaction model of client behavior, was to determine (a) if there is relationship between PPC during the healthcare encounter to health literacy among Black adults …

Staff Education On Suicidal Screening In Young African American Male Adults With Bipolar Disorders, Tokunbo Ndidi Allen

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This Doctor of Nursing Practice education project aimed to enhance mental health providers’ preparedness in culturally competent suicide screening, specifically for African American males with bipolar disorder in a behavioral health department. The practice issue identified was a lack of documented training, leading to underdiagnosis, missed interventions, and health disparities driven by cultural stigma, provider discomfort, and the absence of standardized guidelines. This represents a serious patient safety concern for African American males with mood disorders, such as bipolar, who are significantly underserved in mental health care. The guiding question was: Does a suicide screening education program improve the knowledge …

Staff Education On Using The Epworth Sleepiness Scale In Primary Care, Amanda Robyn Jones

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Sleep disorders are prevalent in primary care settings and often remain underdiagnosed due to inconsistent assessment practices. This doctoral project was conducted to develop, implement, and evaluate whether an educational intervention for registered nurses would enhance their knowledge on using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) for sleep assessment in primary care. Guided by adult learning theories and the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation instructional design model, the aim of the project was to address the practice gap related to inadequate sleep evaluations, ultimately improving patient outcomes and promoting holistic care. Evidence was collected through pre and post intervention assessments, …

Organizational Climate And Decision Aid Sustainability In Lupus Care: Mixed Methods Study, Reena Kelly, Jasvinder A Singh

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Background: Digital decision aids (DAs) are increasingly used in health care to support shared decision-making and promote patient engagement. In the context of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a complex autoimmune disease characterized by diverse symptoms and uncertain prognoses, DAs offer guidance to patients in navigating treatment risks and benefits. Although numerous studies have examined the initial implementation of evidence-based tools, there is limited evidence on the organizational factors that influence their long-term sustainability in clinical practice. This gap is particularly salient for digital interventions, where integration into routine workflows and ongoing use require alignment with clinic readiness and culture. This …

Operational Solutions To Address Radiology Staffing Challenges In Southern California Hospitals, Jacqueline Wood

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem of interest is the current workforce crisis among the Radiologist Specialty in hospitals in Southern California. There has been a significant decline in the number of Radiologists in the workforce compared to the caseload of imaging studies. The purpose of this integrative review was to evaluate empirical and non-empirical literature for operational solutions to improve recruitment and retention of radiology providers. Literature published between 1999-2024 were evaluated for appropriateness using the Johns Hopkins evidence appraisal tools. The literature involved strategies and identified operational areas of opportunity for improvement with radiologist staffing. Identifying ways to improve job satisfaction, retention …

Music Manuscript From The Cdss Collection, Osgood, Bessie

Music and Dance

A music manuscript with the notation for the songs "Menuet de la Reine" and "Menuet Dauphin," both by François Marcel, on the front. "Menuet Dauphin" continues for one measure on the back. Sources are listed on the manuscript. Part of the collection of songs and dances from the 17th and 18th centuries gathered by Bessie Osgood; "Menuet de la Reine" is in D major and 6/4 time; "Menuet Dauphin" is in G major and 6/4 time.

Music Manuscript From The Cdss Collection, Osgood, Bessie

Music and Dance

A music manuscript folio with the notation for the songs "Mrs. Hamilton of Bangour's Minuet" and "The [Ladies] Farewell" on the front. The inner pages contain notation for the songs; "Handel's Quick March", "Tekeli", "Tink a Tink", "Turkish March", "[Federal] March", "The Recueille", "Handel's Clarinet", "Clementina", "Baltimore" and "White Cockade". The back page contains notation for the songs "Mrs. Nicolson's Minuet" and "The Muses Retreat" . Sources are listed on the manuscript. Part of the collection of songs and dances from the 17th and 18th centuries gathered by Bessie Osgood; "Mrs. Hamilton of Bangour's Minuet" is in E-flat major and …

Music Manuscript From The Cdss Collection, Osgood, Bessie

Music and Dance

A music manuscript with the notation for the songs "Minuetto" and "Youth the Season Made for Joys" on the front. The back page has notation for the songs "Air and Variations—Felton" and a "Minuetto" by Antonio Sacchini. Sources are listed on the manuscript. Part of the collection of songs and dances from the 17th and 18th centuries gathered by Bessie Osgood; Minuetto" is in B-flat major and 3/4 time; "Youth the Season made for Joys" is in C major and 4/4 time; "Air and Variations—Felton" is in C major and 3/4 time; "Minuetto" is in A major and 3/4 time.

Music Manuscript From The Cdss Collection, Osgood, Bessie

Music and Dance

A music manuscript folio with the notation for the songs "Windsor Jubilee", "East Stoughton Assembly", and "Rakes of Clonmell" on the front. The inner pages contain notation for the songs; "[Cazenovia] Assembly", "Le Grand Rondeau", "The Request"—by L'Abe Vogler—"Pegg's Aria", "Miss Green's Fancy", and "Charlotte of [Werten]". The back page contains notation for the songs "Wicklow Lilt" and "Monmouth" . Sources are listed on the manuscript. Part of the collection of songs and dances from the 17th and 18th centuries gathered by Bessie Osgood; "Windsor Jubilee" is in D major and 4/4 time; "East Stoughton Assembly" is in D major …

Music Manuscript From The Cdss Collection, Osgood, Bessie

Music and Dance

A music manuscript folio with the notation for the songs "Parodie du Minuet Jupin dis le Matin", "La Princesse", and "The Restauration: or the Coventry Song" on the front. The inner pages contain notation and lyrics for the songs; "A New Song", "The Favorite"—a "Chaconne danced by her Majesty Queen Anne"—and two minuets by John Playford and Henry Purcell for "Music's Handmaid", a book on harpsicord. The back page contains notation for the song "Rigadoon" by Henry Purcell. Sources are listed on the manuscript. Part of the collection of songs and dances from the 17th and 18th centuries gathered by …

Music Manuscript From The Cdss Collection, Osgood, Bessie

Music and Dance

A music manuscript folio with the notation for the songs "Chanson de la [Tourterelle]", "Our Beautiful Young Lady", "Gavotte from Nouveau Recueil 1732", and "Fatigue Call or Pioneer's March" on the front. The inner pages contain notation for the songs; "Mrs. Campbell of Shawfield's Minuet", three untitled minuets, and "The Duchess of Buccleuch's Minuet". The back page contains notation for the song "Lady Anne Barnard's Minuet". Sources are listed on the manuscript. Part of the collection of songs and dances from the 17th and 18th centuries gathered by Bessie Osgood; "Chanson de la [illegible]" is in F major and 3/4 …

Scorpions Of The Horn Of Africa (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part Xliii. Lanzatus Fuscipalpis Sp. N. From Ethiopia (Buthidae), František Kovařík, Graeme Lowe

Euscorpius

The rare Horn of Africa buthid genus Lanzatus Kovařík, 2001, known only from Somalia and Somaliland, is recorded for the first time from Ethiopia. We describe a new species Lanzatus fuscipalpis sp. n. fully illustrated with color photographs showing its morphology, habitus, hemispermatophore, and collection sites.

Simulating Network Security Incidents Using Large Language Models, Achuth Narayan Rajagopal, Naveena Mohan

Defensive Publications Series

Simulated replays of cyberattacks can ensure the effectiveness of defensive measures taken against the cyberattacks. However, there are no reliable automated techniques to recreate or replay a cyberattack. This disclosure describes techniques to synthetically generate network traffic to recreate, replay, or simulate a cyberattack or other malicious actions on the network. The techniques enable a network administrator to textually describe a malicious scenario, which can be fictitious or can be based on real cyberattacks that occurred in the recent past. A large language model (LLM) is leveraged to generate synthetic traffic that matches the textually described scenario to test and …

Automated Self-Improving And User-Responsive Video Chapter Generation Using Generative Artificial Intelligence, Ilia Labzovsky, Danny Karmon

Defensive Publications Series

Traditional video segmentation methods that offer limited granularity, static chapter structures. Such solutions lack deep semantic understanding and do not incorporate user interaction data for video segmentation, leading to inefficient information discovery and a poor user experience. This disclosure describes the use of generative artificial intelligence (genAI) to automatically create and dynamically refine smart chapters for long-form videos. These chapters are rich in detail, including titles, summaries, key concepts, and preview clips. With user permission, user interaction data can be used to dynamically adapt the chapter structure for individual viewers or the overall population. The techniques transform static videos into …

Efficient Photo Compression And Reconstruction Using Generative Artificial Intelligence, Amir Kamali, Hossein Talebi, Prachi Panpalia, Nick Torres

Defensive Publications Series

Storing high-resolution digital photos and video requires substantial storage space on a user device and/or a cloud-based image library. This disclosure describes the use of generative artificial intelligence to achieve storage savings via image downscaling with little or no perceptible impact. With user permission, a customized model such as a LoRA patch is trained based on images in the user’s library. Images in the library are stored as downscaled versions. When the user requires a high-resolution version, a generative artificial intelligence model, optionally with the customized LoRA patch, is used to generate the target resolution version from the downscaled image. …

Augmenting Photo Reminiscing Experiences With Llm-Generated Narrations, Ji Hun Kim, Abdulrahman Khan, Tommy Meaney, Tim Zhu, Zhou Zhou

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes techniques that leverage a large language model (LLM) to generate custom narrations when arranging sets of photos in the form of a visual experience for users to reminisce on thereby personalizing and adding depth to the reminiscing experience. Per the techniques, a set of photos from a user’s photo library to be featured in a visual experience is identified. Photo pixels, metadata, and other relevant data are used to populate a prompt that is to an LLM. The response from the LLM is parsed and associated with photos to be featured in the visual experience. The LLM-generated …

User Intent-Conditioned Image Captioning Using Llm For Generating Personalized Photo Descriptions, D Shin

Defensive Publications Series

Image captioning models can receive an image as input and generate captions that describe objects, scenes, and other visual aspects in the image. However, such models are not personalized to a user and lack the ability to generate captions that are tailored to specific user intent or contexts. This disclosure describes techniques to generate personalized image captions using a large language model (LLM). With user permission, user intent data such as context, preferences, notes, or tags from users (e.g., that are stored in association with user images) are used as input to a LLM to refine image captions generated by …

Real-Time Feedback On User-Written Generative Artificial Intelligence Model Prompts, Gulmohar Khan, Ramprasad Sedouram, Karthik Srinivas

Defensive Publications Series

A common user interface for consumer use of generative artificial intelligence (genAI) tools is a chat interface, where a user can input their request as a text prompt within an input field and where the genAI model generates a response that answers the prompt. When users are insufficiently skilled at prompting, they may require multiple interactions with the genAI tool before a satisfactory result is generated. There are no mechanisms that guide the users to provide a prompt that uses good prompting strategies to express their intent. Also, user-provided prompts may include errors, gaps, or other issues that impact the …

Videos, Pósters, Dibujos Y Periódico Mural, Jocelyn Flores, Et. Al

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Toda Literatura Es Histórica: Dr. Oswaldo Estrada, Paulina Ruelas, Oswaldo Estrada

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I Will Know, Candy Mccormic, Cathy Muñoz

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Ritual Request To The Green One For Rain Suspension - Serial No. 88302753, Brian Durán-Fuentes, Alicia Rita Rueda-Acedo

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El Pobre Y El Rico, Mundos Opuestos, Juana Griselda García

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La Mujer En La Revolución Mexicana, Elsa Deason

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