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Orthodontic Management Of Angle Class I Malocclusion With Unilateral Mandibular First Molar Loss And Generalized Gingival Recession, Ming-Che Wu, Hsin-Yi Lo, Ming-Ju Lee

Taiwanese Journal of Orthodontics

This case report presents the treatment of Angle Class I malocclusion in a 28-year-old female patient with a missing right mandibular first molar and generalized gingival recession. The treatment plan involved whole-arch distalization in the upper dentition, relief of crowding under the condition of pre-existing gingival recession, space closure of the right mandibular first molar area, with substitution of teeth 47 and 48 for better final occlusion. Anchorage strategies included sequential distalization of upper buccal segment with the aid of temporary anchorage devices before anterior alignment. The closure of the right mandibular first molar space was achieved with uprighting and …

Moving A Maxillary Incisor Across The Midline For Substitution Of Contralateral Missing Incisor In A Multiple Anterior Teeth Missing Patient, Ling-Yu Huang, Chun-Liang Kuo, Chun-Hsiu Yang, Ting-Wei Liu

Taiwanese Journal of Orthodontics

Loss of permanent maxillary incisor causes a significant esthetic problem, and there are various treatment options for rehabilitation. Moving the contralateral tooth across the facial midline for substitution of missing tooth is a possible treatment alternative for closing the maxillary anterior space.

This report presents an unusual treatment for a bimaxillary protrusion patient who typically requires premolar extraction to improve the convex profile. However, due to multiple missing anterior teeth, the left maxillary central incisor was moved across the facial midline to substitute the absent contralateral tooth, resulting in an improved profile after treatment.

The case was an 18-year-old female …

Establishment Of Cephalometric Norms Using Tetragon Analysis In Nepali Adults With Normal Skeletal Relationship, Rashmi Bhattarai, Rabindra Man Shrestha, Jyoti Dhakal

Taiwanese Journal of Orthodontics

Introduction: Cephalometric analysis is a cornerstone in orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning, enabling precise evaluation of craniofacial structures. Among the various methods, Tetragon analysis offers a unique visual approach to evaluate the maxillo-mandibular relationship. This is based on two geometric constructs, the tetragon representing the maxillo-dento-mandibular complex and the trigon, a complimentary triangle situated above it. Considering the significant genetic and environmental variations in craniofacial development, cephalometric norms established for one population may not be applicable to others.

Objective: This study aimed to establish normative cephalometric values for Tetragon analysis among Nepali adults with normal skeletal relationships.

Materials and Methods: …

Comparative Evaluation Of Trueness And Precision Of Intraoral Scanners For Maxillary Casts In Cleft Lip And Palate: A 3d Study, Rattiya Chuacharoen, Prajak Jariyapongpaiboon, Kaviya Kanokpongsak

Taiwanese Journal of Orthodontics

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the trueness and precision of 5 different intraoral scanning devices in maxillary cleft lip and palate (CLP) models. Material and Methods: One complete unilateral and one complete bilateral CLP model were each scanned by TRIOS E4, a laboratory scanner, and recorded in a standard tessellation language (STL) file as a reference scan. These models were then scanned using five different intraoral machines: TRIOS 4; Straumann Virtuo Vivo; Medit i500; Aoralscan 3; and Panda P2. Each CLP model was scanned 10 times, and the files were saved as test scans. …

Rebooting A Foundational Reading Program With Recent Evidence From The Science Of Reading, Kate Franz, Bong Gee Jang

The Language and Literacy Spectrum

The Science of Reading (SOR) movement has reshaped literacy education, emphasizing evidence-based instructional materials and practices. School districts have been propelled to evaluate existing instructional materials and to consider adopting new reading programs. This article examines how Road to Reading (RTR), an evidence-based program that aligns with the SOR focus on phonics and word recognition, can be updated to reflect newer research. Rather than a full overhaul, this paper proposes a “reboot”— targeted updates that refine the five-step lesson structure. Key improvements include expanded assessments, phonemic awareness integration, motivational supports, and instructional scaffolds to better meet diverse learner needs.These targeted …

Using Facebook To Discuss The Science Of Reading, Erica Barnes, Jaime Puccioni, Abigail Ferris

The Language and Literacy Spectrum

Students in U.S. elementary schools continue to experience difficulty learning to read, with some attributing these difficulties to a lack of alignment with the Science of Reading (SOR). Social media plays a prominent role in disseminating information about the SOR, serving as a platform for discussion and debate that reflects many tenets of effective online professional development (OPD). The current study examines how one group of educators on social media sought out and discussed information related to the SOR. Content analysis was utilized to determine how contributors engaged with the group and what pedagogical content knowledge and SOR topics were …

Supporting The “Feelings And Language Of Thinking” And Meaning-Making In Elementary Student-Directed Inquiry Projects, Katarina N. Silvestri

The Language and Literacy Spectrum

This qualitative study investigates how three teachers attend to and pedagogically support socioemotional aspects of fifth-grade students’ learning during student self-directed inquiry projects called the Kids Inquiry Conference (KIC) using Spradley’s domain and taxonomic analyses of classroom observation and interview data. Theoretical underpinnings meet at the intersection of affective neuroscience, socioemotional competencies, and a Deweyan perspective of inquiry learning, emplacing this study within literature exploring the range of affective factors impacting elementary learners engaged in student-centered inquiry projects (e.g., identity work, motivation, self-regulation, etc.). KIC involved students self-selecting and developing research questions, designing a science activity, writing up a scientific …

“It’S Like Everything Changed:” Implementing A Blended Literacy Learning Intervention To Increase Engagement, Michael J. Hockwater

The Language and Literacy Spectrum

Sixth-grade Academic Intervention Services (AIS) students at Wyndemere Middle School (WMS) in Western New York demonstrated a lack of engagement in AIS English Language Arts (ELA) class. In hopes of increasing their engagement, the teacher-researcher implemented a blended learning intervention that incorporated aspects of the flipped classroom model and student-selected texts. The findings of this action research qualitative case study were promising, with many student participants expressing an increased sense of engagement and enjoyment of AIS ELA class.

Strategic Considerations For Integrating Digital Technology And Literacy Learning, Christine N. Green

The Language and Literacy Spectrum

In an era of rapidly advancing technology, integrating digital tools into literacy instruction has become a vital component of effective educational practice. This article presents findings from a case study examining how digital technology was incorporated into the literacy block of a first-grade classroom. Through sixteen hours of classroom observation and three teacher interviews, four key strategic considerations emerged for planning literacy activities that utilize educational technology. These activities enriched student learning by encouraging engagement through multiple modes of literacy. These strategic considerations include building digital connections that complement instructional goals, strategically adding digital tools, allowing students to lead, and …

Beyond The Book Cover: Learning About Peritextual Features In A Book Club, Jan Lacina, Avery Penman, Maddie Baldikoski

The Language and Literacy Spectrum

Holding conversations about setting, character, and plot are important conversations in a book club, but just as important are conversations about book features. This classroom practice article describes our experience teaching about peritextual features during a book club with children with learning difficulties.

Exploring Culturally Informed Approaches To Book Read-Aloud With Young Children, Raquel Plotka

The Language and Literacy Spectrum

Early childhood is a critical period for language and literacy development. One-way adults introduce children to the world of books is through picture books read-aloud. Adults from different cultural background engage in this activity differently, and to date, the early childhood field has emphasized a constructivist approach to book reading typical in individualistic cultures. Other approaches to reading books that are common in collectivist cultures have not been explored. The present study investigated the reading styles teachers (n = 40) use in naturalistic settings and compared the advantages of using individualistic versus collectivist styles related to children participation and …

Centering English Language Learners’ Literacy Through The Use Of Ai-Powered Tools To Enhance Teacher And Student Success, Shalander Samuels, Alecia Blackwood

The Language and Literacy Spectrum

There has been an increase in the number of English Language Learners (ELs) and, therefore, an increase in the number of linguistic diversities in the general classroom nationwide (Clark-Gareca et al., 2020; Cullen, 2015). Technology has been utilized to promote and support English Learners' success as it can be a significant tool for scaffolding and differentiating instruction (Abobaker & Moleta, 2025; Wolf et al., 2016). Artificial Intelligence (AI), to be specific, has emerged as transformative when supporting ELs across K-20 academic spaces, especially with the increasing demand to integrate technology into learning. AI creates pathways to effectively support the needs …

Centering Black Girl Love: Unearthing Black Girls’ Truths In A Predominantly White, Loveless Elementary School, Tyana R. Velazquez-Smith

The Language and Literacy Spectrum

This study examines the transformative power of literacy as a tool for healing, resistance, and revolutionary love in the lives of BLACK girls navigating predominantly white elementary school spaces. Revolutionary love is conceptualized as practices of care, affirmation, and joy that challenge systemic oppression while fostering belonging and possibility. Conducted in an elementary school in upstate New York, this research follows eleven participants from kindergarten through fourth grade, exploring their lived experiences and literacy practices during English Language Arts (ELA) instruction.

Drawing on Brian Street’s (1984) assertion that literacy is a social practice shaped by cultural and power dynamics, this …

Agentic Ai Framework For Dynamic Generation, Verification, And Presentation Of Interactive Content In Search Results, Tushar Chugh, Aditya Mone, Karthik Kumara

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes techniques for enhancing search engine results pages (SERPs) by employing an agentic AI framework. A framework is presented that analyzes user queries to determine the optimal presentation format for the response. For certain predefined query types (e.g., real-time data like stocks, sports scores), the framework retrieves existing interactive widgets. For other queries deemed suitable, the framework dynamically generates new, bespoke interactive widgets or simple web applications ("micro-apps") tailored to the detected intent of the query. This generation process involves the use of specialized artificial intelligence (AI) agents collaborating to design, build, fetch data for, and verify the …

Route Guidance And Adaptive Suspension Damping Based On Road Quality Sensing, Prashant Surana, Matt Delmage

Defensive Publications Series

Drivers face challenges due to inconsistent and unpredictable road conditions, which can lead to discomfort, increased vehicle wear, and potential safety hazards. Existing digital map and navigation systems lack the ability to provide real-time data on road surface quality, including potholes, cracks, or unevenness. This disclosure describes the use of dash cameras (or other on-board cameras of a vehicle) and other on-vehicle sensors to automatically detect road surface anomalies. This can be achieved by analyzing image data of the road surface of an empty road and by observing the motion of other vehicles in response to road surface variation. The …

Generating Speaker Notes For Presentations Using Large Language Models, Charles Lai, Vinayak Reddy

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes techniques for generating speaker notes for presentations using large language models. The contents of a slide deck are provided as input to a large language model. A prompt is given to the model, instructing it to create speaker notes from the slide content. Additional related content, if available, can also be provided as input. The prompt can be configured to generate notes that are specific to each slide, while also connecting ideas between slides to provide a natural narrative flow. The generated speaker notes can be tailored to the user's presentation context and personal style.

Smart Flags For Data Center Fleet Optimization, Na

Defensive Publications Series

Hardware and software systems such as data centers, compute clusters, etc., have a high degree of parametric configurability, e.g., dozens of true/false settings, constants, thresholds, etc. Parametric settings can significantly impact performance. The space of parameters is too vast to explore manually. Parametric settings in test environments may not predict behaviors in production environments. This disclosure describes techniques that leverage machine learning to explore the parameter space of a hardware/software system and to choose an optimal set of parameters that provides a performant system. Components used to implement the techniques include a control system for describing and adjusting parameters within …

Host-Assisted Memory Efficient Logging, Na

Defensive Publications Series

Logging is a common mechanism to debug issues in embedded or other computer systems. Informative log messages lead to efficient debugging. However, embedded systems often have limited memory resources. Therefore, it is not always possible for embedded systems to generate informative logs. This disclosure describes techniques that enable embedded systems to produce informative log files that enable efficient debugging. The techniques overcome resource constraints typical to embedded systems by using a host-side logging agent with a register address-to-name map. Incoming log messages from the embedded system which are terse and memory-efficient are interpreted by the host-side logging agent to transform …

Royal Government Of Bhutan - His Majesty's Coronation Commemorative Issue

Trophies, shields, and souvenirs presented to AKU

No abstract provided.

Gold Mercury International Award To Aku

Trophies, shields, and souvenirs presented to AKU

No abstract provided.

College Corps: A 90 Day Onboarding Plan–And Beyond, Marylou Bagus-Hansen, John Caceres, W. Kent Rogers

Benerd College Student Articles

The University of San Diego (USD) is one of the participating campuses to host College Corps (CC) Fellows, and one of four private institutions among the 45. Assigned 130 fellowship members, USD has the largest cohort of its private counterparts and recently added three additional full-time staff members who started approximately four months ago. USD now has a total number of five staff, the largest staff to student ratio of private institutions (Top 10 Learnings, 2023).

While California Volunteers (CV) provided some guidance for the implementation and launch of the program, this guidance was disproportionately focused on the recruitment and …

Occupation, Displacement, And Violence In The West Bank: A Retrospective Analysis Of Data From 2014-2024, Sarah Aly, Fatima Mossolem, Ayeh Khalil, Tushara Surapaneni, Abd Al-Rahman Traboulsi, Waleed Aldadah, Eleanor Reid, Shakoor Hajat

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine Departmental Research

Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank has intensified violence in the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt). This violence escalated after attacks by Hamas on Israel on 7 October 2023 and the subsequent military campaign in Gaza. This study examines the possible impacts of military and land occupation on displacement, injuries, and deaths in the West Bank. This cross-sectional observational study analyses casualties and displacement data in the West Bank and Israel from May 1, 2014, to June 30, 2024. Sources include the United Nations Office of Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Statista, and the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. Death and …

Bands, University Of Mississippi. Ole Miss Bands

University Website Migration from WordPress

No abstract provided.

Leadership Development, University Of Mississippi. Dean Of Students

University Website Migration from WordPress

No abstract provided.

Rally Point At The University Of Mississippi, University Of Mississippi

University Website Migration from WordPress

The RALLY POINT program is developed and coordinated by Veteran and Military Services (VMS), in conjunction with University stakeholders and the Student Veterans of America, Ole Miss Chapter. VMS is housed in the Center for Student Success and First Year Experience, on the 3rd floor of Martindale Hall.

Ai-Based Classification Of Pediatric Breath Sounds: Toward A Tool For Early Respiratory Screening, Lichuan Liu, Wei Li, Beth Moxley

Faculty Scholarship-Nursing

Context: Respiratory morbidity is a leading cause of children’s consultations with general practitioners. Auscultation, the act of listening to breath sounds, is a crucial diagnostic method for respiratory system diseases. Problem: Parents and caregivers often lack the necessary knowledge and experience to identify subtle differences in children’s breath sounds. Furthermore, obtaining reliable feedback from young children about their physical condition is challenging. Methods: The use of a human–artificial intelligence (AI) tool is an essential component for screening and monitoring young children’s respiratory diseases. Using clinical data to design and validate the proposed approaches, we propose novel methods for recognizing and …

On Programmatic Aspects Of The Universality, Parameter, And Recursion Theorems Of Classical Computability, Vladimir A. Kulyukin

Computer Science Faculty and Staff Publications

The Universality, Parameter, and Recursion Theorems are three foundational results of classical computability theory. We show how these theorems can be programmatically illustrated and partially validated in Lisp. Our programs can be used as supplementary materials to texts on theoretical computer science, mathematical logic, or metamathematics.

Making Decisions Across Collections: The Prioritization Matrix, Annie Benefiel, Andrea Van Dyke

Scholarship and Professional Work

No abstract provided.

Modeling Heterogeneity In Cognitive Trajectories In The Framingham Heart Study, Yuan Fang, Jiachen Chen, Jesse Mez, Claudia L. Satizabal, Michael L. Alosco, Wei Qiao Qiu, Margaret F. Doyle, Joanne M. Murabito, Kathryn L. Lunetta

Pharmacy Faculty Scholarship

Introduction: The prevalence of cognitive impairment in the population is growing; however, there is substantial heterogeneity in the rate of decline across different cognitive domains. Harmonized factor scores measuring memory, executive function, and language domains have been created in the Framingham Heart Study (FHS). Methods: This work identified FHS participants with two or more repeated factor scores after age 60 and fitted latent class mixed models (LCMM) to cluster cognitive trajectories within each domain. Non-linear shapes of trajectories were modeled piecewise linearly, followed by stepwise selections to select cluster-specific change points. Results: We identified different latent classes of participants with …

Noverre’S Lament: Inscription, Posterity, And The Ephemeral Art Of Dance, Olivia Sabee

Dance Faculty Works

Jean-Georges Noverre defined pantomime ballet, or ballet d’action, as an ephemeral art. In his published writings, Noverre argued that to notate a ballet’s movement was both inadequate – in that the present day’s dance notation could not record a pantomime ballet – and inappropriate – in that the passions, the core of pantomime ballet, could not be recorded as discrete, repeatable units the way steps could have been. At the same time, Noverre was deeply invested in posterity, both his own, and that of pantomime ballet as a form. This essay examines the values of ephemerality and posterity in …