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Motion To Approve Insurance Settlements

Catholic Dioceses in Bankruptcy

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Final Project Report: Lift Bed For The Mobility Impaired, Daniel Chia, Rachel Curtis, Max Jung, Jaxson Kapellusch

Engineering Senior Design Reports

The global environment has progressively adapted to better accommodate individuals with mobility impairments, driven primarily by governmental regulations mandating increased accessibility in public spaces. In contrast, private residences often lacked such adaptations, leaving individuals responsible for procuring and implementing solutions tailored to their specific needs. While various assistive products were available, the high associated costs frequently discouraged their adoption, fostering the user’s feelings of being a burden and delaying access to potentially life-enhancing solutions. To address this issue, Dr. Enright sponsored the development of a lift bed, which functioned as a standard bed while also enabling low effort transitions to …

Revisiting Bipolar Neutrosophic Graph And Interval-Valued Neutrosophic Graph, Takaaki Fujita

Neutrosophic Systems with Applications

Graph theory explores networks composed of nodes (vertices) and their connections (edges). A graph class is a collection of graphs that share common structural properties, defined by specific rules or constraints. This paper examines various models of uncertain graphs, including Fuzzy, Intuitionistic Fuzzy , Neutrosophic, Turiyam Neutrosophic, and Plithogenic Graphs. In particular, this study focuses on Bipolar Graphs and Interval-valued Graphs, analyzing them within the frameworks of Fuzzy, Neutrosophic, Turiyam Neutrosophic, and Plithogenic Graphs.

A Comprehensive Intelligent Traffic Monitoring System Based On A Novel Integration Of Neutrosophic Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Techniques, Mai Mohamed, Amira Salam, Rana Muhammad Zulqarnain, Muhammad Gulistan

Neutrosophic Systems with Applications

With the spread of road accidents and traffic congestion that costs countries and governments a lot of money in addition to the loss of human lives, and since traditional methods of monitoring traffic have not been as effective as desired, attention has been drawn to the search for more effective solutions to the problem of monitoring and regulating traffic. With the spread of technology and the Internet of Things, UAVs have emerged as a promising tool for monitoring traffic, as they can fly for a sufficient period and operate in difficult climatic conditions, in addition to their ability to monitor …

A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Of Chemical Sanitizer Efficacy Against Biofilms Of Listeria Monocytogenes, Salmonella Enterica, And Stec On Food Processing Surfaces, Allyson N. Hamilton, Sarah L. Jones, Christopher A. Baker, Xinya Liang, Adam Siepielski, Ashlynn Robinson, Gayatri R. Dhulappanavar, Kristen E. Gibson

Food Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

Chemical sanitizers are applied to food processing surfaces to inactivate bacterial pathogens. Pathogen type, surface type along with sanitizer type, concentration, and contact time are important factors potentially impacting sanitation efficacy. Numerous studies on chemical agents and lab-generated biofilms have been published; however, cross-study comparisons can be difficult. A systematic literature review (SLR) and meta-analysis were conducted to evaluate chemical sanitizer efficacy against Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) within lab-generated biofilms on food contact surfaces (FCSs). The SLR included 13 peer-reviewed articles published between 2000 and 2020. Sanitizer concentration, type, contact time, surface type, and …

Phytochemistry, Antioxidant And Cytotoxic Activities Of Hibiscus (Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis) Extract On Mcf-7 Breast Cancer Cells, Ade Arsianti, Isma Zahira Suhaima, Steven Gill, Ajeng Megawati Fajrin, Lince Dameria Nadapdap, Norma Nur Azizah, Hiroki Tanimoto, Shun Hirota

Indonesian Journal of Medical Chemistry and Bioinformatics

Background: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women with a very high mortality rate. This cancer is caused by uncontrolled growth of breast cells. Treatments for this malignancy are surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, however those methods can cause adverse effects and quite expensive. Complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) are also used to support those main treatments, one of them is herbal medicine. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is known to have various phytochemical components with antioxidant, antibacterial, anticancer, and analgesic activities. This study is aimed to determine the phytochemical composition, antioxidant activity and cytotoxicity of Hibiscus rosa-sinensis extract towards …

Speed Of Shear Waves As A Function Of Frequency In Micellar Fluid, Michael Basha

Honors Theses

The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the frequency dependence of shear wave speed in a micellar fluid. A high-concentration CTAB-NaSal micellar fluid seeded with microspheres was used in the experiment. Shear waves were generated using a wave driver and a function generator, while a high-speed camera captured video recordings. Since the frequency of the wave driver producing the shear waves in the micellar fluid is a constant value set by the experimenter, changes in shear wave speed can be determined by measuring their wavelengths at different frequencies.The captured video was then broken down into frames using MATLAB. These …

Changemakers : Brandon Potter : L'25 : From The State House To The Court House, Andrew Clark

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Spartan Daily, April 22, 2025, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2025

Volume 164, Issue 35

Disarming The Deficit: Creating A Positive Disabled Community On Campus, Grace E. Vanhaitsma

Masters Projects

In the United States, the number of individuals with disabilities who pursue a college degree has increased. According to Wagner et al. (2018), 26% of people with disabilities pursued postsecondary education, whether at a two-year (20%) or four-year program (6%). Retention of students with disabilities, however, remains an issue. 41% of all college students with disabilities left school before graduation compared to 33% of their typically abled peers. Disabled students are also more likely to struggle with loneliness and isolation on campus due to a lack of sense of belonging. Having a strong campus community leads to better retention and …

Characterizing Radiation-Related Laryngotracheal Stenosis, Natalia Queenan, Jay Trivedi, Dylan Bertoni, Sana Siddiqui, Austin Yap, Kathleen Tibbetts

Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Radiation-related laryngotracheal stenosis (RLTS) develops due to fibrosis of the airway after radiotherapy. We aim to characterize the presentation, management, and outcomes of patients with RLTS and compare these to patients with iatrogenic laryngotracheal stenosis (ILTS).

METHODS: In a single-center retrospective cohort study, patients diagnosed with RLTS between 2017 and 2022 were identified. Demographic data, risk factors, cancer history and treatment, presentation of stenosis, primary stenosis intervention, and outcomes were extracted. Patients were compared to a cohort of patients with ILTS and no history of radiation therapy. Data were analyzed using Fisher's Exact Tests and paired t-tests.

RESULTS: Seven …

Core Grade 1: Overview Of The Core Grade Approach, Gordon Guyatt, Thomas Agoritsas, Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Reem A. Mustafa, Jamie Rylance, Farid Foroutan, Manya Prasad, Arnav Agarwal, Hans De Beer, M. Hassan Murad, Stefan Schandelmaier, Alfonso Iorio, Liang Yao, Roman Jaeschke, Per Olav Vandvik, Linan Zeng, Sameer Parpia, Rohan D'Souza, David Rind, Derek K. Chu, Prashanti Eachempati, Kameshwar Prasad, Monica Hultcrantz, Victor M. Montori

Peninsula Dental School

This first article in a seven part series presents an overview of the essential elements of the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) approach that has proved extremely useful in systematic reviews, health technology assessment reports, and clinical practice guidelines. GRADE guidance has appeared in many articles dealing with both core issues and more specialised and complex guidance, and it has evolved over time. This series of articles presents GRADE essentials, Core GRADE, focusing on the core judgments necessary to summarise the comparative evidence about alternative care options and to make recommendations that apply to the care of …

Reclaiming Identity: Miné Okubo's Self-Portraiture And Authorship In Citizen 13660, Caroline E. Johnson

Theses and Dissertations

In this thesis, I argue that Miné Okubo's repeated self-portraiture in Citizen 13660 asserts her authority of the soul author of the text, forcing her reader to acknowledge the perspective in which the story is being told. Through the images of herself, she makes clear the fact that the story is filtered through her personal experience, rather than the widely accepted understanding that the novel is a universal story. While the written account strives for a sense of objectivity, the images of Okubo, especially when analyzed through the context of her contemporaries, including comics and photographers, shows how her work …

Assessing The Effectiveness Of Aging Techniques On Cloning Fpga-Based Configurable Ring Oscillator Pufs, Jonathan Thompson

Theses and Dissertations

Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) are reconfigurable devices that are used in industries that often require increased security. Physically unclonable functions (PUFs) are a security primitive used on FPGAs for device authentication and key generation. However, the output of a PUF can be susceptible to changes in the environment, such as voltage and temperature, as well as changes in device performance that occur due to transistor aging. Previous work has shown that it is possible to induce targeted accelerated aging in order to intentionally change a PUF response, even to the point of cloning one PUF to behave like another. …

Epidemiology Of Tourette Syndrome

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Background/Objectives: Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder, manifested by tics and a variety of behavioral comorbidities that cluster strongly within families, suggesting a combination of genetic and environmental risk factors. The underlying pathophysiology of TS remains to be elucidated. Understanding the incidence and prevalence across different populations provides valuable insights into the etiology and pathogenesis of the condition and aids in the development of effective treatment strategies.

Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted on PubMed covering the period from 1 January 2000 to 1 January 2025. The search used the terms "Tourette syndrome", "tics", "tic disorders", "epidemiology", "prevalence", …

The Combined Effect Of High-Intensity Interval Training And Time-Restricted Feeding On The Akt-Igf-1-Mtor Signaling Pathway In The Muscle Tissue Of Type 2 Diabetic Rats, Reza Bagheri, Mazdak Razi, Darryn Willoughby, Fred Dutheil

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Background/Objectives: High-intensity interval training (HIIT) and time-restricted feeding (TRF) have shown potential in enhancing glucose metabolism, increasing insulin sensitivity, and promoting muscle health. This study investigates the combined effects of HIIT and TRF on the AKT-IGF-1-mTOR signaling pathway in the muscle tissue of type 2 diabetic (T2D) rats.

Methods: 42 male Wistar rats (4-5 weeks of age) were included in the study. The animals were randomly divided into two groups: 1. Standard diet (SD) non-diabetic (n = 7) and 2. High-fat diet (HFD n = 35) for 4 weeks. T2D was induced by intraperitoneal injection (IP) of streptozotocin (STZ) …

Content Worth Consuming, Mark Volkers

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Could it be that a workplace (or film set) that actively pursues shalom in the way people and creation are treated, is honoring to God who seeks the restoration of all things?"

Posting about ­­­­­­­­defining Christian film from In All Things, an online hub that offers insight into maintaining and faithful and orthodox Reformed Christian worldview while fearlessly engaging in every aspect of contemporary life – until all is made new.

Content Worth Consuming

M2025.4.22.25: Motion To Recommend Members Of The Deans 360 Evaluation Review Committee And Evaluation Timelines, Faculty Senate, Administrative Policies Committee

Faculty Senate Motions

A Motion to Recommend Members of the Deans 360 Evaluation Review Committee and Evaluation Timelines

M2025.4.22 Motion To Distribute State Salary Increase Appropriation By Merit Raises And Efforts To Reduce Faculty Salary Compression., Faculty Senate, Budget And Finance Committee

Faculty Senate Motions

A Motion to distribute State Salary Increase Appropriation by Merit Raises and Efforts to Reduce Faculty Salary Compression -- The Motion failed in the Senate

M2025.4.22: Recognition Of The Efforts Of The 2024-2025 Executive Committee, Faculty Senate, William Alexander, Melanie Conroy, Rhema Fuller, Edith Gnanadass, Carl Hess, Joy Hoffman, Stephanie Huette, Greg Hughes, Andrew Hussey, Eddie Jacobs, Jessica Jennings, Eli Jones, Stephen Karr, Coe Lapossy, Francisco Muller-Sanchez, Joel Nichols, Katie Norwood, Kristy Patrick-Lewis, Ryan Parish, Katy Ramsey Mason, Will Robertson, Jeffrey Scraba, Omar Skalli

Faculty Senate Motions

A Motion for the Recognition of the Efforts of the 2024-2025 Executive Committee

New Insights Into Epileptic Spasm Generation And Treatment From The Ttx Animal Model, John W Swann, Carlos J Ballester-Rosado, Chih-Hong Lee

Duncan NRI Faculty and Staff Publications

Currently, we have an incomplete understanding of the mechanisms underlying infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS). However, over the past decade, significant efforts have been made to develop IESS animal models to provide much-needed mechanistic information for therapy development. Our laboratory has focused on the TTX model and in this paper, we review some of our findings. To induce spasms, tetrodotoxin (TTX) is infused into the neocortex of infant rats. TTX produces a lesion at its infusion site and thus mimics IESS resulting from acquired structural brain abnormalities. Subsequent electrophysiological studies showed that the epileptic spasms originate from neocortical layer V …

Liposomes As Imaging Agents Of Inflammation And Oxidative Stress In Bone Implants, Aladin M Boriek

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Liposomes are tiny, spherical vesicles made from cholesterol and natural phospholipids that are promising imaging agents for detecting medical complications. They can carry fluorescent markers or other imaging agents, making them effective for medical imaging. Furthermore, liposomes can target specific cells involved in inflammation, such as macrophages, and accumulate at inflammation sites when injected. Additionally, liposomes can be designed to respond to oxidative stress, which is often associated with bone implant complications. By detecting areas of stress, liposomes provide valuable information about implant health. However, challenges such as rapid clearance from the body, precise targeting, immune reactions, and high production …

Vaccination Schedules Recommended By The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention: From Human-Readable To Machine-Processable, Aneesa Weaver, Chloe Crozier, David Robinson, Dean F Sittig, Paul G Biondich, Samuil Orlioglu, Akash Shanmugan Boobalan, Kojo Abanyie, Richard D Boyce, Adam Wright, Christian Nøhr, Timothy D Law, Arild Faxvaag, Lior Rennert, Ronald W Gimbel

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: Reusable, machine-processable clinical decision support system (CDSS) rules have not been widely achieved in the medical informatics field. This study introduces the process, results, challenges faced, and lessons learned while converting the United States of America Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-recommended immunization schedules (2022) to machine-processable CDSS rules.

Methods: We converted the vaccination schedules into tabular, charts, MS Excel, and clinical quality language (CQL) formats. The CQL format can be automatically converted to a machine-processable format using existing tools. Therefore, it was regarded as a machine-processable format. The results were reviewed, verified, and tested.

Results: We have …

Jazz Ensemble I | Senior Night

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

Sam Skelton, Director

Graduate Recital: April 22, 2025, Yen-Tzu Tung

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall

April 22, 2025

Tuesday Evening

8:00 p.m.

Taboo, Traditions And Social Media: A Qualitative Study Of Lgbtq+ Narratives In West Africa, Lilian Oluchukwu Onianwa

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Amid state-sanctioned homophobia and cultural taboos, this study examines the motivations behind the continuous use of social media among LGBTQ+ individuals in West Africa. Grounded in Queer Theory and Social Identity Theory (SIT), it employs a qualitative research design to explore how digital platforms function as tools for identity development, self-expression, and community formation. Utilizing a Constructivist Grounded Theory (CGT) approach, this research contributes to the growing body of scholarship on LGBTQ+ experiences in digital Africa by offering a nuanced understanding of how identity and agency are negotiated within restrictive environments – and ultimately, the media’s role in shaping user …

Evaluating A New Student Orientation Program With Tinto’S 1993 Framework And Council For Advancement Standards, Kayla Brooke Hubbard

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This study examined the effectiveness of a New Student Orientation (NSO) based on the program’s mode (blended or in-person only) while controlling for race, high school GPA, and first-generation status. While NSO programs are common at various universities, there has been limited research to evaluate the impact of delivery mode as it relates to students’ perceptions of support services and key institutional resources when particularly controlling demographic factors. This study addresses the gap in research by evaluating how the NSO mode impacts students’ perceptions of resources learned during both the in-person and blended NSO programs. Grounded in Tinto’s 1993 Institutional …

“Home Is Here!”– Or Is It?: Exploring The Influence Of Place And Politics On Identity, Belonging, And The Dreamer Consciousness, Anna Paula Della Rosa

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

For more than a decade, migrant childhood arrivals have been identified as “dreamers” due to immigration policy initiatives such as the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). While navigating various identities, including U.S. immigrant, their native nationality, and being socialized simultaneously within their native and American cultures, they must also reckon with what their future identities will be thanks to politics around “undocumentedness.” This is especially true for undocumented Latines in the United States. Today, their livelihoods are in far greater jeopardy than ever before with DACA's uncertainty, calls …

The Impact Of Prison Education On Prison Misconduct, Kelli Brooke Garrett

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Prison education programs can be found in nearly every carceral institution and are the cornerstone of rehabilitative efforts. Prison education, ranging from basic adult education to college-in-prison programs, provides numerous transformative educational opportunities that can lead to successful desistance. While the benefits of participation in prison education programs are evident, including reduced recidivism, increased employment, and family impact, the impact on reducing prison misconduct is less clear. This study aimed to determine the association between prison education and misconduct while controlling for the demographic, educational, and social factors that impact participation in prison education programs. A secondary analysis was conducted …

A Comprehensive Guide To V2x Security: Protocol Analysis, Risk Assessment, And Emerging Innovations, Stefano Alessandro Blasoni

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

ABSTRACT As Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication becomes an integral component of intelligent transportation systems, ensuring its security is critical for maintaining safety, privacy, and reliability on the road. However, research on V2X security is often overly specialized and complex, limiting more broad collaboration and public scrutiny from the wider cybersecurity community and the public. This lack of understanding affects the further collaborative efforts that could enhance V2X security and the V2X ecosystem. This thesis bridges that gap by applying fundamental computer security principles to V2X protocols, specifically Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) and Cellular V2X (C-V2X). It analyzes their security mechanisms, assesses …