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Halle Library: Popular Reading Collection Policy

Academic Affairs – Policy Library

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Illinois Wesleyan Announces Fall 2024 Dean’S List, Julia Perez

Press Releases 2020-2029

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Characterizing The Stability Of Ultra-Thin Metal Oxide Catalyst Films In Non-Thermal Plasma Co2 Reduction Reactions, Samuel Keith Conlin, Joseph Joel Muhanga, David Parette, Robert H. Coridan

Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

The use of metal oxide catalysts to enhance plasma CO2 reduction has seen significant recent development towards processes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and produce renewable chemical feedstocks. While plasma reactors are effective at producing the intended chemical transformations, the conditions can result in catalyst degradation. Atomic layer deposition (ALD) can be used to synthesize complex, hierarchically structured metal oxide plasma catalysts that, while active for plasma CO2 reduction, are potentially vulnerable to degradation due to their high surface area and nanoscopic thickness. In this work, we characterized the effects of extended non-thermal, glow discharge plasma exposure on ALD synthesized, …

A Mechanistic Exploration Of How Neighborhood Crime Exposure Relates To Neonatal Brain Function, Early Externalizing Behaviors, And Callous-Unemotional Traits, Rebecca Brady

Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Theses and Dissertations

Pregnancy through early childhood is a period of tremendous neural and behavioral development. Neuronal birth and migration occur prenatally and result in the formation of neonatal functional and structural networks. These early brain networks are a building block for postnatal development wherein infants rapidly learn a variety of new skills, including socioemotional skills such as emotion regulation and moral understanding. During the acquisition of these skills, even typically developing toddlers can act aggressively or impulsively; however, toddlers with high levels of externalizing behaviors are more likely to develop clinical externalizing disorders later in childhood and adolescence. As such, it is …

Clemson University Board Of Trustees, Full Board Minutes, 2025 February 7, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

Minutes

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Clemson University Board Of Trustees, Executive And Audit Committee, 2025 February 7, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

Minutes

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Clemson University Board Of Trustees, Breakfast Minutes, 2025 February 7, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

Minutes

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Fort Hays State University Tiger Weekly, February 08, 2025, University Relations

Tiger Weekly Newsletters

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Automated Blood Glucose Reminders In The Intraoperative Setting, Christopher Posey, Zeinab Halo, Emily Mueth

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Student Projects

Background and Review of Literature: Maintaining optimal blood glucose (BG) levels in patients with diabetes (PWD) undergoing surgery is crucial to prevent perioperative complications. Anesthesia providers are expected to adhere to established guidelines for monitoring BG levels in PWD during surgery. However, ensuring consistent adherence to these guidelines remains a challenge.

Purpose: This quality improvement (QI) project aimed to investigate the effect of automated BG reminders on anesthesia provider adherence to an intraoperative BG monitoring guideline for surgical PWD.

Methods: A QI project was conducted at Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJH) over three months. The population of interest was surgical patients with …

Implementation Of Resiliency Training In The Biomedical Science Graduate Program First Year Curriculum, Kathryn M. Frietze

HSC Education Days

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Noise Reduction In The Operating Room, Riley Ebenroth, Anthony Barker

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Student Projects

Background and Review of Literature: Excessive noise levels in the operating room (OR) have serious detrimental effects on both patients and providers, such as acoustic trauma, increased heart rate and blood pressure, angina, surgical site infection, fatigue, mental stress, and anxiety. There is currently no set standard endorsed for OR noise levels in the United States. Purpose: The purpose of the project was to reduce noise in the OR which has been shown to impair concentration and communication as well as to determine whether an educational intervention will reduce the average OR noise levels within a surgical case.

Methods: This …

Integrating Intercultural Competencies In An Introductory Business Information Literacy Course, Annette Bochenek, Heather A. Howard, Zoeanna A. Mayhook

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

Librarians at a large Midwestern university integrated intercultural competencies into an information literacy course taught annually to over 100 first-year business students. The interventions aim to improve intercultural skills and characteristics as defined by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AACU) Intercultural Knowledge and Competence VALUE Rubric. Student intercultural competencies were assessed via online surveys according to the VALUE Rubric, comparing pre-, retrospective, and post-self-assessments. Students' intercultural competencies changed as a result of engaging with the course material. This paper describes the classroom interventions implemented by librarians, results from survey data analysis, and implications for library instruction.

The Influence Of The Emerging Italian Instrumental Style Of The Early Seventeenth Century On Adam Jarzębski’S Canzoni E Concerti (1627), Ellen Bolger

Theses

Adam Jarzębski’s Canzoni e Concerti (1627) is an important source of instrumental chamber music from early seventeenth-century Poland. Jarzębski was a member of the royal musical establishment at the court of Sigismund III Vasa, where he worked alongside Italian musicians recruited by the court. The influence of the emerging Italian stile moderno can be seen in the 27 works of Canzoni e Concerti, which mirror the style and structure of instrumental works by Italian composers such as Dario Castello and Biagio Marini. The changing ideas on music theory and musical expression which originated in Italy are reflected in Jarzębski’s use …

Alternative Antimicrobial Strategies For Neonatal Infections, Anna Desmond

Theses

Neonatal infections, a significant contributor to infant morbidity and mortality worldwide, are predominantly caused by pathogenic bacteria. Globally, bacterial sepsis accounts for 11.3% of neonatal deaths with Group B Streptococcus (GBS) being the leading cause, along with Escherichia coli, and coagulase negative staphylococci (CoNS). Neonatal infections caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria is now a worldwide concern, further increasing mortality rates and associated healthcare costs. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop alternative antimicrobial strategies to combat resistance and/or enhance the efficacy of existing antibiotics. The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate alternative antimicrobial strategies for treating and …

Electro-Oxidative Deoxyfluorination Of Arenes With Net3·3hf, En Chih Liu, Sabrina M. Reich, Mayank Tanwar, Matthew Neurock, Long Luo, Melanie S. Sanford

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

This report describes the design, development, and optimization of an electrochemical deoxyfluorination of arenes using a tetrafluoropyridine-derived leaving group. NEt₃·3HF serves as the fluoride source, and the reactions are conducted using either constant potential or constant current electrolysis in an undivided electrochemical cell. Mechanistic studies support a net oxidative pathway, in which initial single-electron oxidation generates a radical cation intermediate that is trapped by fluoride. The resulting radical undergoes a second oxidation reaction, followed by the loss of the leaving group to yield the fluoroarene product.

In The Matter Of Redacted V. Cooper Park Houses

All Decisions

In this NYCHA administrative proceeding, the tenant was charged with failing to occupy her NYCHA apartment and permitting unauthorized occupants. NYCHA presented evidence, including EIV reports and car registrations linking the tenant to Florida. The tenant argued that her only connection to Florida was visiting her daughters and that her identity had been stolen. The Hearing Officer sustained the charge of failing to occupy the apartment but found it had been cured, while the charge of unauthorized occupants was not sustained. The tenant was placed on one year's probation.

Environmental Release Of A Safener Fenclorim From Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) Following Seed Treatment, Jeong-In R. Hwang, Jason K. Norsworthy, Nanda Kumar, Tae-Hwa Kim

Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

The safener fenclorim, effective in protecting rice (Oryza sativa L.) from the phytotoxicity of some herbicides, is regarded as a contaminant of emerging concern that may cause toxicological issues to ecosystems and humans who may consume the final harvested rice. This study investigated time-dependent environmental releases of fenclorim from rice seeds treated with the safener and insecticide with five different treatments. The treatment with fenclorim alone caused the greatest fenclorim releases from the seed, and the release magnitude was similar to the treatment that had fenclorim and insecticide in mixture. The fenclorim release was the least when treated with safener …

Halle Library: Displays And Exhibits Policy

Academic Affairs – Policy Library

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The George-Anne Inkwell Edition, Georgia Southern University

The Inkwell

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Volume Cxliv, Number 12, February 7, 2025, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

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Additional Geographic Records Of Dekay’S Brownsnake (Storeria Dekayi) In Nebraska, Including A Late Seasonal Observation And Likely Range Expansion, Lauren Bahe, Dan D. Fogell, Keith Geluso

Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies

Dekay’s Brownsnake (Storeria dekayi) occurs across much of eastern North America, inhabiting diverse environments such as marshes, woodlands, woodland edges, and urban areas. In Nebraska, recent studies documented its presence beyond the extreme southeastern region of the state, indicating a potential range expansion to the west and north. Our study continues to update its distribution with four additional county records. Two counties, Franklin and Harlan, represent the farthest west observations for Dekay’s Brownsnake in the state, further indicating a likely westward expansion. An observation from 6 December 2023 also represents the latest seasonal observation in the state. Despite …

Increasing Discovery Of Cuny Archival Collections Through Metadata, Kristen Fredericksen, Natalie Milbrodt

Publications and Research

At the time of this SUNYLA mid-winter meeting, the City University of New York enters Year 2 of a three-year, 2-million-dollar Mellon Foundation-funded project to explore and strengthen archival collections across their 30+ libraries and research institutes. A major part of this project is to set up a shared instance of Archives Space that includes every repository across the university. This panel will explore the approach of a working group whose goal is to integrate 18 existing individual ArchivesSpace instances into a shared, multi-repository instance. This requires metadata normalization, dataset clean-up, and a series of policy decisions the group reaches …

Fsec Meeting Minutes February 7, 2025, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes

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The Diamond, February 7, 2025, Dordt University

Dordt Diamond

• Front Page: Dordt Theatre Department Attends KCACTF 57; Saved by Grace: Rival Teams United in Remembrance of Aden De Jong; Dordt Students React to Airliner Plane and Helicopter Crash in Washington DC
• News: New Locations for PLIA Trips; Op-Ed: Winter Boots, Virtue Signals, and Censorship?
• Feature: "Learning About Movies" Dr. Matthews' Online Engagement with Cinema; "Flow with the Father" Kicks Off New Women's Ministry; Senior Spotlights; Dordt Sustainability Efforts
• Opinion: The Bachelor - It's Back on TV, But Why?; Nosferatu Review; A Broken Cycle: Laundry at Dordt Needs to Change; Why Do the Chiefs Keep Winning? …

Determining The Effects Of Social Media Engagement On Surgery Residents Within The American College Of Osteopathic Surgeons, Vincent S. Alexander, Bebe Eke, Andrew Xu, Ryan Wong, Andrew Greek, Michael Ernst, Hayden Roberts, Ogechukwu Ariwodo, Andrew D. Vogel, Bracken Burns, Kristen Conrad-Schnetz

Student Publications

Context: The widespread adoption of social media has transformed how individuals connect in medicine. This study explores how social media can be utilized as a conduit to connect osteopathic medical students and residents. By examining how these digital connections can support professional development, this study investigates social media's role as a potential foundation for a mentorship program, fostering guidance, support, and career insights for osteopathic medical students within the surgical field.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of "X" (formerly Twitter) in networking between osteopathic medical students and surgical residents, specifically assessing engagement rates and the potential of …

A Statistical Framework For Multi-Trait Rare Variant Analysis In Large-Scale Whole-Genome Sequencing Studies, Xihao Li, Han Chen, Margaret Sunitha Selvaraj, Eric Van Buren, John Blangero, Joanne E. Curran, Michael C. Mahaney, Ravi Duggirala, Juan M. Peralta, Harald Hh Goring

School of Medicine Publications

Large-scale whole-genome sequencing (WGS) studies have improved our understanding of the contributions of coding and noncoding rare variants to complex human traits. Leveraging association effect sizes across multiple traits in WGS rare variant association analysis can improve statistical power over single-trait analysis, and also detect pleiotropic genes and regions. Existing multi-trait methods have limited ability to perform rare variant analysis of large-scale WGS data. We propose MultiSTAAR, a statistical framework and computationally scalable analytical pipeline for functionally informed multi-trait rare variant analysis in large-scale WGS studies. MultiSTAAR accounts for relatedness, population structure and correlation among phenotypes by jointly analyzing multiple …

Lifestyle Attitudes And Habits In A Case Series Of Patients With Cancer And Metabolic Syndrome, Jessica P Hwang

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with increased cancer risk and poor cancer prognosis. The current study applied a mixed methods approach to better understand attitudes about making lifestyle changes and current dietary and physical activity behaviors among cancer patients with MetS at a cancer center and to explore the suitability of brief lifestyle questionnaires to help providers understand their patients' lifestyle attitudes and habits. Qualitative interviews were used to obtain patients' perspectives about lifestyle changes, and 3 quantitative questionnaires-the Readiness Ruler, Rate Your Plate, and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF)-were used to measure patients' readiness for lifestyle change, …

Collage Concert

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

A season highlight, the Collage Concert is the signature showcase of the Bailey School of Music. This unique production features over 200 student and faculty performers in jazz, orchestra, choir, band, percussion, chamber groups, and more. Proceeds and donations from this event help make the study of music more affordable to KSU students through scholarships.

Options For Sustainable High Seas Fisheries Management In The Southwest Atlantic, Cornell Overfield, Jessica Yllemo

International Law Studies

The Southwest Atlantic lacks a regional fishery management organization, leaving one of the world’s largest squid fisheries at risk of overfishing during high seas migrations. This article reviews measures available to coastal States as they seek to protect regional ecosystems and their economic interests. The ideal policy response is to conclude a regional fisheries management organization covering squid and other key regional stocks. This body should follow best practices and include the relevant coastal and fishing States. Other options that provide some value for managing regional fishing and its environmental consequences include reviving and expanding catch information sharing, ratifying and …

Synergizing Gis And Genetic Algorithms To Enhance Road Management And Fund Allocation With A Comprehensive Case Study Approach, Mohamed Nabawy

Civil Engineering

This study identifies a critical knowledge gap, revealing how the deterioration of roads, compounded by extensive usage and additional factors, poses significant risks to the road networks’ functionality. Without a robust fund allocation and prioritization strategy, the extent of this risk may be overlooked, adversely affecting the performance of essential infrastructure elements. Our research introduces an integrated decision-making model for existing road infrastructures to address this gap. This innovative approach combines a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based road management model with a fund allocation prioritization strategy, enhanced by an optimization engine via a genetic algorithm. The primary aim is to precisely …