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Assessing Post-Fire Damage In Concrete Structures: A Comprehensive Review, Eneye A. Ibrahim, Dale Goff, Ali Keyvanfar, Mohammad Jonaidi

Faculty Articles

Bridge fires present unique challenges due to their potential for catastrophic structural failures, leading to extensive traffic disruptions, economic losses, and, in some cases, loss of life. In the aftermath of a fire incident, assessing the structural integrity and future viability of concrete bridges has become a paramount concern for civil engineers and safety inspectors. The critical decision to rehabilitate or demolish a fire-damaged structure hinges on accurately assessing the extent of damage incurred. Enhancing the fire resilience of concrete structures is a critical endeavor within civil engineering, necessitating accurate evaluation methods to analyze conditions after fire exposure. Focusing on …

How Emerging-Market Brands Can Overcome A Weak Country Image, Mustafa Raji, Peter Magnusson, Yuri Martirosyan

Marketing Faculty Publications

Purpose

This study offers a comprehensive analysis of the relative effectiveness of different strategies that emerging-market brands can use to mitigate a weak country image.

Design/methodology/approach

This study employs discrete choice conjoint analysis to evaluate the relative effectiveness of store image, warranty duration, third-party certification and corporate engagement on US consumers’ perceptions of products from China and Cambodia. China, representing an advanced emerging market, and Cambodia, representing a less advanced market, were selected to provide a diverse context for comparison. The study examines electric scooters (relatively more hedonic) and refrigerators (relatively more utilitarian) to test the robustness of the findings …

2025-02-04 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress meeting minutes from February 4, 2025.

Exenatide Once A Week Versus Placebo As A Potential Disease-Modifying Treatment For People With Parkinson's Disease In The Uk: A Phase 3, Multicentre, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Randomised, Placebo-Controlled Trial, Nirosen Vijiaratnam, Christine Girges, Grace Auld, Rachel Mccomish, Alexa King, Simon S Skene, Steve Hibbert, Alan Wong, Sabina Melander, Rachel Gibson, Helen Matthews, John Dickson, Camille Carroll, Abigail Patrick, Jemma Inches, Monty Silverdale, Bethan Blackledge, Jessica Whiston, Michele Hu, Jessica Welch, Gordon Duncan, Katie Power, Sarah Gallen, Jacqueline Kerr, K Ray Chaudhuri, Lucia Batzu, Silvia Rota, Edwin Jabbari, Huw Morris, Patricia Limousin

Peninsula Medical School

Background: GLP-1 receptor agonists have neurotrophic properties in in-vitro and in-vivo models of Parkinson's disease and results of epidemiological studies and small randomised trials have suggested possible benefits for risk and progression of Parkinson's disease. We aimed to establish whether the GLP-1 receptor agonist, exenatide, could slow the rate of progression of Parkinson's disease. Methods: We did a phase 3, multicentre, double-blind, parallel-group, randomised, placebo-controlled trial at six research hospitals in the UK. Participants were aged 25–80 years with a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, were at Hoehn and Yahr stage 2·5 or less when on dopaminergic treatment, and were on …

The Role Of Molecular Profiling In De-Escalation Of Toxic Therapy In Breast Cancer, Sonia Y. Khan, Tonjeh Bah, Rakhshanda Layeequr Rahman

School of Medicine Publications

The prevalence and mortality associated with breast cancer have forced healthcare providers to leverage surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and immunotherapy to achieve a cure. Whereas mortality has significantly dropped over the decades, long-term toxicities and healthcare costs are prohibitive. Therefore, a better understanding of tumor biology through molecular profiling is being utilized for de-escalation of treatment where appropriate. As research evolves, there is growing evidence that less aggressive treatment regimens, when appropriately tailored, can be equally effective for certain patient populations. This approach not only enhances the quality of life for patients by reducing the financial, physical, and emotional burdens …

2025 February 4, Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

Minutes

Revised Faculty Senate Minutes No. 1 February 4, 2025

Sanctioning Negligent Bankers, Kyle D. Logue, W. Robert Thomas, Jeffery Y. Zhang

Law & Economics Working Papers

Over just one week in 2023, depositor runs at a few U.S. banks threatened a worldwide banking crisis. Afterwards, the United States would suffer three of the biggest bank failures in the nation’s history; in Europe, Credit Suisse became the largest financial institution to fail since the 2007-2008 Global Financial Crisis. Stunned by this lightning-fast panic, lawmakers, regulators, and academics have called for significant changes to the U.S. financial regulatory framework. Leading among these proposals are calls to improve supervisory oversight of banks, to tighten existing regulations on banks, and to increase deposit insurance limits. But these proposals alone are …

Dataset For Comparative Analysis Of Precision Metagenomics And Traditional Methods In Urinary Tract Infection Diagnostics, Rob E. Carpenter, Sadia Almas, Vaibhav Tamrakar, Rahul Sharma

Human Resource Development Faculty Publications and Presentations

This study presents a comprehensive dataset comparing three diagnostic methodologies—microbial culture, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and precision metagenomics (precision metagenomics)—for the detection and classification of uropathogens in urine samples from patients with suspected urinary tract infections (UTIs). While microbial culture remains the gold standard for UTI diagnosis, it has limitations in sensitivity, particularly for fastidious or non-culturable microorganisms. PCR offers higher sensitivity but is restricted to pre-targeted organisms, limiting its diagnostic range. Precision Metagenomics, a target-agnostic sequencing method, provides a more inclusive approach by enabling the identification of a broad spectrum of pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, without …

The Road Ahead: Emerging Therapies For Primary Iga Nephropathy, Edward J. Filippone, Rakesh Gulati, John Farber

Division of Nephrology Faculty Papers

Primary IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common form of primary glomerulopathy. A slowly progressive disease presenting in the young to middle-aged, most patients with reduced eGFR or proteinuria will progress to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in their lifetimes. The pathogenesis involves increased production of galactose-deficient IgA1 (Gd-IgA1) that forms immune complexes that deposit in the glomerulus, eliciting mesangial cell proliferation, inflammation, and complement activation. The backbone of therapy is supportive, including lifestyle modifications, strict blood pressure control, and renin-angiotensin system inhibition targeting proteinuria < 300 mg/day. Sodium-glucose transporter 2 inhibitors are indicated for persisting proteinuria or declining eGFR. Sparsentan is indicated for persisting proteinuria. Immunosuppression should be considered for all patients at risk for progression (persisting proteinuria and/or declining eGFR). To reduce Gd-IgA1 production, targeted-release budesonide is approved. Agents targeting B cell survival factors APRIL or BAFF/APRIL have significantly reduced Gd-IgA1 production and proteinuria in phase 2 trials but await phase 3 data for approval. To reduce inflammation, high-dose steroids are ineffective and toxic in Caucasian patients, although lower-dose regimens may be effective in Chinese patients. Complement inhibition is being actively studied. The factor B inhibitor iptacopan has conditional approval. The terminal pathway inhibitors cemdisiran and ravulizumab show promise in phase 2 studies. Our current approach for those requiring immunosuppression involves combining the reduction of Gd-IgA1 (nefecon) with suppressing the effects of inflammation (iptacopan). The optimal duration of such therapy is uncertain. Clearly, there is more to be learned with many trials underway.

2025 February 4, Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

Minutes

Revised Faculty Senate Minutes No. 1 February 4, 2025

Clemson University Board Of Trustees, Institutional Advancement Committee, 2025 February 4, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

Minutes

No abstract provided.

2025 February 4, Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes, 2025 February 4

SUNY Cortland Syllabus Statements for Generative AI

The Military Order Of The Serpent And Philippine War Memory, 1904-1974, Eric Jason Kriner

Student Theses and Dissertations

The Military Order of the Serpent (M.O.S.) was an American anti-Filipino minstrel fraternity and veterans' organization comprised of members of the United Spanish War Veterans. To commemorate the Philippine-American War, the group dressed in Filipino blackface and paraded around the United States from 1904 to 1974. Publicly, the group’s narrative arc posited that Filipinos, by virtue of their contact with the United States Military, underwent a rapid, three-phased evolution from savage to civil. Privately, they celebrated one of the war’s atrocities, and expressed their racist hostilities and amalgamationist anxieties. During the 1920s, when Filipino emigration to the United States began …

It's Time To Re-Evaluate The Reporting Of Common Measures From Isokinetic Dynamometers: Isokinetic For Torque, Isotonic For Power, Brennan J. Thompson

Kinesiology and Health Science Faculty Publications

Isokinetic dynamometry is commonly used to provide an objective and reliable assessment of muscle function across a variety of clinical, athletic and research settings. Important muscle function variables that are commonly assessed are torque- and power-related measures. Isokinetic mode is overwhelmingly used to provide these variables, and has been so for decades; however, this mode may not be the best suited to examine power variables. The article aims to explore this issue through conceptual evaluation and empirical results using unpublished data. The implication is that due to the almost complete lack of unique information that power provides additional to torque …

Power By Proxy: Participation As A Resource In Global Governance, S. B. Arias, R. Clark, Emily Paddon Rhoads

Political Science Faculty Works

Member state participation is essential in global governance, affording international organizations (IOs) legitimacy and translating member state preferences into institutional attention. We contend that institutional leadership positions bolster states’ authority via “proxy representation,” in which states are grouped together and indirectly represented by one leader. We argue that by serving as proxy group leaders, even relatively weak states can obtain greater influence in IOs. We examine these expectations in the context of the IMF’s Executive Board, where wealthy states represent themselves directly while other states belong to multi-member constituencies in which leadership often rotates among members. Focusing on issues related …

Determining Spatial Responses Of Fishers (Pakania Pennanti) To Mechanical Treatments Of Forest Stands For Fuel Reduction, Tessa R. Smith, Eric M. Gese, R. David Clayton, Patricia A. Terletzky, Kathryn L. Purcell, Craig M. Thompson

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

Historical forestry practices (e.g., fire suppression, heavy timber logging) have contributed to a discernable change in stand composition of western forests in the U.S., which now comprise a tinderbox mixture of increased surface and ladder fuels, dense stands, and fire-intolerant species. Forest managers are mitigating this concern by implementing silviculture practices (e.g., selective logging, thinning, prescribed burning) to reduce fuel loads and improve stand resiliency. Concern for habitat specialists, such as the fisher (Pekania pennanti), have arisen as they may be negatively influenced in the short-term by modifications to their environment that are needed to ensure long-term habitat …

Impact Of Coronavirus Disease 2019 On Dental Match Residency Applicant Statistics In The United States Of America: A Cross Sectional Analysis, Vinayak M. Joshi, Eswar Kandaswamy, Sivaraman Prakasam, Veerasathpurush Allareddy, Andrew G. Chapple

School of Dentistry Faculty Publications

Background: The purpose of this paper is to do a cross-sectional analysis to evaluate the impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic on Dental Match Residency statistics from the year 2019–2023. Methods: The Dental Match Residency statistics available from the Dental Match website were analyzed from years 2019–2023 to evaluate the impact of pre-pandemic (2019–2020), pandemic (2021, 2022) and post-pandemic year trends (2023). Important trends were evaluated and summarized using graphs, descriptive statistics, and two sample tests for proportions (chi-square test) comparing different pairs of years. Results: Total Match participants increased in 2021 followed by a drop in 2022, and …

Is Palestinian Sovereignty A Moral Imperative?, Peter Tramel

Times Talk Archive & ADP Projects

We are excited to invite you to our upcoming Times Talk titled "Is Palestinian Sovereignty a Moral Imperative?" featuring Dr. Peter Tramel, Associate Professor in the Department of History and Philosophy.

Event Details:

• Date: Tuesday, Feb. 4
• Time: 12 - 1 PM
• Location: Trails Room, MU

This thought-provoking event will explore the philosophical questions surrounding Palestinian statehood, offering diverse perspectives on sovereignty and the responsibilities that come with it.

The Prospector, February 4, 2025, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

No abstract provided.

Anatomy And Variations Of The Carina And Its Cartilaginous Makeup: A Cadaveric Study, Chung Yoh Kim, Kristen Rizzuto, Daniel Tahan, Devendra Shekhawat, Rarinthorn Samrid, Yoko Tabira, Stephen J. Bordes, Joe Iwanaga, R. Shane Tubbs

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

Purpose: The carina, located at the bifurcation of the trachea, has been regarded as a part of the trachea. Although clinically useful as an anatomical landmark, studies of its detailed morphology are lacking in the literature. Methods: The distal trachea and left and right main bronchi were harvested from 32 cadavers and the carina studied using microsurgical dissection, endoscopy, micro-CT, and histology. Results: The right bronchial cartilages were most commonly involved in forming the carina (72.41%), and the left bronchial cartilages were the second most commonly involved (37.93%). The carinal cartilages were slightly deviated to the left of midline in …

Celebrating World Cancer Day: Innovative Biological Approaches To Cancer And Their Alignment With Sustainable Development Goals (Sdgs), Hamed Kioumarsi, Bolin Liu

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

February 2025 Faculty Senate Packet, University Of Nebraska At Kearney Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Packets

No abstract provided.

Join Uab Department Of Biology For Darwin Day 2025 On Feb. 13, Tehreem Khan

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

The Brief (Edition #35, February 2025), William & Mary Law School

The Brief

No abstract provided.

It Ain’T Easy Bein’ Wheezy: A Review And Updates On Asthma, Christina Bach

Unity Hospital Grand Rounds

It Ain’t Easy Bein’ Wheezy: A Review and Updates on Asthma. Christina Bach, MD

Objectives:

• Review that asthma is not a static diagnosis and needs constant re-evaluation
• Will address new guidelines in asthma in the last few years with significant change in initiation of therapy
• Examine new add-on therapies available for uncontrolled asthma
• Evaluate patients for asthma and appropriately initiate and manage treatment based on current practice guidelines
• Recognize new add-on therapies for asthma, how they work, and when to utilize them

Turnover Impacts Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On The Health Care Workforce In Rural And Urban Settings In Arizona, Adeleke Moshood Abimbola

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The COVID-19 pandemic was a health care crisis that caused unprecedented impacts on health care workers and services worldwide. The purpose of this quantitative retrospective study was to determine whether there was a significant difference in health care employee turnover between 2019 (prepandemic) and 2021 (postpandemic) based on the location and type of health care workers. The independent variable was the COVID-19 pandemic, and the dependent variables were rural employee turnover, urban employee turnover, and nursing and nonnursing turnover. The theoretical background was based on the theory of organizational equilibrium and Glasser’s choice theory. The secondary data were collected from …

Spartan Daily, February 4, 2025, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2025

Volume 164, Issue 5

The Link February 4, 2025, Access To Justice Institute

The Link Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Novel Approach For Women’S Self-Management Of Rectal Emptying Difficulty, Sharon Eustice, Ruth Endacott, Bridie Kent

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Aim To pragmatically investigate rectal emptying difficulty in women to identify if managing their symptoms with an innovative device is more effective and satisfactory than their usual care. Background Rectal emptying difficulty has a mostly unknown influence on women and frequently a hidden issue. Self-management alternatives are underappreciated. Despite the magnitude of the problem and its influence on women’s lives and healthcare, non-surgical alternatives have received little attention. Methods This cohort study of 35 female participants, recruited via secondary care outpatient clinics, used composite questionnaires before and after an 8-week intervention using the device. The questionnaire comprised of a quality …

Insider Risks And The Evolving Role Of Executive Protection Professionals In Cybersecurity, Alan Saquella

Publications

Insider risks have long been a critical concern in corporate security, traditionally encompassing threats from employees, contractors, or third-party vendors with access to sensitive information. However, as digital transformation accelerates, the convergence of physical and cyber threats has created new vulnerabilities. Executive protection (EP) professionals, historically tasked with safeguarding high-profile individuals from physical threats, now find themselves on the frontlines of combating cyber-criminal attacks. Expanding their skill sets to include cybersecurity awareness is no longer optional—it is a necessity.

This article explores insider risks, the growing need for executive protection professionals to adapt, and practical ways they can enhance their …