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Stanford Williams V. Superintendent Fayette Sci

2026 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Losac Minutes 2026-07-23, Library Operating Staff Advisory Committee

University Libraries Archives

No abstract provided.

2026 July 23 - Tennessee Weekly Drought Summary, Tennessee Climate Office, East Tennessee State University

Tennessee Climate Office Weekly Drought Summaries

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Beginnings...Of The University Of North Alabama The Story Of Florence Wesleyan University, William Lindsey Mcdonald

Documents

Part I of Beginnings...of The University of North Alabama, which discusses the history of LaGrange College.

Two Hundred Years At Muscle Shoals, Nina Leftwich

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Information of education in Muscle Shoals (Franklin County) and LaGrange College. (Parts of Chapter 3)

The Life Of Robert Paine D.D., Bishop Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, South, R. H. Rivers, D.D.

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Chapters 4-13 of The Life of Robert Paine, D.D., which discusses the events of the establishment of LaGrange College in Franklin County, Alabama through the removal of the college to Florence, Alabama. Robert Paine, D.D. served as president of the college as well as a professor teaching a range of subjects, from moral science to geology from 1830 until 1846, when he was elected bishop of the Methodist church at the first General conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Petersburg, Virginia.

Fundamental Solutions To The Fractional Heat Operator, Jacob Flores

Math Theses

In this thesis, we are interested in showing the existence of a fundamental solution to the fractional heat operator. The fractional heat operator is a nonlocal linear operator used to model the time evolution of anomalous diffusion processes whose applicability arises in a wide variety of fields in the physical sciences, engineering, economics, and finance. Fundamental solutions to a partial differential operator are a class of generalized solutions formulated with rich mathematical analysis grounded in classes of well-behaved smooth functions referred to as test functions and their continuous linear functionals referred to as distributions. A primary tool that we use …

Simulations Of Skyrmions And Merons, Ryan Friesen, Aidan Kirk, Tom Carroll, Xuemei Cheng

Physics and Astronomy Summer Fellows

Skyrmions and merons are particle-like spin structures that are found in specific magnetic materials. Due to their stability and nanoscale size, these quasiparticles have been proposed as promising candidates for qubits in quantum computing applications. Our goal is to design materials that can host and stabilize these quasiparticles. Skyrmions and merons exist only under specific conditions, and the parameter space for these materials is vast. Thus, we use the simulation package MuMax3 to run simulations to test the viability of potential materials to simplify this search. We present on our simulations of these skyrmions and merons. This work was supported …

Cotton/Soybean Insect Newsletter, July 23, 2026, Jeremy K. Greene

Clemson University Cotton/Soybean Insect Newsletter

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The Mediating Role Of Resilience Between Anxiety And Depressive Symptoms, Marivic Torregosa

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Objective: This study examined the mediating effect of resilience between anxiety and depressive symptoms while controlling for alcohol intake, anxiety, and selected demographic variables.

Method: After obtaining IRB approval, data were collected from a sample of n = 514 students at a Hispanic-serving institution located on the United States-Mexico border from 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, through 2023. The instruments used were the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7) to measure anxiety, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) to measure depressive symptoms, and the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) to measure resilience. Path analysis was used to analyze the mediating effect of …

A Curricular Approach To Enhancing Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Attitudes Toward Research, Brenda Moore, Elif Isik

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Method: An introductory BSN research course was redesigned using competency-based education strategies within the foundations of adult learning theory. Competency-based education focused on ethics while adult learning theory emphasized nursing practice applicability and student interest. Students completed course evaluations comparing their research attitudes from the start of the semester to the end.

Results: Of the 331 students, 327 (98.2%) responded to a reflective question at the end of three consecutive semesters. Among them, 25% (n=82) reported a positive shift, selecting “I did not like research at the start of the semester, but I like it now.” An additional 24.6% (n …

Depressive Cognitions, Resourcefulness, And Sleep In Informal Caregivers Of Persons With Dementia, Rayhanah R. Almutairi

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Background: Family or informal caregivers always provide support to their family members or others who are diagnosed with dementia. The increase in the aging population has led to a growing reliance on family members, often informal caregivers, who are increasingly responsible for providing care for older adults. Poor sleep and high levels of depressive cognition experienced by caregivers of persons with dementia (PWD) can negatively affect their physical and psychological health, which can lead to declining caregiver health, which can diminish their ability to provide optimal care. Currently, there are limited empirical studies supporting the usefulness of non-pharmacological sleep interventions …

Voice-Activated Technology Intervention And Well-Being In Older Adults Living Alone: A Meta-Analysis, Yu Shin Park, Dahye Hong, Min Kyung Park, Sikyeong Park, Suyeon Jeong, Dayoung Lee, Minsub Kim, Seojin Kim, Bada Kang

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Older adults living alone are particularly vulnerable to declines in their physical, psychological, and social well-being (1). Voice-activated technology (VAT) has emerged as a promising approach to enhance accessibility, social connectedness, and independent living among older adults. This holds significant potential for nurses to optimize care delivery systems and support the overall well-being of older adults (2). However, evidence on its impact on multidimensional well-being, particularly for those living alone, remains limited. (3, 4). Therefore, this study aimed to examine the effects of VAT interventions on the multidimensional well-being of older adults living alone.

A meta-analysis was conducted in accordance …

Barriers And Facilitators To Hiv Healthcare Among Adolescents Lwhiv In East African Countries, Pacifique Mukangabire

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The burden of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa remains a critical public health challenge, especially among adolescents. With approximately 67% of 38.4 million people living with HIV residing in Sub-Saharan Africa, the region accounted for a significant number of new infections and AIDS-related deaths. Recent data indicate that adolescents are less likely to engage in timely HIV care and exhibit poor adherence to treatment, leading to high mortality rates compared to adults and children. This scoping review explored the barriers and facilitators influencing healthcare access among ALHIV in East African countries. A comprehensive search was conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Global Health, …

“I Started Healing Myself”: Black Mothers’ Grief Journeys After Stillbirth, Carrie J. Henry, Sara Kaylor, Mallory Scogin

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Introduction: Stillbirth (fetal death after 20 weeks gestation) occurs twice as often for Black mothers compared to White in the United States (Gregory et al., 2024), yet limited research has explored how Black mothers cope with stillbirth-related grief and distress (Boyden et al., 2014; Henry et al., 2023). Evidence suggests coping behaviors after perinatal loss differ across cultural and racial groups (Henry et al., 2024; Moore et al., 2022), yet most studies reflect mostly White samples. Understanding how Black mothers navigate the grieving process is essential to inform culturally responsive care and bereavement support (Fenstermacher & Hupcey, 2019; Henry et …

The Fusion Model: Advancing Dnp–Phd Collaboration To Bridge Nursing Science And Practice, Kaylan Branson, Malorie Brooks, Jennifer Stephen, Roberta Miller, Julie Van Orne

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Background: Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)- and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)-prepared nurses bring complementary expertise to evidence-based practice and research. In clinical settings, collaboration between these roles is informal and poorly defined. Guided by Convergent Care Theory (CCT), a team at a large health system developed the FUSION Model (Framework for Uniting Science, Implementation, and Organizational Nursing) aimed to formalize DNP–PhD collaboration, accelerate evidence translation, and advance nursing excellence.

Methods: A team of 11 doctoral-prepared nurses engaged in an iterative model development process. Across 9 sessions, the team reviewed 25 articles, mapped current DNP and PhD role functions, and identified …

Preparing Tomorrow’S Providers: A Simulation Addressing Workplace Violence In Clinical Settings, Julie Kurkowski, Danielle Yocom, Nancy Barker, Patrick Heagey, Alexa Moran, John Fisher

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Background: Workplace violence is a growing global problem, with healthcare and social service professionals experiencing the highest rates, reaching epidemic levels in the United States (Emergency Nurses Association (ENA),n.d.; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024). Academic institutions must prepare students for these realities by integrating workplace violence education into prelicensure curricula, especially as students are also at risk during their clinical rotations (Johnston & Fox, 2020).

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an interprofessional high-fidelity simulation to increase prelicensure healthcare students’ confidence in managing aggressive behaviors within the simulated clinical environment.

Methods: Nursing, Physician …

Culturally Responsive Teaching And Practices Of Online Faculty, Oluwatoyin Okafor, Deanna L. Howe

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Online teaching and learning continue to expand across U.S. institutions (Martin et al., 2020). Online courses often attract even more diverse students than traditional classrooms, including individuals from varied racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, linguistic, religious, and gender backgrounds (Ballenger & Jiang, 2023). To enhance learning and promote success, instructors must address these cultural differences (Kumi-Yeboah et al., 2022; Shonfeld et al., 2021). Culturally responsive teaching (CRT) draws on students’ cultural knowledge, prior experiences, and performance styles to make learning more relevant, engaging, and effective (Abacioglu et al., 2020).

This mixed-methods study entailed revising the Culturally Responsive Teaching Knowledge and Practices of …

Chemical Composition Stability Of Cu–Sn And Cu–Zn Journal Bechemical Composition Stability Of Cu–Sn And Cu–Zn Alloys Fabricated By Sand And Permanent Mold Casting With Nickel Alloying, Erwin Erwin, Didik Sugiyanto, Juan Pratama, Trisna Ardi Wiradinata, Abdul Rachmadhan, Muhammad Fikri Andika

Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST)

The processes of moulding and reinforcing chemical elements have a big impact on the balance of chemical composition in copper-based bearing alloys. This has a direct impact on how well the material works. This study examines Cu–Sn alloys produced via sand casting and Cu–Zn alloys fabricated through permanent mould casting, with the incorporation of nickel, which remains uncommon. The objective was to examine the variations in the equilibrium of the chemical composition and the performance potential of the bearing alloy metal when subjected to different casting techniques and nickel concentrations ranging from 0% to 4%. Some of the methods used …

Effect Of Concentration And Temperature Of Tio2-Al2o3 Hybrid Nanofluid On The Corrosion Rate Of Aluminum Radiator, Ratna Monasari, Rizky Maulana Ramadhan, Nike Nur Farida, Ahmad Hanif Firdaus, Supa Kusuma Aji, Yuniarto Agus Winoko, Rizkyansyah Alif Hidayatullah

Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST)

Corrosion of aluminum radiators can reduce cooling system reliability and shorten service life in automotive applications. This study examines the effect of TiO₂-Al₂O₃ hybrid nanofluid concentration and temperature on the corrosion rate of commercially available aluminum radiator material. Hybrid nanoparticles with a TiO₂-Al₂O₃ mass ratio of 50:50 were dispersed in distilled water at concentrations of 0.6 wt.%, 0.8 wt.%, and 1.0 wt.%. Corrosion behavior was evaluated using a 14-day accelerated immersion test at 60°C and 80°C, and the corrosion rate was determined using the gravimetric mass loss method. The results …

The Effects Of An Information Competency Development Program For Registered Nurse In A Hospital, Ganoksri Jardngoen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The objective of this research was to study and compare the results of an information competency development program on the knowledge, skills and attitudes of professional-level registered nurses at a community hospital before and after the program.

The quasi-experimental study used a single group pre-test/post-test research method. The study population and sample population were the same. They were consisted of 40 professional level registered nurses working at a community hospital. Two sets of research instruments were employed: 1) an information competency development program, with a content validity index of 1; and 2) an assessment form to measure the information competency …

Multimodal Stylefusion: Cross-Attention Learning For Fashion Style Recognition, Dongmei Han, Shao Yu Huang, Jiayi Liang, Mohammad Masum

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Large language models and vision-language models enable new forms of multimodal representation learning, yet recognizing abstract fashion styles remains challenging. Most existing models focus on category-level clothing recognition and rely primarily on visual features, which often fail to capture higher-level stylistic semantics such as casual, chic, or sporty. This work introduces StyleFusion, a multimodal learning framework for fashion style recognition that integrates visual representations with semantic cues derived from LLM-generated descriptions. Image embeddings extracted using CLIP are combined with style-aware textual representations generated through caption prompting and encoded with vanilla BERT. A cross-attention fusion mechanism aligns visual and textual representations …

Broadening Replication Standards For Vignette Studies: Introducing Contextually Appropriate Replications, Birgit Schyns, Gretchen Vogelgesang Lester, Michelle M. Hammond

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Vignette studies present specific challenges for replications, yet vignettes are a popular choice for replication studies in leadership. In our review of eight vignette-based leadership publications, only two were able to fully replicate the original study's findings. We suggest that part of the failure to replicate the results of vignette studies may be due to a misalignment between the vignettes and social reality at the time of data collection. This paper highlights the challenges vignettes present due to societal progression and includes recommendations regarding potential methodological artifacts including the appropriateness of the sample, vignette content, and modality. We first discuss …

Re: Comment Letter For The Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) 2025 Butte Reclamation Evaluation System (Bres) Field Evaluation Summary Report And Technical Recommendations Proposal, Molly Roby

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Dnp Final Report: Community-Based Advance Care Planning Education For Older Adults: A Quality Improvement Project, Teresa Hill

DNP Final Reports

Background: Advance care planning (ACP) supports patient autonomy and promotes care aligned with individual values and preferences. Despite these benefits, fewer than half of adults aged 50–80 have completed formal ACP documentation, and community-dwelling older adults rarely engage in ACP before serious illness, representing a persistent gap in early engagement.

Purpose: This quality improvement (QI) project evaluated the effectiveness of a community-based ACP educational intervention in improving ACP knowledge, confidence, and engagement among older adults.

Methods: A nurse facilitator trained in the Five Wishes framework delivered a structured, 60-minute ACP workshop at a senior center in North Texas. A pre–post …

Identifying Symbolic Modeling Of Grooming Precursors In Social Media, Heath Landress

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Short-form video platforms such as TikTok and Instagram Reels increasingly circulate dating and lifestyle advice that may normalize coercive relational scripts. A key challenge for preventing technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation is that early grooming precursors can be communicated through audiovisual design choices, such as tone, pacing, setting, and editing, that make manipulative narratives appear benign. The purpose of this qualitative multimedia content analysis was to identify recurring observable patterns that provide a form of symbolic modeling, through which relational and boundary-shaping cues associated with early-stage sexualized grooming are framed as ordinary dating or lifestyle advice in public TikTok and Instagram …

Locoregional Therapy Pressure-Enabled Drug Delivery For Liver Cancers, Thomas Eggleston, Bassem Fayek, Jacqueline Kowalke, Mina Makary

Student Papers, Posters & Projects

Hepatic malignancies account for a substantial portion of global cancer mortality, with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (IHC), and metastatic liver disease representing the most common diagnoses. While surgical resection and liver transplantation remain curative options for eligible patients, most patients are diagnosed at stages unsuitable for surgery. This has shifted medical management towards locoregional therapies (LRTs) which are often catheter-directed. Of these interventions, the use of conventional end-hole catheters for therapeutic infusion has been a mainstay of treatment, but this method is constrained by retrograde particle escape and elevated tumoral interstitial fluid pressure. Together, these factors limit drug penetration …

Re: Conditional Approval Letter For The Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Draft Final Unreclaimed Sites: Ur-46 Site Evaluation Summary Report (Sesr), Molly Roby

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Diggings East Final 100% Remedial Design Package Submittal, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Patient-Specific Mobilization To Prevent Functional Decline And Falls, Samantha Michelle Amen, Pearl Paras

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

To implement a patient-specific mobilization strategy aligned with functional capacity, aiming to improve mobility, reduce functional decline, and lower fall-with-injury rates across 21 medical centers in the Northern California region of Kaiser Permanente.

This project addresses a critical gap in hospital care by replacing generic mobility goals with individualized plans, improving patient safety and functional outcomes. It aligns with the conference’s focus on innovation and evidence-based practice by demonstrating how tailored interventions can reduce harm and enhance interdisciplinary care delivery.

A real-time dashboard was implemented to operationalize patient-specific mobility goals. Nurses enter the Current Level of Function (CLOF) by 10:00 …