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Metabolic Effects Of R-1,3-Butanediol (Ketone-Iq) During Aerobic And Anaerobic Exercise Bouts, Mathew C. Soto, Andrew J. Jakiel, Latt Mansor, Jenica D. Alvarez, Ashley M. Bruce, Blake Podsen, Sabrina R. Fordham, Parker N. Hyde

Topics in Exercise Science and Kinesiology

Topics in Exercise Science and Kinesiology Volume 6: Issue 1, Article 1, 2025. BACKGROUND: Current evidence demonstrates the efficacy of low carbohydrate/high fat ketogenic diets as it related to exercise. Exogenous ketone supplements have made it possible to ingest ketone molecules, elevating blood b-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) despite consuming carbohydrates (CHO). The purpose of this investigation was to determine both metabolic and performance effects of R-1,3-butanediol (BDO). METHODS: A randomized repeated measures placebo-controlled design was used to compare BDO and placebo (PLA). Each phase of testing utilized two primary testing days: 1) a dose exposure day designed to determine blood metabolite changes …

Uncovering Acoustic Biomarkers To Classify Parkinson Disease Through Machine Learning, Felix Yeboah

Data Science and Data Mining

The early detection of diseases profoundly influences treatment efficacy, and accurate classification methodologies are essential for effective disease identification. In this project, we examined fve different classifers—Logistic Regression, Gaussian Naive Bayes, K Nearest Neighbor (KNN), Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), and Support Vector Machines—and evaluated their performance in detecting Parkinson’s disease (PD) based on voice features. The study aims to identify the best classifier for detecting PD. XGBoost performed the best, with an accuracy of 91% on the full dataset. After variable selection, KNN had the best performance with an accuracy of 91%. These findings suggest that Machine learning algorithms(classifiers) can …

Evaluation Of Variable Selection Techniques On The Genetic Architecture Of Flowering Time In Maize, Felix Yeboah

Data Science and Data Mining

In this project, we investigate several variable selection procedures to give an overview of how well they perform on a genomic dataset using three different penalized regression approaches. Comparisons between different methods were performed. These methods include Ridge, lasso, and Elastic Net. We utilized 4494 observations with 7389 SNPs gene scores to predict time to male flowering (dtoa). We assessed the performance of these three models in terms of mean square error. Not surprisingly, Lasso and Elastic Net perform better than Ridge Regression. Overall, Elastic Net performed better in predicting the time of male flowering (dtoa).

Two Women, John C. Lyden

Journal of Religion & Film

This is a film review of Two Women (2025), directed by Chloé Robichaud.

Human-Centered Leadership: Cultivating Purpose, Empathy, And Collective Growth, Becky Evers-Gerdes, Bryan Matera

Essays in Education

Human-Centered Leadership is a transformative approach to leadership that emphasizes purpose, empathy, and collective growth, redefining success by prioritizing individual well-being and organizational inclusivity.

At the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE), leaders spearheaded the MAPE Local 1002 Community of Practice to integrate these principles, fostering leadership practices that align personal values with organizational goals. Facilitated by a local assistant superintendent and outside consultant, the initiative utilized action research and a Lunch and Learn framework to empower participants to reflect, listen, co-design solutions, and embrace iterative leadership cycles.

Key themes emerged, such as balancing empathy with accountability, promoting inclusivity, and addressing …

Exploration Of Running In Minimal And Conventional Footwear On Tibial Stress Fracture Probability In Habitual And Non-Habitual Minimal Users, Jonathan K. Sinclair, Paul J. Taylor

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

This research sought to investigate the impact of minimal and conventional footwear on the likelihood of tibial stress fractures among individuals who habitually and do not habitually use minimal footwear. Ten males who habitually ran in minimal footwear and ten males who habitually ran in conventional footwear, took part in this investigation. Kinematic information during overground running were gathered using an eight-camera motion-capture system, and ground reaction forces were recorded using a force plate. Tibial strains were assessed through finite element modelling, while the likelihood of stress fractures was determined through probabilistic modelling across a 100-day running period. Medial tibial …

Bridging The Gap: Understanding And Mitigating Csrf Threats In Service Worker Environments, Sivakanesan Dhanushkanda, Mustafa A. Ibrahim

Graduate Student Government Association Research Conference

Progressive Web Applications (PWAs) are gaining popularity due to their rich features. Service Workers (SWs), one of its integral components, make this possible by providing users with offline functionality, improved performance, and effective caching techniques. SWs act as proxies positioned between the client browser and the web server, capable of intercepting requests and responses. Recent research has revealed that, despite being designed with security in mind, there are ways to circumvent these security precautions and launch various attacks.

Sensitive functions in JavaScript are functions that can introduce security vulnerabilities if not properly coded or validated. These functions can manipulate the …

Emergency Room Utilization Rates Among Unhoused Patients Receiving Care At A Student-Led Free Clinic, Lindsey Torres, Tina Gustin

Graduate Student Government Association Research Conference

Purpose statement: The purpose of this activity is to allow the learner to recognize the impact of a student-led clinic aimed at caring for those living in homelessness by providing accessible primary care and minimizing barriers to reduce avoidable emergency room utilization.

Objectives:

1. At the end of the presentation, learners will be able to discuss and demonstrate knowledge of outcomes related to emergency room visits when student-led clinics are implemented in their region.
2. To identify the most common reasons persons living in homelessness present to the emergency room to expand services in future practice.

Background: Studies have determined that unhoused …

Electrochemical Routes For Extraction Of Iron From Acid-Activated Red Mud: A Carbon-Free Iron-Making Process, Nandan Nag Mr., Sandeep Kumar Dr

Graduate Student Government Association Research Conference

Red mud is an industrial waste material, which is generated by alumina refineries. For every ton of aluminum, 2-2.5 tons of red mud is produced. Presently, it is being utilized as a building material, such as dams, bridges, roads, and many more. However, due to its toxicity, this cannot be considered a portable solution. Red mud contains various compounds of alumina Al, Si, Na, Fe, and Ti as well as certain rare earth elements. This is polluting both the surface as well as the groundwater bodies. This is because of the leaching of red mud by the water bodies or …

Stable Dlna Controlled Duloxetine Delayed Release Capsules, Propharmex Inc

Defensive Publications Series

A stable dosage form of Duloxetine in the form of Delayed Release Pellets which has N Nitroso Duloxetine (DLNA) within the AI limits. Control of Nitrosamine compounds with inclusion of nitrite scavengers also called stabilizers in the composition, modifying the manufacturing process or by choosing alternative manufacturing technologies.

Domain Specialist Detector, Matthew Sokol, Mary Troiani

Defensive Publications Series

During project planning and operations, a problem, task, or document needs the input of those most familiar with it. Existing ownership-lookup services can declare individuals nominally responsible for the task, but these may not be the true experts on the topic. This disclosure describes a domain-specialist detector, a set of techniques to identify the contextual awareness of a given individual with reference to a particular domain, task, project, or problem. The techniques determine a domain specialist by leveraging forgetting and learning curves to identify the contextual awareness of potential subject-matter experts (SMEs). Contributions to an artifact are given a contextual …

Improving Ilss Properties Of Uhmwpe

Defensive Publications Series

An aspect of the disclosure is related to using a polyethylene, for example, a low-density, high-density or linear low-density polyethylene, which is modified with a maleated-polyethylene coupling agent to enhance tie-layer bonding. Parts would subsequently be formed and then e-beam cross-linked after forming to enhance overall strength of the parts.

Retinal Image-Based Eye Tracker With Large Gaze Range And On-Axis Inter-Ocular Illumination

Defensive Publications Series

The present disclosure generally relates to eye-tracking systems, and more particularly, to a retinal image-based eye tracker with large gaze range and on-axis inter-ocular illumination

Solid-State Fmcw Depth Sensing For Remote Eye Tracking

Defensive Publications Series

An aspect of the disclosure is related to an apparatus including a number of pixels, each pixel comprising a first path for illumination of a single spot in an eye cornea, and a second path for detection of a reflected light from the single spot. The first path and the second path are implemented using waveguides, and the first path and the second path are coupled to a processor that implements an FMCW depth sensing of the eye cornea for remote eye tracking.

شطب الدعوى واعتبارها كأن لم تكن وفقاً لآخر التعديلات الإجرائية المستحدثة بنظام المرافعات الشرعية السعودي وقانون المرافعات المصري دراسة تحليلية مقارنة

UAEU Law Journal

Abstract

This study aims to present a contemporary analysis of the updated procedural framework regarding the rules governing the absence of litigants from legal proceedings and its implications from the aspect of striking out a case and considering it void ab initio. The study has been carried out within the scope of the Saudi Law of Sharia Procedure analyzed in comparison with the Egyptian Procedural Law as amended. This study primarily aims to establish a comprehensive understanding of the legal nature of striking out a lawsuit and considering it void ab initio due to the absence of litigants in light …

النظام القانوني للتحفظ على اتفاقيات حقوق الإنسان, Abdelnaser Aljahani

UAEU Law Journal

No abstract provided.

التقويم الميلادي والتقويم الهجري في الشريعة الإسلامية والتشريعات الإماراتية ومدى إمكانية توحيدهما: دراسة تحليلية

UAEU Law Journal

Abstract

Islam pays great attention to time. Based on time, the individual calculates his date of birth, age, and all the dates related to his life. On the same basis, the countries calculate the date of their inception, the date of their independence, the date of the revolutions that changed their paths, the history of the wars in which they were victorious, the date of birth or death of their founders, and other important events. In view of the importance of time in determining the timings upon which many of the Shari’a rulings are based and to explain the signs …

دور نظام إدارة الدعوى في تحقيق العدالة الناجزة في الدعوى الإدارية ( وفقاً لقانون الإجراءات المدنية الاتحادي الإماراتي )

UAEU Law Journal

Abstract

This study discusses the case management system’s role in achieving prompt justice in the administrative case according to the UAE Federal Civil Procedure Law, by dividing the study into two topics: In the first topic, we discussed the legal system of the case management office and its scope of work, and it was further divided into two subjects; in the first subject we discussed the nature of case management system and its legal composition; while the second subject was assigned to describe the scope of work in the case management office in the courts.

As for as the second …

تقديم المساعدة أو الإغاثة وحالة الضرورة في القانون الجنائي الإماراتي والمقارن

UAEU Law Journal

Abstract

This study focuses on the full coverage of all aspects of the act of providing assistance or relief in the UAE Penal Code, as a permissible and new reason, and identifying the adaptation of providing assistance or relief in the comparative law. We cannot understand this reason unless we make some kind of comparison between it and the state of necessity in the UAE and comparative law, whether in terms of the required conditions, or in terms of the reasons for their establishment, or in terms of the scope of their application and the effects resulting from them if …

الحماية المستدامة للمستهلك من المخاطر المرتبطة بالغذاء دراسة تحليلية في التشريع الإماراتي

UAEU Law Journal

Abstract

The consumers’ lives are mainly dependent on food, which makes it the most important product that the consumers seek to acquire.

Because acquiring food is vital, and due to the numerous potential damages, that can occur to the consumer if the food does not meet quality standards or if it contains elements that can put the consumer’s health in danger, even his life too, the Emirati legislator decided to promulgate a consumer protection act in the area of food consumption: the Federal Decree Law No (10) of 2015 concerning food safety.

ملخص البحث

الغذاء هو أهم ما يسعى المستهلك …

مبدأ يقينية العقد في القانون الإنجليزي- دراسة تحليلية مقارنة بالغرر في الفقه الإسلامي والقانون المقارن

UAEU Law Journal

Abstract

The principle of certainty of contract is considered one of the principles included in the unwritten English common law of customary origins and based upon judicial precedents of the English courts. It allows the court to intervene to give certainty to the contract, and save it from nullity; by completing it through construction and adding some phrases to its legal wording, and giving it an objectively clear meaning, that is consistent with the common intention of the contracting parties. This principle can also nullify the contract, despite the availability of its basic elements, if its subject matter and terms …

مشروعية القيود الواردة على ممارسة حرّية الرأي والتعبير "بين الحماية الدستورية والمعايير الدولية

UAEU Law Journal

Abstract

This study deals with legitimacy of imposing restrictions on freedom of opinion and expression between constitutional protection and international standards, by exploring what the Arab constitutions have mentioned in this regard and based on the general remarks presented by the human rights international committeeو particularly the general remark number 34 in respect of article 19, Issued by the Human Rights Committee, As well as the opinions of this Committee on individual communications issued under the First Optional Protocol to the Covenant, the rulings of Arab courts, and the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights.

The study has …

التجنُّس عن طريق الاستثمار دراسة مقارنة طبقاً للمرسوم بقانون إماراتي رقم (3) لسنة 2020 والتشريعين المصري والأردني

UAEU Law Journal

Abstract

This study deals with nationality by investment in accordance with the Decree by Federal Law No. (3) of 2020, which amends certain provisions of Federal Law No. 17 of 1972 regarding nationality and passports in the UAE, particularly through Article (9) bis. Since naturalization is one of the directions for obtaining citizenship, the above-mentioned article dealt with the permission to grant citizenship to certain categories which includes, investors, entrepreneurs, specialized professionals and talented people in accordance with the terms and conditions set by the executive regulations of this law, our study focuses exclusively on the investor category for whom …

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes (1/28/2025), Csusb Faculty Senate

CSUSB Faculty Senate records

No abstract provided.

Approved Courses 1-28-25, Angela Brock

Individual Course Committee (ICC)

No abstract provided.

Steve Holland Film To Screen As Part Of Um Southtalks Series, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

Blog Posts

Former Mississippi Rep. Steve Holland gained notoriety as a colorful character during his 36-year career in the Mississippi Legislature, and he recently returned to the spotlight as one of the central characters in the Netflix series "The Kings of Tupelo."

Implementation Of Endometriosis Toolkit: A Quality Improvement Project To Enhance Nurse Practitioners’ Knowledge And Management, Hasbun Rachel

DNP Qualifying Manuscripts

Abstract

Background: Endometriosis, characterized by the ectopic growth of endometrial-like tissue, affects approximately 11% of reproductive-aged women in the United States. Diagnosing endometriosis is challenging due to its diverse clinical presentations, reliance on laparoscopic procedures, absence of biomarkers, and limited awareness among healthcare providers and patients.

Local Problem: The diagnostic complexity of endometriosis, compounded by reduced provider awareness and a lack of comprehensive resources, leads to delayed and suboptimal care for affected women.

Methods: This Doctor of Nursing Practice quality improvement project aimed to enhance nurse practitioners’ (NPs) knowledge and management of endometriosis through a 1-hour educational session at the …

Eng 1002g-004 College Composition Ii Argument And Critical Inquiry, Travis Moody

Fall 2024

No abstract provided.

January 28, 2025, Council On Graduate Studies

Minutes

No abstract provided.

No. 33: Living Through The Covid-19 Pandemic As A Refugee In Secondary Cities In Canada: The Intersectionality Of Immobility, Gender And Food Insecurity, Zhenzhong Si, Zack Ahmed, Sujata Ramachandran, Neil Arya, Jonathan Crush

Migration and Food Security (MiFOOD) Network

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and exacerbated the vulnerabilities of migrants and refugees in secondary cities in Canada, where the restrictive food environment and limited resources heightened challenges related to food security. This study investigates how the intersectionality of immobility, gender, and food insecurity shaped the lived experiences of recently resettled Syrian, Somali and Afghanistan refugees in the Waterloo Region, Canada, during the pandemic. The mixed methods research approach integrates survey and in-depth interview data to examine refugees’ motivations for migration, economic conditions, challenges in accessing culturally appropriate food, and the impact of gender roles. Findings reveal that structural barriers within …