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Statistical Identification Of Fungal Biodiversity Hotspots Using Public Ecological Data, Maya P. Geick

UTC Spring Research and Arts Conference

Biodiversity hotspots are geographic regions that contain exceptionally high levels of species richness, often under significant threat from human activities. These areas are critical for conservation because they support a large proportion of the world’s biological diversity within relatively limited land areas. Studying biodiversity hotspots is important for understanding patterns of species distribution, identifying priority areas for conservation, and guiding sustainable resource management. This study will use publicly available ecological data and data visualization techniques to quantify patterns of species distribution across selected geographic regions. By applying statistical measures and spatial visualization tools, the analysis will identify areas of high …

Measuring Strategic Plans In Cosma Accredited Programs, Coral Bender, Michael Smucker, Zachary Beldon, Jay Jisha, Dene Williamson

The COSMA Journal

Strategic planning is an important part of ensuring efficiency across industries, despite this, many struggle with writing measurable and appropriately aligned strategic planning documents. Summatively, strategic planning documents should be a guiding force for all things, including budgeting. The present paper analyzes every Operational Effectiveness Goal (OEG) and corresponding measure made publicly available for COSMA Accredited programs during the 2023-2024 reporting to gain a better understanding of what accredited sport management programs priorities in the measurement of their strategic plans. Emphases on community affiliations and feedback as well as a reliance on institutional level data emerged. Practical applications for sport …

Correlation Of Oxidative Stress Markers Between Serum And Colostrum And Their Association With Production Performance In Lactating Sows From A Prrs-Unstable Herd, Supasit Sopin, Yonlayong Woonwoong, Pichai Jirawattanapong, Prapassorn Boonsoongnern, Wirod Lakkanasombat, Alongkot Boonsoongnern

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Oxidative stress occurs when the production of reactive oxygen species exceeds the antioxidant defense capacity of living organisms. Oxidative stress is commonly assessed using serum samples; however, blood sampling in pigs is often avoided on commercial farms because of disease transmission concerns and animal welfare considerations. This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between oxidative stress markers in serum and colostrum samples and to determine their association with production performance in lactating sows. A total of 34 Landrace × Large White sows from a commercial farrow-to-finish farm were included in the study. Blood and colostrum samples were collected immediately after …

The Right To A Stable Climate: Common Law Remedies And Constitutional Protections In Washington State, Ella Koscher

Washington Journal of Social & Environmental Justice

The climate crisis touches every corner of the globe. Climate

change exacerbates the intensity of natural disasters, droughts, floods,

and wildfires, and accelerates sea level rise, desertification, habitat loss,

and species extinction. Billions of people, including millions of U.S. residents,

are currently highly vulnerable to these impacts. The science has

long established that greenhouse gases from fossil fuel use and production

are a main driver of climate change, and the largest source of greenhouse

gas emissions in the U.S. derives from our fossil fuel-based energy

system. Various oil and gas companies produce, advertise, and distribute

fossil fuels in the U.S., …

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Washington Journal of Social & Environmental Justice

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Washington Journal of Social & Environmental Justice

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حقوق الإنسان في مناهج كليات الحقوق العراقية, وصفي الشرع

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

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فلسفة حقوق الإنسان في الكليات الإسلامية في العراق: الإمكان والواقع, عبد الأمير قاسم زاهد

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

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مفاهيم حقوق الإنسان في البرامج الدراسية الحوزة العلمية في النجف الأشرف, حسن بحر العلوم

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

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الحق باللاعنف: تطوير المناهج القانونية لحقوق الإنسان: أعمال الندوة حول النموذج العراقي, شبلي ملاط

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.

Avant-Propos, Ibrahim Najjar

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

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Le Régime Juridique De La Filiation Illégitime Au Liban : Contribution À L'Étude Du Droit De La Famille, Adeline Sfeir

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.

Degrees Of Conviction: A Review Of The Proof, Aarti Mundkur

Journal of Law and Public Policy

This review discusses Frederick Schauer’s The Proof: Uses of Evidence in Law, Politics, and Everything Else (2022) and contends that its primary contribution is to demonstrate how evidentiary reasoning goes beyond courts and is relevant to quotidian social and political life. Schauer argues that people and institutions depend on imperfect and probabilistic sorts of evidence in discussions of standards of proof, motivated reasoning, hearsay, expert testimony, and misinformation. The review notes his distinction between ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ motivated reasoning and his treatment of standards of evidence as falling on a continuum. The review, with a brief reference to the Indian …

Performance Of Illustrations And Images As Language In Sarnath Banerjee’S All Quiet In Vikaspuri, Akanksha Barthwal Ms

SANE journal: Sequential Art Narrative in Education

Sarnath Banerjee’s All Quiet in Vikaspuri, fictionalizes but at the same time addresses water wars and political ideologies in the city of Delhi. By the means of eco-critical approach in the name of Vi-kas (development) Banerjee discuss the acts of slow violence subverted on nature in the name of progress (vikas). Through text/ images the author depicts chaos and challenges for the readers in more direct and obscene ways. The current paper attempts to look at Banerjee’s illustrations and images as new form of language emerged in modern Indian literature with the possibly that illustrations have more effect on …

Towards An Inclusive Labour Market: Skills For The Future, Eva Erjavec

Economic and Business Review

In the transition to a knowledge-based society, human capital has become a key driver of economic growth, innovation, and social progress. As industries evolve and new technologies reshape labour markets, the development of future skills plays a crucial role in ensuring workforce adaptability, productivity, and long-term competitiveness. A bibliometric analysis aims to examine the importance of human capital for economic growth and the transition to a knowledge economy, synthesizing existing research and academic discussions. By systematically reviewing the literature, this paper seeks to provide insights into how skills and education contribute to sustainable economic development and social resilience. Furthermore, it …

Building Evidence For Active Work Through A Bibliometric Review Of Employee Physical Activity And Job Performance, Tamara Stanković, Alenka Slavec Gomezel

Economic and Business Review

Physical activity (PA) is widely recognized as beneficial for employee health and well-being, yet research linking employee PA to job performance remains fragmented across disciplines, outcome conceptualizations, and theoretical perspectives. Although prior systematic reviews and meta-analyses report generally positive effects of workplace PA on health-, absenteeism-, and productivity-related outcomes, they provide limited insight into how this research field is intellectually structured or how it has evolved over time. To address this gap, we conduct a comprehensive bibliometric review of the employee PA–job performance literature. Using performance analysis alongside co-citation, co-occurrence, and bibliographic coupling techniques and interpreting results through the invisible …

From Wall Street To Main Street: The Financial–Operational Performance Link In Hospitals Across Geographies, Chulho Christopher Lee, Lan Luo, Yinfei Chen, Taylor K. Brown, Hyoun Sook Lim, Ying Chen

Economic and Business Review

This study examines the relationship between hospital financial performance and operational efficiency. Using data from the American Hospital Association (AHA), we find that profitability, debt coverage, and working capital efficiency are positively associated with hospital efficiency, while liquidity and capital structure exhibit a negative correlation. Fixed-asset efficiency, however, shows no significant impact on hospital operational efficiency. Furthermore, we find that the operational efficiency of urban hospitals is, in general, more sensitive to financial performance than that of rural hospitals. These findings provide practical insights for healthcare administrators and policymakers aiming to enhance hospital operational efficiency and promote equitable care delivery.

The Influence Of Religiosity On Financial Reporting Quality Across Countries: The Moderating Effect Of Legal Origin, Abdellatif Adem, Raida Chakroun

Economic and Business Review

This study examines the connection between religiosity and earnings quality, employing accrual-based and real earnings management as key indicators. By analyzing data from 22 countries from 2020 to 2023, the study identifies a negative correlation between religiosity and earnings manipulation, suggesting that managers in more religious environments are less prone to such practices. The robustness of these results is validated through multiple methods and alternative religiosity metrics. Furthermore, the study highlights the role of legal systems in shaping this relationship, demonstrating that managers in religious nations governed by civil law are more likely to engage in earnings management. This study …

The Nexus Between Economic Growth, Energy Consumption, Technology Innovation, And Co2 Emissions In Vietnam, Ha Thi Thu Nguyen

Economic and Business Review

Vietnam's rapid economic growth has intensified environmental pressures, heightening concerns about the country's ability to decouple growth from rising CO₂ emissions. Although green policies and initiatives have been introduced, questions remain regarding their effectiveness and the extent to which technological innovation and renewable energy can mitigate environmental degradation. This study applies the stochastic impacts by regression on population, affluence, and technology (STIRPAT) framework and autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach to investigate the short- and long-run impacts of economic growth, foreign direct investment (FDI), technological innovation, renewable energy consumption, and forest area on CO₂ emissions in Vietnam, using annual …

``Urban Expansion And Its Relationship To The Development Of New Cities (Applied Study On The New Egyptian Cities)'', Tarek Abdel Latif Abou El Atta, Aliaa Mamdouh Mahmoud

HBRC Journal

The Egyptian government adopted a policy of establishing new cities to address urban challenges such as rapid population growth and unbalanced population distribution, with the aim of redistributing residents and achieving more balanced urban development. However, many of these cities have not achieved their planned population growth, despite the continued issuance of urban expansion decisions, raising questions about the alignment of these decisions with demographic and developmental realities. This study aims to evaluate urban expansion decisions in Egypt's new cities by analyzing their relationship with urban development factors and the city's capacity to attract residents, as well as examining their …

Epstein–Barr Virus Common And Rare Complications In Iraq: Review Paper, Ameer Mohammed Kadhim, M. Jafar Zainaldeen, Zainab Haider Abdulmajeed

Maaen Journal for Medical Sciences

Background: Epstein–Barr Virus (EBV) is a highly ubiquitous herpesvirus found globally, it is associated to both a wide range of condition including common, pervasive infections and severe, rare diseases. In Iraq, despite a significant increased incident of chronic illnesses and viral- related malignancies, the local overview of EBV-associated complications remains fragmented. Aim: This review synthesizes the current available Iraqi literature to delineate the dual nature of EBV’s impact, distinguishing between common epidemiological manifestations and its role in severe clinical complications in local cohorts. Key Findings: high seroprevalence (~80%) of EBV in healthy Iraqi population, with noteworthy association observed in autoimmune …

Behavioral And Sociodemographic Barriers Associated With Poor Glycemic Control In Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Hasan Rasool Manguri, Taha Othman Mahwi

Maaen Journal for Medical Sciences

  Background: Poor glycemic control continues to be a major concern in pediatric type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). This study has examined the sociodemographic, behavioral, and clinical factors that are associated with uncontrolled glycemia in children with T1DM.

  Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 309 patients withT1DM patients under the age of 18 years. The sample population was recruited at the diabetes outpatient departments and inpatient wards of pediatric teaching hospitals in Sulaymaniyah and Erbil. HbA1c of ≤ 7.5% was considered as good glycemic control.

  Results: The vast majority of participants (87.1%) had uncontrolled glycemia, highlighting a substantial gap in …

High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Ultraviolet Detection And Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Analyses Of Bioactive Compounds Of Urtica Dioica Leaf Extracts Using Various Solvents, Mary H. Haido, Nidhal Meena Sher Mohammed

Maaen Journal for Medical Sciences

Urtica dioica, commonly referred to as stinging nettle, is a medicinal plant rich in therapeutic bioactives. This study examined how different solvents—petroleum ether, chloroform, ethanol, and deionized water—with varying polarities influence the extraction and identification of phytochemicals from Urtica dioica using high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The results of high-performance liquid chromatography analysis based on retention time comparison with reference standards revealed that petroleum ether and chloroform extracts contained sterols, specifically Stigmasterol and β-Sitosterol. In contrast, ethanol and deionized water extracts exhibited six distinct peaks, comprising four phenolic acids (p-Coumaric acid, Caffeic acid, Ferulic acid, …

Evaluating Behavioral Intervention Strategies For Reducing Hyperactivity In Children Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorder And Comorbid Adhd, Murtadha M. Abd Noor, Dunya Habeeb Shnain

Maaen Journal for Medical Sciences

One of the most difficult and complex symptoms in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and comorbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is hyperactivity. This has a substantial negative impact on daily functioning, learning, and responsiveness to therapy interventions, as well as on intervention programs that aim to manage behavior in schools and clinical settings, thereby restricting children's engagement in these programs as management behaviors become more emphasized. Given marked heterogeneity in clinical presentations and a lack of consensus on the most effective behavioral strategies, there remains an imperative to systematically evaluate targeted, specific strategies for reducing hyperactivity in this …

Robust And Efficient Trajectory Tracking For Robotic Manipulators Via An Optimally Tuned Adaptive Integral Sliding Mode Controller, Tareq A. Sultan, Abbas H. Issa, Layla H. Abood

Engineering and Technology Journal

A robust Optimized Adaptive Integral Sliding Mode Controller (OAISMC) is proposed for high-precision trajectory tracking and chattering suppression of a 3-DOF where high decoupling rigid multi-body dynamics robotic manipulator in the presence of nonlinearities, parametric uncertainties, and external disturbances. The controller is designed to overcome strong joint coupling around an integral sliding surface, which eliminates the reaching phase and ensures robustness throughout the entire operation. Adaptive laws are incorporated to update the switching gains online without requiring a priori knowledge of disturbance bounds. The free design parameters of the controller are optimally tuned using the Osprey Optimization Algorithm (OOA) and …

Reassessing The Spillover Hierarchy: Evidence Of A Dual-Channel Mechanism Across India's Market Capitalization Spectrum, Aditya Joshi

Management Dynamics

Background: The transmission of financial shocks across market segments is a critical determinant of systemic risk and contagion. While volatility spillovers between large and mid-cap stocks are well-documented, the role of the micro-cap segment in the broader market ecosystem remains underexplored.

Objective: This study aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of shock transmission across the entire market capitalization spectrum of the Indian equity market, encompassing large-, mid-, small-, and micro-cap segments.

Materials and Methods: Employing a Vector Autoregression (VAR) framework, the dynamics have been investigated through Granger causality tests, impulse response functions, and forecast error variance decomposition. To ensure the …

Hr Analytics: A Bibliometric Analysis Using Web Of Science (Wos) Database And Exploring New Horizons, Akanksha Srivastava, Ram Singh

Management Dynamics

Purpose: Recent years have seen a rise in popularity for the study of human resource analytics, which is a relatively young field of study. The research that has been done in this area is advancing and will open new avenues for future investigation. The paper discusses the theoretical foundations upon which the operation of HR analytics is based.

Methodology: The paper gives insight into the publications, authors, keywords, nations, references, and journals of the studies by employing Bibliometric analysis. Overall, 210 publications that were published between 2012 and 2022 were considered all were research articles for the present study. For …

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ACTEC Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Time Lapse: Deducting Claims And Expenses Under Section 2053, Grayson M.P. Mccouch

ACTEC Law Journal

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The Reading Quiz And Reflective Writing At The Start Of Class, Geert Dhondt

Open Educational Resources

This assignment uses brief, unannounced reading quizzes and reflective writing exercises at the beginning of class to promote preparation, engagement, and accountability in introductory economics courses. Through low-stakes assessment and opportunities for reflection, students develop critical thinking, metacognitive awareness, and a deeper understanding of course material while providing instructors with immediate insight into student comprehension and misconceptions. By informing class discussions and encouraging collaborative learning, the assignment creates a student-centered environment that supports active participation, independent learning, and ongoing intellectual growth.