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Afghan Allies In Limbo: Discrimination In The U.S. Immigration Response, Lindsay M. Harris, Yalda Royan

San Diego Law Review

After the fall of Kabul in August 2021, the U.S. government airlifted an estimated 120,000 people to safety from Afghanistan. An airlift of this scale was unprecedented, but also woefully inadequate as a solution to the Afghan humanitarian crisis. This Article, a contribution to participatory law scholarship, is written by a U.S. law professor and immigration expert and an Afghan woman evacuated from Afghanistan in 2021 and analyzes the United States’s immigration response to the Afghan humanitarian crisis following the Taliban takeover. While the United States granted humanitarian parole for two years to approximately 76,000 individuals, permitting them to enter …

Assessing Parental Stress And Self-Efficacy: A Multisite Feasibility Study Of Parent-Mediated Physical Activity Interventions For Children With Developmental Disabilities, Luis Columna, Scott Mcnamarra, Beth A. Myers, Nienke Dosa, Ashlyn Barry, Kristi Roth, Christine E. Ashby, Byungmo Ku, Timothy Davis, Nikkia Borowski, Lisa M. Hooper

Faculty Publications

Background: Children with developmental disabilities often face barriers to engaging in physical activity (PA), impacting their health and quality of life. Parent-mediated interventions (PMIs) have shown promise to reduce these barriers, but little research explores online PMIs for parents of children with developmental disabilities. Thus, the purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility and impact of a multi-site collaborative online parent-mediated PA intervention on stress levels and self-efficacy among parents of children with developmental disabilities over a 12-week period.

Methods: Participants (n=55) were parents of children with developmental disabilities, randomly assigned to intervention (n=27) or control (n=28) groups. …

The Win Ratio Approach In Bayesian Monitoring For Two-Arm Phase Ii Clinical Trial Designs With Multiple Time-To-Event Endpoints, Xinran Huang, Jian Wang, Jing Ning

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

To assess the preliminary therapeutic impact of a novel treatment, futility monitoring is commonly employed in Phase II clinical trials to facilitate informed decisions regarding the early termination of trials. Given the rapid evolution in cancer treatment development, particularly with new agents like immunotherapeutic agents, the focus has often shifted from objective response to time-to-event endpoints. In trials involving multiple time-to-event endpoints, existing monitoring designs typically select one as the primary endpoint or employ a composite endpoint as the time to the first occurrence of any event. However, relying on a single efficacy endpoint may not adequately evaluate an experimental …

Bayesian Nonparametric Model For Heterogeneous Treatment Effects With Zero-Inflated Data, Chanmin Kim, Yisheng Li, Ting Xu, Zhongxing Liao

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

One goal of precision medicine is to develop effective treatments for patients by tailoring to their individual demographic, clinical, and/or genetic characteristics. To achieve this goal, statistical models must be developed that can identify and evaluate potentially heterogeneous treatment effects in a robust manner. The oft-cited existing methods for assessing treatment effect heterogeneity are based upon parametric models with interactions or conditioning on covariate values, the performance of which is sensitive to the omission of important covariates and/or the choice of their values. We propose a new Bayesian nonparametric (BNP) method for estimating heterogeneous causal effects in studies with zero-inflated …

A Review Of Managing Catastrophes In Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery, Shamele Battan-Wraith, Kevin Wang, Ahmed Elkamel, Kameron Durante, Hope Conrad, Kayla Iannarelli, Olugbenga Okusanya, Praveen Sridhar, Stephanie G. Worrell

Department of Surgery Faculty Papers

Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide in 2022, with over 2.5 million new cases, or 1 in 8 of all cancers diagnosed worldwide. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related mortality in the United States, with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) being the most prevalent type. For early-stage NSCLC, lung resection with anatomic lobectomy remains the standard of care. Robot-assisted lobectomy is gaining popularity over video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and open thoracotomy due to improved visualization, ergonomics, and instrumentation. Despite these advancements, intraoperative complications and a steep learning curve present significant barriers to the widespread …

Research As Respect: Elevating The Knowledge And Stories Of Men At An Aboriginal-Controlled Residential Alcohol And Drug Recovery Service, Mark J. Hammersley, Uncle Les Stanley, Greg J. Smith Dr

The Qualitative Report

This conversation between an Aboriginal Elder, an Aboriginal senior manager/practitioner, and a non-Aboriginal narrative therapist/groupworker centres on a social research project they undertook with men residing in an Aboriginal men’s alcohol and other drug recovery service in Melbourne, Australia. The men were invited to contribute accounts of what was important in their lives and the practices that supported positive developments in their time at the facility. The men, manager, and a community Elder directed a research process that prioritised the use of these accounts to contribute to the lives of other men. The men resident at the facility provided access …

Research As Seeking Help: Searching For Liberative Knowledge - An Interview With Taimalieutu Kiwi Tamasese, Taimalieutu Kiwi Tamasese, David Denborough

The Qualitative Report

Indigenous methodologies have been transforming social science research. In this interview, Pasifika researcher, policy analyst, and community worker, Taimalieutu Kiwi Tamasese, speaks with narrative therapist David Denborough about the Just Therapy Team’s significant contributions to developing Pasifika research methods that resist colonizing assumptions and honour culture and relationship. Rather than seeking to establish the researcher as knowledge holder, The Just Therapy Team’s research is guided by values of liberation, sacredness, and belonging to seek solutions to issues affecting communities. Taimalieutu describes the development of innovative research methods capable of eliciting Indigenous knowledges about gender relations and mental health in Samoa …

Potential Of Right Ventricular Function Assessment With Echocardiography In Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, Yoshihisa Morita, Taro Kariya, Michael Dougherty, Andrew Peters, Nicholas Ruggiero

Division of Cardiology Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Right ventricular (RV) function assessment by echocardiography can be challenging due to its complex morphology. Also, increasing use of sedation rather than general anesthesia for transfemoral approach transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) reduces the need for intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). Recent clinical studies have demonstrated the importance of 3-dimensional (3D) echocardiography and a longitudinal strain for RV function assessment. In this study, we compared RV function echocardiographic assessment methodologies in TAVR and investigated its clinical utility.

METHODS: This was a prospective, observational study of TAVR at a large academic hospital. Inclusion criteria were adult patients undergoing TAVR requiring intraoperative …

Orthogonal And Multiplexable Genetic Perturbations With An Engineered Prime Editor And A Diverse Rna Array, Qingzhuo Liu, Yongjie Yang, Emmanuel C Osikpa, Qiaochu Yang, Advaith Peddi, Liliana M Abramson, Boyang Zhang, Yong Xu, Xue Gao

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Programmable and modular systems capable of orthogonal genomic and transcriptomic perturbations are crucial for biological research and treating human genetic diseases. Here, we present the minimal versatile genetic perturbation technology (mvGPT), a flexible toolkit designed for simultaneous and orthogonal gene editing, activation, and repression in human cells. The mvGPT combines an engineered compact prime editor (PE), a fusion activator MS2-p65-HSF1 (MPH), and a drive-and-process multiplex array that produces RNAs tailored to different types of genetic perturbation. mvGPT can precisely edit human genome via PE coupled with a prime editing guide RNA and a nicking guide RNA, activate endogenous gene expression …

Age-Dependent Regulation Of Axoglial Interactions And Behavior By Oligodendrocyte Ankyring, Victoria Rodriguez, Emily Ricco, James T Okoh, Yanhong Liu, Daniel C Kraushaar, Elior Peles, Matthew N Rasband

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

The bipolar disorder (BD) risk gene ANK3 encodes the scaffolding protein AnkyrinG (AnkG). In neurons, AnkG regulates polarity and ion channel clustering at axon initial segments and nodes of Ranvier. Disruption of neuronal AnkG causes BD-like phenotypes in mice. During development, AnkG is also expressed at comparable levels in oligodendrocytes and facilitates the efficient assembly of paranodal junctions. However, the physiological roles of glial AnkG in the mature nervous system, and its contributions to BD-like phenotypes, remain unexplored. Here, we show that oligodendroglia-specific AnkG conditional knockout results in destabilization of axoglial interactions in aged but not young adult mice. In …

Effective Leadership In Nongovernment Organizations, Kevin James Morris

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Nonprofit, Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) often face the challenge of limited resources, which means they require effective leaders to address innovation, decision-making, performance, and problem-solving. From a public policy perspective, this study addressed the problem of NGOs needing effective leaders to sustain their operations using limited resources and identifying competencies the leaders needed to qualify as effective. The purpose of this study was to explore the competencies of leaders in NGOs that influence their effectiveness and performance. The theoretical framework was the transformational leadership theory, which highlighted those leaders can promote organizational performance through intellectual stimulation, individualized consideration, inspirational motivation, and …

Effective Revenue Growth Strategies For Nonprofit Organizations, Girum Assefa Gebretsadik

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Nonprofit organizations serving under-resourced communities often face persistent challenges in securing sustainable revenue streams for fulfilling their mission and maintaining essential services, which can negatively impact vulnerable populations. Using the Baldrige excellence framework (BEF) as a conceptual lens, this qualitative single case study was conducted to explore effective revenue growth strategies to enhance financial stability, reduce financial uncertainty, strengthen resilience, and enhance community service delivery. Data collection included in-depth interviews with client leadership in the northeastern United States, an analysis of organizational documents, and financial data to support methodological triangulation. Thematic analysis using Yin’s 5-step process led to four core …

Impact Of Compaction Process On The Carbon Epoxy Composite Under Varied Environmental Conditions, Maryam Al Kuwaiti, Amir Hussain Idrisi, Asima Zahoor, Mostafa S. Elsayed, Dinu Thomas Thekkuden, Abdel-Hamid I. Mourad

Michigan Tech Publications

Fibre-reinforced polymeric composites utilized in aerospace settings, experience varying environmental conditions throughout their operational lifespan. The major factors that can have adverse effects on their long-term performance are water and temperature. The present study investigates how the determinants such as water and temperature impact the structural integrity of plain weave woven carbon/epoxy laminated composites and further categorizing them into compacted and non-compacted groups. The compacted group involves in-process compactions during composite lay-up and the use of bleeders/breathers around the laminate, whereas the non-compacted group lacks these procedures. Specimens comprising twelve plies are created and submerged in water heating chambers set …

Navigating Rarity: A Case Report On Primary Splenic Lymphoma, Santosh Pv Rai, Skand Rastogi, Anshuman Senapati, Jyoti Kini, Salama Yasmeen

Manipal Journal of Medical Sciences

Primary Splenic Lymphoma (PSL) is a rare condition, which complicates its understanding and definition. The rarity of PSL has led to varied definitions: some consider it primary only if splenomegaly is predominant, while others include spleen involvement with hilar lymph nodes. Documentation on PSL is sparse in Indian literature. This case report of a 48-year-old woman, presenting with fever, weight loss, and left hypochondrium pain, and diagnosed with PSL through CECT abdomen and USG-guided biopsy, contributes to better understanding of the condition.

Unravelling An Unusual Blastoma In An Infant With Confusing Radiological Diagnosis, Arun Viswanathan Dr, Santosh Rai, Harsha Prasad Lashkari, Jayateertha Joshi

Manipal Journal of Medical Sciences

We report an unusual case of an 8-month-old child, who presented to us with a mass per abdomen with confusing imaging characteristics reported as a germ cell tumour / Neuroblastoma.

Patient presented with a large mass per abdomen which had both retroperitoneal and intraperitoneal components and was compressing the adjacent structures and was appearing heterogenous with calcifications within. The more favoured diagnosis on imaging was a peritoneal or retroperitoneal germ cell tumor / Neuroblastoma. Repeated imaging revealed that the mass was abutting / compressing the left lobe of the liver and high AFP beta HCG and LDH values were noted. …

European Soft Law Instruments For Sustainability Agreements – Presentation Of Procedural Issues, Critical Analysis And Recommendations For The President Of The Occp, Agata Zawłocka-Turno

internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation)

The article focuses on the procedural aspects of soft law tools employed by competition authorities in Europe, in order to help businesses advance sustainable development. In response to global challenges, such as the climate crisis, some authorities have introduced guidelines and informal guidance to enable companies to undertake pro-environmental collaboration, without breaching competition laws. Examples include guidelines from the European Commission, as well as those from the UK, Dutch, and French competition authorities. The article examines how effective these tools are, their impact on legal certainty for businesses, and explores how a similar approach could be implemented by the Polish …

Legal Professional Privilege In Proceedings Before The Polish Competition Authority Over The 20 Years Of Poland’S Membership In The Eu, Anna Gulińska, Paweł Fortuna

internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation)

The article presents how EU and Polish rules on the protection of the confidentiality of communications between a qualified lawyer and a client (legal professional privilege, LLP) have evolved over the 20 years of Poland’s membership in the European Union. In addition, the article attempts to critically assess current Polish legal provisions, as amended in 2023, particularly in light of EU case law. A generally positive assessment of introducing the self-standing rules on LPP into the Polish competition law system is supplemented by critical remarks aimed at developing an interpretation of these legal provisions, which fully takes into account EU …

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internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation)

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Report From The 3rd National Copyright Conference In Honour Of Professor Elżbieta Traple, Kraków, 20 September 2024, Paweł Podrecki

internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation)

Krakow, 20 September 2024

The Impact Of Poland’S Membership In The European Union On The Privilege Of Entrepreneurs Against Self-Incrimination In Proceedings Concerning Anticompetitive Practices Conducted By The Polish Competition Authority, Anna Mlostoń-Olszewska

internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation)

In 2024, Poland celebrates the twentieth anniversary of its membership in the European Union. This milestone presents a good opportunity to examine the development of Polish competition law, including whether and how the procedures applied in Polish competition protection proceedings have been influenced by EU competition law. Although, according to the principle of procedural autonomy, Member States have the ability to shape their procedural rules independently, it appears that over the past twenty years, EU law has had an impact on national procedures, particularly through legal solutions adopted in Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003, and later in Directive (EU) No …

Changes In The Fining Policy In Antitrust Cases In The Light Of The Guidelines Of The Polish Competition Authority Published Between 2008–2024 – Selected Issues, Sabina Famirska

internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation)

The article covers selected issues concerning changes in the policy of imposing fines for restrictive practices over the last several years. In the following parts of the article, the author presents the legal framework constituting the basis for the publication of soft-law guidelines by the Polish Competition Authority (the President of UOKiK), explaining the method of imposing financial penalties, and discusses the content of relevant documents published between 2008 and 2024. Presented in more detail are the most recent changes in the mechanism of imposing fines, resulting from the implementation of the ECN+ Directive, which allowed the imposition of fines …

Implementasi Pembelajaran Berdiferensiasi Dalam Perspektif Teori Belajar Humanistik Pada Sekolah Dasar: Studi Literatur, Citra Maulidyah Rahmawati Nugroho, Puguh Darmawan

Journal of Innovation and Teacher Professionalism

The implementation of differentiated learning within of humanistic learning theory is recommended to be adopted in elementary schools in response to the complexity of educational challenges in the 21st century. This approach to learning has the potential to facilitate the development of students' potential and creativity more optimally, while providing a learning experience tailored to the characteristics, learning styles, and readiness levels of individual students. The aim of this article is to analyze the implementation of differentiated learning within the humanistic learning theory in elementary schools. This research employs a literature review method from various sources of articles in electronic …

Peran Guru Olahraga Dalam Meningkatkan Kegiatan Ekstrakurikuler Sepak Bola Di Sekolah Dasar, Fiorentina Salsa Arbadini, Mu'arifin Mu'arifin

Journal of Innovation and Teacher Professionalism

Schools as educational institutions or academic institutions are expected to be good and appropriate facilities for every student. Both during study hours and outside study hours (extracurricular activities). The role of the Sports Teacher in increasing extracurricular football activities at SDN Percobaan 1 Malang City should be carried out well. The school should have provided sufficient facilities and infrastructure for extracurricular football activities for each student. SDN Percobaan 1 Malang City should be present as a facilitator and supporter in developing the sustainability of extracurricular football activities. This research aims to find out how big the role of sports teachers …

Persepsi Guru Terhadap Implementasi Asesmen Diagnostik Dalam Pembelajaran Yang Berpusat Pada Siswa Sekolah Dasar, Khoirrun Nissa, Faradilah Nurbadriyah, Sasti Nanda Jayanti, Rossa Ayudyah Firdausa, Rossa Ayudyah Firdausa, Halimatus Sa'diyah, Puguh Darmawan, Albertina Kusumawardani

Journal of Innovation and Teacher Professionalism

This research aims to describe teachers' perceptions of Diagnostic Assessment in Learning at SDN Sawojajar 6, Malang City. Qualitative methods were employed. Data were obtained through semi-structured interviews with instrument grids. Qualitative descriptive analysis was conducted on the data. The results indicate the importance of planning and implementing diagnostic assessments. Teachers' knowledge of students forms the basis of assessment design. Assessments are conducted at the beginning of learning using questionnaires and observations to map students' abilities and needs. Analysis of the results helps in designing appropriate learning and providing feedback. Success is influenced by teachers' awareness, content relevance, alignment with …

Pendekatan Berdiferensiasi Pada Pelajaran Pendidikan Jasmani Olahraga Dan Kesehatan, Fatih Iqbal Maulana, Febrita Paulina Heynoek

Journal of Innovation and Teacher Professionalism

Differentiated learning particularly in health, sport and physical education is limited and rarely practiced by educators. Therefore, here we would like to evaluate research through a literature review on the use of differentiated instruction in teaching physical education, sport, and health. Then the purpose of writing this literature review is to (1) explain how the differentiated approach is done, (2) what happens when the differentiated approach is applied and why, and (3) the possibilities that arise when the differentiated approach is used in physical education, sports, and health education. After the scientific publications were analyzed, researchers used Google Scholar to …

Nilai-Nilai Kebhinekaan Masyarakat Demak Pada Abad 15–16 M Untuk Penguatan Profil Pelajar Pancasila, Adin Nur Kholifah, Arif Perwira Dhani, Didit Ditya Fritambiradi, Luthfiah Ayundasari

Journal of Innovation and Teacher Professionalism

The purpose of writing this article is to explain the values of diversity of the Demak Coastal community in the 15th to 16th centuries AD to strengthen the Profil Pelajar Pancasila. The method used in this article is a qualitative descriptive method using a library study method with three stages, namely data reduction, data display, and conclusions. The results of this research are that the values of diversity and harmony between people which are reflected in the life of the Demak maritime community in 15-16 AD can be a lesson to strengthen the Profil Pelajar Pancasila especially in the Kebhinekaan …

Inovasi Pengelolaan Kelas: Strategi Meningkatkan Disiplin Dan Keterlibatan Peserta Didik, Nisda Nabilatul Izzah, Bayu Koen Anggoro

Journal of Innovation and Teacher Professionalism

This study aims to describe the implementation of differentiated learning based on learning styles in the Arts and Culture subject for 7th-grade students at SMPN 14 Malang, and to assess its impact on students' learning outcomes and motivation. The research employed a qualitative method using descriptive research. The findings indicate that differentiated learning based on learning styles can be effectively implemented in 7th-grade classes at SMPN 14 Malang in the Arts and Culture subject. The implementation of differentiated learning based on learning styles positively influences students' learning outcomes and motivation. During the semester-long implementation of differentiated learning, the focus was …

Program Adiwiyata Dalam Mewujudkan Budaya Sekolah Berwawasan Lingkungan Di Mtsn, Ninik Yustina Sari, I Nyoman Ruja

Journal of Innovation and Teacher Professionalism

The aim of this research is to analyze the Adiwiyata program, and this research also focused on the implementation of the Adiwiyata program and the benefits of the Adiwiyata program in realizing an environmentally friendly school culture at MT's Negeri 8 Blitar. The approach used in this research is qualitative, with a descriptive type. Data collection, documentation, and interview techniques. From the results of the data analysis, it was concluded that the implementation of the Adiwiyata program created an environmentally friendly school culture, and the general benefit obtained was realizing students' concern for the environment.

Implementasi Penghayatan Nilai Kebhinekatunggalikaan Dan Pancasila Di Smp Sebagai Upaya Penguatan Identitas Manusia Indonesia, Restu Ade Yanti, Alfi Sahrina

Journal of Innovation and Teacher Professionalism

This article discusses appreciation and appreciation for the values of diversity and Pancasila at SMP Negeri 15 Malang. By considering the diversity of ethnicities, religions, cultures and backgrounds of students, this research explores the implementation of the values of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika and Pancasila in the school ecosystem. Qualitative research methods are used by observing the learning process and activities at school. Observation results show that there are signs and symbols, such as school uniforms, religious activities, and flag ceremonies, which reflect appreciation for diversity and appreciation of Pancasila values. The ecosystem at SMP Negeri 15 Malang emphasizes tolerance, mutual …

Urgensi Ppl Ppg Prajabatan Terhadap Peningkatan Profsionalisme Calon Guru Bimbingan Dan Konseling Di Era Society 5.0, Ayu Puspita Sari, Adi Atmoko

Journal of Innovation and Teacher Professionalism

In the era of society 5.0, the rapid development of science and technology demands Guidance and Counseling (BK) teachers to continuously improve their professionalism. One of the government's efforts is through the Pre-Service Teacher Professional Education (PPG) program, which requires prospective teachers to undertake Field Experience Practice (PPL). This qualitative research with a descriptive approach aims to examine the urgency of PPL PPG Pre-Service in enhancing the professionalism of prospective BK teachers in the era of society 5.0. The results show that PPL PPG Pre-Service has a strategic role in honing the four core competencies of counselors, namely pedagogical, personal, …