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Bernal As Auteur: Primary Biographical Notes, Bayani Santos Jr.

Kritika Kultura

The paper discloses selected author-considered details on Ishmael Bernal’s family and clan background that can provide further insights on his stature as an auteur, culled from a detailed clan story, which describes the values, problems, conflicts, quirks, and gifts of the clan that nurtured Bernal. It also considers a number of Bernal films and several previously unavailable writings in terms of their content, which indicate confluences in Bernal’s thinking with those of other family members. The paper uses the politique des auteurs, whose proponents uphold the primacy of the director as the creative force behind the creation of a film, …

Film Plastics In Manila By Night, Joel David

Kritika Kultura

As a sample of Third World cinema, Manila by Night (and by association its director, Ishmael Bernal) endured a reputation for technical inadequacy—an ironic assessment, considering its top-rank status in the Philippine film canon. This paper will attempt to revaluate the movie’s aesthetic stature vis-à-vis movements specific to Third Cinema, focusing on ethnographic filmmaking. First will be an analysis of the film’s visual surface, with a consideration of scene selections/limitations/restrictions, the limiting and liberating aspect of night shooting, and the independent-minded spirit which refused to conform to standards of surface polish in filmmaking, as dictated by critics and practitioners. Second …

Introduction, Joel David

Kritika Kultura

No abstract provided.

Front Matter, Kritika Kultura

Kritika Kultura

No abstract provided.

Display Screen With Haptics, Shape-Change, And Force Feedback Hardware To Simulate Touch Sensations, Shubham Saini

Defensive Publications Series

Current technology does not allow users to experience tactile interaction with objects displayed on screens, limiting the sense of immersion and realism. This disclosure describes a display screen with built-in hardware that enables simulating the touch of real-world objects that are displayed on-screen. The hardware can include a set of tiny actuators, surface-shape change technology such as microfluidics or materials that can change shape in response to electrostatic activation, and force feedback via use of piezoelectric materials. One or more of haptic feedback, shape change, and force feedback can be activated to provide users with a touch sensation that simulates …

Prevention Of Internet Protocol Address Reusability-Based Domain Takeover, Pierre Precourt, Patrick Spiegel

Defensive Publications Series

For each domain of an organization a corresponding IP address is identified. For each corresponding IP address, its registration, ownership information, and/or the corresponding media access control (MAC). Optionally, whether the IP address is allocated to an existing host is determined. For each IP address, address allocation requests are repeatedly sent until the IP address of interest is allocated in response to one of the requests. Alternatively, an API reporting the address is available is queried to determine whether the IP address of interest is currently allocated or available for allocation. As a result, cloud service providers can mitigate the …

Artificial Intelligence Based Power Saving Solutions For 5g Satellite Coverage In Remote Areas, Snezana Mitrovic, Vinay Saini, Alwin Xavier, Wojciech Grobel

Defensive Publications Series

Satellites can facilitate network coverage for Internet of Things (IoT) -based sensors in remote regions, eliminating the need for ground-based infrastructure. However, this advancement introduces new obstacles, particularly concerning the financial costs of satellite-based network coverage and the power efficiency of IoT devices. Proposed herein are techniques to implement an artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) module within the 5G network infrastructure that intelligently adapts power-saving settings for IoT devices to align with the timing of satellite availability, optimizing device energy consumption while maintaining reliable data transmission.

Review Of Transforming Higher Education With Human-Centered Design, Vu Tuong Quyen

Book Reviews

No abstract provided.

Investigating Effective Treatments Of Ocd And Related Disorders In Women, Madeline L. Mccarthy

Counselor Education Capstones

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an under-researched mental health disorder, and many studies predominantly include male participants. Therefore, many existing treatments are based on the symptoms and results of male participants. Of the studies targeting women with OCD, much of the reliable research regards pregnancy, hormones, or phases of the menstrual cycle. While these studies have shown connections between OCD symptoms and hormones, particularly regarding pregnancy and the menstrual cycle, there is a lack of general research on effective OCD treatments for women. Additionally, many of the treatment options and medications included in these studies are those discovered through studies with …

Exploring The Complexities Of Suicide Loss: Evaluating Bereavement Experiences, Survivor Needs, And Implications For Counselors, Kristen O. Piringer, Kristen O. Piringer

Counselor Education Capstones

Suicide exposure is common and affects a plethora of people including family members, friends, and coworkers. Suicide bereavement is intricate and involves a variety of symptoms that are not common with all types of grief including: shame, guilt, isolation, rejection, trauma, and suicidal ideation. The complexities of suicide bereavement may lead to the development or exacerbation of mental health disorders such as anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The grieving period is often extended for years. Suicide bereavement is frequently complicated by stigma and changes in relationships due to insensitivity or avoidance. Suicide survivors express the need for recognition …

A Filter-Based Model Of Visual Recognition, Olivia Rose Bockler

Arts & Sciences Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Visual recognition, a key perceptual process, enables primates to identify faces, food, tools, and potential threats in their environment. Cortical neurons along the ventral visual stream—spanning from early visual cortex (V1) through inferotemporal cortex (IT), with long-range projections to ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (vlPFC)—are essential for visual recognition. Traditional models propose that neuronal representations increase in complexity in each stage of this pathway, culminating in object-specific representations in higher-order cortex. However, this hypothesis remains debated, particularly as artificial visual models have countered that individual neurons along this pathway may function more as filters contributing to distributed representations of objects. Thus, this …

The Role Of Mir-34a In Pathological Neovascularization As Seen In Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Jason Colasanti

Arts & Sciences Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of irreversible vision loss among the elderly, affecting nearly 200 million people worldwide. AMD impacts the macula, which is the small, central area of the retina responsible for high-acuity vision. The exudative (wet) form of late-stage AMD is the most severe, accounting for ninety percent of the legally blind patients with AMD. Wet AMD is characterized by the abnormal growth of blood vessels and fluid leakage beneath the retina known as choroidal neovascularization (CNV), directly resulting in vision loss. While anti-VEGFa targeted therapies have been the gold standard for ameliorating wet AMD …

Technology Development Of High-Resolution Single-Cell Lineage Tracing For Cell Reprogramming Systems, Sadie Vanhorn

Arts & Sciences Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A critical element of cell identity is the cell that created the observed cell. This parent cell dictates many aspects of its identity, whether measured by function, phenotype, or specific assays. The cell’s lineage impacts the ability of the cell to differentiate into final cell types in development or successfully reprogram in direct cell reprogramming. Here, we evolve molecular barcoding techniques to increase the resolution of lineage recording at single-cell resolution. Using single-cell RNA-sequencing as the readout for this measurement, polyadenylated reporter gene transcripts with engineered 3’ untranslated regions were designed to initially label and then record lineage information. While …

Multi-Omic Analysis Of Phototrophic Extracellular Electron Uptake In Novel Rhodovulum Spp. Isolated From A Marine Estuary, Emily J. Davenport

Arts & Sciences Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Microbial metabolisms are incredibly versatile and dynamic, allowing adaptive strategies for growth in even the most limiting environments. For an ever-increasing number of microbes, this includes utilizing soluble or insoluble inorganic mineral species as electron donors, driving geochemical cycles and microbial metabolisms. This metabolic function of transporting electrons derived from the extracellular environment across cell membranes is called extracellular electron uptake (EEU). Within (photo)autotrophs, (p)EEU also sustains CO2 fixation to cell biomass, implicating a potentially fundamental role of microbial carbon cycling in aquatic and soil ecosystems. A model metabolic scheme of pEEU occurring in natural environments is photoferrotrophy, which pairs …

Wool, Cotton, And Silk: The Language Of Fashion In The Works Of Three Modern Japanese Women Writers (1920-1952), Yuning Henares

Arts & Sciences Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation examines portrayals of clothes made from wool, cotton and silk in works by three modern Japanese women writers: Hayashi Fumiko, Hasegawa Shigure, and Koizumi Kikue. By analyzing portrayals of clothing and textiles and contextualizing them in modern Japanese society, this dissertation aims to see how women writers used textiles and clothing as motifs in their work, how these textiles and clothing conveyed various aspects of their fictional characters, and how these textiles and clothing represented ideas such as modernity, nostalgia, and imperialism. This dissertation argues that textiles and clothes that are based on wool, silk, and cotton tell …

Unraveling Ancient Andean Camelid Herding Strategies Using Multi-Isotope Analyses, Lucia Diaz

Arts & Sciences Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Pastoral communities around the globe form herding strategies based on traditional ecological knowledge to make sense of mutualistic human, animal, and environmental interactions. Pastoralists develop culturally specific traditional knowledge systems surrounding animals and environments that shape decision-making in herding practices and resource management strategies during times of crisis and change. To mitigate socio-political and climatic changes, such as conflict or competition over pastures, or flooding and drought, pastoralists convert local ecological knowledge into strategies including animal mobility across varying altitudes, pasture maintenance through irrigation and pasture rotation, and extended kin support for herding and caravanning. Previous archaeological studies have revealed …

Essays In Financial Economics, Won-Chang Choi

Arts & Sciences Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation explores the idea of slow-moving capital and its implications for asset price dynamics and market efficiency. In Chapter 1, I investigate asset price dynamics and market efficiency in a competitive economy where risk-averse arbitrageurs face price impact costs and gradually share hedgers' liquidity risks in segmented markets. The asset spread varies with the level of hedgers' liquidity risks and aggregate arbitrage capital. While the spread increases with hedgers' liquidity risks, its relationship with aggregate arbitrage inventory depends on the relative holding-to-trading costs of arbitrageurs and hedgers. This spread-inventory relationship identifies two distinct arbitrage regimes: “Risk-On” and “Risk-Off.” In …

A Case Of Isolated Sma Dissection With Failed Initial Conservative Management, Salma Emara, Madison Kropp, Masoud Akbari, Kristin Cook

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine Departmental Research

Isolated superior mesenteric dissection (ISMAD) is an uncommon condition, often diagnosed incidentally for presentations of acute abdominal pain. Early identification and treatment are crucial as complications such as bowel ischemia or vessel rupture can occur. There remain no established treatment guidelines, making surgical and endovascular indications controversial. A 60-year-old male presented with acute abdominal pain, and was diagnosed with ISMAD via computed tomography imaging. He was initially managed conservatively which progressed to worsening abdominal pain, hypertensive crisis, and hemoperitoneum on follow-up computed tomography angiography (CTA). A mesenteric angiogram revealed a pseudoaneurysm in the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) which was subsequently …

Https://Faunalytics.Org/What-Vegan-Advocates-Can-Learn-From-The-Social-Spread-Of-Quitting-Smoking/, A. Polanco, J. Anderson, D. Nguyen, J. Winslow, A. Couture

Veg*n advocacy

Anyone who has been vegan for a while has likely seen how their diet and lifestyle can influence or spread to those around them. Yet if each vegan was able to create two new vegans, we would have likely seen more significant shifts in the rates of veganism (Our World In Data, 2022) in recent decades. This illustrates the difficulties of understanding social contagion—the process of information (including attitudes or behaviors) spreading throughout a group—especially in relation to veganism. By understanding social contagion better, advocates can improve their diet change outreach, possibly by mastering the art of “vegan contagion.” The …

What Vegan Advocates Can Learn From The Social Spread Of Quitting Smoking, Andrea Polanco, J. Anderson, D. Nguyen, J. Winslow, A. Couture

Diet

Anyone who has been vegan for a while has likely seen how their diet and lifestyle can influence or spread to those around them. Yet if each vegan was able to create two new vegans, we would have likely seen more significant shifts in the rates of veganism (Our World In Data, 2022) in recent decades. This illustrates the difficulties of understanding social contagion—the process of information (including attitudes or behaviors) spreading throughout a group—especially in relation to veganism. By understanding social contagion better, advocates can improve their diet change outreach, possibly by mastering the art of “vegan contagion.” The …

Critical Conversations Of Engaging With The Amte Standards, Eva Thanheiser, Jennifer Bay-Williams, Richard Velasco, Liza Bondurant, Yvonne Lai

CoE Publications

This article is based on an opening plenary session at the Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE) 2024 conference in Orlando, Florida, USA. The authors, who delivered the plenary in a panel format, focus specifically on the AMTE standard indicator that addresses power and privilege. This article is the product of the five authors reflecting on their panel and discussing its contents—in the form of this manuscript—with an external Open Reviewer. The result is a “quintalog” of the five authors in critical conversation with each other about their own reflections on the ways in which mathematics teacher educators and the …

Discrimination, Depression, And Somatization: The Impact Of Spirituality And Covid-19, Katherine Aloisi

ETD Collection

The current study aims to fill gaps in the literature examining relationships between psychological symptoms (depressive, somatic), spirituality, ethnic discrimination, and stress related to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It is hypothesized that stress caused by COVID-19 is associated with greater perceived discrimination, depressive symptoms, and somatic symptoms. It is also hypothesized that individuals experiencing heightened COVID-19 stress, and perceived discrimination would report increased depressive and somatic symptoms. Greater spiritual well-being is similarly hypothesized to decrease COVID-19 stress, depressive s, and somatic symptoms. Data was collected via self-report measures, including the COVID Stress Scale (CSS; Taylor et al., 2020), …

Use Of Adventure To Address Play Deprivation In Children And Teens Raised In Conflict, Kristin Salisbury, Mary Jan Greer

Fall 2024 OTD Capstone Symposium

Youth raised in conflict often experience extrinsic and intrinsic factors that contribute to play deprivation and occupational injustice. These factors are reviewed through interviews with stakeholders and participants and observed while embedded in an adventure program for foster and adopted youth and in a refugee camp for families and children. Current literature reveals underlying factors that contribute to play deprivation for these youth, including conditions resulting from trauma and developmental delays due to the absence of play engagement. The poster reviews the programmatic components necessary for addressing these factors through whole-person play-based programming. It considers using adventure-based programming to introduce …

Tailored Activity Program For Ltc Residents With Dementia, Madison Olds, Rebecca King

Fall 2024 OTD Capstone Symposium

Nursing home residents with dementia diagnoses should have the opportunity to participate fully in community activities and receive the proper assistance and accommodations to do so. This project developed a tailored activity program to promote socialization, occupational justice, and quality of life for residents in an assistive living facility with various diagnoses. This program provides both environmental and activity adaptations to support full engagement for all participants regardless of any preexisting deficits.

Return To Driving For Clients With Tbi: A Guide For Caregivers To Navigate Emotional Barriers Experienced By Clients, Brianna Dorsey, Mary Greer

Fall 2024 OTD Capstone Symposium

The project describes the building of an online resource for caregivers to have easily accessible resources regarding information about brain injuries, emotional barriers, and return to driving programs. Each section provides further resources for caregivers and is intended to help improve their care and medical literacy.

Educating Parents To Reduce Negative Screen Time To Promote Children’S Play, Anna Groden, Cassandra Nelson

Fall 2024 OTD Capstone Symposium

This program will consist of educating caregivers and educators on the ever growing topic of screen time and how to handle it in the current digital world. As screen time and device use continues to grow, parents need the help of an occupational therapist to help promote a healthy use of screen time and to incorporate it into play. Providing caregivers and educators with evidence-based information and interventions is imperative to helping parents navigate proper technology use. An occupational therapist will have the unique ability to help promote balanced screen time use and allowing for healthy play.

An Evidence-Based Preceptor Development Program For Nurse Anesthetists, Raleigh Todd

Doctoral Projects

Abstract

Problem Statement: The success of the student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNA) is heavily influenced by experiences in the clinical setting, often encompassing a variety of preceptors throughout their respective anesthesia programs. Despite the importance of the preceptor role, many preceptors feel unprepared, and it is estimated most certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) who precept students have received no formal training in the preceptor role.

Purpose: The purpose of this project is to develop and evaluate an evidence-based preceptor education program for CRNA preceptors, utilizing evidence from literature and input from practicing nurse anesthetists. This program helps provide support by …

The Significance And Impact Of Traditional Naming Practices In The Meru Community Of Tanzania, Wariaeli Ismaeli Pallangyo, Eliakimu Sane

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

In Africa, names are not assigned arbitrarily. They are deliberately chosen to reflect communities’ social, economic and political understandings. The Meru people, residing in northeastern Tanzania, near Mount Meru, identify themselves through ethnic names that embody their cultural practices. This article examines the significance of Meru traditional names, variations and their enduring value in increasing globalisation and cultural homogenisation, drawing on data from the Meru community. Employing a case study design, qualitative data were collected through focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews with 49 participants recruited using snowball sampling. Thematic analysis, facilitated by Microsoft Excel, was utilised for data transcription …

Us Ecological Systems And Climate Adaptation Strategies, Ian Munro

Sustainable Supply Chain Management

This paper is a an introduction and discussion about the various ecosystems of the United States, the different practices of business that hurt them, and how to solve them and create better sustainable resource practices. The ecosystems involve deserts, prairies, and forests which are the main biomes that make up the US. It delves deep in depth of how business affects it and how better sustainability can save it.

Patient-Reported Outcome Measures For Mohs Reconstruction: A Systematic Review, Neha Garg, Shreya Mandloi, Natalia Queenan, Jay Trivedi, Adam Mccann, Vivian Xu, Dev Amin, Howard Krein, Ryan Heffelfinger

Jefferson Hospital Staff Papers and Presentations

OBJECTIVE: Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS) and subsequent reconstructive procedures for the treatment of facial nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) significantly impact quality of life (QoL). A validated patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for patients who undergo Mohs reconstruction is not yet established. This study aims to systematically assess the quality of existing PROMs to determine their effectiveness in capturing the challenges faced after Mohs reconstruction for facial NMSC.

DATA SOURCES: A systematic review following established Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses guidelines was performed. Medline, PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane databases were searched using keywords relevant to MMS, NMSC, facial reconstruction, …