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Optimising Public-Private Partnership Adoption For Housing Delivery In Oyo State, Nigeria: A Narrative Review, Mojisola H. Akinola, Funmilayo M. Adedire, Oluwafemi K. Akande

Journal of Sustainable Social Impact

The increasing global demand for housing and budgetary constraints have led governments in several developed and developing countries to seek new ways of providing housing. Among the several options adopted by many governments is to establish partnerships with the private sector, usually referred to as public–private partnerships (PPPs). In Nigeria, substantial gaps in the housing market still exist because housing delivery systems have not effectively satisfied the housing demands of the country’s low-income population. Despite the Nigerian government’s efforts to ease the housing shortage, the adoption of PPP has not been holistically embraced for the delivery of public housing projects, …

Percussion Ensemble

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

Fall Concert

Extreme Wrinkling Of The Nuclear Lamina Is A Morphological Marker Of Cancer, Ting-Ching Wang, Christina R Dollahon, Sneha Mishra, Hailee Patel, Samere Abolghasemzade, Ishita Singh, Vilmos Thomazy, Daniel G Rosen, Vlad C Sandulache, Saptarshi Chakraborty, Tanmay P Lele

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Nuclear atypia is a hallmark of cancer. A recent model posits that excess surface area, visible as folds/wrinkles in the lamina of a rounded nucleus, allows the nucleus to take on diverse shapes with little mechanical resistance. Whether this model is applicable to normal and cancer nuclei in human tissues is unclear. We image nuclear lamins in patient tissues and find: (a) nuclear laminar wrinkles are present in control and cancer tissue but are obscured in hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) images, (b) nuclei rarely have a smooth lamina, and (c) wrinkled nuclei assume diverse shapes. Deep learning reveals the presence …

Childhood Exposure To Interparental Physical Violence And Adult Cardiovascular Disease, Cancan Cui, Lin Liu, Haibin Li, Yitian Qi, Jiayin Song, Ning Han, Zhijia Wang, Xinyun Shang, Chen Sheng, Lois Balmer, Zhiyuan Wu

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Importance: Childhood adverse experiences have been linked with long-term risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), yet the transgenerational associations between interparental behaviors and CVD remain poorly understood. Objectives: To explore the association between exposure to childhood interparental physical violence and the subsequent risk of CVD and to examine whether the association is modified by adult depressive symptoms. Design, Setting, and Participants: This population-based cohort study included data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), an ongoing study recruiting individuals aged 45 years or older, dated between June 1, 2011, and December 31, 2020, with a follow-up duration of 9 …

Interspecific Associations Of Mesopredators In Western Tennessee: I. A Review Of Mesopredator Associations From The Scientific Literature; Ii. Mesopredator Associations Determined From Long-Term Scent-Station Data; Iii. Spatial And Temporal Patterns Of Interspecific Associations Of Mesopredators From Camera-Trap Data., Colten Taunton Snyder

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The goal of this study was to assess the interspecific associations of mesopredators (raccoon, Procyon lotor; Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana; coyote, Canis latrans; bobcat, Lynx rufus) in western Tennessee using long-term scent-station data and camera-trapping methods. First, a review of past literature regarding interspecific relationships of the species was completed. Spatial associations were evaluated using 11 years of scent-station data from Milan Army Ammunition Plant (Carroll and Gibson counties, Tennessee). Results of the study showed an association between raccoons and Virginia opossums (positive) and between Virginia opossums and coyotes (negative). Spatial and temporal associations were assessed using camera traps at …

Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis For Assessment And Prevention Of Obesity In Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Anna Claire Miskelly

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The treatment of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often results in significant weight gain, which can lead to obesity and its associated health risks. This quality improvement project aimed to assess the use of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) for the estimation of body composition and basal metabolic rate for the prevention of obesity in pediatric ALL patients. BIA was conducted on pediatric oncology patients at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Retrospective BIA data was pulled at Cook Children’s Health Care Center. Participants (n=25) who met inclusion criteria (6-21 years of age and within weeks 20-50 of continuation in the TOTAL …

Species Interactions Between Two Cavity-Nesting Songbirds Under The Threat Of Brood Parasitism And Nest Depredation, Shelby Green

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Interspecies interactions are strong drivers of natural selection, but their combined effects in nature are poorly understood. Here I investigate the breeding ecology of wild populations of Carolina Wrens and Prothonotary Warblers – species breeding in sympatry and occupying similar ecological niches but with contrasting life-histories. Wrens are, for example, noisy and aggressive when defending their nests and territories from potential threats and are far less likely than warblers to experience brood parasitism but more likely to experience nest depredation, especially when the density of nesting pairs increases. I hypothesize that the migratory warblers derive a fitness benefit from nesting …

Conservation Genomics In The Federally Endangered Whorled Sunflower, Helianthus Verticillatus (Asteraceae), Samantha Grace Drewry

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Genetic diversity among and within populations of species is critical for survival in our rapidly changing world. Conservation genomics links studies of population genomic variation with conservation managers to provide scientific data for species management strategies. The whorled sunflower, Helianthus verticillatus (Asteraceae), is an endangered plant species endemic to the southeastern United States. Only five populations were known to exist, in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee, until about seven years ago when additional populations of the species were discovered in Mississippi and Virginia. Population genetic work using microsatellites revealed that the Mississippi population (known as MSCC) was genetically distinct from all …

Game Of Chance, Lily Kate Anthony

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

“Game of Chance” features a purportedly psychic protagonist, Lucy Cartwright, who works as a tarot card reader online and in public forums. After a series of toxic relationships and a lifetime of watching her mother’s relationships fail, Lucy is initiated into the world of tarot and Twin Flames by a fraudulent psychic named Christine. While romantic pressure from her culture and peers mounts, Lucy resorts to spellwork to manifest her Twin and then meets Chance, an optometry student and amateur gambler who falls for her quickly. The fragility of their connection is revealed when Lucy panics at contradictions in the …

Pride And Prejudice: Framing Meghan Markle In American And British Media Coverage, Ashley Craig

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has been a key focal point of press coverage of the British Royal Family. Her decision, along with her husband, Prince Harry, to step down from duties with the royal family, deemed ‘Megxit’ in the British tabloids, and the Sussexes’ subsequent interview with American talk show host Oprah Winfrey highlighted a series of rifts between the couple and the family, which they say were exacerbated by the British press. This study seeks to understand how the British press covered the Sussexes during the Megxit period, including the interview, and compare that coverage to reporting …

Embracing The Abject Identity, Cheryl Lynn Hazelton

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Embracing the Abject Identity asserts that there is a parallel relationship between Julia Kristeva’s theory of defining one’s identity through the abject (what we reject) and the existence of an “abject identity.” This individual is determined by their association with the abject (objects, substances, or states) or alliance with others considered to be abject identities. The idea of embodying and embracing the abject is explored as a means to address issues of identity, body politics, and socio-political disparities through video performance and installation work in an accompanying exhibition of the same title.

The Legacy Of Section 230: Case History And Legal Perspective On Free Speech Regulation In The Digital Age, Owen Rosenberg

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This thesis explores the legal evolution and societal implications of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a landmark provision that shields internet platforms from liability for user-generated content. Since its inception, Section 230 has fostered unprecedented growth in digital communication by allowing platforms to host and moderate content without traditional publisher liabilities. However, with the rise of social media and algorithmic content promotion, the statute's broad immunity has sparked intense debates about platform responsibility. Through case analyses—including Reno v. ACLU, Gonzalez v. Google LLC, and Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh—this study examines how judicial interpretations of Section 230 have adapted …

Negation As Cue During Semantic Learning, David Aaron Heath

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Word learning begins by mapping novel words to referents in the world. Over time, this mapping becomes a reliable semantic representation with semantic relationships to other words. A major contributor to the strength of semantic relationships is context. We explored the extent to which purely linguistic context can influence semantic relationships. We used an artificial language learning task combined with the visual world paradigm to assess the degree of coactivation between yoked items. Participants learned novel words for familiar images in yoked pairs. We manipulated the linguistic context during training trials by presenting the novel words with a negation or …

Ijrtp Volume 12(Ii) Table Of Contents, Kevin A. Griffin, Razaq Raj, Carlos Fernandes, Ivan Dodig

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

IJRTP Volume 12(ii) Table of Contents

Towards A European Governance Framework For Pilgrimage Routes: Challenges, Opportunities And Recommendations, Maria Laura Gasparini, José A. Cortés Vázquez

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

Beyond its religious and spiritual traits, pilgrimage is gaining momentum as a sustainable tourism practice, while contributing to several EU priorities, including cultural heritage enhancement, intercultural dialogue, and economic development, particularly in rural areas suffering from depopulation and youth drain. Yet, their potential is hindered by a lack of coordination among the stakeholders involved at interregional and transnational levels, resulting in a far from homogeneous experience along pilgrimage routes. This paper maps out the existing policies and governance frameworks related to pilgrimage in seven European countries (Hungary, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Spain), identifying gaps between regions and opportunities …

Connecting Lighthouses To Spiritual Tourism: The Case Of The Hellenic Lighthouse Network, Polyxeni Moira, Paraskevi Kakaroucha

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

Lighthouses operate as carriers of cultural value and encapsulate universal connotations. They are harmoniously integrated in unspoilt landscapes, some of which are considered dystopian. Their delicate albeit resilient structure, settled within dynamic geophysical fields, elicits philosophical quests and metaphysical concerns. Lighthouses are connected to narratives of heroism, solitude, self-efficacy and lunacy, with altruistic keepers and divine or supernatural entities starring in plenty of them. Moreover, lighthouses have been associated with religious facilities and rituals for many centuries. Therefore, they attract people pursuing transformative experiences away from mass tourism locations and could unsurprisingly be included in alternative spiritual tourism itineraries.

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Passion Plays And Their Touristic Utilisation: Authenticity Or Commercialisation?, Dimitrios Mylonopoulos, Polyxeni Moira, Elli Terzoglou

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

Tourism development and the economic benefits that come from tourism have led to the increase and revival of religious celebrations and festivals in the form of events and performances, especially during the Holy Week. Many events such as Passion Plays of Jesus, due to their enduring existence in time, ‘authenticity’, particularities, originality and the emotions they evoke, capture the attention of both religious people and tourists. These Passion Plays are specific religious-cultural events that consist of depictions of scenes from Jesus Christ’s passion, following the biblical narrations (e.g. the Teaching, the Passion, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection). According to UNESCO (2014), …

Impact Analysis Of Religious Events: Medjugorje As A Pilgrimage Destination, Igor Stamenkovic, Ivan Dodig, Dajana Vukojević

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

Medjugorje is one of the most well-known and attractive pilgrimage sites for Roman Catholics. The phenomenon of Medjugorje is linked to the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to six children, which, according to the children’s claims, began in June 1981, after which this town has become one of the most visited destinations in the whole of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Tens of thousands of pilgrims attend the International Youth Festival “Mladifest”, a religious gathering that has been going on for more than thirty years. The purpose of this paper is to research and explain how this religious event impacts a …

Tourism Gentrification: The Case Of Mevlana Museum And Its Surroundings, Nuray Turker, Sibel Ayyildiz, Ayse Nur Uslu

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

Today, residents experience tourism-driven gentrification in many tourist destinations. Gentrification due to tourism has both beneficial economic and physical effects, but it also has a negative impact on a number of sociocultural, physical, and environmental factors. The aim of this study is to explore the physical, economic, and socio-cultural effects of tourism activities in and around Mevlana Museum in Konya, Turkey, which is home to the tomb of the religious figure Mevlana, a symbol of tolerance and peace, from the perspective of tourism gentrification. To this end, a qualitative study was carried out in January 2023 with 15 Konya-based respondents, …

Dante’S Pilgrimage: Transformation As A ‘Web Of Belief’, Stephen F. Haller

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

In Dante’s allegorical pilgrimage to hell and back, he travels through three stages of transformation that are illustrated in his paradigmatic example of identity transformation; namely, Dante’s Divine Comedy. As a pilgrim, he starts out in a state of ‘unease’ (or ‘sin’). Next, there is a ‘solution’ to his psychological disarray, which results in the religious experience of joy. William James has persuasively argued that these are the common features of all religious experiences (1901). Dante is in a stage of his life when he can no longer be reached by argument. This state of mind is described, by the …

Increasing The Attractiveness Of Hungarian Religious Pilgrimage Routes, The Case Of Rurallure, Ákos Lencsés, Ildikó Kádárné Kelemen, Ildikó Csepregi, Zsófia Galgócziné Szabó

International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage

The paper discusses the regional variations and attractiveness of pilgrimage routes in Europe, focusing on the Way of Mary. The Horizon Europe project rurAllure aims to use innovative techniques, such as narrative techniques of cultural heritage and mapping non-religious points of interests, to expand the area around the route and attract younger and spiritually-seeking pilgrims. The study introduces the selection criteria, workflow, and technologies used to enhance the tourism experience along the route, exploring alternative route variants and narrative creating techniques. For this, we describe and analyse the data of Points of Interest (POIs), narratives, and recommended trips generated as …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 12.02.24, Notre Dame Law School

NDLS Communicator

The Latest News

• Inaugural Justice Amy Coney Barrett Moot Court Tournament at Notre Dame Law School culminates in strong competition and awards for top teams
• 2024 Peace Through Law Lecture: Juan E. Méndez
• Notre Dame Law School hosts symposium on the philosophical foundations of legal precedent
• Democracy Initiative awards 40 Democracy Catalyst Grants to projects across campus

Faculty News and Briefs

• Notre Dame is a pipeline for Supreme Court clerks, magnet for justices
• Roger Alford testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in a hearing about the Credit Card Competition Act.
• Dean Marcus Cole spoke at Cathedral High School in …

A Review On Ethnomedical Use Of Tephrosia Vogelii Hook.F. And Its Potentiality Towards The Development Of Antimicrobial Agents And Pesticides, Stephano Hanolo Mlozi, Juma Mmongoyo, Musa Chacha

Tanzania Journal of Science

Fish bean, Tephrosia vogelii Hook.f is among of potential medicinal plant species in the genus Tephrosia. It has been traditionally used to cure human and animal ailments including fungal and bacterial diseases though not exhaustively scientifically reported. Similarly, its extracts have been locally used to control vectors and pests in small scale farming though the drug development from its extracts and phytochemicals is not reported. Thus, this review focused to unveil its ethnomedical and pharmaceutical potentiality with emphasis towards development of antimicrobial agents and pesticides. Data collection for the review was based on the published paper searched globally in several …

Formulasi Sediaan Hair Tonic Dari Kombinasi Ekstrak Etanol Daun Sirsak (Annona Muricata L.) Dan Ekstrak Lidah Buaya (Aloe Vera), Sjamsiah Sjamsiah, Titik Andriani, Ekha Irmawati, Kurnia Ramadani

Chimica et Natura Acta

Sediaan penumbuh rambut alami telah menjadi pilihan paling populer karena diolah dari berbagai bahan alami dan mempunyai banyak manfaat dan efek samping yang relatif kecil. Tanaman obat seperti daun sirsak dan lidah buaya merupakan bahan-bahan alami yang dapat digunakan dalam pembuatan sediaan tonik rambut alami. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengidentifikasi karakteristik tonik rambut dari berbagai ekstrak dan untuk mengetahui pengaruh ekstrak tonik rambut kombinasi ekstrak daun sirsak lidah buaya terhadap efektivitas pertumbuhan rambut pada hewan uji kelinci dengan menggunakan metode uji organoleptik, homogenitas, uji pH, uji berat jenis, uji viskositas dan uji ANOVA. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa karakteristik tonik …

24-Methylenecycloartanol Isolated From The Fruit Peel Of Matoa (Pometia Pinnata) And Its Activity As An Antibacterial Against Staphylococcus Aureus And Escherichia Coli, Risyandi Anwar, Steffi Triany Arnov, Ghesta Alifka Putri, Siska Elisahbet Sinaga, Al Arofatus Naini, Unang Supratman

Chimica et Natura Acta

Triterpenoids are compounds with highly diverse chemical structures and exhibit interesting biological activities such as antiviral, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties. The matoa plant (Pometia pinnata), belonging to the genus Pometia from the family Sapindaceae, has been used in traditional medicine and shows potential as an antibacterial agent. The purpose of this research was to isolate and determine the chemical structure of triterpenoids from the peel of the matoa fruit (P. pinnata) and to evaluate their antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. The ethyl acetate extract from the peel of P. pinnata demonstrated significant antibacterial activity. In this …

Development Of Photo Electrocatalytic Chemical Oxygen Demand Design (Pecod) Sensor Using Highly Ordered Titanium Dioxide Nanotube Arrays Electrodes, Chichi Amne Utami, Muhammad Iqbal Syauqi, Sherly Kasuma Warda Ningsih, Rahmat Wibowo, Jarnuzi Gunlazuardi

Chimica et Natura Acta

Population growth, industrialization, and the need to ensure water quality have fostered the demand for analytical methods and tools to determine one of the important values of water quality standards. The oxygen demand of a given water matrix provides valuable information about the presence of organic compounds in a sample. The TiO2-based photoelectrocatalytic COD (PECOD) method offers a faster, more efficient, and more accurate alternative than conventional methods. Highly ordered TiO2 nanotube arrays (HOTNAs) were synthesized by anodizing titanium metal at 45V for 2 hours. HOTNAs/FTO photoanodes are used to oxidize organic compounds in water. HOTNAs/FTO photoanode has a bandgap …

お子さんは、何倍ものスピードで学べますよ！, Yoshihiko Ariizumi

Spiritual Proficiency

わたしたちの中に眠っている可能性を、神様の導きを絶えず得ながら探り、実践していくならば、現状の何倍もの効率で学ぶことが可能です。

Umn Morris Competitive Ethics Team Earns Berth In National Competition, Communications And Marketing

Campus News Archive

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Private-Sector Readmissions For Inpatient Surgery In Veterans Health Administration Hospitals, Mary Vaughan Sarrazin, Yubo Gao, Carly A Jacobs, Michael A Jacobs, Susanne Schmidt, Heather Davila, Katherine Hadlandsmyth, Andrea L Strayer, John Cashy, George Wehby, Paula K Shireman, Daniel E Hall

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Importance: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) reports multiple indicators of hospital surgical performance, including hospital risk-standardized 30-day readmission rates (RSRRs). Currently, most routinely reported measures do not include readmissions that occur outside VHA hospitals. The impact of readmissions outside the VHA on hospital RSRR is not known.

Objective: To measure the impact of including non-VHA readmissions on VHA hospital performance rankings for 30-day readmission.

Design, setting, and participants: This retrospective cohort study included patients aged at least 65 years from 2013 to 2019 from the Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program linked to patient-level data from the VHA and Medicare. …

Systemic Administration Of A Site-Targeted Complement Inhibitor Attenuates Chronic Stress-Induced Social Behavior Deficits And Neuroinflammation In Mice, Amit Kumar Madeshiya, Brandi Quintanilla, Carl Whitehead, Stephen Tomlinson, Anilkumar Pillai

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Chronic stress, a risk factor for many neuropsychiatric conditions, causes dysregulation in the immune system in both humans and animal models. Additionally, inflammation and synapse loss have been associated with deficits in social behavior. The complement system, a key player of innate immunity, has been linked to social behavior impairments caused by chronic stress. However, it is not known whether complement inhibition can help prevent neuroinflammation and behavioral deficits caused by chronic stress. In this study, we investigated the potential of a site-targeted complement inhibitor to ameliorate chronic stress-induced changes in social behavior and inflammatory markers in the prefrontal cortex …