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2024-10-30 Energy Drink Companies Aim For Student Caffeination Control, Hadia Ahmed

The Spectator Online

No abstract provided.

I Didn't Know You Could Do That In Alma!, Kristen Fredericksen

Publications and Research

Alma is constantly evolving, and it can be difficult to keep up with every feature. This session is a roundup of useful settings and tools in Alma that you may have missed. All areas of Alma functionality will be covered, including acquisitions, discovery, fulfillment, and resource management. Attendees are guaranteed to learn at least one new thing.

A Validated Method For Non-Invasive Urine Collection In Sodium Polyacrylate-Based Diapers For Pcr Detection Of Uropathogens, Tyler Vine, Rob E. Carpenter, Debbie Bridges

Human Resource Development Faculty Publications and Presentations

This dataset provides information from a study that validates a method for non-invasive urine collection utilizing sodium polyacrylate-based diapers, designed for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection of uropathogens. The dataset includes samples from 17 participants, comprising seven clinically contrived samples inoculated with known uropathogens and ten samples collected from volunteers wearing sodium polyacrylate-based diapers. The study involved optimizing urine extraction from the diaper matrices, ensuring minimal loss of diagnostic sensitivity for downstream quantitative PCR (qPCR) analysis. The qPCR targeted 22 uropathogens, six fungal species, and 18 antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes, providing comprehensive molecular characterization of urinary pathogens. Comparative analyses were …

Fs Agenda 2024-10-30, Northern Illinois University

Faculty Senate Archives

No abstract provided.

Kay Ellison V. Usa

2024 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Douglas Menjivar Mejia V. Attorney General United States Of America

2024 Decisions

Agency

Natalie Letalien, Horn

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

Natalie Letalien, Horn

Dr. Eric Jenkins, piano

October 30th, 2024

6:30pm, Morgan Concert Hall

Assessing Female Breast Cancer Patients’ Intention To Attend Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program Via Telehealth/In-Person, Maxine Rose Duncan

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Factors influencing female breast cancer patients' intentions to attend mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programs, crucial for developing targeted interventions to enhance participation and improve outcomes, were examined in this study. Grounded in the theory of planned behavior (TPB), the influence of attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control on intentions was examined. The key research question focused on the relationship between these constructs and patients' intentions to attend MBSR sessions, either via telehealth or in-person sessions. Using a quantitative cross-sectional survey design, data were collected via SurveyMonkey from a convenience sample of female breast cancer patients from the Gulf Coast …

Effective Strategies To Mitigate The Impact Of Cargo Shipment Abandonment, Ozoemenam Peter Peter Ohagwu

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Business leaders in multiple U.S. exporters refuse to pay freight charges and abandon their cargo shipments, leaving shipping business leaders with monetary losses. Some small and medium-sized U.S.-based shippers lack effective strategies to address the risk of cargo shipment abandonments. Grounded in the theory of constraints, the purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry study was to explore the effective strategies used by small and medium-sized U.S.-based shippers to successfully mitigate the risk of cargo shipment abandonment. The participants included three U.S. shipping industry leaders from non-vessel-operating common carriers and three from vessel-operating common carriers, all with an average of 25 …

Thermal Vision Through Obscuring Weather: Advanced Segmentation And Regeneration Techniques For Enhancing Adas In Extreme Conditions, Mohammed Abuhussein

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This dissertation synthesizes a method based on studies focused on enhancing segmentation and inpainting of obscured regions within thermal imagery, specifically targeting cloud segmentation in Long-Wave Infrared (LWIR) images. The research extensively evaluates various classical segmentation algorithms, including thresholding, edge-based, region-based, clustering, and texture analysis. We extensively studied the performance of these methods. The findings from this extensive study helped us decide where to take this research. The next research paper introduces a new approach to the tile-based segmentation of occlusion clouds using the Gray Level Co-Occurrence Matrix (GLCM). This technique extracts features from local tiles to train a classifier, …

Entre Lettres Et Message – La Spécificité Des Écrits Pauliniens, Sœur Yara Matta

Horizons et Conjonctures

La spécificité des lettres de Paul dans l’Antiquité est décelée à partir de l’analyse d’une péricope de la deuxième épître aux Corinthiens. Ses écrits exercent d’abord une fonction de gouvernement à distance ; et maintiennent ainsi son autorité apostolique au-delà de la présence physique auprès de ceux qu’il avait évangélisés. D’autre part, son but est de continuer à édifier la communauté et à l’accompagner vers une plus grande croissance dans la foi, l’espérance et l’amour. Enfin, les lettres pauliniennes sont au service de la Parole vivante de l’Évangile et montrent un apôtre qui cherche à se conformer au Christ, son …

Yanbu Al-Nakhl Is A Station On The Pilgrimage (Hajj) Route In Al -Jaziri's Book “The Unique And Organized Pearls In In The News Of The Pilgrims And The Route To Holy Makkah” At The Beginning Of 10th Ah Century, Wedad Awad Aljuaid Dr.

Journal of Arabic Sciences and Humanities

The study discussed the city of Yanbu Al-Nakhl, as a station on the Egyptian pilgrims’ route, by highlighting the observations documented by the historian Abdul Qadir Al -Jaziri in his book titled “The Unique and Organized Pearls in in the News of the Pilgrims and the Route to Holy Makkah”. It elucidated the security conditions in Yanbu Al-Nakhl and its impact on the passage of pilgrimage convoys, and by highlighting the economic and social impact of the pilgrimage (Hajj) on Yanbu Al-Nakhl. It concluded that Yanbu Al-Nakhl was important as a station on the Egyptian pilgrims’ route to Makkah, and …

October 30, 2024, Faculty, Illinois Wesleyan University

2024-2025

No abstract provided.

Weight Loss, Pathological Changes, And Inflammatory Effects From A Short-Term Ketogenic Diet In Overweight And Obese Men With Untreated Prostate Cancer On Active Surveillance, Adeel Kaiser

All Publications

Background and aims: Active Surveillance (AS) is a favored strategy for the management of indolent prostate cancers (PCs). Overweight and obese men harbor an increased risk of cancer progression during AS. We aim to prospectively evaluate the feasibility and outcomes of a ketogenic diet (KD) weight-loss intervention in overweight men with PC.

Materials and methods: Men with PC and a BMI > 25 kg/m2 undergoing AS were placed on an 8-week ad libitum KD program before a scheduled surveillance biopsy to assess the impact on clinical grade group (CGG). Blood ketone levels were tracked to ensure compliance. BMI, PSA, and inflammatory …

Effect Evaluation Of Fluid Movement And Rock Properties For Artificial Seismic Activity On Hydrocarbons, Anoop Kanjirakat, Laith Abughaush, Arnel Carvero, Harris Rabbani

Open Access archive

Despite the effectiveness of seismic stimulation in enhancing oil production from reservoirs, the impact of high-frequency vibrations on oil droplets confined within pore throats has not been adequately investigated. This laboratory-scale experimental study examines the impact of low and high-frequency sinusoidal vibrations in dislodging oil droplets trapped in a specific pore-throat region. Sinusoidal vibrations ranging from 10 to 80 Hz and with maximum displacement amplitudes of 1.2–0.06 mm are applied. By comparing the images captured prior to and after the application of seismic vibrations, the amount of oil recovered is determined. Commercial gasoline and diesel are used as trapped oil …

New Methods To Induce Selectivity In Electrochemical Reactions By Modifying The Electrode Surface, Enqi Feng

Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Theses and Dissertations

Organic electrochemistry has proven to be an efficient and green method for synthesis. Although the reactions studied to date have been very successful, there is still much to explore including opportunities to introduce new modes for controlling the selectivity of the reactions. Normally, the selectivity of an electrolysis reaction is based on the redox potential of the substrates. The working potential of an electrode either automatically adjusts to the potential required or is manually set at that potential. This allows for the systematic oxidation or reduction of a series of substrates that have a broad range of oxidation or reduction …

Introduction To Research Data Management, Denise Brush

Library Workshops

Learning Objectives:

1. Learn why it is important for researchers to document and manage their data
2. Learn about requirements and best practices for making data accessible to others
3. Learn about tools and repositories to manage and store research data

This workshop is for graduate students and faculty involved in research that results in data, whether in science, engineering, or social sciences. The workshop will explain why researchers are expected to use formal processes to document and manage their data. Data management is important throughout the life of every research project, starting with the creation of a data management …

University Of New Hampshire Awarded $24 Million To Build Solar Wind Sensors For Noaa, Robbin Ray

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

Umn Morris To Host Morris Challenge Rural Youth Institute In November, Communications And Marketing

Campus News Archive

No abstract provided.

The Lumberjack, October 30, 2024

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Puerto Rico Imperatives To Enact Energy And Climate Justice, Ruth Santiago, Hilda Llorens, Catalina M. De Onis

Environmental Studies Faculty Publications

In the days and months following Hurricanes Irma’s and Maria’s landfall in Puerto Rico, photos and videos of the catastrophic impacts were broadcast throughout the world. These successive hurricanes in September 2017 tore down the electric grid, many of the wires, poles, and towers, and flooded substations. The almost total lack of electric service for 3.2 million people sent shockwaves throughout the archipelago as outside observers watched, horrified by the collapse of almost all other critical services dependent on electricity. Disrupted services included water supply and treatment, medical services, education, communications, and economic and business transactions. The decimated centralized transmission …

Research Uses Lasers To Detect Landmines, Underground Objects, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Enough landmines are buried underground worldwide to circle Earth twice at the equator, but the identification and removal of these explosives is costly and time-consuming.

12-05-24 Hsc Committee Meeting Notice, Patricia Serna

HSC Committee (A subcommittee of the UNM Board of Regents)

12-05-24 HSC Committee Meeting Notice

Where Is The Harmony? Examining Ideological Divides, Nuchelle Chance

Times Talk Archive & ADP Projects

Time Talk: Where is the Harmony? Examining Ideological Divides

Presented by: Dr. Nuchelle Chance Department of Psychology

October 30, 2024

Dr. Chance will delve into the growing ideological divides in the U.S. on critical issues such as CDC regulations, “Black Lives Matter” vs. “All Lives Matter,” abortion, and more. She will discuss how these viewpoints shape our society and the role of bias in our acceptance of ideologies. This engaging talk is an excellent opportunity to understand the divides impacting our daily lives.

Les Mécanismes De La Violence Terroriste Dans Mécaniques Du Chaos De Daniel Rondeau, Ghada Saouli, Père Khalil Chalfoun

Horizons et Conjonctures

Le terrorisme islamiste bouleverse les sociétés contemporaines et appelle une réponse multidisciplinaire intégrant les volets militaire, juridique, politique et religieux. La littérature, par sa portée réparatrice, participe à cette lutte. L’œuvre Mécaniques du chaos de Daniel Rondeau illustre cette dynamique en dénonçant l’extrémisme violent et en analysant les mécanismes sociaux, religieux et économiques qui le nourrissent. Elle met en lumière la capacité de la parole littéraire à prévenir la radicalisation en favorisant une culture du dialogue et de la compréhension.

Mots-clés

Radicalisation, Littérature, Société, Mécanismes, Pouvoir des mots, Culture

Preventing Delays In Initiation Of Radiation Therapy Following Breast Conserving Surgery – A Process Improvement, Catherine Oplinger, Msn, Rn, Ocn, Amb-B, Margaret Wight, Ba, Ods-C

Kimmel Cancer Center Papers, Presentations, and Grand Rounds

Background

• In July of 2023 new guidelines were released by Commission on Cancer (COC) related to start of radiation treatment following definitive breast conserving surgery for patients who were not previously treated. (1)
• Previous tracking at our institution was reflective which did not allow for prevention of start of radiation falling outside of the sixty-day window recommended in the new guidelines.
• Discussion at a weekly tumor board indicated that a process improvement could benefit our patient outcomes by assuring start of radiation within the recommended guidelines.
• Clinical reasons such as chemotherapy following surgery, seroma, healing issues, or infection are acceptable …

Healthcare-Seeking Behavior In A Toxic Landscape: Investigating Cancer Care Awareness In Louisiana's Cancer Alley, Moumita Roy

LSU Master's Theses

The fossil fuel and petrochemical sector in the Louisiana region, known as "Cancer Alley," has a devastating impact not only on the environment but also on the health and lives of the local population. Extreme pollution from the petrochemical industry not only elevated cancer rates in this region but also maternal, reproductive, and newborn health harms, respiratory diseases, and other complex health issues. This study examined the healthcare-seeking behavior of some residents and their awareness of cancer facilities within a 100-mile radius of their homes and identified key challenges, such as proximity of cancer care and accessibility, financial constraints, and …

Can Large-Language Models Help Us Better Understand And Teach The Development Of Energy-Efficient Software?, Ryan Hasler, Konstantin Laufer, George K. Thiruvathukal, Huiyun Peng, Kyle Robinson, Kirsten Davis, Yung-Hisang Lu, James C. Davis

Computer Science: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Computing systems are consuming an increasing and unsustainable fraction of society's energy footprint, notably in data centers. Meanwhile, energy-efficient software engineering techniques are often absent from undergraduate curricula. We propose to develop a learning module for energy-efficient software, suitable for incorporation into an undergraduate software engineering class. There is one major problem with such an endeavor: undergraduate curricula have limited space for mastering energy-related systems programming aspects. To address this problem, we propose to leverage the domain expertise afforded by large language models (LLMs). In our preliminary studies, we observe that LLMs can generate energy-efficient variations of basic linear algebra …

Command And Control Mechanisms For Post-Exploitation, Connor Hummel

LSU Master's Theses

The client-server model forms a core part of any existing network infrastructure. This interdependence between multiple client-server information systems means more vulnerabilities are open to exploitation. Once attackers gain control of an existing server, they can explore the vulnerabilities of a server system. To provide a more effective manner of defending against this type of persistent attack, this thesis aims to provide core information for understanding how post-exploitation of client-server systems works and an example attack scenario of a compromised system's behavior.

In this thesis, we identify several mechanisms used to control the attack flow and evade detection in the …

Urbanization And Urban Sprawl In The Post-Colonial Era Douala City, Cameroon, Sylvia Munisi

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

The history of the port city of Douala spans pre-colonial period, colonial period of the Germans and French occupation, the post-colonial era and the contemporary situation with continuous occupancy of the coastal environment. This article looks at the relationship between the history of the city of Douala to the resulting urban situation focusing on governance structure as well as rapid urbanization. The findings show that governance structure allowing for a duality of modern political system and traditional cultural system of kingships and chiefdoms has an effect to the resulting urban sprawl. Moreover, rapid urbanization under this condition has an overall …