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Sample Lesson Of Maple Tales, Sarah Grosvenor

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

"Asian" Principles For The Recognition And Enforcement Of Foreign Judgments? Singapore As A Case Study, Adeline Chong

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

This paper considers if there can be said to be an “Asian” body of principles for the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. Tapping on the results of a research project which was conducted from 2016 to 2020, it is submitted that the answer to this query is in the negative. However, it is suggested that what marks out the “Asian” approach to private international law is the willingness of Asian countries to look outwards for reform and development and to balance the adoption of international norms against important local norms and objectives. Singapore’s approach to the recognition and enforcement …

Can Federated Learning Solve Ai’S Data Privacy Problem?: A Legal Analysis, Warren B. Chik, Florian Gamper

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

Federated learning (FL) is a method of training AI systems on different datasets without sharing data. The promise of FL is to enable AI systems to be trained on data, including personal data, while preserving data privacy and confidentiality, and thus, inter alia, facilitate compliance with data protection legislation. FL has generated a considerable interest amongst the computer science community, yet there is a dearth of legal analysis of FL. This is a problem because the question of whether FL facilitates compliance with data protection legislation is a legal question. This article will fill this lacuna by providing a comprehensive …

The Three Eras Of Australian Practice On Mpas: The Interaction Between National And International Law And Policy, Ethan Beringen, Nengye Liu, Michelle Mei Ling Lim

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

Australia has attempted to position itself as a world leader in Marine Protected Area (MPA) practice through leveraging its significant national MPA network as well as its heavy involvement in the creation of high seas MPAs in the Antarctic. However, the quality of Australia’s domestic and international MPA practice have separately been subject to similar and convincing critiques. Despite this, little research exists which highlights how these two levels of law-making may interact regarding MPAs. Hence, the question to be addressed is: ‘How does Australia’s domestic and international MPA practice interact?’ Through drawing upon middle power theory to characterise this …

A Magical Symbiosis: The Advent Of Witchcraft In The Age Of Social Technology, James Dryden

University Honors Theses

This paper investigates the relationship between social media and witchcraft practitioners in online communities. After providing a landscape of how other researchers have studied similar phenomenon, interviews with anonymous witches who utilize online platforms such as TikTok and Instagram were conducted by the author. Using these testimonies in conjunction with the research of others, the author identifies trends and similar stories between American witches regarding Wicca, the commodification of the craft, and how witchcraft practice continues in the modern day.

Assessment Of Prostatic Biopsies In A Sample Of Iraqi Patients According To Modified Gleason Scoring And Grading Group, Mustafa Ibrahim, Ban Qasim

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal

Background:Prostate cancer is the second most diagnosed malignancy in men and the sixth leading cause of cancer mortality among males worldwide. The incidence rate of prostate cancer varies across the regions and populations new cases of prostate cancer were registered worldwide, representing 7.1% of all cancers in men. Aim of study:To assess prostatic biopsies from patients with prostatic cancer in a sample of Iraqi patients according to 2014 modified Gleason Grading and Grade groups, and to study the relation of Gleason grading and grade group with clinical and laboratory data available in patients case sheets (age and PSA level).Material and …

Metastatic Prostate Adenocarcinoma To The Brain - A Clinicopathologic Analysis Of 21 Cases, Namra Ajmal, Yutao Deng, Lawrence C Kenyon, Mark T. Curtis, Mauro Dispagna, Joseph Izes, Li Li

Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Brain metastasis from prostate adenocarcinoma (PCa) is rare, often leading to death within a year. Its infrequent occurrence and atypical histopathologic features contribute to lower consideration in the differential diagnosis of tumor brain metastasis. This study aims to assess the clinical characteristics and distinctive histopathologic features of metastatic PCa in the brain for timely and enhanced diagnostic accuracy.

DESIGN: A retrospective search spanning 20 years (2003-2022) was conducted on our archives and identified 21 cases diagnosed as "metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma (mPCa)" in brain biopsies and resections. All existing slides were thoroughly reviewed to evaluate the histopathology of the mPCa. …

Search For Eccentric Black Hole Coalescences During The Third Observing Run Of Ligo And Virgo, A. G. Abac, R. Abbott, H. Abe, Teviet Creighton, Mario C. Diaz, Francisco Llamas Villarreal, Soma Mukherjee, Gaukhar Nurbek, Volker Quetschke, Wenhui Wang

Physics & Astronomy Faculty Publications

Despite the growing number of binary black hole coalescences confidently observed through gravitational waves so far, the astrophysical origin of these binaries remains uncertain. Orbital eccentricity is one of the clearest tracers of binary formation channels. Identifying binary eccentricity, however, remains challenging due to the limited availability of gravitational waveforms that include the effects of eccentricity. Here, we present observational results for a waveform-independent search sensitive to eccentric black hole coalescences, covering the third observing run (O3) of the LIGO and Virgo detectors. We identified no new high-significance candidates beyond those that have already been identified with searches focusing on …

Challenges Facing The Utilization Of Mobile Telephony In Learning In Some Selected Higher Institutions Of Learning In Nigeria, Ogonwa Jacinta, Okoh Helen Ewere, Okoledo Seromo, Ufuoma Eruvwe

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigated challenges facing the utilization of mobile telephony in learning in some selected higher institutions of learning in Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey using questionnaire to collect data. The population of the study consist of 355 students which were randomly picked from some selected higher institutions of learning in Nigeria. A total of the 355questionnaires were distributed only 309 were retrieved. Descriptive statistics, (mean and percentage) were used for analysis. A mean score of 2.5 and above and a percentage score of 50% were considered for decision making. The study revealed the following as the prospects …

Installation Of Solar Energy And Job Performance Of Librarians In South-South University Libraries, Nigeria, Unwana Isaac Udoh, Idachaba Joy Asibi, Ugbenyo Safiya, Ufuoma Eruvwe

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study is on Installation of Solar energy and job performance of librarians in South-South University libraries, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey design using questionnaire as instrument for data collection. The population of the study consists of six (6) university librarian’s s in the university libraries under study. A total of 6 questionnaires were distributed and retrieved. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics mean and percentage mean score of 2.5 and above and percentage score of 50% were considered. The study revealed that the following as benefits of installing solar energy in the university libraries in South-South, …

Ict Skills And Electronic Information Resources Utilization Among Undergraduate Sandwich Students In Nigerian Universities, Adesola Victoria Alade

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated ICT skills and electronic information resource (EIRs) utilization among undergraduate sandwich students in Nigerian universities. The study employed a descriptive survey design. Six hundred sandwich students in 4 public universities in South-west Nigeria were randomly selected for the study. A close-ended questionnaire was used for data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. The study found that the students have a high level of ICT skills and low EIR utilization. The challenges the students encounter in using EIRs include a lack of required ICT skills to search the Internet, and inadequate ICT professionals in …

The Sanctuary In Historical Perspective: Exploring The Development Of A Core Adventist Belief, Denis Kaiser

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Acceptance-Based Process Variables On Postpartum Well-Being And Distress (Database), Alexa Bonacquisti

PCOM Scholarly Works

Dataset for Bonacquisti A, Woodworth EC, Diaz M, Grunberg VA (2024) Acceptance-based process variables on postpartum well-being and distress: The mediating role of psychological flexibility. PLoS ONE 19(12): e0312454. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312454

Feral Camel, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Biosecurity factsheets

No abstract provided.

Feral Donkey, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Biosecurity factsheets

Donkeys (Equus asinus) were first imported in substantial numbers to Australia in 1866 by Sir Thomas Elder. They were used as pack and draught animals in outlying areas of Western Australia (WA) until the 1930s. They were eventually replaced by the motor vehicle, and unwanted donkeys were released to the wild, where they became feral. The first record of feral donkeys is from the Kimberley in the early 1930s, but it is possible they became feral much earlier.

Blackbird, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Biosecurity factsheets

The introduced common blackbird (Turdus merula) is a pest in eastern Australia. It damages commercial fruit crops and may compete with native birds. The species is prohibited in Western Australia and individuals found here are destroyed.

The Western Australian Organism List (WAOL) contains information on the area(s) in which this pest is declared and the control and keeping categories to which it has been assigned in Western Australia (WA). For more information, see our website at dpird.wa.gov.au.

Feral Goat, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Biosecurity factsheets

The goat (Capra hircus) was one of the first animals to be domesticated, 8 to 10 thousand years ago. Archaeological work indicates the earliest attempts at domestication were in dry hills surrounding the Mediterranean basin. The ability of goats to utilise the coarse browse of mountainous areas made them suitable for domestication, in preference to sheep. With large-scale domestication of goats throughout the world, goats escaped and established feral goat herds on most continents. Overgrazing by goats has caused severe environmental damage, worldwide.

Goats arrived in Australia with the first fleet. They were introduced to many areas by early settlers …

Rabbit Control: 1080 Versus Pindone, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Biosecurity factsheets

There are two toxins available for controlling pest rabbits in Western Australia: 1080 and pindone. This factsheet provides a brief summary of the main characteristics of both vertebrate pesticides. 1080 is generally the preferred toxin for rabbit control in Western Australia (WA).

Any attempt to reduce the impact of rabbits on the productivity of any agricultural enterprise (for example, pasture, crops, tree farms, horticulture) should be undertaken as part of a pest management plan.

This strategy should be proactive rather than reactive to a problem. It should also include a long term strategy for dealing with potential rabbit damage, including …

Revised Draft Final Quarterly Operations And Maintenance Report Butte Treatment Lagoon System – Third Quarter 2023, Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Trust And Robotics: A Multi-Staged Decision-Making Approach To Robots In Community, Wenxi Zhang, Willow Wong, Mark Findlay

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

With the desired outcome of social good within the wider robotics ecosystem, trust is identified as the central adhesive of the human–robot interaction (HRI) interface. However, building trust between humans and robots involves more than improving the machine’s technical reliability or trustworthiness in function. This paper presents a holistic, community-based approach to trust-building, where trust is understood as a multifaceted and multi-staged looped relation that depends heavily on context and human perceptions. Building on past literature that identifies dispositional and learned stages of trust, our proposed decision to trust model considers more extensively the human and situational factors influencing how …

Resistance To Acetyl Coenzyme A Carboxylase (Accase) Inhibitor In Lolium Multiflorum: Effect Of Multiple Target-Site Mutations, Gulab Rangani, Ana Claudia Langaro, Shilpi Agrawal, Reiofeli Algodon Salas-Perez, Juan Camilo Velasquez, Christopher E. Nelson, Nilda Roma-Burgos

Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations

Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) is a persistent weed species that poses significant management challenges in key agricultural crops such as wheat, corn, cotton, and soybean. This study investigated the prevalence of resistance to ACCase inhibitor herbicides, specifically diclofop and pinoxaden, among field-collected Italian ryegrass populations. The survey revealed widespread resistance to diclofop and emerging cross-resistance to pinoxaden. To elucidate the physiological mechanism of ACCase herbicide resistance, we investigated mutations in the carboxyl-transferase (CT) domain of the ACCase enzyme, a critical region for herbicide sensitivity. Using dCAPS assays and CT domain sequencing, several known resistance-conferring mutations were detected in …

Interventions To Improve Or Maintain Activity Of Daily Living Performance In Adults With Dementia: A Systematized Review, Abbey J. Seevers, Tristen F. Toelle, Tate M. Pfeifer, Jake D. Cera, Danielle Westmark, Stacy Smallfield, Molly Whitlow

Student Systematized Reviews: Occupational Therapy

Importance: Dementia is a progressive cognitive disorder that leads to the degradation of one’s abilities until they are dependent for all activities of daily living (ADLs) (Andersen et al., 2004). There’s an increasing importance to search for effective ways to preserve independence in ADLs and quality of life for adults with dementia (Weng et al., 2019).

Objective: To identify effective occupational therapy (OT) interventions for maintaining or improving ADL performance among adults with dementia.

Data Sources: PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO. This search was conducted by a medical librarian.

Design: Inclusion criteria encompassed interventions within the scope of OT, at least one …

Effectiveness Of Interventions In The Scope Of Occupational Therapy For Mental Health In Children And Adolescents: A Systematized Review, Shawn Macdonald, Jaden Siegle, Cheyney Loper, Simone Regnier, Danielle Westmark, Stacy Smallfield, Molly Whitlow

Student Systematized Reviews: Occupational Therapy

Importance: 1 in 5 children in the US have a mental health disorder (Larson et al., 2017) which affects health across the lifespan, including engagement in school and play (Rizvi et al., 2024).

Objective: This systemized review explored literature about the effectiveness of mental health interventions for children and adolescents within the occupational therapy (OT) scope of practice.

Data Sources: A medical librarian searched articles from 2019-2024 that were retrieved from PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO.

Study Selection and Data Collection: Studies were included if the outcome measures addressed mental health, interventions were within the scope of OT, participants were children …

Assessing Functional Abilities In A Memory Disorder Population: A Comparison Of Self-Report, Informant-Report, And Performance-Based Measures, Kevin Andrew Murray

Theses and Dissertations

Objective: Accurate assessment of daily functioning is critical for deriving a correct diagnosis and facilitating effective patient care. While collateral reports from a reliable informant can elucidate patients’ functional capacities, they may be susceptible to misappraisals of functional status. Similarly, patients with limited insight may be prone to misjudging their functional abilities. Performance-based measures of adaptive functioning may detect subtle declines in daily functioning overlooked by self- and informant-report measures. However, these measures may be limited in terms of ecological validity. The current study investigated the association between a performance-based measure of daily functioning and patients’ and informants’ ratings of …

The Relationship Between Health Anxiety, Health Information Seeking Behaviors, And Healthcare Outcomes, Rima Malkan

Theses and Dissertations

The relationship between health anxiety and health information-seeking behaviors (HISB) suggests a possible bidirectional or reciprocal relationship, suggesting that health anxiety leads to HISB and HISB exacerbates health anxiety. The motivations for individuals seeking different types of health information vary and may be impacted by numerous factors that lead to particular health outcomes. However, the impact of these collective variables on healthcare outcomes has not been extensively investigated. The current study aimed to bridge this gap in the literature. The study sample consisted of 133 individuals ages 20-77 years who had varying levels of health anxiety. Results suggested that those …

Do Parents Know Best: The Impact Of Parental Sleep Knowledge And Related Factors On Sleep In Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Rachel Nicole Chavez

Theses and Dissertations

Sleep problems are a common concern reported by parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD). The prevalence of sleep disorders in those with NDD have been reported as high as 86% compared to 25% of typically developing children (Horwood et al., 2019, Robin-Shelton, 2016). These sleep problems can have detrimental effects on cognition, development, behavior, emotion regulation, and physical health. Existing research demonstrates a significant relationship between a child’s sleep disturbances and their parents’ sleep quality and level of parenting stress. This study aimed to identify the gaps in parental sleep knowledge and examined how parent sleep quality and parental …

Out Of Left Screen: Factors Impacting Well-Being In Digital And Physical Collegiate Athletes, Jessica Poskus

Theses and Dissertations

Competitive video gaming, or “esports,” has quickly become a popular college extracurricular. Its classification as a varsity sport on many campuses reflects a broader shift in cultural conceptualizations and perceptions of athleticism. As esports continue to evolve in today’s increasingly digital world, new professional leagues emerge, and viewership rivals that of traditional physical sports. Esports can be a gateway for unique opportunities for college students; however, it may also pose some challenges. This study explored differences between digital and physical athletes, who must balance their chosen activity with other collegiate responsibilities, including academic, social, and physical health. Physical sports and …

Patient-Provider Communication About Cigarette And E-Cigarette Use During Pregnancy: Adaptation And Validation Of Frequency And Quality Of Communication Measures Among A Sample Of Pregnant Patients, Emily M. Richardson, Eric Schisler, Page D. Dobbs

The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Faculty Publications and Presentations

Introduction:
Quality of patient–provider communication regarding tobacco use may encourage cessation that could lead to improved health outcomes for mothers and children. However, currently there are no validated measures of frequency and quality of patient–provider communication about cigarettes and e-cigarettes. The objective of this study was to adapt and validate measures of frequency and quality of patient–provider communication about smoking and e-cigarette use among a sample of pregnant mothers who currently smoked.

Methods:
An online sample of US pregnant women who reported past 30-day smoking were recruited to complete a cross-sectional, online survey (n=267). An exploratory factor analysis examined the …

Abstinence Beliefs In Early Adolescence And Sexual Risk Behavior Two Years Later, Shristi Bhochhibhoya, Briana Edison, Elizabeth R. Baumler, Christine M. Markham, Susan T. Emery, Melissa F. Peskin, Ross Shegog, Robert C. Addy, Jeff R. Temple, Dennis E. Ready

Health, Human Performance and Recreation Faculty Publications and Presentations

Introduction

The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate and sexually transmitted infection rates among developed countries. One common approach that has been implemented to reduce these rates is abstinence-only-until-marriage programs that advocate for delaying sexual intercourse until marriage. These programs focus on changing adolescents' beliefs toward abstinence until marriage; however, it is unclear whether adolescents' beliefs about abstinence predict their sexual behavior, including sexual risk behavior (SRB). An alternative approach may be encouraging youth to delay their sexual debut until they reach the age of maturity, but not necessarily until marriage.

Methods

To address this question, we compare …

A Step Into Khmer’S Double Negation Mystery: Clause-Final Marker ទេ[Te:] As Negative Polarity Focus, Panhavoan Reth , '25

Senior Theses, Projects, and Awards

In Khmer, basic negation is formed using two negation elements: the preverbal marker មិន [mɨn] and the clause-final marker ទេ[te:]. However, there are cases where [te:] is optional with the utterance still retaining its negative meaning; when it is present, it is claimed that the utterance can have two readings: plain negation and emphatic negation (Saparova, 2020). Thus, there is speculation as to what function [te:] serves and what it contributes to the semantic meaning of a sentence. This thesis examines the optionality of [te:] through the lens of polarity focus, drawing on Wilder’s (2013) and Goodhue’s (2018, 2022) observations. …