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St-02 - Colorado 2024-10-09, Sarah Daniels

State Representatives

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St-03 - Kansas 2024-10-09, Maribeth Shafer

State Representatives

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St-05 - Nebraska 2024-10-09, Michael Straatmann

State Representatives

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St-08 - North-Dakota 2024-10-09, Randi Monley

State Representatives

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St-09 - Oklahoma 2024-10-09, Tricia Andrews

State Representatives

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St-10 - South-Dakota 2024-10-09, Melanie Argo

State Representatives

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St-11 - Utah 2024-10-09, Meghan Flynn

State Representatives

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Farm Waste Can Filter Microplastics In Runoff, Prevent Pollution, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Using treated plant waste as a filter reduced the presence of harmful microplastics in agricultural runoff by more than 92%, according to a new study authored by a University of Mississippi research team.

Oregon State Rank Assessment For Catlow Tui Chub (Siphateles Bicolor Ssp. 2), Jesse Laney

Institute for Natural Resources Publications

Oregon state conservation status assessment for Catlow tui chub (Siphateles bicolor ssp. 2) using NatureServe methodology, 2024.

Oregon State Rank Assessment For Sheldon Tui Chub (Siphateles Bicolor Eurysoma), Eleanor P. Gaines

Institute for Natural Resources Publications

Oregon state conservation status assessment for Sheldon tui chub (Siphateles bicolor eurysoma) using NatureServe methodology, 2024.

Impacts Of A Short-Interval Severe Fire On Forest Structure And Regeneration In A Temperate Andean Araucaria-Nothofagus Forest, Paola Arroyo-Vargas, Sebastian Busby, Thomas T. Veblen, Mauro E. Gonzalez, Andres Holz

Geography Faculty Publications and Presentations

Background:

Warmer climate conditions are altering fire regimes globally, eroding the capacity of forest ecosystems to resist and recover from natural disturbances like wildfire. Severe and rapidly repeated wildfires are promoting tree regeneration failure of obligate-seeders and/or fire-sensitive species in temperate forests of the Southern Hemisphere. We collected post-fire field data to evaluate whether forest structure and tree regeneration responses varied between two Andean forest study areas dominated by the threatened Gondwanan conifer Araucaria araucana and Nothofagus species (southern beeches) — one area burned once, the other reburned after 13 years.

Results:

Tree mortality was high across species after a …

Federal Election Commission And Indiana Secretary Of State Campaign Finance Information Resoures, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

This presentation covers campaign finance information resources produced by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and Indiana Secretary of State. It describes how these agencies began, details how they oversee and regulate U.S. federal and Indiana state elections, and documents contributions made by individuals, organizations, political parties, and political action committees to individual candidates and organizations. Reporting documentation on these election races is also included.

State Of Utah, Plaintiff And Appellee V. Roy Benjamin Levering, Defendant And Appellant : Reply Brief, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2020 –)

ON APPEAL FROM A FINAL SENTENCE, JUDGMENT AND COMMITMENT ENTERED BY THE HONORABLE JUDGE JEFFREY C WILCOX, FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH

Mr. Connor Nelson, Attorneys for Appellee

K. ANDREW FITZGERALD, Attorney for Appellant

The Antecedents Of The Experience Of Light In Dreams, Gregory Scott Sparrow, Ryan Hurd

Counseling Faculty Publications

The experience of inner light and ecstasy is widely accepted as a universal mystical experience, regardless of cultural or religious context. While one can read first-hand accounts in the historical record, the direct experience of light remains elusive for most people. This study analyzes a series of dream-based experiences of light provided by a single subject. In our analysis of 19 dreams, we pursue a process-oriented, relational analysis based on co-creative dream theory, which views the dream as an interactive experience in real time rather than a fixed product of the unconscious mind. By analyzing dreams as relational events, in …

Queens Garden Apartments, Llc. V. Mann

All Decisions

In this case, the tenant successfully moved to amend their answer and dismiss the proceeding due to a defective rent demand. The demand included extra charges labeled as "additional rent," such as late fees and AC charges, which misled the tenant regarding the actual rent due. The demand also failed to account for $283 in monthly HRA/DSS shelter payments against the total rent of $1,854.40. The court found that this violation of RPAPL § 711 compromised the tenant's ability to respond effectively. As a result, the court granted the motion, deeming the amended answer filed and dismissing the petition without …

Wealth, Marriage, And Sex Selection, Girija Borker, Jan Eeckhout, Nancy Luke, Shantidani Minz, Kaivan Munshi, Soumya Swaminathan

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

Two mechanisms have been proposed to explain sex selection in India: son preference in which parents desire a male heir and daughter aversion in which dowry payments make parents worse off with girls. Our model incorporates both mechanisms, providing micro-foundations, based on the organization of the marriage institution, for daughter aversion. Marital matching, sex selection, and dowries are jointly determined in the model, whose implications are tested on a representative sample of rural households. Simulations of the model indicate that existing policies targeting daughter aversion might exacerbate the problem, while identifying other policies that could be effective.

Senate Meeting, October 9, 2024, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

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Prevalence And Prognostication Of Cd5+ Mature T-Cell Lymphomas, Omar Elghawy, Miao Cao, Jason Xu, Daniel J. Landsburg, Jakub Svoboda, Sunita D. Nasta, Elise A. Chong, Stephen J. Schuster, Colin J. Thomas, Jordan S. Carter, Montreh Tavakkoli, Marco Ruella, Stefan K. Barta

Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Cancer Biology Faculty Papers

Background: T-cell lymphomas (TCLs) are a group of heterogenous cancers with poor rates and duration of response. There remains a great challenge in risk stratification of these cancers. Cluster of differentiation (CD) 5 has shown prognostic implication in many subtypes of B-cell lymphoma; however, its role in TCLs is not known. Methods: We performed a single-institution retrospective analysis of newly diagnosed patients with TCL. CD5 positivity was determined based on positive results via immunohistochemistry and/or flow cytometry. We used univariate and multivariable analysis of biological factors to assess their association with survival outcomes. Results: A total of 194 patients with …

A Unique Advantage Of A 24-Hour Surgical Delay In Autologous Breast Reconstruction, Devin M. Melancon, Daniel Yoo, Zachary Stern-Buchbinder, Samantha Morin, Hugo St. Hilaire, Robert J. Allen

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

Summary: The surgical delay technique can be used effectively in autologous breast reconstruction when there is unfavorable flap vascular anatomy or when the reconstruction necessitates a larger volume of donor tissue to obtain optimal results. The length of time between surgically delaying the flap to pedicle division and inset of the flap often varies based on surgeon preference but is typically approximately a week or longer. The authors present a case in which a 24-hour surgical delay was successfully used to augment deep inferior epigastric perforator flaps for autologous reconstruction. This technique is beneficial as it does not allow time …

Guest Artist Recital: October 9, 2024, Dr. Matthew Lengas, Kansas City Symphony

School of Music Programs

Kemp Recital Hall

October 9, 2024

Wednesday Evening

7:30 p.m.

Flores Bedregal Et Al. V. Bolivia, Douglas Clark

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

This case is about Bolivia’s failure to adequately investigate and prosecute the murder and forced disappearance of an opposition politician during the coup of General Luis García Meza Tejada in 1980. Eventually, the Court found Bolivia in violation of several articles of the American Convention.

Barbosa De Souza Et Al. V. Brazil, Cristina Tenorio

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

This case is about the murder of a young Black woman by a member of

the legislature of the State of Paraíba, in Brazil. Investigation and

prosecution of the murder were hindered by parliamentary immunity.

Eventually, the Court found Brazil in violation of several articles of the

American Convention and of the Convention of Convention of Belém do

Pará.

Brítez Arce V. Argentina, Gursimran Bhullar

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

This case is about the death of a pregnant woman due to obstetric violence, a form of gender-based violence that includes abusive, negligent, dehumanizing, or disrespectful treatment of pregnant women. The Court found Argentina in violation of several articles of the American Convention, including Article 26.

Lawyers And Non-Lawyers In International Arbitration: Discovering Diminishing Diversity, Luke Nottage, Nobumichi Teramura, James Tanna

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

This article highlights a curious lack of diversity within the proliferating discourse about the lack of diversity in international arbitration. There is hardly any awareness or at least sustained discussion about the limited diversity of professional backgrounds, and more specifically, the dominance nowadays of those with practicing lawyer positions or primary careers across the key groups and publication outlets for international arbitration. Yet this encroachment of lawyers was still being contested in the 1990s, as being linked to burgeoning costs and delays, and such “formalisation” has been re-emerging in recent years. Diversifying the world of international arbitration to involve more …

The Reception Of Anglo-American Contractual Standards In Selected Droit Civil Systems: German And Polish Examples., Dr. Pawel Mazur, Dr. Hab. A. Szlęzak

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

The reception of Anglo-American contractual standards in droit civil countries is not as straightforward as it would seem at first glance. The language expressing notions such as “breach of contract,” “representations & warranties,” or “indemnities” cannot be merely copied into agreements subject to the law of droit civil countries. They need to be transposed thereto, i.e., rendered in terms of legal institutions characteristic of the legal systems of such countries, to achieve the same functional results as those achievable in the place of origin of such notions.

The authors discuss the process of such transposition in the examples of Germany …

Olivera Fuentes V. Peru, Alondra Gonzalez

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

This case is, specifically, about acts of discrimination against a gay man by a supermarket in Peru, and, in general, about the obligations States have to ensure LGBTQ+ persons are not subject to discrimination. Eventually, the Court found Peru in violation of several articles of the American Convention.

González Et Al. V. Venezuela, Celene Afari

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

This case is about Venezuela’s failure to properly investigate and prosecute a series of crimes that had been committed in the context of a feud between a family belonging to the Wayuú indigenous group and a local gang. Eventually, the Court found Venezuela responsible for the violation of several articles of the American Convention.

Olivares Munoz Et Al. V. Venezuela, Rachana Reddi

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

This case is about the murder of several prison inmates by guards as retaliation for a previous riot. The Court found Venezuela in violation of several articles of the American Convention on Human Rights.

Rare Variant Contribution To The Heritability Of Coronary Artery Disease, Alanna C Morrison, Kruthika R Iyer, Erica P Young, Nathan O Stitziel, Goo Jun, Cecelia Laurie, Jai G Broome, Alyna T Khan, Donna K Arnett, Lewis C Becker, Joshua C Bis, Eric Boerwinkle, Donald W Bowden, April P Carson, Patrick T Ellinor, Myriam Fornage, Nora Franceschini, Barry I Freedman, Lifang Hou, Yii-Der Ida Chen, Eimear E Kenny, Charles Kooperberg, Brian G Kral, Ruth J F Loos, Sharon M Lutz, Joann E Manson, Lisa W Martin, Braxton D Mitchell, Rami Nassir, Nicholette D Palmer, Wendy S Post, Michael H Preuss, Bruce M Psaty, Laura M Raffield, Elizabeth A Regan, Stephen S Rich, Jennifer A Smith, Kent D Taylor, Lisa R Yanek, Kendra A Young, Nhlbi Trans-Omics For Precision Medicine (Topmed) Consortium, Austin T Hilliard, Catherine Tcheandjieu, Patricia A Peyser, Ramachandran S Vasan, Jerome I Rotter, Clint L Miller, Themistocles L Assimes, Paul S De Vries, Ron Do

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Whole genome sequences (WGS) enable discovery of rare variants which may contribute to missing heritability of coronary artery disease (CAD). To measure their contribution, we apply the GREML-LDMS-I approach to WGS of 4949 cases and 17,494 controls of European ancestry from the NHLBI TOPMed program. We estimate CAD heritability at 34.3% assuming a prevalence of 8.2%. Ultra-rare (minor allele frequency ≤ 0.1%) variants with low linkage disequilibrium (LD) score contribute ~50% of the heritability. We also investigate CAD heritability enrichment using a diverse set of functional annotations: i) constraint; ii) predicted protein-altering impact; iii) cis-regulatory elements from a cell-specific chromatin …

Win Your Race Goal: A Generalized Approach To Prediction Of Running Performance., Sandhyarani Dash

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

We introduce a novel approach for predicting running performance, designed to apply across a wide range of race distances (from marathons to ultras), elevation gains, and runner types (front-pack to back of the pack). To achieve this, the entire running logs of 15 runners, encompassing a total of 15,686 runs, were analyzed using two approaches: (1) regression and (2) time series regression (TSR). First, the prediction accuracy of a long short-term memory (LSTM) network was compared using both approaches. The regression approach demonstrated superior performance, achieving an accuracy of 89.13% in contrast, the TSR approach reached an accuracy of 85.21%. …