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Guidance Document On The Use Of Opinion Polls And Vignettes To Measure Public Opinion, Attitudes And Behavioural Intentions Related To Female Genital Mutilation, Dennis Matanda, Francis Obare, Chi-Chi Undie

Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights, and Choices

This guidance document is part of the FGM Data Hub’s effort to address challenges encountered by programme implementers in measuring change (specifically, unstandardised measurement indicators and complex surveys) and the effect of social desirability in the context of female genital mutilation (FGM). The guidance focuses on how to use a tool developed by the FGM Data Hub to measure social attitudes toward FGM. The process leading to the development of this guidance involved piloting the tool—a simple opinion poll survey using a combination of direct (self-report) and indirect (vignettes about others) questioning methodologies to generate robust data to measure public …

Reclaiming Joy And Purpose In The Classroom—For You And For Your Students, Josh Eyler

Events

It’s no secret that teaching has been more challenging than usual the last few years. Pandemic-related burnout, combined with reports of lower levels of student engagement, have affected our work in the classroom in significant ways. In this workshop, we will ask participants to think about the obstacles to joy and purpose they are encountering in their teaching, as well as the obstacles they believe their students are facing in these categories. Then, collectively, we will address some ways to address these challenges. Lunch will be provided for registered participants.

Usa V. Ibn Abdullah

2024 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

September 4, 2024 Blazer Weekly, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

Blazer Weekly (student newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Gardner-Webb University Participates In No-Fee Direct Admission Program, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Gardner-Webb University is one of 26 North Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities (NCICU) participating in the NCICU Direct Admission Program for the 2025- 2026 academic year. This groundbreaking initiative simplifies the college application process for North Carolina high school seniors with a weighted GPA of 2.8 or higher.

From Publius To Santos: Congressional Expulsion And The Enforcement Of Legislative Virtue, Matthew A. Edwards

Emory Law Journal Online

On December 1, 2023, in a historic decision, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to expel Congressperson George Santos. Prior to Santos’s expulsion, only two members of the House had been expelled since the Civil War. In fact, although he was under indictment, Santos was the first member to be expelled from the House without first being convicted of a federal crime or supporting the Confederacy. Santos presented an unusual case, however. By the time that he was expelled, Santos was nationally reviled for fabricating nearly every aspect of his personal biography. Although it is difficult to know what the …

September 4, 2024 (Vol. 109, No. 2), Daily Eastern News

Daily Eastern News: 2024-2025

No abstract provided.

Formation And Microwave Losses Of Hydrides In Superconducting Niobium Thin Films Resulting From Fluoride Chemical Processing, Carlos G. Torres-Castanedo, Dominic P. Goronzy, Thang Pham, Anthony Mcfadden, Nicholas Materise, Paul Masih Das, Matthew Cheng, Dmitry Lebedev, Stephanie M. Ribet, Mitchell J. Walker, David A. Garcia-Wetten, Cameron J. Kopas, Jayss Marshall, Ella Lachman, Nikolay Zhelev, James A. Sauls, Joshua Y. Mutus, Corey Rae H. Mcrae, Vinayak P. Dravid, Michael J. Bedzyk, Mark C. Hersam

Faculty Publications

Superconducting niobium (Nb) thin films have recently attracted significant attention due to their utility for quantum information technologies. In the processing of Nb thin films, fluoride-based chemical etchants are commonly used to remove surface oxides that are known to affect superconducting quantum devices adversely. However, these same etchants can also introduce hydrogen to form Nb hydrides, potentially negatively impacting microwave loss performance. Here, comprehensive materials characterization of Nb hydrides formed in Nb thin films as a function of fluoride chemical treatments is presented. In particular, secondary-ion mass spectrometry, X-ray scattering, and transmission electron microscopy reveal the spatial distribution and phase …

A Study To Explore How People Evaluate The Quality Of Their Medical Information From The Social Media For Celiac Disease, Phillip Arnold

Theses and Dissertations

Every day, millions of people visit various social media platforms to post updates on their daily lives, to search for information, and to repost and/or potentially like posts on social media. This has led to scores of pieces of misinformation appearing on these social media posts. While some misinformation can be harmless and disregarded by the general public, there are various subject matters, including medical treatments and diseases, where misinformation on the treatment and other various subjects involving the disease can lead to dire consequences. This research proposes to investigate how social media users vet their data on two different …

Embodiment In Anthropological Epigenetics Research, Sana Saboowala, Meredith A. Wilson, Sahara Z. Vilchis, Mary P. Rogers-Lavanne

Human Biology Open Access Pre-Prints

This paper reviews literature in human epigenetic research as a case study in order to examine and critique the dominant framework of embodiment as unidirectional or bidirectional and mechanistically driven. We identify three major critiques to this approach: 1) A treatment of epigenetic traits as a mechanism of embodiment, rather than one of the multidirectional components of the dynamic and ongoing embodiment process; 2) A tendency to view changing epigenetic traits as both the cause and solution for embodied social inequalities rather than examining the need for systemic change; and 3) A loss of the complexity of varied lived experiences …

Re: Approved Silver Bow Creek Conservation Area Repository Data Gap Quality Assurance Project Plan Request For Change To Install Additional Test Pits And Perform Material Characterization, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Lindenwood Digest, September 4, 2024, Lindenwood University

Lindenwood Digest

The Lindenwood Digest has been a digital employee newsletter since 2009.

Gladys Mitchell House Collection, Dan Bonenberger, Jaclyn Panter, Katherine St. Amand, Ian Tomashik, Kate Zorn

Digital Heritage Preservation Collection

This collection explores the life of Gladys Mitchell and the home she shared with her family on Detroit's Eastside. Gladys and her husband, Ossian Sweet, lived with her parents Benjamin and Rosella in a residence on 9322-24 Cairney Street from 1922 to 1925 before moving to the now-historic bungalow at 2905 Garland Street, located about a mile southeast. In 1925, when the Sweets moved into an all-white neighborhood, their experience led to a landmark Supreme Court case that affirmed African Americans' rights to homeownership, including the right to defend their private property.

Benjamin Mitchell and his wife, Rosella, rented the …

Draft Comments On Bpsou “Diggings East 60% Remedial Design Package” Received From British Petroleum - Atlantic Richfield Company (Bp-Ar) On 4/23/2024, Jim Ford

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Approved Silver Bow Creek Conservation Area Repository Data Gap Quality Assurance Project Plan Request For Change To Install Additional Test Pits And Perform Material Characterization, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Assessing The Accuracy And Utility Of Chatgpt Responses To Patient Questions Regarding Posterior Lumbar Decompression, Alec Giakas, Rajkishen Narayanan, Teeto Ezeonu, Jonathan Dalton, Yunsoo Lee, Tyler Henry, John Mangan, Gregory Schroeder, Alex Vaccaro, Christopher Kepler

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty Papers

Aim: To examine the clinical accuracy and applicability of ChatGPT answers to commonly asked questions from patients considering posterior lumbar decompression (PLD). Methods: A literature review was conducted to identify 10 questions that encompass some of the most common questions and concerns patients may have regarding lumbar decompression surgery. The selected questions were then posed to ChatGPT. Initial responses were then recorded, and no follow-up or clarifying questions were permitted. Two attending fellowship-trained spine surgeons then graded each response from the chatbot using a modified Global Quality Scale to evaluate ChatGPT’s accuracy and utility. The surgeons then analyzed each question, …

Ucf Pegasus Plan - 4th Grade - Florida Native American Tribes, Omaris A. Millet, Lillian Holtery, Rebekah Anderson, Riley Ramsey

Pegasus Plans: Social Studies Unit Plans for Florida Teachers

During this unit, students will learn about Native American tribes in Florida. To enhance student knowledge, teachers will either facilitate a virtual tour of the “First Peoples” Exhibit at the Orange County Regional History Center that was created by the pre-service teacher authors or organize a First Floridians field trip to the Orange County Regional History for their students. Using a variety of reading materials and resources, students will explore and compare various cultural aspects of the Timucua, Calusa, and Seminole tribes. As a culminating activity, students will apply their new knowledge of Native Floridians by creating roleplay presentations in …

Parasitic Contamination Of Soil In The Southern United States, Lauren Nicholas Herrera, Roumen Borilov Iordanov, Mark Daniel Bailey, Maria Elena Bottazzi, Peter J Hotez, Rojelio Mejia

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Parasites are generally associated with lower income countries in tropical and subtropical areas. Still, they are also prevalent in low-income communities in the southern United States. Studies characterizing the epidemiology of parasites in the United States are limited, resulting in little comprehensive understanding of the problem. This study investigated the environmental contamination of parasites in the southern United States by determining each parasite's contamination rate and burden in five low-income communities. A total of 499 soil samples of approximately 50 g were collected from public parks and private residences in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas. A technique using …

Fall Prevention Strategies In A Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, Bailey Cochrum

EBP Fellowship

No abstract provided.

Cjcr Publishes Volume 25, Issue 3 (Summer 2024), Jane Perov

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution (CJCR) Blog

The Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution—the country’s preeminent legal journal of arbitration, negotiation, mediation, settlement, and restorative justice—today published the web edition of Volume 25, Issue 3 (Summer 2024). The print edition of the issue has also been released.

Accessible at Volume 25.3: Summer 2024, this issue contains Articles by Rachel Ringort, Ayelet Sela, Roselle L. Wissler, and Art Hinshaw, and Notes by Shifra Ben-Jacob, Eliott Dosetareh, Daniel Hyungtae Kim, and Jillian Leavey.

The print edition of the issue has also been released. This post was originally published on the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution website on September 4, 2024.

More Than Medals: Um Researcher Visits Paris To Study Olympics, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Tsu-Lin Yeh has made it to the Olympics for the past 12 years, but she has never brought home a medal. Instead, the University of Mississippi researcher returns with something she sees as even better: deeper understanding of how the global sporting event works.

Chem 336-101: Quantum Chemistry, Farnaz Shakib

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Chem 244a-003: Organic Chemistry Lab, Hussain Mustansar

Chemistry, Environmental and Forensic Science Syllabi

No abstract provided.

An Ai-Infused Educational Technology To Cultivate Self-Directed Learning In Sustainable Waste Management, Qiming Sun, I-Han Hsiao

Computer Science and Engineering

Proper waste management is a critical aspect of sustainable living. Many sustainable communities have implemented various initiatives to support sustainability through better waste management. However, the knowledge required for proper waste management is increasingly complex, and the process of waste classification can be very confusing. In this work, we present a home-grown web-based educational technology, Waste Genie (WG), that supplies bite-size interactive learning content with a scalable Human-AI collaborated design to support sustainability learning. WG leverages large language models to provide personalized feedback to guide the users through practicing waste sorting; it also synthesizes informative posts to facilitate learning. In …

Successful Treatment Of A Chronic Recurrent Expanding Hematoma Of The Thigh, Gianfranco Galantini, Bakhtawar Mushtaq, Jesse Ottaway, Charles Long

Abington Jefferson Health Papers

Chronic expanding hematoma (CEH) is a rare entity that poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges due to persistent growth, risk of recurrence, and potential for blood loss anemia. The most common etiologies of CEH are trauma or surgery. It is thought to occur due to irritant effects of blood breakdown products, causing bleeding from capillaries in chronic granulation tissue. Although treatment of CEH is variable, complete surgical excision of the hematoma and its pseudocapsule is the gold standard. We present a case of a 15-year CEH that was initially treated with limited evacuation of the hematoma and cavity decortication, resulting in …

A Clinician’S Perspective On The New Organ Mesentery And Non-Vascular Mesenteropathies, Monjur Ahmed

Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Faculty Papers

Mesentery was discovered as a new organ in 2017. It is a continuous membranous tissue from the duodenojejunal flexure to the anorectal junction. It has distinct anatomy, physiology, and disease states. Primary mesenteropathies include vascular and non-vascular diseases. Some of them are common, and some of them are rarely seen in clinical practice. Secondary mesenteropathies occur when infection or malignancy in another organ spreads to the mesentery. Each entity has specific diagnostic and treatment protocols. Increased awareness of different mesenteropathies and an understanding of their various presentations at different stages of life can help in early diagnosis and improved clinical …

Translation Policy In The United States, Gabriel González Núñez

Writing and Language Studies Faculty Publications

As an immigrant-receiving nation, the United States (US) is home to a plurality of languages. This has led to the widespread use of translation in public life. Because of this, the US serves as a case study of how translation policy is developed and deployed in a context of ongoing immigration. This chapter provides that case study using a theoretical approach that is illustrated with historical and practical examples. It first explores the historical development of language ideology in the US and then describes current translation rules, practices and beliefs in the context of the presence of a large number …

Improved Parameters Of Anand Model And Advanced Fea Technique For Low-Cycle Fatigue Life: Finite Element Analysis Models For Pb-Free Solder And Pb Solder In Real Life Ball Gird Ally Package, Hamidreza Nahavandi

Dissertations and Theses

The present study uses the finite element method to evaluate the fatigue life of solder joints of plastic ball grid array packages (PBGA) under thermal-cycling conditions. A Series of precise 3D FE models for solder joints of plastic ball grid array packages is created to improve reliability prediction accuracy. Damage parameters are obtained from the FEA results and used to estimate solder balls’ thermal fatigue life. The Coffin-Manson equation is employed. The predicted thermal fatigue lives are discussed in detail.

Due to marketing and legislative pressures, Pb-free solder is fast becoming a reality in electronic manufacturing. The industry has concluded …

Post-Wildfire Water Quality Dynamics: A Multiscale Examination And Predictive Modeling Of Stream Temperature And Turbidity In Western U.S. Watersheds, Junjie Chen

Dissertations and Theses

Wildfires, exacerbated by climate change and human activities, pose significant threats to water-related ecosystem services in forested watersheds. This dissertation investigates the multifaceted impacts of wildfires on stream temperature and turbidity, two critical water quality parameters essential for maintaining aquatic ecosystem health and human water uses. By integrating a comprehensive literature review, empirical data analysis, and advanced machine learning techniques, this research provides a nuanced understanding of how wildfires affect hydrological processes across various temporal and spatial scales.

The findings reveal significant regional variability and the complex interplay between climatic, geographic, and anthropogenic factors. For instance, the literature review highlights …

The Foodpunk City: Advancing Portland's Food Security Through A Shared Ideology Of Adaptation & Resistance, Nickolas Hash

Dissertations and Theses

Food injustice is a form of violence perpetrated by state and corporate actors against a constituency under their governing power, particularly impacting marginalized and impoverished communities. It denies individuals access to nutritious food, perpetuating cycles of poverty, inequality, physical health risks, and social exclusion. Grassroots movements have emerged to challenge dominant paradigms and advocate for food sovereignty, agroecology, and food anarchy. In Portland, the movement represents a nontraditional approach to food security that closely resembles the reactionary ideology of urban "punk" culture. Both groups prioritize community autonomy over food systems, sustainable agricultural practices, and resistance to oppressive structures that perpetuate …