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Clemson University Board Of Trustees, Compensation Committee, 2024 July 18, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

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Clemson University Board Of Trustees, Executive And Audit Committee 2024 July 18, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

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Clemson University Board Of Trustees, Institutional Advancement Committee , 2024 July 18, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

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Health Disparities In Cervical Cancer: Estimating Geographic Variations Of Disease Burden And Association With Key Socioeconomic And Demographic Factors In The Us, Tara Castellano, Andrew K. Elhabr, Christina Washington, Jie Ting, Yitong J. Zhang, Fernanda Musa, Ezgi Berksoy, Kathleen Moore, Leslie Randall, Jagpreet Chhatwal, Turgay Ayer, Charles A. Leath

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: Despite advances in cervical cancer (CC) prevention, detection, and treatment in the US, health disparities persist, disproportionately affecting underserved populations or regions. This study analyzes the geographical distribution of both CC and recurrent/metastatic CC (r/mCC) in the US and explores potential risk factors of higher disease burden to inform potential strategies to address disparities in CC and r/mCC. METHODS: We estimated CC screening rates, as well as CC burden (number of patients with CC diagnosis per 100,000 eligible enrollees) and r/mCC burden (proportion of CC patients receiving systemic therapy not in conjunction with surgery or radiation), at the geographic …

National Estimates For The Percentage Of All Readmissions With Demographic Features, Morbidity, Overall And Gender-Specific Mortality Of Transcutaneous Versus Open Surgical Tricuspid Valve Replacement/Repair, Muhammad Shayan Khan, Abdul Baqi, Ayesha Tahir, Ghulam Mujtaba Ghumman, Waqas Ullah, Jay Shah, Yasar Sattar, Tanveer Mir, Zain Sheikh, Fnu Salman, Moaaz Baghal, Kritika Luthra, Vinod Khatri, Zainulabedin Waqar, Malik Waleed Zeb Khan, Mohammed Taleb, Syed Sohail Ali

Abington Jefferson Health Papers

BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to determine national estimates for the percentage of all readmissions with demographic features, length of stay (LOS), cost analysis, comorbidities, complications, overall and gender-specific mortality and complications of transcutaneous tricuspid valve replacement/repair (TTVR) vs. open surgical tricuspid valve replacement/repair (open TVR).

METHODS: Data were extrapolated from the Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD) 2015-19. Of the 75,266,750 (unweighted) cases recorded in the 2015 - 2019 dataset, 429 had one or more of the percutaneous approach codes as per the ICD-10 dataset, and 10,077 had one or more of the open approach codes.

RESULTS: Overall, the …

Synthesis, Characterization, And Antibacterial Activity Of Graphene Oxide/Zinc Hydroxide Nanocomposites, Jo Ann Sanchez, Luis A. Materon, Jason Parsons, Mataz Alcoutlabi

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications

Graphene and graphene oxide have shown good antibacterial activity against different bacterial species due to their unique physicochemical properties. Graphene oxide (GO) has been widely used to load metallic and metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) to minimize their surface energy during processing and preparation, hence reducing their aggregation. In this work, GO was effectively synthesized and coated with different concentrations of zinc hydroxide Zn (OH)x using the precipitation method to prepare a GO/Zn (OH)x hybrid composite. The Zn (OH)x NPs and GO/Zn (OH)x nanocomposites were synthesized and characterized using various methods such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and …

Seguir Adelante: A Qualitative Exploration Of Latino Farmworkers' Work And Non-Work Resources, Faviola Robles Saenz

Dissertations and Theses

Precarious work sectors within the United States have relied on Black and Brown labor for many decades. More specifically, Latino immigrant workers have been an exploited community within many dangerous workforces but especially within the agricultural industry. They are a crucial population for the labor and economy of the U.S., yet Latino farmworkers report feeling expendable, being discriminated against, and being exposed to hazardous working conditions. Due to these experiences, scholars have explored the role non-work resources have in providing support for this community, their social networks being especially beneficial for them. However, research on the links between their work …

Analyzing The Legitimacy, Effectiveness, And Legacy Of The United Nations, Hunter Wade Calley

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis examines the legitimacy and effectiveness of the United Nations since its establishment, while also exploring the shortcomings of its predecessor, the League of Nations. The legitimacy of the United Nations and the role the organization plays in the world of international politics, the flaws of the UN Security Council, and the impact of the Cold War on the legitimacy and processes of the United Nations are especially highlighted throughout this thesis.

The successes and shortcomings of the United Nations are best understood given the historical context of the League of Nations, the organization founded to bring world powers …

Clemson University Board Of Trustees, Full Minutes, 2024 July 18, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

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Single-Fly Genome Assemblies Fill Major Phylogenomic Gaps Across The Drosophilidae Tree Of Life, K. Nicole Crown, Sarah E. Diamond, Ryan A. Martin

Faculty Scholarship

AU Long-read: Pleaseconfirmthatallheadinglevelsarerepresentedcorrectly sequencing is driving rapid progress in genome assembly : across all major groups of life, including species of the family Drosophilidae, a longtime model system for genetics, genomics, and evolution. We previously developed a cost-effective hybrid Oxford Nanopore (ONT) long-read and Illumina short-read sequencing approach and used it to assemble 101 drosophilid genomes from laboratory cultures, greatly increasing the number of genome assemblies for this taxonomic group. The next major challenge is to address the laboratory culture bias in taxon sampling by sequencing genomes of species that cannot easily be reared in the lab. Here, we build …

Computational Design Of An Electro-Organocatalyst For Conversion Of Co2 Into Long Chain Aldehydes, Foroogh Khezeli, Craig Plaisance

Faculty Publications

Density functional theory calculations employing a hybrid implicit/explicit solvation method were used to demonstrate that an electro-organocatalyst designed in our previous work for reducing CO2 to formaldehyde could also be capable of coupling formaldehyde to form long chain aldehydes. The catalytic activity is enabled by an electron-rich vicinal enediamine (>N-C═C-N<) backbone that activates formaldehyde by reversing the polarity on the carbon atom, enabling it to act as a nucleophile in the subsequent aldol addition step. The catalyst then enables reductive dehydroxylation of the aldol addition product by facilitating outer-sphere electron transfer. The optimal pH as well as the limiting potential and formaldehyde concentration are identified and related to the kinetic balance between several rate limiting steps. Finally, the optimal conditions for coupling with the CO2 reduction cycle are discussed, demonstrating that the electro-organocatalyst is capable of efficiently converting CO2 into aldehyde products with a turnover frequency (per carbon atom) on the order of 0.1-1 s-1

K–12 Teacher-Scholars Gather To Share Experiences Developing Place-Based Curricula, Katie Umans

UNH Today Archive

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A Qualitative Study On The Integration Of Artificial Intelligence In Cultural Heritage Conservation, Kholoud Ghaith, James Hutson

Faculty Scholarship

The widespread adoption of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) technologies heralds an era of expanding possibilities in the domain of cultural heritage conservation. This paradigm shift is marked by a confluence of innovative methodologies, including digital twin mapping, digital archiving, and enhanced preservation strategies, aimed at safeguarding the vestiges of our shared past. The application of AI within this field represents a frontier where technology and tradition intersect, offering new vistas for the preservation of historical structures and artifacts that are at risk of deterioration or oblivion. This article endeavors to elucidate the perspectives of professionals within the conservation domain on …

Fed's Logan Hails Progress In Prepping Banks For Discount Window | Reuters, Michael S. Derby

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Clemson University Board Of Trustees, Finance And Facilities Committee, 2024 July 18, Clemson University Board Of Trustees

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David Freestone And Janet Freestone Plaintiffs/ Appellants V. Corey Walton And Heather N. Walton Defendants/ Appellees : Reply Brief, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2020 –)

APPEAL FROM THE SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR WEBER COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH, FROM AN ORDER WHICH GRANTED SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF THE DEFENDANTS/APPELLEES, BEFORE THE HONORABLE JOSEPH BEAN CIVIL NO. 210901418

Russell A. Cline, Attorneys for Appellees/Defendants

Brett D. Cragun, Attorneys for Appellants/Plaintiffs

Hybrid Inferior Pedicle Reduction Mammaplasty With Free Nipple Grafts In A Patient With Gigantomastia, Devin M. Melancon, Harel G. Schwartzberg, Genevieve E. Messa, Jonathan C. Boraski

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

Gigantomastia presents a unique set of challenges for preservation of the nipple-areola complex in patients undergoing reduction mammaplasty. Historically an indication for breast amputation and free nipple graft (FNG), gigantomastia is now commonly treated using pedicle-based reconstruction. We present a case combining these two surgical techniques, using an inferior-pedicle reduction with an FNG in the management of extreme breast hypertrophy with 11,300g in total resected. This case report shows that such a technique for gigantomastia reductions can combine the aesthetic benefits of a pedicled reduction with the reliability of FNGs. These benefits make the hybrid inferior pedicle reduction a useful …

The Revival Of Buddhism, Chandrabhan P. Yadav

Popular Media

Book Review: Douglas Ober, Dust on the Throne: The Search for Buddhism in Modern India (Stanford University Press 2023).

Karnataka Government Must Revisit Gig Workers Bill, Make It More Inclusive, Babu Mathew, Saurabh Bhattacharjee, Madhulika T

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The Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2024 has been favourably received by several commentators, but a closer inspection of the text of the Bill reveals glaring omissions, which if left unaddressed are likely to undermine the Bill’s objectives.

Examining Severing Dynamics Of Cytoskeletal Structures Using Computational Methods, Arthur Peterson Miller

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Within eukaryotic cells, cytoskeletal structures are a category of organelles that serve functions ranging from supporting cell geometry to locomotion. These functions require a coordinated effort of regulatory proteins, which interact with the cytoskeleton distinctively. Severing proteins, which can fragment cytoskeletal structures at their binding sites, are one such example. In this work, using stochastic modeling, we model the interaction of severing proteins on bare cytoskeletal filaments and bundled filaments, which are larger collections of individual filaments. We focus on two types of cytoskeletal protein structures in this work: cylindrical microtubules and linear actin filaments. In the case of microtubules, …

Indigenous Practices In Head Start Classrooms— Toward Survivance And Indigenization In Policy And Practice, Liza Xet Smith

LMU Theses and Dissertations

The Office of Head Start has prioritized holistic quality education services for children and communities in greatest need. First, since 1965, the federal government has funded, regulated, and publicly aided over 38 million children through Head Start programming, including AIAN and Migrant programs (Administration for Children and Families, n.d.). In 2019, over $10 billion was budgeted for the program, resulting in 1,047,000 low-income children and their families receiving services (Office of Head Start, 2022a). In addition, the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation has funded research to improve quality and child outcomes, with research recommendations that significantly guide state and …

The Impact Of The Capital Structure On The Financial Default / An Analytical Research In Sample Of Companies Of The Ministry Of Industry And Minerals, Zahraa Saad Sabri, Walaa Ismail Abdul Latif

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

The objective of this research is to study the effect of capital structure on financial default. As it is the first research of its kind that deals with this sample of companies affiliated to the Ministry of Industry and Minerals and these companies were chosen especially because they suffer from financial deficit problems. The importance of this research lies in determining the importance of the components of the capital structure and knowing their impact on financial default in the research sample companies. The research sample represented a number of companies of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals located in Baghdad …

The Role Of Cognitive Sharing In Enhancing The E-Learning Quality An Analytical Study Of A Sample Of Iraqi Universities, Hanan Mazin Ibrahim, Salah Abd- Alqadeer Ahmed Al- Nuiami

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

The world faced many communication challenges in 2020 after the Covid-19 pandemic, the most important of which was the continuation of schooling. Therefore, the research aimed to analyze the current reality of the studied universities in terms of strengths and weaknesses and measure the implementing level of quality requirements of e-learning. This research studies the impact of knowledge sharing in its dimensions (behavior, organizational culture, work teams, and technology) on the e-learning quality and its dimensions (e-learning management, educational content, evaluation ,and evaluation). After conducting the survey, there was a difference in the universities’ application of the quality requirements of …

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: A Historical And Conceptual Review, Basma Mahdi Hamad, Maha Kamel Jawad

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

The economic and social progress of countries around the world is linked to the development of industry. Industrial organizations also seek to improve their production processes to meet the continuous changes in customer demands and commodity specifications and improve their competition in the market. The most prominent challenges that organizations face are digital technological developments that play an important role in improving production processes and making them more flexible and efficient. The adoption of new technologies is an inevitable response. According to the world's manufacturing leaders, the developments represent the emergence of a new revolution in manufacturing, referred to as …

High Involvement Management Practices And Their Impact On Contextual Performance: An Analytical Study In The General Secretariat Of The Council Of Ministers, Muntasir I'Lan Abbas, Salma Hatyta Raheemah

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

The main objective of this research is to evaluate the integration management at the higher level within the General Secretariat of the Cabinet and identify its role in achieving integration in the work environment through improving relationships between different management levels, facilitating participation and expression of opinions, and enhancing organizational belonging. A statistical approach and SPSS V.25 method were used for data analysis and various measurements. Data was collected from senior managers in the General Secretariat of the Cabinet using 87 distributed questionnaires, with 81 of them collected, resulting in a response rate of 95%. Study results indicate a pattern …

An Analysis Of The Extent Of Strategic Entrepreneurships’ Dimensions Which Applied By The Leaders Of The National Security Advisory, Alaa Abdulhussein Kzar, Alyaa Jassim Mohammed

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

Strategic entrepreneurship is one of the contemporary administrative trends that elevate the status of organizations by enhancing their level of performance, and its importance is particularly clear for security organizations. The current research aims to diagnose the level of practice of strategic Entrepreneurship in the National Security Advisory in Iraq. The research community was represented by the administrative leaders of the National Security Advisory, and the research included a sample of (133) of the leaders of the surveyed Advisory, and the questionnaire was the main tool for collecting data and information related to the research. The current research adopted the …

The Role Of Dacum Method In Designing Training Programs In Security Institutions: An Empirical Research In Iraqi National Security Services, Mustafa Ameer Abbas, Mazin Dawood Salman

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

The current research has aimed to achieve a set of main objectives, which include diagnosing training needs based on their dimensions (identifying training needs, training planning, training content, training implementation, training evaluation, and feedback). This research focused on the necessary factors required to apply Developing Curriculum (DACUM) method in designing training programs according to the requirements and needs of security institutions in Iraq. The researcher assumed that there is a significant effect of DACUM method with its five dimensions (analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation) on designing the training program with its six dimensions (identifying training needs, training planning, training …

The Influence Of Organizational Ideology On Organizational Reputation - Analytical Research In The Ministry Of Education, Ahmed Quinn Dawood, Ali Hassoun Al-Taie

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

The current research aims, through the variables it includes, to test the effectual relationship of organizational ideology on organizational reputation, Provide clarifications about the research variables and identify them more accurately and in detail, within the intellectual, philosophical and applied framework, and build a realistic, simplified and acceptable model, linking the variables and dimensions of the research, consistent with and simulating the reality of the work environment of the researched organization, the research problem represented the challenges that organizations face, These challenges created a problem regarding the ideology of organizations in terms of commitment, organizational loyalty, and conformity of values, …

Impact Of Re-Engineering Human Resources On High Performance: An Empirical Research In The Central Statistical Organization / Ministry Of Planning, Omar Nabeel Talib, Mohsin Rashed Musaheb

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

Two variables represent the research's central concept. Reengineering human resources is the first, and high performance is the second. By examining and elaborating on the offered factors, the research intends to diagnose the influence that the first variable (reengineering of human resources) and the second variable (high performance) have on each other. What is the status of the human resources re-engineering approach and its impact on high performance in the Central Statistical Organisation, and what is the extent of awareness and knowing the extent of contribution of the human resources re-engineering approach to upgrading work and achieving high performance? These …

Evaluating And Prioritizing The Sustainable Supply Chain Management Practices In Food Industry, Shaymaa Abdulqader Mansoor, Harith Yarub Maan

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

The companies are now aiming to integrate the concept of Sustainability Supply Chain Management (SSCM) into their work to improve operational and financial performance. The current study seeks to present and define the concept of the Supply Chain (SC) importance. The problem of this research it’s to determine the importance of sustainability criteria is that most companies face. A fuzzy Analytic Hierarch Process (FAHP)was used to find the relative importance of the main and sub-criteria for sustainability by establishing a program on Microsoft office Excel (MSEXCEL) to find the results and determine the importance of the main and sub-criteria based …