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Personalized Treatment Of Chronic Tendinopathy Using Ultrasound And Neuroimmune Markers: A Narrative Review, Rohan Phadke, Samer Salman, Kirtan Patel, Jad Wardeh, Akhil Marupudi, Rahul Kumar, Arbaz A. Momin, Alireza Tavakkoli

Department of Neurosurgery Faculty Papers

Introduction: : Chronic tendinopathy affects approximately 30% of musculoskeletal consultations, yet treatment outcomes remain inconsistent despite numerous available interventions. This variability stems from the absence of validated frameworks to match individual patients to optimal treatments based on underlying pathophysiology. To synthesize current evidence on ultrasound imaging biomarkers, neuroimmune mechanisms, and interventional therapies in chronic tendinopathy, and propose a clinically applicable framework integrating ultrasound phenotyping with neuroimmune assessment to guide personalized treatment selection. Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted across PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science through December 2025. Studies examining ultrasound/elastography imaging, neuroimmune mechanisms, or treatment interventions in chronic …

Propasafe-Hybrid: A Text-Based Hybrid Propaganda Detection Tool (Ila 2026 Presentation), Thomas Kimmeth, Avijit Roy, Vivek Sharma

Publications and Research

This presentation introduces Propasafe-Hybrid, a hybrid system for sentence-level propaganda detection that combines offline transformer-based classification with selective large language model (LLM) explainability. The system employs a two-stage pipeline in which a local BERT-based classifier evaluates all input text and filters non-propagandistic content, while only high-confidence candidates are forwarded to an LLM for rhetorical technique labeling and explanation. This design enables cost-aware, privacy-conscious, and scalable analysis by reducing unnecessary reliance on external models.

Propasafe-Hybrid identifies propagandistic techniques such as loaded language, obfuscation, and appeal to fear, and generates concise natural language rationales that make these techniques interpretable to users. By …

Albert Housey, Sr

African American Funeral Programs

Program for the funeral of Albert Housey, Sr held at Thee Deliverance Church on May 2nd, 2026.

Caree J'Nai Hymon

African American Funeral Programs

Program for the funeral of CaRee J'Nai Hymon held at Campbell and Sons Funeral Home Chapel on May 2nd, 2026

Mr. Bobby Joe Lee

African American Funeral Programs

Program for the funeral of Mr. Bobby Joe Lee held at AGAPE Worship Center on May 2nd, 2026

Lee Marvin Hagins

African American Funeral Programs

Program for the funeral of Lee Marvin Hagins held at Pine Grove Holiness Church on May 2nd, 2026.

Securepose: Automated Face Blurring And Human Movement Kinematics Extraction From Videos Recorded In Clinical Settings, Rishabh Bajpai, Bhooma Aravamuthan

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Movement disorder diagnosis often relies on expert evaluation of patient videos, but sharing these videos poses privacy risks. Current methods for de-identifying videos, such as blurring faces, are often manual, inconsistent, or inaccurate. Furthermore, these methods can compromise automated kinematics extraction-a valuable aid to movement analysis. To address these challenges, we developed SecurePose, open-source software that provides both reliable de-identification and automated body kinematic extraction from videos recorded in clinic settings using smartphones/tablets. We validated SecurePose on gait videos recorded in outpatient clinic visits of 116 children with cerebral palsy, assessing both the accuracy of its de-identification compared to the …

Ai Institute Summer Camp Academic Preview Webinar: Curriculum, Research, And Outcomes, Paul English Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute

Paul English Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institute Publications

This webinar presents an academic preview of the AI Institute Summer Camp hosted by the Paul English Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute at the University of Massachusetts Boston. The session introduces the program’s curriculum, structure, and student outcomes, providing insight into a hybrid learning model that combines faculty-led lectures, hands-on labs, and guided project development. The webinar highlights the program’s five-week structure, covering topics such as machine learning, neural networks, computer vision, speech and language processing, and generative AI. Participants learn how students engage in real-world AI applications, complete portfolio-ready projects, and develop research and presentation skills. This session is designed …

Morphological Assessment Of Stage Hh38 Of The Japanese Quail (Coturnix Japonica) Heart By Micro-Sonogram, Jaden Roe, Ashlyn Benavides, Michael B. Filla, Douglas C. Bittel, Whitney Shae, Geetha Haligheri, James E. O'Brien Jr., Nataliya Kibiryeva

Faculty and Staff Publications

A challenge of studying mammalian cardiac embryogenesis is the limited ability to perform experimental manipulations in animal models. The avian embryo is widely accepted as a model for mammalian heart developmental studies. In this study, we establish the methodology and protocols for studying the Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) heart at embryonic day 10 (HH38) using the FUJIFILM VisualSonics Vevo 3100 ultrasound system equipped with a MX550D small animal cardiology transducer. These protocols were designed to measure right ventricular wall thickness, pulmonary artery diameter, and the outflow velocities of the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) and the pulmonary artery …

Morphological Assessment Of Stage Hh38 Of The Japanese Quail (Coturnix Japonica) Heart By Micro-Sonogram, Jaden Roe, Ashlyn Benavides, Michael B. Filla, Douglas C. Bittel, Whitney Shae, Geetha Haligheri, James E. O'Brien, Nataliya Kibiryeva

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

A challenge of studying mammalian cardiac embryogenesis is the limited ability to perform experimental manipulations in animal models. The avian embryo is widely accepted as a model for mammalian heart developmental studies. In this study, we establish the methodology and protocols for studying the Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) heart at embryonic day 10 (HH38) using the FUJIFILM VisualSonics Vevo 3100 ultrasound system equipped with a MX550D small animal cardiology transducer. These protocols were designed to measure right ventricular wall thickness, pulmonary artery diameter, and the outflow velocities of the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) and the pulmonary artery …

Embeddedness Of Corporate Social Responsibility Practices Of Listed Local Firms In Tanzania: Analysis Of Communication And Organisation Dimensions, Lilian Julius Kishimbo

Business Management Review

This study explores the embeddedness of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices among listed Tanzanian firms from 2020 to 2024, focusing on both communication and organisational dimensions within a theoretically grounded framework. The study is guided by Institutional and Stakeholder theories, analysing how CSR is integrated into corporate strategies and operational structures, with particular emphasis on variation across banking and finance, telecommunications, manufacturing, extractive, agriculture, and transport industries. Using a mixed-methods approach combining qualitative content analysis of annual reports with organisational indicators, the study draws on 20 firms (95 firms annual reports) to identify significant industry-specific differences in CSR embeddedness, with …

The Influence Of Financial Literacy On The Financial Behavior Of Students In The Higher Learning Institutions In Tanzania, Lisa John Baltazar, Evelyn Mweta Richard

Business Management Review

This study examines how financial literacy influences financial behavior as measured by spending, saving and investment and borrowing behavior of university students. The study was informed by the theory of planned behavior. Explanatory research design was used to test the research hypothesis. Data was collected through using a structure questionnaire which was administered both physically and online.  446 random selected students across Universities in Tanzania participated in the study, and simple linear regression analysis was used to establish the effect of financial literacy on financial behavior.  It was established that majority of the students are considered financially illiterate. However, the …

Unpacking The Nexus Between Financial Inclusion And Tax Compliance In Tanzania, Sarah Senso, Henry Zeno Chalu, Cosmas Renatus Masanja

Business Management Review

The study examined the influence of financial inclusion and tax compliance in Tanzania, focusing on access to financial services, quality of financial services, and usage of financial services. Guided by the positivist philosophy, the study employed a deductive approach utilizing the supply-leading theory and economic deterrence theory as the guiding frameworks. A cross-sectional survey design was employed, and multistage sampling was employed to obtain a sample of 386 bank agents by using a multistage sampling method. The study used primary data that was collected through structured questionnaires, which contained closed-ended questions measured on a 7-point Likert scale, and analyzed data …

How Do Anthropogenic Disturbance, Insect Diversity And Bird Diversity Intersect? A Study Based On Three Sites In Northern Ohio, Ella Kavanaugh, Micaela A. Tahta Dadourian, Isla Mccullough, Jason Gleditsch

Research Symposium

Human land use can influence bird and arthropod diversity as they change food availability, create edge effects between forest patches and developed land, and impact habitat composition. Many studies have been done to understand the impact of anthropogenic disturbance on bird and arthropod diversity showing forest-dependent species decreasing and generalist species increasing as forest composition changes. Our research aims to expand upon the factors that affect bird and arthropod diversity in three sites that vary in land use and human disruption. To determine the influence of anthropogenic activity, we focused on the variation of bird diversity across our sites related …

Anomalous Voting Patterns In The Rural South, Michael Herscovici

Research Symposium

This project analyzes community-level voting patterns in the rural American South to identify and better understand communities that defy longstanding patterns of race-based voter polarization. Specifically, this project uses advanced statistical methods as well as an in-depth ethnography in order to understand the relationships between ideology and identity in predominately Black communities that vote more Republican than other communities with similar Black populations. I argue that these Republican-leaning Black communities are the result of low-propensity voters shifting towards the GOP and defying traditional political socialization patterns in Black communities. The implications of this study hint at the future of race-based …

The Oberlin Parking Problem: The Pet Peeve And The Potential Payoff Of Asking Questions, Danielle Leydon

Research Symposium

No abstract provided.

Art Criticism As Categorical Reasoning, Madeline Jester

Research Symposium

In this paper, I offer an interpretation of Kendall Walton’s framework of art appreciation in Categories of Art. According to Walton, in order to appreciate an artwork, we must perceive it as belonging to some artistic ‘category’, because categorization determines which features of an object are aesthetically relevant. Different categorizations of the same object, then, can produce different artworks. I’ll argue for a bipartite analysis, where the intended categories of an art object can come apart from the categories through which the object is the most aesthetically valuable work, and that which way of categorizing is ‘correct’ depends on our …

Tappan Square: A Ghost Story, Camille Thorp

Research Symposium

The purpose of this research is twofold: producing a genre critique of paranormal investigation literature and critically engaging further with its rhetorical strategies through a case study of the ghosts of Tappan Square. The genre is established in a survey of texts from varying disciplines and degrees of veracity, ranging from literary journalism to American Gothic fiction to parapsychology. These disparate works are linked by their dual disenchantment and re-enchantment of reality in the act of both locating ghosts and working to understand them. From their spiritual language emerges an experiential grammar; the personal, obsessively dot-connecting narration of such ghost …

Life Cycle Of A Dentist - Insight For The Journey, James R. Schroeder Dds

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

Retirement Stress? It's Never Too Late To Save, Jonè Liuzza

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

Facing Ethical Questions? Here's Where You Should Turn, Caitlin S. Batchelor Dds

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

What's Your Strategy? The Patient Experience Should Be Part Of Your Marketing Strategy, Kelsey Leavey

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

Board Of Dentistry Notes March 15, 2019, Ursula Klostermyer Dds, Phd

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

We Threw The First Pitch - Vda's Day On The Hill, Laura Givens

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

Will The Voice Of Dentistry Die?, Laura Givens

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

Silent Ppo Passes - Vda Legislation Hits A Home Run, Laura Givens

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

Longest Short Session - 2019 General Assebmly Wrap-Up, Laura Givens

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

Build It And They Will Come, Ryan Dunn

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

Sign Our Petition - Medicaid Deferred Compensation

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

Patients With Dry Mouth? There's Finally Relief, Frank Iuorno Jr., Dds

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.