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Organic Management Of Pillbugs And Sowbugs In Strawberries And Other Fruits, Briger Carey, Marion Murray, Emilie Demard, Jennifer R. Reeve

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Pillbugs and sowbugs are collectively known as isopods that typically feed on soil organic matter, but under certain conditions, they can be a pest of many young plants and berries. This fact sheet reviews identification, life cycle, damage, and organic management strategies for pillbugs and sowbugs.

Shine: Multimodal Machine Learning Approaches For Solar Energetic Particles Events Event Prediction And Posthoc Analysis, Soukaina Filali Boubrahimi

Funded Research Records

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Piano Studio Recital: March 31, 2026, Illinois State University School Of Music

School of Music Programs

This is the one hundred and thirty-first program of the 2025-2026 season.

Kemp Recital Hall

March 31, 2026

Tuesday Evening

7:30 p.m.

Kinetic Study On The Inactivation Of Rhodotorula Mucilaginosa And Aspergillus Niger In Drinking Water Using Moringa Oleifera Seed Extract, Siti Nur Syazana Zakaria, Noor Yahida Yahya, Che Ku Mohammad Faizal Che Ku Yahya, Noor Amirah Abdul Halim

Platform: A Journal of Engineering (PAJE)

Fungal contamination in drinking water distribution systems poses emerging health and operational risks due to biofilm formation and resistance to conventional disinfectants. This study evaluates the antifungal disinfection performance of Moringa oleifera seed extract against Rhodotorula mucilaginosa and Aspergillus niger in aqueous systems. Jar test experiments were conducted under controlled conditions (pH 7, 26-27o C), and fungal inactivation kinetics were analysed using the Chick-Watson model. At Ct values ranging from 2 to 10 mg.min L–1, the maximum inactivation achieved was 2.9-log₁₀ for Rhodotorula mucilaginosa and 0.9-log₁₀ for Aspergillus niger, indicating species-dependent susceptibility. The delayed inactivation behaviour suggests an initial lag …

Cfd Modelling Investigation Of Hydrocyclone Solid Separation Efficiency In Petroleum Upstream Oil Production, Yuvanesh Jeva, Mohammad Shakir Nasif

Platform: A Journal of Engineering (PAJE)

```python text = """In the wide landscape of upstream oil production, an essential challenge engineers often face is the contamination of crude oil with impurities such as sand. The inevitable drawbacks of sand contamination, such as pig blockages and control valve failures, reinforce the necessity of separators. Various types of separators are used in industry to remove impurities, including three-phase separators, gravity separators, and hydrocyclone separators. Hydrocyclone is a very efficient alternative, with a simpler design and higher throughput capacity than its competitors. A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of the hydrocyclone solid separation efficiency is presented in this work. …

Ketone Body Supplementation Exerts Renoprotective Effects Against Adenine-Induced Kidney Injury Via Oxct1-Mediated Ketolysis In Mice, Shoji Omachi, Sho Sugahara, Junya Horiguchi, Mako Yasuda-Yamahara, Shogo Kuwagata, Kosuke Yamahara, Yuki Tanaka-Sasaki, Shogo Ida, Tetsuro Kusaba, Benjamin D Humphreys, Kenji Kufukihara, Jin Nakahara, Masami Chin-Kanasaki, Shinji Kume

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Ketone bodies have traditionally been recognized as glucose-sparing energy sources, with hepatic ketogenesis and peripheral ketolysis serving pivotal functions in maintaining energy homeostasis during fasting. Although they are commonly seen as harmful due to their link with ketoacidosis, recent studies emphasize their roles in organ protection. This has sparked interest in their possible use as a treatment for chronic kidney disease (CKD). In this study, we examined both exogenous and endogenous ketone body supplementation in adenine-induced kidney injury in mice. Supplementation with the ketone body precursor 1,3-butanediol significantly improved adenine-induced renal fibrosis, inflammation, and apoptotic cell death. However, genetically deleting …

Mary Holly Smith

African American Funeral Programs

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Few Granite Staters Regularly Attend Religious Services, But Many Still Value Religion 3/31/2026, Unh Survey Center

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More than half of adult Granite Staters say they never attend religious services, despite most saying they did attend as children. Catholics represent the largest religious group among New Hampshire adults, followed closely by Protestants, but more than a third say they are agnostic, atheist, or religiously unaffiliated. Despite low church attendance, majorities say they believe in God or a supernatural entity and heaven or some type of afterlife, and just over half believe religion has a positive impact on society. Majorities also believe religion plays a key role in morality and believe the U.S. was founded as a Christian …

Feasibility Of High-Intensity Interval Training In Older Adults With Hiv And Co-Occurring Hypertension, Michael J Hankes, Taylor L Taylor, Emily L Zumbro, Ene M Enogela, Fitzgerald Dodds, Mckenna Tharpe, Silvienne C Sint Jago, Burel R Goodin, Amanda L Willig, Thomas W Buford, Raymond Jones

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: As life expectancy for people living with HIV (PWH) has increased, there has been a rise in age-related comorbidities such as hypertension. Exercise is an important nonpharmacological strategy to counter such adverse effects of chronic HIV infection. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) has been demonstrated to be safe and efficacious in improving health outcomes in individuals with chronic illness, but data are limited in older PWH and co-morbid conditions. The primary objective of this pilot feasibility study was to assess the feasibility, efficacy, and safety of a 6-week HIIT intervention among older PWH and co-occurring hypertension.

METHODS: PWH were recruited …

Provider And Caregiver Perspectives On Vision Services For Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Qualitative Study, Asha Parvathaneni, Luke Zabotka, Jacob Strelnikov, Allison J L'Hotta, Matthew J Ehrhardt, Maria Montoya, Kyathi Thallapureddy, Robert J Hayashi, Margaret Reynolds, Sara Malone

2020-Current year OA Pubs

PURPOSE: This study qualitatively explored barriers and facilitators to accessing supportive vision services for childhood cancer survivors with vision deficits and identified current service-delivery contexts from the perspectives of community professionals and caregivers. METHODS: Participants included caregivers and professionals who completed semi-structured interviews. Provider questions focused on patient identification and assessment, follow-up protocols, and available resources, while caregiver questions addressed navigating survivorship care, academic needs, and goals for their children. Transcripts were thematically analyzed following inductive and deductive coding. RESULTS: Six caregivers and 10 professionals completed interviews. Thematic analysis resulted in three contexts for barriers and facilitators: school settings, community …

Post-Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus Of Prematurity Is Associated With Disruption Of Tight Junctions And Increased Macrophage Activity In The Choroid Plexus, Maria Garcia-Bonilla, Rajiv Swarup, Owen W Limbrick, Habeebah Z Vohra, Ayodamola Otun, Konrad Mckalip, William Bernhardt, Kirill Shumilov, Marie Michenkova, Jayne Crouthamel, Mackenzie Newman, Krikor Dikranian, James P Mcallister Ii, David D Limbrick

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Previous studies on intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), a common and severe complication of preterm birth, and subsequent post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus (PHH), have predominantly concentrated on the secretory function of the choroid plexus (ChP), with considerably less emphasis on its barrier function. We hypothesized that PHH is associated with immune-related alterations in the junction biology of ChP. METHODS: We examined differences in tight junctions and macrophages using a neonatal mouse model of PHH (n = 40) and in vitro ChP explants (n = 22), as well as human post-mortem samples (n = 6). To test our hypothesis, we employed histology, immunofluorescence, magnetic …

A Pathogenic Tau Mutation Drives Autophagy-Lysosome Dysfunction That Limits Tau Degradation In A Model Of Frontotemporal Dementia, Farzaneh S Mirfakhar, Jacob A Marsh, Chihiro Sato, Kylie J Schache, Miguel A Minaya, Roland E Dolle, Stephen C Pak, Gary A Silverman, David H Perlmutter, Shannon L Macauley, Celeste M Karch

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Tau accumulates in a group of neurodegenerative diseases known as tauopathies. A prevailing hypothesis has been that Tau degradation is impaired due to an age-related imbalance in the autophagy-lysosome pathway, but whether these defects are a cause or consequence of Tau accumulation remains unclear. Here we show that a disease-causing mutation in the MAPT gene, which encodes Tau, p.R406W, is sufficient to disrupt multiple steps of the autophagy-lysosome pathway in human neurons. Using Airyscan super-resolution imaging, we find that mutant Tau neurons accumulate Tau and phosphorylated Tau in dysfunctional lysosomes, exhibit reduced lysosome motility, impaired fusion of autophagosomes and lysosomes, …

Academic Policies Committee Minutes Of The Academic Senate 2026-03-31, University Of Dayton. Academic Senate. Academic Policies Committee

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Approved minutes of a meeting of the Academic Policies Committee of the Academic Senate of the University of Dayton

Developing A Novel Index For Neighborhood Social Determinants Of Cardiovascular Diseases In The Cardia Study, Tao Gao, Yinan Zheng, Brian T Joyce, Lei Liu, Lili Liu, Catarina Kiefe, Sarah Forrester, Penny Gordon-Larsen, Chunyu Liu, Donald Lloyd-Jones, Kai Zhang, Lifang Hou

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Neighborhood social determinants of health have been shown to influence cardiovascular risk and the development of cardiovascular disease, but few studies have been done about early-life exposure as well as the combined effect of multiple neighborhood social determinants of health measures. Each 1-standard-deviation increase in the neighborhood social determinants of health index is associated with increased risk of coronary artery calcification at the year 7, year 15, and year 20 visits (Odds Ratios range from 1.15 to 1.17). The area under the Receiver Operating Characteristics curve ranges between 0.718 (year 7) and 0.719 (year 20). Compared to White participants, Black …

Pembatalan Keputusan Dewan Arbitrasi Bank Dunia Mengenai Pencabutan Penanaman Modal Di Indonesia (Perkara Hotel Kartika Plaza), Prof. Dr. Mr. Sudargo Gautama

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"Perkawinan Antar Agama Dewasa Ini Di Indonesia Ditinjau Dari Segi Hukum Antar Tata Hukum", Ny. Zulfa Djoko Basuki, S.H.

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Proactive Resilience Enhancement Through Optimal Allocation Of Fast Voltage Support Devices Under Critical Multi-Bus Contingencies, Sunday O. Adetona, Habib A. Adetona, Adeola O. Balogun, Frank N. Okafor, Samson A. Alayande

Engineering and Technology Journal

In this paper, a two-stage optimization scheme of proactive resilience of the transmission system to severe multi-bus contingencies is developed. A hybrid PSO-GSA-Quantum metaheuristic is used to find the 4-bus reactive fault clusters in the IEEE 118-bus system in stage 1. The cluster identified with the performance index (PI) of 1.8875 × 10<sup>3</sup> has the 91.6th percentile of 10000 random Monte Carlo samples and 1.78 times worse than the worst N-1 contingency. The results of the Monte Carlo analysis indicate that the PI distribution is essentially bimodal (skewness = 0.5188, kurtosis = 3.2394) and the distribution is concentrated around …

Experimental And Ai-Based Simulation Study Of Photovoltaic Thermal Collector With Cooling Techniques Integrated Into A Hybrid Solar Chimney, Ayat Ahmed, Khalid F. Sultan

Engineering and Technology Journal

As a result of increasing demands of efficient renewable energy systems as well as the hazards posed by high operating temperatures of the photovoltaic modules, advanced cooling and heat recovery solutions are now necessary. The paper involves an experimental and AI-filed research on a solar collector (photovoltaic/thermal, PV/T) with a combination of a hybrid solar chimney (HSC) to improve the electrical and thermal efficiency in hot climatic conditions, under hot weather conditions. The system was examined using three cooling configurations: air cooling, water cooling, and combined bi-fluid cooling. Energy balance equations were developed to evaluate electrical and thermal efficiencies, and …

Evaluation Of Optimized Mechanical Properties Of Gum-Arabic/Powdered Pentaclethra Macrophylla Pod Brake Pad Composite., I. C. C. Iloabachie, A. M. Nwankwo

Engineering and Technology Journal

The mechanical properties of brake pad composites produced from powdered Pentaclethra macrophylla pod reinforced with gum Arabic resin were investigated. The pods were cleaned, air-dried, oven-dried at 110 °C to constant weight, pulverized, and sieved, after which a portion was carbonized at 950 °C. Composite formulation was carried out using a pre-impregnation technique, with the reinforcement content varied from 10 to 50 wt% at 10 wt% intervals, while other constituents were maintained constant. The composites were molded in a hot platen press using a 50 mm × 50 mm × 8 mm mold at 180 °C, a pressure of 15 …

``Comparative Study On Photo-Thermal Conversion Characteristics Of Selective Coatings Under Nir-Dominated Artificial Irradiation'', Saleh K. Jabur, Ahmed A. Al-Tabbakh, Layth Al-Gebory

Engineering and Technology Journal

This study reports an investigation of the photo-thermal conversion performance of nickel-reinforced composite coatings prepared from commercially available black paints under controlled artificial NIR-Dominated halogen irradiation source. Two coating matrices were employed: the first is a modified silicone resin with black manganese ferrite and chromite black, the second is acrylic resin containing carbon black (PBK7) coating. Both coatings were combined with nickel microparticles. The coatings were characterized using scanning electron microscope, electron energy dispersive spectrometer, and UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy measurement to investigate their structural, morphological, compositional and optical properties. The Photo-thermal conversion performance was evaluated under irradiation from a tungsten-halogen lamp …

Effects Of Types And Amount Of Organic Matter On The Engineering Properties Of Soil, Afaq H. Malleh, Mohammed Y. Fattah, Hussein H. Karim

Engineering and Technology Journal

Organic soils exhibit highly variable geotechnical behavior due to differences in the type, content, and decomposition state of organic matter, which are often inadequately distinguished in engineering practice. This study investigates the influence of organic matter origin on soil behavior through a comparative analysis of sapric organic soils and sewage sludge soil tested under identical one-dimensional consolidation conditions. Laboratory tests included physical characterization, standard consolidation tests under vertical stresses of 200 kPa and 800 kPa, post-consolidation organic matter measurements, and microstructural analyses using SEM–EDS and XRD. The results show that increasing sapric organic matter content from 23% to 35% led …

A Systematic Review Of Mathematical Interpretations Of The Weton Marriage Tradition Within Islamic Cultural Contexts, Ratna Damayanti, Surya Sari Faradiba

Jurnal Pendidikan Sains

This study is grounded in the limited integration of mathematics, culture, and religion within academic discussions of local traditions, particularly the weton marriage calculation practice. It aims to explore the mathematical concepts embedded in weton calculations and to analyse these practices from an Islamic law perspective within an interdisciplinary framework. The study employs a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method following the six-stage PRISMA 2020 protocol, including the formulation of research questions, development of a search strategy, application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, study selection, quality assessment, and thematic synthesis. Data were collected from Google Scholar and Garuda using the keywords …

Preferences For Mathematics And Science Education Majors Among Senior High School Students In Bataan, Zydrick L. Avelino

Jurnal Pendidikan Sains

This study examines the factors influencing Senior High School students’ preferences for Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) majors in Bagac and Morong, Bataan, with particular focus on the low interest in Mathematics and Science specializations despite increasing demand for STEM educators. Using a descriptive quantitative design, data were collected from 369 students through a structured survey and analyzed using frequency and percentage distributions. The results reveal a strong preference for non-STEM majors, with Social Studies (42.12%) and English (35.04%) dominating, while Science (15.43%) and Mathematics (7.395%) received significantly lower interest. Personal interest emerged as the primary determinant (58.8%), followed by …

Peran Hukum Udara Dalam Pengaturan Dan Pengembangan Industri Pesawat Udara Di Indonesia+, Mieke Komar Kantaatmadja, S.H., M.C.L., C.N.

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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Sistem Pemilihan Umum Di Indonesia, Abdul Bari Azed, S.H.

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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Mahkamah Agung Dan Keanekaragaman Hukum Perdata, Prof. Dr. Mr. Sudargo Gautama

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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Hubungan Hukum Adat Dengan Hukum Islam, Prof. Dr. Soerjono Soekanto, S.H., M.A.

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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Komputer Untuk Ahli Hukum, J. Sudama Sasraandjaya, S.H.

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Masalah Penggunaan Komputer Dalam Hukum, Mr. Dr. Alida M. Boss.

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Jaminan Sosial Buruh Dalam Pembangunan, Suliati Rachmat, S.H.

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