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Commonality And Co-Occurrence Of Discrete Strategies Within Implementation Strategy Bundles: Findings From The Living Database Of Hiv Implementation Science Systematic Review, 2014-2021, Sita Lujintanon, Ingrid Eshun-Wilson, Noelle Le Tourneau, Laura K Beres, Sheree Schwartz, Stefan Baral, Ryan Thompson, Ashley Underwood, Branson Fox, Elvin H Geng, Christopher G Kemp

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: HIV services and innovations are delivered through implementation strategy bundles that are often complex, comprising numerous discrete strategies. Systematically characterizing the use patterns of discrete strategies may inform strategy prioritization and selection to optimize service delivery. We used the Living Database of HIV Implementation Science (LIVE) to describe the commonality and co-occurrence of discrete strategies within multi-component strategy bundles in published HIV implementation studies from low- and middle-income countries.

METHODS: The LIVE systematic review identified studies from PubMed, Embase, and CINAHL, and included HIV implementation studies that reported ≥ 1 HIV care cascade outcome, were conducted in low- and …

Re: Approval Letter For The Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit - Draft Final 2022 Insufficiently Reclaimed Sites Sampling: Bres No. 96 – Washoe Dump Site Evaluation Summary Report, Molly Roby

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

The Employment Situation Of Veterans: February 2026, Institute For Veterans And Military Families At Syracuse University

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

The February 2026 IVMF employment report shows veteran unemployment improving despite a slight national increase. Overall veteran unemployment fell from 4.5% to 4.1%, and Post‑9/11 veteran unemployment dropped sharply from 5.9% to 4.8. Younger veterans (18–24) saw the largest gains, while rates for older veterans rose slightly. Male veteran unemployment decreased to 3.9%, and female veteran unemployment fell to 5.2%. Black veteran unemployment declined significantly, while Hispanic veteran unemployment rose. Compared with nonveterans, veterans generally experienced better or comparable outcomes, though differences vary by age, gender, and race.

2026-03-13 Minutes Of The Executive Committee Of The Academic Senate Senate, University Of Dayton. Academic Senate. Executive Committee

ECAS Minutes

Approved minutes of a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate of the University of Dayton.

The George-Anne Inkwell Edition, Georgia Southern University

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

Unraveling Metabolic Determinants Of Isoniazid Susceptibility In Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Erin Rilu Wang

Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Theses and Dissertations

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) causes the disease tuberculosis (TB) and is one of the leading causes of death worldwide by an infectious agent. Furthermore, the emergence and evolution of drug resistance has significantly hindered global health efforts to combat this deadly epidemic. Thus, there is a critical need for development of new antibiotics with unique mechanisms of action and design of novel strategies for optimizing the efficacy of existing therapeutic regimens. It is estimated that 10.7% of new infected and 27.2% of previously treated TB cases are resistant to the frontline antibiotic isoniazid (INH), a central component of TB chemotherapeutic regimens. …

The Efficacy And Safety Of Serratus Anterior Plane Block In Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Xu-Bo Cui, Ming-Zhu Cui, Qiu-Ju Yang, Yang Liu, Meng-Qi Yi, Xiao-Yang Zhang, Yun-Tai Yao

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: Serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) is a widely used fascial block that reduces postoperative pain and perioperative opioid consumption. This meta-analysis assessed the efficacy and safety of SAPB in cardiac surgery patients.

Methods: We systematically searched PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wanfang databases on May 10, 2024. Pooled relative risks and mean differences (MD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated for dichotomous and continuous outcomes, respectively. Heterogeneity was assessed using the I2 statistic, and publication bias was evaluated using Egger test. Subgroup analyses were stratified by study design (randomized controlled trials …

Telemedicine As A Gateway To Early-Phase Oncology Trials: Lessons From 14,000 Patients And Future Directions For Global Access And Equity, Carlos Torrado, Clark R Andersen, Lei Kang, Amanda L Brink, Taiwo Adesoye, Hung Le, Clover J Patterson, Anna Poullard, Jessica A Osburn, Harold N Tan, Mohamed A Gouda, Sheena Charles, Gabriele E Urschel, Tin-Yun Tang, David S Hong, Stephane Champiat, Aung Naing, Apostolia M Tsimberidou, Ecaterina E Dumbrava, Sarina A Piha-Paul, Jordi Rodon, Timothy A Yap, Paula R Pohlmann, Funda Meric-Bernstam, Siqing Fu

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: Telemedicine expanded rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic, but its role in early-phase oncology trials remains uncertain. We evaluated its impact on recruitment, enrollment, equity, and access in a large phase I program.

Patients and methods: We retrospectively analyzed patients seen for first consultation in the MD Anderson Phase I Program (2016-2023). Recruitment (consent) and enrollment (treatment initiation) were compared by visit type, race/ethnicity, and geography across pre-pandemic (2016-2019), pandemic (2020-March 11, 2023), and post-public health emergency (PHE; March-December 2023) periods. A chart review of 400 patients validated findings.

Results: Of 14,085 patients, 7,247 were evaluated post-pandemic, with 36% (n …

Pan-Cancer Evolution Signatures Link Clonal Expansion To Dynamic Changes In The Tumor Immune Microenvironment, Xinyu Yang, Wei Liu, Geoff Macintyre, Peter Van Loo, Florian Markowetz, Peter Bailey, Ke Yuan

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Cancer is an evolutionary process characterized by profound intratumor heterogeneity (ITH), which can be quantified using in silico estimates of cancer cell fractions (CCFs) of tumor-specific somatic mutations. We demonstrate a data-driven approach based on CCF distributions to identify 4 robust pan-cancer evolutionary signatures from 4,146 tumors across 17 cancer types in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). These signatures define a continuum of cancer cell fractions reflecting neutral evolution, clonal expansion, and clonal fixation. Correlating evolutionary signatures with mutational and biological programs reveals that tumors enriched for clonal expansion and fixation are associated with immune evasion and distinct changes in …

Uncovering Hidden Prognostic Patterns In Colorectal Cancer Histology Using Unsupervised Learning: A Computational Pathology Study, Wen-Tong Zhou, Yong Liu, Gang Yu, Kuan-Song Wang, Chao Xu, Jonathan Greenbaum, Chong Wu, Lin-Dong Jiang, Christopher J Papasian, Hong-Mei Xiao, Hong-Wen Deng

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a leading cause of cancer mortality globally, yet current histopathological diagnostics capture only limited features. This study aimed to discover subtle, prognostically significant histomorphological patterns in CRC tissues using unsupervised deep learning. We developed a framework integrating convolutional neural networks with deep clustering, trained on 23,341 image patches from 493 patients. We identified 30 distinct histomorphological clusters from CRC tissue images. Through univariate and multivariate survival analyses, three clusters (Cluster13, Cluster19, and Cluster24) were consistently associated with patient prognosis. These clusters were integrated with clinical factors (T stage, N stage, and differentiation degree) to construct a …

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Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

No abstract provided.

Sentisec: Combining Keyword Heuristics And Sentiment Modeling For Ai-Powered Threat Detection, Ridho Surya Kusuma, Erum Ashraf, Selvakumar Manickam, Shankar Karuppayah

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

This work presents SENTISEC, a hybrid LLM-based threat detection framework designed to classify security logs by integrating keyword heuristics, domain-adapted sentiment scoring, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). The system achieves an overall accuracy of 93.67%, with 91.46% macro recall, 89.07% macro F1, and 95.15% threat recall, while maintaining a low false-positive rate of 1.68%. Its methodology incorporates strict keyword and IOC matching, a domain-tuned DistilBERT sentiment module, hybrid BM25–MiniLM retrieval enhanced with BGE reranking, adaptive quantile-based threshold calibration, and SHAP-based explainability. Comparative evaluations against keyword-only, sentiment-only, classical machine-learning models, and DistilBERT-only baselines show that SENTISEC consistently improves both true-positive and true-negative …

Sgsc-Kko-Lstm: A Deeplearning Classifier Model For Smart Grid, Dushmanta Kumar Das, Samaniba Imchen

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Maintaining smart grid stability is crucial for the reliable operation of decentralized electricity networks, especially as the energy sector becomes more complex. The process of ensuring grid stability begins with collecting consumer data and comparing it to power supply requirements. Ultimately, consumers receive a report showing their energy use and pricing details. However, this process is time-consuming and can be improved by leveraging artificial intelligence to predict smart grid stability more efficiently. Specifically, an optimized Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) network is proposed to predict smart grid stability, addressing the challenges associated with traditional data collection and evaluation methods. Simulations from …

A Joint Optimization-Based Novel Attack For Genomic Beacon Reconstruction, Kousar Saleem, Si̇nem Sav

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Genomic data sharing has become an essential component of biomedical research, enabling large-scale collaborations and accelerating discoveries in human genetics. To balance the need for accessibility with privacy concerns, several controlled-access mechanisms have been proposed, including genomic beacons. Genomic beacons answer simple presence/absence queries about specific genetic variants. However, prior work has demonstrated that beacons remain vulnerable to genome reconstruction attacks, where an adversary can recover large portions of participants’ genomes using summary statistics. Building on insights from prior reconstruction attacks, we introduce an approach that unifies SNP correlation and allele frequency alignment objectives within a single-stage joint optimization framework. …

Automated Software Size Measurement Using Multilingual Domain-Adapted Language Models, Samet Tenekeci̇, Hüseyi̇n Ünlü, Burak Keçeci̇, Muhammed Efe İnci̇r, Onur Demi̇rörs

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Software Size Measurement (SSM) is crucial for estimating required project effort as well as budget and schedule. However, many small and medium-sized companies struggle to apply objective SSM due to limited resources and lack of expertise. This often leads to inaccurate estimates and project overruns. There is a need for practical, low-resource solutions that support these tasks without requiring expert involvement. Motivated by this challenge, this study proposes an automated software size measurement approach that formulates the measurement task as supervised regression over natural language requirements, using domain-adapted transformer models. We construct large-scale Turkish and English software engineering corpora to …

Reducing Complexity In Versatile Video Coding Intra-Coding Through Machine Learning-Based Optimization Of Partitioning And Prediction, Amina Kessentini, Amna Maraoui, Imen Werda, Fatma Ezahra Sayadi

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The escalating demand for high-resolution multimedia content has necessitated more efficient video compression solutions. The Versatile Video Coding (VVC) standard, despite achieving remarkable compression gains, introduces significant computational complexity, primarily due to its exhaustive Rate-Distortion Optimization (RDO) process. To address this, we propose an intelligent approach leveraging supervised machine learning techniques to streamline the VVC encoding process. Specifically, we introduce a Lightweight Neural Network (LNN) for efficient coding unit partitioning decisions and a Decision Tree (DT) classifier for optimizing the intra prediction process. This dual-method framework, tailored for All Intra coding configuration, significantly reduces encoder complexity while maintaining compression performance …

Designing Risk-Aware Mixed-Mode Evacuation Strategies For Tsunamis: Insights From İstanbul, Vedat Bayram, Doruk Ergez, Ada Arikanoğlu

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

​Tsunamis pose severe and time-critical risks to densely populated coastal cities, where limited warning times and infrastructure constraints demand carefully coordinated evacuation strategies. This study develops an integrated, risk-aware optimization framework that jointly considers vertical and horizontal sheltering options together with mixed pedestrian-vehicular evacuation dynamics. The proposed mixed-integer second-order cone programming (MISOCP) model simultaneously determines vertical shelter location, evacuee assignment, road-use designation for pedestrians and vehicles, and route selection under congestion, capacity, and budget constraints. Vehicle travel times incorporate congestion effects through a convex flow-dependent function, while pedestrian routing ensures convergent and conflict free evacuation paths. A risk-minimization objective accounts …

Optimal Network Reconfiguration Based On Discrete Metaheuristic Techniques For Reduction Of Power Loss And Carbon Emission In Distribution Networks, Asad Ali, Hazlie Mokhlis, Nurulafiqah Nadzirah Mansor, Hussain Shareef, Hasmaini Mohamad, Munir Azam Muhammad

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Power distribution systems play a crucial role in transmitting electrical power from generation sources to end users. During transmission, significant power losses occur in the form of heat as the current flowing along the lines/cables has resistance. To minimize power losses, distribution network reconfiguration (DNR) has been widely adopted. This paper proposes optimal DNR based on metaheuristic techniques with discrete mutation feature targeting active power loss reduction, which subsequently lowers carbon emissions and operational costs. Through the discrete mutation feature, computational time to find optimal solution has been reduced significantly with fewer iterations compared to conventional mutation techniques. The proposed …

Larvicidal Activity Of Β-Asarone And Acorus Calamus Linn. (Sweet Flag) Extract Against Aedes Aegypti (Dipotera: Culicidae): Enzyme Inhibition, Midgut Histopathology, And In Silico Analysis, Rizal Subahar, Surya Dwira

Indonesian Journal of Medical Chemistry and Bioinformatics

Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae), the primary vector of dengue, poses a significant public health threat in tropical and subtropical regions. Botanical insecticides and phytochemicals such as β- asarone, derived from essential oils,offer a promising alternative to synthetic larvicides. The rhizome of Acorus calamus L. (sweet flag), traditionally known for its neuroprotective and antioxidant properties, contains β-asarone as its principal bioactive constituent.This study evaluated the larvicidal efficacy of β-asarone and A. calamus rhizome extract against Ae. aegypti larvae, focusing on detoxification enzyme inhibition, midgut histopathology, and in silico molecular interactions.Third- and fourth-instar larvae were exposed to β-asarone and crude extract at …

Pinocchio And The Tiny Pink Monkey (2026) | Coloring Sheet, Jacksonville State University

Department of Theatre & Film Performance Archive

Performed: 13-16 March 2026; "Pinocchio and the Tiny Pink Monkey" was written by Michael Boynton and the Members of the Flying Blink Theatre Ensemble. Artistic team were Carolyn Conover (director), Brayden Turner (stage manager), Addie Barnes and Ophelia Lazo (assistant stage managers), Eli Sims (assistant stage manager/tour manager), Corrine Todd (costume designer), Skye Strauss (puppet designer), Cheyenne Oliver (lighting designer), Ryan Godfrey (assistant lighting designer), Mike Long (fight choreographer). Production staff were Cheyenne Oliver (technical director), Ryan Godfrey (run crew), Akira Scott-Crough (light board operator), Liesl Cristy (spotlight operator), Ellie Boozer (costume shop manager), Molly Willingham (wardrobe head), Devin Knight …

Pinocchio And The Tiny Pink Monkey (2026) | Craft Sheet, Jacksonville State University

Department of Theatre & Film Performance Archive

Performed: 13-16 March 2026; "Pinocchio and the Tiny Pink Monkey" was written by Michael Boynton and the Members of the Flying Blink Theatre Ensemble. Artistic team were Carolyn Conover (director), Brayden Turner (stage manager), Addie Barnes and Ophelia Lazo (assistant stage managers), Eli Sims (assistant stage manager/tour manager), Corrine Todd (costume designer), Skye Strauss (puppet designer), Cheyenne Oliver (lighting designer), Ryan Godfrey (assistant lighting designer), Mike Long (fight choreographer). Production staff were Cheyenne Oliver (technical director), Ryan Godfrey (run crew), Akira Scott-Crough (light board operator), Liesl Cristy (spotlight operator), Ellie Boozer (costume shop manager), Molly Willingham (wardrobe head), Devin Knight …

Pinocchio And The Tiny Pink Monkey (2026) | Program, Jacksonville State University

Department of Theatre & Film Performance Archive

Performed: 13-16 March 2026; "Pinocchio and the Tiny Pink Monkey" was written by Michael Boynton and the Members of the Flying Blink Theatre Ensemble. Artistic team were Carolyn Conover (director), Brayden Turner (stage manager), Addie Barnes and Ophelia Lazo (assistant stage managers), Eli Sims (assistant stage manager/tour manager), Corrine Todd (costume designer), Skye Strauss (puppet designer), Cheyenne Oliver (lighting designer), Ryan Godfrey (assistant lighting designer), Mike Long (fight choreographer). Production staff were Cheyenne Oliver (technical director), Ryan Godfrey (run crew), Akira Scott-Crough (light board operator), Liesl Cristy (spotlight operator), Ellie Boozer (costume shop manager), Molly Willingham (wardrobe head), Devin Knight …

Pinocchio And The Tiny Pink Monkey (2026) | Poster, Jacksonville State University

Department of Theatre & Film Performance Archive

Performed: 13-16 March 2026; "Pinocchio and the Tiny Pink Monkey" was written by Michael Boynton and the Members of the Flying Blink Theatre Ensemble. Artistic team were Carolyn Conover (director), Brayden Turner (stage manager), Addie Barnes and Ophelia Lazo (assistant stage managers), Eli Sims (assistant stage manager/tour manager), Corrine Todd (costume designer), Skye Strauss (puppet designer), Cheyenne Oliver (lighting designer), Ryan Godfrey (assistant lighting designer), Mike Long (fight choreographer). Production staff were Cheyenne Oliver (technical director), Ryan Godfrey (run crew), Akira Scott-Crough (light board operator), Liesl Cristy (spotlight operator), Ellie Boozer (costume shop manager), Molly Willingham (wardrobe head), Devin Knight …

Pinocchio And The Tiny Pink Monkey (2026) | Game Sheet, Jacksonville State University

Department of Theatre & Film Performance Archive

Performed: 13-16 March 2026; "Pinocchio and the Tiny Pink Monkey" was written by Michael Boynton and the Members of the Flying Blink Theatre Ensemble. Artistic team were Carolyn Conover (director), Brayden Turner (stage manager), Addie Barnes and Ophelia Lazo (assistant stage managers), Eli Sims (assistant stage manager/tour manager), Corrine Todd (costume designer), Skye Strauss (puppet designer), Cheyenne Oliver (lighting designer), Ryan Godfrey (assistant lighting designer), Mike Long (fight choreographer). Production staff were Cheyenne Oliver (technical director), Ryan Godfrey (run crew), Akira Scott-Crough (light board operator), Liesl Cristy (spotlight operator), Ellie Boozer (costume shop manager), Molly Willingham (wardrobe head), Devin Knight …

Identification And Full Genome Sequencing Of Previously Unknown Sandfly-Borne Phleboviruses Using A Newly Established Capture-Based Next-Generation Sequencing Approach, Edwin O. Ogola, Inga Slothouwer, Gilbert Rotich, Anne Kopp, Armanda D. Bastos, Caroline Getugi, Julia Melchert, Terence C. Jones, Dorcus C. Omoga, Rosemary Sang, Baldwyn Torto, David P. Tchouassi, Sandra Junglen

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Sandfly-borne phleboviruses cause febrile illness and neuroinvasive disease in humans. While infections are reported in the Mediterranean region, the discovery of previously unknown phleboviruses in sandflies from Kenya suggests a wider geographic distribution. Detection and characterization of novel phleboviruses are often hindered by low-quality and low-viral-load samples. We developed a capture-based target enrichment next-generation sequencing approach that showed a 99%-100% fold enrichment of viral genomes from primary material and provides a robust tool for generating complete genomes of both known and previously unknown viruses. From a collection of 15,652 sandflies in Kenya, we recovered seven complete coding sequences of Embossos, …

Mechanism-Informed Transition From Pediatric To Adult Care In Sickle Cell Disease: A Case Study, Jane S Hankins, Tarun Aurora, Rachel Matsumoto, Sara Malone, Ana A Baumann

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Healthcare transition (HCT) refers to the shift from a child-centered to an adult-centered model of care, a process that, when well-functioning, can reduce disengagement and improve satisfaction with care. The Six Core Elements (6CE) framework structures HCT services; however, its implementation process remains understudied, limiting its broader applicability. Learning how to effectively implement the 6CE strategies can enhance their application in real clinical contexts. This case study describes the successful implementation of a 6CE-informed transition program for adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease (SCD), a genetic condition associated with reduced life expectancy. We also propose a mechanism-informed …

Graphene For A Sustainable Future: Clean Energy, Environmental Remediation, And Green Pathways A Review, Ahmed Al-Amiery, Wan N. R. Wan Isahak

Terra Joule Journal

Graphene is a two-dimensional carbon nanomaterial whose exceptional properties high mechanical strength (Young's modulus ∼1 TPa; tensile strength >130 GPa), high carrier mobility (>200,000 cm²/V· s at room temperature), high thermal conductivity (∼5,000 W/m· K), and large theoretical specific surface area (∼2,630 m²/g) make it an attractive platform for sustainability-oriented technologies. In this review, we will critically discuss green and sustainable synthesis routes such as those derived from biomass/waste materials, electrochemical exfoliation, and green chemical vapor deposition innovations, and their associated sustainability based on life cycle assessment concepts, functional units, and impact category indicators such …

Toward More Reliable Uavs: Interpretable Machine Learning For Understanding Propeller Fault Separability, Saadi Turied Kurdi, Luttfi A. Al-Haddad, Latif Ibraheem

Terra Joule Journal

This study investigates the fundamental limits of UAV propeller fault discrimination using an interpretable XGBoost–SHAP framework applied to the high-resolution DronePropA dataset. Three fault types—edge-cut, structural crack, and surface erosion—were evaluated across three severity levels under constrained flight conditions to isolate the physical signatures of degradation. A curated subset of 1 kHz IMU and ESC telemetry from Drone 1 (trajectory t1, speed SP1) enabled analysis of fault separability independent of kinematic variability. Despite deploying a moderately complex XGBoost classifier (300 estimators, depth = 6) and a comprehensive multi-domain feature set, the model achieved a performance ceiling of 38.04% accuracy and …

Impact Of Glass Powder As A Sustainable Material On The Workability, Strength, And Durability Properties In High-Performance Basalt Fiber Reinforced Concrete: A Statistical Analysis, Ahmed Fathi Mohamed Salih

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

The global construction sector is increasingly challenged to balance environmental sustainability with the growing demand for durable, high-performance materials. As cement production continues to be a major source of anthropogenic CO2 emissions, the incorporation of alternative, low-impact binders has become a key strategy for reducing the environmental footprint of concrete. In this context, glass powder (GP)—a finely ground industrial by-product rich in amorphous silica—has emerged as a promising partial replacement for Portland cement. Its pozzolanic reactivity contributes to improved hydration and matrix densification, while its use also supports circular economy principles by diverting waste glass from landfills. At the same …

Fragmentation Of The Self And The Alienation Of Objects: An Interpretive Study Of The Secret Migration To Things, A Short Story Collection By The Saudi Writer Siham Al-Aboudi, Asmaa Ahmed Al-Anakrah

UB Journal for Humanities

This study examines the fragmentation of the self and the appropriation of things in contemporary thought and Saudi literature through an interpretive reading of Seham al-Aboudi’s Secret Migration to Things. It argues that external pressures fragment the self while objects act as semantic agents shaping characters’ consciousness and behavior, making narrative a means to explore human interaction with the material world. Using a hermeneutical approach inspired by Paul Ricoeur and combining semantic, stylistic, and phenomenological analysis, the study addresses three axes: narrative hermeneutics and meaning-making, representations of objects and identity disintegration, and the formation of narrative space and consciousness transformations. …