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Book Review: In Defence Of Philanthropy, Nabih Haddad

The Foundation Review

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Back Matter

The Foundation Review

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Executive Summaries

The Foundation Review

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Learning As We Go: How Emergent Process Supports Sustainable Community And Philanthropic Change, Elizabeth Myrick, Rachel Mosher-Williams, Laurie Zierer

The Foundation Review

Beginning in 2014, PA Humanities, one of 56 state and territorial humanities councils across the country, drew upon the work of Orton Family Foundation to deploy the Community Heart & Soul method, which centers community planning and civic engagement around connecting people to each other, and to the many assets of the places they live, through individual storytelling and collective narrative building.

Between 2015 and 2018, PA Humanities awarded matching grants to three locations in Pennsylvania — Greater Carlisle, Meadville, and Williamsport — to pilot PA Heart & Soul, a humanities-based, resident-driven community planning process that cultivates a shared sense …

Tfr 14.3 Full Issue

The Foundation Review

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Editorial, Teresa R. Behrens

The Foundation Review

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Auditing Google's Search Headlines As A Potential Gateway To Misleading Content: Evidence From The 2020 Us Election, Himanshu Zade, Morgan Wack, Yuanrui Zhang, Kate Starbird, Ryan Calo, Jason Young, Jevin D. West

Articles

The prevalence and spread of online misinformation during the 2020 US presidential election served to perpetuate a false belief in widespread election fraud. Though much research has focused on how social media platforms connected people to election-related rumors and conspiracy theories, less is known about the search engine pathways that linked users to news content with the potential to undermine trust in elections. In this paper, we present novel data related to the content of political headlines during the 2020 US election period. We scraped over 800,000 headlines from Google's search engine results pages (SERP) in response to 20 election-related …

Darboux Transformation And Solitonic Solution To The Coupled Complex Short Pulse Equation, Bao-Feng Feng, Liming Ling

School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences Faculty Publications

The Darboux transformation (DT) for the coupled complex short pulse (CCSP) equation is constructed through the loop group method. The DT is then utilized to construct various exact solutions including bright soliton, dark-soliton, breather and rogue wave solutions to the CCSP equation. In case of vanishing boundary condition (VBC), we perform the inverse scattering analysis to understand the soliton solution better. Breather and rogue wave solutions are constructed in case of non-vanishing boundary condition (NVBC). Moreover, we conduct a modulational instability (MI) analysis based on the method of squared eigenfunctions, whose result confirms the condition for the existence of rogue …

Entropy Analysis Of Sutterby Nanofluid Flow Over A Riga Sheet With Gyrotactic Microorganisms And Cattaneo–Christov Double Diffusion, M. Faizan, F. Ali, K. Loganathan, A. Zaib, C. A. Reddy, Sara I. Abdelsalam

Basic Science Engineering

In this article, a Riga plate is exhibited with an electric magnetization actuator consisting of permanent magnets and electrodes assembled alternatively. This exhibition produces electromagnetic hydrodynamic phenomena over a fluid flow. A new study model is formed with the Sutterby nanofluid flow through the Riga plate, which is crucial to the structure of several industrial and entering advancements, including thermal nuclear reactors, flow metres and nuclear reactor design. This article addresses the entropy analysis of Sutterby nanofluid flow over the Riga plate. The Cattaneo–Christov heat and mass flux were used to examine the behaviour of heat and mass relaxation time. …

Effect Of Crm On Neurobiology Via Eeg And Biofeedback, Sophia Truong

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

We reviewed the literature on mindfulness and its effects on psychological functioning. EEG studies have shown that different approaches to meditation, including MBSR, guided imagery, etc. have been associated with better interoception, increases in left frontal activity, and better stress regulation. These findings were used to create a study protocol that utilizes a somatically based intervention, the Community Resiliency Model (CRM) to decrease test taking anxiety in graduate school students.

Sweet Pea: An Integrated Postpartum Mental Health Program For Mothers & Their Partners, Robynn L. Mays

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The Sweet Pea: Postpartum Parenthood Program is a postpartum depression and anxiety intervention to provide support for mothers and their supportive partners for 16- weeks of therapy. Through group, individual, and couples therapy, parents can discuss their symptoms of postpartum depression and anxiety in three different settings. The parents will have the support from their Postpartum Care Team (PCT) which includes: their Case Manager and Clinical Therapist. Parents will also receive health care and social services provided through PCT to ensure the proper support through their postpartum parenting journey. The Sweet Pea Program is based on the concepts of the …

Force Comparison Of Rotational Tooth Movements For Loop-Design And Traditional Aligners, Robert Olsen

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Introduction

This study aimed to evaluate the force (F) and torque (Tq) exerted on a rotated canine and molar tooth by two different aligner systems. An ArchForm loop clear aligner (AFL) was compared to a traditional clear aligner (T) with the force (F) and torque (Tq) compared. A reduction in F and Tq with AFL aligners could possibly decrease the incidence of Orthodontic Root Resorption (ORR), while also creating more effective forces for tooth movement.

Materials and Methods

Two types of T aligners varying by material thickness were compared to two types of AFL aligners varying by loop width. All …

Kenyon Collegian - September 1, 2022

The Kenyon Collegian

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Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic Success: An Interdisciplinary Application Of Simulation And Modeling., Tammy Toscos Phd, Victor P. Cornet Ms, Michelle Charles, Erica Cumbee Mpa, Charlotte Gabet, Ethel Massing, R. Scott Stienecker Md

Health Services and Informatics Research

Proceedings of the 2022 International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care.

This paper shares a case study of a rapid cycle of process improvement, physical simulation, and simulation software development to stand up a mass COVID-19 vaccination site. The resulting standard work, clinic setup and simulation software tool were designed and implemented by an interdisciplinary team at a moderate size not-for-profit health system.

This unique example of a simulation and modeling implementation led to a high throughput vaccination clinic with an outstanding patient experience.

Semen Production Capacity Among Boar Breeds And Effect Of Organic Antioxidant Supplementation On Sperm Characteristics During The Hot Season In Thailand, Congbang Ngo, Suriya Sooksong, Nutthee Am-In, Padet Tummaruk

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The present study was carried out to investigate semen production capacity among boar breeds and measure the efficiency of a new organic antioxidant supplementation on semen production and qualities during the hot season in Thailand. A total of 711 ejaculates from 87 boars (i.e., 26 Duroc, 15 Landrace, 30 Yorkshire and 16 crossbred Landrace × Yorkshire) were included in the study. Semen samples were allocated into two treatments – without organic antioxidant (CONTROL; n = 397) and with organic antioxidant supplementation (TREATMENT; n = 314). The experiment was carried out for three months during the hot season in May (n …

Generation Of Tail Bearing Sperm-Like Cells From In Vitro Spermatogenesis Of Farming Goat Testis, Rakesh Bhaskar, Bijaylaxmi Sahoo, Sung Soo Han, Mukesh Kumar Gupta

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

In vitro spermatogenesis offers a therapeutic modality for the treatment of male infertility associated with pre-or post-meiotic barriers to the spermatogenesis process. The present study reports the production of tail-bearing sperm-like cells from in vitro spermatogenesis of farming goat testis in an air-liquid inter-phase culture. The testicular fragments (1-2 mm3) were placed on agarose scaffolds at air-liquid interphase and cultured in vitro for 60 days. Proliferating germ cell colonies were visible after 45-55 days of culture. Differentiation of cells to spermatogonia and spermatocytes was observed from the 40th day onwards. Tail bearing sperm-like elongated cells, with apical acrosome, were detected …

Radiographic Cardiac Indices For The Evaluation Of Cardiac And Left Atrial Sizes In Healthy Wistar Albino Rats (Rattus Norvegicus), Mehmet Alper Çeti̇nkaya, Mahir Kaya

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

This study was performed for the purpose of comparing vertebral heart score (VHS), radiographic left atrial dimension (RLAD) and vertebral left atrial size (VLAS) values derived from plain and contrast right lateral thoracic radiographs from 70 healthy, young adult Wistar albino rats and to identify reference values for these radiographic cardiac indices. Measurements were taken by two observers blinded to the study data. VHS, RLAD and VLAS median values and reference ranges were 8v and 7-9.3v for plain radiography, 8.2v and 7.4-9.5v for contrast radiography (P< 0.000), 1.3v and 1-1.8v for plain radiography, 1.3v and 1.1-1.6v for contrast radiography (P <0.000) and 1.9v and 1.4-2.4v for plain radiography and 1.95v 1.5-2.4v for contrast radiography (P<0.001), respectively. The only statistically significant difference was observed in terms of gender between VHS values from plain and contrast radiographs (P<0.02). Intraobserver and interobserver measurements revealed excellent agreement for radiographic cardiac indices obtained from contrast radiography. The study measurements indicate that contrast radiography provides a more effective quantitative assessment of cardiac and left atrial sizes than plain radiography. The radiographic cardiac index measurements presented in this study can serve as a reference baseline for both veterinarians and experimental cardiovascular studies.

Ovarian Stimulation With A Low Dose Of Follicle Stimulating Hormone Improved Recovery Rates And Developmental Competence Of Goat Oocytes, Pintira Thiangthientham, Nitira Anakkul, Junpen Suwimonteerabutr, Wirakan Kallayanathum, Sawita Santiviparat, Mongkol Techakumphu, Theerawat Tharasanit

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The aim of this study was to optimise the ovarian responses using different FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) treatments in goats. Group 1 (control), the ovaries were stimulated with a total dose of 200 mg FSH per doe. The FSH injections were performed at 12-h intervals starting on day 9 after progesterone implantation. The FSH doses were decreased to 160 mg/doe and 130 mg/doe for Groups 2 and 3, respectively. The numbers of small, medium and large follicles were determined by real-time B mode ultrasonography. Ovum pick-up (OPU) was performed by laparoscopy under general anesthesia at 96, 42 and 36 h …

Surgical Removal Of Urinary Bladder Urolith In Female Asian Elephant (Elephas Maximus) By Episiotomy And Urinary Bladder Sphincterotomy, Nikorn Thongtip, Supaphen Sripiboon, Nattaphol Muangthong, Suteeranun Pipitwanichtham, Smit Srisomrun, Patcharida Dittawong, Phawaran Meetipkit, Ratiwan Sitdhibutr, Warangkhana Lankaphin, Petthisak Sombutputorn, Weerapongse Tangjitjaroen

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

A 50-year-old female Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) was referred to the Kasetsart University Veterinary Teaching Hospital with histories of anuria and abdominal pain for five days. Trans-rectal ultrasonography demonstrated the presence of hyperechogenic uroliths located between the neck and trigone of the urinary bladder. Vestibuloscopy by endoscope revealed an abnormal brownish mass obstructing the internal bladder orifice. Episiotomy was performed after standing sedation with dexmedetomidine, epidural anesthesia and perineal infiltration with lidocaine. A single 1.7 kg urinary bladder urolith with 17x12x10 cm dimension was manually removed using a combination of several methods, including sphincter dilatation using lidocaine ring infiltration at …

Odor Detection Of Cancer Cell Metabolites By Scent-Detection Dogs, Geontae Park, Dongwook Kim, Seongsoo Jeong, Dongsun Park, Gonhyung Kim

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Dogs have a superior olfactory system; thus, they have been trained and used to detect various nonbiological and biological scents. In addition, many studies have recently reported dogs’ ability to detect the odor of certain cancers or cancer cells. A previous study documented that a dog trained to detect a certain malignant cancer cell could also detect another, unfamiliar malignant cancer cell well, implying that these two cancer cells share a certain specific odor. Thus, given the hypothesis that malignant cancer cells of different origins may contain a common cancer-specific odor, the purpose of the present study was to evaluate …

A Study Of Standard Values Of Two-Dimensional, M-Mode And Doppler Echocardiography In Conscious Small Domestic Rabbits, Nattanicha Ngosurachet, Tipparat Tangtraitha, Preeyanit Kaewyara, Pattharat Asvaesoontorn, Thawat Lekdumrongsak, Sirilak Disatian Surachetpong

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

To determine normal cardiac values for two-dimensional, M-mode and Doppler echocardiography because standard echocardiographic values have not been adequately studied in small-breed rabbits. Data was collected from 40 healthy small-breed rabbits. The results of complete physical examination, thoracic radiography, electrocardiography and echocardiography were collected and analysed as descriptive statistics. The correlation between weight and age and echocardiographic parameters was evaluated. A t-test was performed to compare the parameters between males and females. Most parameters were normally distributed and could be reliably used as standard values of echocardiographic parameters. Weight and age correlated positively with several echocardiographic parameters. However, there was …

Comparison Of Biomechanical Properties Associated With The Diameter And Insertion Depth Of Bone Anchors In The Femoral Condyle Of Toy Breed Cadaver Dogs, Yun-Hee An, Mu-Young Kim, Hun-Young Yoon

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The objective of the present study was to compare the biomechanical properties of implanted bone anchors based on diameter and insertion depth to yield selection criteria for bone anchor size in toy breed dogs. Twenty toy breed dog cadavers weighing < 5 kg underwent placement of five types of veterinary bone anchors (short diameter, short length [SDSL]; short diameter, medium length [SDML]; medium diameter, medium length [MDML]; medium diameter, long length [MDLL]; and long diameter, medium length [LDML]) at a predetermined femoral attachment site. Anchor screw depth/femoral condyle width (FCW) and anchor screw diameter/femoral condyle length (FCL) were measured using radiography. The yield load, Young’s modulus and failure load were measured and the causes of failure for each construct were recorded. The anchor screw depth/FCW was < 50%, 50%–75%, ~50%, and 75%–100% in the SDSL, SDML, MDML, and MDLL groups, respectively. The yield load, Young’s modulus and failure load were higher in the SDML and MDLL groups than in the SDSL and MDML groups. The anchor screw diameter/FCL was 12%–15% and 24%–30% in the SDML and LDML groups, respectively. No differences in biomechanical parameters were found between the SDML and LDML groups. The cause of failure in all constructs was pull-out of the bone anchor, except for distal femur fracture in five LDML constructs. In conclusion, when implanting bone anchors in toy breed dogs, the insertion depth should be > 50% of the FCW, regardless of diameter. Moreover, distal femur fracture can occur if the bone anchor diameter/FCL ratio exceeds 24%.

Environmental Enrichment And The Behavioral Effects On Captive Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus Leucas), Tsung-Hsien Li, Evonne Lim, I-Chun Chen, Chuen-Fu Lin, Shih-Chu Chen, Ming-An Tsai

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Environmental enrichment methods are meant to encourage animals to display their complete ethogram while under human care in zoos and aquariums. In this study, we sought to characterize the effectiveness of environmental enrichment (involving the inclusion of toys in the living environment) on captive beluga whales in the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium. Our results indicate that belugas with toys spend less time floating and swimming repetitively than do belugas without toys. The presence of toys was also shown to enhance social interactions among captive belugas. Overall, our findings indicate that the provision of toys can enrich the …

Molecular Determination Of West Nile Virus, Equine Herpesvirus 1 And Herpesvirus 4 In Feral Horses In Turkey, Irmak Dik, Oguzhan Avci, Sibel Yavru, H. Pelin Aslim, H.Sercan Palanci

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

West Nile Virus (WNV), Equine Herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) and Equine Herpesvirus 4 (EHV-4) are among the important pathogenic viral factors for both domestic and feral horses. This study was carried out to determine the molecular presence of WNV, EHV-1 and EHV-4 infections in feral horses in Konya. Blood samples were taken from 36 horses selected by a randomized sampling method from a total of 250 feral horses bred together. The leukocyte samples obtained were examined virologically for the presence nucleic acid of WNV using the Nested reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay (nested RT-PCR) method and using molecular methods for the …

Efficacy Of Immune Complex Infectious Bursal Disease Vaccines Against Very Virulent Infectious Bursal Disease Virus Challenge In Commercial Layer Chicken, Nataya Charoenvisal, Phornphisut Areeraksakul, Choew Kong Mah, Nida Sirikobkul, Nida Sirikobkul

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The vaccination program for controlling Infectious bursal disease (IBD) was complicated due to high maternal antibody in day old chick. Therefore, our study was performed in young layer chickens with high maternal antibody as commonly seen in our country. The objective of this study was to determine the protective efficacy of immune complex IBD vaccines against very virulent infectious bursal disease virus (vvIBDV) challenge in commercial layer chickens. As immune complex vaccine A was recommended in layers by the company, the first aim of the study was to compare immune complex vaccine A (group 1) and B (group 3). The …

Molecular Detection And Isolation Of Mycoplasma Conjunctivae From Goats With Infectious Keratoconjunctivitis In Sichuan Province, Southwest China, Youwen Yang, Yanmin Li, Xiaofang Dao, Lei Fei, Falong Yang

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Infectious keratoconjunctivitis (IKC) is a common contagious ocular disease in ruminants worldwide characterized with keratitis and conjunctivitis and, in severe cases, blindness. Recently two outbreaks of infectious keratoconjunctivitis (IKC) occurred in goats in Sichuan Province, China. To identify the causative agent responsible for these outbreaks, ocular swabs were then taken from 40 goats with IKC and 22 goats without IKC for isolation and molecular detection of mycoplasma. Mycoplasma conjunctivae-specific nested-PCR was 85.0% positive among samples from goats with IKC and 40.9% positive from goats without IKC. Nine PCR products were sequenced and showed that there was 99.6-100% sequence homology among …

Enterococcus Faecium Septicemia In A Dog: Clinical Features And Molecular Screening Of Virulence Genes Of Enterococcus, Trasida Ployngam, Numfa Fungbun

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

A one-year-old Golden Retriever male dog manifested multi-systemic inflammation with a marked increment of plasma D-dimer. Enterococcus spp. was identified from hemoculture and it showed multidrug resistance (MDR), including amikacin, cephazolin, ceftriaxone, clindamycin, imipenem, penicillin G and sulfa-trimethoprim. Pure Enterococcus colonies were identified for species-specific DNA by PCR amplification and sequencing. It was 100% identical with the Enterococcus faecium strains in the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) database. Molecular screening of virulence genes of the isolated E. faecium strain exhibited four of nine genes including gelatinase (gelE), cell wall adhesion (efaAfm), second collagen adhesin (scm) and adhesin of collagen …

Acquired Indirect Unilateral Chronic Reducible Scrotal Hernia In An Arabian Stallion, Mohamed A. Marzok, Adel I. Almubarak, Mahmoud Kandeel, Adel A. Badawy

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

This case report describes the presentation and surgical management of acquired indirect unilateral chronic reducible scrotal herniation in an 8-year-old Arabian stallion. The horse had a history of moderate unilateral swelling of the scrotum that had been noticed by the owner for 10 months. Upon palpation, the swelling was soft, reducible, painless and not accompanied by an acute abdomen. Ultrasonography, rectal and clinical examination were useful tools for the diagnosis of scrotal hernias in this case. A successful surgical herniorrhaphy was performed with the removal of the testicle at the affected side and the superficial inguinal ring was closed by …

Faculty Affairs Committee Minutes Of The Academic Senate 2022-09-01, University Of Dayton. Faculty Affairs Committee

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

Student Academic Policies Committee Minutes Of The Academic Senate 2022-09-01, University Of Dayton. Student Academic Policies Committee

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