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Mrs. Mary Jane Scott " Honey Howard"

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Beyond The Norm 2022 Exhibition Publication, School Of Art

Normal Editions Workshop Programming

A publication supporting the exhibition Beyond the Norm 2022, hosted by University Galleries and sponsored by Normal Editions in celebration of its 45th anniversary. October 27-December 18, 2022, University Galleries, 11 Uptown Circle, Normal, IL.

Sinclair Lewis Society Newsletter, Vol 31, No. 1, The Sinclair Lewis Society

Sinclair Lewis Society Newsletter

“Real America: A Speech about Sinclair Lewis by Lion Feuchtwanger,” with an introduction and translation by Sean Nye, University of Southern California

“‘Good Morning, America!’: A Retrospective of the 2022 Sinclair Lewis Virtual Conference,” by Shaun F. Richards

“Opening Remarks for the 2022 Sinclair Lewis Conference,” by Sally E. Parry, Illinois State University

“Three Midwestern Playwrights: How Floyd Dell, George Cram Cook, and Susan Glaspell Transformed American Theatre,” by Marcia Noe

“Robert L. McLaughlin’s Sinclair Lewis Scholarship”

“Play of Main Street Produced at University of Minnesota Duluth,” by George Killough, College of St. Scholastica

“Revisiting Sinclair Lewis’s Kingsblood Royal,” by …

School Of Music Faculty/Staff Newsletter, October 2022, School Of Music

School of Music Faculty/Staff Newsletter

Accomplishments and news from the faculty and staff of the School of Music at Illinois State University.

Democratic Engagement Action Plan: 2022 Midterm Elections, Center For Civic Engagement

Reports and White Papers - Center for Civic Engagement

Illinois State University's Voter Engagement Coalition is committed to a collaborative, campus wide voter engagement plan to maximize student participation in the 2022 election.

Signs & Symbols, Vol. 22, Fall 2022, Illinois State University, Department Of Sociology And Anthropology

Signs & Symbols

Newsletter of the Illinois State University Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Edi Leaders Circle Newsletter, Fall 2022, Illinois State University

EDI Leaders Circle Newsletter

Fall 2022 issue of the EDI Leaders Circle Newsletter. The EDI Leaders Circle was formed in 2022 in an attempt to bring all individual EDIA [Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Access, and Anti-Racism] committees on campus together to start having dialogues to advance grassroots initiatives.

For A Synodal Church: To Live Communion, Achieve Participation, To Open Herself To Mission, James Chukwuma Okoye Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

The Life Of François Poullart Des Places As A Paradigm For A Spiritan Boys’ School Education, Chris Mcdermott Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

A Declaration On The “Russian World” (Russkii Mir) Teaching

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

The Man Nobody Knows: George Babbitt And Religion, Sally E. Parry

Faculty Publications – English

No abstract provided.

Front Cover

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

Introduction

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

In Lockstep With Père Charles Duparquet— Synodality As The Catholic Missionary Insertion Within Novel Sociality, Elochukwu Uzukwu Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

Consulting The Faithful: John Henry Newman’S Relevance For A Fully Catholic Synodality, Shaun Blanchard Ph.D.

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

Usd Magazine Fall 2022, University Of San Diego

University of San Diego Magazine (1992- )

Torero News; Torero Athletics; Relentless Incrementalism; Hard Work Works; Forward Motion; Class Notes

The Mask Wars And Social Control: Lessons From The 1927 Unveiling Campaign In Soviet Uzbekistan, Rob Kahn

California Western International Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Quercetin Alleviates Kainic Acid-Induced Seizure By Inhibiting The Nrf2-Mediated Ferroptosis Pathway, Ruijin Xie, Wenjing Zhao, Scott Lowe, Rachel Bentley, Guoqin Hu, Huiya Mei, Xiaofan Jiang, Chenyu Sun, Yu Wu, Yueying Liu

Student Publications

Background: Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders in childhood. However, classical antiepileptic drugs are linked with drug toxicity and cognitive function impairment in children. Hence, it is essential to develop a novel therapy to solve this problem. Currently, studies indicate regulating the nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)-mediated ferroptosis pathway represents a potential advanced therapy for seizures. Hence, the present study aimed to explore whether quercetin, a natural polyphenol, could alleviate seizure-induced neuron death and preserve cognitive function by inhibiting Nrf2-mediated ferroptosis.

Methods: Kainic acid-induced epileptic mice model, morris water maze (MWM) test, cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) …

Synthesizing Self-Stabilizing Parameterized Protocols With Unbounded Variables, Ali Ebnenasir

Michigan Tech Publications

The focus of this paper is on the synthesis of unidirectional symmetric ring protocols that are self-stabilizing. Such protocols have an unbounded number of processes and unbounded variable domains, yet they ensure recovery to a set of legitimate states from any state. This is a significant problem as many distributed systems should preserve their fault tolerance properties when they scale. While previous work addresses this problem for constant-space protocols where domain size of variables are fixed regardless of the ring size, this work tackles the synthesis problem assuming that both variable domains and the number of processes in the ring …

Barriers To Mental Health Service Use Among Palestinian-Arab Women In Israel: Psychological Distress As Moderator, Fareeda Abo-Rass, Sarah Abu-Kaf, Ora Nakash

School for Social Work: Faculty Publications

Background: Many studies indicate that ethnic minority women, including women from the disadvantaged Palestinian-Arab minority in Israel, experience higher rates of psychological distress but are less likely to use mental health services. This study examined psychological distress and its role as a moderator in the relationship between mental health service use and stigma-related, attitudinal, and instrumental barriers. Method: Cross-sectional study of 146 Palestinian-Arab women who completed measures of psychological distress, mental health service use, the Barriers to Care Evaluation scale, and sociodemographic characteristics. Results: Participants who did not utilize mental health services reported higher levels of all barrier types compared …

The Short-Form Of The Coparenting Across Family Structures Scale (Copafs-27): A Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Michael A. Saini, Marsha Kline Pruett, Jonathan Alschech

School for Social Work: Faculty Publications

To further refine the measurement of coparenting across family dynamics, this article presents data from 2 separately collected samples, the first consisting of 252 parents and the second consisting of 329 parents, analyzed as a pilot study of the Short-Form of the Coparenting Across Family Structures Scale (CoPAFS 27-Items). The purpose of the revised shortened tool is to further the design of an efficient and psychometrically strong tool to aid research and clinical practice with coparents. Our intent was to differentiate coparenting in intact, separated/divorced, and families where the parents were never romantically involved, between mothers and fathers, and between …

Kefahaman Dan Penglibatan Pelajar Dalam Pusat Rawatan Alternatif: Kajian Di Politeknik Port Dickson, Mohamad Lutpi Normarlina

Student Works (2020-2029)

Rawatan alternatif telah diiktiraf dalam Islam dan juga dalam proses penguatkuasaaan Akta PT&K 2016 secara berfasa oleh pihak Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia. Namun begitu, terdapat beberapa perkara yang sering menjadi perhatian dalam kalangan orang awam terutamanya para pelajar yang berasa keliru akan amalan pengubatan Islam. Jadi, pelaksanaan kajian ini adalah bagi menjawab empat objektif seperti berikut : i) menjelaskan konsep perubatan Islam sebagai rawatan alternatif, ii) mengkaji faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi penglibatan pelajar dalam rawatan alternatif, penglibatan pelajar sebagai pesakit dan pelajar rawatan alternatif Islam, iii) menganalisis tahap pemahaman pelajar terhadap rawatan alternatif Islam, dan iv) menganalisis pengaruh pengetahuan dan penglibatan pelajar …

Multi-Tasking Memcapacitive Networks, Dat Tran, Christof Teuscher

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Recent studies have shown that networks of memcapacitive devices provide an ideal computing platform of low power consumption for reservoir computing systems. Random, crossbar, or small-world power-law (SWPL) structures are common topologies for reservoir substrates to compute single tasks. However, neurological studies have shown that the interconnections of cortical brain regions associated with different functions form a rich-club structure. This structure allows human brains to perform multiple activities simultaneously. So far, memcapacitive reservoirs can perform only single tasks. Here, we propose, for the first time, cluster networks functioning as memcapacitive reservoirs to perform multiple tasks simultaneously. Our results illustrate that …

Reliable Mode Tracking For Gradient-Based Optimization With Dynamic Stability Constraints, Taylor Mcdonnell, Andrew Ning

Faculty Publications

In order to construct mode-specific flutter constraints for use in gradient-based multidisciplinary design optimization frameworks, mode tracking must be used to associate the current iteration's modes with the modes corresponding to each constraint function. Existing mode tracking methods, however, do not provide a method by which to ensure the accuracy of mode associations, making them unsuitable for use in situations where obtaining correct mode associations is critical. To remedy this issue, a new mode tracking method is presented which incorporates backtracking logic in order to maintain an arbitrarily high degree of confidence in mode correlations during gradient-based optimization and/or during …

Youth Transitions Advisory Council 2022 Annual Report, Tennessee. Commission On Children And Youth.

Youth Transitions Advisory Council

No abstract provided.

Screening And Assessment Of Cancer-Related Fatigue: An Executive Summary And Road Map For Clinical Implementation, Joy C. Cohn, Shana Harrington Pt, Ph.D., Jeannette Q. Lee, Daniel Malone, Mary Insana Fisher

Faculty Publications

Background:

Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) prevalence is reported as high as 90%. Cancer-related fatigue is multidimensional and associated with lower health-related quality of life. Effective screening and assessment are dependent upon use of valid, reliable, and clinically feasible measures. This Executive Summary of the Screening and Assessment of Cancer-related Fatigue Clinical Practice Guideline provides recommendations for best measures to screen and assess for CRF based on the quality and level of evidence, psychometric strength of the tools, and clinical utility.

Methods:

After a systematic review of the literature, studies evaluating CRF measurement tools were assessed for quality; data extraction included psychometrics …

Anxiolytics For Bronchodilation: Refinements To Gaba, Ajay P Nayak, Steven S An

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

No abstract provided.

Radiotherapy For Elderly Patients With Glioblastoma: An Assessment Of Hypofractionation And Modern Treatment Techniques, Jennifer K. Matsui, Jiayi Huang, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Glioblastoma (GBM) is a disease with a poor prognosis. For decades, radiotherapy has played a critical role in the management of GBM. The standard of care radiation prescription is 60 Gy in 30 fractions, but landmark trials have historically excluded patients older than 70 years. Currently, there is considerable variation in the management of elderly patients with GBM. Shortened radiation treatment (hypofractionated) regimens have been explored since conventional treatment schedules are lengthy and many elderly patients have functional, cognitive, and social limitations. Clinical trials have demonstrated the effectiveness of hypofractionated radiotherapy (40 Gy in 15 fractions) to treat elderly or …

Newborn Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Identifies Low-Birth Weight And Vulnerable Infants: A Secondary Analysis, D Taylor Hendrixson, Patrick N Lasowski, Aminata Shamit Koroma, Mark J Manary

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Low birth weight (LBW) infants are at increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Identification of LBW may not occur in settings where access to reliable scales is limited. Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) may be an accessible, low-cost measure to identify LBW and vulnerable infants.

OBJECTIVES: We explored the validity of newborn MUAC in identifying LBW and vulnerable newborns in rural Sierra Leone.

METHODS: This study was a secondary analysis of infant data from a randomized controlled clinical trial of supplementary food and anti-infective therapies compared with standard care for undernourished pregnant women. Data for singleton liveborn infants with birth …

Targeting Pim2 By Jp11646 Results In Significant Antitumor Effects In Solid Tumors, Eriko Katsuta, Malgorzata Gil-Moore, Justine Moore, Mohamed Yousif, Alex A Adjei, Yi Ding, Justin Caserta, Carmen M Baldino, Kelvin P Lee, Irwin H Gelman, Kazuaki Takabe, Mateusz Opyrchal

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Proviral integration of Moloney virus 2 (PIM2) is a pro‑survival factor of cancer cells and a possible therapeutic target in hematological malignancies. However, the attempts at inhibiting PIM2 have yielded underwhelming results in early clinical trials on hematological malignancies. Recently, a novel pan‑PIM inhibitor, JP11646, was developed. The present study examined the utility of targeting PIM2 in multiple solid cancers and investigated the antitumor efficacy and the mechanisms of action of JP11646. When PIM2 expression was compared between normal and cancer tissues in publicly available datasets, PIM2 was found to be overexpressed in several types of solid cancers. PIM2 ectopic …