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Together, A Greater Impact, Sarah Schaier

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Reducing Respiratory Complications During Endoscopy Procedures Using Dexmedetomidine, Jon Austin Moore, Amy Snow

Group: Samford University Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing

Upper gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures such as esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) are common procedures most often utilizing monitored anesthesia care (MAC), primarily using propofol as the sedative. Propofol is regularly used due to its rapid onset and recovery profile, however, its narrow therapeutic window and dose dependent responses can cause adverse respiratory events. In patients with respiratory pathophysiology, obesity, or obstructive sleep apnea, these adverse events can be catastrophic. Dexmedetomidine (DEX), a selective a2-adrenergic receptor agonist with anxiolytic, sedative, and modest analgesic properties, produces sedation with minimal respiratory depression. This case examines the adjunct use of DEX during upper gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures and …

Risk Of Injuries To The Anesthesia Provider: Back Injuries And "Boom Strikes", Megan Hood, Mary Beth Greenway

Group: Samford University Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing

For anesthesia providers caring for perioperative patients, does the use of standardized safety protocols including ergonomic training reduce the incidence of back injuries and “boom strikes” compared to anesthesia counterparts that do not undergo ergonomic training or follow safety protocols?

Presentation Outcomes:

1. Describe the common injuries that occur perioperatively to the anesthesia provider, as well as ways to mitigate these risks including available assistive lifting devices.
2. Discuss the benefits of formal ergonomics training in the reduction of musculoskeletal injuries and head injuries to the anesthetist.

Perioperative Vasopressors In Free-Flap Maxillofacial Procedures, Merry K. Otte, Lauren Barnes

Group: Samford University Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing

Traditionally, vasopressors are avoided in microvascular surgery. This tradition is largely based on animal studies, which demonstrated that ephedrine and phenylephrine may lead to decreased graft perfusion and pedicle thrombosis. Modern clinical evidence is largely unable to replicate these results, as no consistent correlation is observed between flap compromise and vasopressor use. Although some isolated studies show potential flap compromise with vasopressor exposure, the vast majority of modern clinical evidence suggests that vasopressor exposure poses no increased risk to flap compromise.

Liberal fluid administration is the traditional approach to hemodynamic management during microvascular surgery, however, modern clinical evidence suggests that …

Limiting Post-Operative Nausea And Vomiting In High-Risk Patients, Turner Tinsley

Group: Samford University Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing

Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) remains a major challenge in anesthesia for high-risk surgical patients. Its complications extend beyond discomfort as increased dehydration, fluid shifts, aspiration risk, and hospital stay duration all reduce patient satisfaction. Research and clinical experience highlight the need for anesthesia providers to move away from single-drug prophylaxis and implement individualized, multimodal strategies for high-risk patients.

Early risk identification is vital. The Apfel score—based on female gender, non-smoking status, history of PONV, and likely opioid use—effectively forecasts risk. An Apfel score of 4 indicates over 80% chance of PONV, so timely prevention is crucial. More than tallying …

Adequacy And Safety Of Mepivacaine Spinal Anesthesia For Total Joint Arthroplasty, Natalie C. Whitten, David Sanford

Group: Samford University Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing

The prevalence of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA) continues to rise in the United States. Between 2012 and 2015, elective TKA and THA increased by nearly 50%, and there is a substantial increase in these procedures projected over the next decade. This increase reflects both an aging population and a higher number of younger patients electing for TKA or THA earlier in life. Advances in perioperative care and anesthesia have contributed to improved surgical outcomes, reduced complications, and shorter recovery times for this population. Spinal anesthesia offers advantages over general anesthesia, including decreased blood loss, shorter …

Closing The “Extreme Circumstances” Gap: The Legality Of Nuclear Weapons When The Survival Of A State Is In Question, Christopher J. Hart

International Law Studies

There is a gap at the heart of the law governing the use of nuclear weapons. Repeated threats by Russian leaders to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine highlight the urgency of closing this gap. This article reviews the central holding of the 1996 International Court of Justice advisory opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons. The article focuses on the controversial “extreme circumstances” clause, in which the ICJ stated that it could not determine the legality of using nuclear weapons when the survival of a State was in question. This left open the questions …

Ninth Circuit Panel Affirms Injunction Against Montana Anti-Drag Law, Arthur S. Leonard

Other Publications

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Cryptic Diversity Within Nyctixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae): A New Species, A Resurrection, And A Redescription, Jennifer Dever, Jimmy A. Mcguire, Djoko T. Iskandar, Amir Hamidy, Lee L. Grismer

Biology Faculty Publications

The examination of molecular markers confirms hidden diversity and reveals a new species within the Nyctixalus pictus (Peters, 1871) complex. Three genetically distinct clades were recovered: one from the Thai-Malay Peninsula; one from Sumatra, Indonesia; and one from Sarawak, Borneo, East Malaysia. Voucher specimens from each region were compared, and significantly different mean values were found through morphological analyses. The populations also differ significantly in morphospace, as determined by PCA, DAPC, and MFA analyses. The Thai-Malay Peninsula individuals have a distinct, rounded and slightly elongated snout shape compared to the other two clades. Based on these combined data, these three …

April 3-19, Uab Theatre And Red Mountain Theatre Present "Dear Evan Hansen", Shannon Thomason

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Cuny Academic Works: What It Is And Why You Should Submit Your Works, Jojo Karlin

Publications and Research

CUNY Academic Works was launched in 2014 to serve the faculty, staff, and students of CUNY. The root of this open access institutional repository was a response to the Budapest Open Access Initiative of 2002, which led to a CUNY University Faculty Senate Resolution in 2011. These slides were used in a presentation given at Lehman College and were developed from a presentation given at La Guardia Community College.

Research On Gaussian Splatting Modeling Of Power Equipment In 3d Scenes, Haiying Li, Haonan Xu, Junfang Hao

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: To address the issues of missing camera poses in captured images and poor reconstruction quality in 3D modeling of power equipment, a 3D Gaussian splatting 3D modeling method for power equipment based on video sequences was proposed. Theffmpeg was adopted to extract video frames at a reduced rate, and the Scharr operator was employed to quantify the sharpness of video frames to screen high-quality images for forming an input dataset, ensuring the completeness of equipment poses and the quality of modeling data. Through multi-view feature point extraction and matching, combined with an incremental structure-from-motion algorithm to optimize and …

Robot Path Planning By Reinforcement Learning Based On Sac3q-Hdm, Dequan Li, Wan Xiong

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: To address the issues of overestimated and underestimated biases, low sample utilization rate, and the inability to balance exploration and exploitation in reinforcement learning for path planning, an improved SAC method was proposed. The size balance of entropy was explored and utilized through adaptive temperature coefficient adjustment; on the basis of the SAC framework, a triple Critic architecture was introduced to dynamically weight and fuse the minimum and average values through Qvalue uncertainty, balancing overestimated and underestimated biases. A mixed dynamic sampling experience replay buffer was designed; experience data was partitioned based on reward thresholds; sampling ratios were dynamically …

Nerf Optimization Method And Simulation Research Based On Pre-Training And Differentiable Fuzzy Modeling, Yunjng Zhang, Minghui Yang, Hao Wang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: To address the challenges of significant geometric modeling errors, severe detail loss, and low training efficiency in neural radiance field(NeRF) reconstruction under defocused blurred input scenarios, this paper proposes two optimization strategies. One strategy is introducing Triplane features generated by the pre-trained LRM as prior knowledge, and combining a lightweight decoder and directional LoRA module to replace large MLP, thereby reducing parameters and shortening convergence time. The second strategy is integrating a differentiable blurring model into the volumetric rendering step. By jointly optimizing the radiation field and spatially variable blurring kernels, reconstruction accuracy under defocused blurred scenarios is enhanced …

Aspirin Versus Enoxaparin For Venous Thromboembolism (Vte) Prophylaxis In Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery: A Systematic Review, Troy B. Puga, Mckenna Box, Charles Marchese, Claire Ferguson, Mason Poffenbarger, John Riehl

Student Publications

Background: Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis (VTE) is a major consideration in orthopaedic trauma surgery. In recent years, there has been an increasing debate about whether patients should be given enoxaparin or aspirin as VTE prophylaxis medication. The objective of this systematic review is to compare enoxaparin versus aspirin for VTE prophylaxis in orthopaedic trauma patients.

Methods: A search was conducted across six databases. The search used a combination of keywords and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms. Titles and abstracts were screened for eligibility based on the inclusion criteria. Full texts were screened and included if they met eligibility criteria. …

026.076-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

T Shaped iron

026.004-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

3 ring Minie ball with mold seam

026.031-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

Small conical bullet, possibly for a .36 Colt Revolver

026.030-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

Hemispherical musket ball with multiple rifle flats, possible Halls rifle

026.065-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

Copper Square Nail

026.051-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

2 piece 16 mm Eagle button with "I" in shield, loop intact, back marked "SCOVILL MFG CO"

026.057-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

Carved Minie ball chess piece, conical truncated base

026.009-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

3 ring Minie ball, conical truncated base

026.011-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

3 ring Minie ball with mold seam

Primary Vaginal Epithelioid Haemangioendothelioma With Pulmonary Metastasis: A Case Report And Review Of The Literature, Anwar Al Shuaili, Huda Kashoob, Zahida Niaz, Nausheen Yaqoob, Khadhra Ahmed J. Galaal, Reem Ahmed Al Mazrouai

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Epithelioid haemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare vascular sarcoma of intermediate malignancy. In 2023, a 31-year-old female presented to a tertiary care hospital in Muscat, Oman, with symptoms later diagnosed as primary vaginal EHE. The patient had primary, locally invasive vaginal EHE that subsequently metastasised to the lungs. The patient experienced progression of systemic disease despite chemotherapy and was therefore transitioned to palliative chemotherapy. The clinical, radiological and histopathological findings as well as the diagnostic features that distinguish EHE from its aggressive mimic, epithelioid angiosarcoma, are described in this report. This case highlights the diagnostic challenges, the importance of molecular confirmation …

Sustainability Tool Inventory, Robert Moore, James O'Donnell

Tools

The purpose of this inventory is to inform Irish organisations, including the private sector, public agencies and semi-states, about Sustainability Tool

The Dynamic Nature Of Comprehensibility During Itas’ Oral Language Performances, Tania Ferronato

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In U.S. academic settings, everyday oral multilingual interactions can pose communicative challenges (Gass & Varonis, 1984), which can be understood and addressed by looking into communicative dynamics. Exploring the construct of comprehensibility, the perceived ease or difficulty in understanding self and others’ speech (Munro & Derwing, 1995a), through a dynamic lens (Nagle et al., 2019; Trofimovich et al., 2022) helps gaining insights into interlocutors’ subjective experiences to better understand the more social nature of successful real-time communication. This is fundamental in linguistically diverse classroom settings where L2 English speakers can be employed as International Teaching Assistants (ITAs) to teach undergraduate …

Comprehensive, Multidisciplinary Care For Fragile X-Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome, James A. Bourgeois, Andrea Schneider, Jessica Klusek Ph.D., Ccc-Slp, Thomas R. Christensen, Ellie Levin, Kendall Gardner, Ariel A. Jacobi, Randy J. Hagerman

Faculty Publications

Objective: 

The authors reviewed the pathophysiology, clinical genetics, phenotype, and comprehensive clinical management of Fragile X-associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS), a neurodegenerative disorder affecting FMR1 premutation carriers (55–200 CCG repeats).

Participants: 

A multispecialty and multidisciplinary team of authors with backgrounds in psychiatry, pediatrics, clinical psychology, speech and language pathology, and neurosciences.

Evidence: 

Review of English language sources on the clinical phenomenology, genetics, pathophysiology, and clinical management of FXTAS from 2001 (the original report) through 2025, with emphasis on the general medical, psychiatric, and neurological features of FXTAS and its multispecialty and multidisciplinary clinical management.

Consensus process:

All authors contributed to the …

Book Review: Tradecraft, Tactics, And Dirty Tricks: Russian Intelligence And Putin’S Secret War, Thomas W. Spahr

Parameters Bookshelf – Online Book Reviews

Author: Sean M. Wiswesser

Reviewed by: Dr. Thomas W. Spahr, Francis De Serio Chair of Strategic and Theater Intelligence, US Army War College

A veteran intelligence practitioner exposes the vulnerabilities, contradictions, and hidden conflicts shaping modern Russian espionage—and what they mean for Western security.

Book Review: Reflections On The Russia-Ukraine War, Tor Bukkvoll

Parameters Bookshelf – Online Book Reviews

Author: Edited by Maarten Rothman, Lonneke Peperkamp, and Sebastiaan Rietjens

Reviewed by: Dr. Tor Bukkvoll, senior research fellow, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment

Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine War offers a timely and multifaceted exploration of Europe’s most devastating conflict since World War II. Drawing on diverse theoretical frameworks, this volume brings together 28 concise, stand-alone chapters that illuminate the war’s political, military, legal, and ethical dimensions. Ideal for scholars, students, and policymakers alike, it provides both analytical depth and practical insight into the evolving nature of modern warfare.

©2026 Tor Bukkvoll