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2020 Through 2024 Groundwater Compliance Evaluation Technical Memorandums Silver Bow Creek Butte Area Npl Site, Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Consent Decree-Civil Action No. Cv 89-039-Bu-She, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

2020 Through 2024 Surface Water Compliance Evaluation Technical Memorandums Silver Bow Creek Butte Area Npl Site, Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Consent Decree-Civil Action No. Cv 89-039-Bu-She, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

2020 Through 2024 Surface Water Compliance Evaluation Technical Memorandums Silver Bow Creek Butte Area Npl Site, Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit Consent Decree-Civil Action No. Cv 89-039-Bu-She, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Skin Injury (Moisture-Associated Skin Damage, Skin Tears, And Pressure Injury) Prevention Education: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Elizabeth Lopez

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Introduction and Aims: Skin injuries, particularly pressure injuries, pose significant challenges in hospitals, especially for critically ill patients, leading to discomfort and increased healthcare costs. Such injuries profoundly impact patient outcomes, resulting in increased morbidity and mortality rates. Furthermore, these injuries can severely affect patients' quality of life, impeding their recovery. This project at LLUMC aims to address knowledge gaps among ED nursing staff regarding skin injury prevention through targeted education, thereby enhancing nurses' knowledge and confidence in managing these injuries.

Methodology: To evaluate the effectiveness of the skin injury prevention education initiative, eight tools were utilized, including the …

Unh Breaks Ground On Ocean Mapping Center Of Excellence, Beth Potier

UNH Today Archive

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Ai-Guided Hemodynamic Management In Non-Emergency Cardiac Surgery, James P. Warren, Maria Ledbetter

Group: Samford University Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing

This scholarly project examines the role of artificial intelligence (AI)–guided hemodynamic management in reducing intraoperative hypotension during non-emergent cardiac surgery. Intraoperative hypotension, defined as mean arterial pressure (MAP) below 65 mmHg, is a well-established risk factor for myocardial injury, acute kidney injury, and increased postoperative morbidity and mortality. Despite vigilant monitoring, traditional clinician-directed management remains largely reactive, intervening only after hypotension has occurred.

The project centers on a clinical case involving a 67-year-old male undergoing elective on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting, during which several transient hypotensive episodes occurred despite standard anesthetic care. These events served as a catalyst for an …

Education Accountability Regarding Oral Contraceptives And Sugammadex, Hallianne Hobson Herndon, Terri M. Cahoon

Group: Samford University Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing

Sugammadex is commonly used to antagonize neuromuscular blockade and has a clinically significant interaction with hormonal contraceptives by binding to plasma progesterone, reducing contraceptive efficacy and mimicking a missed dose. This case involved a healthy 21-year-old woman undergoing elective anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament repair whose only home medication was an oral contraceptive. She received midazolam prior to anesthesia assessment, limiting her ability to retain education, and counseling occurred at a suboptimal time without a support person present. Postoperative education was verbally relayed without standardized documentation or accountability. This project examined whether implementation of a standardized protocol regarding …

Front Matter, Vol. 17

Monographs of the Western North American Naturalist

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End Matter, Vol. 17

Monographs of the Western North American Naturalist

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Monitoring Butterflies In Big Spring Hollow, Utah, Using Transect Walks: Species Richness, Indices Of Abundance, Species Diversity, And Flight Periods, Alan R. Myrup

Monographs of the Western North American Naturalist

Transect walks were used to collect data to determine species richness, indices of abundance, species diversity, and flight periods of butterfly species in Big Spring Hollow in the South Fork of Provo Canyon, Utah Co., Utah. Advantages and cautions are discussed for the use of this sampling method. A total of 26,493 butterflies were recorded from 232 transect walks during the 10 years of this study (2001–2005 and 2019–2023), with a mean annual total number of 2649.3 butterflies. A total of 86 butterfly species were identified along the Big Spring Hollow transect belonging to 5 families: 18 Hesperiidae, 19 Lycaenidae, …

Full Issue, Vol. 17

Monographs of the Western North American Naturalist

Transect walks were used to collect data to determine species richness, indices of abundance, species diversity, and flight periods of butterfly species in Big Spring Hollow in the South Fork of Provo Canyon, Utah Co., Utah. Advantages and cautions are discussed for the use of this sampling method. A total of 26,493 butterflies were recorded from 232 transect walks during the 10 years of this study (2001–2005 and 2019–2023), with a mean annual total number of 2649.3 butterflies. A total of 86 butterfly species were identified along the Big Spring Hollow transect belonging to 5 families: 18 Hesperiidae, 19 Lycaenidae, …

Competition Law In The Age Of Sustainability: Regulatory Challenges And Strategic Responses, Emrah Kulakli, Serhat Yüksel, Serkan Eti, Hasan Dinçer

Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies

The increasing emphasis on sustainability has intensified tensions with competition law, particularly when cooperative initiatives create risks for market competition or consumer welfare. The main challenge is to identify regulatory strategies that balance sustainability objectives with competitive market principles. This requires a systematic assessment of both sustainability benefits and competition related risks. Existing studies largely rely on legal discussions or case-based evaluations and provide limited quantitative guidance for prioritizing regulatory approaches. This study addresses this gap by proposing a structured decision-making framework to reduce conflicts between sustainability goals and competition law. A hybrid model is developed by integrating spherical fuzzy …

February 2026 Faculty Senate Packet, University Of Nebraska At Kearney Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Packets

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February 3, 2026 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

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Solar-Xr: Comparing The Usability Of Touch And Raycast Gesture Input Techniques In An Educational Xr Application, James Clarke, Purity Biwott, Claudia Rivera, Marisa Llorens-Salvador, Mariana Rocha, Jack O’Neill, Tang Ming, Paul Doyle

Research Outputs: 2025-Present

This study investigates the comparative usability of two common bare-hand input techniques, touch and raycast, in the context of an educational extended reality (XR) application. An XR educational solar system application developed by the research team, Solar-XR, was used in the study. Thirty-four participants completed a series of tasks using both input methods in a within-subjects design. Usability was assessed using the validated VRSUQ questionnaire, performance was measured through task completion times, and user preferences were collected alongside qualitative feedback. Results showed that the touch input method was rated significantly more usable and was generally preferred by participants. While no …

Social Science Division Minutes 02/03/2026, Social Science Division

Social Science Division

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Chronic Facial Abscess Mimicking Cervicofacial Actinomyces From Dermal Filler Migration: Case Report, Monika Ziogaite, Sarah Mannlein, Nicole Bender, Scott J. Mahlberg

Student Publications

Dermal fillers are commonly used for facial augmentation, but delayed complications such as granulomatous inflammation and filler migration can mimic chronic bacterial infections, such as cervicofacial actinomycosis, and lead to diagnostic misdirection. We present the case of a woman aged 56 years with a chronic, draining abscess on the right cheek that persisted for 3 years and was initially suspected to represent cervicofacial actinomycosis. Tissue cultures were negative, and histopathologic analysis following excisional biopsy revealed polymethyl methacrylate microspheres and hyaluronic acid surrounded by granulomatous inflammation and reactive lymphoid aggregates, consistent with a foreign body reaction to dermal filler. The patient …

A Retrospective Analysis Of Extended Hospital Stays In Patients With Pneumonia And Diabetic Comorbidities In A Rural Midwestern Area, Shlok Rathi, Abbigail Niewchas, Max Balla, Brendan Lamboglia, Mariam Akhtar, Nova Beyersdorfer, Kerry Johnson, John Paulson

Student Publications

Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of hospitalization in the United States, resulting in many hospitalizations and deaths per year. Diabetes is an often-concurrent diagnosis that affects a large population. There is little research regarding the relationship between diabetes and the length of stay for patients hospitalized with pneumonia. This retrospective study aims to analyze whether the presence of diabetes mellitus in patients diagnosed with pneumonia increases the length of stay. Electronic medical records (EMR) from Freeman Health System in Southwest Missouri were utilized to analyze this relationship. Results of this study demonstrated that, in patients diagnosed with diabetes …

Silent Sabotage: Internal State Triggered Backdoor Attacks On Llm-Powered Robotic Systems, Doniyorkhon Obidov, Shivayogi Akki, Tan Chen, Kaichen Yang

Michigan Tech Publications

The integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) into robotic control systems is enabling a new generation of autonomous agents capable of complex reasoning and planning. While this paradigm shift accelerates progress, it also introduces novel security risks that remain largely unexplored. Current research into LLM backdoors has focused on attacks triggered by external stimuli, such as specific words, visual objects, or environmental states. These attacks, while potent, overlook a more insidious class of vulnerability where the trigger is internal to the agent’s own operational logic. This paper presents the first comprehensive study of history-based backdoor attacks on LLM-powered robotic systems. …

Patient-Specific Computational Flow Simulation Reveals Adverse Hemodynamic Factors Associated With Occlusion Of Directional Branches After Fenestrated-Branched Endovascular Aneurysm Repair, Weiguang Yang, Alison Marsden, Bernardo Mendes, Jason T Lee, Gustavo S Oderich

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Background: Fenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair can be complicated by branch vessel occlusion in the absence of structural stenosis. We hypothesized that computational flow simulation could identify adverse hemodynamic features associated with postfenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair branch occlusion.

Methods: Patients undergoing 4-vessel fenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair for Extent II to IV thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms were retrospectively reviewed. Branches that occluded without identifiable kinking or stenosis on computed tomography were included, along with an equal cohort of anatomy-matched patent controls. Patient-specific pulsatile rigid-wall simulations were performed using SimVascular with individualized geometries and boundary conditions. Abnormal time-averaged …

Rarecollab -- An Agentic System Diagnosing Mendelian Disorders With Integrated Phenotypic And Molecular Evidence, Zahid Shaik, Shenglan Li, Shinya Yamamoto, Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Pengfei Liu, Hu Chen, Zhandong Liu

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Millions of children worldwide are affected by severe rare Mendelian disorders, yet exome and genome sequencing still fail to provide a definitive molecular diagnosis for a large fraction of patients, prolonging the diagnostic odyssey. Bridging this gap increasingly requires transitioning from DNA-only interpretation to multi-modal diagnostic reasoning that combines genomic data, transcriptomic sequencing (RNA-seq), and phenotype information; however, computational frameworks that coherently integrate these signals remain limited. Here we present RareCollab, an agentic diagnostic framework that pairs a stable quantitative Diagnostic Engine with Large Language Model (LLM)-based specialist modules that produce high-resolution, interpretable assessments from transcriptomic signals, phenotypes, variant databases, …

Epidemiology Of Healthcare-Associated Ventriculitis And Meningitis (Hcavm) And Community-Acquired Meningitis/Encephalitis And Evaluation Of An Off-Label Pcr Panel For Hcavm Diagnosis, Jaime Nassur, Katarina Schnell, Christine Dolon, Laura Walters, Devin Weber, Matthew Pettengill

Department of Medicine Faculty Papers

Healthcare-associated ventriculitis and meningitis (HCAVM) is associated with high morbidity and mortality, but rapid diagnostic tests intended to cover microorganisms that typically cause HCAVM are not commercially available. We sought to evaluate the etiology of HCAVM compared to community-acquired meningitis/encephalitis (CAME) at our healthcare system, and to study the utility of repurposing a multiplex molecular panel intended for positive blood cultures for HCAVM cases. Our epidemiologic review demonstrated that HCAVM cases were primarily caused by bacteria and fungi also associated with bloodstream infections, in contrast with CAME cases, which were primarily caused by herpesviruses and Cryptococcus. Eighty-two cerebrospinal fluid …

The Business Bankruptcy “Big 3” And The Unanticipated Benefits Of Subchapter V, Marshall V. Ringwood

BYU Law Review

The liberal bankruptcy venue rules in the United States have their defenders and advocates. Subchapter V of the Bankruptcy Code came into effect in 2020, justified as a bipartisan solution to a longstanding problem in corporate bankruptcy where restructuring under Chapter 11 was prohibitively expensive for small-business debtors. On June 21, 2024, Subchapter V’s extended debt limit of $7,500,000 in liabilities reverted back to a statutorily defined $3,024,725. In addition to the justifications offered by organizations such as the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) for both Subchapter V, generally, and a permanent increase to its debt limit, I argue that Subchapter …

Developing Deep Neural Network Based Brain Computational Models From Psychophysics Data Of Some Simple Perceptual Phenomena: Visual As Well As Auditory, Chandran Keerthi S

Doctoral Theses

The thesis, consisting of nine chapters, explores the methodology of building testable brain computational models using Deep Neural Networks (DNN), which are trained by psychophysics data. Psychophysics is the quantitative study of perception of physical stimuli. In psychophysics experiments, one or more parameters associated with the stimuli are changed, and the human subject’s responses to the stimuli are recorded. This thesis encompasses both experimental psychophysics works, as well as computational models of the phenomena involved. The contributory chapters of the thesis start in Chapter 2 with the perspective building of the novel methodology followed throughout this research involving psychophysics on …

Response To Agency Comments Re: Comment Letter For The 2023 Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Groundwater Compliance Evaluation (Dated March 10, 2025) Received May 7, 2025, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Novel Ankrd11 Mutation In Kbg Syndrome: A Diagnostic Triad Of Hearing Loss, Radiological Macrodontia And Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Facial Phenotyping, Azzeddine Laaraje, Khadija Belcadi Abassi, Mouna Lemaamer, Abdelilah Radi, Amale Hassani, Rachid Abilkassem

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

KBG syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder characterised by developmental delay, characteristic facial features, macrodontia and skeletal anomalies, caused by mutations in the ANKRD11 gene. We report a 5.5-year-old Moroccan boy who presented in 2022 to a tertiary military teaching hospital in Rabat, Morocco, with psychomotor delay, autistic traits, epilepsy, bilateral hearing loss with chronic otomastoiditis and radiologically-detected macrodontia before clinical eruption, in whom artificial intelligence-assisted facial phenotyping suggested the diagnosis, subsequently confirmed by identification of a novel nonsense mutation (c.1977C>G; p.Tyr659Ter). Multidisciplinary management including antiepileptic therapy, speech therapy and audiological follow-up resulted in satisfactory seizure control and …

Culture: The Missing Link In Sustainable Food Systems, Nathan Einbinder

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

This paper explores the sustainability potential of food and farming culture, which is largely overlooked by mainstream approaches for transitioning food systems. I present two cases where food and farming culture is alive and thriving—in the Maya-Achí territory of Guatemala and in Wales—illustrating how cultural practices and values may contribute to global sustainability challenges and resilience.

Lichen Planus Pigmentosus Localized To The Glans Penis: A Rare Presentation Treated With Ruxolitinib, Sanjidah Ira, Hannah Kopelman, William Steffes

GME Publications

Lichen planus pigmentosus (LPP) is a rare variant of lichen planus characterized by macules of black or dark brown color distributed in the sun-exposed areas of the body. It is common among individuals with darker skin, with cases reported in the Middle East, Korea, Japan, and Latin America. Genital involvement is rare, with no reported cases describing isolated penile disease. Management of genital LPP is also challenging due to the sensitive nature of the skin and the associated risks of long-term topical corticosteroid use. We report a case of a 24-year-old male presenting with asymptomatic hyperpigmented lesions localized to the …

The George-Anne Daily, Georgia Southern University

George-Anne Media Group: Newsletters & Magazines

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Messages From The Provost, Georgia Southern University

Messages from the Provost

• Message from the Provost
• Georgia Southern University Announces Establishment of University College
• Hearing and Comprehension: New GS Study Shows Brain Speed May Be the Problem
• Georgia Southern University Earns 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement
• AI Fundamentals Builds a Foundation for Ethical AI Use in Higher Education