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Efficacy Of A Vertically Integrated, Module-Based Small Group Discussion And Virtual Patient Simulation Model To Enhance Cardiology Knowledge And Clinical Reasoning In Medical Students, Kumar Abhishek, Pratyush Kumar, O Puri, M Pathania

MidAmerica Division GME Healthcare Symposium 2026

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Time To Safe Chest Tube Removal After Water-Seal Trial, Rahul Pawa, Joshua Gazzetta, Leo A. Benedict, Sean Nix, Phillip Jones, Yoon Cho, Alyssa Fesmire

MidAmerica Division GME Healthcare Symposium 2026

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Esophageal Stents: How High Can You Go? A Traumatic Injury Treated With High Esophageal Stent Placement, John W. Surbeck, Anthony P. Melillo, James S. Scott

MidAmerica Division GME Healthcare Symposium 2026

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Type 2 Myocardial Infarction In Adults Admitted For Severe Persistent Asthma With Status Asthmaticus: Evaluating Predictors And Mortality Burden, Kanwar Bir Dhaliwal, Rahul Pawa, Naresh Kodwani

MidAmerica Division GME Healthcare Symposium 2026

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A Histopathological Mystery: A Rare Atypical Feature Of Microscopic Colitis, Mohammad Mahfouz, Pratyush Kumar, Kumar Abhishek, Archana Machavarapu

MidAmerica Division GME Healthcare Symposium 2026

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Overcoming Resistance To Car T-Cell Therapy In Hematologic Malignancies: Mechanisms, Counter-Strategies, And The Emerging Triple-Threat Multi-Antigen Approach, Muhammed Salman Ullah

MidAmerica Division GME Healthcare Symposium 2026

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Impact Of Pharmacist Intervention And Cardiac Rehab In Post-Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients On 90-Day Readmission Rates, Paige Hall, Jennifer Wong, Tricia Walsh

MidAmerica Division GME Healthcare Symposium 2026

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Baseline Right Ventricular-Pulmonary Arterial Coupling As A Predictor Of Clinical Outcomes In Endobronchial Valve Therapy For Advanced Emphysema, Syed Ali Raza Abidi, Prithvi Basu Roy, Munaf Siyamwala, Amelia Goslin

MidAmerica Division GME Healthcare Symposium 2026

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Opioid Prescribing Patterns Following Isolated Trigger Finger Release: A Single-Institution Quality Improvement Study, Brandalynn Mathis, Robert Garner, Cameron Sprong, Mark Gamadia, Alan Cornett, Steven Smith

MidAmerica Division GME Healthcare Symposium 2026

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Efficacy And Safety Profile Of Busulfan Plus Low Dose Melphalan Versus High Dose Melphalan As A Conditioning Regimen For Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cells Transplantation In Multiple Myeloma Patients, Shahzaib Maqbool, Munaf Siyamwala

MidAmerica Division GME Healthcare Symposium 2026

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Beyond Drainage: Can Pleural Effusion Serve As A Natural Tamponade Against Tumor Hemorrhage? A Case Report And Mechanistic Hypothesis, Pratyush Kumar, Kumar Abhishek, Pankti Shah, Amelia Goslin, Archana Machavarapu, Catherine Joyce, Michael Waxman

MidAmerica Division GME Healthcare Symposium 2026

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Implications Of Glp-1 Receptor Agonist Semaglutide For Hysterectomy Outcomes, Tess Branstetter, Megan Foster, Abbey Fritzel, Kimberly Swan, Alyssa Kozlowski, Jeffrey Durbin, Jordan Martin, Kari Nilsen

MidAmerica Division GME Healthcare Symposium 2026

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Case Report: Spontaneous Gastric Intramural Hematoma With Intramural Dissection, Pedro De Castro, Rachel Steffes, John Surbeck, Anthony Melillo, Vince Narciso, Mohsin Soliman

MidAmerica Division GME Healthcare Symposium 2026

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Turning Yellow On Rhythm Control: Dofetilide And The Unexpected Cholestatic Storm, Tejaswi Vadde, Mohammad Mahfouz, Prithvi Basu Roy, Subuhee Ahmed, Archana Machavarapu, Chelsea Curry

MidAmerica Division GME Healthcare Symposium 2026

No abstract provided.

Presentation And Application Of External Fixator Kickstand De-Rotational Bar Modification, Speros Gabriel, Grace Thiel, Cameron Sprong, Molly Black

MidAmerica Division GME Healthcare Symposium 2026

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When A Rare Neuromuscular Disorder Meets Covid-19: A Challenging Case Of Myotonic Dystrophy In The Intensive Care Unit, Pradeep Rajbhandari, Lawrence San Jose, Michael Waxman

MidAmerica Division GME Healthcare Symposium 2026

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Impact Of Dapagliflozin On Diastolic Function In Asymptomatic Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Observational Study, Pankti Shah, Kumar Abhishek, Pratyush Kumar, Aradhana Pandey

MidAmerica Division GME Healthcare Symposium 2026

No abstract provided.

Xylazine Associated Progressive Cutaneous Ulcerations With Non-Injectable Fentanyl Use, Briana Saravanan-Dougherty, Gazala Parvin

MidAmerica Division GME Healthcare Symposium 2026

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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Precipitated By Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Use, Karin Cha, Sparshitha Adapa

MidAmerica Division GME Healthcare Symposium 2026

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Interventions To Reduce 30-Day Re-Hospitalization Rates In Skilled Nursing Facilities: A Systematic Review, Pradeep Rajbhandari, Karl E. Minges, Lawrence San Jose, Michael Waxman

MidAmerica Division GME Healthcare Symposium 2026

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Retrospective Correlation Analysis Of Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes In Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Examining Associations With Tumor Grade, Histologic Grade, And Lymph Node Status At A Tertiary Hospital In The Philippines, John Paul Ladera, Duebrt Guererro

MidAmerica Division GME Healthcare Symposium 2026

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A Study Of Adaptive Reuse Of A Decommissioned Golf Course Through A Nature-Based Approach: Woodhaven Golf Course, Fort Wort Texas., Justin B. Watson Mr.

Landscape Architecture Masters & Design Theses

Across the nation, golf courses are shutting down due to a lack of demand. Golf course developments began in the United States in the early 1950s During that era, demand for golf courses and housing was high. As golf’s popularity grew, developers saw golf courses in developments as high value-add amenities (Grooms, 2010). During the late 1990s and early 2000s, developers across the country raced to construct as many golf course communities as they could even as the number of golfers leveled out (Downey,2011).

Decommissioned golf courses across Texas are being underutilized as potential amenities for both the local community …

Unchanging Gospel Message, Changing Context: Contextualization Strategies In The Lukan Paul, Irenaeus, And Athanasius, Joy Axelsson

MA in Religion Theses

This thesis examines how early Christian leaders strategically contextualized the gospel within the diverse sociohistorical contexts of the Roman Empire while maintaining theological consistency. Using a comparative synchronic methodology adapted from Michael Gorman, it analyzes five primary texts spanning the first through fourth centuries: the Lukan Paul’s missionary speeches in Acts (Pisidian Antioch, Lystra, and Athens), Irenaeus’s On the Apostolic Preaching, and Athanasius’s On the Incarnation. Each text is analyzed within its literary, historical, and cultural context to identify patterns of strategic constants and variables in gospel presentation. The analysis shows that central gospel elements, such as Christology, monotheism, …

Elementary Teachers' Perceptions On Mtss, Inclusion And Instructional Pedagogy, Sarah Mccusker

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The purpose of the study was to examine elementary teachers’ perceptions of the multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) implementation process, their understandings of inclusion, and the ways these beliefs informed their pedagogy. To gain deeper insight into these dynamics, a phenomenological approach was employed, in which elementary educators were invited to participate in interviews that focused on the MTSS process in their school contexts. Findings revealed teachers’ interpretations of inclusive classrooms, their perceptions of MTSS frameworks, and the strategies they used to address students’ academic and behavioral needs while recognizing individual strengths. Teachers shared their beliefs about students who do …

No Coup, No Conscience: Coup-Proofing In The Armenian Genocide, Rachel Svoyskiy

CMC Senior Theses

The Armenian Genocide functioned as a form of coup-proofing under the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP). Existing scholarship emphasizes nationalism, wartime radicalization, and security dilemmas, but does not fully account for why the military complied, why dissenters were removed, or how Armenian property became tied to political loyalty. Applying Hicham Bou Nassif’s framework of coup-proofing, this study examines four tactics the CUP used to secure military obedience while carrying out mass violence. First, the regime framed Armenians as an existential threat to align the officer corps ideologically with the state. Second, it promoted the material interests of military and …

Buckling Analysis Of Auxetic Composite Laminates And Optimal Design Using Lamination Parameters And Machine Learning, Hans Bendon Maria Tamil Selvan

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Theses

Composite materials are widely used as structural panels in aerospace, automotive, and civil engineering applications, where buckling is often a critical failure mode. This thesis focuses on the analysis and design of composite laminates that maximize buckling performance under prescribed stiffness and thickness constraints.

The first part of the study investigates the buckling behavior of auxetic laminates, which exhibit a negative Poisson's ratio. While previous studies suggest that auxetic laminates can achieve higher critical buckling loads than non-auxetic laminates under simply supported boundary conditions with lateral restraint, the influence of other boundary conditions and plate aspect ratios has not been …

Framing The War On Terror: Media Narratives And U.S. Foreign Policy After 9/11, Neva Essex

History and Political Science | Senior Theses

The media plays an essential role in developing an informed public and the shaping of information. Foreign policy and the coverage of the U.S. movements abroad drastically changed with the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This paper seeks to examine the ways in which media coverage of presidential rhetoric in regard to the U.S. response to terrorism changed over the course of the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations. With the use of qualitative narrative analysis of print news media sources and official statements made from the White House, this paper will identify the patterns and changes which occurred over the …

The Evolution Of California Wildfire Governance Through State Bills, Regulations, And Executive Actions, Cassandra Dawn Blevins

History and Political Science | Senior Theses

California faces an escalating wildfire crisis, driven by climate change, drought, and development in fire-prone areas. Despite decades of scientific research on wildfire behavior and risk reduction, catastrophic fires since 2017 raise a critical question: to what extent have California state laws and policies kept up with the intensifying wildfire crisis? Existing scholarship provides extensive insight into wildfire ecology, land-use planning, fuel management, and community resilience, yet it lacks a comprehensive evaluation of whether California’s legislative, regulatory, and executive actions have adapted in a coordinated and evidence-informed manner. In particular, the literature offers limited analysis of how state laws integrate …

Immigration Policy Priorities In The Carter And Reagan Administrations, Sulgi Kim

History and Political Science | Senior Theses

Historically, immigration policy has been important for the United States. It has shaped the nation’s economy, demographics, and political landscape. In each presidential administration, immigration has been addressed differently, shaped by a combination of political, economic, and international factors. While scholars such as Higham (1956), Zolberg (2008), and Pineau and Waters (2016) have examined the events leading up to and the effect of various immigration policies, the literature has not focused on a critical actor in immigration policy: the president. This thesis asks what factors shaped the immigration policy priorities of Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan? This study used …

Teacher Mental Health And Student Success: Examining The Impact Of Educator Well-Being On Classroom Outcomes, Caleb Stiles

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This study examined the relationship between teacher mental health and student success through a review of current and foundational research. The purpose of the study was to explore how teacher stress, burnout, and emotional well-being influence student outcomes across academic, behavioral, and social-emotional domains. The literature revealed that teacher burnout negatively affects instructional quality, classroom climate, and teacher-student relationships, all of which are essential to student achievement and engagement. Research also showed that teachers with higher self-efficacy and stronger emotional regulation skills are better equipped to manage stress and create supportive learning environments. Organizational factors such as leadership support, workload …