Rowan University

Distribution, temporal variation, and treatment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in urban stormwater runoff

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are emerging contaminants known for their persistence and potential health risks. Stormwater runoff serves as a major pathway for contaminant transport into aquatic ecosystems, yet data on the occurrence, distribution, and transport of P...

Blood culture turnaround time and antimicrobial resistance following an operational research interventions at 37 Military Hospital, Ghana

We conducted a retrospective before and after comparative observational study using routinely collected hospital data from neonates with suspected sepsis admitted between January 2022 and July 2024. Outcomes were compared with a previous study (2017–2020) following implementation...

When the fat is missing: a fat-free spindle cell lipoma in a young woman

Dear Editor, Spindle cell lipoma (SCL) is a benign adipocytic neoplasm first characterized by Enzinger and Harvey, classically arising in the posterior neck, shoulder, and upper back of middle-aged to older men. Histologically, it is defined by a variable admixture of mature adip...

Leveraging conversations: The role of extended feedback and linguistic structures in prekindergartners' vocabulary development

This study investigated the unique and combined contributions of extended teacher feedback—information, expansion, and vocabulary comments, along with follow-up questions—and associated linguistic structures (lexical diversity, complex syntax, and high-utility academic vocabulary...

Linguistic features from paragraph recall are markers of cognitive impairment

Abstract Objective Cognitive impairment is associated with language changes that may be elicited from verbal responses during neuropsychological assessments that are not captured in traditional scoring. The current study investigated the utility of a linguistic analysis of paragr...

Complete genome sequences of bacteriophages Crescenzo, Roberts, and Gerri43 isolated from Arthrobacter globiformis

ABSTRACT We report the complete genome sequences of the Arthrobacter globiformis B-2979 phages Crescenzo, Roberts, and Gerri43. Crescenzo contains unique genes without recognizable homologs, while Roberts and Gerri43 lack a ribonucleotide reductase gene. Roberts genes 52 and 61 l...

Rethinking Restrictive Diets in IBD: Toward an Inclusion-Focused Nutritional Paradigm

Abstract Purpose of Review Patient-initiated elimination diets are widely adopted by those with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), yet the evidence supporting their long-term use remains limited and their risks are increasingly recognized. Some common elimination diets utilized by...

Rhinolithiasis as a Nidus for Polymicrobial and Anaerobic Colonization: A Case Report

Rhinolithiasis is a rare and underrecognized etiology of chronic sinonasal obstruction and rhinorrhea. The clinical presentation of rhinolithiasis often mimics chronic rhinosinusitis, though often presenting with unilateral symptoms. While most reported cases of rhinolithiasis fo...

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and overlapping post-acute infection syndromes: international expert consensus framework for diagnostic standardization

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) lacks validated objective diagnostic criteria, leading to delayed diagnosis and inconsistent management. We aimed to establish an international expert consensus framework integrating measurable, risk-stratified assessmen...

Open-Ear Headphones as Ambient Interfaces: Cognitive Augmentation and Sociality in Everyday Use

Open-ear headphones leave the ear canal unobstructed while users engage with personal audio. This combination of personal and environmental sound raises human factors questions about situational awareness, multitasking, and social interaction that have not been investigated in ev...

A Mixed Methods Examination of Youth in Foster Care's Trust in Social Institutions

Youth in foster care interact at the intersection of multiple systems. Experiences and relationships within each system may facilitate or hinder youths’ trust. Importantly, trust has been identified as a potential contributor to improved school and life outcomes for youth in fost...

Political polarisation and democratic backsliding: Moldova’s Paradox

Moldova has been prone to socio-political polarisation due to historical, ethno-linguistic, and geopolitical factors. However, portraying modern Moldova as being torn between the West and the East oversimplifies the case. In Moldova, socio-political polarisation is indeed on the...

Uncertainty quantification using conformal prediction for mesh-based simulations

Machine learning surrogates for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) achieve substantial speedups but lack uncertainty quantification (UQ). We develop a post hoc conformal prediction (CP) framework that wraps any trained graph neural network (GNN) surrogate to produce prediction se...

Innovative framework for cost-effective and reliable networks via P-graph and machine learning in water infrastructure management

Abstract Ensuring the reliable operation of wastewater transportation networks is critical for maintaining urban water infrastructure performance and preventing service disruptions. However, reliability assessment is typically conducted as a post-design evaluation rather than bei...

Ryugu and Bennu preserve primordial isotopic heterogeneity absent from the meteorite record

Ivuna-type (CI) carbonaceous chondrites are commonly used as proxies for the composition of the planet-forming disk because their chemical abundances resemble those of the solar photosphere. However, their isotopic uniformity may reflect pervasive alteration and isotopic averagin...

Linking Enol–KetoTautomerization Ratios inβ-Diketones to Their Physical Properties Using ComputationalQuantum Chemistry

Abstract Tautomeric equilibria play an essential role in numerous chemical and biological reactions. Despite having structures that only differ by the position of one hydrogen atom, the chemical properties of prototropic tautomers can vary considerably, and consistently predictin...

Vetiver Phytoremediation of Nitrate-Rich Munition Wastewater: Biomass Valorization Within a Circular Economy Framework

Industrial munition facilities generate nitrate-rich wastewater that requires effective and sustainable treatment before discharge. While vetiver grass (Chrysopogon zizanioides)-based phytoremediation has shown promise in nitrogen removal, most studies have been limited to small-...

Enhanced Ultrasound Transmission Through Aberration Layers Using Space‐Coiling Acoustic Metamaterials

Ultrasound is widely used in medical imaging and therapy. Yet its performance is limited by layers such as the skull or calcified tissue that exhibit an impedance mismatch with the background medium. As a result, wave energy scatters, phase distorts, and overall transmission decr...

Investigating substituted phenylacetamide ligands in the D4R extended binding pocket.

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