Western Michigan University

Hybrid Renewable Energy System Connected to the Grid with Demand Response Optimization: Case Study of Iraq and Baghdad

Due to the electricity shortage in the power system, it is essential to provide solutions considering optimal economics and environmental protection. Utilizing renewable energy resources (RERs) for production within existing grid infrastructure contributes to a more efficient and...

The Breach of the Political Contract and the Fall of the Monarchy in Nepal

Shah monarchy in Nepal deserves the credit for creating the modern state of Nepal, keeping it independent from the British Empire, and pursuing an independent foreign policy during the Cold War. The credit for the foundation of modernisation and the maintenance of ethnic harmony...

Organizational virtue is associated with individual virtue in the context of conflict

Flourishing requires the cultivation of virtue amid conflict and is facilitated across various levels, from individuals and relationships, to organizations and cultures. However, most research has focused on personal or dyadic dynamics of well-being, often ignoring organizational...

Community College Religious Accommodation Policies: A Critical Analysis in a State Context

In 2010, the North Carolina General Assembly amended state laws that required all community colleges to adopt a religious observance policy that would provide students with a minimum of two excused absences for religious activities “required by the faith of the student.” Drawing...

Machine Learning for Predicting Protective Behavioral Intention Following Serious-Game-Based Flood Risk Education

Climate change is increasing the frequency of hydrological extremes such as floods, requiring more effective approaches to build community preparedness alongside traditional flood risk management. This study develops and evaluates a serious-game-based flood risk education interve...

Behavioral Interventions in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes Management: An Updated Meta-Analysis

CONTEXT: The last meta-analysis of behavioral interventions regarding pediatric type 1 diabetes (T1D) management was conducted over a decade ago. OBJECTIVE: This meta-analysis aimed to (1) provide an updated review of adherence-promoting behavioral interventions and their effect...

Preexisting depression and early outcomes in inflammatory bowel disease: a propensity score–matched cohort study

BACKGROUND: Depression is common in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and associated with adverse outcomes, but most studies examine depression arising after IBD diagnosis. Whether depression predating IBD diagnosis is independently associated with early postdiagnosis outcomes rem...

A performance-based safety evaluation model for workers’ compensation decision support in offsite construction

Purpose This paper aims to develop a performance-based safety modification rate (SMR) framework designed to address selected structural limitations associated with using the experience modification rating (EMR) alone for offsite safety-performance assessment. The framework integr...

An integrated sedimentological, PXRD, and PXRF approach to resolve facies ambiguity in peritidal carbonates: a case study from the Upper Ordovician Saluda Formation

ABSTRACT The inherent subjectivity and limited reproducibility of facies descriptions are widely recognized. These challenges are exemplified in variably dolomitized, peritidal mixed carbonate–siliciclastic deposits where traditional sedimentological facies analyses rely heavily...

Nanobubbles in Bulk Solution and Electrosprayed Microdroplets Accelerate Chemical Reactions

Abstract Bulk nanobubbles (NBs) are metastable gas-filled voids in solution, with diameters of nearly 200 nm that exhibit long lifetimes and large surface-to-volume ratios. Recent studies have shown that chemical reactions are significantly accelerated within sprayed microdroplet...

IL-22 promotes the establishment of chronic gammaherpesvirus infection by supporting the germinal center response

Gammaherpesviruses, including human Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) and Kaposi’s Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus (KSHV), establish lifelong latent infections that contribute to multiple cancers and Multiple Sclerosis. These viruses colonize naïve B cells and drive a robust, polyclonal ge...

Compound patterns and environmental drivers of typhoon disaster chains in southeast coastal China: a multiscale framework

Typhoons frequently trigger interacting hazards, including river flooding, urban waterlogging, landslides, and storm surge, but disaster records compiled at the event or administrative-unit level limit systematic analysis of their spatial co-occurrence and environmental different...

Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Multi-Scale Diagnosis of Urban Resilience to Typhoon Disaster Chains in Fujian, China

Abstract Coastal cities in southeastern China face increasing threats from typhoon-induced compound disasters (for example, torrential rainfall, urban waterlogging, and storm surges) that can cascade into interconnected disaster chains under climate change and rapid urbanization....

Palliative care documentation in gastrointestinal bleeding hospitalizations: national trends and associated care patterns

BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) often affects older, medically complex patients, yet national patterns of inpatient palliative care documentation in GIB are unknown. We aimed to characterize trends and factors associated with palliative care documentation and examine...

Lenalidomide-associated B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in a multiple myeloma patient: a case report

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a clonal plasma cell malignancy often treated with multidrug regimens and autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), followed by maintenance therapy with lenalidomide. While lenalidomide has proven efficacy in prolonging remission, it is associated with...