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Bending and breaking the boundary between horror and comedy: an exploration of the existentialist function of the abject in the works of John Landis and Woody Allen

This thesis explores the line between comedy and horror in an increasingly postmodern world through the cinema of John Landis and Woody Allen. Chapter One explores the theoretical and historical material that link Landis and Allen, namely in their dealing with (1) Edgar Allan Poe...

Reducing Hyperoxemia in Mechanically Ventilated Emergency Department Patients: A Before-and-After Study.

BACKGROUND: Supplemental oxygen is a common therapy for emergency department (ED) patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation. Both hyperoxemia and hypoxemia carry potential risks. However, little is known about ideal oxygenation targets or ED based interventions. OBJECTI...

Acute and Delayed Responses of Three Resistance Training Types Throughout a Block Periodized Off-Season on Athletic Performance and Fatigue

The author’s purposes in this dissertation were: 1) to evaluate neuromuscular, morphological, and performance adaptations across three sequential resistance training blocks (Strength-Endurance (SE), Basic Strength (BS), and Power) during an 11-week block-periodized off-season (St...

The Acute Kinetic, Kinematic, and Jump Performance Responses to Different Set-Rep-Loading Schemes of the Back Squat

The purpose of the current study was to elucidate the mechanical outputs and acute neuromuscular performance response to different set-rep-loading schemes of the barbell back squat. Eleven resistance trained subjects (9 males, BS 1RM 1.9 ± 0.2 x BW; 2 females, BS 1RM 1.4 ±0.3 x B...

An optogenetic toolkit for robust activation of FGF, BMP, & Nodal signaling in zebrafish.

Cell signaling regulates a wide range of biological processes including development, homeostasis, and disease. Accessible technologies to precisely manipulate signaling have important applications in basic and translational research. Here, we present an optogenetic toolkit for si...

All-Cause Mortality Among Working-Age Men in the United States, 2022-2023.

. 2026;116(8):1091-1094. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2026.308528).

The Long Arm of Incarceration: Incarceration History and Mortality Risk in a Nationally Representative Cohort of Older US Adults, 2012-2022.

. 2026;116(8):1234-1243. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2026.308449).

The Legitimacy of Popular Domination: Democracy and Puritan Political Theology in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1630-1691

This dissertation investigates the issue of the legitimacy of the Massachusetts Bay Colony's social order between 1630 and 1691. Based on archival research, it analyzes the Massachusetts puritans' entangled ideational, institutional, and agentic modes of expression throughout the...

A challenging case of Down syndrome regression disorder.

Abstract: Down syndrome regression disorder (DSRD) is a rare cause of neuropsychiatric regression observed in previously-healthy individuals with Down syndrome (DS). There have been reports of brain iron accumulation in the basal ganglia of patients with DS and DSRD, although the...

LEISA:A scalable microservice-based system for efficient livestock data sharing

The livestock sector’s fragmented data landscape hampers timely, interoperable decision-making across producers, processors, and service providers. We present the Livestock Event Information Sharing Architecture (LEISA), a cloud-based microservices system that enables real-time,...

Stability analysis of hybrid integrator-gain systems using linear programming

Analyzing the stability and performance of (possibly discontinuous) conewise linear systems, e.g., hybrid integrator-gain systems (HIGS), requires tools specifically designed for hybrid systems. For HIGS in particular, most results rely on constructing continuous piecewise quadra...

Structural Advantage and White Men's Health and Well-Being.

. 2026;116(8):1156-1164. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2026.308430).

Race, Sex, and Age Disparities in Homicide Clearance Rates in Tennessee: An Intersectional Approach

Demographic factors can influence homicide solvability. This study examines the relationship between victim characteristics and homicide clearance rates in Tennessee from 2001 to 2023. Using an intersectional approach, it assesses whether victim characteristics both individually...

Verification of SWS performance and capacity restoration

A book by Lieberman stresses that it is essential to make existing units work adequately and efficiently.Equipment that malfunctions or operates inefficiently limits production and does not permit optimalenergy and equipment utilization. This, in turn, leads to higher environment...

The Memphis Gambling Screen: A Clinical Validation Study of an Enhanced-Readability Self-Report Measure for Gambling Disorder

Precise identification of gambling disorder can be difficult when commonly used screeners vary in clarity and diagnostic accuracy. The Memphis Gambling Screen (MGS) was developed as an enhanced-readability self-report measure to improve item comprehension and strengthen the diagn...

Possibilities and Limitations for Conducting Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance in Refugee Camps Worldwide.

. 2026;116(8):1229-1233. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2026.308433).

Investigating substituted phenylacetamide ligands in the D4R extended binding pocket.

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Mentoring, Coaching, and Professional Development in African Public Institutions: Political Economy Dimensions

This article examines Mentoring, Coaching, and Professional Development in African Public Institutions: Political Economy Dimensions with a focused emphasis on Sierra Leone within the field of Law. It is structured as a book review that organises the problem, the strongest verifi...

Mentoring, Coaching, and Professional Development in African Public Institutions: Political Economy Dimensions

This article examines Mentoring, Coaching, and Professional Development in African Public Institutions: Political Economy Dimensions with a focused emphasis on Sierra Leone within the field of Law. It is structured as a book review that organises the problem, the strongest verifi...

Pharmaceutical Pricing and R&D as a Global Public Good.

This paper examines the international variation in the prices of branded pharmaceuticals. We consider short-run profits, or quasi-rents, as representing each country's contribution toward the global public good of therapeutic information embodied in new pharmaceuticals. We charac...