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Distributed Leadership Applied: The Role of Professional Learning Communities in the Emergence and Development of Teacher Leadership

The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study is to examine the processes through which teacher leadership is fostered and sustained among elementary and middle school educators who participate regularly in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), with a focus upon scho...

Developing Solvent Tolerant Microbial Membranes: Lipid Extraction and Laurdan Fluorescence Approaches for Biofuel Optimization

The high demand for sustainable energy has increased interest in advanced biofuels, though production is limited by solvent toxicity to microbial hosts. This study investigated the role of lipid composition in modulating membrane fluidity and solvent tolerance using Bacillus subt...

Associations of Fatherhood and Race With Cardiovascular Health Among Men: Findings From the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study, 1985‒2022, United States.

. 2026;116(8):1146-1155. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2026.308439).

The Impact of State Certification and Medicaid Reimbursement on Community Health Worker Place of Employment and Wages: United States, 2012-2023.

. 2026;116(8):1198-1209. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308416).

Static ageing vs. dynamic flow in selective soldering:Mechanistic insights on iron-solder intermetallic compound formation

In selective soldering, metal nozzles are used to apply molten solder to specific areas of a printed circuit board to secure leaded components. Typically, standard iron-based nozzles are used but they wear rapidly under dynamic solder flow conditions. Fe-Sn intermetallic compound...

Investigating the Role of CD11b in Recovery from Olfactory Injury: A Glial Perspective

The olfactory system is comprised of multiple cells that allow an organism the sense of smell. Olfactory sensory neurons in the nasal cavity bind to odorants and transmit signals interpreted by the brain as a scent. Throughout life, this population of neurons undergoes regular ce...

Increasing Contraceptive Access at Sites Serving Cross-State Abortion Patients: Results From the Southwest Contraceptive Access Network (SCAN) Intervention.

. 2026;116(8):1069-1073. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2026.308448).

What Drives Schoolchildren's Food Choices? Insights from a Gamified Stated-Preference Choice Experiment in Tunisia

This paper models the drivers of schoolchildren's food choices in urban Tunisia using a gamified Stated-Preference Choice Experiment (SPCE), which includes scenario attributes (food placement, preparation, and price) and contextual factors (parental/peer modeling eating behaviors...

Development and validation of a real-time polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Haycocknema perplexum.

dilution (Ct value 39.6) for SSU-PCR, making the latter a more sensitive assay for detecting lower concentrations of organism in the patient biopsy. The sensitivity of fresh frozen samples was superior to FFPE samples. All but one sample was negative following treatment. Feasibil...

Pembrolizumab and Denosumab in Clear-Cell Renal-Cell Carcinoma.

BACKGROUND: Anti-PD1 immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are effective in clear-cell renal-cell carcinoma (ccRCC). Preliminary data suggest inhibition of Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-κB Ligand (RANKL) signaling may potentiate ICI efficacy. We evaluated the activity and saf...

Low temperature selective catalytic oxidation of ammonia reaction (NH3-SCO): Introducing Co, or Zr to improve comprehensive performance of the Ag/Al2O3 catalyst.

oxidation pathway.

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...