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Ludwig von Mises Institute 

A historical lesson in higher-education self-governance

One of the reasons for the hard-left turn in higher education has been the increasing radicalization of accreditation agencies. It is important for colleges and universities to break away from these agencies and rethink the accreditation process.

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Incongruence between residential uses and perceptions of fertilizers and deicers

by Heather D. Craska, Amélie Y. Davis

Fertilizers and deicers are common materials for property maintenance in the Midwest, however, their application contributes to negative environmental impacts when applied incorrectly. While fertilizer use is well researched, deicer use on private properties is not. This research aims to ascertain whether patterns of fertilizer use are different from those of deicer use in Hamilton County, Ohio, and determine what factors influence a resident’s decision to use these materials. Читать дальше...

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A brief but comprehensive three-item social connectedness screener for use in social risk assessment tools

by Nancy P. Gordon, Matthiew C. Stiefel

Background

The 2014 IOM report “Capturing Social and Behavioral Domains and Measures in Electronic Health Records” described three subdomains of social relationships that affect patient health and well-being. However, most social risk screeners currently assess only one subdomain, frequency of social connections. We are proposing a three-item Brief Social Connectedness (SC) screener that additionally assesses risks in social/emotional support and loneliness/social isolation subdomains. Читать дальше...

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Longitudinal impact of screening colonoscopy on greenhouse gas emissions

by Hasiya Yusuf, Vinita Gupta, Ikponmwosa Osaghae, Abhishek Kumar

Background and aim

Colonoscopy is the gold-standard screening test for colorectal cancer. However, it has come under scrutiny for its carbon footprint and contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compared to other medical procedures. Notwithstanding, screening colonoscopies may have a positive effect on GHG emissions that is unknown. This study estimated the carbon emissions prevented by screening colonoscopies in the... Читать дальше...

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Overexpression of miR-200s inhibits proliferation and invasion while increasing apoptosis in murine ovarian cancer cells

by Resh Carter, Jim J. Petrik, Roger A. Moorehead

Women diagnosed with ovarian cancer frequently have a poor prognosis as their cancer is often diagnosed at more advanced stages when the cancer has metastasized. At this point surgery cannot remove all the tumor cells and while ovarian cancer cells often initially respond to chemotherapeutic agents like carboplatin and paclitaxel, resistance to these agents frequently occurs. Thus, novel therapies are required for the treatment of advanced stage ovarian cancer. Читать дальше...

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Enhancing highway transportation safety resilience during emergencies: A network-based analysis and assessment

by Xue Zhang, Yi Lu, Jie Wang, Yongzheng Qi

In order to evaluate the impact of emergencies on the resilience of highway transportation, a resilience network hierarchical model of the highway transportation system was constructed by analyzing the formation and emergence process of safety resilience in the highway transportation system. Four layers of networks were divided, including highway network, transport network, traffic network, and emergency network. Combined with the network hierarchical model... Читать дальше...