Events for November 24, 2025

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Abida Solomon TITLE: IMPROVING BREAST CANCER SCREENING COMPLIANCE AMONG FEMALE VETERANS: A QI EVALUATION PROJECT ABSTRACT: Introduction: Breast cancer remains the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women in the United States, with women veterans facing heightened risks due to fragmented care, psychosocial stressors, and toxic exposures during service. Despite a robust breast [...]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Suxia Cui TITLE: ADVANCING THE HARDWARE REALIZATION OF SWINIR FUNCTIONS ABSTRACT: Image enhancement is a key area in image processing that aims to improve visual quality for interpretation, analysis, and decision-making. SWINIR (Shifted Window Image Restoration) is a state-of-the-art deep learning model for image superresolution; however, mapping its computation pipeline to hardware [...]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Jayant Lohakare TITLE: UTILIZATION OF MUSHROOM STEMS AS A FEED RESOURCE FOR SUSTAINABLE POULTRY PRODUCTION ABSTRACT: Soybean meal (SBM) is the primary protein source in poultry diets, but its escalating cost and the environmental impact of soybean cultivation highlight the need for sustainable alternatives. Mushroom stems are generated at large volumes as [...]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Abida Solomon TITLE: ENHANCING PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE: AN EDUCATIONAL APPROACH TO INCREASE STAFF KNOWLEDGE AND COMPLIANCE WITH CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE TO REDUCE SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS IN OBSTETRIC CARE ABSTRACT: Introduction: Surgical site infections (SSIs) after cesarean deliveries remain a significant challenge in obstetric care, contributing to increased maternal morbidity, longer hospital stays, and higher [...]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Stella Smith TITLE: THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF BLACK FEMALE LEADERS AT AN HBCU WHOSE PREDECESSORS ARE NON-BLACK FEMALES ABSTRACT: This study uses a rigorous qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological approach to examine the lived experiences of eight Black female leaders at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in one of the following geographic regions [...]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Abida Solomon TITLE: SMALL MOVES, BIG IMPACT: EMPOWERING ICU NURSES WITH PASSIVE MOBILITY TRAINING ABSTRACT: Introduction: Intensive care unit–acquired weakness is a prevalent and preventable complication among critically ill patients, resulting in long-term disability, delayed recovery, and increased healthcare costs. Despite strong evidence supporting passive range of motion (PROM) as an essential [...]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Ram Ray TITLE: FIELD-SCALE ASSESSMENT OF JUNCUS-DERIVED BIOCHAR AND FERTILIZER RATE ON SOIL BIOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES, SORGHUM YIELD, AND GREENHOUSE GAS FLUXES IN SOUTHERN TEXAS ABSTRACT: Biochar is a crucial soil amendment used in agriculture to enhance soil health, improve crop yields, and increase climate resilience for sustainable agriculture. Biochar from Juncus plants [...]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Lin Li TITLE: INTEGRATING SEMI-SUPERVISED LEARNING AND ENSEMBLE DEEP LEARNING FOR LOW-RESOURCE DEEP KNOWLEDGE TRACING ABSTRACT: As learning platforms scale, two obstacles keep Deep Knowledge Tracing (DKT) from thriving in practice: scarce labeled interactions and opaque predictions. We introduce a semi-supervised, ensemble DKT pipeline that trains diverse architectures, including Knowledge Proficiency Tracing [...]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Abida Solomon TITLE: IMPROVING FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION: AN EVALUATION OF A FOOD FARMACY PROGRAM ABSTRACT: Food insecurity is a significant social determinant of health (SDOH) that negatively impacts individuals with chronic illnesses, contributing to poor dietary habits and increased healthcare utilization. In response, Food Farmacy programs have emerged as innovative, clinic-based [...]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Lin Li TITLE: KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION ON MASS-SHOOTING EVENTS VIA LLMS FOR AI-DRIVEN JUSTICE ABSTRACT: Mass-shooting event poses a significant challenge to public safety which generates large volumes of unstructured textual data that makes it difficult to conduct effective investigations and formulation of public policy. The proposed knowledge acquisition system utilizes Large Language [...]