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The formal EU-US meniscus rehabilitation 2024 consensus: An ESSKA-AOSSM-AASPT initiative. Part I—Rehabilitation management after meniscus surgery (meniscectomy, repair and reconstruction)
No full textThis is an open access article under the CC BY license.This article has been simultaneously co-published with Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy (KSSTA), JOSPT Open & International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy (IJSPT). The articles are identical except for minor stylistic and spelling differences in keeping with each journal's style. Either citation can be used when citing this article.Purpose: The aim of part one of this EU-US consensus was to combine literature research and expertise to provide recommendations for the usage of rehabilitation (including physical therapy) of patients undergoing surgical treatment for degenerative meniscus lesions or acute meniscus tears (including meniscectomy, repair, or reconstruction). Prevention programmes, non-operative treatment of acute tears and degenerative lesions, return to sports and patient-reported outcome measures will be presented in a part II article. Methods: This consensus followed the European Society for Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy (ESSKA)'s ‘formal consensus’ methodology. For this combined ESSKA, American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine and American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy initiative, 67 experts (26 in the steering group and 41 in the rating group) from 14 countries (US and 13 European countries), including orthopaedic surgeons, sports medicine doctors and physiotherapists were involved. Steering group members established guiding questions, searched the literature and proposed statements. Rating group members assessed the statements according to a Likert scale and provided grades of recommendations, reaching a final agreement about rehabilitation of the knee after meniscus surgery. Final documents were then assessed by a peer review group to address the geographical adaptability. Results: The overall level of evidence in the literature was low. Of the 19 questions (leading to 29 statements), 1 received a Grade A of recommendation, 2 a Grade B, 9 a Grade C and 17 a Grade D. Nevertheless, the mean median rating of all questions was 8.2/9 (9 being the highest rating on a scale of 1–9). The global mean rating was 8.4 ± 0.2, indicating a high agreement. Rehabilitation depends on the type of lesion, the treatment performed and is the same after medial or lateral meniscus surgery. Rehabilitation after meniscectomy should follow a criterion-based rehabilitation protocol, based on milestones rather than a time-based protocol. After meniscus repair and reconstruction, rehabilitation should be progressed according to both time and criterion-based milestones. Conclusion: Rehabilitation after meniscus surgery is a debated topic that may influence surgical outcomes if not optimally performed. This international formal consensus established clear, updated and structured recommendations for both surgeons and physiotherapists treating patients after meniscus surgery. Level of Evidence: Level I, consensus. © 2025 The Author(s). Co-published by European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, North American Sports Medicine Institute and Movement Science Media.European Society of Sports Traumatology; Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy; ESSKA; American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, AOSSMTo all members of the rating group: C. Bait (Italy), K. Briem (Iceland), P. Epinga (The Netherlands), Ch. Fink (Austria), D. Garcia German (Spain), A. Grassi (Italy), H. Gridem (Norway), G. Harput (Turkey), M. Iosifidis (Greece), C. Juhl (Denmark), E. King (Ireland), T. Lange (Germany), J. Menetrey (Switzerland), B.G. Moatshe (Norway), S. Mogos (Romania), L. Oleksy (Poland), G. Palmas (Italy), Th. Patt (The Netherlands), G. Samitier (Spain), A. Silva (Portugal), J. Stephen (United Kingdom), C. Toanen (France), T. W\u00F6rner (Sweden). L. Bailey, T Chmielewski, S. Di Stasi, B. Forsythe, C. Garrison, J. Lamplot, D. Lansdown, A. Lynch, R. Ma, A. Momaya, V. Musahl, K. Okoroha, J. Schoenecker, B. Solie, A. Su, M. Tanaka, E. Wellsandt, G. Williams. The authors would also like to thank the peer reviewers from all over Europe and the United States for their contribution to this consensus. Also, the authors would like to acknowledge the help from the ESSKA and AOSSM offices, especially Anna Hansen Rak and Lynette Craft. It was supported during the process by the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA) and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Office. This article has been simultaneously co\u2010published with Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine (OJSM), JOSPT Open & International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy (IJSPT). The articles are identical except for minor stylistic and spelling differences in keeping with each journal s style. Either citation can be used when citing this article. European rating group: US rating group
Computational modeling of heat transfer from a horizontal array of cylinders for low Reynolds Numbers
No full textClick on the DOI link to access this article at the publishers website (may not be free).A numerical model based on the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approach was developed to investigate heat transfer from a horizontal row of circular cylinders in a tandem, side-by-side arrangement. The study involved solving momentum and energy equations using the finite volume method, with convective terms discretized using a second-order upwind method and diffusion terms discretized using central differencing. A second-order implicit technique was used to integrate the temporal term. The numerical simulations were run with various values of free stream Reynolds number and dimensionless longitudinal pitch ratio. The numerical results were compared with analytical findings from the literature and found in good agreement for low values of free stream Reynolds number. The maximum percentage error between the average Nusselt number obtained from the numerical and analytical solutions was less than 20% for larger free-stream Reynolds numbers; however, it decreased to less than 2% as the free-stream Reynolds number decreased. The good agreement between the two models at low free-stream Reynolds numbers suggests that the CFD model is valid in this range and can be used to study similar fluid flow and heat transfer problems. The information generated would be useful in the design of more efficient fluid systems involving arrays of cylinders. © 2025, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. All rights reserved
The effectiveness of a geriatric simulation suit for improving empathy and simulating the aging process for older adults in a DPT program: a pilot study
No full textClick on the DOI link to access this article at the publishers website (may not be free).Enhancing empathy toward older adults among physical therapy students is essential to prepare graduates to be equipped to properly treat geriatric patients in all types of healthcare settings. This pilot study evaluated the effectiveness of a homemade geriatric suit to simulate an older adult and improve empathy among physical therapy students. The Jefferson Scale of Empathy for Health Professions student version was utilized to measure empathy-related parameters before and after the geriatric simulation experience. Physical and cognitive performance tests were used to assess the effectiveness of the geriatric suit to simulate typical age-related changes in physical and cognitive performance. Additionally, sociodemographic data were collected such as age, gender and prior experience working with older adults. Following the geriatric simulation suit experience, participants did not demonstrate statistically significant post-intervention empathy scores on the Jefferson Empathy Scale (t = 2.09, p = 0.022). However, patients did demonstrate similar physical scores when compared with older adult norms while wearing the geriatric simulation suit. The geriatric simulation suit experience effectively simulated the aging process, but did not significantly increase empathy in students. The homemade geriatric simulation suit may be a feasible and cost-effective way to simulate typical age-related physical changes in older adults. © 2025 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
Private entrepreneurs and public services: The role of endogenous capabilities
No full textClick on the DOI link to access this article at the publishers website (may not be free).Public agencies are increasingly partnering with private entrepreneurs to deliver public services, particularly in developing countries with underdeveloped infrastructures. By sharing their resources and operations, both parties can create new capabilities in the process of value creation and devise new goals. Shared governance modes have shown to preserve the overall quality of services, but the complexity of this joint activity, coupled with the profit-maximizing orientation of private entrepreneurs, may lead to the development of new capabilities that conflict with social interests. We address these concerns by analyzing the endogenous emer-gence of capabilities in Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) and show how these can be plagued with rent-seeking and mission creep that reduce overall well-being. Drawing upon Penrose’s theory of firm growth, we show that PPPs are most likely to develop capabilities that go against the public interest when entrepreneurs are relatively effi-cient, contracts governing the provision are unclear as to the expansion of services, the attributes of the product being delivered are difficult to measure, and the service expertise is predominantly provided by the private sector. © 2025 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd
Detection and classification of cerebral vascular injury via microwave sensing and AI
No full textThesis (M.S.)-- Wichita State University, College of Engineering, Dept. of Biomedical EngineeringThis thesis evaluates the capability of a monostatic RFR in detecting physiological changes which accommodate cerebral hemorrhage. The expected result is that the data collected from the RFR can be used in the training of machine learning models which can then accurately predict the flow rate of hemorrhage. The second chapter of this thesis is dedicated to a literature review covering the following: The physiology of hemorrhagic stroke, alternative monitoring methods and their underlying theories and applications, current obstacles and future works. The third chapter summarizes the methods and results of the dataset generation and artificial intelligence model development and performance.
This study used an ex vivo porcine model. Radio frequency sweeps were conducted using a vector network analyzer. The machine learning models used were: linear regression, logistic regression, random forest, k-nearest neighbors. Several convolutional neural network models were explored. Hyperparameter searches were conducted, and the best performing models were evaluated. It was concluded that linear regression and logistic regression failed to predict flow rate based on resonant frequency shifts. Both the k-nearest neighbors and random forest models performed well, achieving 81.1% and 74.2% accuracy, respectively. Finally, the results for the convolutional neural networks were inconclusive due to insufficient dataset size
The Sunflower, v.129, no.16 (January 23, 2025)
No full textArticle(s): Navigating registration: Inconsistent enrollment strategies create frustration for students -- Faculty, admin struggle to agree on weather policy -- Buzzer-beater sinks Wichita State against East Carolina -- How campus is changing -- TikTok turmoil: TikTok was gone, then it was back. -- Advising from page 1 -- A not-so winter wonderland: WSU men's and women's basketball struggles over winter break, combines for 6-13 record -- 'We do it to honor him': Ulrich reflects on MLK pop-up exhibit -- 'Nosferatu' reimagines hauntingly magnificent horror classic -- TikTok ban challenges free speech, raises questions about government overreach -- Charges for canceling WSU housing contracts unfairly burden students -- A snowy start: Classes begin in-person following a 'bitterly cold' TuesdayPhotograph(s): Navigating registration illustration of person holding a "Help" sign. p. 1 -- Corey Washington reaches to gain possession of the ball in the first half. Washington led the Shockers in points, scoring 19 against the Pirates on Jan. 18. p. 1 -- Pictures of Wilkins Stadium, pickleball courts, University Stadium and Corbin Education Center. p. 2 -- TikTok turmoil illustration. p. 2 -- Student portraits for the story, "TikTok was gone, then it was back." p. 2 -- Graphic for men's basketball scores over winter break. p. 3 -- Head coach Paul Mills and senior guard Bijan Cortes talk about a play after a timeout. The Shockers played the Kansas City Roos on Dec. 14, losing 74-64. p. 3 -- Junior guard Jasmine Peaks is blocked as she tries to shoot a basket on Jan. 15. Peaks scored five points throughout the game. p. 3 -- Senior center Quincy Ballard reaches to gain possession of the ball in the first half. Ballard scored 11 points and 10 rebounds during the Jan. 18 game. p. 3 -- Junior forward Corey Washington sits during timeout against the University of Charlotte. Washington scored 16 points for the Shockers on Jan. 14. p. 3 -- Graphic of women's basketball scores over winter break. p. 3 -- An overlook of the Martin Luther King Jr. pop-up exhibit housed in the Ulrich Museum of Art. The now closed exhibit housed pieces done by artists who are from underrepresented communities and dealt with activism. p. 4 -- Portrait of Piper Pinnetti, opinion editor. p. 4 -- Portraits of Piper Pinnetti, opinion editor. p. 5 -- TikTok banned illustration. p. 5 -- Housing costs illustration. p. 5 -- A Wichita State student zips through campus on a bike during the second day back to class. Wichita State started its first day of classes remotely before resuming in person on Wednesday, Jan. 22. p. 6 -- An Eastern Fox Squirrel carries dead leaves in its mouth as students trickle in and out of the Rhatigan Student Center on Wednesday, Jan. 22. p. 6 -- Juan Barrientos and Gabriela Gomez, students at Wichita State, search for Beggs Hall on the first day back for in-person classes. Wichita State started its first day of classes remotely before resuming in person on Wednesday, Jan. 22. p. 6 -- The Wichita State University water tower stands on Wednesday, Jan. 22. p. 6 -- Coffee in hand, Claire Stewart walks around Wichita State between classes, attempting to familiarize herself with the campus. Classes resumed in-person for the 2025 spring semester on Jan. 22. p. 6 -- Ray-jhay Barnes looks for Devlin Hall on a campus map near the Rhatigan Student Center. The semester started in-person on Wednesday, Jan. 22, following Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 20 and remote classes on Jan. 21. p. 6 -- Barbara Myers, an administrative specialist in the College of Engineering, bundles up while walking to the on-campus post office on Wednesday, Jan. 22. p. 6 -- Kyan Tenpenny, mechanical engineering major, and Damyin Allmond, aerospace engineering major, walk on campus together. Tenpenney lives near campus and often chooses to ride his bike to school. p.
Autism and the use of pause fillers: ‘Um’ and ‘uh’
No full textPresented to the 21st Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Rhatigan Student Center, Wichita State University, April 11, 2025.Research completed in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health Professions.INTRODUCTION: Speakers pause and revise their utterances during conversation. This process is called “disfluency”. Disfluencies affect how speakers are perceived by others, and when a high rate of speech disfluencies are produced, it can lead to negative judgements. Pauses, a type of disfluency, occur during natural speech production and can either be unfilled (silent pause) or filled with words such as ‘um ‘or ‘uh’ (filled pauses). ‘Um’ and ‘uh’ are typically used to signal hesitation or uncertainty and are intended to help the speaker maintain their speaking turn or take over a conversation from another speaker. The use of ‘uh’ has been perceived more negatively than ‘um’. Research on the use of filled pauses by autistic speakers is limited. It has been posited; however, that if fillers serve a social function, autistic speakers may have difficulties using them. Further, if these fillers result from different cognitive processes: ‘uh’ from an internally focused process used to assist the speaker and ‘um’ from an externally focused process used to assist the listener, autistic individuals would be more likely to use ‘uh’.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this project was to compare the number of ‘um/uh’ fillers used to total words produced by autistic adolescents and young adults during semi-structured conversations. Comparisons for the use of ‘um/uh’ in turn-initial position, utterance initial, or utterance medial were also calculated.
METHOD: Autistic adolescents and young adults were recruited for this study. Eleven males agreed to participate. Participants were given the Autism Diagnostics Observation Schedule -2 (ADOS-2). The ADOS-2 is administered in the form of a semi structured social setting. Sessions were approximately 45-60 minutes and were recorded for transcription purposes. Following transcription, the total number of words and the use of the fillers ‘um/uh’ were counted. Fillers were coded by position within the statement: turn-initial, utterance initial, or utterance medial.
RESULTS: The use of ‘um’ and ‘uh’ in all positions was compared to the total number of words used across all participants. The mean was 2.06, median 1.17, standard deviation (SD) 2.38, with the range of 8.27 (minimum, 0.21; maximum, 8.48). Utterance medial position uses of ‘um/uh’ compared to total use of utterance-initial and turn-initial had a mean of 248.50, median 78.95, SD 362.59, range 1,160.23 (minimum, 27.27; maximum 1187.5). Utterance initial and turn-initial use of ‘um/uh’ compared to total fillers used resulted in a mean of 48.53, median 55.88, SD 24.55, range 70.8 (minimum, 7.77; maximum, 78.57).
CONCLUSIONS: For these speakers, the filler ‘uh’ was produced twice as much as ‘um.’ Medial fillers were used more than turn or utterance initial fillers. For these participants, medial fillers appeared to be used to help the speaker “hold the floor” and consider what they were going to say next. Participants did not take the opportunity to initiate their own topics; thus, a reduced number of turn initial fillers were used. Further studies should consider using different prompts to elicit a more natural discussion from the participants.Graduate School, Academic Affairs, University Librarie
Advanced Education Program in General Dentistry graduates 2018-2019
No full textSchool composite: students included in composite: John Helling, Jordan Wehner, Lucas Kaufman, Matt Loomis, Sasha Mohammadi, Taylor Jerominski.
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The Sunflower, v. 130, no. 2 (August 26, 2025)
No full textArticle(s): LAS wins Clash: The 11th year of Clash of the College saw the return of victory to the Liberal Arts and Science students. -- Associate vice president for Academic Affairs retires -- College-readiness trends down while proficiency rates rise -- D.C. flight collision update -- Time to pay your bill -- Corbin Education Center reopens after 17-month closure -- 'Pretty surreal': Baseball player reflects on summer experience -- Wichita couples donate men's basketball season tickets to youth -- What volleyball learned from intersquad scrimmage -- Cross country season outlook -- Volleyball preseason poll, All-Conference team -- Hot honey take: Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes monthly pizza disappoints -- The Gen-Z stare is not the problem — it's you. -- Street Speak: What is your favorite pencil? -- Pencils ranked from pencil-perfect to dull -- Back back again: RSC Day Shocker Night brought back for fall open house -- Night of crafts and fun at create your own mocktail mixer. Students enjoyed drink creations, games and crafts -- Collegiate Clash: Office of Student Success hosts 11th Annual Clash of the CollegesPhotograph(s): Photo illustration of a Wuber and people riding in the vehicle. p. 1 -- Illustration of WSU campus map with important locations. p. 2 -- President Richard Muma claps to congratulate Provost Monica Lounsbery and Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Sarah Beth Estes on stepping into their new roles. The two will begin their first full year on campus with the start of the fall 2025 semester. p. 3 -- Students work on parts to repair a waterjet machine inside the Project Innovation Hub. The Lab was built in collaboration with Groover Labs, a Wichita-based nonprofit. p. 3 -- Photo of WSU men's basketball player. p. 4 -- Headshots of the volleyball roster. p. 6 -- Brooklyn Leggett and her teammates celebrate after scoring a point in the third set against Rice on Oct. 6, 2024. p. 5 -- Editor-in-Chief Taliyah Winn records audio at the Flint Hills Symphony. This was the last symphony held in the Flint Hills and Winn helped compile a video and write a script for news channel KSN. p. 6 -- Portrait of editor-in-chief Taliyah Winn. p. 6 – Portrait of Monica Lounsbery, provost. p. 6 - Portrait of opinion editor Mya Scott. p. 6 -- The Office of Student Engagement and Belonging talks to students in front of the RSC on Aug. 18. p. 6 – Students in Shocker Sound warm up in front of the Duerksen Fine Arts Center on Aug. 12. Students were split up into winds and drums for practice. p. 7 – Students perform breathing exercises at Shocker Sound Band Camp on Aug. 12. The students practiced from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. p. 7 – Junior Elise Collins plays her sousaphone alongside the Shocker Sound band. Camp was free to attend for Shocker Sound band members. p. 7 – Masters student Makenna Roths plays her baritone saxophone on Aug. 12. Students broke out into smaller groups to practice in the afternoon. p. 7 – Director of Athletic Bands Lucas Hulett holds tempo for the Socker Sound band on Aug. 12. Hullet is classically trained in the tuba, euphonium and trombone. p. 7 – Freshman Ella Fechter practices with her clarinet on Aug. 12. Musical and visual development took place during camp. p. 7 – AJ Haynes from Alpha Psi Alpha dances at the Meet the Greeks events on Friday evening. p. 7 – Students show the WSU sign on Aug. 15. Shocker Island was organized by the first year programs at Wichita State. p. 7 – Students gather around Spectrum’s table at the Belonging Bash to play Queeriosity. The event was hosted on the RSC’s east courtyard on Aug. 15. p. 8 – Hispanic American Leadership Organization President Lorena Favela gets water dumped on her after a student hit the target on the splash tower. Students could answer questions for a chance to dump water on various HALO members. p. 8 -- Sophomores Bentley Hageman and Lin Lindstrom take a picture together on a film camera provided by the event organizers. Students were given film cameras by the Office of Student Engagement and Belonging. p. 8 -- Coordinator of Academic and Retention Programs Bri Bell asks freshman Luke Stovall question as they enter the Belonging Bash. Students could answer questions and spin a wheel for prizes. p. 8 -- Freshmen Caiden Trione and Omar Mohamed compete in cornhole at the Belonging Bash. Cornhole, Connect 4, Spikeball and Jenga were offered at the event. p. 8 -- Sophomore Decson Chairs explains the Indigenous Student Collective to students at the Belonging Bash on Aug. 15. Various clubs and organizations had tabled to introduce themselves to prospective members. p. 8 -- Director of Student Belonging and Experiences Amy Nguyen hands out a bingo card to a student at the Belonging Bash on Aug. 15. The event was hosted by the Office of Student Engagement and Belonging. p.