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Stprompt++: Prompting Vision-Language Models For Weakly Supervised Video Anomaly Detection And Fine-Grained Localization, Peng Wu, Chengyu Pan, Guansong Pang, Xiangteng He, Zhiwei Yang, Peng Wang, Yanning Zhang Jul 2028

Stprompt++: Prompting Vision-Language Models For Weakly Supervised Video Anomaly Detection And Fine-Grained Localization, Peng Wu, Chengyu Pan, Guansong Pang, Xiangteng He, Zhiwei Yang, Peng Wang, Yanning Zhang

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Traditional weakly supervised video anomaly detection (WSVAD) tasks typically rely on coarse-grained frame-level labels for training. Although this approach reduces annotation costs, it results in weak semantic understanding and spatial localization capabilities due to the absence of fine-grained annotations, hindering precise pixel-level anomaly detection and localization. Thanks to the success of vision-language models (VLMs), e.g., CLIP, recent approaches leveraging large VLMs focus on exploiting their strong semantic understanding capabilities, but they typically feed only keyframes or short video segments into the models, without supplying sufficient prior contextual information (e.g., contextual frames around anomalies, zoomed-in anomaly regions, and detailed anomaly descriptions), …


Addressing The Challenges Of Cognitive Decline In The Physician Workforce, Sharona Hoffman Jan 2027

Addressing The Challenges Of Cognitive Decline In The Physician Workforce, Sharona Hoffman

Faculty Publications

This book chapter examines the growing challenge of cognitive decline among aging physicians and analyzes various approaches to addressing it. In 2024, twenty percent of working physicians were sixty-five or older, and evidence suggests that 12-14% of older clinicians have cognitive deficits that may affect job performance. The chapter evaluates two primary approaches to cognitive assessment: employer-initiated programs and programs operated by state medical boards. Employer "late career practitioner policies" (LCPP) that require older physicians to undergo testing are becoming increasingly popular among health care organizations. But they are vulnerable to challenge under disability and age discrimination laws, as evidenced …


Constitutional Limits On Occupational Licensing Bans As Collateral Consequences Of A Criminal Conviction, Imran Rabbani Jan 2027

Constitutional Limits On Occupational Licensing Bans As Collateral Consequences Of A Criminal Conviction, Imran Rabbani

Student Works

No abstract provided.


Ai: Governance Patchwork To A Unified Regulatory Regime, Vamsi K. Revuru Jan 2027

Ai: Governance Patchwork To A Unified Regulatory Regime, Vamsi K. Revuru

Student Works

No abstract provided.


Originalism’S Impact On The Sovereignty Of Indian Nations, Julian Allber Jan 2027

Originalism’S Impact On The Sovereignty Of Indian Nations, Julian Allber

Student Works

No abstract provided.


From Schoolhouse To Enforcement Zone: The Legal Limits Of Ice Access In Public Schools, Yinet De Leon Jan 2027

From Schoolhouse To Enforcement Zone: The Legal Limits Of Ice Access In Public Schools, Yinet De Leon

Student Works

No abstract provided.


The Quest That Mints Nothing: Software-Generated Real-World Volunteer Task Sequences Drawn Only From Existing Need Registries, With No Completion Rewards, Compensation-Free Help Requests, Delayed Mediated Acknowledgment And Alarm-Triggered Drone Witnesses Without Patrol, Thon Ly Oct 2026

The Quest That Mints Nothing: Software-Generated Real-World Volunteer Task Sequences Drawn Only From Existing Need Registries, With No Completion Rewards, Compensation-Free Help Requests, Delayed Mediated Acknowledgment And Alarm-Triggered Drone Witnesses Without Patrol, Thon Ly

Defensive Publications Series

We specify a software agent that generates multi-step, real-world volunteer activity sequences for an individual or household exclusively by selecting, ordering and narrating entries already present in community need registries: posted help requests, commons sites awaiting care, pending gift deliveries, and contacts the household itself has named. The sequence data structure has no operation that creates a task; each task is a reference to a live registry entry, re-checked when it begins, and the operator authors no entry. Completing a task confers no points, badges, currency or reputation; the only reward is acknowledgment the beneficiary chooses to send through the …


Carceral Geographies Of Disinvestment: Mapping Police Surveillance And Food Insecurity In Tennessee, Lina Habba, Ridha Nazir, Natalie E. Freeman Phd Oct 2026

Carceral Geographies Of Disinvestment: Mapping Police Surveillance And Food Insecurity In Tennessee, Lina Habba, Ridha Nazir, Natalie E. Freeman Phd

DO Research Day

Research Aims: •Examine the association between county-level jail incarceration (a proxy for police surveillance) and food insecurity, limited access to healthy foods, and overall food environment quality across Tennessee counties.   •Determine whether this association persists after adjustment for median household income, high school completion, and racial composition.


Support For Human And Civil Rights In Physical Disability, Mental Illness, And Substance Use Disorder, Jessica Williams, Mia Kouveliotes, Nev Jones, Morgan C Shields Oct 2026

Support For Human And Civil Rights In Physical Disability, Mental Illness, And Substance Use Disorder, Jessica Williams, Mia Kouveliotes, Nev Jones, Morgan C Shields

2020-Current year OA Pubs

IMPORTANCE: While there is much research on stigma toward marginalized populations, public perceptions regarding deservingness of basic human and civil rights of these groups have not been examined in a nationwide sample of US adults.

OBJECTIVE: To understand the US public's perceptions regarding deservingness of basic human and contested civil rights for people with severe physical disabilities (SPDs), severe mental illness (SMI), and substance use disorders (SUDs).

DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This cross-sectional study was a nationwide US internet-based quota panel survey of US adults (aged ≥18 years) who completed the survey. Responses were collected from January 17 to February …


River City Roots Festival 2026, Missoula, Montana, Emma Keinath-Lopez Oct 2026

River City Roots Festival 2026, Missoula, Montana, Emma Keinath-Lopez

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This study was conducted to provide insight into the characteristics, spending patterns, and satisfaction levels of attendees at the 2026 River City Roots Festival in Missoula, Montana. A total of 251 attendees completed the survey. Approximately 85% of respondents were Montana residents, including 72% who resided in Missoula County. Among respondents from outside Missoula County, 74% spent at least one night away from home. Visitors spent an average of 3.9 nights in Montana and 2.9 nights in Missoula. Fifty-six respondent groups from outside of Missoula County provided expenditure information, reporting an estimated $44,397.38 in total visitor spending in Missoula. The …


Failed Gay Rights Amendment To Mankato's Human Rights Ordinance In Mankato, Minnesota In 1987, Kellian Clink Oct 2026

Failed Gay Rights Amendment To Mankato's Human Rights Ordinance In Mankato, Minnesota In 1987, Kellian Clink

Library Services Publications

In 1987, small but passionate people urged the city to pass an amendment to Mankato’s existing human rights ordinance to protect LGBTQ+ communities.   Advocates argued that gays were entitled to the same rights as straight people and were looking for protection in housing and employment, particularly. They demonstrated that people had lost jobs, housing, and access to dance venues. Some opponents equated gays with promiscuity, child molestation, solicitation, sin, and AIDS; some were convinced it was not needed; some pinned their arguments on the existence of laws already on the books.  This narrative is based on articles from the local …


Scientific Innovation, Institutionalization, And Moral Dilemmas: From Chemical Warfare In World War I To Ai In Modern Conflict, Kylie Kiefer Oct 2026

Scientific Innovation, Institutionalization, And Moral Dilemmas: From Chemical Warfare In World War I To Ai In Modern Conflict, Kylie Kiefer

Holster Scholar Projects

This research examines the different American perspectives surrounding the morality and future of chemical warfare during and after World War I. Using primary sources collected at the National Archives at College Park, it argues that the Chemical Warfare Service survived not because Americans agreed that poison gas was morally acceptable, but because wartime mobilization created scientific expertise, military facilities, and relationships that made dismantling the service after the war difficult. While opponents emphasized moral and humanitarian concerns, advocates defended chemical warfare through arguments about preparedness, military necessity, and claims that gas was more humane than conventional weapons. The paper also …


Swk 200: Introduction To Social Work Syllabus, Samantha Norris Oct 2026

Swk 200: Introduction To Social Work Syllabus, Samantha Norris

Open Educational Resources

This Open Educational Resources (OER) syllabus was created for Introduction to Social Work (SWK 200) at the College of Staten Island, thanks to support from the CUNY Graduate Center’s Open Knowledge Fellowship.

The focus of SWK 200 is on introducing students to the profession of social work. This course examines the profession of social work, its value base, areas of practice, and societal role. Major social problems; philosophies of social welfare, provision, program and policy initiatives; and the response of social work as a profession are addressed. The obligation of professional social workers to promote social and economic justice on …


The Jeanne Clery Disclosure Report, Sacred Heart University Oct 2026

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure Report, Sacred Heart University

News, Magazines and Reports

"2026 Sacred Heart University Department of Public Safety Annual Campus Crime & Fire Report."


Annual Campus Safety And Fire Report 2026, University Of Nebraska Police And Public Safety Department Sep 2026

Annual Campus Safety And Fire Report 2026, University Of Nebraska Police And Public Safety Department

Public Safety Reports

This 2026 Annual Safety and Fire Report was compiled for enrolled or prospective students and employed or prospective faculty and staff. Its purpose is to communicate the safety of the University of Nebraska Omaha campus.


Lindenwood Digest, September 30, 2026, Lindenwood University Sep 2026

Lindenwood Digest, September 30, 2026, Lindenwood University

Lindenwood Digest

  • Event & Date: The Lindenwood University Employee Digest was published on September 30, 2026, announcing campus events including the National Weather Service Severe Weather Tabletop Exercise on October 14, 2026, and the Faculty and Staff Appreciation Hockey Game on October 8, 2026.

  • Geographic Grounding: The events are scheduled across Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri, including the AB Leadership Room and the Centene Community Ice Center.

  • Key Honorees/Awards: Lindenwood University received the Best College/University award for the second consecutive year in the 2026 St. Louis Headliners presented by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Associate Professor Joe Weber and Associate Professor Erica Blum …


Board Of Trustees Agenda, Sep. 25, 2026, Indiana State University Board Of Trustees Sep 2026

Board Of Trustees Agenda, Sep. 25, 2026, Indiana State University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees

Indiana State University Board of Trustees meeting agenda


Mission-Scoped 5g Network Lifecycle With Disconnected Udm Cache And Cryptographic Revocation, Bart Van De Velde, Andreas Enotiadis Sep 2026

Mission-Scoped 5g Network Lifecycle With Disconnected Udm Cache And Cryptographic Revocation, Bart Van De Velde, Andreas Enotiadis

Defensive Publications Series

A system is proposed herein that defines fifth-generation (5G) subscriber, credential, and policy state for a mission as a machine-readable mission object. The mission object can be staged, instantiated, operated during a loss of central connectivity using a scoped local Unified Data Management (UDM) cache, and dissolved under policy control. The system combines a mission lifecycle state machine with cryptographic revocation of subscriber identity module (SIM), embedded SIM (eSIM), device, and policy assets at mission end.


Offshore Ai Data Center Platform — Version 3.0 (Oadc V3.0) Self-Sustaining Marine Compute & Ecosystem Intelligence Infrastructure Closed-Loop Resource Recovery + Planetary Early-Warning Node, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr. Sep 2026

Offshore Ai Data Center Platform — Version 3.0 (Oadc V3.0) Self-Sustaining Marine Compute & Ecosystem Intelligence Infrastructure Closed-Loop Resource Recovery + Planetary Early-Warning Node, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

OADC v3.0 is a single offshore platform that is simultaneously:

  1. A 10–100 MW AI compute facility (seawater-cooled, renewable-powered)

  2. A planetary early-warning node (seismic, tsunami, contamination, marine heatwave)

  3. A marine ecosystem management system (eDNA census, whale collision prevention, IUU enforcement, coral bleaching prediction)

  4. A resource recovery plant (fresh water, ocean plastic → fuel, brine minerals)

  5. A maritime AI service provider (1–5 ms inference to shipping and fishing)

No existing platform on Earth performs more than two of these five functions. The closest analogs — China's HiCloud Shanghai UDC (24 MW, May 2026), Panthalassa Ocean-3 (wave-powered, $1B valuation), Seatrium/Mocean 30 MW FDC, …


To Spend Or Not To Spend: Strengthening Congressional Oversight On Executive Impoundment, Grant Scherer Sep 2026

To Spend Or Not To Spend: Strengthening Congressional Oversight On Executive Impoundment, Grant Scherer

Emory Law Journal Online

The [H]ouse of [R]epresentatives cannot only refuse, but they alone can propose, the supplies requisite for the support of government. . . . This power over the purse may, in fact, be regarded as the most complete and effectual weapon with which any constitution can arm the immediate representatives of the people, for obtaining a redress of every grievance, and for carrying into effect every just and salutary measure.

James Madison, Federalist No. 58[1]

While the President may initiate the annual federal budget process with his or her budget request, the Constitution confers the “power of the purse” on …


Spectrum, Volume 57, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University Sep 2026

Spectrum, Volume 57, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include:  Building the Future -- Pouring on Park Ave! --  The RD Is In -- College is More Than Classes -- Family Weekend Schedule -- Rowing Revamp from Bow to Stern


Assignment 3, Activity 1 And 2, Nick Perrone Sep 2026

Assignment 3, Activity 1 And 2, Nick Perrone

Nick Perrone, History 21: Race, Ethnicity and Gender in American Society

No abstract provided.


Syllabus: Human Rights And Media, Olena Kolupayeva Sep 2026

Syllabus: Human Rights And Media, Olena Kolupayeva

Olena Kolupayeva, Human Rights and Media

No abstract provided.


3c) Module 3 Readings, 2, Barry Stiefel Sep 2026

3c) Module 3 Readings, 2, Barry Stiefel

Barry Stiefel, Civic Heritage and the Power of Place

No abstract provided.


4c) Module 4 Readings, Barry Stiefel Sep 2026

4c) Module 4 Readings, Barry Stiefel

Barry Stiefel, Civic Heritage and the Power of Place

No abstract provided.


3h) Module Readings, 7, Barry Stiefel Sep 2026

3h) Module Readings, 7, Barry Stiefel

Barry Stiefel, Civic Heritage and the Power of Place

No abstract provided.


Activity 1: Leadership In Politics—The Committee Challenge, Chance D. Stewart Sep 2026

Activity 1: Leadership In Politics—The Committee Challenge, Chance D. Stewart

Chance D. Stewart, Leadership in Politics

No abstract provided.


Activity 1: Consensus Cats, Brandon Bauer Sep 2026

Activity 1: Consensus Cats, Brandon Bauer

Brandon Bauer, Civic Engagement & Voting Rights

No abstract provided.


Semiotic Breakdown In Disaster Evacuation Signage For International Tourists, Mario Christopher Fimbrez Sep 2026

Semiotic Breakdown In Disaster Evacuation Signage For International Tourists, Mario Christopher Fimbrez

Masters Theses

Japan’s disaster evacuation signage systems are highly standardized and widely regarded as effective for the domestic population, who operate within a shared cultural framework shaped by years of earthquake drills, formal disaster education, and a common visual vocabulary for risk and evacuation. In coastal cities like Kamakura, however, the audience composition has changed significantly, with millions of international visitors now navigating these spaces each year without the disaster literacy or cultural familiarity that the existing signage was designed to assume. When those shared assumptions about urgency, symbolism, and environmental threat are absent, the communicative force of the system can be …


Are We Prepared? A Qualitative Multiple Case Study On Multijurisdictional Readiness And Response Capabilities For Atypical Complex Coordinated Incidents Involving Mass-Casualty Cbrne Threats In The State Of Washington, Christopher J. Gard Sep 2026

Are We Prepared? A Qualitative Multiple Case Study On Multijurisdictional Readiness And Response Capabilities For Atypical Complex Coordinated Incidents Involving Mass-Casualty Cbrne Threats In The State Of Washington, Christopher J. Gard

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Complex coordinated terrorist attacks involving chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) elements, along with active shooter threats, pose significant challenges for first-responding law enforcement officers. Responding to active threats where civilian lives are at immediate risk of serious injury or death requires an immediate, decisive response from the initial officers on the scene. When responders learn that perpetrators have dispersed one or more CBRNE-related weapons during an ongoing violent spree, on-site law enforcement personnel must be appropriately trained and adequately equipped to quickly and decisively confront and neutralize the attacker(s). Because prolonged federal CBRNE response assets can be delayed …