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Comprehensive Analytics Of Automated Vehicles’ Effectiveness, Benefits, And Crash Severity, Shengxuan Ding

Graduate Thesis and Dissertation post-2024

Automated Vehicles (AV) are increasingly becoming a reality, offering major road safety improvements and advancements through the development of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Automated Driving Systems (ADS). Although research on AVs is progressing, several key gaps remain. There is a lack of sufficient matched data between AV and HDV crashes to compare their differences, along with a need for more detailed datasets to analyze ADS and ADAS crash severity and assess ADAS safety effectiveness. First, the research investigates overall trends within the AV dataset by utilizing 1,099 ADS, 1,001 ADAS and 35,113 HDV crash data. including ADS (Society …

Self-Defense And Political Rage, Erin L. Sheley

Faculty Scholarship

This Article considers how American political polarization and the substantive issues driving it raise unique challenges for adjudicating self-defense claims in contexts of political protest. We live in an age where roughly a quarter of the population believes it is at least sometimes justifiable to use violence in defense of political positions, making political partisans somewhat more likely to pose a genuine threat of bodily harm to opponents. Furthermore, the psychological literature shows that people are more likely to perceive threats from people with whom they politically disagree and that juries tend to evaluate reasonableness claims according to their own …

Quantifying Public Support For Culling Crown-Of-Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster Spp.) On The Great Barrier Reef, Stewart Lockie, Henry A. Bartelet, Brent W. Ritchie, Lintje Sie, Gillian Paxton

Quantitative Methods and Information Technology Faculty Publications

Population surges of crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) (Acanthaster spp.) are a leading cause of coral cover loss on Australia's Great Barrier Reef (GBR). While COTS culling has been undertaken since 2012 little is known about how the public perceive COTS culling or how perceptions vary among social groups. Drawing on survey data collected in 2018 and 2022 we test the relative influence of demographic variables, social and institutional variables, and beliefs concerning the risks and benefits of culling, on public acceptance for the culling of COTS on the GBR. In contrast with previous research suggesting a polarization of views, we found …

Human Rights, Informed Consent, And The Influence Of Gender In Compulsory Vaccination: A Qualitative Analysis To Mediate Public Policy In A Protracted Social Conflict, Shannon Christine Rowles-Mcgighan

Department of Conflict Resolution Studies Theses and Dissertations

This research study sought to understand the perspectives and experiences related to theCompulsory Vaccination Policy and the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The research objective was to mediate the conflict between the public and the medical community by presenting what William Ury called the “third side.” Uri (1999) studied conflict and found another way to perceive conflict from a larger perspective that emphasizes a fair solution that meets both sides’ needs and the surrounding communities. This study involved qualitative analysis to triangulate the concerns in the conflict through an evaluation of vaccine injury cases, vaccine injury data collection methods, the influence …

Ad 150-011, 013: Color And Composition, Sophia Sobers, Justin Countee

School of Art and Design Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Ad 150-001, 003: Color And Composition, Martin Short, Monica Nelson

School of Art and Design Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Knockoff Narcotics: The U.S. Sentencing Guidelines And Unjust Elevated Sentences, Emma-Lee Rivet

Western New England Law Review

In the complicated and technical world of federal drug policy, courts are presented with an ambiguity that requires the court to decide: should a technical definition from other legislation in the area be applied, or should it instead be the dictionary definition supplied by Merriam-Webster? The Tenth Circuit, in United States v. Thomas, was faced with this exact dilemma. However, the real-world context of the issue involved a real criminal defendant who received a sentence enhancement because he sold rocks and sand, which he passed off as heroin. The majority, relying on a number of other circuit court cases, adopted …

Russian Chemical And Biological Weapons: Limiting The Effects Of Russian Cbw Programs On Nato Security Through 2035, Jason Gregory Porter

Graduate Theses/Dissertations

This thesis uses qualitative research methods to: (1) assess the extent and capabilities of Russia’s modern chemical and biological weapons programs, (2) assess Russian compliance with arms control agreements, (3) determine the threats Russian chemical and biological weapons pose to NATO security, (4) assess NATO’s existing strategy against the modern chemical and biological threat, and (5) provide recommendations for U.S. and NATO policies and programs to mitigate the threat of these programs in the short and medium term. This project demonstrates that Russian chemical and biological weapons programs have remained consistently in violation of international arms control agreements since the …

Community Resurrection: Qualitative Research Exploring Methods In Revitalizing Historic Districts Without Gentrification, Gayle Yvonne Green

West Chester University Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Final Projects

This qualitative study examines redevelopment and historic preservation in the Lincoln Street Historic District of Gary, Indiana. Established in 1906 by the United States Steel Corporation, Gary grew as a major industrial center before experiencing decades of disinvestment, abandonment, and renewed interest from commercial investors. Despite the district’s architectural and cultural significance, its historic structures and surrounding neighborhoods continue to face deterioration and redevelopment pressures.

Using a case study approach, this research explores the perspectives of seven residents and two business owners with longstanding ties to the district. Through interviews, participants identified resources needed to revitalize blighted and abandoned properties, …

Collectivism, Individualism, And Cyber Crime: An Evaluation Of The United States, The Netherlands, China, And Pakistan, Rook Wiese

Honors

Scholars have exhaustively examined the larger role social and cultural forces play in determining and shaping criminal behavior. Many of these scholars have examined a dichotomy that sees modern states as falling into either a culture of broad collectivism or one of clear individualism. The relatively recent emergence of cybercrime, however, raises the question of whether this dichotomy affects a propensity for internalized cybercrime. In focusing on four states, China and Pakistan as generally accepted collectivist cultures and the United States and the Netherlands as generally accepted individualist cultures, this research seeks to examine the extent to which, if at …

Advancing Anti-Counterfeiting Approach Via The Development Of Functional Optical Materials, Zishen Yang

Dissertations and Theses

Counterfeiting poses a significant threat to public health and safety, necessitating robust measures to combat it. Addressing this challenge requires the development of advanced materials and techniques, coupled with a comprehensive understanding of the obstacles inherent in anti-counterfeiting endeavors. Our study delved into two approaches for crafting anti-counterfeiting technologies: plasmonic and luminescence materials. We thoroughly examined the challenges associated with each method and proposed viable solutions. Notably, we devised a streamlined process for producing inkjet printable Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) ink, enabling the creation of low-cost covert quick response (QR) codes with a high storage capacity. Access to the encoded …

Annual Report For The Town Of Alexandria For The Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2023., Alexandria Town Representatives

Alexandria, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Report Of The Town Officers Of Stark, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2023., Stark Town Representatives

Stark, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

The Structure Of U.S. Climate Policy, Michael Pappas

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.

“Because, Yo, My Brother Just Got Hurt”: Maryland Fails To Account For The Empirical Reality Underlying Unprovoked Flight From Police In Washington V. State, Ashley Metzbower

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.

Crowdsourcing Geospatial Data For Earth And Human Observations: A Review, Xiao Huang, Siqin Wang, Di Yang, Tao Hu, Meixu Chen, Mengxi Zhang, Guiming Zhang, Filip Biljecki, Tianjun Lu, Lei Zou, Connor Y. H. Wu, Yoo Min Park, Xiao Li, Yunzhe Liu, Hongchao Fan, Jessica Mitchell, Zhenlong Li, Alexander Hohl

Earth and Environmental Sciences Faculty Publications

The transformation from authoritative to user-generated data landscapes has garnered considerable attention, notably with the proliferation of crowdsourced geospatial data. Facilitated by advancements in digital technology and high-speed communication, this paradigm shift has democratized data collection, obliterating traditional barriers between data producers and users. While previous literature has compartmentalized this subject into distinct platforms and application domains, this review offers a holistic examination of crowdsourced geospatial data. Employing a narrative review approach due to the interdisciplinary nature of the topic, we investigate both human and Earth observations through crowdsourced initiatives. This review categorizes the diverse applications of these data and …

Jeanne Clery Disclosure Of Campus Security Policy And Campus Crime Statistics Report, 2024, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Police Department

Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy

No abstract provided.

Citizen Empowerment As A Police Force Multiplier: Reproducing Social Domination Through A 21st Century Personal Safety App, Justin Turner, Travis Milburn

Faculty Publications – Sociology and Anthropology

Citizen is a digital mapping platform and personal safety app that boasts over 10 million users in the United States. Through the platform, users can report crimes, map safe routes, or rely on the app’s other functions to protect themselves from dangerous situations. Sold on a promise of empowerment, Citizen markets itself as a 21st century technology capable of repairing the ills of our social world. In this article we analyze how Citizen taps into the desire for control and safety and urges its users to actively protect their own communities. As such, we suggest that while surveillant in nature, …

Uab Magazine - Fall/Winter 2024, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

UAB Magazine

No abstract provided.

Career And Technical Education: Historical Insights, Current Impacts, And Policy Implications, Meleah Ellison, David B. Naff, Phelton Moss, Jenna Lenhardt, Morgan Meadowes, Jonathan Staylor, Latonja Y. Wright, Luke Parker, Andy Bristow, Kelsey Pacer, Samantha Hope, Shelby Garofalo, Singith Nawagamuwage Perera, Georgia Youngquest, Rachel Hale, Sharrie Merritte

MERC Publications

This research and policy brief from the Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium (MERC) summarizes recent peer reviewed literature, publicly available trend data, and policies at the federal, state, and school division level related to Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses. It explores the following questions:

1. What are the purposes of CTE courses?
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Issue No. 119: Fall 2024

La Crónica de Nuevo México

Table of contents

2 A Letter from the President

3 The Governor’s Well by Robert J. Tórrez

10 Donaciano Vigil by Maurilio E. Vigil and Helene Boudreau

14 Central Avenue Underpass by Roger M. Zimmerman

18 The Manuelito by John Lewis Taylor

23 HSNM Announces 2024 Book and Service Award Winners

25 HSNM Remembers

27 New Books

The Weaponization Of Title 42 At The U.S.-Mexico Border: An Anthropological Research Paper, Elizabeth Hartt

Spectrum

No abstract provided.

Political Neutrality In The Rules Of International Sports Federations: Compatible With Fundamental Freedoms?, Ilias Bantekas

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

International sports federations celebrate and impose strict political neutrality in their institutional rules. Such neutrality is inconsistent with the individual rights of athletes to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. The contractual basis of such restriction is irrelevant because fundamental rights are constitutionally entrenched and cannot be limited by contract or law, save for if the expression incites to violence, hatred, discrimination or is otherwise inconsistent with criminal law. There is no empirical evidence suggesting that restricting the political expression of influential athletes leads to generalized political or other violence. Instead, it is clear that international sports federations, and particularly …

The Historical Regulation Of Intoxicated Firearms Possession And Carry: A Response To F. Lee Francis’S Armed And Under The Influence: The Second Amendment And The Intoxicant Rule After Bruen, Mark Anthony Frassetto

Marquette Law Review

Recently, the Marquette Law Review published Armed and Under the Influence: The Second Amendment and the Intoxicant Rule After Bruen by Professor F. Lee Francis. In that article, Professor Francis provocatively argues that the Second Amendment protects the right of intoxicated people to carry guns in public. Francis argues that, under the history-focused framework for deciding Second Amendment cases laid out by the Supreme Court in Bruen, there is an insufficient historical tradition to support prohibiting intoxicated people from carrying arms in public. Francis is wrong about the historical tradition. The historical tradition of regulating the intersection of guns and …

Encryption Backdoors And The Fourth Amendment, Robert M. White

Marquette Law Review

The National Security Agency (NSA) reportedly paid and pressured technology companies to trick their customers into using vulnerable encryption products. This Article examines whether any of three theories removed the Fourth Amendment’s requirement that this be reasonable. The first is that a challenge to the encryption backdoor might fail for want of a search or seizure. The Article rejects this both because the Amendment reaches some vulnerabilities apart from the searches and seizures they enable and because the creation of this vulnerability was itself a search or seizure. The second is that the role of the technology companies might have …

Roots Of The Living Tree: The Growth Of Constitutional Interpretation In Canada, The Honourable Suzanne CôTé

Marquette Law Review

None.

Gwayak Ateg Onaakonigewi Dibenjigewin: Decolonizing Jurisdiction In Anishinaabe Tribal Courts, Kekek Jason Stark

Nebraska Law Review

It is generally understood as a matter of federal Indian law that determinations of tribal law should properly be interpreted by tribal courts. This is because tribal courts do not always adhere to the same legal philosophy as their settler colonial counterparts. Many tribal courts subscribe to traditional law, which is an “essential source” of tribal jurisprudence. Anishinaabe communities have maintained a rich body of traditional tribal law since time immemorial. However, these customary law principles are only recently being included in modern-day Anishinaabe tribal court determinations. This Article builds upon the Anishinaabe law principles articulated in recent opinions and …

Salary Report, 2024 June, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Salary Reports

No abstract provided.

Salary Report, 2024 March, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Salary Reports

No abstract provided.

Court Review: Journal Of The American Judges Association, Vol. 60, No. 4, Eve M. Brank, David J. Dreyer, David Prince

Court Review: Journal of the American Judges Association

Wrapping Up Our Anniversary Series and Seeking the Courage to Learn, David Prince

What Do the Findings from NCSC’s Six Public Opinion Surveys Mean for Judges? David B. Rottman

Observations from NCSC’s State of the State Courts Public Opinion Surveys, Jesse Rutledge

Fiction with Potential Repercussions: An Update on the CSI Effect, Melissa Corbett and Veronica Stinson

Fact or Fiction? The Myth and Reality of the CSI Effect, Stephen M. Smith, Veronica Stinson, and Marc W. Patry

A Fractured Supreme Court: Select Criminal Law and Procedure Cases from the Supreme Court’s 2023-24 Term, Eve Brensike Primus and Jordan Schuler

Editor’s …