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A Review Of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Cold Atmospheric Plasma For Surface Sterilization And Decontamination, Kolawole Adesina, Ta Chun Lin, Yue-Wern Huang, Marek Locmelis, Daoru Frank Han Jan 2024

A Review Of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Cold Atmospheric Plasma For Surface Sterilization And Decontamination, Kolawole Adesina, Ta Chun Lin, Yue-Wern Huang, Marek Locmelis, Daoru Frank Han

Biological Sciences Faculty Research & Creative Works

Numerous investigations have shown that non-equilibrium discharges at atmospheric pressure, also known as "cold atmospheric plasma" (CAP) are efficient to remove biological contaminants from surfaces of a variety of materials. Recently, CAP has quickly advanced as a technique for microbial cleaning, wound healing, and cancer therapy due to the chemical and biologically active radicals it produces, known collectively as reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS). This article reviews studies pertaining to one of the atmospheric plasma sources known as Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) which has been widely used to treat materials with microbes for sterilization, disinfection, and decontamination purposes. To …


Disability, Race, And Health Beyond The Carceral State, Benjamin Barsky, Craig Konnoth, Michael A. Stein Jan 2024

Disability, Race, And Health Beyond The Carceral State, Benjamin Barsky, Craig Konnoth, Michael A. Stein

Faculty Scholarship

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Psychological Energy: Early Theorists In The Analytical Tradition, Michael Da Jan 2024

Psychological Energy: Early Theorists In The Analytical Tradition, Michael Da

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

Since the dawn of Western psychology, theorists have used variations of the term “energy” to describe the dynamic forces at work within the psyche and the soma and the psychotherapeutic processes of change. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, terms used for psychological energy included “libido,” “psychic energy,” “orgone energy,” “bioenergetics,” and “psycho-energetics.” This paper uses philosophical hermeneutics to compare the major theorists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century: William James, Pierre Janet, Sigmund Freud, C. G. Jung, Wilhelm Reich, Alexander Lowen, and Roberto Assagioli. Analysis reveals these theorists generally agreed psychological energy is (a) a …


Advanced Digital Wideband Receiver Design: High Dynamic Range And Enhanced Multi-Signal Detection With Fpga-Based Custom Fft And Nyquist Folding, Kiran Jayarama Jan 2024

Advanced Digital Wideband Receiver Design: High Dynamic Range And Enhanced Multi-Signal Detection With Fpga-Based Custom Fft And Nyquist Folding, Kiran Jayarama

Browse all Theses and Dissertations

In modern wideband receiver standards, efficient frequency spectrum utilization is essential to meet demands for high data rates, reduced latency, and enhanced connectivity. The Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) stands as a pivotal technology, particularly in radar signal processing, where it supports tasks such as target detection, range estimation, and velocity estimation by analyzing the frequency content of the received radar signals. This dissertation introduces the design of an advanced digital wideband receiver featuring a high dynamic range for multiple signals, with a focus on improved performance, compact size, and reduced power consumption, implemented on an FPGA using custom hardware. Key …


Full Issue Jan 2024

Full Issue

BYU Studies

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Universal Criminal Jurisdiction V. Universal Civil Jurisdiction: Why It Matters, Margaret Myaskovskaya Jan 2024

Universal Criminal Jurisdiction V. Universal Civil Jurisdiction: Why It Matters, Margaret Myaskovskaya

Fordham International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The International Legal Framework Of Oceanic Shipping Of Carbon Dioxide For Permanent Storage, Carolina Arlota And Michael B. Gerrard Jan 2024

The International Legal Framework Of Oceanic Shipping Of Carbon Dioxide For Permanent Storage, Carolina Arlota And Michael B. Gerrard

Fordham International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Why Should The Innocent Suffer? Mental Harm As Disability And The Establishment Of A Post Bellum Duty Of Care For Enemy Civilians, Solon Solomon Jan 2024

Why Should The Innocent Suffer? Mental Harm As Disability And The Establishment Of A Post Bellum Duty Of Care For Enemy Civilians, Solon Solomon

Fordham International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Pearls Of Power: Navigating Empire And Kingship In The Nineteenth Century In Qing Dynasty China And Victorian England, Jinrui Chen Jan 2024

Pearls Of Power: Navigating Empire And Kingship In The Nineteenth Century In Qing Dynasty China And Victorian England, Jinrui Chen

MA Theses

This thesis provides an academic exploration of the socio-cultural and political connotations of pearl jewelry during the Qing Dynasty in China and the Victorian era in England. It examines the symbolic prominence of the Eastern pearl within the Qing Dynasty’s hierarchical and imperial contexts, juxtaposing this with the emotional and personal resonance of pearl jewelry in Victorian England. The study employs an array of primary Chinese sources and insightful case studies to investigate the dynamics of pearl harvesting, consumption, and perception, thereby unveiling the diverse roles pearls played in these distinct societies. This comparative approach addresses a gap in existing …


“How Did Guernica Become The Important Painting And The Universal Symbol It Is Today?", Or Lebel Jan 2024

“How Did Guernica Become The Important Painting And The Universal Symbol It Is Today?", Or Lebel

MA Theses

This thesis explores the intriguing journey that propelled "Guernica" from the initial obscurity of a commissioned artwork to its current status as a globally recognized symbol. The research unravels the multifaceted processes that have contributed to the transformation of a relatively overlooked artwork into an important painting and a universal emblem of protest, antiwar, and hope. The research addresses the fundamental question of how "Guernica" evolved into an important and universally recognized painting. Answering this question allows me to explore and explain how "Guernica," despite its lack of immediate recognition, grew to possess an enduring significance. The research also tackles …


Imperial Adolescence In Kenzaburō Ōe's "Prize Stock", D'Yanna Coffey Jan 2024

Imperial Adolescence In Kenzaburō Ōe's "Prize Stock", D'Yanna Coffey

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

The study of adolescents in Postcolonial Studies is a growing area of research. This thesis defines Imperial Adolescence, a critical framework that be used to examine the development of adolescents in imperial settings, applies it to Kenzaburō Ōe’s “Prize Stock,” and encourages postcolonial scholars to add to a steadily discourse. “Prize Stock” tells the story of a black American airman captive in a rural Japanese village, and Imperial Adolescence is applied to the novella’s adolescent narrator. The four stages of Imperial Adolescence (Childhood, Early Adolescence, Puberty, and Middle Adolescence) are used to trace the impact of Postcolonial elements (such as …


Developing International Guidance To Make Impact Assessment Follow-Up Happen–Reflections On An Interactive Design Process, Angus Morrison-Saunders, Jos Arts, Annette Nykiel, Bruce Muir, Richard Morgan, Patricia Fitzpatrick, Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh, Alberto Fonseca, Charlotta Faith-Ell, Ainhoa González, Jan Albert Wessels, Gesa Geißler, Luis Sánchez, Urmila Jha-Thakur, William Ross, John Glasson Jan 2024

Developing International Guidance To Make Impact Assessment Follow-Up Happen–Reflections On An Interactive Design Process, Angus Morrison-Saunders, Jos Arts, Annette Nykiel, Bruce Muir, Richard Morgan, Patricia Fitzpatrick, Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh, Alberto Fonseca, Charlotta Faith-Ell, Ainhoa González, Jan Albert Wessels, Gesa Geißler, Luis Sánchez, Urmila Jha-Thakur, William Ross, John Glasson

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

To advance impact assessment (IA) practice worldwide the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) has long promoted and published a series of international best practice principles, including the recently revised best practice principles for IA follow-up. IA follow-up refers to any kind of undertaking that seeks to ‘understand the outcomes of projects or plans’ that have been subject to IA. To support the implementation of these principles worldwide, a global guidance document has been developed (published by IAIA in 2024). The aims of this paper are to report on the approach undertaken to this guidance, applying a Delphi method, and …


Charting Extraterritoriality: Jurisdiction, Corporate Conduct, And Environmental Harm, Kalika Mehta Jan 2024

Charting Extraterritoriality: Jurisdiction, Corporate Conduct, And Environmental Harm, Kalika Mehta

National Law School of India Review

Chimni’s TWAIL critique of the principle of jurisdiction, the subject of this symposium, implicates its development with the evolution of capitalism. Against this backdrop, this paper uniquely focuses on international criminal law and the selective application of principle of extraterritorial jurisdiction, particularly its exclusion of corporate entities from prosecution for large-scale violence. Through an analysis that engages with Chimni’s critique, the paper illustrates how these extraterritorial prosecutions align with the mainstream liberal theory of jurisdiction, while also exposing gaps in corporate accountability. Further, the paper contributes to ongoing legal reform debates by exploring the proposed international crime of ecocide, a …


Gas-Phase Adsorption Of Dimethyl Methylphosphonate Over Ce(Oh)4@Pim-1 Composites Prepared Via Matrix Incorporation And Surface Coating Methods, Sukanta K. Mondal, Peter O. Aina, Ali A. Rownaghi, Fateme Rezaei Jan 2024

Gas-Phase Adsorption Of Dimethyl Methylphosphonate Over Ce(Oh)4@Pim-1 Composites Prepared Via Matrix Incorporation And Surface Coating Methods, Sukanta K. Mondal, Peter O. Aina, Ali A. Rownaghi, Fateme Rezaei

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This Study Investigated the Potential of Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIM-1) and Ce(OH)4@PIM-1 Composites for Adsorption of the Nerve Agent Simulant, Dimethyl Methylphosphonate (DMMP). through Experimental Investigations It Was Demonstrated that These Composite Adsorbents Exhibit Excellent Gas-Phase DMMP Adsorption Performance, with High Uptake Capacities and Relatively Fast Kinetics. This Study Further Examined the Effect of Two Composite's Preparation Methods, Namely Matrix Incorporation and Surface Coating, on the DMMP Adsorption Performance of Ce(OH)4@PIM-1. the Results Revealed that Coating of Ce(OH)4 on the PIM-1 Surface Gives Rise to Faster Adsorption Kinetics Than its Incorporation into the Polymer Matrix at Fixed 30 Wt …


Ok, Computer: Harnessing Ai In Contracts To Change How Our Students Will Practice And How We Will Teach, Mark E. Need Jan 2024

Ok, Computer: Harnessing Ai In Contracts To Change How Our Students Will Practice And How We Will Teach, Mark E. Need

Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law

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Convention Of Aguascalientes, Latin American And Iberian Institute Jan 2024

Convention Of Aguascalientes, Latin American And Iberian Institute

K-12 Lesson Plans

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Warsaw Uprising Of 1944, Vanessa K. Gusciora Jan 2024

Warsaw Uprising Of 1944, Vanessa K. Gusciora

Pell Scholars and Senior Theses

The Warsaw Uprising of 1944 was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance Home Army (Armia Krajowa) to liberate Warsaw from Nazi German occupation. It began on August 1, 1944, and lasted 63 days, as the poorly equipped resistance fought against well-armed German forces. The Soviet Red Army, stationed across the Vistula River, offered no significant aid, leaving the insurgents isolated. The uprising was brutally suppressed, resulting in approximately 200,000 Polish civilian and combatant deaths. Warsaw was left in ruins, and the city’s population was forcibly expelled. Despite its tragic outcome, the uprising symbolized Polish resistance and …


The General-Law Right To Bear Arms, William Baude, Robert Leider Jan 2024

The General-Law Right To Bear Arms, William Baude, Robert Leider

Articles

No abstract provided.


Sure Imagination: Distinguishing Mnemotechnics From Spatial Mnemonics, Ian Goodrich Jan 2024

Sure Imagination: Distinguishing Mnemotechnics From Spatial Mnemonics, Ian Goodrich

West Chester University Master’s Theses

The term “mnemotechnics” has been misinterpreted by scholars due to a lack of a clear and concise definition available for reference. Though there are contemporary scholarship references to mnemotechnics, these references avoid a definition and are often in a context that does not consider how ancient rhetoricians utilized the practice. Without a concise and unified definition, the term mnemotechnics takes on a variety of divergent meanings through different scholarship, preventing a similarity in terms to ideas and obscuring the practice of the rhetoricians who utilized mnemotechnics. In this thesis, the writings of Quintilian, Augustine of Hippo, and the anonymous author …


An Intersectional Analysis Of Findings From Humboldt County: The California Cannabis Worker And Equity Survey, Jennifer A. Smith Jan 2024

An Intersectional Analysis Of Findings From Humboldt County: The California Cannabis Worker And Equity Survey, Jennifer A. Smith

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

This study explores how intersectional axes of identity, particularly gender and race, shape the experiences of precarity and resistance among cannabis workers in Humboldt County amid the industry's ongoing transition to legalization. Drawing on survey data from a diverse sample of 58 cannabis workers, the analysis revealed complex dimensions of precarity, including structural, physical, socioemotional, and material issues. Findings indicate that BIPOC workers, particularly men, face heightened structural precarity compared to their white counterparts, while the intersection of race and gender exacerbated vulnerabilities for BIPOC women and beyond binary individuals. Despite these challenges, workers demonstrated resilience and advocacy, emphasizing their …


The Sixth Warfighting Domain?: Governing The Space-Cyber Nexus, Eytan Tepper, Scott Shackelford, James B. Romano, Sergei Dmitriachev Jan 2024

The Sixth Warfighting Domain?: Governing The Space-Cyber Nexus, Eytan Tepper, Scott Shackelford, James B. Romano, Sergei Dmitriachev

Georgia Law Review

This Article reviews the recent emergence of the space-cyber nexus as a distinct warfighting domain, solidified during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and analyzes the (missing?) laws of space-cyber warfare. The Article further suggests a roadmap for the development of norms and rules under the constraints of contemporary geopolitics and difficulties in multilateral rulemaking. As space-based infrastructure became critical to modern militaries and economies, it has, as a result, become a prime target. While only four countries possess antisatellite missiles (United States, Russia, China, and India), cyberattacks require much less in terms of funds and technological sophistication and can also …


Looking Into The Eyes Of Aswang : Alyx Arumpac’S Aswang (2019) As A “Gothumentary” Of The Philippine War On Drugs, Jan Marvin A. Goh Jan 2024

Looking Into The Eyes Of Aswang : Alyx Arumpac’S Aswang (2019) As A “Gothumentary” Of The Philippine War On Drugs, Jan Marvin A. Goh

Manusya, Journal of Humanities

Alyx Ayn Arumpac’s Aswang (2019) navigates an intimate terrain of the Philippine “war on drugs” during Rodrigo Duterte’s administration by documenting first-hand narratives from its various affected victims. The film challenges documentary norms as it entangles the reality of extrajudicial killings with the folkloric spectre of the “aswang.” Aswang’s (2019) narratives seek to temporarily disrupt perceptions of reality and expose the underbelly of Duterte’s anti-drug campaign, as spearheaded by the program “Oplan Tokhang,” within the dark urban spaces of Manila. By employing horror as an allegorical medium, Aswang (2019) blurs the boundaries between reality and folklore, which urges its viewers …


Adapting A Human Rights-Based Framework To Inform Militaries’ Artificial Intelligence Decision-Making Processes, Daragh Murray Jan 2024

Adapting A Human Rights-Based Framework To Inform Militaries’ Artificial Intelligence Decision-Making Processes, Daragh Murray

Saint Louis University Law Journal

Key global powers are engaged in the development of artificial intelligence (“AI”) for military purposes, and it is widely accepted that the development and deployment of AI tools will lead to a revolution in military strategy and the practice of warfighting. The question is whether these tools can be designed, developed, and deployed in a manner that facilitates compliance with international legal obligations—in particular the law of armed conflict and international human rights law—and if so, how. To date, this question has not been answered satisfactorily. This article examines how concepts and procedures derived from international human rights law can …


Second-Tier Marriages, Jeremiah A. Ho Jan 2024

Second-Tier Marriages, Jeremiah A. Ho

Saint Louis University Law Journal

This Essay interrogates the reasoning behind the retrenchment toward LGBTQ rights progress that has taken place since marriage equality. With marriage rights for same-sex couples now “on the books,” the Supreme Court’s treatment of same-sex couples in both Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Comm’n and 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis reveals the status quo’s hesitancy to recognize same-sex relationships on equal footing. Retrenchment, however, only describes the moment itself; it alludes to but offers no comprehensive or satisfying theory that identifies the motives behind the moves. This Essay theorizes from within the context of the Supreme Court’s LGBTQ …


A Single Thought Can Be A Portal: An Interview With Lidia Yuknavitch, Lidia Yuknavitch, Pamela Huber, Jenny Rowe Jan 2024

A Single Thought Can Be A Portal: An Interview With Lidia Yuknavitch, Lidia Yuknavitch, Pamela Huber, Jenny Rowe

CutBank

No abstract provided.


The Lion, The Fox, And The President: Machiavelli's Foreign Policy And Barack Obama, Eli Chancey Jan 2024

The Lion, The Fox, And The President: Machiavelli's Foreign Policy And Barack Obama, Eli Chancey

Araneum: Richmond Journal of American & Global Affairs

This undergraduate thesis is a culmination of a senior seminar course focused on the works of Florentine politician and statesman Niccol. Machiavelli. Infamous for his common caricature as an amoral shoulder devil for authoritarians, Machiavelli’s works have been interpreted in countless fashions. While The Prince and the Discourses, his two most significant writings, mainly focus on domestic politics, they give some attention to international affairs. This thesis serves to identify Machiavelli’s foreign policy philosophy within these works and reconcile the differences between their varied interpretations. Then, it will turn toward a modern-day prince, President Barack Obama, to determine his level …


Cutbank 100 Jan 2024

Cutbank 100

CutBank

No abstract provided.


Predicting Application Security Attack Paths Using Correlation Analysis, Attack Tree, And Multi-Layer Perceptron, Santanam Kasturi Jan 2024

Predicting Application Security Attack Paths Using Correlation Analysis, Attack Tree, And Multi-Layer Perceptron, Santanam Kasturi

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The work proposed in this research is specific to application security and ties vulnerability data, data storage, statistical analysis, attack surface, attack tree, and predictive analytics as a comprehensive system for identifying attack patterns and predicting an attack path. The vulnerability information gathered using different detection and monitoring capabilities provides basic data for exposing a software applications attack surface. In a multi-tiered application that is web enabled and accessible through the internet starting with the UI / web layer (URL and web application headers) and going down to the Application Programming Interface (API) layer (application to API, API-API), and going …


Establishment Clause Mythology, Peter J. Smith, Robert W. Tuttle Jan 2024

Establishment Clause Mythology, Peter J. Smith, Robert W. Tuttle

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Elastic Empire: The Disruptive Transformation Of Malaysia Into Britain’S Rubber Plantation Colony And Resulting Contemporary Ethnic Tensions, Peter E. Sanford Jan 2024

The Elastic Empire: The Disruptive Transformation Of Malaysia Into Britain’S Rubber Plantation Colony And Resulting Contemporary Ethnic Tensions, Peter E. Sanford

Honors Theses

A display of how Britain altered aspects of Malaysia's social and political sphere to maximize rubber production and profitability.