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Cmsi Note #10: China's Summer Of 2024: The Missing Chapter, Ryan Martinson

CMSI Notes

Key Takeaways:

• In the summer of 2024, two Chinese oceanographic survey ships—the Xiang Yang Hong 01 and Kexue—conducted marine scientific research activities in the Bering Sea. Their actions represented a significant expansion of PRC marine data collection in this region.
• The Bering Sea is a key segment in the sea lanes connecting China with the Arctic Ocean. Thus, the operations of these two vessels should be understood as part of the unprecedented ramp-up in Beijing’s Arctic endeavors that occurred in 2024.
• The main purposes of the two Bering Sea cruises are unknown. However, both ships were built to meet …

Developing Resiliency Body Armor Through Psychological And Spiritual Means: How U.S. States' Icac Personnel Cope With Secondary Traumatic Stress, Jameson Lee Denagel

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Global online child sex abuse and exploitation is rising due to the immense accessibility of the internet, and it takes specially trained and devoted investigators to combat the problem. However, combating these heinous crimes can create traumatic events for investigators, resulting in secondary traumatic stress. This quantitative correlative study examined the psychological and spiritual coping strategies to develop a resiliency body armor concerning Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force personnel (ICAC-TF) working on child sexual exploitation investigations. The theoretical framework combined the concepts of Resiliency Theory, psychology body armor, and spiritual body armor to create resiliency body armor. The study …

Absent Fathers And The Propensity Of Criminal Behaviors Among Children Later In Life, India Kewanna Holmes

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The purpose of the qualitative phenomenological research was to investigate the experiences of young adults raised by one caregiver and how the lack of fathers in the household impacted their decision-making processes concerning engaging in criminal behaviors. The following inquiry guided the research: What are the effects of fatherlessness on decision-making in young adults, and how is it related to criminal behavior? Semi-structured interviews of 15 participants, aged 18 to 26, were used as the primary data collection method. The interview instrument consisted of ten items, and responses were analyzed using coding and thematic analysis. The study's findings revealed several …

Conforming To The Image Of Christ: Addressing Spiritual Immaturity Utilizing Strategic Bible-Based Pastoral Counseling In A Rural Church Context, Leonard Carpenter Iii

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Strong and healthy churches are made up of strong and healthy disciples. The ministry context for this qualitative action research project was the Saint Mark Missionary Baptist Church, a predominately Black congregation located in the Pea Ridge community of Brewton, Alabama. The problem was some members at Saint Mark engaged in spiritually immature actions that evoked immature reactions which yielded unhealthy relationships. To address the problem, the researcher developed and implemented the “Strategic Bible-Based Pastoral Counseling Program” (SBPCP), a strategic Christian ministry that provided participants one-on-one pastoral counseling opportunities for the purpose of building up spiritually healthier Christians. SBPCP consisted …

Stories Of The Re-Awakening, Joseph Cecil Broadbent

Masters Theses

The Present piece takes a look at the realms of the fantastical and vital elements that help to create a best seller. The creative piece is a brief look into a hopefully soon to be published Fantasy/Science Fiction Young Adult Teenage series. Brief insights are followed by a prologue and four book beginnings to welcome the reader into its world.

Reading Between The Lines: Censorship And The Political Role Of Public Libraries, Isabelle Agustin

Locus: The Seton Hall Journal of Undergraduate Research

Public libraries have been mainstays of American culture and community for hundreds of years. As government entities of education, they are political actors, but they have not been properly acknowledged as such, both by the general public and existing legislation. This becomes evident through the rise in censorship that has occurred in recent years. From these cases, it can be observed that there is a divergence between how public libraries function in actuality and the expectations that legislation has placed upon them. That dissonance has been the source of political tensions between parent groups, state legislators, and public libraries. Ultimately, …

Operational Effectiveness Analysis Method Based On Spherical Fibonacci Lattice, Weiran Guo, Jiahao Zhou, Xiang Huang, Xin Zhao

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: An operational effectiveness modeling and computing method based on spherical Fibonacci lattice is proposed to address the low simulation accuracy and computational efficiency of large-scale sampling for traditional latitude and longitude grids. The formal description of operational effectiveness in command information systems and the generation method of spherical Fibonacci grid points are provided. A command information systems capability analysis framework is constructed, which focuses on ensuring the continuous mission support and uses the responsibility area of combat tasks as a reference. Through a top-down system design approach, a layered and decoupled combat effectiveness computing framework is proposed which studies …

The Hag O’ The Hills: Terry Pratchett’S Tiffany Aching As Sovereignty Goddess, Eileen Donaldson

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

The Hag o’ the Hills: Terry Pratchett’s Tiffany Aching as Sovereignty Goddess

In her book Folklore of the Disc Jacqueline Simpson argues persuasively that “Whatever is folklore on Earth finds its mirror in the reality of the disc” (14). Following her, I propose that a study of recurring images, motifs and allusions in the Tiffany books suggests that Tiffany might be considered the Discworld’s reflection of Earth’s Celtic Sovereignty Goddess. For anyone who has read the Witches books, even a superficial consideration of this statement rings true, given that the Celtic Sovereignty Goddesses were bound to the land and were …

Poshuouinge — City At The Center, All Roads Lead To Poshu, Alice Ruth Gomez

Architecture and Planning ETDs

Poshuouinge was situated in the center of not only the space of the Lower Río Chama Valley, but in the center of the time the Valley was inhabited by Tewa ancestors between the 12th and 16th centuries. Its architecture ends the Coalition Period (AD 1200-1325) and begins the the Classic (AD 1325-1600), a time of population growth and prosperity, trade expansion and diversity, all due to major agricultural innovations unique to the Valley. The new style architecture lent itself to fewer restrictions for neighbors and visitors, and was replicated in some fashion in the Valley’s other nine largest communities. Poshuouinge’s …

Friar Jack, The Science-Fiction Apologist: Exploring “The Friar Of Oxford” By William Lindsay Gresham, G. Connor Salter, Sørina Higgins

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Few Inklings scholars have explored William Lindsay Gresham’s life outside of the fact that he was married to Joy Davidman. His poem “The Friar of Oxford,” published here for the first time, shows a surprising level of engagement with C.S. Lewis’s ideas, combining war imagery with references to the Ransom Cycle and a “mushroom cloud” reference that may show he explored one of Lewis’s literary influences. The poem’s contents add to existing Gresham-Inklings scholarship, and show Gresham accomplishing the same goals that the Inklings and their associates like Dorothy L. Sayers accomplished in their “escapist” or mythopoeic works.

The Drivers And Consequences Of Child Recruitment By Violent Non-State Actors, Chris Faulkner, Evan Perkoski, Alec Worsnop, Meredith Maloof Loken

Reports, Projects, and Research

This research report was commissioned for an expert report series led by Evan Perkoski as part of his NCITE-funded project, Understanding the Link Between Recruitment and Operational Behavior of Terrorist Organizations. This study examines terrorist recruitment characteristics (such as military experience, professional expertise, age, gender, and education) against terrorist groups’ many operational characteristics (like lethality, success, complexity, innovation, and target types). This study also evaluates recruitment dynamics and success among contemporary groups operating in the U.S. This report passed peer- and scientific-review.

Chemical Engineering Senior Combines Leadership And Legacy In The Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, University Of Dayton

Blog: The Dayton Engineer

An engineering education provides a variety of pathways for careers and vocational pursuits. For chemical engineering senior Caroline Turnbull, her vocation was found in the military through the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (NUPOC).

The Professional And Educational Backgrounds Within Non-State Actors, Patrick Finnegan, Evan Perkoski, Alec Worsnop, Meredith Maloof Loken

Reports, Projects, and Research

This research report was commissioned for an expert report series led by Evan Perkoski as part of his NCITE-funded project, Understanding the Link Between Recruitment and Operational Behavior of Terrorist Organizations. This study examines terrorist recruitment characteristics (such as military experience, professional expertise, age, gender, and education) against terrorist groups’ many operational characteristics (like lethality, success, complexity, innovation, and target types). This study also evaluates recruitment dynamics and success among contemporary groups operating in the U.S. This report passed peer- and scientific-review.

The Student Movement Volume 109 Issue 4: 'Twas The Night (Market) Before Fall Break, John Roosenberg, Alyssa Caruthers, Esther Martin, Savannah Tyler, Aiko J. Ayala Rios, Addison Randall, Ember Clark, Rod Olofernes, Amelia Stefanescu, Melissa Moore, Melanie Webb, Charisse Lapuebla, Timi Olatunde, Lexie Dunham, Anna Rybachek

The Student Movement V. 109 (2024-2025)

HUMANS

AULA Brings Students Closer to Home, John Roosenberg

New Basketball Coach Jared Rusher on Returning to Andrews, Alyssa Caruthers

Dorm Pets, Esther Martin

Cardinals Enter Stage Left: An Intro to the Andrews University Theatre Wing, Interviewed by Savannah Tyler

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Mozart's New Banger: Classical Music in Today's World, Aiko J. Ayala Rios

An Intro to the Music Department and How You Can Get Involved, Addison Randall

Nationalism and Warfare: A Review of Edward Hall's 'Henry V', Ember Clark

NEWS

Leadership Conference Inspires Andrews' Leaders, Rod Olofernes

Fairy Lights, Pancit, and Guaraná: Night Market at AU: Amelia Stefanescu …

Nowhere, Usa, J. R. Sloan

Calliope

No abstract provided.

Climate Change And The New Order In Georges-Jean Arnaud's La Compagnie Des Glaces : Novums And Alternative Worlds Or Reference To Reality, Badia Mazboudi

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

Apocalyptic, without utopia, the world, as described in La Compagnie des glaces, volumes 15 and 16 by G-J Arnaud (1983), is covered in ice, the origin of which is the anthropocene and capitalocene ecological crisis. These two series belong to the cli-fi genre, a neologism coined by Dan Bloom, and they are part of 98 episodes written by the author about her. Our purpose in this article is to study the new order that the climate crisis has engendered, an order because this world, which resembles our own, is governed by the Ice Companies that lay the railroads, which have …

Standards And Best Practices For Assigning Subject Headings To Moving Images, Scott Dutkiewicz, Tomeka Jackson, Jen M. Jones

Presentations

This presentation discusses principles from assigning subject headings to moving images using case studies. Our focus is on the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).

China Maritime Report No. 42: Invasion Plans: Operation Causeway And Taiwan's Defense In World War Ii, Ian Easton

CMSI China Maritime Reports

Main Findings

• During World War II, the United States and the Empire of Japan each developed plans and marshaled forces for a climactic battle over Taiwan. Both sides regarded the island as an area of strategic consequence.
• Code-named Operation CAUSEWAY, the American invasion of Taiwan would have been the largest amphibious campaign in the Pacific Theater and the largest sea-air-land engagement in world history.
• Strategists in Japan believed the attack was coming and designed a blueprint for the defense of Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands called SHO-GO(捷 2 号作戦, or “Operation Victory No. 2”), which envisioned a bloody campaign of …

Vol. 28, No. 1 - Whole No. 127, David Bratman

Mythprint

Mythprint is the monthly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local and written discussion groups.

Lecture Xv: Bibliography, Earl Clement Davis, Davis Baird

Lectures on the Origin and History of the Bible

Among the manuscripts left by Earl C. Davis were a large collection concerning various aspects of the history of the Bible, which are collected here. Lecture XV is a Bibliography covering the collection of lectures.

Davis left a single sheet with seven books under the title, “A Few Books Worth Reading.” This is included here along with a compiled list of references used in the earlier lectures, nearly 60 of them. This latter list has been created by Earl's grandson Davis Baird.

The primary downloadable document contains the original document followed by the transcription. The bottom of each item page …

An Interview With John Stevens, John Stevens

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

John Stevens is a retired PM/WRA Program Manager with extensive experience running multi-million-dollar conventional weapons destruction (CWD) programs in Vietnam, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Balkans, and Ukraine. Since December 2014, Stevens has been re-employed as a Senior CWD Advisor with PM/WRA. In this capacity, he conducted fresh CWD assessments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Guinea-Bissau, Lao PDR, Senegal, Serbia, and South Korea.

Book Review: A Call To Action: Lessons From Ukraine For The Future Force, John C. Erickson, Timothy S. Martin

Parameters Bookshelf – Online Book Reviews

Authors: John A. Nagl and Katie Crombe

Reviewed by John C. Erickson, senior engineer, Axiom Technologies, and Lieutenant Colonel Timothy S. Martin, director, Defense Strategy Course, US Army War College

John C. Erickson and Timothy S. Martin review one of the US Army War College Press’s most-downloaded publications, A Call to Action: Lessons from Ukraine for the Future Force, an integrated research project that covers the first year of the Russia-Ukraine War. Erickson and Martin provide a useful overview and analysis, highlighting 10 key themes, with a special focus on the “Clausewitzian triad” and “mission command,” and explaining why members …

Trans Activisms And Interspecies Entanglement In The Middle English "Patience", Ellis Light

Medieval Ecocriticisms

No abstract provided.

Cmsi Translations #8: U.S.-Philippine Military Cooperation In The South China Sea: Challenges And Responses, Zhang Yilong

CMSI Translations

With the new generation of Philippine government taking office, U.S.-Philippines relations have rapidly warmed, and the depth and breadth of their military cooperation have increased. This has brought new challenges and threats to China’s national security. How to deal with these challenges will be a difficult problem before us.

One Year Later: The Impact Of The Oct. 7 Attack In The United States, Gina Scott Ligon, Mackenzie Harms, Erin Grace, Blake Ursch

Reports, Projects, and Research

NCITE products include analytical reports, white papers, reachback reports, and requests for information (RFIs) that provide in-depth, expert analysis of critical topics facing counterterrorism and homeland security. Our mission is to provide expert analysis on timely issues for stakeholders and the U.S. government.

This reachback report includes material from 27 experts in the NCITE network, writing from their professional perspectives on the impact in the U.S. of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel and the ensuing war. This report was produced to address an important topic to homeland security: assessing the extremist threat landscape in the U.S. …

Maritime Autonomy And Liability: Navigating Uncharted Waters, Manal Cheema, Ariel Sarandinaki

International Law Studies

For centuries, people have voyaged the seas, structuring international and domestic law around the premise that people crew ships. However, that premise is no longer guaranteed as unmanned systems and vessels begin to embark on the waters. As the international community and U.S. legislators grapple with whether the law of the sea and domestic maritime law must adapt to accommodate the newest seafarers, it becomes evident that they need to be fully prepared to answer questions of liability and responsibility regarding unmanned vessels. This will become especially apparent when unmanned vessels collide with manned or other unmanned vessels. This article …

Hacked! North Korea's Billion-Dollar Crypto Heisting Scheme, Kole Zellers

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.

How To Make Everything About Sanctions? Review Of “How Sanctions Work, Iran And The Impact Of Economic Warfare” By Bajoghli, Nasr, Salehi-Isfahani, And Vaez (2024), Siamak Javadi, Alborz Pakravan, Ojan Bahadori, Alireza Akhondi

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

A 2024 book titled “How Sanctions Work, Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare” by Narges Bajoghli, Vali Nasr, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, and Ali Vaez argues that sanctions have had no impact on the behavior of the Islamic Republic in Iran (IR hereafter) and have instead inflicted pain on the ordinary Iranians. While the book does offer a useful description of the evolution of the sanctions against the IR, it fails in its analysis and conclusions.

Diverse Global Palette: From South Asia To Middle East To Europe, Nikhilesh Dholakia, Deniz Atik, Delphine Godefroit-Winkel

Markets, Globalization & Development Review

No abstract provided.

“Battlefield Humanitarianism”: Navigating The Role Of Adr In Humanitarian Law Complexities Of Urban Warfare, Benjamin Gotian

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution (CJCR) Blog

The resulting devastation of World War II produced a need for rules of engagement and protection of innocent civilians. Nevertheless, an increasing number of armed conflicts are currently being fought in dense urban environments. As a result, the risk of collateral damage and harm to civilians has drastically increased, making it significantly more difficult to adhere to international humanitarian law (“IHL”) and the rules of war.

Ensuring civilians caught in the crossfire get the necessary humanitarian aid and coordinating with all stakeholders is incredibly complex. This process of protecting civilians in active war zones and generally upholding humanitarian law is …