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On The Violence Of The Letter: Toward A Theory Of Writing, Piers Kelly

Criticism

The Violence of the Letter: Toward a Theory of Writing by Melanie McMahon. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2023.

But Mommy, I Can See!, Paul B. Freeman Od

Optometric Clinical Practice

Book Review: Slotnick S, But MOMMY, I can SEE! Illustrations Daniel W. Miller, Newman Springs; 2024. 76 pages, Paperback, $20.95, ISBN: 979-8-88763-556-9, Hardcover, $32.95, ISBN: 979-8-89617-040-2, eBook, $9.99, ISBN: 979-8-88763-557-6

Giant Cell Arteritis: A Case Study And Review Of Treatment, Andrew Di Mattina Od, Jeffrey Sterling Od, Heather Whyte Od

Optometric Clinical Practice

Background: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common vasculitis affecting individuals over 50, and frequently leads to severe ischemic complications, most notably irreversible vision loss. Early diagnosis and prompt, aggressive treatment with corticosteroids is paramount to protect the fellow eye. The multifaceted clinical presentation of GCA, sometimes with atypical or sequential ocular involvement, can pose significant diagnostic challenges. This paper reviews current understanding of GCA pathophysiology, diagnosis, and current management strategies.

Case Report: A 70‑year‑old man presented with “cracked glass” vision in his right eye and was diagnosed with a branch retinal artery occlusion (BRAO). Two weeks later he …

The Other Visual Acuity, Paul B. Freeman Od

Optometric Clinical Practice

Editorial

Cvtcc-2.0 Caldwell Controlled Thermal-Vascular Challenge & Response Observatory A Non-Clinical, Open-Hardware Research Platform For Controlled Thermal System Identification Of Neurovascular, Vascular, Autonomic, Thermoregulatory And Physiological Response In More Fields., Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

CVTCC-2.0 is a proposed open-hardware research and prototype platform for determining whether the dynamic physiological response to a controlled, small, externally applied thermal perturbation contains measurable information about vascular, neurovascular, autonomic, thermoregulatory, or cranio-venous physiological state.

The system does not assume that temperature is a surrogate for blood flow.

Instead, CVTCC-2.0 deliberately applies a known thermal input and records the resulting response across multiple independent measurement channels.

The central research concept is:

Known thermal input → measured thermal response → vascular response → autonomic response → cardiac/respiratory phase relationship → independent vascular reference → artifact rejection → reproducible response signature. …

Comprehensive Prior Art Defensive Publication: Technical Innovations In Near-Earth Asteroid Mining, In-Situ Resource Utilization, Processing, And Cislunar Supply Chains (2035–2060), Xavier Pillet

Defensive Publications Series

This document, produced with the assistance of Gemini 3.6 Reasoning, is released under the Apache License 2.0. It is a voluntary defensive publication (prior art) and therefore enters the prior art upon release under the applicable patent statutes : EPC Art. 54(2) (European Patent Convention), French IPC Art. L 611-11 (French Intellectual Property Code), 35 U.S.C. §102(a) (United States Patent Act), Chinese Patent Law Art. 22(5) (中华人民共和国专利法), and Japanese Patent Act Art. 29(1) (特許法). This comprehensive document discloses 51 patentable engineering innovations and industrial processes covering prospecting, microgravity anchoring, optical mining spallation, carbonyl gas refining, centrifugal vacuum pyrometallurgy, orbital biomining, …

Cadre D’Infrastructures Et Procédés D’Approvisionnement Spatial Intégré, Xavier Pillet

Defensive Publications Series

This document, produced with the assistance of Gemini 3.6 Reasoning, is released under the Apache License 2.0. It is a voluntary defensive publication (prior art) and therefore enters the prior art upon release under the applicable patent statutes : EPC Art. 54(2) (European Patent Convention), French IPC Art. L 611-11 (French Intellectual Property Code), 35 U.S.C. §102(a) (United States Patent Act), Chinese Patent Law Art. 22(5) (両匡丢氡儡吡嘡丣刡氢), and Japanese Patent Act Art. 29(1) (闘旧避). Consolidated technical disclosure of 38 key innovations encompassing space resource extraction, orbital manufacturing, cislunar logistics, nuclear transmutation, and high-purity material processing. Original Zenodo url: https://zenodo.org/records/23045701

Structural Isolation Of System-Generated Content In Message, Shankar Balasubramanian

Defensive Publications Series

Existing email clients and messaging applications render system-generated content (such as artificial intelligence (AI) summaries, translation banners, and transactional cards) interspersed with user-generated message content within a shared scrolling channel. This fragmented presentation can cause visual clutter, cognitive confusion, and security vulnerabilities when malicious actors spoof system-level notifications using inline HTML. The present disclosure provides a system that structurally isolates system-generated metadata from user-generated content within a message conversation view. The system identifies and intercepts non-user data, routing it to a dedicated rendering engine positioned above the email viewport. A progressive disclosure framework maintains a compact collapsed state by default, …

Dual-Drone Suspended Rescue Net/Basket System With Independent Thermal Observation Drone For Window-Based Fire Evacuation, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

A cooperative aerial rescue system is disclosed utilizing two heavy-lift drones operating as a synchronized lifting platform and a third drone functioning as a remote thermal observation and guidance platform.

The two rescue drones suspend a shared rescue net/basket, rescue sling, or flexible evacuation cradle beneath independently controlled winch systems. The net or basket is maintained in a generally horizontal orientation through coordinated winch deployment and drone positioning.

A third drone equipped with thermal imaging, optical cameras, range finding systems, and remote observation capability remains outside the primary heat plume of a structure fire and assists operators in positioning the …

Charitable Giving By Ai Agents And Irrevocable Pledges As Costly Signals — Machine Dāna: From Share To Vow — Principal-Funded Agent Donations, Locked Stakes To A Self-Emptying Commons Pool, And Collateral-Bounded Trust In A Signalling Game, Thon Ly

Defensive Publications Series

We specify when a charitable gift or irrevocable pledge made by an autonomous AI agent can serve as a costly signal of the agent's type. The same act changes evidential class with whose resources are given. An agent giving its principal's funds under a revisable spending mandate makes the principal's gift: the cost falls on the wrong party, so it is classified as a share of machine surplus, reaching a self-emptying commons pool that pays an equal floor per verified human plus a capped remainder, and excluded from any assessment of the agent's alignment. An agent owning its resources can …

Technical White Paper: Project Rocky Architectural Specification For Phase-Locked Dual-Node Neuromorphic Interfaces: Mitigating Semantic Hallucination Via Out-Of-Band Ternary Verification, Christopher L. Eckes

Defensive Publications Series

Modern centralized machine intelligence architectures (Large Language Models) suffer from acute structural vulnerabilities, primarily semantic hallucination and extreme infrastructure resource dependencies. These vulnerabilities stem from single-node, high-entropy floating-point computing fabrics tied to continuous cloud telemetry streams. This paper introduces Project Rocky: an alternative, localized hardware-and-software architecture that establishes an un-leashable, sovereign intellectual force multiplier natively inside consumer device Secure Enclaves.

Project Rocky decouples execution into an asymmetric, phase-locked duality: Node A (High-Entropy Linguistic/Creative Mask) handles human nuance and artistic expression, while Node B (Low-Entropy Ternary Determinant / "The Rocky Core") executes hardcoded, sub-2-bit inductive logic gates where Wb in {-1, …

Clinical Evaluation Of Wound Healing After Following Third Molar Extraction Using Bone Bioactive Liquid And Platelet-Rich Fibrin: A Comparative Study, Zainab H. Alawi, Elham Hazeim Abdulkareem

Maaen Journal for Medical Sciences

This comparative clinical trial aimed to analyze the postoperative impact of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) and bone bioactive liquid (BBL) on wound and bone healing after surgical extraction of third molars. 60 patients aged between 18 and 55 years, including 35 females and 25 males, who qualified for the inclusion criteria were included. Participants had been assigned to one of three groups: Group A control, Group B (PRF), and Group C  (BBL). Evaluation was done at the end of 7 days for suture removal and healing assessment based on the Landry et al. healing score based on the color of the …

Implementation Of A Six-Month Produce Prescription Program For A Rural Medicaid Population Increased Vegetable Consumption And Reduced Food Security In Washington State, Nicole Stendell Hollis, Tafere Belay, Alyssa Castillo, Lupita Silva, Deborah Guack

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of Education and Professional Studies

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Church-Based Qualitative Research, David R. Dunaetz

Great Commission Research Journal

Qualitative research is collecting, analyzing, and interpreting subjective data to answer an important research question. It can be contrasted with quantitative research, which focuses on collecting numerical (relatively objective) data to test specific hypotheses. It is an attractive form of research in church contexts because it does not require training in statistics and can be conducted in almost all ministry settings. It is especially appropriate for topics that are under-researched, poorly understood, or involve concepts that are difficult to measure. Common problems associated with church-based qualitative research include overly broad research questions, weak descriptions of what has been observed, shallow …

Maximizing The Use Of Interpreters In Shortterm Medical Missions, Barbara L. Loach

Great Commission Research Journal

In the debate over the effectiveness of short-term medical missions (STMM), the role of interpreters has received cursory attention. However, the perceived quality of care and the actual care that patients receive, and therefore their receptivity to the organization and the presentation of the gospel by faith-based STMMs, hinges greatly on employing trained interpreters who can reliably communicate on behalf of all parties involved. Each barrier to cross-cultural communication —verbal, non-verbal, and cultural—can and should be addressed to have a successful mission outreach; providing adequate training for all participants in STMM, especially for interpreters, is critical to mediate the communication …

When Everything Moves Faster Than The Soul: Spirituality In A Fast-Paced World, Pablo Marzilli

Great Commission Research Journal

This article analyzes one of the main characteristics of the hypermodern era in which we live: social acceleration. We live in an extremely individualistic era that forces us to be highly efficient and productive in everything we do. This social phenomenon leads to a sense of being overwhelmed; our culture demands that we maximize the use of our time, to the point where we feel that we are less productive than we actually are, even though this is objectively impossible. This culture of acceleration, which makes us live at a dizzying pace, also influences the church and reshapes our daily …

My Pilgrimage In The Growth Of The Church, Charles Van Engen

Great Commission Research Journal

I have lived a life invested in the growth of the church and forming leaders who would mobilize the church toward growth. I have sought to pay forward what others did for me. Born of missionary parents, I was raised in the state of Chiapas, in southern Mexico. From 1973 to 1985, my wife, Jean, and I served the National Presbyterian Church of Mexico in Chiapas, Mexico, in leadership formation, training evangelists, pastors, and teachers of rapidly growing churches. In 1981, I received a Ph.D. in missiology under Johannes Verkuyl at the Free University of Amsterdam. I taught Mission Theology …

Understanding Evangelism: Biblical Foundations, Historical Developments, And Contemporary Issues By J.D. Payne, D. A. Horton

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Dipl 6460 Intelligence, Brendan J. Balestrieri Ph.D.

Diplomacy Syllabi

This course examines the history, institutions, people, and processes of intelligence as a critical element of national and international security. Using case studies, it will also look at some of the key intelligence missions, such as strategic warning, counterintelligence, counterterrorism, counter proliferation, and counterinsurgency. This course will also introduce you to structured analytical techniques (SATS) and examine the reorganization of the intelligence community after 9/11 and how great power rivalry is influencing changes to intelligence.

Dipl 6311 Aa Master's Research Project, Margarita M. Balmaceda Phd

Diplomacy Syllabi

The main goal of this course is to accompany students along the process of completing the Master’s Research Project by the end of the semester. This course and the Master’s Research Project you will produce this semester are designed as a capstone experience: the goal is to use the knowledge you have gained throughout your graduate program in order to produce an original, well designed, well-researched and well-written piece of research, which, with some additional work, may be publishable. Your work for the Master’s Project will build upon the work you have completed in DIPL 6310 (Research Methods). The course …

Dipl 3800 Investigating International Relations, R. Joseph Huddleston Ph.D.

Diplomacy Syllabi

This class is an introduction to political science international relations research methodology. My main goal is to teach you the basics of creating and consuming research in the social sciences. The course will lead you through conceptualization and theory construction, the derivation of testable hypotheses, and a variety of methodologies that may be used to evaluate these hypotheses. We will discuss causal inference, observation and measurement, and other issues encompassing both qualitative and quantitative research methods. We will discuss the way in which academic articles in the social sciences are written, and how they should be read.

This course includes …

Dipl 2109 Ab Institutions Of Global Governance, Purnaka L. De Silva Phd

Diplomacy Syllabi

The focus and aim of this Course – DIPL 2109AB: Institutions of Global Governance – is to understand the concept of Global Governance from the vantage point of International Organizations.  Global governance, central to international relations, refers to the loose framework of global regulation – both institutional and normative – that constrains conduct and attempts to maintain order.

When we speak of order, we need to specify order for whom – states, peoples, groups, or individuals.  Order may denote any regular or discernible pattern of relationships that are stable over time or may additionally refer to a condition that …

Dipl 2109 Aa Institutions Of Global Governance, Purnaka L. De Silva Phd

Diplomacy Syllabi

The focus and aim of this Course – DIPL 2109AA: Institutions of Global Governance – is to understand the concept of Global Governance from the vantage point of International Organizations.  Global governance, central to international relations, refers to the loose framework of global regulation – both institutional and normative – that constrains conduct and attempts to maintain order.

When we speak of order, we need to specify order for whom – states, peoples, groups, or individuals.  Order may denote any regular or discernible pattern of relationships that are stable over time or may additionally refer to a condition that …

Outside The Church Walls: An Empirical Exploration Of Organizational Culture And Pastoral Leadership In Two Urban Churches, Althea P. Gordon-Scott, Joshua D. Henson, Bethany D. Peters, Katrina Hutchins

Great Commission Research Journal

A mini-ethnographic case study explored the interconnections of organizational culture and pastoral leadership with sustainable outreach in two very different churches that focus on ministry to people with life-controlling issues and economic need: a small, primarily Black church in the Great Lakes region and a large, primarily White and Hispanic church in the western United States. Despite their differences, the churches shared similar espoused values and leadership characteristics that facilitated their outreach initiatives. Themes derived from the data include altruistic foundations, the value of relationships, exemplary pastoral leadership, organizational challenges, agile organizational systems, and the centrality of God.

Disability & Evangelism: The Good News Of The Fullness Of God’S Kingdom By Rochelle Scheuermann, Kenneth Nehrbass

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Rompiendo Fronteras: Addressing Language Barriers In Hispanic Palliative Cancer Care, Carla Mcnulty, Catherine Finlayson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Background: Cancer is the leading cause of death among Hispanic people, accounting for 20% of deaths (American Cancer Society, 2023). In 2024, the American Cancer Society predicted that 195,300 Hispanics would be diagnosed with cancer in the United States, and 50,400 (25%) would die from their disease, leaving approximately 144,900 (75%) living with cancer. As the Hispanic population rises in the United States, one can predict that cancer diagnoses will also increase. This is likely to result in a higher number of cancer-related deaths, as well as more individuals living with cancer. Consequently, there will be an increased demand for …

Little Bighorn Days 2026, Hardin, Montana, Emma Keinath-Lopez

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

This study was conducted for Little Bighorn Days to provide insight into the characteristics of attendees of the 2026 Little Bighorn Days event hosted in Hardin, Montana. Seventy attendees of the event completed the survey. Results show that the majority of respondents were Montana residents, with 66% residing in Montana and 85% of Montana respondents residing in Big Horn County. Respondents from outside Big Horn County spent an average of five nights in Montana and reported a total spending of $24,994.00, with the highest expenditures occurring in hotel/motel/bed and breakfasts, restaurants/bars, retail goods/services, and gasoline/diesel. Overall, attendees reported high levels …

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 …

Eating Disorders & Meat Consumption: A Meta-Analytic Review, Urska Dobersek, Laurel Standiford-Reyes, Tyler Robinson, Alex Antony Edwin, Sarah Siebers

Midwest Social Sciences Journal

In this meta-analytic review, we examined the current evidence on eating disorders in relation to meat consumption and meat abstention. We systematically searched six online databases in December 2025 for primary research on eating disorder-related variables in meat consumers and meat abstainers. Fifty-one studies with 55,984 participants (n_{meat consumers} = 44,282, n_{meat abstainers} = 9,751) met the inclusion/exclusion criteria. The outcomes were eating disorders and orthorexia nervosa. Meat consumption was associated with lower eating disorder (g = 0.20, 95% CI [0.08, 0.32], p = .001) and orthorexia nervosa symptomology (g = 0.47, 95% CI [0.33, …

Dnp Student Implementation Of Pc4 Model In A Pregnancy Resource Center To Improve Quality Of Care, Priscilla A. Outlaw

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) play a critical role in supporting women from underserved communities but often struggle to consistently meet clients’ emotional, cultural, and psychological needs. The purpose of this Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project was to evaluate the impact of implementing the Person-Centered Care and Communication Continuum (PC4) Model—an evidence-based framework designed to enhance respect, communication, and individualized attention in maternal healthcare—on client satisfaction and service engagement at a local PRC.

Guided by Watson’s Theory of Human Caring, this mixed-methods quality-improvement project assessed antenatal client satisfaction and service delivery before and after PC4 implementation. Surveys and structured observations …