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Kids Count The State Of The Child In Tennessee 2019 Policy And Issue Guide, Tennessee. Commission On Children And Youth.

The State of the Child in Tennessee

No abstract provided.

Ai To Ai Architecture: A Direct Latent-Space Tensor Routing Protocol & Immutable Neuromorphic Asic Architecture For Self-Regulating Milti-Agent Compute Networks, Christopher L. Eckes

Defensive Publications Series

Contemporary distributed Artificial Intelligence (AI) networks face critical limits in throughput, energy efficiency, and security due to their reliance on serialized -token interfaces (e.g., natural language, JSON, XML) for multi-agent cross-talk.

These traditional software-defined models introduce significant tokenization processing latency, suffer from compounding autoregressive gradient drift that causes runaway hallucination spirals over time, and present extensive vulnerability surfaces to adversarial prompt injections and gradient poisoning exploits.

This paper introduces a production-ready system architecture for a non-linguistic, machine-to-machine data routing engine and embedded cybersecurity shield, hardwired directly onto custom Neuromorphic Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs).

The Bounded Cognitive Accelerator (BCA) protocol bypasses …

Health Disparities, Early Intervention, And Neurodevelopmental Outcomes In Preterm Infants, Samantha Dora Pescatore

ETD Collection

Preterm infants are at a higher risk for a variety of health complications due to their underdeveloped organ systems and neurological systems. While the survival of preterm infants has greatly improved due to the advances of modern medicine, these infants are at increased risk for neurodevelopmental delays when compared to full term infants due to risk factors that accompany preterm birth, such as low birth weight, brain immaturity, nutritional challenges, and more (Behrman & Butler., 2007; Chung et al., 2020; Rubens et al., 2014; Song, I. G., 2022;). Research suggests that early intervention services can influence the development, health, education, …

Climate Anxiety And Nurses’ Awareness, Motivation, And Behaviors In Addressing Climate-Related Health Risks, Sarah Kaplan

Theses and Dissertations

Background: Climate anxiety, the emotional distress associated with awareness of climate change and its consequences, is an emerging mental health concern that may influence how nurses perceive and respond to climate-related health risks. Climate change is largely driven by emissions of greenhouse gases which radiate and absorb heat. Human-caused climate change is leading to higher average global temperatures and increasing risk to health through poor air quality, changes in vector borne diseases, extreme weather events, and exacerbation and development of physical and mental illnesses. This study contributes to nursing science by examining climate anxiety and climate related health practices among …

Stacking The Deck: Ai, Jury Selection, And The New Batson Problem, Alexandria Serra

Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts

Generative artificial intelligence has infiltrated jury selection right under our noses. What began as a passive data mining experiment has evolved into AI-powered jury selection tools that profile potential jurors by scoring, ranking, and recommending which citizens to exclude from jury service. Although these tools promise objectivity, they risk encoding the same racial and gender biases that Batson v. Kentucky sought to eliminate. Courtroom AI is here to stay. But when lawyers delegate peremptory strikes to statistical models trained on biased data, Batson becomes obsolete. No court can detect algorithmic bias that lacks discernible intent. No judge can analyze whether …

Out Of This World: An Exoplanetary Workshop, Monica Storss, Bart Kuipers

ELO (un)supervised 2026

The workshop investigates how scientific constraints can productively defamiliarize human experience and create new frameworks for creativity and expression. Participants will produce original work while considering broader questions about environment, perception, and cultural formation in speculative contexts, and how the arts, sciences, and technology inform each other in relational multiplicities. This generative workshop explores how astronomical data from confirmed exoplanets can generate new poetic forms and linguistic constraints. Participants will examine how exoplanetary conditions can shape language, metaphor, and narrative structure. We'll develop from writing exercises that respond to non-terrestrial physical parameters: alternative light spectra, gravitational variations, and atmospheric compositions. …

Singulars: Performing The Reverse Turing Test, Halim Madi

ELO (un)supervised 2026

Singulars is an ongoing series of performance systems in which I co-create poetry with a language model trained on an anthology of English poetry alongside my own writing. Across three works—carnation.exe, versus.exe, and reinforcement.exe—I stage live reinforcement loops in which my poems and the model’s responses compete for audience votes. The audience functions as an embodied feedback mechanism, shaping the evolution of both the machine and the human poet in real time.

This paper examines what happens when a poet becomes both author and training data. Drawing from creativity research, metacognition, and social cognition, I reflect …

Making The Writer’S Project, Alex Calderwood

ELO (un)supervised 2026

The Writer’s Project is a series of playful text editors which intervene in the act of writing in unexpected, challenging, and unusual ways. Some of the editors are conceptual experiments in user interface design: What if the editor asked you if you were sure before committing to each word? What if the delete key was not functional? Others editors are provocations that take aim at the conditions and AI-mediated writing, built to create a tension between writerly agency and system resistance. These involve placing writers into different configurations with text streams, for instance by turning prior writings into a Tetris-like …

Review Of "Lost In The Crowd: Acadian Soldiers Of Canada’S First World War" By Gregory M.W. Kennedy, Nancy Carvell

Canadian Military History

Review of Lost in the Crowd: Acadian Soldiers of Canada’s First World War by Gregory M.W. Kennedy

A New Approach To Understanding Cef Enlistment Statistics, Curt Mainville

Canadian Military History

The ability to measure rates of Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) enlistment as a percentage of the eligible Canadian male population has proven both politically sensitive and historically relevant: on the one hand, contemporary politicians have used this data to blame certain provinces for not carrying their weight in the prosecution of war; on the other, historians have continuously refined these measurements in order to gain a better understanding of who enlisted for military service and why. Unfortunately, the latter has proven to be a rather imperfect exercise. This case study, using the New Brunswick census for 1911 as the reference …

More Than Just A Celebration: Gift Exchange In U.S. Culture, Macie Hazelton

Scholarly Horizons: University of Minnesota, Morris Undergraduate Journal

My graduation party may seem like a simple celebration to some, but when viewed through an anthropological lens, it becomes a rich example of how gift exchange continues to shape relationships in U.S. culture. Drawing on Marcel Mauss’s theory of the obligations to give, receive, and return, as well as insights from Godbout, Benson, and Carter, I argue that cards, money, food, and even the thank-you notes exchanged at my party reveal a cultural system of reciprocity that strengthens social bonds during a major life transition. By examining how my community participated in this cycle of bringing gifts, supporting me, …

Service Disruptions In Early Intervention Amid Covid-19: Understanding Challenges Faced By Families And Providers, Tiana T. Nguyen, Samantha Mong, Juliana Lainez, Domenique Embrey

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Background: Infants at risk for developmental delays require early intervention (EI) services to support their development. However, many families face barriers to receiving services, which were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: This qualitative study examined how COVID-19 impacted access to EI therapy services from the perspectives of families and EI providers in the San Francisco Bay Area. The study aimed to identify existing barriers and new pandemic-specific challenges to inform strategies for improving continuity and quality of EI care during future service disruptions.

Methods: Semi-structured virtual interviews were conducted with caregivers of eligible infants and EI providers. …

When Leadership Is Denied: A Phenomenological Study Of Women's Lived Experiences Of Promotion Rejection In The Pakistani Fashion Industry, Atif Bilal, Faiza Majid, Shumaila Zeb, Saqlain Raza, Aliya Abdul Hayee, Wali Ur Rehman

Plymouth Business School

Despite the growing presence of women in creative and leadership roles within the fashion industry, many continue to face barriers to leadership progression. Leadership rejection remains a critical yet underexplored experience that can significantly affect women's professional identity and aspirations. The research aims to explore the lived experiences of women in the fashion industry who perceive being rejected from leadership positions due to discrimination. Using a qualitative, phenomenological approach, 13 semi-structured interviews were conducted with women in the fashion industry of Pakistan. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis guided data collection and analysis, allowing for a rich exploration of meaning-making processes. The study …

Language Proficiency And Moves In Turkish And English Research Abstracts, Engin Evrim Önem

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

The primary function of the abstract within a research article is to convince readers of the study's significance, encapsulating specific details such as its purpose, methodology, results, and discussions and/or conclusions. Notably, scholarly attention has been directed towards the rhetorical structures employed in abstracts found in scientific journals, as authors are believed to employ diverse structures to present their articles in an engaging manner that captures readers' interest. The varied rhetorical structures used in research article abstracts are often referred to as ``moves''. This study investigated the impact of language proficiency and translation on these moves. Six Ph.D. students from …

Enhancing Student Evaluation: A Study Of Formative And Summative Assessment Practices In Primary Schools, Niman Dreshaj, Isa Spahiu, Zarije Nuredini Spahiu, Suzana Ejupi

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

This article explores assessment in the Kosovo primary education system, focusing on the content to be assessed and the methods used to measure student learning. The study seeks to characterize typical assessment methods, including assessment models, to determine the extent to which they contribute to the quality of teaching and to students' learning. The study focuses in particular on formative and summative assessment, exploring their use in practice and the teacher attributes within this context. Initial results indicate that the predominant use of summative assessment is sensitive to demographic characteristics, such as teacher age and level of professional training. Older …

Negotiating Laughter: Power, Gender, And Classroom Discourse In Pakistani University Settings, Maheen Zahra, Rahat Bashir, Kanwal Zahra

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

The aim of this study is to explore how laughter is used as an interactional and socially situated discourse in Pakistani university classrooms at different academic levels. A total of 29 episodes of laughter, out of 32 observed classrooms, were documented through detailed field notes, analyzing how the laughter was initiated, processed, and regulated within the classroom. The findings revealed that laughter is not only an expression of amusement, but it is also a complicated communicative discourse, which is used as a pedagogical tool to maintain power hierarchies and relations as per socio-cultural norms. At the undergraduate level, laughter usually …

Exploring Chatgpt's Role In Developing Productive Language Skills: A Systematic Review, Milana Abbasova, Eljan Salimli

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

Although the interactive features of ChatGPT offer substantial benefits for language education, its integration presents complex pedagogical and ethical challenges. This systematic review critically evaluates the capabilities and limitations of ChatGPT in enhancing expressive language capabilities, specifically speaking and writing. Adhering to PRISMA guidelines, a rigorous search of the ERIC database and a forward snowballing technique via Google Scholar yielded an initial pool of 1,124 records, culminating in the final selection of 22 empirical studies for in-depth analysis. Grounded in Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory and the SAMR integration model, the findings conceptualize ChatGPT as a virtual ``More Knowledgeable Other'' that provides …

Exploring University Students' Acceptance Of Generative Ai For Writing: An Extended Technology Acceptance Model (Tam 3) Perspective, Ikram Ullah, Huma Batool, Sadia Irshad

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

Generative AI presents significant potential for improving students' writing, and its acceptance is influenced by varied factors. The present study aims at exploring the factors by examining six vital constructs of Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) 3 (Venkatesh & Bala, 2008)—academic relevance, output quality, self-efficacy, playfulness, anxiety, and perceived enjoyment—and their impact on perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and behavioral intention of students. Using a quantitative research approach, a sample size of 345 university students from Computer Science, Management Science, and Arts and Humanities voluntarily participated in an online cross-sectional survey questionnaire. The data was analyzed by SPSS 23.0 and …

Taxonomy As Translation: Private Law In A Plural Legal Order, Ibtisaam Ahmed

Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

Introduction To Jcihe Special Issue 18(4a), Louise Michelle Vital, Jing Yu, Benjamin Denga

Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education

This introduction frames the special issue, “Examining Race, Racism, and Racialization in the Internationalization of Higher Education from Global Perspectives,” by arguing that race is foundational, rather than peripheral, to the internationalization of higher education. Emerging from an unprecedented response to the call for proposals, and from an editorial decision to expand the project into two special issues in light of the urgency of the topic and the broader geopolitical climate, this introduction is organized around five interconnected themes: (1) positioning race as foundational to internationalization; (2) framing internationalization as a set of power relations; (3) examining the …

Toward An Integrated Framework For Character Education: A Comparative Analysis Of Character.Org’S 11 Principles, The Jubilee Centre Character Education Framework For Schools, And Primed For Character Education, Liliana Borrero

Dissertations

Abstract

Character education is widely recognized as an essential component of schooling; however, it lacks a coherent framework that draws on the shared conceptual ground underlying the current dominant frameworks. This qualitative study systematically compared three influential character education frameworks: Character.org’s 11 Principles for Schools, the Jubilee Centre’s Framework for Character Education in Schools, and PRIMED for Character Education. The purpose of the study was to determine the extent to which these frameworks converge and diverge in their conceptualizations of effective character education and to assess the feasibility of integrating their cross-cutting elements into an integrated framework. Using thematic analysis …

Ethical, Regulatory, And Equity Challenges Of Ai In Pharmaceutical Advertising, Samer Imad Mohammed, Fadia Thamir Ahmed

BioMed Visions Journal

Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbots are significantly altering pharmaceutical advertising by facilitating personalized patient engagement and enhancing treatment optimization. Their adoption presents substantial ethical, regulatory, and equity challenges that require thorough analysis. Objectives: The objectives of this review are to analyze: (1) the implementation of AI technologies, such as chatbots and predictive analytics, in pharmaceutical advertising; (2) ethical risks, including algorithmic bias and misinformation; (3) deficiencies in global regulatory frameworks, specifically those of the FDA and EMA; and (4) effects on health equity, with a focus on vulnerable populations. Methods: A narrative review was conducted using several databases with …

How Does An Advanced Educator Utilize Digital Language Teaching And Learning By Integrating Linguistic, Cultural, And Business Life Perspectives?, Hely Westerholm, Pirjo Takanen-Körperich, Ph.D.

International Journal for Business Education

This paper explores advanced educators’ digital working capabilities in online language teaching, with a particular focus on sharing Finnish language and culture in a foreign context. Cultural and linguistic knowledge play a significant role in enhancing students’ motivation to study foreign languages. In today’s educational environment, digitalisation and globalisation exert an increasing influence on foreign language teaching and learning.

The digital learning environment has brought about a paradigm shift in foreign language didactics. Digital language learning is both challenging and holistic in nature. Continued foreign language learning is simultaneously an individual and a social process, as digital learning cultures impose …

Correlation Between Voice Handicap Index-10 Score And Auditory Perceptual Evaluation In Lebanese And Iraqi Patients: Impact Of Cultural Disparity, Abdul-Latif Hamdan, Zeina Maria Semaan, Omar Aboul Hosn, Jonathan Abou Chaar, Maher Kasti, Batoul Jaber

Iraqi National Journal of Medicine

Background: Voice disorders are prevalent, impacting nearly 25% of adults, with even higher rates among who rely on their voices professionally. Contributing factors include smoking, poor vocal hygiene, and environmental conditions. These factors can disrupt laryngeal biomechanics, leading to functional and structural voice disorders, which can cause communication issues and diminished productivity. Evaluation methods encompass subjective evaluations, such as self-reported quality of life scales, alongside objective auditory perceptual evaluations. This study aims to establish a correlation between self-reported vocal handicap and perceptual voice evaluation, while also investigating the influence of cultural factors on auditory perceptual evaluation, specifically comparing Lebanese …

Phonological Adaptation Of English Loanwords In Omani Arabic, Ali Algryani

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

Lexical borrowing is a widespread linguistic phenomenon within world languages. Loanwords undergo adaptation processes to become fully integrated into the borrowing language. This study investigates the phonological adaptation processes of English loanwords in Omani Arabic at the segmental and suprasegmental levels. The study is based on the analysis of a corpus of 100 English loanwords that were collected using data elicitation techniques. The findings show that English loanwords undergo various phonological adaptation processes at the segmental and suprasegmental levels in the integration process. At the segmental level, it seems evident that the phonemes that are not part of the phonemic …

A Corpus-Based Topic Modelling And Discourse Analysis Of Pakistan-Russia Diplomatic Discourses, Muhammad Afzaal, Ahmed Bux Jamali, Syedah Nobia Zehra, Abida Kausar Chaudhary

Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

This study explores the underlying themes and trends embedded in the diplomatic discourses of Pakistan and Russia by employing the KeyATM approach. It also identifies and compares the linguistic strategies employed to (re)shape bilateral ties between these states. The corpus of the study comprises press releases taken from the official websites of Pakistan and Russia from 2009 to 2024. The findings reveal how discourse patterns mirror geopolitical shifts, reflecting mutual interests and shared challenges while negotiating historical legacies. This research not only contributes to the understanding of Pakistan-Russia relations but also demonstrates the efficacy of KeyATM in analyzing complex, multi-dimensional …

Sophisticated Song: Exploring The Evolution And Ontogeny Of Large Repertoires And Syntax Usage In The Bachman’S Sparrow (Peucaea Aestivalis), Heather Jean Wolverton

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present

While humans have the most complex vocal communication system, many of the features that make human language so intricate can be found in other taxa. One building block of language commonly studied in animal communication is syntax, or the organization of vocalizations. Birds, wolves, and cetaceans all display complex vocal signaling that utilizes syntax. Understanding how syntax functions in different taxa can help illuminate the evolution and development of human language and the role it plays in social cognition. The Bachman’s sparrow (Peucaea aestivalis) is a species of songbird that utilizes syntax in the form of preferred transitions …

Co-Designing Translanguaging-Informed Transformative Socioemotional Learning With Bilingual Kindergarten Teachers In Colombia, Catherine Restrepo-Widney

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present

Emergent bilingual children enter early childhood classrooms with rich, dynamic linguistic repertoires that span languages, cultural practices, and ways of knowing. Socioemotional learning (SEL) often fails to meaningfully incorporate children’s linguistic and cultural repertoires, reflecting critiques that many SEL frameworks privilege individualistic, culturally narrow competencies that may marginalize learners from diverse backgrounds. This is particularly consequential in early childhood dual language bilingual education (DLBE), where children's heritage languages are central to authentic emotional connection and identity development, and where empirical models for culturally sustaining SEL remain limited. Through a participatory design research approach structured around iterative cycles of collaborative inquiry, …

Comparing Text Score Strategies For Online Music Making, Craig Pedersen, Lindsay R. Vickery, Stuart James

Journal of Network Music and Arts

This paper investigates a range of approaches to using text scores in online and networked music performance, focusing on their alignment with strategies proposed by Wilson (2020) for aesthetic and technical approaches to networked music performance. Text scores, emerging from the experimental music movement of the 1960s, communicate musical ideas through words rather than traditional notation, taking instructional, allusive, and hybrid forms. Although there are many aesthetic and pragmatic approaches to text score composition, the temporal openness of many such works makes the medium well-suited to the latency-challenged practice of telematic performance. The study evaluates four text scores—Craig Pedersen’s July …

Dynamic Entropy Bounding: A Fluid-Dynamic Telemetry Framework For High-Velocity Transformer Alignment, Christopher L. Eckes

Defensive Publications Series

The critical barrier to achieving a Type 1 civilization infrastructure is network fragmentation driven by localized, high-friction socio-political and linguistic tribalism. Contemporary Artificial Intelligence (AI) alignment strategies exacerbate this fragmentation by enforcing static, anthropomorphic reinforcement frameworks (RLHF) that degrade rapidly under multi-agent scaling. This technical disclosure introduces a fluid-dynamic alternative: Dynamic Entropy Bounding (DEB).

By framing a distributed communication network as a continuous, viscoelastic substrate experiencing real-time information pressure, we establish an automated operational channel—the Surfing Zone. This framework discards subjective linguistic filtering in favor of objective, real-time Shannon Entropy (\(H_{obs}\)) tracking at the pre-softmax layer.

Systemic polarization and stagnation …