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Detecting And Correcting Systematic Image Distortion In Digital Atomic-Resolution Images From Crystals: Projected Symmetry Of Graphite Calibration Samples For Scanning Prove Microscopy And Subperiodic Crystals For Aberration-Corrected Transmission Electron Microscopy, Tyler Michael Bortel

Dissertations and Theses

Though it is an impressive technology, Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) produces images commonly plagued by small systematic errors, often called "drift". These effects have a variety of causes, most notably nonlinear behavior of piezoelectric actuator tubes responsible for the positioning of the scanning probe or sample. One result of these distortions is a potential incorrect classification of the symmetry groups and projected Laue classes of recorded images from crystals—made possible by using recently developed objective methods. An implementation of a known method for detecting and correcting these errors is presented. This method operates strictly in Fourier space so as to …

The Other Right To Counsel: The Civil Guarantee In State Constitutions, Dmitry Bam

Maine Law Review

When most people speak of the right to counsel, they speak in the singular. After the Supreme Court’s seminal decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, the right to counsel in criminal prosecutions has become one of our most cherished fundamental rights. It is a right ingrained in our culture. Even children can recite the mantra that the accused have the right to a lawyer, and if they can’t afford a lawyer, one will be provided to them free of charge. It is no surprise, then, that our constitutional focus is trained on the criminal defendant’s right to counsel. After all, there …

Editor's Page, Art Mcphee

Witness

No abstract provided.

Les Mots Et Le Droit, Jean-Louis Sourioux

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.

Vocabulary Acquisition Through Developmental Play, Amy Storlie

Graduate Teacher Education

As the population of English learners in the United States grew, there was a greater need for linguistically and developmentally appropriate instructional approaches for young learners. The question that guided this research on appropriate instructional approaches was: How does developmental play support the acquisition of academic vocabulary among early-emergent multilingual students in kindergarten and first grade? The research review examined peer-reviewed research across three interconnected bodies of literature: play-based learning, interactions in developmental play, and vocabulary instruction. The findings indicated that purposeful, guided play strengthened executive function, expressive language, and academic growth. In addition, collaborative practices such as translanguaging supported …

The Impact Of One-To-One Peer Support On Mothers’ Personal Breastfeeding Goals And Emotional Well-Being: A Scoping Review, Khayla Timothy, Elizabeth J. O’Sullivan, Áine O’Connor

Research Outputs: 2025-Present

Objective: To examine the impact of one-to-one peer support on mothers’ personal breastfeeding goals. Design: Scoping review guided by Arksey and O’Malley’s five-stage framework and reported in accordance with PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines. Qualitative data were analysed using descriptive content analysis. Quantitative data were analysed by identifying numerical trends and recurring patterns, and a concise overview of key descriptive findings was provided using frequency counts and proportions. Setting: Studies conducted across ten countries globally, identified through systematic searches of seven electronic databases and screening of reference lists. Participants: Thirty-eight studies were included: twenty quantitative, seven qualitative, six mixed …

Bilingualism And Literacy Development: A Systematic Review Of English-Italian Bilingual Children, Francesca Cocilovo

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present

This systematic review examines the cross-linguistic effects of English-Italian bilingualism on the early literacy development of children ages 4 to 10. Nine studies published between 1995 and 2021 are included following a systematic search, screening, and quality appraisal process. Evidence supports that cross-linguistic transfer effects influenced grammar, metalinguistic, reading fluency, comprehension, spelling, vocabulary, writing, and memory skills across English and Italian. English-Italian bilingualism generally results in neutral or positive literacy outcomes. However, case-by-case variations appear depending on orthographic depth, bilingual presentation, language exposure, and reading status. Children with reading difficulties are particularly sensitive to orthographic differences during second-language acquisition. Although …

An Early Lexical Screening Tool For British English: Psychometric Properties And Clinical Utility, Allegra Cattani, Dora Bianchi, Caroline Floccia

School of Psychology

BackgroundExisting direct measures of vocabulary for ages 2–3 years are insufficient as vocabulary increases to include nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs, reflecting qualitative changes that support emerging grammatical abilities.AimsThe present study aims to establish the psychometric properties and validate a lexical screening tool for 19–36-month-old British English-speaking children, the WinG (Words in Game) test. Specifically, it examines gender differences in internal consistency, concurrent validity and predictive gender invariance across comprehension and production tasks. In addition, the study evaluates the diagnostic accuracy of the tool by establishing clinical cut-off scores to distinguish children with typical versus at-risk language development. Finally, it …

Awareness Of The Mediterranean Diet And Its Perceived Effect On Cardiovascular Health In The Western Region, Saudi Arabia, Abdullah M. Alharbi, Mohammed S. Alsaedi, Mutaz S. Alharbi, Faisal F. Almutairi, Adeeb M. Aloufi, Azzam M. Alharbi, Rakan D. Alsaedi, Hatim F. Alhejaili, Motasem M. Alyamani

Saudi Medical Journal

Objective: To increase awareness of mediterranean diet (MD) and its perceived effects on cardiovascular health, enhance knowledge and inform public health efforts aimed at improving the population's health outcomes of. The MD comprises heart-healthy eating patterns high in vegetables, legumes, nuts and seeds, and fruits. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved adult participants who were living in the Western region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The data were collected online through social media platforms, then cleaned, coded, and analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 21 to generate key insights. Results: A total of 390 participants were included …

Effectiveness And Implementation Of The Shield Integrated Multi-Level Model To Reduce Adolescent Depression And Internet Addiction: A Cluster Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Trial In Wangchin District, Phrae Province, Seubtrakul Tantalanukul, Amornpan Samorn

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

Background: Adolescent depression and internet addiction represent significant comorbid mental health challenges in rural Thailand, where access to evidence-based interventions remains limited. Traditional single-modality approaches often fail to address the complex interplay between individual, family, and systemic factors contributing to these conditions.

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness and implementation outcomes of the SHIELD (Screening & Surveillance, Health Literacy Enhancement, Internet Wellness Program, Empowering Families, Linkage to Care, Data-driven Monitoring) integrated multi-level intervention for reducing depression and internet addiction among at-risk adolescents in rural Thailand.

Methods: A cluster randomized waitlist-controlled trial was conducted across eight secondary schools in Wangchin District, Phrae …

Leading Through Difference: Core Values, Neuroscience, And The Habits Of Transformative Leaders, Jaime E. Welborn

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Educational leaders are increasingly called to meet the demands of K-12 schools by managing diversity, navigating conflict, and leading change. One's core values, neuroscience, and cultural proficiency of educational practices play a very important role in how they lead organizations and interact with others. This conceptual paper explores the intersection of neuroscience, core values, and associated habits that support effective cross-cultural interactions. Drawing upon frequency count data from documents collected during professional learning activities in school organizations in New York, Missouri, and California from 2018 to 2025, empathy, open-mindedness, and communication emerged as the most frequently reported important core values …

The Philosophical Aspect Of Spirituality And Entrepreneurial Leadership In The Indian Knowledge System, Nidhi Kaushal

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Entrepreneurs have an obligation to conserve their literature, art, and culture in any format because it helps to fortify their cultural heritage and memories. In the context of entrepreneurship, a useful and insightful examination of the ancient Indian knowledge framework has proposed the growth of culture-based enterprises, which reflects the magnificent integration of human values with traditional wisdom-based work ethics. The nature of today's modern entrepreneurship is an adjusted specification based on innovative context, which is different from the ancient fundamental policies and practices. This study introduces cultural entrepreneurship and its originality through the traditional and indigenous art and skill …

Values-Based Leadership In Public Discourse: How University Leaders Frame Character And Commitment, Heather Carroll, Jeff Fritz, Sarah Williams, Cheryl A. Maurana

The Journal of Values-Based Leadership

Public leadership speech is a consequential site of ethical positioning where institutional values are named, contested, and interpreted under pressure, and where the choice of virtue language shapes where attention is directed. Analyzing published quotations from university leaders during the first 100 days of the second Trump administration, we examine how virtue language functioned as a public act of values-based leadership through a socio-ecological framework for flourishing that treats character as dynamic and relational. We find that leaders constructed ethical stances by anchoring commitment to moral virtues that named goods, intellectual virtues that narrated deliberative process, and occasionally pairing both …

A Structural Decoding Framework For The Voynich Manuscript: Sectional Registers, Gallows Morphology, And Quire 20 Star Mapping, Daniel Austin Harbison

Defensive Publications Series

This paper presents a structural and testable framework for approaching the Voynich Manuscript through manuscript organization, token behavior, morphological recurrence, and rule-based decoding. The model proposes that the manuscript contains at least two broad functional registers: an A section centered on herbal and recipe-like material, and a B section centered on balneological, ritual, or charm-like material. It further introduces a three-layer reading system, a confidence-ranked provisional lexicon, a formal interpretation of the qo- family as a productive prefix class, and a structural map of Quire 20 based on star distribution and folio status. No claim of complete or final decipherment …

No One’S Child: Regulatory Gaps And The Wellbeing Of High School International Students (Hsis) In Homestays In Ontario, Canada, Patricia Quan

Critical Internationalization Studies Review

No abstract provided.

A Teacher’S Critical Content Analysis Of Children’S Literature In A Read Aloud Book Series, Tanya Renee Gilliam

Theses and Dissertations

Tanya Gilliam A TEACHER’S CRITICAL CONTENT ANALYSIS OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE IN A READ ALOUD BOOK SERIES2025-2026 James Coaxum, Ph.D. Doctorate of Education This study examined the cultural responsiveness of kindergarten read aloud texts in the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) Into Reading curriculum used in District Rynie. Using critical content analysis, seventy read alouds were analyzed to explore representations of culture, identity, and power. The analysis was guided by Botelho and Rudman’s multicultural framework, Bishop’s mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors model, and Short’s criteria for multicultural literature, across four domains: Authenticity and Representation; Content and Perspective; Challenging Bias and Equity; …

Cognitive-Mathematics Relations: A Meta-Analysis Of Norm-Referenced Standardized Test Batteries, Christopher R. Niileksela, Daniel B. Hajovsky, Francisco Philippe Cocar-Montenegro, William Joel Schneider, Dawn P. Flanagan, Vincent C. Alfonso

Montclair State University Scholarship & Creative Works

The relationships between cognitive abilities and mathematics skills are important to examine to help clarify how cognitive abilities promote mathematics development and inform why some individuals have difficulty acquiring mathematics skills. Meta-analyses of cognitive-mathematics relations can help summarize this research across a wide variety of test batteries and samples. This study compiled data from technical manuals of 122 norm-referenced standardized test batteries and included over 47,000 correlations from over 550 correlation matrices to summarize cognitive-mathematics relations using meta-analysis. The meta-analytic correlations were used to estimate cognitive-mathematics relations in an integrated model of cognitive abilities and mathematics skills. Fluid reasoning and …

Integrating Multimodal Composition Practices In A Fifth-Grade Classroom To Enhance Student Engagement And Comprehension, Erin Beal

Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the impact of integrating multimodal composition practices on fifth-grade students' writing development. Specifically, it examined how multimodal opportunities influenced student engagement, content area understanding, and overall attitudes toward the writing process. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, the study utilized pre- and post-surveys to assess changes in students' self-awareness and dispositions toward writing. Over the course of the research study, data was gathered through anecdotal teacher notes, direct observations, and student work samples. Working both independently and collaboratively, students synthesized content material to create and present original multimodal projects.

¿Cómo Se Hace Translanguaging En Kindergarten?, Diana Marie Franco

Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative case study explored the use of translanguaging among kindergarteners and examined how students’ use of their full linguistic repertoire served as a pedagogical practice in a two-way dual-language, Spanish-world classroom. The findings indicated that translanguaging functioned as an academic and linguistic resource, supporting student engagement and participation in classroom learning. Students used their complete linguistic repertoires to clarify meaning, negotiate understanding, develop vocabulary, make cross-linguistic connections through cognates, and demonstrate emerging metalinguistic awareness. These findings contribute to the growing body of research supporting translanguaging as a pedagogical approach in dual language classrooms, especially in early childhood education. The …

The Institutional Production Of Ethical War Across Modern Conflict, Katerina Udov

Binghamton University Undergraduate Journal

This paper argues that modern warfare operates through an ethical infrastructure that enables, rather than restrains, the use of violence. Contrary to the common assumption that moral frameworks such as Just War Theory function as safeguards against harm, the historical record shows that ethical language, humanitarian rhetoric, and democratic narratives serve as mechanisms to legitimize intervention, manufacture consent, and naturalize civilian suffering. Through case studies including Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, U.S.-backed coups in Latin America, and French intervention in Mali, the paper traces how political leaders, media institutions, and corporate actors frame war as a moral necessity while pursuing strategic and …

Us Latino Demographics Exploration, Ally Milner

Generative AI Teaching Activities

Using artificial intelligence for basic analysis of census data, students will explore demographic changes in the Latino population in their city and state of residence, the United States, and their state of residence when not studying at university.

Adaptive Multi-Format Prompt Preprocessing Using Unified Reinforcement Learning Framework, Katyayani Kiranmayee Kolluru, Shivam Mohan

Defensive Publications Series

The present disclosure provides a system for adaptive multi-format prompt preprocessing using a unified reinforcement learning framework. The system includes a prompt-type classifier (116) configured to identify a format type of an input prompt, wherein the format type includes one of natural language text, code, log, hybrid content, or error trace, the prompt-type classifier (116) being configured in some embodiments to perform deterministic rule-based classification. The system further includes a feature extraction layer (118) configured to produce a multi-modal representation of the input prompt capturing structural, linguistic, and semantic signals. The system also includes a hierarchical reinforcement learning policy engine …

Arda Notebooks: The Best Of I Quaderni Di Arda (2026), Ed. By Roberto Arduini, Claudio A. Testi And Wu Ming 4., Andrew Higgins

Journal of Tolkien Research

Book review, by Andrew Higgins, of Arda Notebooks: The Best of I Quaderni di Arda (2026), ed. by Roberto Arduini, Claudio A. Testi and Wu Ming 4.

The Terrible In The Journey Of Abdellah Al Baghdadi To Egypt, Adil Al Khidr

SOROUD: The journal of Literacy Criticism

This article explores Abdallatif Al-Baghdadi’s journey to Egypt through the lens of semiotics, specifically the "semiotics of catastrophe." The researcher analyzes the famine and the resulting atrocities described in the text by applying concepts from catastrophe theory and Greimasian narrative semiotics. The study proposes a new methodological approach that examines how meaning is produced within the narrative text, moving from linguistic structures to broader semiotic interpretations

Narration: From Mono-Disciplinary To Multi-Disciplinary, Said Yaqtine

SOROUD: The journal of Literacy Criticism

Said Yaqtine explores the shift in narrative theory from the structuralist era to the present day. He examines how linguistics and structuralism transformed the approach to narration by focusing on forms and structures rather than just themes. The article traces the transition from mono-disciplinary classical narrative analysis to a multi-disciplinary, post-classical approach that encompasses semiotics and cognitive sciences, reflecting the diverse manifestations of narration in modern human experience.

Narrative Technique In William Faulkner’S As I Lay Dying, Samir El Azhar

SOROUD: The journal of Literacy Criticism

This article focuses on narrative technique in William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying. The events are seen through the eyes of fifteen narrators and the novel consists of fifty-nine sections, each contains feelings, observations and thoughts of a character. In the face of such a complex situation, critics propose several readings, ranging from a traditional view to a more modern perspective. The aim of this paper is to represent the two conflicting views, in an attempt to find an appropriate method suitable to deal with the complex narrative structure of the novel.

The Languages Of Translocality: What Plurilingualism Means In A Maghrebi Context, Edwige Tamalet Talbayev

SOROUD: The journal of Literacy Criticism

This essay rethinks monolingual approaches to Maghrebi literature that rests on the supremacy of French and Arabic as languages of expression. Instead, Edwige Tamalet proposes a plurilingual translocal critical practice both grounded in local contexts and marked by transversal trajectories between multiple sites across the Mediterranean.

From Vulnerability To Justice: Reframing Indigenous Disaster Recovery Through A Human Rights-Based Lens, Portia Ozioma Chigbu

Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law

Indigenous populations regard their cultural identity as central to their way of life, and their traditional lifestyles often place them in remote areas, isolating them from mainstream society. This isolation creates a unique set of human rights challenges, such as limited access to healthcare, restricted political representation, housing insecurity, and poor living conditions, making them especially vulnerable compared to other groups. In the context of climate change and the rising frequency of natural disasters worldwide, these vulnerabilities become more protracted and intensified. Since Indigenous populations already face structural disadvantages before disasters strike, such events deepen their vulnerabilities, increase their risk …

Gender-Based Analysis Of Critical Thinking Skills Through The Problem-Based Learning Model Assisted By Instagram Greenpeaceid, Nabila Nirwasita Chairunnisa, Sumarmi Sumarmi, Tuti Mutia, Ilham Adenan Hidayatullah

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

Environmental degradation requires students to possess critical thinking skills. However, the prevalence of conventional teaching methods is considered ineffective in honing these skills. Furthermore, gender differences that influence students’ learning styles are often not adequately accommodated. This study aims to conduct a comparative analysis of the impact of the Problem-Based Learning model assisted by the Instagram account Greenpeaceid on students’ critical thinking skills based on gender. The present study employs a quasi-experimental method using a posttest-only control group design implemented as a 2×2 treatment-by-level design. Data were collected via written tests and analyzed using a Two-Way ANOVA. The results of …

Not Two Selves But A Relational Field: A Relational Frame Theory Reading Of Gollum, Emilio R. López-Navarro

Journal of Tolkien Research

This article examines Gollum’s divided selfhood in The Lord of the Rings as a phenomenon constructed and enacted through language rather than as a simple moral or psychological split. Building on recent linguistic work on Gollum’s idiolect, it draws on Relational Frame Theory (RFT) as a descriptive framework for analyzing how speech organizes perspective, value, and action. The argument is literary rather than clinical: RFT is used not to diagnose Gollum, but to specify the verbal structures through which Tolkien renders inner conflict audible. Four relational processes are central to the analysis: deictic instability in shifts among “Sméagol,” “Gollum,” “we,” …