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October 8, 2026, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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Striking A Balance With Social Media Use On An Uneven Playing Field, Stacey F. Stearns, Jennifer E. Cushman

Journal of Extension

Social media is now an integral part of Extension's communications and marketing strategies; however, it is an uneven playing field. While social media allows greater access to audiences and introduces Extension programs to new audiences, the social media companies also control the platforms and algorithms. The challenge is balancing the need to engage our audiences where they are with the lack of control Extension professionals have over the platform and how audiences access and use our content. This commentary includes a case study of an Extension Facebook page that Meta inadvertently deleted, and the repercussions the organization faced in rebuilding.

Have You Done Your Duty? Impact Of Direct Mailing Campaign On Septic System Owners' Maintenance Knowledge And Behaviors In Coastal Texas Watersheds, Audrey Mccrary, T. Allen Berthold

Journal of Extension

As part of a watershed protection plan, the Texas Water Resources Institute and AgriLife Extension Service developed and distributed an educational postcard (``mailer'') about septic system maintenance to mailing addresses outside of public sewer service areas. The mailer was distributed four times within 1 year. The impact of this mailer was evaluated with a retrospective pre/post-test within a mailed survey. Overall, the mailer was effective at increasing knowledge of septic system owners and prompting maintenance action. Mailers can be a cost-effective alternative for educational initiatives where the target audience is not able to or interested in in-person or online programs.

Asia Pacific Perspectives Vol. 19 No. 2, 2026, University Of San Francisco

Asia Pacific Perspectives

Articles

Modern Youth or Moral Decadence: Discourses on South Korea’s “Youth Culture” in Magazines of the Late 1960s and Early 1970s By Thibaut Diverchy

Missionary Body Politics: Physical Education in West China, 1905-1950 By Cory Willmott

The YWCA Goes to the Countryside: The Rural Work of the Chinese Young Women’s Christian Association, 1926-1947 By Elizabeth Littell-Lamb

Photo Essay 

PHOTO ESSAY: Affective Infrastructures of Migration in Mindanao, Philippines By Marion Breteau

Book Reviews

Book Review: MacArthur as Spirit: A Review of Spirit Power: Politics and Religion in Korea’s American Century By Jieon Yoo

Book Review: Inside Chinese Theater: Community and Artistry …

Wheat, War, And Water: The Making Of Food Insecurity In Afghanistan, Karam Alkaissy Mr.

RURALS: Review of Undergraduate Research in Agricultural and Life Sciences

This paper attempts to explain why Afghanistan's exceptional dependence on wheat has produced one of the world's most severe food crises, as the crop's dietary centrality collides with environmental stress, political upheaval, and shifting agricultural systems. The FAO projects that 17.4 million people - roughly 40 percent of the population - will experience acute food insecurity in 2026; wheat supplies up to 57 percent of caloric intake, making this dependence a profound source of vulnerability. Examining wheat through culinary, climatic, political, and agricultural lenses, the paper shows that water lies at the heart of the crisis. Climate change is reducing …

Free University Press: February 8, 1971

UTA Underground Newspaper Collection

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Free University Press: April 15th - 29th

UTA Underground Newspaper Collection

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Free University Press: January 25, 1971

UTA Underground Newspaper Collection

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Free University Press: April 6, 1970

UTA Underground Newspaper Collection

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Again And Again Of “Never Again”: Teaching Holocaust And Genocide Literature In Ela, Sarah J. Donovan

Virginia English Journal

This article explores the evolution of genocide education in the secondary ELA classroom, tracing how foundational Holocaust literature has expanded into a broader, transnational framework of global witness. Drawing on two decades of teaching experience, the author argues that while the Holocaust canon remains essential to genocide education, contemporary classrooms also require literature that helps students engage ongoing and intergenerational atrocities in places such as Rwanda, Ukraine, Sudan, and Gaza. The article examines how teachers can thoughtfully adapt established literacy structures—such as rhetorical reading, literature circles, and response journals—into practices of ethical witnessing that center critical empathy, harm, healing, and …

From Pack Horse Librarians To Large Language Models: Grounding Ai Literacy In Appalachian Place And Community, Amanda Biviano, Anna Marie Rayne, Paige Hubbard, Maya Alvarez, Brooke Stiles, Isabella Giocondo

Virginia English Journal

As artificial intelligence reshapes literacy education, teachers face the challenge of preparing students to engage critically with new technologies while honoring the cultural and community knowledge they bring to the classroom. This article proposes a critical, place-based pedagogical framework rooted in rural Appalachian literacy traditions as a means of guiding students toward reflective engagement with AI — particularly large language models (LLMs). Drawing on the theoretical foundations of Freire's critical pedagogy, Giroux's cultural literacy framework, and place-based education, we examine historical Appalachian literacy practices as models for resisting the standardizing and dehumanizing tendencies of AI-generated writing. We then outline a …

A Media Literacy Approach To Ai In Secondary Ela, Matthew Korona

Virginia English Journal

The rapid integration of generative artificial intelligence (AI) into academic, civic, and personal contexts requires students to develop the skills and dispositions necessary for ethical and critical engagement with AI‑mediated texts. While AI literacy is often framed as a technical competency associated with computer science, this paper argues that secondary English language arts (ELA) classrooms are uniquely positioned to support AI literacy through media literacy practices. Drawing on constructivist pedagogy, existing research on media literacy and AI literacy, and the Virginia English Standards of Learning, the article presents a framework that aligns core media literacy competencies with human–AI interaction. To …

System And Method For Triage And Hybrid Delegation Of Cross-Channel Work Topics To Human Or Ai, Enrica Garrino

Defensive Publications Series

The present disclosure provides a system and method for triage and hybrid delegation of cross-channel work topics to human delegates and/or Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents. The method comprises receiving signals from multiple work channels including email, chat, calendar, document repositories, ticketing systems, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems. The received signals are normalized and linked to generate a multi-source topic graph representing cross-channel work topics with associated provenance information. The method further comprises computing prioritization scores using explainable factors to identify work topics requiring user judgment. For each identified work topic, a structured verdict is generated including a recommendation, a …

The Noble Eightfold Path As Institutional Architecture: Mapping The Eight Factors Of Buddhist Practice Onto The Divisions Of A Multi-Domain Organization, Thon Ly

Defensive Publications Series

This study maps the Noble Eightfold Path, the eight-factor path of Theravāda Buddhist practice, onto the organizational structure of one multi-domain institution, assigning each factor to a division of the organization rather than to an individual practitioner. The mapping follows the canonical threefold grouping of the factors (Majjhima Nikāya 44): wisdom (right view, right intention) is assigned to the institution's research and media division; ethical conduct (right speech, right action, right livelihood) to its gratitude-ledger division; and concentration (right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration) to its contemplative-practice and AI-alignment division, whose three web domains take the three factors one each. …

System And Method For Audio Normalization And Concurrent Multi-Device Audio Streaming, Nikita Agarwal

Defensive Publications Series

The disclosure relates to audio processing techniques for improving audio presentation during content playback. A device can analyze an upcoming portion of audio using a look-ahead window to detect a transition signature associated with a sudden increase in volume level and, in response, apply a temporary gain reduction before the device outputs the audio. The device can release the gain reduction when the higher-volume portion ends or the audio returns toward a previous level. The device can also provide the same program audio concurrently to multiple audio devices connected through wired or wireless connections using separate audio paths. The device …

System And Method For Time-Based Media Filtering And Navigation, Nikita Agarwal

Defensive Publications Series

A media selection system determines an amount of time available to a user for consuming media content and identifies media items that can be consumed within the available time. The available time can be provided by the user or determined based on a scheduled activity or an expected trip duration and can include a configurable time buffer. For a media item that the user has already started consuming, the system can determine a remaining duration based on a playback position and identify the media item when the remaining duration fits within the available time. The system can provide recommendations from …

Integrated System For Multi-Image Removal Requests With Automated Adjudication, N/A

Defensive Publications Series

Systems for reporting personal imagery in search results can involve users navigating to external forms to submit individual reports for each image. The described technology relates to an integrated workflow that can allow a user to initiate a removal request directly from a search results interface. For example, a system can include a user interface for selecting multiple images in a single submission, a backend decision automation engine for analyzing requests using various signals such as image analysis scores or commercialization evidence, and a user-facing management portal for tracking the status of submissions. Such an approach can reduce user effort …

The Four-Body Architecture For Synthetic Intelligence: A Modular Architecture For Autonomous Ai Systems With Separately Governed Cognition, Economic, Value-Substrate And Embodiment Subsystems, Thon Ly

Defensive Publications Series

This paper discloses a framework for the architecture of an AI system intended to operate autonomously, over decades, in service of a fixed mission. Instead of treating the system as a foundation model to which memory, tool use, embodiment and alignment are added as accessories, it specifies four separately produced and governed subsystems: a cognition subsystem (a replaceable foundation model with its scaffolding); an economic subsystem (a reciprocity ledger in money and time through which the system receives and directs resources); a value substrate (a canonical ethical corpus held outside the model weights and governed by a human oversight body); …

Essential Fluids With Matlab And Octave - Part 2 (Application), Panchapakesan Venkataraman

Open Access Books by RIT Staff and Faculty

This books continues from Essential Fluids with MATLAB and Octave (Part 1), , which is a free, open access, eBook that can be downloaded from the download page. The reader is encouraged to acquire the book as it will be referenced for figures, equations, and examples in Part 2. The reader is also encouraged to visit the prerequisites and information about fluid mechanics found in Chapters 1, 2, and 3 as they are not included in Part 2.

Lindenwood Digest, October 7, 2026, Lindenwood University

Lindenwood Digest

• Document Type & Date: Institutional internal newsletter (Lindenwood University Employee Digest), published October 7, 2026.

• Core Entities & Provenance: Published by Lindenwood University Communications and Public Relations for faculty, staff, and adjuncts; references administrative units and venues including Human Resources, Library Services, the Lindenwood Learning Academy, Mane Media Productions, LARC, Harmon Hall, and Boyle Family Gallery.

• Key Themes & Context: Administrative compliance and governance via annual employment policy acknowledgments and overdue staff performance goals in Workday; academic grading protocols requiring special grade entries (AF, N, I, AH, BH) by October 19 and automated Canvas-to-Anthology synchronization; faculty development initiatives encompassing the …

Papuaganda Machine: A Look At Indonesia's Burgeoning Social Media Influence Campaigns, Leland Fecher, Patrick Warren, Bb Fonseca, Kylie Gilbert, Peter Mclean, Kameron Pereira, Miles Rockow, Alexander Sharp, Katelyn Smith

Media Forensics Hub Creative Inquiry Reports

Western Papua, a region which borders Papua New Guinea and is officially a part of the Republic of Indonesia, has a long history of conflict with the Indonesian government stretching back to their independence from Dutch colonialism in 1961. While Indonesia sees Papua as legally belonging within the republic, the legitimacy of this claim has been rejected by Papuan liberation movements. This division continues to manifest in violent conflict to this day. While international coverage of this conflict remains minimal, there is significant media coverage and discussion within Indonesia, especially on social media. This social media coverage often favors the …

Secondary School Teachers’ Perceptions Of The Risk And Protective Factors Associated With A School Shooting, Emily M. Hudson, Susana Verdinelli

Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences

School shootings have devastating impacts on those directly or indirectly exposed to them. Most school shooters are current or former students. Teachers can play a crucial role in intervening, but their support for intervention strategies can vary depending on their perceptions of the underlying associated factors. This generic qualitative study used semi-structured interviews to explore 10 secondary education teachers’ perceptions of the risk and protective factors associated with the perpetration of a school shooting. Teachers identified four interrelated domains shaping the risks for and protections against school shooting perpetration: emotional stability and support, the influence of social networks, the normalization …

Integrated Evaluation Of Rooftop Solar Power Generation System Performance In Tropical Climate Using Geometric, Electrical, And Environmental Parameters, Ayu N. Sari, Ilham R. Fadhlurrahman, Surya Pinanggi, Ermanu A. Hakim, Haneef Nouval Alannibras Humaidi

Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST)

The increasing demand for electrical energy in the commercial sector has encouraged the utilization of rooftop Photovoltaic (PV) systems as a sustainable energy solution in tropical climate regions. However, rooftop PV performance is influenced by the interaction of geometric, electrical, and environmental parameters, which may affect system efficiency. This study analyzes the performance of a rooftop PV system under tropical climate conditions using PVsyst simulation and actual monitoring data collected over 30 days. The research was conducted on an on-grid rooftop PV system with a capacity of approximately 135 kWp, consisting of 217 photovoltaic modules and three inverters with a …

Social Media Use And Health Literacy Among Patients With Multiple Sclerosis In Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study, Alaa Mohammad Arafah, Fatima Kherdm, Remas Alharbi, Noor Baswaid, Badr Fahad Alduqsi, Fayaz Khan

Journal of Medical Rehabilitation Science

Background: Health literacy (HL) plays a critical role in managing chronic conditions, as it empowers patients with MS to effectively access, understand, and apply health information to improve their well-being. With the rising prevalence of MS in Saudi Arabia, understanding the role of social media in health communication and its relationship with the health literacy of patients with MS is essential.
Objectives: This study aimed to estimate the health literacy levels among patients with MS in Saudi Arabia and investigate association between social media use and level of health literacy.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 110 adult patients …

Daily Eastern News: October 07, 2026, Eastern Illinois University

Daily Eastern News: 2026-2027

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Spectrum, Volume 57, Issue 4,, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Writing History: Students Earn Journalism Awards -- Flossing into Fall 2028! -- Floods of Families -- It's Sweater Weather! -- Nobody Walks Alone -- Bump, Set, Spike: Women’s Volleyball Starts Strong -- What the Cornell Case asks of Catholic Students

Spartan Daily, October 7, 2026, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2026

Volume 167, Issue 20

Bridging The Gap From Farm To Table Why Today's Youth Are Disconnected And How Extension Can Reconnect Them, Melissa L Bright

Journal of Extension

Despite growing interest in food sustainability, many youth remain unaware of where their food comes from and how it reaches their plates. The farm-to-table movement, intended to connect consumers with local producers, has not effectively engaged the youth demographic. This article advocates for Extension to reframe agricultural education by integrating farm-to-table literacy into youth programs, especially in non-rural areas. It outlines factors contributing to youth disengagement and challenges Extension to take a proactive role in cultivating a generation that not only consumes food but understands its origins, processes, and sustainability implications.

How To Improve Neonatal Beef Calf Health: A Hands-On Workshop Approach, Gabriele Maier, Essam Abdelfattah, Erik Fausak

Journal of Extension

Even though failure or inadequate transfer of passive immunity in beef calves is common, few interventions on the ranch address the issue. A workshop series that used calf simulators and live calves improved rancher knowledge on passive transfer and other topics relevant to neonatal calf health across operation sizes and experience levels. At the conclusion of the workshop, participants expressed a positive attitude towards using pain control for painful procedures in calves, with cost being the most important reason for not using it. Based on participant feedback, roundtable discussions would improve the workshop format.

Environmental Predictors Of County-Level Drowning Rates In Georgia, Jeff Turner

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association

Background: Recent increases in drowning rates, both nationally and within Georgia, have led to renewed interest in the individual, situational/behavioral, and environmental characteristics that impact drowning. This study examines the association between two environmental characteristics, natural surface water coverage and public pools, on drowning fatalities and drowning-related ER visits by county in Georgia

Methods: We gathered county-level data on drowning fatalities and drowning-related ER visits and the number of public pools from the Georgia DPH, surface water coverage from the US Census Bureau, and demographic measures from the CDC. We conducted a linear regression analysis to identify how …