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Illinois Model Programs Of Study Guide: Digital Technology, Education Systems Center Oct 2026

Illinois Model Programs Of Study Guide: Digital Technology, Education Systems Center

Reports, Analyses, and other Publications

This guide is designed to support the design and implementation of high-quality programs of study in digital technology that lead to in-demand, living-wage careers, in alignment with Illinois statute. The recommended programs of study should be customized by local K-12 and community college partners.

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Magnetic Cellulose Nanocrystal Composites Functionalized With Benzalkonium Chloride For Potential Pathogen Control, Kishore Chand, Sydney Herzog, Mohammad Jahid Hasan, Juganta Roy, Moses Ayitey-Adjin Jr., Corbon M. Moss, Sarah Khan, Sara Tester, Monishita Deb, Katherine Schlaak, Sarah Watzman, Yvonne Sun, Esteban Ureña-Benavides, Erick S. Vasquez-Guardado Oct 2026

Magnetic Cellulose Nanocrystal Composites Functionalized With Benzalkonium Chloride For Potential Pathogen Control, Kishore Chand, Sydney Herzog, Mohammad Jahid Hasan, Juganta Roy, Moses Ayitey-Adjin Jr., Corbon M. Moss, Sarah Khan, Sara Tester, Monishita Deb, Katherine Schlaak, Sarah Watzman, Yvonne Sun, Esteban Ureña-Benavides, Erick S. Vasquez-Guardado

Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

This study presents the design and synthesis of multifunctional magnetic cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) composites engineered for targeted adsorption and broad-spectrum antimicrobial applications. The nanocomposites were fabricated by anchoring mixed-valence Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles on eco-friendly CNC frameworks, followed by surface functionalization with benzalkonium chloride (BC), a potent quaternary ammonium biocide. Both sulfated (S) and TEMPO-oxidized CNC (T) variants were investigated across Fe3O4:CNC mass ratios of 1:2 and 1:4. Comprehensive structural, magnetic, and morphological characterization confirmed successful surface modification, superparamagnetic responsiveness, and uniform component dispersion. Thermogravimetric analysis confirmed precise compositional tailoring, capturing up to 87 …

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2026-10-23 Agenda Booklet, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents. Oct 2026

2026-10-23 Agenda Booklet, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents.

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

Agenda booklet for the Board of Regents meeting of October 23, 2026, which includes the meeting minutes of the Board meeting, and committee meetings, held on August 7, 2026.

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Preserving Threatened Wisdom In Indigenous Houses As Living Archives: An Ethnographic Study Of Spatial, Gendered Knowledge, And Community-Based Preservation Strategies In The Philippines, Lalin Abbacan Tuguic Oct 2026

Preserving Threatened Wisdom In Indigenous Houses As Living Archives: An Ethnographic Study Of Spatial, Gendered Knowledge, And Community-Based Preservation Strategies In The Philippines, Lalin Abbacan Tuguic

The Qualitative Report

This qualitative study explores how Indigenous houses function as living archives of identity, ecological wisdom, and gendered knowledge in Kalinga communities in the Cordillera region of the Philippines. Using an ethnographic design grounded in prolonged engagement and reflexive practice, the research documents how historical experience, social and cultural meanings, environmental adaptation, and community‑based preservation strategies are materially and symbolically embedded in Indigenous house construction and use. Data were generated through participant observation of everyday life and rituals in and around traditional square and octagonal houses; semi‑structured interviews with elders, women, builders, youth, and community leaders; focus group discussions in local …

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Localising Norms Of Moderate Islam: Lessons From Nahdlatul Ulama In Hong Kong And The United Kingdom, Rumadi Ahmad, Idris Masudi, Muh Afit Khomsani Oct 2026

Localising Norms Of Moderate Islam: Lessons From Nahdlatul Ulama In Hong Kong And The United Kingdom, Rumadi Ahmad, Idris Masudi, Muh Afit Khomsani

Global: Jurnal Politik Internasional

This article examines how Nahdlatul Ulama localises moderate Islamic values abroad through its special branches (Pengurus Cabang Istimewa, PCI) in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. Drawing on Acharya’s theory of norm localisation, it asks how PCI NU in each setting frames the Aswaja values of tasamuh (tolerance), tawassuth (moderation), and tawazun (balance), and how these values condition and account for the differences. The study uses a qualitative comparative design based on in-depth interviews with PCI NU leaders and a literature study. In Hong Kong, where members are mostly Indonesian migrant workers in a semi-authoritarian setting, the organisation operates …

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State Of Illinois Model Programs Of Study Overview Guide, Education Systems Center Oct 2026

State Of Illinois Model Programs Of Study Overview Guide, Education Systems Center

Reports, Analyses, and other Publications

This guide provides foundational information that underpins all of the State of Illinois Model Programs of Study Guides, including their purpose, intended audiences, key terminology, the development process for identifying high-priority occupations and credentials, cross-sector competencies, the work-based learning continuum, and how to implement the guides.

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Finite Element Assessment Of Stress Concentration In Torsion Bars Of Projectile Weaving Machines: Effects Of Bar Length And Tooth Width, Mehran Dadgar, Fahad Elahi Khan Oct 2026

Finite Element Assessment Of Stress Concentration In Torsion Bars Of Projectile Weaving Machines: Effects Of Bar Length And Tooth Width, Mehran Dadgar, Fahad Elahi Khan

Babylonian Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Premature failure of torsion bars in projectile weaving machines leads to production interruptions and increased maintenance costs. Previous failure analysis identified the shoulder transition as a critical stress-concentration region and suggested that increasing bar length could reduce peak torsional stress. This study re-examines these findings using a three-dimensional finite element (FE) model that explicitly represents the tooth geometry at both ends of an industrial torsion bar. Following a mesh-independence study, a common 3 mm global mesh was used to evaluate thirteen configurations, including seven bar lengths from 785 to 845 mm and six tooth-width configurations at the loaded and mounting …

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Optimized Fully Sharded Data Parallel For Efficient Distributed Training Of Bilstm With Multi-Head Attention For Network Intrusion Detection Systems, Noor Al-Huda H. Oleiwi, Ameer K. Hadi Oct 2026

Optimized Fully Sharded Data Parallel For Efficient Distributed Training Of Bilstm With Multi-Head Attention For Network Intrusion Detection Systems, Noor Al-Huda H. Oleiwi, Ameer K. Hadi

Journal of Intelligent Informatics, Networking, and Cybersecurity

The expanding volume of network traffic, the growing size of cybersecurity datasets, and the increasing complexity of deep learning models present major computational challenges to training deep learning-based Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDSs). Fully Sharded Data Parallel (FSDP) enables distributed training by sharding model parameters across multiple GPUs; however, the synchronization and communication overhead can limit its training efficiency. To overcome these limitations, this paper proposes an Optimized Fully Sharded Data Parallel (Optimized FSDP) framework that improves distributed training efficiency by dynamic gradient accumulation and synchronization scheduling. The proposed framework is integrated with a Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory (BiLSTM) network …

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Comparative Performance Evaluation Of Generative Ai-Assisted Acoustic Tiles From Recycled Educational Waste, Nada Ahmed Talaat, Ahmed Mahmoud Elfakarany, Nihal Atif Salim Oct 2026

Comparative Performance Evaluation Of Generative Ai-Assisted Acoustic Tiles From Recycled Educational Waste, Nada Ahmed Talaat, Ahmed Mahmoud Elfakarany, Nihal Atif Salim

HBRC Journal

Noise pollution is increasingly recognized as a critical environmental challenge with direct implications on public health and well-being. In Egypt, data from the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA, 2019) identify noise as the second most reported environmental concern, affecting both indoor and outdoor spaces. At the same time, the growing volume of waste generated on university campuses represents an underexploited resource for sustainable design. This study addresses these challenges by investigating how generative AI can serve as a design collaborator in suggesting high-performance acoustic tiles from recycled campus waste. Two AI-driven prototypes were developed through prompts emphasizing acoustic absorption, aesthetic …

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Forecasting Annual Capture Fisheries Production In Somalia Using Arima Models, Mohiadin Ahmed Mohamed, Dhaqane Rooble Halane, Hassan Omar Sabrie Oct 2026

Forecasting Annual Capture Fisheries Production In Somalia Using Arima Models, Mohiadin Ahmed Mohamed, Dhaqane Rooble Halane, Hassan Omar Sabrie

Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics

The study aims to forecast the production of Somalia's capture fisheries for the five years that follow, from 2024 to 2028, using the Box-Jenkins method and employing in-sample data spanning 50 years, from 1974 to 2023. Among the alternative models, ARIMA (1,1,1) was determined by the study to be the most suitable. The study obtained the data from World Bank development indicators (WDI) for the period between 1975 and 2023. According to the prediction's findings, the nation's capture fishing output will drop by roughly 1475 metric tons over the course of the following five years. The model was found to …

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Citizenship At Sea: A Comparative Perspective On Blue Justice In The Andaman Sea And The Mediterranean In The Context Of Climate Change, Emilio Cocco Oct 2026

Citizenship At Sea: A Comparative Perspective On Blue Justice In The Andaman Sea And The Mediterranean In The Context Of Climate Change, Emilio Cocco

Pace Environmental Law Review

Discourses of the ocean in the sociological and socio-legal world have, until recently, been approached from majoritarian, terrestrial, profane and nation-centric perspectives. These perspectives are embedded in legal and regulatory regimes to the detriment of Indigenous and marginalized maritime communities. Drawing on the blue turn in sociology and socio-legal scholarship, this Article, in comparing the experiences of the Moken people of the Andaman Sea with those of migrants, fishers, and island communities in the Mediterranean, exposes the violence of such narratives. Through a comparative analysis of maritime borders, marine protected areas, tourism, and fisheries regulation, the Article explores how governance …

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Village Government Officials Competence And Commitment, Leadership Style, And Their Influence On Village Fund Accountability, Hesni Salwari, Sri Mulyani Oct 2026

Village Government Officials Competence And Commitment, Leadership Style, And Their Influence On Village Fund Accountability, Hesni Salwari, Sri Mulyani

Journal of Accounting Auditing and Business

Since 2015, village governments have received village funds from the central government based on Law No. 6 of 2014. The purpose of providing these village funds is to improve development, infrastructure, and the village economy. These village funds must be managed accountably. The competence and organizational commitment of village government officials are essential to prevent mismanagement of village funds. Likewise, good leadership is also needed in the management of these village funds. This study aims to determine the influence of the competence and commitment of village government officials and leadership styles of village head on the village fund accountability. This …

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Infrastructure-Neutral Dispute Processing With Synchronized State Views, Soumendra Kumar Mishra Oct 2026

Infrastructure-Neutral Dispute Processing With Synchronized State Views, Soumendra Kumar Mishra

Defensive Publications Series

The present disclosure relates to an infrastructure-neutral dispute processing method and system that maintains a synchronized, real-time transaction state across geographically distributed and independently managed data centers. Upon receiving a dispute request, a transaction summary is obtained from the originating data center, and only the required transaction state elements are synchronously and atomically written to targeted regional nodes of an independently hosted cloud data store, outside the ETL ingestion path. Once all nodes confirm the write, a point-in-time state view is created, capturing transaction identifiers and state elements from the originating data center and serving as the sole authoritative source …

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Flat Pack Shipping Containers, Peter Stevenson Oct 2026

Flat Pack Shipping Containers, Peter Stevenson

Defensive Publications Series

A structurally sound system of reducing the volumetrics of shipping containers on empty return journeys

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October 22, 2026 Oct 2026

October 22, 2026

The Breeze, 2020-

No abstract provided.

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Breeze_20261022 Oct 2026

Breeze_20261022

The Breeze, 2020-

No abstract provided.

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Spartan Daily, October 22, 2026, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Oct 2026

Spartan Daily, October 22, 2026, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2026

Volume 167, Issue 27

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Stratum-Structured Framework For Reporting, Assessment, And Translational Utility Of Metagenomics, Joseph A. Russell, Ishi Keenum, Karen Jarvis, Haley Sanderson, Michael D. Sussman, Kamil Khanipov, Joe Lacirignola, Amy Xiao, Jonathan M. Phillips, Malcolm Johns, Bala Ganesan, Cameron Parsons, Benjamin Davis, Shanmuga Sozhamannan Oct 2026

Stratum-Structured Framework For Reporting, Assessment, And Translational Utility Of Metagenomics, Joseph A. Russell, Ishi Keenum, Karen Jarvis, Haley Sanderson, Michael D. Sussman, Kamil Khanipov, Joe Lacirignola, Amy Xiao, Jonathan M. Phillips, Malcolm Johns, Bala Ganesan, Cameron Parsons, Benjamin Davis, Shanmuga Sozhamannan

Michigan Tech Publications

BACKGROUND: Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) enables broad, untargeted detection of pathogens and microbial signals across complex sample types. However, the diversity of operational contexts, from regulatory enforcement to exploratory discovery, challenges the defining of analytical or interpretive standards appropriate across all applications. Variability in laboratory practices, bioinformatic methods, and reporting conventions continues to limit consistency and decision-maker confidence in mNGS results. OBJECTIVES: We introduce STRATUM (Structured Framework for Reporting, Assessment, and Translational Utility of Metagenomics), a use-case-stratified framework that aligns quality assurance, metadata reporting, and interpretive standards with the consequence and intended use of metagenomic sequencing outputs. METHODS: STRATUM is …

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The Artificial Intelligence (Ai) Research Partner: A Framework For Using Generative Ai In Student Marketing Research, Andrea Leschewski, Rohini Daraboina Oct 2026

The Artificial Intelligence (Ai) Research Partner: A Framework For Using Generative Ai In Student Marketing Research, Andrea Leschewski, Rohini Daraboina

The Interdisciplinary Journal for Research on Pedagogy and Learning Design, Vol. 1, Issue 1., Fall 2026

The rapid adoption of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in professional industries requires higher education to modernize curricula. This study describes and evaluates an experiential marketing research project that integrates GenAI as a research partner in an upper-level, undergraduate marketing research course at South Dakota State University. Grounded in Social Constructivism, Hybrid Intelligence Theories, and Cognitive Load Theory, the project uses four Progress Reports to guide using GenAI as a research partner across marketing research tasks, from refining objectives and pretesting surveys to assisting with statistical analysis and identifying project limitations. End-of-semester student survey results (n=23) indicate high levels of satisfaction …

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Understanding Students’ Perceptions Of Sustainability And Social Media Utility For Sustainability Communication: Evidence From Malaysia And Thailand, Mohamad Saifudin Mohamad Saleh, Miao Huang, Ali Mehellou, Teerada Chongkolrattanaporn Oct 2026

Understanding Students’ Perceptions Of Sustainability And Social Media Utility For Sustainability Communication: Evidence From Malaysia And Thailand, Mohamad Saifudin Mohamad Saleh, Miao Huang, Ali Mehellou, Teerada Chongkolrattanaporn

Higher Learning Research Communications

Social media has become an increasingly prominent platform for information dissemination among university students. This exploratory qualitative study explored Malaysian and Thai communication university students’ perspectives on the importance of social media and students’ role in learning about sustainability communication. A face-to-face focus group discussion (FGD) was conducted with 18 seniors who were majoring in communication at the School of Communication of Universiti Sains Malaysia and the faculty of Communication Arts of Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. The results showed that most respondents understood the concept of sustainability communication and its importance to the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Respondents also discussed the …

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Stigma-Based Credentials: Reentry, Record-Based Exclusion, And The Rights Of Permatemps, Sarah Sallen Oct 2026

Stigma-Based Credentials: Reentry, Record-Based Exclusion, And The Rights Of Permatemps, Sarah Sallen

San Diego Law Review

Employers’ use of background checks to exclude long-term temporary workers (“permatemps”) with criminal records from permanent employment —despite proven performance—creates a hidden barrier to advancement in the labor market.  Permatemping, where workers remain in the same role for months or years through a staffing agency, has grown alongside the rapid expansion of temporary work, which has nearly tripled since the 1990s. U.S. staffing agencies now hire nearly 13 million temporary and contract workers each year, and a significant portion of this workforce has criminal records.  For many, staffing agencies are not just a last resort, but a deliberate pathway to …

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Immigration--The Hidden Force Behind The Revival Of Bronx Neighborhoods After The Fires And The Crack Epidemic, Mark Naison Oct 2026

Immigration--The Hidden Force Behind The Revival Of Bronx Neighborhoods After The Fires And The Crack Epidemic, Mark Naison

Occasional Essays

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Explainable Artificial Intelligence-Based Framework For Water Quality Index Classification: A Multi-Dataset Comparative Analysis Using Machine Learning And Model Interpretability, Omar Alshaltone, Sam Ansari, Hagar Elbatanouny, Rania Mona Alqaralleh, Natasa Kleanthous, Wasiq Khan, Eqab Almajali, Abir Hussain Oct 2026

Explainable Artificial Intelligence-Based Framework For Water Quality Index Classification: A Multi-Dataset Comparative Analysis Using Machine Learning And Model Interpretability, Omar Alshaltone, Sam Ansari, Hagar Elbatanouny, Rania Mona Alqaralleh, Natasa Kleanthous, Wasiq Khan, Eqab Almajali, Abir Hussain

Mesopotamian Journal of Big Data

The increasing volume and complexity of environmental data have highlighted the need for advanced analytical and artificial intelligence methods to support water-resource monitoring and management. Although machine-learning (ML) models have achieved strong performance in water-quality prediction and classification, their black-box nature remains a major obstacle to their use in environmental decision-making and policymaking. This study presents an explainable artificial intelligence (XAI)-based framework for two complementary water-quality assessment tasks: three-class water quality index classification using Dataset A and binary water-potability classification using Dataset B. Eight machine-learning algorithms were evaluated: logistic regression, support vector machine, random forest, extremely randomized trees, bagging classifier, …

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October 22, 2026, The Daily Mississippian Oct 2026

October 22, 2026, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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Recovering A Gem: Melva L. Price, A New York City Teacher, Emmanuelle St. Jean Oct 2026

Recovering A Gem: Melva L. Price, A New York City Teacher, Emmanuelle St. Jean

Occasional Paper Series

The paucity of research on the experiences of Black women teachers in integrated New York City schools underscores the need for further investigation. Studying Black women teachers in integrated school settings opens the door for reshaping the traditional framings of Black women teachers as revolutionary individuals who largely taught and transformed the learning experiences of Black children. This article focuses on Melva Price, a Latin language teacher at a New York City high school. Price became a teacher during a period of intense marginalization and oppression. Her journey to becoming a teacher, her pedagogical practices, and her experiences as a …

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Uplifting And Shifting Graduate Professional Preparation Programs In Higher Education At Hbcus, Pietro A. Sasso, Justin Alexander, Ashley Gray, Adriel Hilton, Fred Bonner Oct 2026

Uplifting And Shifting Graduate Professional Preparation Programs In Higher Education At Hbcus, Pietro A. Sasso, Justin Alexander, Ashley Gray, Adriel Hilton, Fred Bonner

New York Journal of Student Affairs

Scant research elucidates the contributions of both master’s-level and doctoral higher education administration professional preparation programs at HBCUs. These programs exist across only approximately 20% of these institutions. In this conceptual research piece, the researchers will explore the historical legacies and contemporary status of HBCU higher education graduate programs in higher education. Recommendations and future directions are provided to enhance capacity and amplify the contributions of these significant programs. These include strategies for program distinction, professional connectivities, and increasing scholarly contributions.

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Withdrawing A Link Aggregation Group Member Link From Frame Distribution Upon Loss Of Macsec Protection, Anonymous Oct 2026

Withdrawing A Link Aggregation Group Member Link From Frame Distribution Upon Loss Of Macsec Protection, Anonymous

Defensive Publications Series

A link aggregation group (LAG) whose member links are individually protected by MACsec withdraws a member link from frame distribution when MACsec protection on that link is lost while the link remains physically up. The MACsec entity on the link reports the fault to the LAG function, which clears the Synchronization, Collecting, and Distributing state for the port and transmits a Link Aggregation Control Protocol data unit at once, so that both ends stop hashing traffic onto the link within one exchange. A reserved bit or a new element of the data unit advertises whether MACsec is operational on each …

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Resolving Big Bang Boundary Parameters, Peter Stevenson Oct 2026

Resolving Big Bang Boundary Parameters, Peter Stevenson

Defensive Publications Series

Formalizing the boundary conditions of initial cosmic initialization

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Addiction And Bipolar Disorder Treatment, Peter Stevenson Oct 2026

Addiction And Bipolar Disorder Treatment, Peter Stevenson

Defensive Publications Series

Part 2 of an approach to drug addiction that doesn't require clinical isolation of the 12 step program, it ALSO provides a program for bipolar disorder treatment. Both in a socially acceptable environment

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Single-Route Bgp Advertisement Of Priority-Ordered, Algorithm-Keyed Srv6 Forwarding Paths With Forwarding-Plane Switchover, Anonymous Oct 2026

Single-Route Bgp Advertisement Of Priority-Ordered, Algorithm-Keyed Srv6 Forwarding Paths With Forwarding-Plane Switchover, Anonymous

Defensive Publications Series

A single Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) update for one virtual private network service route carries, in its BGP Prefix-SID attribute, a priority-ordered set of Segment Routing over IPv6 forwarding paths, each tagged with the Interior Gateway Protocol algorithm of the topology it traverses, its relative priority, its endpoint behavior, and an optional quality bound. The ingress provider edge router installs the highest-priority path as the active encapsulation and the remaining paths as backup encapsulations resolved at installation. When the active path fails, crosses a quality bound, or is overridden, the ingress router promotes a backup by updating the forwarding entry …

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