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The Cost Of Caring: Understanding Compassion Fatigue In First Responders, Jonathon O. Santiago

Master of Arts in Human Services

First responders are regularly exposed to trauma, crisis, death, injury, and human suffering, which may contribute to compassion fatigue. This capstone examined compassion fatigue among law enforcement officers, emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, and other emergency-service professionals. The paper reviewed peer-reviewed research on symptomatology, occupational risk factors, protective factors, compassion satisfaction, emotional labor, stigma, help-seeking barriers, and organizational influences. Attention was given to the overlap between compassion fatigue, burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and vicarious trauma, as inconsistent definitions may make the issue harder to identify, measure, and address. The research also explored how repeated trauma exposure, confidentiality concerns, workplace culture, …

The Underlying Connections Between Drug Abuse And Criminal Involvement, Jessica Sedor

Master of Arts in Human Services

In this composition, an analysis about the relationship between substance abuse and criminal engagement within specific types of crimes is explored. While examining this relationship, the importance of forensic rehabilitation within the criminal justice system is approached through advocacy of identifying risk factors and intergenerational patterns amongst the youth to reduce the abusive cycle of crime and addiction. This paper reflects the evident significance that it is imperative that human services professionals are aware of this relationship and how it can influence and impact one’s judgment, personality, decision making, and other criminogenic behaviors and attitudes. It is critical that the …

Breaking The Cycle: From Victimization To Offending Through The Lens Of Human Services, Colette R. Penalosa

Master of Arts in Human Services

The victim-offender overlap challenges the common view that victims and offenders are separately labeled by recognizing that both groups have experienced significant childhood trauma, physical, emotional, and psychological abuse, neglect, and other adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). Current research implies these experiences can increase the risk of offending as they all influence cognitive and behavioral development while leaving criminal behavior undetermined. The purpose of this capstone is to analyze the relationship between childhood victimization and offending from a human service perspective; analyzing the pathways a victim takes on the road to offending. Research conducted will focus on exploring the victim-offender overlap, …

The Pursuit Of Civic Happiness: American Democracy Project Fall Kickoff, Ginger H. Williams, Hsin-Yen Yang, Darrell A. Hamlin

Times Talk Archive & ADP Projects

Along with "life" and "liberty," the Declaration of Independence identified "the pursuit of happiness," as a primary objective for establishing democratic governance. Individuals develop and seek happiness according to necessity, hopes, and values, but what does it mean for citizens to draw inspiration from happiness as a common purpose? The American Democracy Project at Fort Hays State University invites you to join us at the Fall Kickoff of events and opportunities related to our theme for the 2026-27 academic year: Civic Happiness. Our special guest, Library Dean Ginger Williams, will share the extraordinary plans for campus and community celebration of …

Credence Goods In Markets With Collective Reputation: Nature Of Equilibria And The Value Of Certification, Erin Krupka, Thomas P. Lyon, Arnab Mitra

Economics Faculty Publications and Presentations

Fraud can cause markets for credence goods to collapse, but collective reputation has been suggested as a potential solution, especially when buyer valuations for quality are high. We develop a discrete model of a market for label credence goods and provide conditions for no-fraud equilibria based on collective reputation. We identify conditions under which all equilibria may be asymmetric or involve mixed strategies and hence sellers may face coordination problems. Our analysis suggests such coordination problems are the greatest when the size of the high-quality market is approximately half of the overall market (that incorporates both high- and low-quality goods), …

Partnership With Otter Tail Power Company Brings Long-Duration Energy Storage Demonstration To University Of Minnesota Morris, Communications And Marketing

Campus News Archive

No abstract provided.

An Exceptional Model At Sea: Functionalist Targeting And The Legal Vulnerability Of Maritime Civil Defense In Japan, Kentaro Furuya

International Law Studies

The intensifying security competition in East Asia, characterized by persistent territorial disputes and the potential for major regional contingencies, has placed the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) at a strategic crossroads. The 2023 Control Guideline, which outlines the JCG’s role during armed attacks, has further heightened interest in the agency’s legal status. This article examines the critical gap between Japan’s domestic legal framework and the international law of naval warfare, specifically addressing how the potential classification of JCG assets as military objectives undermines the safety of maritime civil defense operations.

While the Japanese government firmly maintains the JCG’s status as a …

Adaptation Of A Seismic Outreach Program: Collaboration Between University Students And Seaoc Mos, Paul Quinter, Ryan Lovejoy, Kristin Potterton, Anahid A. Behrouzi, Lelli Van Den Einde

Architectural Engineering

For nearly two decades, students in University of California, San Diego’s Society of Civil and Structural Engineers (UCSD SCSE) chapter have conducted a Seismic Outreach program that reaches around a thousand 4th and 6th grade students annually. This success motivated an effort to share and deploy the curriculum through other universities. To achieve this, the Structural Engineers Association of San Diego (SEAOSD) sought and received a 2024 National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) grant that supported collaboration between UCSD SCSE, the Structural Engineers Association of Southern California (SEAOSC), and California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly). This …

How Does The Science Of Reading Approach Enhance Small Reading Group Instruction?, Destiny M. Morman

Graduate Teacher Education

This paper examined how the Science of Reading (SOR) practices enhance student success in small-group reading. Specifically, the purpose of this research is to analyze which SOR-aligned instructional practices are the most beneficial for promoting student success in small-group settings and to examine practices that may be less effective. Effective reading practices are crucial for small-group instruction (Smith et al., 2022). When instruction is strategically designed around students’ specific reading needs, educators can provide a more targeted and personalized support that may be difficult to achieve during whole-group instruction. During small-group learning, teachers can differentiate instruction by aligning lessons with …

Uc Resources Space And Budget Minutes 2026-08-26, Northern Illinois University

University Council Archives

No abstract provided.

Uc Resources Space And Budget Committee Agenda 2026-08-26, Northern Illinois University

University Council Archives

No abstract provided.

Fs Steering Committee Minutes 2026-08-26, Northern Illinois University

Faculty Senate Archives

No abstract provided.

Fs Steering Committee Agenda 2026-08-26, Northern Illinois University

Faculty Senate Archives

No abstract provided.

Lindenwood Digest, August 26, 2026, Lindenwood University

Lindenwood Digest

• Event & Date: The Lindenwood University Employee Digest was published on August 26, 2026, detailing campus schedules including the August 27, 2026 football home opener against Charleston Southern and the August 31, 2026 Library Services Documentary Night.

• Geographic Grounding: Activities and facilities referenced are situated at the Library and Academic Resources Center (LARC) and the Spellmann Campus Center, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri.

• Institutional Context: Academic Services transitioned its institutional title, forms, and primary administrative contacts to the Office of the Registrar effective for the Fall 2026 term.

Llm-Integrated Anomaly Detection For Iot Networks: Framework Structure, Mamoon M. Saeed, Rashid A. Saeed, Salah Hagahmoodi, Rania A. Mokhtar, Khalid Hamid

Baghdad Science Journal

Internet of Things (IoT) devices are vulnerable to zero-day attacks because most of them have weak or no inherent security due to the resource constraints of the devices. This weakness underscores the growing need for anomaly-based intrusion detection systems tailored to IoT networks. Nevertheless, general anomaly detection traditionally has a high number of false positives that drain analysts' time. Also, a semantic difference exists between the system's results and the operators' interpretations. We introduce a machine learning-based framework to tackle these issues in traditional systems in this paper by combining large language models (LLMs). Our model is effective in identifying …

Video Steganography Based On Invertible Neural Networks With Densenet And U-Net Features, Noor Fahem Sahib, Soukaena Hassan Hashem, Ekhlas Falih Naser

Baghdad Science Journal

The increased rate of cyber threats such as fraud and other forms of attack, including phishing, malware, and denial-of-service attacks, has led to a growing demand for secure methods to ensure the security of sensitive information that is transferred among users. Video steganography has become a very important element in dealing with these security issues, as communication has become more dependent on multimedia content. Hiding information is now an area that is being developed very fast with the introduction of Deep Learning (DL)-based steganography methods. This framework introduces Vid_Steg_DenseUNet, a video steganography method which efficiently extracts multi-level features using edge-preserving …

Qrc-Pso: A Quad-Module Ring-Competitive Pso Algorithm For Coverage Optimization In Wireless Sensor Networks, Yu-Xuan Zhou, Shao-Qiang Ye, Di-Wen Kang, Xue-Wei Liu, Kai-Qing Zhou

Baghdad Science Journal

Coverage optimization in WSNs is critical for disaster warning and industrial monitoring, but is challenging due to multi-modality and high-dimensionality. Particle swarm optimization (PSO) offers fast convergence and simple parameter tuning, yet suffers from premature convergence and parameter sensitivity in multi-peak problems. To address these issues, we propose a Quad-module Ring-Competitive PSO (QRC-PSO). It comprises four heterogeneous subgroups with distinct parameter configurations for global exploration, local exploitation, balanced search, and perturbation enhancement. Subgroups evolve independently but exchange elite particles via a ring-topology migration strategy: every 20 iterations, the best three particles of each subgroup move clockwise to the next subgroup …

A New Reptile Search Algorithm For An Intelligent Video Retrieval System, Ansam Nazar Younis, Fawziya Mahmood Ramo

Baghdad Science Journal

The increasing volume of videos produced and shared via smart devices has made indexing and retrieving them a clear challenge. Current retrieval systems, such as specialized video retrieval systems, rely on text-based searches, which often misrepresent and frequently result in erroneous descriptions of the requested video, particularly when it comes to videos about certain specialities like security or medical procedures that are hard to describe. As a result, we developed a model that handles information-rich video queries, making it easier to find related videos that are specifically relevant to the user's needs. This paper proposes a new method for indexing …

Cmsi Note 24: Crossing A Hellscape: Pla Views On New U.S. Military Concepts To Defend Taiwan, Ian Easton

CMSI Notes

Key Takeaways:

• In August 2023, the United States Pacific Command (PACOM) first used the term “Hellscape” to describe a future Taiwan Strait battlefield. That same month the Pentagon unveiled the Replicator Initiative, which reportedly aims to rapidly field thousands of expendable uncrewed systems.
• Official People’s Liberation Army (PLA) sources have reacted to the U.S. military’s public remarks about Hellscape in a strident fashion. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) defense ministry spokesman said Americans advocating for the Hellscape concept “should prepare to burn in hell” and called such individuals “extremely psychotic.”
• China’s flagship military media outlet claimed the United States …

Endothelin Receptor Antagonists In Resistant Hypertension And Proteinuric Kidney Disease: Receptor Strategy And Volume Management, Corey Keith Goldman, Jesse M. Goldman

Division of Nephrology Faculty Papers

This narrative review examines how endothelin receptor antagonists (ERAs) can be used at the intersection of difficult-to-control hypertension, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and albuminuria or proteinuria. For clinicians, the central question is not receptor selectivity alone, but whether a specific agent, indication, dose, background therapy, and monitoring plan can deliver meaningful blood-pressure or kidney benefit without unacceptable fluid retention. Pulmonary arterial hypertension established the pharmacology and major safety liabilities of the class; the current implementation questions for hypertension and kidney specialists arise in systemic hypertension and proteinuric kidney disease. Aprocitentan is the first and only ERA approved for hypertension; in …

How Non-Secular Leaders In Culturally Homogeneous Faith-Based Organizations Understand And Experience Cultural Intelligence Training, Marlon Anthony Ayers

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Over the past five decades, shifts in U.S. immigration policy, demographic change, and civil rights reforms have increased cultural diversity across the U.S. workforce, while many faith based leaders lack the cultural intelligence (CQ) needed to navigate diverse interactions effectively. Non secular leaders in culturally homogeneous faith based organizations (FBOs) need to understand this concern as a leading indicator of challenges associated with cross-cultural engagement, organizational effectiveness, and community inclusion. The specific research problem is that it is unknown how non-secular leaders in culturally homogeneous FBOs understand and experience the challenges of managing cultural diversity in the absence of CQ …

Spartan Daily, August, 26, 2026, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2026

Volume 167, Issue 03

Navigating The Pathway To Become A Structural Engineering Practitioner-Educator, Kristin Potterton, Anahid A. Behrouzi

Architectural Engineering

Many structural engineers attribute their exposure as students to industry mentors as critical to their recruitment into the profession and the initial development of problem-solving skills they now use in the workplace. The desire to provide similar opportunities to the next generation often motivates practitioners to engage in K-12 outreach or take on university positions to teach courses and advise projects. However, as a young engineer the route to becoming a practitioner-educator is not always clear without an advisor who has sought a similar path that can guide them. To address this, the paper will summarize survey results from practicing …

A Vision For The Future Of Academic Publishing In Sports Analytics, Ryan Elmore, B. Baumer, Brian Macdonald, Gregory J. Matthews, Michael E. Schuckers

Statistical and Data Sciences: Faculty Publications

This article introduces the Journal of Statistics and Data Science in Sports (JSDSS), a Diamond Open Access, peer-reviewed journal. The journal is founded on three core principles. First, our commitment to open access is absolute. Second, reproducibility is critical and fundamental to the journal. Third, we believe sport is a rich and underutilized laboratory for statistical and data science innovation. The aim of the Journal of Statistics and Data Science in Sports is to provide an outlet for original, rigorous, practical, state-of-the-art, reproducible, and peer-reviewed analysis of sports data as well as the data science tools (software, applications, data, etc.) …

The Influence Of Ai-Powered Learning Tools On Adult Learner Engagement And Knowledge Retention In Workplace Training, Kathy S. Oatis

Graduate Teacher Education

This capstone project examined the influence of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered learning tools on adult learner engagement and knowledge retention in workplace training programs. The purpose of this study was to review current literature related to AI-assisted learning technologies and their application in corporate learning environments. Research was examined regarding the use of personalized learning systems, adaptive learning platforms, intelligent tutoring systems, and other AI-supported instructional tools. The literature reviewed suggested that AI-powered learning technologies enhanced learner engagement by providing personalized learning experiences, immediate feedback, and increased access to learning resources. Research also indicated that AI-assisted learning may support knowledge retention …

Connecting Vocabulary And Reading Comprehension For English Language Learners In Kindergarten Through Sixth Grade, Alicia L. Chimchirian

Graduate Teacher Education

This paper analyzed current research on English Language Learners’ (ELL) understanding anduse of vocabulary as it applies to reading comprehension in kindergarten through sixth grade.This topic is discussed through research findings that consider multilingual students’ language backgrounds and experiences, academic language development, reading interventions, vocabulary development, reading strategies, and primary-language-to-English transfer. Research indicates that students learning English as an additional language benefit from consistent, structured vocabulary instruction and from making connections to targeted words through morphology, syntactic awareness, and social interaction. Also, these students showed improvement in reading comprehension with modeled support from educators who encouraged L1-to-L2 language transfer skills. …

The Role Of Tier 2 Reading Interventions In Supporting At-Risk Students, Brooke Lenneman

Graduate Teacher Education

The implementation of Tier 2 reading interventions within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework played an important role in improving reading outcomes for elementary students identified as at risk for reading difficulties (Behrens, 2025). This literature review synthesized qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method, peer-reviewed research to examine how elementary educators can effectively implement Tier 2 reading interventions that support student reading achievement. Key findings emphasized the relationship between early intervention and reading growth, the use of targeted, evidence-based instructional practices, the importance of progress monitoring and data-driven decision-making, and the long-term effects of Tier 2 interventions on reading achievement. The …

Pappas Support Slides, Cd1 Primaries Down To The Wire 8/26/2026, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

First District Congressman Chris Pappas remains ahead in the race for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, but Karishma Manzur continues to close the gap, fueled by strong support from socialist and younger voters. Former Senator John E. Sununu continues to lead former Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown on the Republican side and is statistically tied with Pappas in a general election matchup. In the Democratic primary in New Hampshire's First Congressional District, Maura Sullivan and Stefany Shaheen are statistically tied, followed by Carleigh Beriont. Hollie Noveletsky and Anthony DiLorenzo are also statistically tied on the Republican side. In the Second …

Markey Pulls Away From Moulton In Massachusetts Senate Democratic Primary 8/26/2026, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

Senator Ed Markey has opened a large lead over Congressman Seth Moulton in the final days of their primary campaign for U.S. Senate. Markey has consolidated his position among socialist and progressive likely Democratic primary voters, and is even with Moulton among moderates. More than half of Moulton voters cite age as the main reason for their support of Moulton, and less than half of Bay Staters overall believe Markey can serve another term at eighty years of age. Markey leads presumptive Republican nominee John Deaton in a general election matchup, while Moulton fares far worse if he were the …

Gli Weekly, August 26, 2026, Franke Global Leadership Initiative

GLI Weekly

Welcome, Frank Fellows! -- Meet the GLI Staff -- GLI Starts Fall Semester Strong -- Fall Semester Advising -- Beyond the Classroom (BTC) Corner -- GLI Leadership Retreat -- Capstone Corner -- GLI Volunteer Opportunities