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Army Extension Courses Combined Protractor And Scales 1933 Revision

Gordon McGinnis Papers

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On The Edge Of Science?, Mark Briffa, Lynne U. Sneddon

Animal Sentience

In The Edge of Sentience, Jonathan Birch (2024) provides a thought-provoking synthesis of current perspectives on animal (and artificial) sentience. He addresses the question from conceptual, ethical, regulatory and empirical viewpoints. Here we focus on some of the scientific issues raised, including defining and operationalising the concept of sentience and the implications for policy and regulation. Despite unresolved conceptual challenges, the book makes a compelling case for the continued scientific investigation of animal sentience.

Qualitative Analysis Of Solutions To A General Class Of Nonlinear Difference Equations With Applications, Osama Moaaz, Mohamed F. Abouelenein, Mona Anis

Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Simulation with Applications

This work examines the qualitative behavior of a general class of difference equations. We establish criteria guaranteeing the stability, periodicity, and boundedness of the solutions of the equation under consideration. In addition, we identify its invariant intervals. The theoretical results are subsequently applied to various special cases, among them the May--Host model. Numerical simulations are presented to demonstrate the dynamics of the solutions and to validate the theoretical analysis.

Diabetes And Insulin Resistance, Causes And Treatment- A Review, Aoss Moez Abed–Alhussian Alyassery, Anas Al-Yasiry, Zainab Mahmood Al-Jammali

Muthanna Medical Journal

Background: Insulin resistance, is a hormone that is produced in the beta cells of the pancreas and works to manage the sugar balance in the body, it usually occurs when the cells in the muscles, fat and liver do not respond properly to insulin and thus cannot absorb glucose from the blood, which leads to increased work of the pancreas to increase glucose.

HOMA-IR is probable a person may be infected 10 or 15 years ago from beginning the type 2 diabetes. When it derives addressing insulin resistance, life style changes should be the importance.

Objective: to review the causes …

Synthesis, Characterization, Molecular Docking And Evaluation Of Fluoroquinolone Derivatives As Dual-Targeting Agents, Murtadha F. Abdullah, Raheem J Mohaisen

Muthanna Medical Journal

Background: The rapid emergence of antimicrobial resistance and persistence of urease-associated bacterial infections underscores the urgent need for alternative therapeutic strategies. Urease is a key virulence factor that plays a critical role in pathogenesis of several pathogenic bacteria by promoting colonization and survival in acidic environment. Objective: In this context, this study aimed to develop some fluoroquinolone derivatives hybridized with urease targeting small molecule and evaluating their potential as dual urease inhibiting antibacterial agents. We hypothesized that hybridization of fluoroquinolone core with urease targeting small molecule using a cleavable linker could potentially disarm the microbe's key virulence factor …

The Virtually Appearing Computer Keyboard That Will Appear In The Field Of Vision Of The User While Occluding The Hands Of The User Utilizing Virtual Vision Where The Virtual Occlusion Procedure Will Facilitate The Keyboard Typing Experience., Punarjeewa Abeysekera

Defensive Publications Series

This paper describes a virtually appearing computer keyboard that will appear in the field of vision of the user while occluding the hands of the user utilizing virtual vision where the virtual occlusion procedure will facilitate the keyboard typing experience. The entire virtually appearing computer keyboard typing experience will be required to utilize virtual technologies such as augmented reality technology or virtual reality technology with the capability to virtually observe the view of the real world by utilizing a live camera feed. In addition to that, the entire virtually appearing computer keyboard typing experience will be required to utilize technologies …

Cubbie & Co.: Everyday Living With Filipino Textile Pouches, Jaime Luis B. De Guia, Philippa Micaela Q. Doplon, Aaron Luis Y. Plata, Jian Loriz H. Santorcas

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress

Founded in June 2025, Cubbie & Co. is a student-led enterprise established to provide sustainable, functional, and culturally meaningful lifestyle products for the Filipino youth. The business specializes in foldable messenger-style laptop bags crafted from locally sourced jute fabric. Further product diversification plans include the release of jute-based makeup pouches and additional color variations. Operating under the sole proprietorship of Jaime de Guia, the business is supported by Aaron Plata as Operations Officer, Philippa Doplon as Marketing Officer, and Jian Santorcas as Finance Officer. Key support groups include Julie Go’s Native Store in Manila, which provides locally sourced jute textiles …

The Voices In Our Heads: Interrogating And Unsettling Internalized Ableism In/For Music Education, Juliet Hess

Visions of Research in Music Education

In this article, I grapple with the internalized ableism I have been navigating upon becoming disabled in 2023. The task of this article is to consider the external forces that shape our ideas about disability with particular attention to socialization processes and larger oppressive systems such as neoliberalism. I specifically consider the messages that different representations, ideologies, and structures communicate to the population at large about disability in order to address why these messages are so often internalized in detrimental ways. Exclusion, I argue, is the societal default for disability and I historicize the different movements that have contributed to …

Swippets: Development Of Plush Keychains With Integrated Microfiber Cleaning Functionality, Darlene Hillary C. Co, Hiu Sum Hong, Amanda Jayleen D. Llamasares, Iza Laraine M. Quiming, Samantha S. Sicat

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress

Swippets was established in February 2025 by five individuals who identified an opportunity to elevate an everyday essential into a cherished companion: a plush keychain with a concealed microfiber cloth for cleaning eyeglasses and screens, all with style and convenience. The venture soft‑launched in late February 2026, building early momentum through product sampling and social media teasers, then began active selling via online platforms and bazaars. To date, 120 units have been sold from the first batch of 150 received, with a total production run of 300 units. Swippets operates in the collectible market and is now scaling after successful …

Translating Cultural Symbols Into Sound: The Creation And Transformation Of The “Mantra Chord” In Zou Xiangping’S Images Of Yalong River For Alto Saxophone And Piano, Cehuai Zhang

Gamut: Online Journal of the Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic

Abstract: Contemporary Chinese composers such as Zou Xiangping often engage Western compositional techniques to express Chinese cultural and spiritual imagery. In his instrumental solo work Images of Yalong River for Alto Saxophone and Piano, Zou effectively incorporates the Tibetan Buddhist six-syllable mantra “Om mani pedme hum” into a six-note sonority known as the “mantra chord.” Through transforming this chord, Zou aligns it with the descriptive and evocative program he created for the music. This article introduces the background of the creation of the “mantra chord,” examines its transformations, and explores how these adaptations engage with the composer’s program for …

The Soil Crisis In Modern Food Systems: Rethinking Agricultural Land Use, Antonia Moure Richard

Journal of Food Law & Policy

Feeding a larger world while preserving the resource that makes agriculture possible—soil—poses a governance problem. By 2050, food systems must support 9.8 billion people even as prevailing practices continue to degrade soils that are non-renewable on human timescales. Technological fixes (e.g., vertical farming, hydroponics) may complement production, but they cannot substitute for soil at scale. The question that follows is simple: are current uses of soil compatible with the future needs of food systems? This article argues that without a shift in governance, short-run productivity gains are achieved by drawing down the soil asset, thereby undermining long-run food security and …

Closing The Gaps: Reforming Maryland Controls On Veterinary Antimicrobial Distribution, Samantha Capaldo, Kerry Mcclaughry

Journal of Food Law & Policy

Antimicrobials have been used in livestock and other food animals in the United States (“U.S.”) since the late 1940s. An antimicrobial is “[a]ny natural, synthetic, or semisynthetic substance that can eradicate or prevent the growth of microbes,” including “[a]ntibacterial, antifungal, antiparasitic, and antiviral medications.” Antimicrobial use in food animals is subject to a complex statutory and regulatory framework at both the state and federal levels. Antimicrobial use in food animals has been widely criticized for contributing to antimicrobial-resistant bacterial infections in humans. In response to this criticism, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and several states, including Maryland, have …

Journal Of Food Law & Policy -Spring 2026, Journal Editors

Journal of Food Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

L'Impérativité Face À La Liberté De Créer Toutes Actions Dans Les Sociétés Anonymes, Joséphine Hage-Chahine

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.

Le Rôle Du Juge Constitutionnel Libanais Dans La Sauvegarde Des Droits Processuels Fondamentaux, Salim Jreissati

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.

Computational Analysis Of A Single Air Bubble Rising In Quiescent Water Under Temperature Variations, Mokdad Hayawi Rahman, Muna Khalil Shehan, Emad Qasem Hussein, Farhan Lafta Rashid

Al-Farahidi Expert Systems Journal

Two-phase fluid flow is widely encountered in petroleum, chemical, nuclear, and energy applications. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) by ANSYS Fluent 17.2 has been employed in this work to simulate the rise of a single air bubble through stagnant water at different temperatures (0 °C, 25 °C, and 50 °C). In addition, a user-defined function(UDF)was developed and implemented to incorporate phase-change behavior and temperature-dependent properties. This study investigates how the buoyancy-driven bubble dynamics will be responsive to changes in liquid viscosity, surface tension, and density. The results demonstrated that increasing the temperature of water enhances the bubble rise velocity significantly; the …

Computational Assessment Of Live-Attenuated Measles Vaccine Stability In A Trehalose–Pullulan Glass Matrix: Bayesian Modeling Of Published Viral Thermal-Inactivation Kinetics With Trehalose–Capsid Molecular Dynamics Literature Synthesis, Chaiyapat Chuenglertsiri, Pattrick Chen

Defensive Publications Series

This in-silico feasibility analysis discloses, as defensive prior art (CC BY 4.0), a hypothetical lyophilized presentation of live-attenuated measles vaccine designed to ease the 2-8 C cold-chain dependence that hampers elimination efforts in low- and middle-income countries. No wet-lab viral-titre, immunogenicity, or stability data are generated; all numerical predictions are computational extrapolations from peer-reviewed parameters. At elevated temperature the dominant failure mode is viral inactivation via capsid denaturation and envelope/genome damage; the realistic target is the WHO PQS VVM30 / Category 30 designation (30 days at 37 C with <= 1 log titre loss). The formulation embeds live-attenuated measles virus (MV-EZ or comparable) in an amorphous trehalose-pullulan glass (about 80/15 w/w), reconstituted on use. Feasibility is assessed through five analyses: a viral-inactivation activation-energy Bayesian prior from published measles thermal data (Galazka 1998) with morbillivirus/rotavirus/Sabin-poliovirus process comparators (Worrall 2000; Madan 2018; Shin 2018); a PyMC NUTS titre-retention posterior; a Couchman-Karasz mixed-glass Tg (about 80-88 C anhydrous); a Tang-Pikal lyophilization-cycle design (shelf <= -32 C, <= 50 mTorr); and a trehalose-protein / capsid-sugar molecular-dynamics literature synthesis. The benefit is a low-cost, off-patent, cold-chain-independent vaccine presentation kept in the public domain. Acknowledged prior art (Xerovac, heat-stable rotavirus, thermostable Sabin IPV, WHO PQS VVM30) is non-overlapping; no scCO2 desiccation step is claimed; genome-level damage is acknowledged as a separate pathway. This is a prior-art disclosure, not deployment, regulatory, or clinical guidance.

Computational Assessment Of Aluminium-Adjuvanted Vaccine Antigen Stability In A Trehalose–Pullulan Glass Matrix: Bayesian Modeling Of Published Antigen Thermal-Inactivation Kinetics With Trehalose–Antigen Molecular Dynamics Literature Synthesis, Chaiyapat Chuenglertsiri, Pattrick Chen

Defensive Publications Series

This in-silico feasibility analysis discloses, as defensive prior art (CC BY 4.0), a hypothetical lyophilized presentation of aluminium-adjuvanted (alum) vaccines designed to remove the 2-8 C cold chain on which hepatitis A/B, DTaP, HPV, and pneumococcal-conjugate vaccines depend. No wet-lab antigen-binding, immunogenicity, or stability data are generated; all numerical predictions are computational extrapolations from peer-reviewed parameters. The dominant elevated-temperature failure mode is identified as antigen denaturation and irreversible aggregation, destroying conformational epitopes, rather than the slower aluminium-oxyhydroxide crystallization. The formulation embeds commercial Alhydrogel-grade aluminium oxyhydroxide carrying the adsorbed antigen in an amorphous trehalose-pullulan glass (about 80/15 w/w), reconstituted on use. …

Winter Gold Dairy Forage, Natalie M. Durdle Miss

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure establishes the public domain agricultural parameters for synthesizing a specialized ruminant milk fat base during winter dormant cycles when active grazing is physically impossible. This invention defines the precise thermodynamic freezing-season conservation requirements, soil chemistry thresholds, and botanical poly-culture ratios required to yield a milk lipid profile characterized by a naturally deep yellow, beta-carotene-rich coloration and a savory, mineral-dense flavor profile, independent of a restricted geographic location or specific animal species.

Laurentian Dairy Matrix, Natalie M. Durdle Miss

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure establishes the public domain agricultural parameters for synthesizing a specialized ruminant milk fat base optimized structurally and biochemically for long-duration lactic acid fermentation and traditional Beurre de Baratte churning. This invention defines the precise thermodynamic climate requirements, soil chemistry thresholds, and botanical poly-culture ratios required to yield a milk lipid profile characterized by robust fat-globule membranes and elevated precursor volatile compounds (yielding distinct diacetyl and hazelnut notes upon culturing), independent of a restricted geographic location or specific animal species. ALSO  This specification establishes the public domain manufacturing protocol to transform raw ruminant milk harvested from the climate-conditioned pasture …

Cake And Cookie Dairy Fat Base, Natalie M. Durdle Miss

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure establishes the public domain agricultural parameters for synthesizing a specialized ruminant milk fat base optimized structurally for cake emulsification, cookie dough spread, and rapid aeration (creaming). This invention defines the precise thermodynamic climate requirements, soil chemistry thresholds, and botanical poly-culture ratios required to yield a milk lipid profile characterized by an elevated concentration of short-chain and unsaturated fatty acids (specifically oleic acid), independent of a restricted geographic location or a specific animal species.

Pastry Butter, Natalie M. Durdle Miss

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure establishes the public domain agricultural parameters for synthesizing a specialized ruminant milk fat base optimized structurally for high-end baking, laminating, and pastry production. This invention defines the precise thermodynamic climate requirements, soil chemistry thresholds, and botanical poly-culture ratios required to yield a milk lipid profile characterized by an elevated melting point and high structural elasticity, independent of a restricted geographic location or a specific animal species.

Climate Conditioned Pasture Fat, Natalie M. Durdle Miss

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure establishes the public domain agricultural parameters for synthesizing a specialized ruminant milk fat base optimized structurally and sensorially for compounding with crustacean and seafood extracts. This invention defines the precise thermodynamic climate requirements, soil chemistry thresholds, and botanical poly-culture ratios required to yield a milk lipid profile characterized by high fiber-derived butterfat and elevated water-soluble carbohydrates, regardless of geographic location.

Authentic Nova Scotia (Maritime) Lobster Butter, Natalie M. Durdle Miss

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure establishes the public domain agricultural methodology for creating a specialized, raw, or cultured dairy fat base optimized structurally and sensorially for compounding with crustacean and seafood extracts. This process defines the pasture ecology, soil mineralization, and animal management required across multiple mammalian species—including bovine, bison, caprine, and ovine—to yield a fat profile that resists breaking when exposed to seafood proteins and heat.

Paul: A Man Called To Reform Status: The Radical Practice Of “One In Christ”, Garrett S. "Faustino" Miller

Obsculta

This paper explores Saint Paul's ministerial pedagogy as he challenged Roman social hierarchies by calling believers to a radical unity as "one in Christ." By examining what this radical practice means, and what it is rooted in, this paper also urges readers toward the same radical and transformative vision of Christian oneness; a vision that seeks to build bridges rather than walls in the world today.

The Effects Of Wearable Fitness Trackers And Fitness Education On Physical Activity Participation, Physical Competence, And General Self-Efficacy In Inactive And Sedentary College Students, Tiffany Lough

Doctorate in Kinesiology

This study examined the combined effects of wearable fitness trackers and structured fitness education on physical activity participation, perceived physical competence, and general self-efficacy among inactive and sedentary college students. A six-week randomized pretest-posttest design was used. Undergraduate students aged 18–24 who were not meeting recommended physical activity guidelines were recruited from a private liberal arts university and randomly assigned to either an experimental group or a control group. Participants in the experimental group received a wearable fitness tracker along with fitness education sessions integrating Social Cognitive Theory based behavior change techniques including self-monitoring, observational learning, mastery experiences, and goal …

Strengthening Ecological Literacy Through Forest-Themed National Literature: Conservation-Oriented Awareness In Rural Malaysia, Nurul Haniza Samsudin, Nurul Asmaa' Akmal Md Din, Awang Azman Awang Pawi, Mardian Shah Omar, Tengku Intan Marlina Tengku Mohd Ali, Nur Azimah Mohd Bukhari, Akhmad Mansur

Forest and Society

This study examines how Malaysian national literature with forest themes may strengthen ecological literacy, conservation ethics, and restoration-oriented consciousness in rural education. Responding to the ecological orientation of Forest and Society, the article shifts the emphasis from literacy restoration as an educational outcome to ecological literacy as a cultural and pedagogical pathway for cultivating environmental awareness, stewardship, and responsibility toward forest environments. Using a descriptive qualitative design and an ecologically oriented literary text analysis approach, the study analyses two Malaysian novels, Seorang Tua di Kaki Gunung by Azizi Haji Abdullah and Kudup Hijau Tropika by Husna Nazri. These texts were …

Dancing For Your Ka: Embodied Knowledge In The Ancient Egyptian Funerary Cult, Sydney A. Pickens

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Dancing For Your Ka: Embodied Knowledge in the Ancient Egyptian Funerary Cult investigates the spiritual, cultural and social values and beliefs encoded in processional dances associated with the funerary cult at Beni Hassan. It assumes that, as is other ancient and modern religions, dance is a prayerful act that feeds into reciprocal relationships between humans and spiritual beings and asks what forms of embodied knowledges are archived in Middle Kingdom dance traditions. I propose the application Katherine Dunham’s Theories––Form and Function, Intercultural Communication and Socialization through the Arts––to help illuminate the relationship between dance, the dancing body and ritual knowledge. …

Promiscuous Mutualisms: John Dupré And The Centrality Of Symbiosis In The Living World, Thomas Pradeu

Presidential Fellows Articles and Research

My goal in this chapter is to show that symbiosis, especially symbiotic interactions between ‘macrobes’ (non-microbial organisms) and microbes, is a central topic in John Dupré’s work. This topic is undeniably one of the topics by which Dupré has gained wide recognition among practicing scientists, in addition to his recognition within the philosophical community. I spell out why symbiosis has turned out to be a sort of ideal trope for Dupré, as it encapsulates many of his main personal themes—from promiscuous realism to process ontology. I then show that immunology offers one interesting and complementary entry point into microbial symbiosis …

Canada’S Contributions To International Legal Discourse: Gender, Genocide, And Neocolonial Investments (2015–2025), Heidi Matthews

Articles & Book Chapters

This chapter critically evaluates Canada’s major points of engagement with international law in the period between 2015 and 2025. In partnership with European and Commonwealth allies, Canada has been an active participant in several contentious cases at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), including against Myanmar, Syria, and Afghanistan. Canada has taken progressive legal positions in this litigation with respect to the interpretation and application of international law as it relates to sexual and gender-based crimes, as well as abuses committed against children. However, the past decade also reveals that Canada’s policy responses to its genocide and other crimes against …