Digital Commons Network^™

Cultivating Home: Nepali Migrants And Gardening As Everyday Rhetoric, Menuka Gurung Lama

Frontera Retórica Symposium

Rhetorical knowledge is often discussed through formal institutions and textual traditions, leaving everyday community practices underexamined. This paper engages the theme “Rhetoric from the Margins” by examining how Nepali migrants’ gardening practices in Hooksett, New Hampshire produce knowledge outside dominant academic and institutional frameworks. I ask: How do Nepali migrants use gardening as a way of making meaning, sustaining memory, and cultivating belonging in unfamiliar environments? In what ways does gardening function as a rhetorical and epistemic practice through which migrants carry and transform land-based knowledge across borders? Rather than treating gardening simply as leisure or subsistence activity, I examine …

Hardware‑Interlocked Power Request Signaling For Secure Root‑Of‑Trust Operations, Rohit Sinha, Naved Kazi, Anchal Vijay

Defensive Publications Series

Traditional power management for secure memory operations often depends on external software to identify and request high‑voltage rails before sending commands to a secure entity. This reliance may create synchronization risks where memory programming might begin before power is stable, and involves non‑secure components inspecting secure directives, potentially exposing sensitive information. This publication describes a hardware‑interlocked handshake mechanism between a Root‑of‑Trust and a Power Manager to manage power rails on‑demand. The Root‑of‑Trust independently identifies the request for high‑voltage power and asserts a hardware request signal. The Power Manager receives a hardware interrupt, enables the indicated power rail, and returns a …

Bypassing Distributed Access Control For Subsystem‑Level Debugging, Rohit Sinha, Sumit Jha, Mayank Tutwani

Defensive Publications Series

Distributed access control in modern heterogeneous architectures often leads to debugging complexities during software development. Security enforcement logic is typically embedded across multiple initiators and targets, creating a wide search space when failures occur. It is often difficult to distinguish between functional software bugs and access control misconfigurations, as both may result in similar system behavior or silent failures. A system and method are disclosed for the selective relaxation of access control policies through a hardware‑assisted debug controller. The debug controller may provide granular enable signals to individual subsystems. Each subsystem may include a control status register that, when qualified …

A Hybrid Cryptographic Encoding System Combining Aes-256- Gcm Authenticated Encryption, X25519 Forward Secrecy, Shamir Threshold Key Management With Biometric Access Gating, And A Pluggable Steganographic Output Layer, Naveen Rajan

Defensive Publications Series

A hybrid cryptographic encoding system is disclosed in which plaintext is encrypted using AES256-GCM keyed via an X25519 ephemeral-static Diffie-Hellman key agreement, optionally protected at rest by a Shamir K-of-N secret-sharing scheme whose shares are individually gated by biometric fuzzy extractors, and the resulting authenticated ciphertext is rendered through a pluggable steganographic output layer (key-permuted Morse, Base64, or linguistic steganography). The combination delivers confidentiality, integrity, forward secrecy, threshold multi-party access control, and format-agnostic camouflage in a single interoperable pipeline.

Codex Oracle Architecture (Coa): Signal‑Driven, Meta‑Orchestrated Multi‑Agent Coordination For Autonomous Code Generation, Johny Manuel-Devadoss

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes a novel orchestration architecture for multi‑agent code generation systems, referred to as the Codex Oracle Architecture (COA). COA introduces a signal‑driven coordination layer, a meta‑orchestrator (“Oracle Layer”), and a structured conflict‑resolution mechanism that enables large‑scale, adaptive, and emergent collaboration among heterogeneous AI agents. Unlike existing multi‑agent frameworks that rely on static workflows, deterministic message passing, or hierarchical control, COA enables dynamic agent activation, probabilistic decision making, and context‑aware collaboration. The architecture is designed to support autonomous code generation, refactoring, debugging, and long‑term software evolution in complex environments.

Active Permeability Control Of A Magnetic Shield For Haptic Actuators, Vincent Chung, Vander Fang, Jianxun Wang, Matilda Lai, Chuck Tally

Defensive Publications Series

Magnetic interference between haptic actuators and sensitive magnetic sensors can present a challenge in compact electronic devices, such as smartphones or wearable devices. While a static high-permeability shield may contain stray magnetic fields from an inactive actuator, it could also impede the magnetic flux during haptic operation, potentially reducing actuator efficiency. Systems and methods can address this by actively controlling the shield's permeability. For example, a shield made from a high-permeability ferromagnetic material can at least partially enclose the haptic actuator. A permeability-modulation circuit and an associated drive coil can be used to selectively drive the shield material into magnetic …

Border Gateway Protocol Prefix Limit Negotiation Or Prefix Limit Advertisement, N/A

Defensive Publications Series

The technology described in this paper relates to negotiating and advertising border gateway protocol (BGP) prefix limits between peering network devices. By exchanging configured prefix limit values during BGP session establishment, sending and receiving devices can establish an operational prefix limit to avoid unexpected session terminations. The lowest configured limit can serve as the operational limit, or a receiving device can advertise its limit to a sending device to cap advertised routes. Subsequently, when limits are reached, newer or random prefixes for sessions, if a session is restarted or cleared, can be blocked rather than being terminated.

Multi-Agent Skill File Negotiation Protocol For Stateless Capability-Based Workflow Assignment, Aaron Burton

Defensive Publications Series

A method for coordinating task assignment across multiple AI agents in a multi-agent workflow by having each agent advertise its capabilities and constraint parameters at the start of each session, with a stateless message broker collecting those advertisements and selecting an assignment that covers the full capability set of the requested workflow at the lowest aggregate constraint cost. Each agent re-advertises per session, eliminating dependence on a persistent central skill registry. Tie-breaking uses historical completion latency self-reported by each agent. The method enables capability-based task distribution across heterogeneous AI agents without requiring any agent to hold global knowledge of its …

Smartphone Use, Social Media, And Academic Procrastination In Secondary Education: A Multi Method Approach Investigation With Implications For School-Based Interventions, Haslee Sharil Lim Abdullah, Riza Amalia, Henny Indreswari, Im Hambali, Ronal Surya Aditya, Rusnila Rusnila

Buletin Konseling Inovatif

Academic procrastination has become a significant challenge in digital learning environments, particularly among adolescents with high smartphone and social media usage. This study examines the relationship between mobile phone use and academic procrastination among 262 high school students in Indonesia using a cross-sectional survey, narrative review, and network analysis. Results show 75.6% of students exhibit medium and 20.2% high procrastination levels, with "alternative activities" like digital distractions as the main form (M = 15.87, SD = 2.92). No significant differences were found by gender (p = .067) or age (p = .412), but strong positive correlations emerged between gadget use …

Automating The State: Public Sector Ai In India And The Challenge Of Rights-Based Regulation, Medha Garg, Shravani Nag Lanka

Indian Journal of Law and Technology

This article examines the deployment of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) by Indian Central and State Governments across key public sectors, namely, healthcare, law enforcement, justice, welfare delivery, and urban governance. AI applications in these domains promise enhanced efficiency and service delivery but also introduce risks such as algorithmic and automation biases, inaccuracies, and accountability gaps. The absence of a comprehensive regulatory framework in India exacerbates these issues, leaving citizens vulnerable to opaque decision-making processes. We discuss the current fragmented regulatory landscape in India and compare it with AI governance models in the European Union, United States, and China. Building on this …

Study On Mechanical Characteristics Of Hydraulic Climbing Formwork Structure For Variable Cross-Section Hollow Thin-Walled High Piers In Shallow Hilly Areas, Wang Chengye, Liu Chuanqi, Li Lei, Liang Bin, Li Wenjie

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To address the problems of severe damage to the pier concrete caused by wall attachments of components such as guide rails and low climbing efficiency in traditional hydraulic climbing formwork construction, a new type of hydraulic climbing formwork structure suitable for the construction of variable cross-section hollow thin-walled high piers was designed based on the Miaolu River Bridge project of the Zhengzhou ‒ Luoyang Expressway in this paper. To ensure the safety of the structure during construction, a finite element model of the climbing formwork structure was established using Midas Civil;the stress and deformation of components such as formwork, climbing …

Research On Girder-End Displacement Control Of Long-Span Cable-Stayed Bridges Based On Nonlinear Spring And Damping Restraint Device, Sun Bailin, Chen Jinlin, Sun Wencheng, Xu Jixiang, Liu Shengzhi, Niu Huawei

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To achieve the girder-end displacement control of long-span cable-stayed bridges under static and dynamic loads such as temperature, vehicle load, wind load, and earthquake, a new type of nonlinear spring and damping restraint device was developed in this paper, and a dynamic analysis finite element model of the structure was established. The influence laws of the limit parameter variations of the device on the girder-end displacement, the relative displacement between tower and girder, and the internal force at the tower bottom were analyzed, and reasonable parameter values were determined. On this basis, the dynamic responses of the long-span cable-stayed bridge …

Analysis Of Bearing Capacity Of Large-Span Reinforced Concrete Box Arch Bridge Strengthened With Uhpc, Song Jianping, Chen Xiaohuang, Li Baojun, Yu Xinhua

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To analyze the applicability of the ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) reinforcement method for box arch bridges, a reinforcement project of a reinforced concrete box arch bridge with a span of 125 m was taken as the background in this paper. By analyzing the limitations of the steel plate bonding method in reinforcing large-span box arch bridges, a UHPC reinforcement scheme was proposed, and the corresponding simplified calculation formulas were established. The research results indicate that:① Before reinforcement, the box arch of the bridge exhibits a large eccentric compression failure. After pasting steel plates on the bottom slab of the box …

Discussion On Several Key Design Issues Of Small- And Medium-Span Single-Tower Concrete Self-Anchored Suspension Bridge, Yang Zi

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

For self-anchored suspension bridges, reasonable auxiliary span setting, cable force optimization, and structural system selection can not only effectively eliminate the negative reaction effect at the anchorage end, but also improve and optimize the mechanical performance of the stiffened girder. However, current theoretical research is mostly focused on large-span bridges crossing rivers, lakes, and seas, with fewer applications and a lack of corresponding attention in the field of small- and medium-span bridges. In particular, theoretical research on single-tower structures is relatively scarce. In this paper, combined with a practical engineering project, the bridge was studied using a simulation analysis method …

Research On Wing-Wall-Free Transition Between W-Beam Guardrail And Combined Bridge Guardrail, Jiang Guanglun, Shang Zhongping, Zhang Yinjiang, Wu Junhong, Li Zhen, Qian Jun

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To address the transition problem between the W-beam guardrail and the combined bridge guardrail during the upgrading and reconstruction of in-service highway guardrails, an SB-level wing-wall-free transition section with simple construction and high efficiency was proposed. Computer simulation technology was adopted to study the stiffness transition, height transition, and cross-section transition of the wing-wall-free transition section. The guardrail stiffness transition was achieved by optimizing the column spacing and column cross-sectional dimensions. By comparing the contact area between the vehicle and the guardrail and the vehicle redirection situation under different height differences, it was preliminarily determined that the vehicle can be …

Short-Term And Long-Term Integrated Design Idea Of Expressway Interchange, Guo Liwei, Shi Jishu, Jia Kui, Zhang Rui

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

It is a general way to construct expressway interchanges by stages. The engineering construction cost, road network operational efficiency, and operational security are directly affected by the rationality of the scheme design. Considering the features of short-term and long-term integrated design of interchange, the necessity of research on design ideas was analyzed. Two short-term and long-term integrated design principles were defined, and their applicable conditions, advantages and disadvantages were analyzed. The main control factors of design principles were thus determined. With the main control factors as the criterion and design principle as the goal, the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was …

Interoperability For Human-Ai Teaming And Decision-Making In Extreme Contexts, Amber King

Psychology Student Publications

• Emergency response agencies are consistently challenged with communication breakdowns that limit coordination, where these interoperability failures contributed to the tragic loss of lives [11, 13].
• Human-AI teaming encompasses complexities, including shared knowledge, trust, interdependence, and effective communication that are essential for improvement of performance & decision-making, while poor integration of AI can create overreliance that hinders coordination [4, 7, 9, 10, 14]. 
• The current study aims to investigate how AI reliability & explainability affect decision accuracy and perceived team interoperability, while questioning how trust in AI can impact an individual’s decision.

Aces And Trust In Courts, Michael A. Wesley Jr.

Psychology Student Publications

Trust in the American court system is a foundational pillar of the legal system, based on the public's belief that authorities will make fair and just decisions.1 Therefore, understanding what factors degrade the public’s faith in the system is crucial. Most research on this topic examines the amount of trust placed in the police or the government.2, 3, 4However, there are no articles that investigate the relationship between trauma and trust in American courts. This is an issue because, as previously mentioned, individuals who have any number of ACEs are more likely to encounter the criminal justice system, including courts.5Understanding …

Doc 2016-04 (Amended) Undergraduate Course Retake Policy, University Of Dayton. Academic Policy Coordination And Strategic Initiatives, University Of Dayton. Curricular Leadership Team, University Of Dayton. Academic Records Committee

Senate Documents

Students may retake any courses taken at the University of Dayton for up to 12 semester credit hours.

Doc 2026-22 Proposal To Integrate The Departments Of Political Science, Criminal Justice And Security Studies And Pre-Law Program, University Of Dayton. College Of Arts And Sciences

Senate Documents

By bringing together Political Science, Criminal Justice and Security Studies, and Pre-law, the Department of Political Science will offer a comprehensive approach to understanding power, justice, and governance at local, national, and global levels. Guided by the University of Dayton’s Marianist values, we emphasize ethical leadership, service to the community, and the dignity of all persons. We offer undergraduate degrees in Political Science, Criminal Justice and Security Studies, along with a robust Pre-law program that prepares students for legal education and careers in law. Through partnerships with local law enforcement, courts, government agencies, and community organizations, we provide students with …

Staff Education On Person-Centered Care Planning To Improve Cahps Scores, Raishonda Jefferson-Lampton

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Nurse care managers (NCMs) play a central role in shaping patient experience, yet care plans are often developed based on clinical expertise and assessment data without a structured framework to ensure person‑centeredness. This doctoral project addressed the practice problem of inconsistent person‑centered care planning by implementing an educational intervention for NCMs within a managed care organization. Guided by the practice‑focused question—for NCMs in a managed care setting, does education in person‑centered care increase knowledge toward the goal of improving Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey scores?—the project evaluated changes in NCM knowledge following a targeted training session. …

K–8 Teachers' Perceptions Of The Barriers To Educating Chronically Absent Homeless Youth, Daniel James Pangrazio

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Abstract The problem that was addressed through this study is that kindergarten through eighth-grade homeless students experience higher rates of chronic absenteeism and lower educational outcomes than their housed peers in California. Grounded in Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory, the purpose of this study was to explore K–8 teachers’ perceptions of the barriers they face in educating chronically absent homeless youth. For this basic qualitative design, semistructured interviews were conducted with 10 K–8 teachers from one California school district. Creswell and Guetterman’s five-stage coding process was used for data analysis. Four themes emerged: Teachers discussed (a) barriers to addressing student academic …

Male Teachers' Experiences On The Gender Imbalance In Early Education, Erika White

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Diversity in the ECE workforce has been shown to have a positive social and academic influence on children and families within the ECE setting. The problem addressed in this study was that in an urban eastern school district (UESD), there was an educator gender imbalance in early childhood education (ECE). Grounded in Smith’s rational choice theory, the purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore the experiences of male preschool and kindergarten (P—K) teachers in UESD. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with 13 male P—K teachers working in the UESD. Thematic analysis using inductive coding indicated male educators: …

Srcis: Human-Robot Collaboration In Urban Search And Rescue Operations, Younghoon Cho, Yavanni Ensley, Jaylin Ollivierre

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Student Publications

Search and Rescue Coordinated Intelligence System (SRCIS) is a human-agent system designed to:

• Improve the effectiveness of real-time search and rescue operations.
• Integrate human judgement with robotic autonomy and capabilities
• Enable coordinated action and adaptive response in dynamic environments.

Program And Proceedings, The Nebraska Academy Of Sciences 1880–2026: 146th Anniversary Year, One Hundred-Thirty-Sixth Annual Meeting

Nebraska Academy of Sciences: Programs and Proceedings

Program and abstracts of the proceedings for the Nebraska Academy of Sciences 136th annual meeting, 2025

Sessions

Aeronautics and Space Science

Anthropology

Biological and Medical Sciences

Earth Sciences

Ecology, Sustainability, and Environmental Science

Physics and Engineering

General Poster Session

2026 Maiben Lecture: Shifting Extremes: Understanding Nebraska’s Changing Climate and Preparing for What Lies Ahead, Deborah Bathke

2026 Friends of Science Awards: Julie Shaffer and Irina Filina

2026 C. Bertrand and Marian Othmer Schultz Colleaguate Schoalrship Award: Piper Ryschon and Bryce Reeson

In Memoriam: Paul Royster

Empowering Seniors As Mentors: A Framework For Peer Development In Nursing Education, Kaitlin M. King, Jenna Davis

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Background: Many nursing education programs face ongoing challenges related to the transition of sophomore nursing students into professional nursing coursework and initial clinical experiences. The coursework and clinical experiences can bring significant academic, emotional, and professional challenges for students. Peer mentorship has been demonstrated as an effective strategy to improve mentee student confidence, retention, and academic success; however, many programs lack the formal preparation and structured framework for the senior students who serve as the mentors.

Purpose: This evidence-based practice project is aimed to develop a structured peer mentorship training program to help empower the senior nursing students as they …

Enhancing Post Surgical Communication By Utilizing An Electronic Epic Handoff, Mimi Le, Nina Harner, Jacqueline Corbett

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of implementing a standardized electronic handoff template within EPIC. The goal is to improve the quality of post-operative communication, improve efficiency, increase nurse satisfaction, and ensure continuity of care while mitigating risks associated with handwritten documentation.

Introduction: Effective communication during patient handoffs is vital for patient safety and continuity of care, especially in post-surgical settings. Inadequate communication often leads to delays and complications. Current reliance on handwritten reports from the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) to surgical floors results in confusion and delays due to illegibility and lost documents. …

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Graduate Council Meeting, April 24, 2026, Marshall University Graduate Council

Graduate Council Minutes

No abstract provided.

Examination Of Celebrity And Influencer Endorsements, Mackenzie Molnar

Honors Projects

This study examines the effects of celebrity and influencer endorsements on consumer attitudes and purchase intentions. A digital survey was distributed through Prolific to 210 U.S. participants ages 18–24. Participants viewed fictional advertisements featuring either a celebrity or an influencer endorsing a product and then rated each endorsement on familiarity, relatability, authenticity, believability, and likelihood of purchase. Results showed that endorsement type alone did not significantly affect believability, indicating that celebrities and influencers can be similarly effective in marketing. However, gender, media usage, and relatability significantly influenced consumer responses. Female participants responded more positively to influencer endorsements, while higher relatability …

Narrative Traditions In Francophone Africa And The Caribbean, Elizabeth Kill

Honors Projects

This research paper explores the cultural significance and the roles of folktales in francophone countries in Africa and the Caribbean. By analyzing recurring themes and character types in folktales, this study argues the importance of storytelling and traditional folklore in the shaping of a culture. Through close reading of a selection of folktales from a variety of francophone countries in Africa and the Caribbean, the research highlights themes of wisdom, greed, and explanations of the natural world, among others. Additionally, this paper touches on the historical importance of storytelling in cultures around the world. The research draws on information from …