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Notes Of My Culture, Garrett Sasaki

Fresh Voices: Composition at Cal Poly

No abstract provided.

More Than Words, Sofia J. Johnson

Fresh Voices: Composition at Cal Poly

No abstract provided.

Link Token Provisioning, Yuexi Chen St

Defensive Publications Series

The present disclosure relates to the field of token management systems, in particular to mechanisms for enabling a token requestor to obtain a token from a token provider and to link a user credential to the token using a session code. One embodiment is related to a method. The method includes transmitting, by a token requestor computer to a token service computer, a token request message; receiving, by the token requestor computer from the token service computer, a session code; transmitting, by the token requestor computer to a user device, the session code, wherein the user device provides the session …

Power Optimization & Interference Management For Multicast Firmware Upgrade Over Lora, Praneetha Duggirala, Rajesh Mahapatra, Murali Bezawada

Defensive Publications Series

The disclosed invention relates to a power-optimized system and method for managing missing block transmissions and status reporting during multicast Firmware Upgrade Over the Air (FUOTA) in Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) devices (e.g., smart meters). After firmware upgrade image transmission from a Head-End System (HES) to the devices in a Class C mode, the devices temporarily switch to Class A mode and transmit missing block information and status information frames at randomized intervals within a configurable window, minimizing network collisions and reducing power consumption. Devices then revert to Class C mode to receive multicast retransmissions and complete the …

Frequency-Traceability-Aware Timetransmitter Selection In G.8275.1 Full Timing Support Networks, Anonymous

Defensive Publications Series

Telecom packet timing networks based on the ITU-T G.8275.1 full timing support architecture typically use IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) for time and phase distribution together with Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE) for frequency delivery, with upstream TimeTransmitter selection performed by the G.8275.1 alternate Best TimeTransmitter Clock Algorithm (A-BTCA). The existing A-BTCA prioritizes PTP dataset attributes such as clockClass, clockAccuracy, and variance, but does not consider the IEEE 1588 frequency traceability indication, even though frequency traceability can be critical in hybrid PTP+SyncE deployments. This disclosure identifies fault and holdover scenarios in which the current selection behavior can prefer a TimeTransmitter with …

A Changed And Changing World: Re/Considering Culturally Responsive Practices And Educational Policy, Linsay Demartino

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

The purpose of this commentary is to re/energize our social justice commitments in education by advancing the conscious consideration of critical educational policy to expand and sustain culturally responsive practices within educational practices and leadership. For purposes of this argument, the author examines the Illinois State Board of Education’s (ISBEs) Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading (CRTL) Standards. Following the tracing of ISBEs CRTL standards, this article concludes with considerations for the authentic adoption of culturally responsive practices and policies in both districts and colleges of education to break from the past, reject “business as usual,” and re/envision authentic culturally responsive …

From Tights To Ties, Jesse L. Traschen

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

No abstract provided.

The Hickeys On Sally Palermo’S Neck: Some Thoughts On Beauty And The Creative Life, Andrea Hollander Budy

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

No abstract provided.

The Line Between Fact And Fiction, Roy Peter Clark

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

No abstract provided.

2026 Sundance Film Festival: Introduction, John C. Lyden

Journal of Religion & Film

2026 Sundance Film Festival: Introduction

State Information Technology Agency (Sita) And The Paradox Of Centralized Ict Procurement: Reform Or Redundancy In South Africa’S Public Sector, Ashley Latchu, Shawren Singh

The African Journal of Information Systems

Centralized ICT procurement is promoted as a means to improve efficiency and accountability, yet it often generates rigidity and frustration in developing-country contexts. This study investigates this paradox using South Africa’s State Information Technology Agency as an example affected by the broader challenges of digital governance in the Global South. Using an interpretivist, abductive approach, 55 semi-structured interviews with Government Information Technology Officers were analyzed thematically. Four patterns emerged: bureaucratic inefficiency, misalignment with departmental needs, workaround behavior and declining institutional legitimacy. These themes informed a Governance-Implementation Feedback Model explaining how control-oriented procurement systems produce institutional erosion and adaptive resistance. The …

Experimental Analysis Of High- And Low-Temperature Rheological Properties Of Revulcanized Rubber Powder-Sbs Composite Modified Asphalt, Feng Hao, Yang Zhaodong, Feng Xuran, Lin Bin, Yao Ailing, Wang Kang

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

This paper aims to explore the performance recovery of desulfurized rubber powder in the desulfurized rubber powder-SBS composite modified asphalt after revulcanization treatment. By using 18% rubber powder-2% SBS composite modified asphalt, a desulfurized rubber powder-SBS composite modified asphalt was first prepared via a microwave pyrolysis desulfurization process. Subsequently, a vulcanizing agent was added to the system to prepare the revulcanized rubber powder-SBS composite modified asphalt. Experiments determined the optimal microwave pyrolysis desulfurization duration for rubber powder to be 5 min, and the optimal sulfur dosage was 6% by mass of the desulfurized rubber powder. A comparative analysis of the …

Influence Mechanism Of Maintenance Rails On Vortex-Induced Vibration Of Twin Steel Box Girders, Sun Hongxin, Hu Lei, Chen Wei, Huang Wenjun

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

Maintenance rails are an important passage for the safe operation and maintenance of bridges, significantly affecting the vortex-induced vibration (VIV) performance of main girders. A twin steel box girder cable-stayed bridge with the main span of 658 m was taken as the engineering background to investigate the influence mechanism of maintenance rails on the VIV performance of twin steel box girders. Combined with section model wind tunnel tests and two-dimensional fluid-structure interaction CFD numerical simulations, the vertical VIV performance of the main girder sections with and without maintenance rails was studied, and the mechanism of maintenance rails' influence on VIV …

Matching Analysis Of Cantilever Assembly For Wide Steel-Uhpc Composite Girder In Cable-Stayed Bridge, Chen Changsong, Wang Cong, Huang Gen

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

To control the deformation difference bet ween the to-be-installed and installed segments during the cantilever assembly of wide steel-UHPC composite girders in cable-stayed bridges and achieve precise matching, this paper first introduced a matching method combining pre-hanging cables with crane unloading. Then, by taking the Guanyin Temple Yangtze River Bridge (a super-kilometer-span cable-stayed bridge with wide steel-UHPC composite girders) as the engineering background, a locally refined finite element model was established to analyze the vertical deformation laws of the matching sections during the cantilever assembly construction phase. Finally, the effects of matching sequence, pre-hanging cable force, and crane unloading ratio …

Cantilever Construction And Control Of Long-Span Steel-Concrete Hybrid Continuous Box Girder Bridges With Variable Sections, Lyu Haijun, Tang Liang, Zhou Ye, Qi Le

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

This study aims to solve the overall lifting difficulty of mid-span steel box girders in steel-concrete hybrid continuous box girder bridges with variable sections under special environments, providing guidance for the design and construction control of such bridges. By analyzing the external measures adopted by different construction methods and their influence on the bridge-building state of the structure, theoretical research and real bridge calculations were conducted on the key influencing factors and control points of the sub-segment cantilever assembly method. The results indicate that the effect of temporary load and temporary external prestressing cannot be offset after the system transformation, …

Translations Playbill, Providence College Department Of Theatre, Dance, & Film

Playbill and Promotions

The Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance, & Film

Angell Blackfriars Theatre

Translations by Brian Friel

February 5 - 8, 2026

Director, John Garrity

Costume Design, Maxine Wheelock

Sound Design, Stuart Holland

Voice & Dialect, Megan Chang

Scenic & Lighting Design, Carl Gudenius

Intimacy, Erin Joy Schmidt

Properties Design, TDF Production Team

Cast: Hugh - Ricky Waugh; Manus - Andrew Auclair; Owen - Luke MacDonald; Jimmy - Alan Santee; Doalty - Anthony Maldonado; Yolland - Jack Cormier; Lancey - Gabriel Joseph; Maire - McLain Ward; Bridget - Julia Lawson; Sarah - Isabel Sullivan

Issue 479 February 5, 2026, The Local Voice

The Local Voice

Featured Articles: "Thacker Mountain Radio Returns, Announces TV Deal."; "British Scholar Ponders Why the Blues Still Matters. Tom Attah blends performance and sociology."; "The View From The Balcony: Notes in My PhoneXII."

General Education Subcommittee Agenda February 5, 2026, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Call to Order
• Approval of Minutes - January 8, 2026
• Course Approvals/Removals/Syllabi Approvals
• New Business
• Additional Items
• Adjourn: 9:30 am

Middle School Teachers’ Perceptions Of Integrating Technology Into Facilitating Learning In Georgia, Monia Gibbs Thomas

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem addressed in this study is that middle school teachers in Georgia Middle School Districts (GMSD, a pseudonym) face challenges integrating technology into their teaching. Guided by Mishra and Koehler’s technological pedagogical content knowledge framework, the purpose of this qualitative study was to explore teachers' perceptions of successes, challenges, and support needed to effectively integrate technology into their teaching at GMSD. For this basic qualitative design, semistructured interviews were conducted with 11 middle school teachers who were purposively selected by emailing all GMSD teachers. Through Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis, the following themes emerged: GMSD teachers have (1) no …

Exploring The Impact Of Childhood Sexual Abuse On Self-Esteem And Interpersonal Trust In African American Women, Elizabeth Omorodion

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Although childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is known to affect survivors’ subsequent self- esteem and interpersonal trust levels, its long-term impacts among African American women were not fully understood. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study, which was grounded in attachment theory and trauma theory, was to explore how CSA shapes African American women’s self-esteem, interpersonal trust, and healing processes in adulthood. To answer the study’s seven research questions, semistructured interviews were conducted with eight African American women. The use of Braun and Clarke’s reflexive thematic analysis approach yielded seven themes: (a) impaired trust, (b) disrupted self-esteem, (c) resilience and strength …

Staff Education For Timely Sepsis Intervention At The Medical Center, Latonya Summers-Oliver

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This project developed a staff education program to clarify the concept of “time zero,” essential for timely sepsis intervention, in alignment with the SEP-1 core measure by CMS, which prescribes evidence-based treatment bundles within specific time frames. Aiming to improve staff knowledge in sepsis identification, treatment, and management, the program incorporated a literature review supporting educational strategies that enhance mortality rates and clinical outcomes. Using pre- and posttest assessments, the study demonstrated significant improvements in staff knowledge following targeted education on sepsis recognition and timely management. The findings underscore the importance of standardized, accessible training programs to improve clinical response, …

Standardized Staff Education Project For Medication Adherence, Adebukola Kayode

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Psychotropic medication nonadherence is a pervasive issue in psychiatric care and one of the leading contributors to relapse, symptom destabilization, and preventable behavioral‐health crises. At the outpatient psychiatric clinic project site, inconsistent medication-adherence education and the absence of a standardized, evidence‐based approach resulted in variable patient understanding and engagement. The purpose of this doctoral project was to implement and evaluate a structured staff education program to determine its effect on staff knowledge, confidence, and consistency in delivering standardized psychotropic medication-adherence education. I developed the intervention to engage clinical staff through a structured educational session grounded in Knowles’s adult learning theory …

Oncology Nurses’ Experience In Screening Informal Caregivers Of Colorectal Cancer Patients For Distress And Supportive Care, Nicole N. Feldleyfer

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This study explored how informal caregivers of colorectal cancer (CRC) gain access to supportive care services at integrated cancer care institutions. Although supportive care aims to improve the quality of life for patients and caregivers, there is limited research on how informal caregivers participate in distress screening, and no standard process exists across settings. This study used a qualitative phenomenological approach to explore the lived experiences of 10 oncology nurses with screening informal caregivers for distress and referring them to supportive care within integrated cancer care institutions. The Global Supportive Care Framework for Cancer Care served as the theoretical framework …

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Board Of Governors Meeting, February 05, 2026, Marshall University Board Of Governors

Board of Governors Minutes

No abstract provided.

February 2026 General Education Council Minutes, University Of Nebraska At Kearney General Education Council

General Education Council

No abstract provided.

Educational Policies Committee Agenda February 5, 2026, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Approval of Minutes - January 8, 2026
• Subcommittee Reports
• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee
• Center for Civic Excellence
• Other Business
• Adjourn: 4:00 pm

Research On Properties Of Glass Sand Shotcrete, Gao Qingshui, Ma Kaikai, Guo Lingz Hi, Liu Hongtian, Huang Shimei, Han Song, Hu Peng

Journal of China & Foreign Highway

In order to study the effect of glass sand on the properties of shotcrete, shotcrete was prepared by using glass sand instead of natural sand. Through the compressive strength test, splitting tensile strength test, drying shrinkage test, and chloride ion erosion test, the effects of different amounts of glass sand on the strength, shrinkage, and durability of shotcrete were analyzed. The results show that:① The 50% glass sand replacement rate has the least effect on the strength of shotcrete, and its 28-day compressive strength is only reduced by 2.19% compared with the control group; ② Glass sand can improve the …

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda February 5, 2026, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

• Approval of Minutes - January 8, 2026
• R401 - Program Proposals
• Semester Course Approval Reviews
• Other Business
• Sub 120 Credit Degrees
• Catalog Deadlines
• Adjourn: 3:00 pm

Primary Care Providers' Perspectives On Telehealth Medicare Annual Wellness Visits For Older Adults In A Midwestern Health System, Vaibhavi Mone, Paul Estabrooks, Jane Potter, Hongmei Wang, Jungyoon Kim

Health Services and Informatics Research

Background

Medicare annual wellness visits (AWVs) are vital for older adults' preventive care, which was transitioned to telehealth modalities during COVID-19. This study examined primary care providers' perceptions of telehealth-delivered AWVs and explored the factors influencing telehealth implementation using the Practical Robust Implementation and Sustainability Model (PRISM).

Participants and Setting

Twenty-five primary care providers from eight clinics within an integrated health system in the Midwestern United States were interviewed. Eligibility required having conducted at least one telehealth AWV for patients aged 65 or older between March 2023 and October 2023.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews lasting 30–45 min were conducted using purposeful …

February 5, 2026, Caa

Minutes

No abstract provided.