The Echo: November 10, 2025, Taylor University

2025-2026 (Volume 113)

No abstract provided.

Board Of Directors Meeting Minutes (November 10, 2025), Dmacc

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

This file contains the minutes from the Des Moines Area Community College Board meeting held on November 10, 2025.

The Resonance Of Desire: A Sonic Exploration And Guide To Recreating Disney’S Signature ‘I Want’ Songs, Aiyanna E. Riley

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis explores the sonic architecture of Disney’s Renaissance-era “I Want” songs and develops a framework for recreating their signature production style. This study analyzes how vocal timbre, microphone choices, layering, stereo placement, and mixing strategies contribute to the immersive qualities that define the Disney sound. Drawing from historical accounts, interviews with industry professionals, and technical literature, the thesis documents production practices unexamined in scholarly work. Inspired by David Gibson’s The Art of Mixing, my analyses prioritize spatial and textural qualities in Disney mixes, highlighting how sound design shapes narrative impact. The study culminates in two original compositions modeled …

First-Principles Theory Of Five-And Six-Phonon Scattering, Yi Xia

Mechanical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

igher-order phonon scatterings beyond fourth order remain largely unexplored despite their potential importance in strongly anharmonic materials at elevated temperatures. We develop a theoretical formalism for first-principles calculation of five- and six-phonon scatterings using Green’s function techniques based on a diagrammatic formalism, and systematically investigate multi-phonon interactions in Si, MgO, and BaO from room temperature to near melting points. Our calculations reveal dramatically different material-dependent behaviors: while five- and six-phonon processes remain negligible in Si even at high temperatures, they become increasingly important in MgO near its melting point (3100 K) and in BaO at intermediate temperatures (1200 K). Most …

Artificial Intelligence In Teacher Practice: Insights From A Pilot Study, Annie García, Ali Kushki

Purdue AI in P-12 Education Conference

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has taken the education field by storm. Yet mixed messages have left educators uncertain about how to approach the technology in practice. This pilot study examined how K-12 in-service teachers use AI tools in their teaching and how they characterize their experiences. Eight participants from a suburban midwestern U.S. school engaged in open-ended interviews about their use of AI, their platform of choice, and their perceptions of the benefits. Findings show that teachers primarily used ChatGPT to generate rubrics, create content-specific material, produce video transcripts, and draft or refine parent emails. These findings suggest that teachers are …

Overholser Selected As Latterell Visiting Alumnus, Communications And Marketing

Campus News Archive

No abstract provided.

Leadership Approaches And Behaviors That Positively Impact Collective Teacher Efficacy In Refugee Education, Anne Marie Chow

Education Dissertations

Collective teacher efficacy (CTE) has been shown to positively influence student learning, yet research on the role of leadership in cultivating CTE is still developing, even in mainstream schools. Even less is known about how leadership supports CTE in refugee-serving schools, where the challenges of displacement and interrupted education create additional complexity. This qualitative case study explored how leadership behaviors supported the development of CTE in Blue School, an international educational organization serving refugee youth. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with teachers and leaders and through organizational documents. Inductive analysis revealed seven themes: shared purpose, trust and well-being, collaboration, …

On Influence Tail Bounds In Online Social Networks, Michael Simpson, Laks V. S. Lakshmanan, Venkatesh Srinivasan

Mathematics and Computer Science

The influence estimation and maximization problems study the expected reach of a seed set in social networks under a stochastic propagation model. Motivated by the practical utility of characterizing the distribution of reach values, we systematically analyze the tail behaviour of the reach of a seed set. We study tail bound query problems that, for a given seed set, compute either the maximum reach for a given probability threshold or the highest probability of achieving a target reach. We prove #P-hardness and propose algorithms that balance efficiency and accuracy. We also examine tail bound optimization problems that find a seed …

Love, Sex, & Aging: Gendered Perspective On Relationship Desires And Satisfaction In Older Adulthood, William Henninger, Melinda Heinz, Nathan Taylor

Faculty Publications

This research explores gender differences in long- and short-term relationships and sexual satisfaction among older adults. Socioemotional Selectivity Theory posits that as people age, they prioritize immediate emotional satisfaction due to perceptions of limited time. This shift influences older adults’ romantic relationships, increasing the likelihood of seeking meaningful connections and reducing the prevalence of negative emotions. With healthy relationships linked to physical, psychological, and financial benefits, research is needed to further understand older adult romantic relationships. Older adults (n = 155) from the Seniors Together in Aging Research (STAR) completed a survey assessing relationship preferences and current and predicted sexual …

Framework And Methodology For Risk-Based Bridge And Tunnel Asset Management: Risk-Based Asset Ranking And Corridor Prioritization, David Y. Yang, Arash Khosravifar, Diane Moug, Avinash Unnikrishnan

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

This report presents the results of Phase II of the project, "Framework and Methodology for Risk-based Bridge and Tunnel Asset Management". The research was carried out at Portland State University in collaboration with engineers and officials at the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Using the framework and methodology developed in Phase I of the project, the primary goal of Phase II is to showcase the practical application in risk-based asset management. In particular, the report includes the following two case studies: Case Study I — Weighted hazard scenarios for seismic risk assessment of Oregon Highway …

How Do People Use Social Media To Maintain Continuing Bonds In Bereavement? A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis, Molly Price, Edith Maria Steffen, Karina Stengaard Kamp

School of Psychology

Staying connected with a person who has died is a common phenomenon in bereavement, generally referred to as continuing bonds (CB). This can take multitudinous forms, a novelty being the utilisation of social media to strengthen the connection. This qualitative meta-synthesis collated research on digital CB to identify themes to help us develop an overarching understanding of how digital platforms are used to express CB and what impact this may have. A systematic search of four relevant databases (PubMed, PsycInfo, CINAHL and Web of Science) was conducted. Papers were exported to EndNote for screening; ultimately, seven papers were selected for …

Newsletter 2025.11.10, Fcrh Honors Program

What's Going On, Honors? (2025-26)

No abstract provided.

Rules And Rhetoric: Historically Informed Guitar Performance Of Baroque Music, Arash Ahmadzadeh

Soundboard Scholar

Reviews of Interpreting Baroque Music: A Guide for the Modern Classical Guitarist, by Afshin Torabi Ardekani (Bergmann, second corrected edition, 2025) and Performing Baroque Music on the Classical Guitar: A Practical Handbook Based on Historical Sources, by Peter Croton (2015)

Improving Hiring Processes In Manufacturing: Hiring Strategies To Support Well-Being And Organizational Effectiveness, Timothy J. Winn

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Delays and inefficiencies in the hiring process can significantly hinder production and create instability within the manufacturing workforce. This, in turn, has a negative effect on employee well-being and the overall effectiveness of the organization. The purpose of this qualitative research project, grounded in the Job Demands-Resources model, was to explore successful strategies hiring managers use to address hiring inefficiencies. The study was guided by a pragmatic inquiry design and included semistructured interviews with six hiring managers in the manufacturing sector who held responsibilities related to hiring. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis following Braun and Clarke’s six-step framework. Data …

Design And Implementation Of Home Energy Management System (Hems) In Smart Grid Through Demand Side Management (Dsm), Nirmala Jegadeesan Ms

Theses and Dissertations

The rising global energy demand, combined with environmental concerns and the depletion of conventional energy sources, has driven the need for the development of smarter and more sustainable energy systems. This research focuses on Home Energy Management System (HEMS) using soft computing techniques to optimize load scheduling, enhance energy efficiency, and integrate Renewable Energy Sources (RES) such as solar and battery storage. The primary goal is to balance supply and demand, reduce peak loads, and minimize energy costs while ensuring consumer comfort and system reliability.

Smart grids provide enhanced capabilities compared to conventional grids by enabling bidirectional flows of energy …

Lanthorn, Vol. 60, No. 07, November 10, 2025, Grand Valley State University

Volume 60, August 4, 2025 – April 20, 2026

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Re: Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) 2025 Monthly Progress Report. Consent Decree For The Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit. Civil Action No. Cv 89-039-Bu-Seh, Josh Bryson

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Is The Game Rigged? Why Sports Betting Is Becoming A Legal Time Bomb, Lawrence Kirzhner

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal (AELJ) Blog

The International Olympic Committee defines “competition manipulation” as “when the result of a tournament or competition is partially or completely decided in advance and the match is played to ensure the pre-determined outcome.” Considering the Olympics hosts 43 sports, this definition can probably be applied to many, if not all, sports around the globe. While it is against the rules of sportsmanship as well as against the law, athletes “who bet on their sport might be tempted to fully or partially manipulate their competition in order to receive financial gain.” The sports world has experienced many scandals of manipulated competition …

Detecting Generative-Ai-Enabled Polymorphic Malware: A Semantic-Behavior Approach, Allyson M. Morris

Cybersecurity Undergraduate Research Showcase

AI drastically reduces the effort required to produce malware that mutates both its code and behavior, thereby creating polymorphic and nondeterministic variants in which traditional signatures and many heuristic defenses fail. In this paper, I survey recent developments in AI-assisted malware generation, explain why conventional defenses are insufficient, and propose a layered detection architecture emphasizing semantic behavior, streaming anomaly detection, and defensive generative augmentation. I also outline why this approach generalizes to previously unseen AI-mutated samples, provide an evaluation plan with meaningful metrics, and describe a feasible MVP roadmap for practical deployment. Recent disclosures and threat intelligence further highlight the …

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 11.10.25, Notre Dame Law School

NDLS Communicator

The Latest News

• Notre Dame Law School Honors Two Alumni at Annual Rev. David T. Link Public Interest Banquet
• U.S. Senate confirms Notre Dame Law School alumnus Joshua Dunlap as federal judge
• Notre Dame Law School’s Religious Liberty Clinic files amicus brief urging court to safeguard religious expression in public life

Faculty Briefs

• Patrick Corrigan
• Carsten Gerner-Beuerle
• Fr, Pat Reidy, C.S.C.
• Diane Desierto
• Mary Ellen O'Connell
• Paul Miller
• Christine Venter
• Emily Bremer
• Rick Garnett
• Mark Hill KC
• John Meiser
• Jorge Barrera Rojas

Events

• Appeals on Wheels: The Indiana Court of Appeals
• Law & Economics Workshop: Insider Trading Spillover
• Faculty Colloquium: …

A Comprehensive Evaluation Of Next-Generation Firewall Effectiveness Against Encrypted And Evasive Threats In Enterprise Networks, John Costanzo, Favour Anene

Cybersecurity Undergraduate Research Showcase

Encrypted traffic is becoming a pillar of security and privacy in enterprise networks. According to Google Transparency Report, over 95 percent of internet traffic is encrypted with the use of Hypertext Transfer Protocol secure (HTTPS), Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 and Quick UDP Internet Connections (QUIC). Although encryption safeguards confidentiality and integrity, it has also introduced new blind spots to the conventional security solutions. Encrypted channels are used to hide command-and-control (C2) traffic, issue malware and extract sensitive data without their notice.

To make the issue even harder, the opponents have sophisticated avoidance methods including traffic fragmentation, tunneling, and polymorphic …

Investigating The Security Vulnerabilities Of Ip Cameras: Classifications And Trends From Public Cve Data, Sam Oliver

Cybersecurity Undergraduate Research Showcase

Internet of Things (IoT) devices are increasingly targeted by cyber attacks due to weak authentication, insecure communication protocols, outdated firmware, and many other vulnerabilities. Internet Protocol (IP) cameras, a subset of these IoT devices, are particularly vulnerable and often transmit sensitive information. This paper analyzes vulnerability data from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) to classify security vulnerabilities affecting IP cameras. Using this dataset, the paper examines the types and frequencies of these vulnerabilities, including authentication bypass, web interface exploits, and default and weak credentials. We additionally examine trends over time and across categories. This research aims to identify the primary …

Improving Healthcare Providers’ Knowledge On Heart Failure Self-Care Management, Linda Nkeiruka Ukwu

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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Strategies To Reduce Emergency Department Overcrowding At Hospitals In Puerto Rico, Nicole Melissa Rivera Sánchez

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Emergency department (ED) overcrowding has become an increasingly critical issue for the healthcare system of Puerto Rico, resulting in delayed care and increased patient morbidity, among other challenges faced by hospital leaders and administrators. This paper explores evidence-based strategies tailored to the Puerto Rican healthcare context to alleviate ED overcrowding. An integrative review of literature published between 2020 and 2025 was conducted. For this review, 15 articles were selected and appraised using the Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice Model for Nursing and Healthcare Professionals. The strategies gleaned from the literature comprised six themes and 21 subthemes, centered on two major outcomes: …

Implementing A System- Wide Program To Reduce Burnout Among Healthcare Providers, Caroline Njeri Munene

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project addresses the pervasive health issue of burnout among healthcare providers, focusing on a community mental health clinic where internal data revealed high levels of staff turnover, absenteeism, medication errors, financial constraints, poor patient outcomes, and low staff satisfaction. Shortage of healthcare providers, exposure to patient trauma, high emotional demands, and administrative burdens are the systemic stressors of burnout at the project site mental health facility. These factors collectively underscored the need for a system-wide burnout reduction program to safeguard provider well-being and ensure the delivery of high-quality patient care and safety.

Development Of A Targeted Bioprotac Degrader Selective For Misfolded Sod1, Christen G Chisholm, Rachael Bartlett, Mikayla L Brown, Emma-Jayne Proctor, Natalie E Farrawell, Jody Gorman, Fabien Delerue, Lars M Ittner, Kara L Vine-Perrow, Heath Ecroyd, Neil R Cashman, Darren N Saunders, Luke Mcalary, Jeremy S Lum, Justin J Yerbury

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

The accumulation of misfolded proteins underlies a broad range of neurodegenerative diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Due to their dynamic nature, these misfolded proteins have proven challenging to target therapeutically. Here, we specifically target misfolded disease variants of the ALS-associated protein superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1), using a biological proteolysis targeting chimera (BioPROTAC) composed of a SOD1-specific intrabody and an E3 ubiquitin ligase. Screening of intrabodies and E3 ligases for optimal BioPROTAC construction reveals a candidate capable of degrading multiple disease variants of SOD1, preventing their aggregation in cells. Using CRISPR/Cas9 technology to develop a BioPROTAC transgenic mouse line, we …

Wound Care Services In Rural America, Brighdy C. Mcdonough

Capstones

Residents living in rural America suffer from complications of chronic wounds at higher rates due to limited access to care and specialists. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the inequities within the rural healthcare system and provide recommendations for mitigating gaps in care. Methods include analysis of qualitative and quantitative literature, synthesis of Census data, numeric trends, policy initiatives, and CDC data. This research yielded evidence supporting various types of home health and technology-based care as a reasonable intervention for ensuring adequate ongoing wound care among rural residents. Mobile wound care clinics and at-home wound care apps are …

“You’Re Getting A Little Big For This”: Fat Characters In Disney Animated Films, Rachel Casey, Grace Brenner

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

To further develop the literature regarding representations of larger bodies in popular culture, this quantitative content analysis describes demographic and stereotypic depictions of fat characters in all 54 Disney animated films theatrically released from 1937 to 2023. The 124 identified fat characters were most commonly depicted as sidekicks of the protagonist (n = 38, 30.65%), with only four (3.23%) depicted as protagonists. Demographically, fat characters were most frequently male (n = 95, 76.61%), white (n = 92, 74.19%), middle aged (n = 57, 46.00%), and of lower social class (n = 50, 40.32%). Compared to …

Revitalizing Rural Grocery Stores In Northern New Mexico: A Community Handbook, Emily Arasim

Student Publications

Rural grocery stores are cornerstone institutions that are central to the health and well-being of their communities - not only providing food, but also serving as spaces of economic development, cultural and historic preservation, social connection, and resilience. In response to the loss of many rural stores over recent decades, the ‘Revitalizing Rural Grocery Stores in Northern New Mexico’ handbook brings together community histories, political analysis, and practical strategies to support their protection and resurgence. The handbook shares findings on the multi-faceted importance of rural grocery stores and the causal factors in their loss; maps and photographs documenting the condition …

Intouch Week Of November 10, 2025, New York Medical College

InTouch

• Roger Chirurgi, M.D., Appointed to Lead Department of Emergency Medicine
• NYMC Students Run with Purpose at the NYC Marathon
• NYMC and Touro Medical Volunteers Go the Distance at NYC Marathon
• Dr. Carrie Muh Brings Hope and Healing to a Kenyan Hospital
• Scientists, Medical Professionals, and Students Unite at the Meeting of the Minds Symposium
• Harnessing the Power of CRISPR Screening at the Neighborhood Science Seminar
• Meet the TCDM Student Infection Prevention Committee
• Savings on Gifts