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From Prompts To Invitations: Rethinking The Genre Of The Writing Assignment Sheet, Amber Jensen, Annika Peacock

Teaching/Writing: The Journal of Writing Teacher Education

In this article, a university-based teacher educator and a first-year middle school ELA teacher examine how their experiences in the writing methods course (as teacher and student) unsettled and expanded their thinking about assignment sheets and about themselves as teacher-writers. The course prompted questions about how ELA teachers might craft assignments that modeled rhetorically-relevant writing while also eliciting rhetorically-relevant writing from student-writers. The authors describe the genre inquiry they conducted that led to developing a heuristic for writing prompts as invitations that they have used to guide their own assignment sheet creation. Finally, they reflect briefly on how reframing this …

From Corrector To Reader: Pre-Service Teachers’ Writing Values And Feedback, Amanda Brewer

Teaching/Writing: The Journal of Writing Teacher Education

This study investigates the written feedback practices of secondary English Pre-Service Teachers (PSTs) to understand how their values regarding "good" writing influence their comments on student work. Through analysis of feedback on 10th-grade writing samples and value-sorting surveys, the study examines their feedback tendencies and the links with their values. Findings indicate a significant shift over the semester from a directive, deficit-based "corrector" stance to a facilitative, asset-based "reader" stance. The data suggests that when PSTs lack specific metalinguistic language, they default to generic advice or mechanical correction. However, when instructed to align their feedback with their core writing values, …

Building A Foundation: Preservice Teachers' Exploration Of Writing Studies - Special Issue, Ellen Shelton

Teaching/Writing: The Journal of Writing Teacher Education

This article examines the Concept Exploration Essay assignment in a writing studies course that encourages PSTs to explore and question writing theories as they connect to their own experiences and understandings. The focus of the course is to develop an understanding of the self as a writer and as a future writing teacher through practical application of composition theory. Students are invited into the Burkean Parlor and enter the conversation as scholars. The students explore, question, and trouble complex writing theories in a dialogic classroom. PSTs leave the course empowered with the knowledge they can allow their future students the …

A Hybrid Deep Learning Model Combining Cnn And Extreme Learning Machine For Cyberattack Classification, Israa S. Kamil

Journal of Intelligent Informatics, Networking, and Cybersecurity

As ransomware attacks and zero-day exploits grow sophisticated, the need for intelligent, accurate systems to detect such threats becomes clearer. In this paper, a hybrid learning model based on Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) and Extreme Learning Machine (ELM) is presented to improve multiclass classification performance for cybersecurity applications. The framework combines CNNs' hierarchical feature learning with ELMs' fast classification. An attention mechanism that assigns weights to each feature based on importance is included in the final model. The hybrid model performed well on the metrics: precision = 0.97, recall = 0.98, and F1- score = 0.97, and, as expected from …

Towards Intelligent Iot-Ndn Security: Ai-Driven Pit Attack Detection And Cache Attack Analysis, Sura Haidar Ali, Alaa Shawqi Jaber

Journal of Intelligent Informatics, Networking, and Cybersecurity

Beginning with Named Data Networking (NDN), an early form of information-centric networks, the paradigm of how data is transmitted over a network was changed through the use of ``content-based'' communication instead of ``host-based'', while creating native caching at intermediate points along the path to each destination, and improving upon the security of all previous paradigms. NDN contains many inherent benefits such as caching, security, etc., but like any other paradigm, NDN creates new types of vulnerabilities, particularly within some of the key elements of this paradigm; namely the Content Store (CS), Pending Interest Table (PIT), and the Forwarding Information Base …

A Multidimensional Conceptual Framework For Supportive Outdoor Environments In Healthcare Settings, Mona Ali, Dalia A. Beheiry, Rowaida Kamel, Hammam Serageldin

HBRC Journal

The integration of supportive outdoor environments (SOEs) in healthcare settings has gained increasing attention for their potential to enhance patient recovery, support staff well-being, and contribute to holistic therapeutic outcomes. This scoping review examines design recommendations for inclusive outdoor environments in healthcare settings that impact user health and experience. Guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) framework for scoping reviews, a comprehensive search was conducted across five databases (Google Scholar, PubMed, ScienceDirect, JSTOR, Sage), yielding 697 records. Following screening and applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 18 articles were selected for analysis. This scoping review identified consistent evidence linking outdoor …

Browser Framework For Deceptive Content Detection Via Large Language Model Page Intent Analysis, Tamar Yakar, Ilia Labzovsky

Defensive Publications Series

Reactive browser security measures are bypassed by deceptive web pages deployed on unrated domains that employ psychological manipulation vectors. To address this, text and spatial bounding boxes are extracted from a document object model via an asynchronous browser pipeline to generate a layout graph. The layout graph is processed client-side via a local language model using a spatial-textual transformer architecture. Scores for specific persuasion techniques are evaluated via distinct multi-task classification heads. Attention weights are extracted and linked to structural node identifiers to formulate grounded user warnings. Predictive threat detection is achieved based on semantic intent rather than historical domain …

Privacy-Preserving Feedback Loop Using Synthesized Contextual Exemplars, Tomek Rutowski, Paramesh Manickavelu, Paul Hsu, Saeed Mirza, Stevan Malesevic

Defensive Publications Series

A challenge for natural-language-to-SQL systems involves leveraging historical user context to improve query generation while mitigating privacy and security risks associated with storing raw user data. A method can address this through a privacy-preserving feedback loop. A system can programmatically identify successful query interactions, and then anonymize and synthesize the conversational history into an exemplar composed of a synthetic natural language intent and its corresponding successful structured query language query. These anonymized exemplars may be stored in a shared, decoupled repository. When a user submits a new query, relevant historical exemplars can be retrieved and injected as few-shot examples into …

Accelerating Emergency Call Retry By Inferring Bearer Deactivation From Ancillary Network Messages, Edison Chen

Defensive Publications Series

Mobile communication systems may experience delays when retrying a failed emergency call during a network handover. These delays can occur when a user equipment (UE), such as a smartphone, smart watch, or vehicle communication system, waits for a network timer to expire to confirm resource release from a failed connection, particularly if a deactivation confirmation message is not received. A technique is described where a UE's communication modem can infer the deactivation of a failed bearer by analyzing ancillary network messages, such as a tracking area update accept message. The modem can parse an information element within this message that …

Monetising Personal Data In Corporate Insolvency: A Legal Conflict Between The Ibc And The Dpdp Act, Yuvraj Singh, Akash Kumar Sahu

Indian Journal of Law and Technology

The increasing reliance of modern businesses on personal data has created novel legal challenges when data-intensive companies enter insolvency. Under Indian law, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 seeks to maximise the value of a corporate debtor’s assets for the benefit of creditors, while the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 as operationalised through the DPDP Rules, 2025, protects personal data through a rigorous consent-based framework grounded in the constitutional right to privacy recognised in Justice K.S. Puttaswamy (Retd.) v Union of India (2017). This paper examines whether personal data can be treated as an insolvency asset, and whether it …

Smart Contracts And Contractual Interpretation, Abhinav Ravi

Indian Journal of Law and Technology

This essay examines the challenges that smart contracts pose for contractual interpretation. While smart contracts are often viewed as unambiguous because they operate through deterministic computer code, disputes may nevertheless arise where the outcome produced by the code diverges from the parties’ understanding of their agreement. The essay argues that these disputes are not adequately addressed by treating code as a definitive expression of contractual intention or by adopting the ‘reasonable coder’ standard proposed by the United Kingdom (‘UK’) Law Commission. The reasonable coder standard is theoretically incoherent because it lacks alignment, generality, and reviewability and therefore cannot perform the …

Gig Workers' Identity Construction In Pakistan's Platform Economy, Zubair Ahmed Pirzada, Shoukat Ali Mahar, Muhammad Haneef Gambhir

Business Review

The rapid expansion of Pakistan’s platform economy has introduced digitally mediated labor arrangements that fundamentally restructure occupational identities and the meanings workers attach to their work. Based on constructivist grounded theory, this study delves into the process of gig workers' self-negotiated and self-built occupational identities in the gig economy in the city of Karachi in Pakistan. Through in-depth interviews with 43 platform workers in Karachi (25 ride-sharing drivers and 18 food delivery riders), the analysis produced the Adaptive Identity Construction Framework, theorizing identity construction as a simultaneous process across temporal, algorithmic, and sociocultural dimensions. Four types of identity were formed: …

What The World Taught Me 踏足世界 啟發人生, Andre Neveling

AMBROSIA 客道 : The Magazine of The International Culinary Institute

Three students, three corners of the globe, three life-changing summers. These VTC Hospitality talents crossed continents to sharpen their skills, expand their horizons, and prove that the world is their classroom.

三位學生、橫跨地球三隅、三個脫胎換骨的夏天。VTC酒店及旅遊學科的優秀學生跨越地域，磨練技藝，拓展視野，證明世界就是他們的課室。

Artificial Intelligence-Driven Framework For Enhancing Risk Management In The Architectural Design Process In Egypt, Ayman Ahmed Ezzat Othman, Nadia Mohamed Algheetany, Fatma Othman Alamoudy

Mansoura Engineering Journal

The construction industry is crucial for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, it faces significant risks during the Architectural Design Process (ADP) that affect project quality, cost, schedule, and sustainability. Due to its limitations, traditional risk management (RM) is often inadequate for addressing these challenges. This study aims to develop a novel Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven framework to enhance RM practices in Egyptian Architectural Design Firms (ADFs) through proactive RM and improved data-driven decision making. A mixed methods research approach was adopted to achieve the research objectives. A comprehensive literature review examined RM, ADP, and AI applications …

Feasibility Of An Onboarding Program To Facilitate The Transition From Practitioner To Educator, Jennifer R. Washko, Nancy E. Krusen

Innovations in Health Sciences Education Journal

The study examined the feasibility of a faculty onboarding program to support the transition from practitioner to educator. Researchers applied Orsmond’s feasibility objectives (2015). We applied the theoretical model of Occupational Adaptation to analyze program data using Relative Mastery Scale (RMS) scores and satisfaction surveys (n=11). Evaluation suggested program processes were feasible, with outcomes indicating statistically significant change (p < .05) in participants’ perceived effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction. Evaluating feasibility supports the implementation of onboarding programs. We recommend additional study to consider the usefulness of onboarding for health or social service professionals transitioning to faculty roles.

Childcare Center Administrators’ Leadership Practices To Foster Childcare Worker Retention In Non-Residential Childcare Centers, Rebecca Dececco

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Though staff retention is essential for children's stability and security in childcare settings, there remains a gap in knowledge about the leadership practices in childcare that have implications for retaining staff. The problem addressed in this study was the need for information about the influence of leadership practices on childcare teacher retention in the United States. Grounded in Bandura’s social cognitive theory, the purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore the leadership practices of childcare center administrators who retain childcare staff. For this basic qualitative design, semistructured interviews were conducted with 12 childcare center administrators who worked directly …

Examining Curriculum Alignment: Utah Core Mathematics Standards And The Mathematics Vision Project/Open Up Resources, Jennifer Suzanne Young

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the alignment between the Utah Core Mathematics Standards (UCMS) and the Mathematics Vision Project/Open Up Resources (MVPOUR) curriculum for Secondary Mathematics I, II, and III, as well as the proportion of Utah secondary students potentially exposed to that alignment through district-level curriculum approval. Using a qualitative comparative case study design, UCMS were systematically compared to MVPOUR topic foci to identify horizontal alignment (standards addressed within the intended course), vertical alignment (standards addressed across courses), combined horizontal and vertical alignment, or lack of alignment. Alignment data were recorded using a spreadsheet-based content analysis and independently coded to support …

Ole Miss Center Selects Inaugural Stem Teacher Leaders In Mississippi, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi STEM Education Alliance has selected 16 teachers from across the state to serve as the inaugural members of the National STEM Teacher Corps Pilot Program, an effort to improve science, technology, engineering and math education.

Stop Blaming My Users: Illumination Of The Technocentric Mythos Bias, Ervin H. Frenzel, Richard Lightcap

Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice

 Abstract -This conceptual essay addresses the need for systemic and systematic transdisciplinary analytical techniques within cybersecurity and technical security. This conceptual essay is contingent upon recognition that cybersecurity is not simply technical in nature, it does not need an adversary, and more importantly it is based upon systems engineering and systems thinking.  The essay contributes a socio-technical attribution chain and field-specific ontology/taxonomy which distinguish user-triggered events from root causes, latent conditions, technical debt, validation failures, governance failures, and attribution bias before assigning responsibility to end users. It systematically defines an ontology inclusive of developer technical debt, organizational debt arising from …

X Versus Reality: X Posts Were 1200% More Negative About “The Odyssey” Than Real Audience Reactions, Bond Benton, Yi Lou, Jin-A Choi

College of Communication and Media Scholarship and Creative Works

This follow-up study from Montclair State University researchers in the Joetta Di Bella and Fred C. Sautter III Center for Strategic Communication in the College of Communication and Media shows that sentiment on X about the film “The Odyssey” was 1200% more negative than the views of verified audience members. This reflects an even greater gap than the Center’s previous studies of recent political elections where high levels of negativity about specific candidates were inconsistent with voter behavior.  Similarly, contributing factors to the gap seen in sentiment about “The Odyssey” may include the volume of specific ideological accounts, bot-based activity, …

Dnp Final Report: Improving Rehospitalization Rates And Caregiver Quality Of Life In Outpatient Hospice, Carrie M. Judd

DNP Final Reports

Background: Hospital readmissions among home hospice patients disrupt continuity of care, increase healthcare costs, and may compromise end-of-life preferences.

Purpose: This quality improvement project evaluated the feasibility of implementing a telehealth communication intervention in an outpatient hospice organization. Project aims were to reduce Type I live hospice discharges by at least 2.5% and improve caregiver quality of life (QOL).

Methods: Zoom for Healthcare® video visits and three-way telephone communication supplemented standard nurse practitioner hospice visits during a three-month implementation period. Type I live discharge rates were compared with the organization's baseline quality metrics. Caregiver QOL was measured pre- and post-intervention …

Integrated Construction Risk Assessment Framework, Felix Delmonte

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Faculty Publications

An integrated risk assessment architecture for construction projects synthesizes data governance, BIM, Digital Twins, and hybrid analytics into a continuous feedback loop that links sensing, semantic modelling, probabilistic simulation, and organizational learning. The framework distinguishes aleatory from cognitive uncertainty and prescribes layered methods: Monte Carlo and Bayesian updating for measurable variability; fuzzy inference and consensus aggregation for linguistic and expert judgements; and graph-based discovery for dynamic cyber-physical topologies represented as time-varying graphs 𝐺𝑡. Governance primitives, aligned with ISO 19650, enforce provenance, interoperability, and staged readiness thresholds that prevent premature prescriptive outputs until model convergence criteria are met. BIM and GIS …

Exercise Self-Efficacy And Physical Wellness In A Worksite Wellness Program: Exploring Factor Structure And Perceptions, Micah B. Mcglathery

Dissertations

Exploring Perceptions of Exercise Self-Efficacy and Physical Wellness in a Worksite Wellness Program

Abstract

Worksite wellness programs are increasingly adopted to address insufficient exercise participation and other health-related behaviors that put employees at risk of chronic disease. Although quantitative outcomes are well-documented, there is limited research exploring how employees perceive these programs' impact on personal behavior change, particularly in relation to exercise self-efficacy. Guided by the Social Cognitive Theory and the Exercise is Medicine initiative, this study qualitatively investigates employee perceptions of a worksite wellness program’s influence on physical wellness and confidence to exercise. A phenomenological approach using semi-structured interviews …

Biographex: Multi-Level Explainability In Graph Neural Networks For Trustworthy Biomedical Ai, Muhammad Talha Sajid, Ahmad Kamran Malik, Nafees Qamar, Hasnian Abudullah, Aleem Ahmad

Biological and Biomedical Sciences Department Faculty Journal Articles

In biomedical research and clinical practices, Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) are playing an increasingly important role and have been applied to the problems of disease pathway detection, gene–disease relation prediction, etc. They show great potential for biomedical predictions; however, there are interpretability issues when used on complex datasets like gene expression data. Current explainability methods such as GNNExplainer are designed to explain individual instances, not the whole network. The absence of transparency hinders trust and limits the clinical/biomedical implementation of GNNs. Additionally, more interpretable models like GNN-SubNet and XGDAG do not fulfill the expectation of a clear picture for the …

Design Thinking: An Approach To Interdisciplinary Cooperation For Nursing Education, Su-Hui Tsai, Wei-Cheng Chang

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Background: Rapid changes in healthcare education demand innovative strategies that transcend disciplinary boundaries. Traditional nursing curricula often provide limited opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration, which restricts students’ problem-solving and creative competencies. This project applied the Design Thinking (DT) framework as an innovative pedagogical model to foster collaboration among nurses and other healthcare professionals. The purpose was to enhance collaborative learning, creativity, empathy, and problem-solving in nursing education.

Methods: A mixed-methods design was employed. A total of 60 participants (including nursing students and other healthcare professionals) engaged in the five phases of design thinking—empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test—to co-create healthcare solutions …

Effectiveness Of A Multifaceted Educational Program For Patients Receiving Oral Anticoagulants, Yu-Hsia Tsai, Meei-Fang Lou, Chi-Tai Kuo, Her-Kun Chang, Kuo-Liong Chien, Bih-Shya Gau, Lai-Chu See

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a common arrhythmia associated with elevated risks of stroke and mortality. Oral anticoagulants (OACs) are prescribed to reduce stroke risk, yet many patients lack sufficient understanding of their use. Effective educational strategies are crucial for enhancing medication safety and minimizing complications.

Purpose: This study evaluated the effectiveness of a multifaceted, interactive education program for patients with AFib taking OACs. Grounded in the Health Belief Model, the intervention was delivered via a mobile application (App). Its effectiveness was compared to a control group receiving a printed brochure. Outcomes included patient knowledge, health beliefs, and medication satisfaction. …

Patient As Teacher: Effects Of Cooperative Learning On A Mental Health Nursing Course, Mei-Ling Lin, Sho-Wei Liu

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Background: Nursing education must prepare students not with knowledge but with the empathy and communication skills necessary to engage meaningfully with patients who experience mental illness. However, traditional lecture-based instruction often leads to fragmented knowledge and limited attitudinal change.

Purpose: This study implemented a patient-as-teacher and conducted cooperative learning model in an undergraduate course of psychiatric mental health nursing to improve students’ empathy, reduce stigma, and enhance caring competence.

Methods: A quasi-experimental design was conducted with 83 third-year nursing students enrolled in a four-year program. 42 students participated in the experiment group (patient-as-teacher learning), while 41 received conventional instruction. Validated …

Psychosocial And Media-Related Predictors Of Parental Weight Criticism Toward Children, Jihea Choi, Taeksoo Shin

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: Parental weight-related communication significantly influences children's body image and psychosocial outcomes(1,2). As digital food media such as mukbang gains popularity, concerns have emerged regarding its impact on parental weight-focused communication(3,4). This study examined psychosocial and media-related predictors of parental weight criticism toward children in Korean families.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 750 Korean parents (N=1,075 parent-child dyads) recruited through stratified sampling. Parents of children aged 8-19 years completed validated questionnaires measuring parental weight bias, mukbang viewing attitudes and time, dissatisfaction with child's body, health concern, and weight criticism. Stepwise multiple regression identified significant predictors.

Results: Participants were …

Dating Violence And Help-Seeking Among Taiwanese Young Adults: A Gender Perspective, Wen-Li Hou

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Background: Dating violence (DV) is a growing public and mental health concern among young people [1,2]. Gender-role internalization and power inequality shape both DV occurrence and help-seeking [3,4], yet Taiwan-specific qualitative evidence is limited.

Purpose: To explore DV and help-seeking among Taiwanese young adults from a gender perspective and to examine how gendered power imbalances affect coping and help-seeking behaviors.

Methods: This qualitative study used semi-structured interviews guided by the Knowledge–Attitude–Behavior (KAB) framework [5]. Nine young adults (eight women, one man; aged 19–26 years, M = 22.1) were recruited through purposive sampling. Interview transcripts were analyzed using content analysis to …

Reduced Executive Function In Older Adults With Chronic Diseases And Subjective Cognitive Decline, Cheng-Chen Chou, Yuan-Mei Liao, Jong-Ni Lin

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Background: Chronic diseases are common worldwide and are closely associated with cognitive decline. Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) refers to self-perceived worsening of memory or cognitive ability. Individuals with SCD have a two-fold higher risk of developing dementia and often experience reduced physical function, emotional problems, lower quality of life, and an increased risk of falls. However, research on cognitive function and related factors among older adults with chronic diseases who report SCD remains limited.

Purpose: To compare cognitive and executive function in older adults with chronic diseases with and without SCD, and to identify factors associated with cognitive and executive …