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Book Reviews, John G. Jones, James J. Cooke

Journal of Mississippi History

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(Un)Supervised Translation: How Fans Fill In The Gaps In Visual Novel Localization, Sara Raffel, Mónica G. González Burgos

ELO (un)supervised 2026

A translator must consider multiple cultural contexts when translating a work of electronic literature; no longer concerned only with the text, they might need to examine images, platform, interactivity, and the code itself. As identified by Przbyszewska, translating works of e-lit can require attention to the code and platform of a work, with the extent dictated by “the interaction inherent in the semantics of the text” (28). Meanwhile, Marecki and Montfort differentiate e-lit translation from its traditional literary counterpart because the translator is no longer “invisible” where e-lit is involved (90). This presentation extends this discussion of e-lit translation to …

Collaborative Healthcare: Advancing Interprofessional Practice & Education, Volume 16, Number 2, Spring/Summer 2026

Collaborative Healthcare: Interprofessional Practice, Education and Evaluation (JCIPE)

In this Issue:

• From the Editors
• What Does It Take to Truly Improve Black Maternal Health from an Interprofessional Lens?
• Spotlight on an Interprofessional Clinical Team
• Meet an IPE/IPCP Faculty Champion
• Meet an IPE/IPCP Student Champion

System And Method For Tracking And Identifying The Source Of Refractory Inclusions In Metal Products, Don Allen Doutre, Philip Meslage, Patrick Pouly, John Robert Buster Mccallum

Defensive Publications Series

Refractory inclusions caused by the degradation of materials used in the handling, filtration, flow control, and processing of molten metals, especially aluminum, are a persistent challenge that conventional analytical techniques struggle to trace. Refractory inclusions are a non-metallic particle or fragment that originates from the degradation or erosion of refractory materials used to line and contain molten metals, which subsequently becomes entrained in metal products and can lead to defects or compromised material properties. Refractory applications may be used in a range of processing and fluid-handling systems, including using grid plates in the bottom of deep bed filters that act …

Method And Apparatus For Digital Identity Construction Using Graph-Based Similarity Analysis, Karanjit Saha, Riddhi Banerjee

Defensive Publications Series

A method for digital identity construction includes extracting, by a processor, information related to a plurality of users or entities from one or more data sources. The method includes creating a plurality of tables to organize the extracted information. The method includes constructing a connected component graph based on the created plurality of tables, wherein the connected component graph is a single-dimensional graph. The method includes splitting the single-dimensional connected component graph into a multi-dimensional graph and converting the multi-dimensional graph into a vector data structure. The method includes comparing vectors of the vector data structure to identify similarity and …

Dynamic Cascades In Hyper-Connected Geopolitical Systems: Quantifying Attrition Wave Mechanics And Resonance Stabilization Paths Toward Type 1 Civilizational Metrics, Christopher L. Eckes

Defensive Publications Series

Modern global security architectures behave not as isolated friction points, but as a fluid, hyper-connected ecosystem. When a high-friction decision or structural error occurs within a single systemic node, it generates a kinetic wave that propagates throughout the entire network, building destructive momentum as it strikes secondary institutional vulnerabilities. This paper introduces a rigorous, quantitative framework for mapping these interconnected crises.

By defining an 18-Month Continuous Friction Engine and deploying object-oriented system dynamics modeling, we evaluate how global stability degrades when states systematically trade technical and operational merit for ideological compliance. We anchor our wave mechanics calculations in empirical, real-world …

Coaching One's Own Child: An Ethnographic Study Of Parent-Coach Experiences In Youth Sport, Dr. Sandra Alspach, Dr. Jon Coles

Findings in Sport, Hospitality, Entertainment, and Event Management

Over 27 million children in the United States are playing youth sports.  Many of those youth are being coached by their own parent. Although this phenomenon is commonplace, little research has been done to study how parent-coaches balance their dual roles.  To better understand communication, roles, and relationship dynamics in youth sports environments, this study examined the experiences of parent-coaches and their athlete children. There were two ethnographic investigations. In the first, 76 participants (34 parent-coaches and 42 child-athletes) ranging from age 8 to age 80 participated in semi-structured Zoom interviews. Personal networks and snowball sampling were used to invite …

“What Is Our Brand?” Examining The Indiana State University Athletics Rebrand, Matt Blaszka, Patrick T. Walsh, Craig Morehead

Findings in Sport, Hospitality, Entertainment, and Event Management

Rebranding in sports has become commonplace as teams try to modernize their brand. Often, rebrands are viewed negatively by fans, particularly immediately following the rebrand. However, less is known about the impact of rebranding over time. In this case study, the Indiana State University athletics rebrand was explored three years after the initial launch. A total of 189 participants representing student-athletes, alumni, donors, faculty, and staff were asked open-ended questions on their feelings toward the rebrand. Four different themes emerged. The two positive themes were: modern logo, wordmark, and font, as well as public perception. The two negative themes were …

Listening To Learn: Preservice Teachers’ Voice On What Matters Most In Their University Preparation Programs, David Wolff, Scott Klimek, Elizabeth Y. Dale

The Interactive Journal of Global Leadership and Learning

This study explores the perspectives of preserviceteacher candidates on the topics in education they perceive as the most important and urgent as they prepare for their first year of teaching. Utilizing quantitative methodology, the study aims to identify and prioritize educational topics sixty (n = 60) preservice teacher candidates believed were critical to their professional development. Participants are asked to rate the topics based on two criteria: urgency and importance. Each topic is rated on a scale from 0 to 5, where 0 indicated unfamiliarly with the topic, 1 indicated low urgency or importance, and 5 indicates high urgency …

Collaborating With Our Ai Research Companion: Exploring The Use Of Microsoft Copilot To Conduct Inductive And Deductive Coding In Qualitative Research, David Wolff, Melissa Wolff, Mark Diacopoulos

The Interactive Journal of Global Leadership and Learning

Higher Education faculty balance time in teaching, scholarship, and service, along with many other duties in their roles (Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections, 2024). In our efforts to be stewards of our time and craft, faculty look for ways to be more efficient in these areas. With the increase of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in our personal and professional lives, this paper discusses the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI), Microsoft Copilot, as an analytic tool in the qualitative data analysis process. Qualitative data was collected from transcripts of recorded meetings and an online journal that included text and …

Embedding Evaluation For Continuous Improvement In A Cohort-Based Doctoral Residency Model: Evidence From An Ed.D. Program, Monica J. Weir

The Interactive Journal of Global Leadership and Learning

The Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership Program at Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) includes two required summer residency weeks that serve as signature components of the doctoral experience. Given their central role in supporting academic milestones and scholarly community, program faculty have embedded systematic evaluation into residency design to support continuous improvement. This article describes a multi-phase, utilization-focused evaluation framework examining residency preparation, implementation, and participant experience. The evaluation designer collaborated with program faculty to design pre- and post-residency week instruments that elevate doctoral student voice and support faculty-led reflection. Preliminary findings indicated strong value placed on peer …

Building Minnesota's Teacher Workforce From Within: Policy Recommendations To Expand Grow Your Own Teacher Pathways In Minnesota, Jennifer Maras

The Interactive Journal of Global Leadership and Learning

Minnesota faces persistent teacher shortages driven by declining enrollment in teacher preparation programs, high early-career attrition, retirements, demographic shifts, and barriers to entering the profession. Traditional recruitment efforts alone are insufficient to meet the state's long-term workforce needs. This white paper proposes Grow Your Own (GYO) teacher pathways as a sustainable workforce development strategy that cultivates future educators from within Minnesota's own schools and communities. Rather than relying primarily on external recruitment, GYO initiatives intentionally develop local talent by creating accessible pathways for high school students, paraprofessionals, career changers, and community members to become licensed teachers.

Grounded in current workforce …

Breaking The Mold: An Examination Of Student Perceptions With Faculty-Led Native American Student Research Experiences, Caitlin A. Johnson

The Interactive Journal of Global Leadership and Learning

In recent years, Native American students in Minnesota have experienced the state’s widest equity gap. In response, a faculty advisor guided students through an immersive Indigenous research experience using the medicine wheel as a learning model focused on culturally relevant topics. Culturally relevant teaching uses methods and techniques that are building from a student’s interests, values, and strengths helps them to have a more meaningful educational experience by connecting home with school (Gay, 2000). Grounded in culturally relevant teaching theory, this approach connects students’ lived experiences to academic learning, making the exploration of equity gaps particularly meaningful for Indigenous students …

Provocable Forgiveness In Noisy Brand--Consumer Systems:An Agent-Based Study Of Repeated Interaction, Tahere Ahmadiyan, Hamidreza Navidi, Behbod Keshavarzi

Northeast Journal of Complex Systems (NEJCS)

Repeated brand--consumer exchange is often treated as a managerial problem of loyalty, recovery, and trust. It can also be read as a small complex system: many local decisions about cooperation, retaliation, and forgiveness accumulate into market-level selection. This study uses that perspective to examine which relational rules survive when communication is imperfect. Eight canonical Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma strategies are translated into marketing archetypes and evaluated through round-robin tournaments, a six-level noise sweep, proportional-fitness ecological dynamics, and finite-population Moran invasion tests. The tournament leaderboard is calculated without same-strategy self-play, so that reported payoffs reflect inter-archetype competition rather than homogeneous self-coordination. At …

An Agent-Based System For Optimizing Webpage Content For Automated Information Retrieval, Lenord Melvix

Defensive Publications Series

A challenge may arise for automated information retrieval systems, such as generative artificial intelligence applications, when parsing webpages designed primarily for human visual consumption, potentially leading to incomplete or inaccurate responses to user queries. To address this, systems and methods can employ a multi-agent framework to optimize webpage content. The system can parse a webpage, generate a set of potential user queries, and identify informational gaps by determining which queries are not answered by the page's existing content. A business representative can then provide verified answers for these gaps, which an agent can programmatically embed into the webpage's source code …

Dynamic Transaction Authorization Using Continuous Analysis Of Tokenized Behavioral Data, Sree Sitamahalakshmi Moguluru

Defensive Publications Series

Static, point-in-time transaction validation methods may be susceptible to in-session fraud, such as account takeovers, and can impose friction on legitimate users. To support continuous transaction authorization, systems and methods can analyze tokenized behavioral data. On a user device (e.g., a smartphone, smart watch, or wearable device), hardware sensors can capture behavioral data that is converted into privacy-preserving tokens before transmission to a server. A server-side infrastructure may use these tokens to build a real-time behavioral model for a session. During a transaction, this model can be compared to a user's historical baseline to compute a dynamic confidence score. This …

Delegate Framework For Decoupling Navigation Ui Generation And Layout, Rakhi Parekh, Pratyush Kshirsagar, Leo Hourvitz, Nick Demeuse, Kaitlyn Christensen, Aakanksha Parameshwar, Tingting Li, Mitil Jawale

Defensive Publications Series

The integration of a navigation software development kit (SDK) into a third-party application can present challenges related to the coupling of user interface (UI) element generation and layout logic, which may result in spatial conflicts and layout inflexibility. Systems and techniques are described for a delegate framework that can decouple UI generation from its placement. In this framework, a navigation SDK may manage the navigation state and, upon detecting a state change, can generate immutable state objects containing UI views or associated data. These objects may be passed to a delegate implemented by the host application, which can then be …

A Case Of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate (Nmda) Autoimmune Encephalitis In A 34-Year-Old Man Thought To Have Schizophrenia, Riyad Amin, Michael Wilson, Morgan Koontz, Khawaja Omar

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives

Background: N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) autoantibody encephalitis is a rare autoimmune condition affecting approximately 1.5 per million people per year [1]. It predominantly occurs in young women and is often associated with tumors, particularly teratomas [3]. The diagnosis is aided by testing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or serum for NMDA receptor antibodies along with careful evaluation of symptoms. Misdiagnosis is common, as its symptoms can mimic other more prevalent conditions, such as upper respiratory illnesses or psychiatric disorders like acute psychosis or schizophrenia.

Case Report: We present the case of a 34-year-old man who was initially incarcerated and subsequently developed decreased communication and …

Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates During Hospitalization Via Resident Education Intervention: A Hospital-Based Quality Improvement Project In A Teaching Community Hospital, Shun Nakahara, Takahiko Tsutsumi, Masaru Kurihara

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives

Background: Pneumococcal vaccination coverage among eligible adults in Japan remains suboptimal. This gap may be partly attributable to insufficient physician and patient education, as well as limited coordination in delivery of preventive care. Therefore, we conducted a hospital-based quality improvement project combining resident education with system-level workflow modifications to enhance pneumococcal vaccination rates.

Methods: A single-center quality improvement study was conducted at a teaching community hospital in Japan, comparing outcomes between pre-intervention and intervention periods. The intervention included resident education, patient educational materials, integration of vaccination status into admission documentation, discharge checklists, and weekly reminders. The primary outcome was the …

Cipropad Learning Model To Improve Elementary School Students’ Hots In Geometry, Ria J. Salman, Heris Hendriana, Masta Hutajulu

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

The latest digital technology developments demand innovative learning models that are able to integrate active learning approaches, problem-solving, and digital collaborative platforms. This study aims to develop a CIPROPAD (Circuit Learning, Problem-Based-Learning, Padlet) learning model designed to improve students' HOTS. This study uses the Borg and Gall R&D method which includes the stages of needs analysis, model design, initial product development, expert validation, limited trials, revisions, and field trials. The research subjects consisted of 74 elementary school students divided into experimental and control groups. The research instruments used included expert validation sheets, HOTS tests, student activity observation sheets, and student …

The Significance Of Medical Terminology In The Arabic 111 Course At King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University For Health Sciences (Ksau-Hs): An Analytical Pragmatic Study, Nuwair Abdullah Khalaf Al-Anzi

UB Journal for Humanities

Medical terminology in the “Arab 111” curriculum varies in its use within the educational context, which may affect students’ comprehension and understanding. Therefore, this study seeks to examine the suitability of these terms from a pragmatic perspective and their relationship to the effectiveness of scientific communication. Medical terminology possesses multiple contextual dimensions and is not confined solely to the scientific context among physicians, patients, and society. Pragmatics thus focuses on the way these terms are employed in everyday communication, since their circulation requires simplification to suit non-specialists. Moreover, misunderstanding medical terminology may lead to errors in diagnosis or treatment, making …

A Holistic Perspective On (In)Formal English Learning Through Mobile Apps, Gamification, And Virtual And Augmented Reality, Ahmed Abdullah Ahmed Alshehri

UB Journal for Humanities

Using digital tools such as Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL), Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and gamification has remodeled language learning. Despite their advances and integration into language programs, gaps remain in personalization, accessibility, and skill development. This study aims to explore the impact of such tools on language learning outcomes in formal and informal settings, with a focus on mobile Apps, VR/AR, and gamification. A mixed-method approach was employed, interconnecting quantitative surveys with 150 participants and qualitative interviews. The former was used to assess tool usage, motivation, and proficiency, and the latter (qualitative data dealt …

Profiling Students’ Academic Language Readiness For English‑Medium Instruction In Saudi Higher Education, Hanan Sarhan Alsubaiai

UB Journal for Humanities

Saudi universities have been rolling out English‑Medium Instruction (EMI) at a fast pace. But no standardized and validated instrument currently exists to assess students’ readiness. The present study developed the Academic Language Readiness Test (ALRT), administered it to undergraduate students, and determined the score cut-offs distinguishing those who are Ready, Borderline, and those who are Not Ready. A crosssectional, multisite quantitative design was employed with 712 undergraduate students from seven colleges at Bisha University. The ALRT measured four subskills: academic listening, academic reading, academic vocabulary and grammar, and academic study skills (notetaking and visual data interpretation). Psychometric analysis combined Classical …

How Rude?: Prohibitions On Insults And Abuse In International Human Rights Complaint Proceedings, Lisa Reinsberg

Northwestern Journal of Human Rights

May international human rights mechanisms close their doors to individuals who insult their members or Member States? Several do so, but the basis, scope, and impact of such rejections remain mostly unexamined. This article maps the relevant practices of regional and United Nations human rights bodies and compares them to other courts’ responses to contempt of court or vexatious litigation, to understand whether this admissibility criterion is a proper application of the prohibition on abuse of the right of petition or a legitimate exercise of a human rights body’s inherent powers. Three approaches emerge: ignore, balance, and punish. While the …

The Lived Experiences Of The Flint Water Crisis And Its Psychological Effects, Joe W. Glenn

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The Flint, Michigan, water crisis of 2014, with lead contamination of drinking water, adversely affected predominantly Black, socioeconomically disadvantaged residents. However, no research has investigated residents’ experiences, especially their trust in local and state government leaders. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of the Flint water crisis and its psychological effects. Rawls’s theory of justice provided the framework for the study. Three research questions guided this qualitative descriptive phenomenological study. Information from eight Flint residents was collected through semi-structured interviews. Data analysis followed Giorgi’s descriptive phenomenological steps. Five strong themes emerged: understanding individual perceptions, views …

General And Special Education Teachers’ Experiences With The Implementation Of Inclusive Education, Katie Chardoussin

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Some elementary special education and general education teachers in New Jersey struggle to implement inclusion programs. The purpose of this study was to explore special and general education teachers’ experiences with the challenges they encountered teaching in inclusion classrooms. The conceptual framework for this study was Anderson’s ecology of inclusive education, which highlighted the importance of students having meaningful relationships with their peers. For this basic qualitative design, semistructured interviews were conducted with 19 participants, of whom eight were special education teachers, and 11 were general education teachers. Through inductive coding, the following three themes emerged: Special education and general …

How Female Leaders Perceive The Influence Of Gender On Career Advancement In The Indonesian Construction Industry, Jadeviput Suwanarat

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Women who work in leadership positions in the construction industry in Indonesia face gender related challenges. Grounded in Acker’s theory of gendered organizations, this qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological study examined how women leaders experience and interpret gender-related workplace challenges. I collected data through semistructured interviews with nine women leaders in the Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Area and analyzed the data using the modified van Kaam method. Manual coding produced seven emergent themes. Key findings showed that gender inequality is embedded in organizational culture, policies, and everyday practices rather than occurring as isolated incidents. Women leaders reported heightened scrutiny, the need to continually …

Higher Education Faculty’S Perceptions On Generative Artificial Intelligence Use In Teaching And Learning Practices, Inez Mitchell

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem that was addressed through this study is that higher education (HE) faculty are challenged to integrate generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in their teaching and learning practices. Grounded in Mishra and Koehler’s technological, pedagogical and content knowledge framework and Knowles’ theory of andragogy, the purpose of this study was to explore HE faculty’s perceptions on their content, andragogical, and technological knowledge and their instructional strategies used in integrating GenAI. For this basic qualitative design, semistructured interviews were conducted with nine HE faculty who self-identified as having at least 3 years of teaching and GenAI usage experience from across the …

Overcoming Igf1r-Mediated Resistance To Oncolytic Hsv1 And Radiotherapy Via Triple Combination Therapy, Alexandra A Miller, Min-Hye Noh, Jin Muk Kang, Jiyeon Kim, Lily Nguyen, Amanda S Kouaho, Grace Nguyen, Minxin Huang, Stephanie M Bean, Joshua Davis, Matthew P Mullarkey, Sunil Krishnan, Zhongming Zhao, E Antonio Chiocca, Tae Jin Lee, Ji Young Yoo

The Brown Foundation: Institute of Molecular Medicine

FDA-approved oncolytic herpes simplex virus-1 (oHSV) therapy has emerged as a promising viro-immunotherapy for solid tumors. However, tumor- and tumor microenvironment (TME)-associated adaptations following viral treatment, such as feedback immune suppression, neoangiogenesis, and enhanced tumor aggressiveness, often hinder complete tumor eradication. A deeper understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying resistance to oHSV is crucial to enhancing its clinical impact. We recently discovered that oHSV induces Insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) secretion, shaping an immunosuppressive TME. Similarly, radiotherapy (RTx) activates the IGF1/IGF1R and YAP1 signaling pathways, further promoting therapeutic resistance. In this study, we investigated how oHSV-induced Insulin-like growth factor 1 …

Blended Learning Development In Mongolian K-12 Education: A Systematic Review And Psychometric Study Of Teacher Readiness, Batbold Bukhchuluun

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation examines blended learning (BL) in Asian K-12 education through a systematic review and an empirical validation study in Mongolia. The first study reviews peer-reviewed K-12 BL research published between 2000 and 2024 using PRISMA procedures. We analyzed 42 studies to identify publication trends, geographic representation, BL model adoption, articulation of physical and pedagogical design layers, implementation challenges, and reported outcomes. Findings indicate that BL research is concentrated in a limited number of countries, frequently employs flipped learning models, and often lacks detailed pedagogical specification. Common challenges include infrastructure limitations, teacher preparedness, and institutional support. The second study adapts …