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Propelling Whole-Cell Biosensor Creation By Leveraging Gene Fusion To Assemble Synthetic Functional Transcription Factors For The Detection Of Biomarkers, Samuel J. Verzino

Theses and Dissertations

Biosensors are analytical devices that leverage biological modules for the detection of molecules of interest. As customizable tools designed to aid in a wide array of diagnostics, these instruments are rapidly advancing the field of synthetic biology. While varied in their construction and purpose, biosensors are ultimately concerned with converting a physicochemical stimulus into a detectable signal. Among the many existing variants, whole-cell biosensors (WCBs) stand out due to their versatility and engineering potential. WCBs are a type of biosensor in which a physiologically active cell sustains an array of biomolecular elements - receptors, transporters, regulators, etc. - capable of …

Breath, Body, And The Blank Page: An Autoethnographic Approach To Embodied Writing Practices In First-Year Writing, Kristen Garramone Hoffman

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation explores how somatic awareness and trauma-informed pedagogies can be integrated into the teaching of writing. Drawing from autoethnography and pedagogical theory, it proposes that writing is not a purely cognitive act but a deeply embodied process, one shaped by the physiological and psychological dimensions of lived experience. Using autoethnography as both method and praxis, the study centers the author’s experiences of trauma, grief, and healing to investigate how body-based practices such as breathwork, visualization, and mindfulness can support writing, particularly for students navigating stress, anxiety, or disconnection from their academic identities. Chapter One situates the research within literature …

As I Type: An Autoethnography Of Italian (Sicilian) Family Literacies Across Generations In The United States, Kailyn Nicole Giaccone

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation aims to investigate the racialization of my own family through the examination of migration and citizenship documents, primary sources, and oral histories as told by those who were present for or knew those present for events in question. Participants, including myself, were members of the same family, identified as either male or female, and ranged in age from 30 years to 80 years old. Participants were either monolingual English speakers or multilingual in English, Italian, and/or Sicilian. The methodology used to accomplish this research was autoethnography, which allowed the use of traditional database research, archival examinations of primary …

Operation Airlift Africa: American Education And The Development Of Future Leaders From British Colonies In East And Central Africa, David N. Gachigo

Theses and Dissertations

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, over 800 students from British East and Central Africa gained access to American education through Operation Airlift Africa (OAA), a visionary initiative led by Kenyan trade unionist and politician Tom Mboya. Funded by private American donors, including Senator John F. Kennedy, and supported by scholarships from U.S. institutions, the program enabled African students to attend high schools, colleges, and universities in North America, mostly in the United States. This dissertation explores the impact of OAA on educational access for colonial subjects and its role in shaping future African leadership. The study argues that …

Embracing An Online Literary Identity: How Booktok Makes Literature More Accessible, Elizabeth Kaufmann

Theses and Dissertations

In this thesis I examine conversations that occur on TikTok’s literary corner, “BookTok.” My research involves focusing on the multimodality of BookTok, following comment sections and search options, as well as analyzing the components of the videos themselves. BookTok content creators focus on these features in order to spark literary conversation in an approachable way. These influencers heavily sway the app itself and the books being recommended. Extending my research beyond BookTok influencers, this essay seeks to understand the value of influencer backing on products towards their social legitimacy. Some users on TikTok are not fans of how the algorithm …

Associations Between Psychoeducation And Measures Of Treatment Engagement In Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Shari Lieblich

Theses and Dissertations

Despite the efficacy of TF-CBT, its effectiveness is compromised by high premature dropout or attrition rates. Psychoeducation, the first component of TF-CBT, provides both a rationale for engagement in treatment and normalizes symptoms to instill hope in youth and their caregivers. This component has been minimally examined as a predictor of later-phase symptom outcomes, mostly in adult trauma treatments, with mixed results. The goal of the current study is examine the influence of psychoeducation on participation-related variables in TF-CBT. Results indicate a positive association between the percentage of sessions of with psychoeducation and attrition and negative association with percentage session …

Comparative Cost And Capacity Analysis Of Managed Service And Non-Managed Service Api Gateway Architectures On Leading Cloud Platforms, George Brown, Cormac Keogh

Academic Poster Collection

Comparative Cost and Capacity Analysis of Managed Service and Non-Managed Service API Gateway Architectures on Leading Cloud Platforms

Comparison Of Asynchronous Architectural Patterns On Aws & Gcp Using Terraform, Alan Mcgee, Mary Rose Donnelly

Academic Poster Collection

Comparison of Asynchronous Architectural Patterns on AWS & GCP Using Terraform

Winter 2025, Augustana College, Rock Island Illinois

Augustana Magazine

No abstract provided.

Where Do The 4winds Blow?: Developing 4winds Map, A Geocritical Vgi Application, Andy Trinh

Theses & ETDs

Crowdsourced neogeography and Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) applications have become popular in the realm of data aggregation, crisis management, and public policy advocacy, but its use for narrative storymapping is only now steadily increasing. New College, which has always had a complicated history, is in a unique period for alumni to share the impact New College has had on their life with other generations of alumni. 4Winds Map provides a storymapping platform to share stories in an archival and accessible manner. Research regarding design practices of data-based VGI applications is readily available, but methodology considerations of community storymapping VGI applications …

Swellseeker: A Modern, Cloud Native, And Lightweight Surf Reporting Application, Safari Svensson

Theses & ETDs

Surfing is a more popular sport and pastime now than ever before, digital reports of wave and ocean conditions known as surf reports are utilized by millions every year. With the popularity of these applications amongst the global surfing community and recent trends in modern web development surrounding cloud native and serverless applications, this thesis is meant to explore the cross-section between technology and surfing and the attempt to build an inexpensive and accessible surf reporting web app named SwellSeeker. The application utilized many modern cloud services provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS), as well as several low cost API’s …

A Life In Documents: A Case Study In Building Information Literacy Skills Through The Processing And Creation Of A Finding Aid For The Helen Fagin Archive Collection At The Jane Bancroft Cook Library, Fiona White

Theses & ETDs

This thesis covers the work done during the Dr. Helen Fagin Archival Internship Project while reflecting on the interaction of the project with information literacy skills, and how it can serve as an exercise in building said skills. The internship itself focuses on the processing of the personal collection donated to the Jane Bancroft Library by Dr. Fagin, with the primary goals being to complete the physical processing of the collection, thereby appraising, arranging, and preserving the collection, and endeavoring to work its amplification, raising awareness of and accessibility to the collection. A synthesis of these two objectives is embodied …

Patient Autonomy, Public Safety, And Drivers With Cognitive Decline, Sharona Hoffman, Cassandra Burke Robertson

Faculty Publications

With a growing elderly population, cognitive decline in drivers has become a significant public safety concern. Currently, over thirty-two million individuals who are seventy or older have driver’s licenses, and that number is growing quickly. In addition, almost ten percent of U.S. seniors (those sixty-five and older) have dementia, and an additional twenty-two percent have mild cognitive impairment. Between a quarter and a half of individuals with mild to moderate dementia still drive. As cognitive abilities such as memory, attention, and decision-making skills deteriorate, a driver's ability to operate a vehicle safely can be compromised. This not only puts the …

Practicing Intercultural Discipleship, Akali Nya

Academic Books

No abstract provided.

Principles Of Advanced Manufacturing For Engineers, Xin Zhao, Walid Asad, Subha Majumder, Chenyang Zhu

Manufacturing

No abstract provided.

What Does Npep Mean To Us?, Northwestern Prison Education Program

JCLC Online

The Northwestern Prison Education Program (NPEP) provides currently incarcerated individuals across Illinois an undergraduate education from Northwestern University. At Stateville and Logan Correctional Centers, admitted NPEP students work toward a Bachelor of Science degree, taking a full course load taught by Northwestern professors within the prisons’ walls. On November 14, 2023, the inaugural cohort of NPEP students at Stateville graduated from the program, making history as the first incarcerated students in the United States to earn a bachelor’s degree from a top ten university as ranked by U.S. News and World Report. This piece is a collection of personal reflections …

The Meaning Of Life, In Michigan: Mercy From Life Sentences Under The State Constitution, Molly Bernstein, David Shapiro

JCLC Online

Properly understood, the “cruel or unusual” punishment clause of the Michigan Constitution grants every person sentenced to life in prison a meaningful right to obtain release through rehabilitation. Today, however, Michigan has among the nation’s largest populations of people serving both formal and de facto life sentences without any meaningful possibility of release.

In 1850, Michigan revised its state constitution to prohibit “cruel or unusual punishment,” creating a contrast with the conjunctive “cruel and unusual punishments” clause of the federal Eighth Amendment. This disjunctive prohibition, which subsequent Michigan constitutional conventions retained, prohibits both “cruel” sentences and “unusual” sentences. We argue …

For Official Violence, The Devil's In The Dehumanizing Details, Rachel Kincaid

JCLC Online

In Excessive Force in Prison, Professor Sharon Dolovich tackles the shortcomings of the Eighth Amendment’s cruel and unusual punishment doctrine to govern uses of official violence against prisoners. She argues that law enforcement officers owe a duty of care and protection to incarcerated people, but that duty of care and protection is undermined by the dehumanization and demonization of prisoners. Professor Dolovich thus advocates for shifting the doctrinal standard for excessive force under the Eighth Amendment to one based on objective reasonableness, paired with jury instructions explicitly reminding jurors of incarcerated victims’ humanity. To counteract the vagaries of such an …

From Oppenheimer To Trump: An Exploration Of The American History Of Prosecution And Persecution In Classified Information Dissemination, Samuel Bevenour

JCLC Online

Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, was stripped of his security clearance before documents were properly classified and without access to exculpatory evidence in what amounted to a show trial. The modern, peace-time classification system has expanded into an arguably uncontrollable leviathan that has proven unable to be curtailed by either political party despite bipartisan support. The usage of the related Espionage Act to enforce the ever-growing secrecy state has a problematic history of being utilized in politically motivated prosecutions in which defendants still face an uphill battle to gain access to exculpatory information. These prosecutions, under the …

Public Support For War And Desertion, Joshua Delaigle

Sigma: Journal of Political and International Studies

Since the beginning of war, soldier desertion has been an issue for military leaders and the politicians supporting them. Desertion from the United States Military is defined in Title 10 of the U.S. Code Article 85 as a member of the armed forces who goes or remains absent from his or her unit or place of duty with the intent to remain away permanently (“10 U.S. Code § 885”). Desertions lessen both unit cohesion and combat readiness, potentially changing the tide of a war. For these reasons, military leaders and academic researchers have been concerned with understanding the phenomenon of …

A History Of Individuation: Aristotle, Jung, Simondon And The Vital Impulse, Sam Gould

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies Advance Publication Archive

This paper theoretically situates transformation as a biophysiological process specific to information transfer in and throughout a multicellular organism, conceptualized as the epigenesis, morphogenesis, and formation of the self in the unfolding process of individuation. The self will be ascribed, not merely as the Jungian definition of something to be realized through individuation, but rather, as a twofold operation: (a) As a conjunction within the process of individuation that extends into, as part of, the possible future process of individuation; to account for this phase in the operation of the unfolding of the self, the paper refers to Gilbert Simondon’s …

Undergraduate Catalogue 2025 - 2026, Tennessee State University

Tennessee State University Undergraduate Catalogues

No abstract provided.

The Nebraska Criminal Law Practitioner's Guide To Representing Non-Citizens In State Court Proceedings, 2025 Edition, Kevin Ruser

The Nebraska Criminal Law Practitioner's Guide to Representing Non-Citizens in State Court Proceedings

PREFACE TO THE 2025 EDITION

There have been a good deal of developments in this area since the 2023 revision to this Guide. Two are especially notable. The first is the 2024 decision by the United States Supreme Court in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, in which the Court overruled its 1984 decision in Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. Although the contours of Loper Bright are still playing out, it is clear that the level of deference given to agency interpretations of the law under Chevron is no longer appropriate. That obviously has significant implications …

Food Resource Efficiency Decision Support Hub: Workshop 1 - Summary Report, Jennifer Attard, Tracey O'Connor, Simon Patterson, Julia Lessa Feitosa Virgolino, Mina Sadeghzadeh

Publications

FRED is focused on informing policy on food waste prevention using a total food system sustainability approach.

Humboldt Geographic Issue 3

Humboldt Geographic

This collection of maps showcases the exceptional cartographic work produced by students at Cal Poly Humboldt over the past decade. At the core of the geospatial curriculum, cartography is not just a technical skill but a creative, analytical, and communicative practice that empowers students to visualize data, tell meaningful stories, and engage with the world through spatial thinking. The work featured in this journal represents various styles, formats, and topics, reflecting the rigor and innovation embedded in the department's cartographic training.

The Influence Of Generative Artificial Intelligence On Leadership: An Exploration Of Technology Professionals' Perceptions Regarding Leadership, Adaptation, And Organizational Culture In The Digital Age, Paul Thomas Herdman

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The emergence of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has introduced new complexities for organizational leadership, requiring technology professionals to adapt in real time to evolving digital tools, strategic demands, and cultural dynamics. Although prior research has examined AI’s broad influence on business processes, few studies have explored how technology leaders experience and interpret the leadership challenges and opportunities arising from GenAI. This qualitative dissertation addressed that gap by investigating the perceptions of senior technology professionals regarding GenAI’s influence on leadership roles, competencies, decision making, and organizational culture. Using Lanigan’s (1977) phenomenological method of human science, this study explored the lived experiences …

The Pittsburg Micropolitan Area Economic Report, Quarter 3, 2025, Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg Micropolitan Reports

The Pittsburg Micropolitan Area Economic Report is created by the Business and Economic Research Center (BERC) at Pittsburg State University.

Secondary Educators’ Perspectives About The Influence Of Artificial Intelligence As An Instructional Tool In Secondary Education, Frank Nuara

Selected Full Text Dissertations, 2011-

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) rapidly transforms various sectors of society, its implications for secondary education have become increasingly influential. This qualitative dissertation explores how educators in secondary education institutions on Long Island, New York, perceive the influence of Artificial Intelligence as an instructional tool. While Artificial Intelligence offers promise in enhancing lesson planning, differentiation, and teacher efficiency, as an instructional tool into the classroom. The influence of artificial intelligence as an instructional tool also raises significant questions related to student engagement, cognitive development, educational equity, and teacher preparedness. The purpose of this study was to examine these perceptions in order …

Team Teaching As Honors Faculty Professional Development, Richard Badenhausen

National Collegiate Honors Council Monographs: Chapters

Discusses how team teaching may serve as professional learning and development for honors faculty in higher education and why it is valuable to frame it as such.

An Edifying Honors Collaboration, Rebecca C. Bott-Knutson, Jonathan D. Kotinek, Hedi M. Appel, Joy L. Hart, Paul Knox, Andrea Radasanu, Daniel M. Roberts, Timothy J. Nichols, Leigh E. Fine, William L. Ziegler, Mary Bryk, Susan Sumner, Rachael Budowle, Kaetlyn Cordingly, Graham E. Bastian, Noah Roerig, Adam Stroud, Keith Garbutt

National Collegiate Honors Council Monographs: Chapters

In this chapter, we describe how one honors collaborative was formed, how it functions, and how it continues to evolve. For members of this collaborative, it has been an extraordinary professional journey with edifying impacts as we have been instructed, improved, and enlightened by our involvement.

Our collaborative emerged as a space to engage with colleagues across the nation with the common goal of better preparing honors students to tackle the grand challenges we face as a society (Appel et al., 2023). It comprises a network of honors leaders from 14 universities representing a variety of land-grant, Historically Black Colleges …