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Composing In Relation: Rethinking Multimodal Feedback As Rhetorical Design, Angela Laflen

Journal of Response to Writing

This qualitative study investigates how writing instructors compose feedback in multimodal digital environments, focusing on the rhetorical and relational dimensions of their design choices. Drawing on social semiotics and multimodal composition theory, the study analyzes feedback artifacts, instructor interviews, and student surveys from six first-year writing courses. Findings reveal that instructors engage in complex feedback design work across communication modes, often without formal training or shared frameworks. Instructors tended to default to text-based habits shaped by genre memory but adapted their strategies in response to communicative breakdowns and student needs. The study identifies three core themes: reliance on print-era conventions, …

Examining Automated Writing Evaluation Error Coverage In Relation To Uptake And Retention, Mohaddeseh Mehrzad, Mohammad Rahimi, Stephanie Link

Journal of Response to Writing

Despite the current widespread use of Automated Writing Evaluation (AWE) feedback, many issues regarding its efficacy still remain unresolved. Recent studies mainly focus on correctly detected errors with a lack of attention on the comprehensiveness of error detection, or error coverage. Error coverage is interesting because little is known about the capacity of AWE systems to fully detect common second language (L2) errors. It is also important to investigate the potential effect of such capacity on student uptake and retention, which are important constructs in fostering L2 writing development. To this end, the present study compared teacher feedback and AWE …

Navigating Feedback In Collaborative Writing: The Impact Of Student Backgrounds And Expectations On Transitions To New Academic And Social Spaces, Lindsey Gruber, María Fernández–Agüero

Journal of Response to Writing

This article examines how international students navigate feedback from a supervisor while working on a group writing project in a diverse English medium of instruction (EMI) bachelor’s program at a public university in Denmark, where no formalized writing or language support resources are offered in the students’ first year of instruction. Data were collected in qualitative, semi-structured interviews with 11 students who were identified through a survey of a first-year bachelor of arts cohort. Results from the survey showed that despite using a supervision model of education, few students perceived changes in feedback compared to their secondary school experiences, and …

Editors' Introduction, Betsy Gilliland, Lucie Moussu

Journal of Response to Writing

No abstract provided.

Redefining The Synoptic Gospels Problem, John Fischer

Liberty University Research Week

Once the parameters of the Synoptic Gospels are corrected, from three witnesses to three detectives, one of whom was a witness, the Synoptic Gospels problem becomes manageable. Those who support the current Synoptic Gospels Problem believe there are three witnesses, and the way Matthew, Mark, and Luke were written indicates collusion was present. The first goal would be to remind the readers that there were three researchers or detectives and not three witnesses. The only witness was Matthew. The three detectives each had their own audience, allowing them to gather information without causing collusion or at least plagiarism.

The second …

Create @ State 2026, Arkansas State University - Jonesboro

Create@State

Proceedings for 2026

Barefoot Shoes: The Effect On Health And Wellness, Rebecca Hofheinz

Liberty University Research Week

The development of footwear from the outset of civilizations and the rise in popularity associated with their use in the Roman Empire has led to the diversification of styles and uses for shoes that we see today. While the first shoes were rudimentary, they fulfilled the basic need of protecting the wearer’s feet from the various abrasive textures and temperatures of the landscapes they lived in. Those initial shoes were consistently represented by layered fabrics or leather wrapped around the feet before they then progressed further into the leather sandals that were displayed by the gladiators of the Roman age. …

Mental Health Consequences Of Climate-Related Hazards: A Us Case Study., Perseverance Nothando, Fadzai Nyarugwe, Wuraola Awosan

Liberty University Research Week

Background: The planet has warmed considerably over the past four decades, leading to more extreme weather events like floods, fires, and hurricanes. In the U.S., the number of climate-related disasters has surged, affecting approximately 1.7 billion people between 2010 and 2020. Projections suggest that by 2050, the U.S. population impacted by climate-related disasters could double, with a quarter of the population affected annually. Research indicates that 25% to 50% of people exposed to extreme weather events are susceptible to negative mental health consequences, such as anxiety and PTSD. This underscores the urgent need to address the psychological impact of climate …

Everything You Know About The Piano Is Wrong, Khuong Vo

Liberty University Research Week

The idea of treating the piano as an instrument capable of evoking the timbres of other instruments through variations in touch, articulation, and key velocity is a common practice in the collaborative pianist realm. However, solo pianists can learn from this approach to take their musical expression further. The focus of this study is Études-Tableaux, Op. 39 No. 9 in D major by Sergei Rachmaninoff, examined alongside its orchestral arrangement by Ottorino Respighi. As the final piece of Op. 39, the étude is a virtuosic showpiece characterized by dense textures, vivid imagery, and a largely unified rhythmic character. Its rich …

Perceived Coaching-Based Leadership As A Predictor Of Employee Communication Quality, Rachel Gaines

Liberty University Research Week

Effective workplace communication plays a critical role in employee engagement, collaboration, and overall organizational effectiveness. Leadership behaviors significantly influence communication climates; however, limited research has examined how coaching-based leadership specifically predicts the quality of employee communication. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study is to examine whether perceived coaching-based leadership predicts the quality of employee communication in organizational settings. Coaching-based leadership emphasizes behaviors such as reflective thinking, developmental feedback, and supportive guidance, which may foster communication environments characterized by clarity, openness, and constructive feedback. Data will be collected from approximately 100–150 working adults across sectors, including healthcare, education, and nonprofit …

Has Politics Always Been Like This?, Tyler Bernius

The Penguin Review

There are some things that I, even as someone relatively new to politics, know are not normal–the blatant disregard of the Constitution, the seemingly rapid collapse of checks and balances, and the twisting and extending of presidential powers, to name a few. What is not clear to me, however, is whether people's reactions, attitudes, and interactions towards politics have always been this way. Growing up, I imagined politicians were respectable people who worked in the best interests of our country and who, even when disagreements did arise, settled problems with structured deliberation. I assumed voters looked at politics with logic …

Transforming Patient Safety And Care Practices Through Interprofessional Education, Kaleena Ramirez, Claudia C. Tamara, Jennifer Sells, Karen Clatt, Banan Abuharb, Mary Coolbaugh-Murphy, Iris Culwell, Anca Fumurescu, Mary Gust, Lori Simmons, Delores Whiteing, Annie Koenig, Sara Martinez, Wilton Muriithi, Shaun T. Caldwell, Susan Lee, Mary Sizemore, Kimberly Ann H. Krumwiede

Advances in Cancer Education and Quality Improvement

As healthcare increasingly relies on interdisciplinary teams to deliver safe and effective care, the development of interprofessional collaboration competencies among students in health care professions has become an educational priority. In response, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center School of Health Professions integrated a longitudinal interprofessional education curriculum to foster collaborative practice readiness and prepare students for team-based interdisciplinary environments that ensure safe and patient-centered care. The curriculum was guided by the Interprofessional Education Collaborative 2016 and 2023 core competencies for interprofessional collaborative practice, reinforced with the Real Colors® Personality Instrument and Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance …

Robust Thermodynamic Analysis Of Flexible Protein-Ligand Binding Using Statistical Mechanics, Mitchell Dulaney

Create@State

Understanding how proteins bind small molecules is essential for accurate computational modeling of biological systems. However, calculating binding free energy (delta G), enthalpy (delta H), and entropy (delta S) becomes unreliable when proteins are flexible, and ligands are between multiple binding positions. This motion causes traditional computational methods to produce inconsistent thermodynamic values.

A computational workflow was implemented that included docking to predict likely binding positions, molecular dynamics simulations to sample how the protein and ligand move over time, and statistical mechanics analysis to calculate thermodynamic quantities. A new theoretical framework was developed and implemented in a custom program to …

Comparison Of Levels Of Bmi, Stress, And Depression Of Women During The Prenatal Period Relative To Their Activity Levels, Kalayna King

Create@State

This study aimed to analyze the relationships between activity levels, Body Mass Index (BMI), stress levels, and depression symptoms in obese pregnant women in Arkansas. Two separate exercise intervention studies were combined in this analysis to ultimately give a sample size of 293 pregnant women who were randomized into standard of care group (control) and an exercise group (experimental) (n = 115 and n = 178, respectively). Women in the control groups were instructed to independently continue to follow the physical activity guidelines recommended by their gynecologist, whereas the experimental groups participated in a combination of aerobic and resistance exercise …

Can Eye-Tracking Predict Survey Choices? The Case Of Financial Risk Tolerance, Sravya Kasireddy

Create@State

Financial risk tolerance is traditionally measured using self-report questionnaires which provide incomplete information.

The Silent Trigger Theory: A Predictive Behavioral Safety Framework, Yazeed Almutairi

Liberty University Research Week

This theoretical study introduces The Silent Trigger Theory, a predictive behavioral safety framework designed to identify early, often overlooked human signals that precede safety incidents. Despite advances in established safety approaches such as Behavior-Based Safety (BBS), Human and Organizational Performance (HOP), and ISO 45001 management systems, incidents continue to occur in environments where procedures, audits, and controls are fully implemented. This gap suggests a limitation in current models’ ability to capture subtle behavioral warning signs, particularly silence, emotional withdrawal, and ambiguous communication.

The Silent Trigger Theory addresses this gap through the STARC framework (Shift, Traceable, Ambiguity, Risk Link, Corrective Loop) …

A Scoping Review: The Relationship Between Mindfulness, Resilience, And Wellness For First Responders With Work Related Trauma, Gary Oliver

Liberty University Research Week

This study reviewed research that explores the relationship between mindfulness, resilience, and wellness for First Responders with work related trauma. Mindfulness has a basis firmly rooted in Buddhist psychology, and shares similar conceptual tenets with Greek philosophy, existentialism, transcendentalism, and humanism which all center around the consciousness of attention and awareness. Resilience has a variety of interpretations within the literature and is understood as a dynamic process accounting for environmental and psychosocial factors that help people survive, grow, and thrive despite adversity. Wellness, though not concretely defined, is similar to overall health which is defined by the World Health Organization …

The Algorithmic Battlefield - How Ai Is Redefining Modern Warfare, Pranav Bhatnagar Mr

Defensive Publications Series

Modern warfare has entered a phase where conflict is no longer initiated or decided solely through visible force, territorial aggression, or human-led strategy, but through the continuous operation of Artificial Intelligence systems that process intelligence, predict behavior, and influence decisions at a scale and speed beyond human comprehension, transforming the battlefield into a persistent, invisible domain where actions are shaped long before they are executed, as seen in real-world geopolitical tensions such as those between Russia and Ukraine, where cyber operations, satellite interference, and AI-assisted intelligence systems have become as critical as physical military deployments, and in the strategic competition …

Contactless Orbital Debris Shepherd (Cods), Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure, Contactless Orbital Debris Shepherd (CODS) presents a scalable, contactless orbital debris removal system using coordinated ion beam momentum transfer, photon-assisted impulse control, and deployable drag augmentation devices. The system eliminates the need for mechanical capture and enables multi-target debris mitigation through autonomous formation flight and distributed operations.

Identity-Based Encryption For Secure Agentic Ai Workflows, Niranjan M M

Defensive Publications Series

Agentic AI systems are increasingly used across platforms for autonomous networking, security operations, observability, customer support, and business process automation. These systems consist of dynamically composed chains of AI agents, tools, and human participants that exchange highly sensitive data such as network telemetry, configuration state, customer information, and AI reasoning artifacts. Traditional security mechanisms such as static access controls, certificate-based encryption, or policy-heavy approaches like attribute-based encryption, do not scale effectively in these dynamic, high-churn environments.

The proposal introduces an Identity-Based Encryption (IBE) framework specifically designed for securing agentic AI workflows. In the proposed system, each agent, tool, and workflow …

Viral Hepatitis Screening In Early Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Cancer Therapy: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Katherine Klein, Jessica Hwang, Vicente Valero, David Ramirez, Jaime Kaushik

Advances in Cancer Education and Quality Improvement

American Society of Clinical Oncology guidelines recommend screening all patients for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) before initiation of cancer therapy. Cancer patients receiving cancer therapy represent a vulnerable population, and reactivation of undetected hepatitis virus can lead to devastating consequences. At MD Anderson Cancer Center, rates of hepatitis screening for all cancer patients have been historically low. The overall aim of this quality improvement (QI) study was to increase rates of HBV and HCV screening to at least 50% in early-stage breast cancer patients before cancer therapy in the Breast Medical Oncology clinic at MD …

Tom: Treatment Outcome Monitor - A Web-Based Tool Designed Specifically For Clinics With Limited Resources, Saurabh Shashikumar Nair, Alba Kihn Alarcon, Maritza Elodia Cupil Barrios, Milton Estuardo Ixquiac Cabrera, Mynor Villeda, Joseph Steyn, Anneray Richards, Ricardo Ruggeri, Loida Orozco, Angel Velarde, Indranil Mallick, Graeme Lazarus, Christoph Trauernicht, Vicky De Falla, Tim Edwards, Johnny Inthaphone, Adenike Olanrewaju, Laurence E. Court, Joshua Niedzielski

Advances in Cancer Education and Quality Improvement

Background: Although three-fourths of cancer deaths are expected to occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) by 2030, most cancer research still comes from high-income countries. One barrier to cancer research in LMICs is lack of infrastructure for systematic data collection, including electronic medical record systems. We developed Treatment Outcome Monitor (TOM), a cloud-based tool for tracking cancer patient outcomes, designed specifically for resource-limited settings.

Methods: TOM was developed through iterative design cycles with continuous feedback from health care providers from across the world. We focused on creating a simple, web-based solution that addresses real-world challenges in resource-limited …

A Joint Effort: Accomplishments Of The Resource Center For Cannabis And Cannabinoids Research, Patrick Still, Don Stanford, Mary Paine, Nandakumara Sarma

Oxford ICSB

No abstract provided.

Harnessing Hybrid-Ai For Real-Time Phishing Detection, Justin Villa

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

Phishing attacks have evolved into a sophisticated cybersecurity threat, targeting individuals and organizations through emails, websites and social media platforms. Current detection methods rely on predefined rules and deep learning models, but they struggle to identify new and evolving phishing techniques. This research proposes an adaptive hybrid AI approach that integrates Random Forest (RF) and Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) neural networks. RF is effective for analyzing structured phishing data, while LSTM can detect patterns in sequential data, such as phishing messages. To improve accuracy and adaptability, we will incorporate adversarial training and explainable AI techniques. A key contribution of this …

Privacy Preserving Drone Authentication Framework With Blockchain, Luke Mauro, Kanchon Gharami

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

Autonomous drones have many applications including reconnaissance, surveillance, delivery, agriculture, and cinematography. However, security and privacy remain critical challenges due to vulnerabilities in wireless communication and the need to ensure airspace compliance as drones traverse multiple flight zones. While necessary for safety, these authentication techniques can compromise privacy or suffer from single points of failure. This paper proposes a decentralized, privacy-preserving authentication system using blockchain technology to authenticate drones across multiple flight zones while preserving the anonymity of the drone and its flight path. The system assigns drones unique PseudoIDs for each flight zone, which are stored and verified on …

Investigating The Effects Of Prandtl's Secondary Flows On Sco2 Heat Transfer Using Reynolds Stress Models, Christopher Bockenek

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

Heat transfer of supercritical fluids is found in a wide range of applications, including novel power cycles, electronics cooling schemes, waste heat recovery, and green HVAC designs. Among these, supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) is especially promising due to its favorable but complex thermodynamic properties near the critical point. These properties strongly influence heat transfer but are highly sensitive and uncertain, requiring further experimental and numerical research to develop accurate predictive models for engineering use. Conventional turbulence models face challenges in predicting sCO2 heat transfer accurately. Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) provides detailed insight but is limited to low-to-moderate Reynolds numbers, requires …

Robust Real-Time Uav Target Tracking With Onboard Vision-Based Yaw Controller, Rylan Malarchick

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

The rise of small, agile Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) presents a significant challenge for autonomous detection and tracking systems, especially in cluttered, real-world environments. Standard machine learning approaches are prone to failure when faced with noisy, corrupted, and high-dimensional data streams, particularly those from onboard sensors on resource constrained hardware. This work presents AIRHOUND, a UAV platform designed to address these challenges through a robust, low latency perception and controls pipeline. Our primary methodology is centered on a “yaw-to-target” capability, wherein the UAV can autonomously adjust its heading to maintain a visual lock on a given target UAV. The system …

Contract Law Of Malaysia And Indonesia: Some Basic Comparison, Sbaik M. Noor Aiam

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Abstract

Educators’ Experiences With Structured Word Inquiry For Spelling Underachievement In K–8 Students, Leah Skinner

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem addressed in this basic qualitative study was that K–8 students in the western United States continue to experience spelling underachievement despite structured literacy interventions. Grounded in Bowers and Kirby’s structured word inquiry (SWI) framework, the purpose of this study was to explore educators’ experiences implementing SWI for spelling instruction with K–8 students in the western United States. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with 16 K–8 educators with SWI experience who were selected through purposive and snowball sampling. Thematic analysis using open and axial coding resulted in six themes. Findings indicated that educators perceived SWI as an effective, …

The Impact Of Traffic On Packet Schedulers Within A Simulated Environment, Landon Mohr

Honors

Packet scheduling is a well-studied topic in networking. It determines the order in which packets leave a congested output link and therefore affects delay, jitter, throughput, and packet loss. Prior research has shown that different schedulers offer different tradeoffs, but fewer studies have examined how scheduler performance changes under defined mixed-traffic workloads. The experiment uses NS-3 to simulate a congested network with multiple traffic types, including VoIP, gaming, HTTP, streaming, and bulk transfer, and compares FIFO, Strict Priority Queuing, and FQCoDel under varying traffic profiles and queue sizes. The results show that scheduler choice affects timing-sensitive traffic much more strongly …