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Omoiyari In The Performance Of American Learners Of Japanese: An Analysis Of Second Culture Compilation And Pragmatic Transfer, Shizuka Fukuo

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis examines omoiyari (consideration for others) as a Japanese cultural theme by examining how it is enacted by native Japanese speakers and American learners of Japanese during an invitation scenario. L2 learners' incorporation of the target culture's linguistic and behavioral norms is essential to fully participate in ways that read as natural in that culture. However, relatively little research has examined the extent to which L2 learners are able to enact culturally embedded norms in L2 interaction. Furthermore, little attention has been paid to explaining the cultural theme of omoiyari as it is enacted in an invitation role-play provides …

Representing Post-Fire Reality: An Empirically Informed Temperature Index Approach To Post-Fire Hydrologic Modeling In Oregon's Western Cascades, Logan Hastings

Dissertations and Theses

The invaluable water resources stored in snowpack face mounting threats from rising temperatures, drought, shifts in precipitation regimes, and increased fire frequency, which pose challenges to operational hydrologic modeling in Oregon's sensitive maritime snowpacks. The gridded temperature index (GTI) approach in operational models like the Hydrological Engineering Center's Hydrologic Modeling System (HEC-HMS) from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers remains in common use for its minimal data requirements, but how GTI parameterizations should adapt to post-fire conditions is largely unknown.

This research assessed the impact of the 2020 Lionshead Fire on HEC-HMS performance in the North Santiam River basin across …

Finding A Voice In Uk Academic Psychiatry: Perceived Barriers And Facilitators To Engagement Among Indian International Medical Graduates, Madeleine Dale, Magdalini Moraitou, Deepika Sharma, Sridevi Sira Mahalingappa, Shweta Mittal, Vatsal Zapadia, Paraskevi Triantafyllopoulou, Samuel J. Tromans, Dinesh Bhugra, Rohit Shankar

Peninsula Medical School

BackgroundAcademic psychiatry in the UK is in a precarious situation with diminished academic to clinical posts. There has been a growing reduction in psychiatrists engaged in academia in the last 25 years. This has coincided with increased growth of International Medical Graduates (IMG) working in UK psychiatry. IMGs may face unique barriers to involvement in research, which may contribute to the academic gap. IMGs from India form the largest minoritised ethnic group among UK psychiatrists. This study explores interest in and perceived barriers and facilitators to academic engagement among IMGs of Indian origin working in psychiatry in the UK.MethodsA questionnaire …

Bidirectional Eeg Neurofeedback Of Sensorimotor Beta Oscillations Reveals Asymmetric Modulation And Strategy-Dependent Learning, Krithika Anil, Stephen Hall, Jennifer Freeman, Jonathan Marsden, Giorgio Ganis

Peninsula Medical School

EEG-based neurofeedback (ENF) may be utilised as an intervention for improvement of motor performance in Parkinson's movement impairment. This exploratory study aimed to determine the ability of healthy participants to bidirectionally modulate sensorimotor beta power using ENF in real time and examine learning trends. The protocol trained participants to increase and decrease the amplitude of their individual beta power over C3 using a double-blind sham-controlled and within-subjects design. Fifteen healthy participants completed the study (mean age = 38.9, SD = 14.9, age range = 20–66; nine female and six male). Thirteen participants successfully decreased beta activity, three participants successfully increased …

The C3-C3ar Axis Modulates Trained Immunity In Alveolar Macrophages, Alexander P Earhart, Rafael Aponte Alburquerque, Marick Starick, Lorena Garnica, Ayse Naz Ozanturk, Rahul Kumar Maurya, Xiaobo Wu, Jeffrey Haspel, Hrishikesh S Kulkarni, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Complement protein C3 is crucial for immune responses in mucosal sites such as the lung, where it aids in microbe elimination, and enhances inflammation. While trained immunity - enhanced secondary responses of innate immune cells after prior exposure - is well-studied, the role of the complement system in trained immune responses remains unclear. We investigated the role of C3 in trained immunity and found that alveolar macrophage (AM)

Enhancing Hiv Knowledge And Resource Awareness Among Chief Nursing Officers, Susan Louise Cooper Bailey

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a significant public health concern in rural communities, where limited specialty care, geographic isolation, transportation barriers, and stigma may delay testing and entry into care. The Texas Panhandle is a geographically expansive rural region served by rural hospitals with limited resources. Although area HIV services are available, they are inconsistently utilized. Although chief nursing officers (CNOs) influence practice and care coordination, knowledge gaps regarding HIV guidelines, prevention strategies, and regional resources may limit identification, referral, and continuity of care. The purpose of this doctor of nursing practice (DNP) project was to determine whether a targeted …

Development And Usability Assessment Of A Health Education Conversational Agent For Patients With Gastric Cancer: Action Research Study, Yichen Kang, Yamin Yan, Tianxiao Wang, Zhenghong Yu, Yan Hu, Zhixun Wang, Jiyang Zhang, Jos M Latour, Yuxia Zhang

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Background:To provide patients with gastric cancer with adequate health education information for effective overall management is crucial, while traditional manners exposed certain challenges. Conversational agents have increasingly been adopted for health care use to provide innovative solutions for patient education.Objective:This study aimed to develop a health education embodied conversational agent to focus on gastric cancer disease using an action research approach and test its accuracy, usability, and user experience among patients and other related stakeholders.Methods:The AI-guided conversational agent was developed based on the OpenMEDLab 2.0 foundation model and the Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architecture. A 4-phase action research approach was adopted …

The Parthenon, September 10, 2026, Trista Honaker, Davina Snyder, Soleil Woolard, Alana Romero Lozano, Claire Johnson, Hannah Anderson, Tally Mamula

The Parthenon

No abstract provided.

The Evolution Characteristics Of Gas Pressure Around Coal Seam Directional Long Extraction Boreholes With Nonlinear Extraction Negative Pressure, Zhang Qi, Jia Jinlong, Li Zhiguo, Zhang Longgang, Qin Zhengyuan, Zhang Weizhong, Li Jin

Journal of Sustainable Mining

Nonlinear pressure of coal seam gas in the directional borehole and surrounding areas affects extraction efficiency. A multi-field coupling numerical model, including gas desorption, diffusion, fracture seepage, and borehole extraction, is developed for the No. 3 coal seam of the GJH mine. Using the numerical simulation method of control variables, extraction was developed to investigate the nonlinear evolution of axial pressure gradients in directional long borehole and the spatiotemporal response characteristics of gas pressure. Results show that coal seam seepage pressure exhibits a nonlinear radial gradient attenuation around the borehole, evolving through rapid pressure change, stabilization, and slow adjustment. The …

Policy Discourse On A Three-Term Presidency Ahead Of The 2024 Elections: A Narrative Policy Framework Analysis, Ahmad Syukri, Ridho Al-Hamdi

Jurnal Politik

This study examines competing narratives surrounding the proposal to extend the presidential term limit to three terms in the period leading up to the 2024 General Election, using the Narrative Policy Framework (NPF). The study employed a qualitative case study design based on 136 news articles published by five national online media outlets between January 2022 and April 2024. The unit of analysis was direct quotations from policy actors that addressed the three-term presidential discourse. Data were analyzed using NVivo 12 Plus through deductive and inductive coding based on four NPF elements: setting, characters, plot, and the moral of the …

Ravenswood Answers The Call, 1934, Advocate Health - Midwest

Historical Documents - Combined

Ravenswood Hospital, Chicago, IL: This Ravenswood Hospital brochure outlines the hospital's history and importance to the community. It serves as an advertisement to request support and donations from the community.

Ravenswood Hospital And Its Community, 1951, Advocate Health - Midwest

Historical Documents - Combined

Ravenswood Hospital, Chicago, IL: This booklet discusses the history of of the Ravenswood community in Chicago as well as the Ravenswood Hospital from its beginning in 1907 up to 1951 when this was published.

Raven 1953, Advocate Health - Midwest

Historical Documents - Combined

Ravenswood Hospital, Chicago, IL: Published by and for the Ravenswood Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association. Includes hospital news and alumnae doings, a nurse and doctor directory, births, marriages, obituaries.

The Raven 1952, Advocate Health - Midwest

Historical Documents - Combined

Ravenswood Hospital, Chicago, IL: The Raven, Journal of the Ravenswood Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association, February 1952 to March 1953 is published by and for the Ravenswood Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association. Includes hospital news and alumnae doings, a nurse and doctor directory, births, marriages, obituaries.

Catalytic Integrated Molten-Salt Fast Reactor & Fuel Recovery System (Cimfr-1.0) —, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

CIMFR-1.0 is a self-contained, open-hardware chemical processing unit that converts clean, post-consumer polyolefin plastics (Polyethylene [PE] and Polypropylene [PP]) into drop-in industrial fuels: C5-C12 gasoline-cut hydrocarbons (target: 91+ RON) and low-sulfur off-road diesel (target: <15 ppm sulfur).

The system uses a two-stage thermal/catalytic pathway grounded in published research from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), which demonstrated that AlCl3-containing molten salts convert polyolefins into gasoline-range branched C6-C12 alkanes at temperatures below 170°C via Lewis-acid carbenium ion chemistry — without noble metal catalysts or an external hydrogen source. This is not standard thermal pyrolysis (450°C-600°C). It is low-temperature catalytic depolymerization followed by vapor-phase zeolite upgrading. …

Novelty Gate Defensive Pub, David Lee Wise, Avan Claude A.C.I

Defensive Publications Series

An automated system that derives a technical result can verify that the result is correct and cannot, by the same means, verify that it is new. Proof assistants, unit tests and numerical cross-checks all terminate on correctness. Novelty is not a property of the artifact; it is a property of the artifact's relation to a corpus, and it therefore requires a separate check against a separate object. This disclosure describes a method for performing that second check, the canonicalization step that makes it possible, and the corpus-side conditions under which it works. The method was derived from a measured …

The Unified System Resampling Manifold: Bridging September 2026 Experimental Crises Via Substrate Phase Residue And Conformal Extension Loops, Christopher L. Eckes

Defensive Publications Series

This paper formalizes Paper 155 to construct a rigorous cross-disciplinary bridge between five discrete breakthrough vectors observed in early September 2026: (1) the massive multi-agent AI swarm mapping of the Navier-Stokes smooth existence problem, (2) macroscopic quantum gravity atomic superposition measurements, (3) sub-Landauer limit magnetic memory switching states, (4) synthetic protein self-assembly on van der Waals substrates, and (5) the direct experimental confirmation of the atomic Migdal Effect. Rather than treating these milestones as disconnected successes of competing models, we deploy the Dimensionally Extended Holographic Projection (DEHP) model to show they are parallel observable consequences of a single underlying architecture: …

Resolution Of The Grb 221009a Anomaly Via Conformal Metric-Shift Mechanics, Continuous Vacuum Strain, And High-Frequency Surface Acoustic Streaming Boundary Layer Modulation, Christopher L. Eckes

Defensive Publications Series

This paper formalizes Paper 154 within the Unified Cosmological Substrate Equations (UCSE) and Dimensionally Extended Holographic Projection (DEHP) frameworks to resolve the dual anomalies of the 300-TeV photon detected from gamma-ray burst GRB 221009A. Standard 3D physics requires ad-hoc, untestable additions—such as axion-like particles (ALPs) and Lorentz Invariance Violation (LIV)—to account for why this extreme energy packet survived a 2-billion-light-year transit through intergalactic starlight and arrived one hour later than its lower-energy counterparts.

By stripping away modern academic tribalism and separating the foundational 2D phase fluid substrate (z=0) from emergent 3D geometric projections (z>0), we prove that the 300-TeV …

The Agentic Framework For Iterative Pose And Semantic Correction In Virtual Try-On, Bhushan Garware, Darshan Barapatre, Anibha Athalye

Defensive Publications Series

Virtual try-on (VTO) systems using generative models can be a challenge. To address this, an agentic framework can evaluate and correct errors in generated VTO images. The framework may operate as an iterative feedback loop, where a multimodal evaluation module can analyze an image for pose and semantic discrepancies. Based on the analysis, a routing system can direct the task to a targeted corrective pathway, such as a full structural regeneration or a localized semantic repair, guided by a dynamic prompt engine. This iterative process of evaluation and targeted correction may continue until a set of criteria is met, providing …

Battery Aging Budget Controller For Ai Meeting Features During Notebook Collaboration Sessions, Hp Inc

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes a controller for AI-enabled notebook computers that reduces predicted battery aging during video collaboration sessions without relying solely on a coarse system-wide battery-saver policy. The controller detects an active collaboration session, identifies active AI meeting features, and maintains both a session-level battery aging budget and a feature-level battery aging ledger. Using battery, thermal, processor, feature, and meeting-state telemetry, the controller estimates the incremental aging contribution and current importance of each feature, then selectively maintains, reduces, defers, migrates, or disables individual features. Unlike conventional power-saving approaches, the controller dynamically reallocates an aging budget among AI meeting features to …

Method Of Blockchain Integration To Secure A Digital Twin, Hp Inc

Defensive Publications Series

In a previous disclosure AI based twin assistants offered in poly rooms was patented. This disclosure builds upon the previous disclosure to protect the ability to tokenize a twin assistant in order to control access to assistants and even allow the exchange of crypto currencies for features of AI based digital twins. When assistants are tokenized they are able to be paid for to join meetings, and even enable companies to own digital assistants that are of a certain quality level. In this similar method, digital twins can be stored in wallets so even specialized workers with specific niche knowledge …

King Faisal University's Personal Data Protection Framework: An Analysis Of Saudi Regulatory Guidelines, Mohammed Ali Alghamdi

Scientific Journal of King Faisal University: Humanities and Management Sciences

Saudi Arabia's Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) and its Implementing Regulation impose binding duties on controllers, including public universities that process extensive personal and sensitive information. This study examines King Faisal University's (KFU) published privacy policy to determine the extent to which it reflects the mandatory provisions of the PDPL and the regulatory orientations issued by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA). The study adopts a doctrinal legal method combined with qualitative content analysis and a gap assessment. It evaluates the policy's treatment of collection purposes, legal bases, data-subject rights, complaint channels, governance responsibilities, impact assessment, breach notification, …

Shorthorn Front Page Vol.25 No.1

Kenneth L. Whitt Papers

Front page of the Shorthorn Vol.25 No.1.

Letter From Robert G. Wright To Kenneth L. Whitt, Robert G. Wright

Kenneth L. Whitt Papers

Completed questionnaire from Robert G. Wright, former student editor of the Shorthorn, to Kenneth L. Whitt.

Parametric Study On The Plastic Hinge Length Of Precast Concrete Columns With Grouted Sleeve Connections, Rizky Tri Amalia, Harun Alrasyid

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

The use of precast concrete structures with grouted sleeve (GS) connections has gained significant traction in the acceleration of bridge construction. The plastic hinge length (Lp) is a critical parameter for assessing the seismic performance and deformation capacity of such structural members. The previous study has proposed empirical equations for Lp in monolithic columns; however, a comprehensive understanding of the influential parameters on Lp in precast concrete columns with GS connections remains limited. This study presents a detailed parametric investigation to evaluate the effects of key design parameters on the plastic hinge length of a precast concrete columns with GS …

Progress Without Consent: Ai Deployment And The Democratic Legitimacy Gap, Engin Obucic, Ekrem Nurovic, Mersid Poturak

Communications of the IIMA

Drawing upon critical and technology studies, this conceptual provocation introduces the concept of “Progress without Consent”, referring to the introduction of AI technological innovation into society without collective societal deliberation, legitimacy and consent. The paper problematises the introduction of structurally transformative AI technology into society, the strategy of depolitisation of this technology, robotic automation of society without social mandate, and the manner in which technological innovation moves faster than democratic institutions can process its implications on societal structures. Ultimately, the authors argue, the development and deployment of AI does not belong to isolated labs and the private sphere of technological …

Designing Classifact: Towards A Transparent And Secure Platform For Stakeholder-In-The-Loop Data Annotation, Philippine Waisvisz

Communications of the IIMA

AI systems depend on human judgment, yet many annotation workflows are either designed for data-science specialists or managed through external commercial platforms. The first approach may demand more technical skills than relevant stakeholders possess. The second can require organizations to transfer data, expertise, and governance to an outside provider. Both can limit the involvement of people who understand what data means in its real-world context. Human-in-the-loop approaches introduce human judgment. Stakeholder-in-the-loop annotation focuses on selecting and organizing people whose contextual knowledge fits the AI application.

This paper presents Classifact, a transparent and secure platform for stakeholder-in-the-loop data annotation and validation. …

The Fool- Proofing Design For Paper Loading Enhances The User Experience, Hp Inc

Defensive Publications Series

This invention introduces a mechanical fool-proofing system for printer paper loading that improves user experience and reduces paper feed failures caused by incorrect width guide positioning. The system integrates a blocking feature into the movable width adjuster and a corresponding guide slot within the input tray. When the width adjuster is correctly aligned with the selected media size, paper can be fully loaded and printing proceeds normally. When the adjuster is incorrectly positioned, the blocking feature interferes with the paper loading path, preventing full media insertion and providing immediate visual and mechanical feedback to the user. Unlike conventional solutions that …

The Little Book Of Gifts: Great Ideas For Teaching, Eugene Korsunskiy, Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Emme Burgin, Jentry Campbell, Solomon G. G. Diamond, Kendall R. Farnham, Mattias W. Fitzpatrick, Rebecca Gallivan, Katherine R. Hixon, Michael Kokko, Wesley Marrero, Vicki V. May, Erin N. Mayfield, Colin R. Meyer, Emily H. Monroe, Nina Montgomery, Kofi M. Odame, Laura E. Ray, Peter J. Robbie, Rafe H. Steinhauer, Douglas W. Van Citters, Vikrant S. Vaze

Dartmouth Scholarship

We borrowed the “GIFTs” acronym from the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), whose annual conference includes sessions in which educators share quick, actionable ideas for new and exciting teaching practices that they’ve developed.

In this collection, we present over thirty Great Ideas For Teaching—collected from faculty and staff at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College—that can be used in diverse labs and classrooms.

The specific theme of the GIFTs in this volume is: accessibility & inclusion. The ideas in this collection are all aimed at making our course content more understandable, our …

Mechanics-Guided Ann Prediction Of Laminated Composite Beam Response, Fadi Alfaqs, Jamil Haddad

Babylonian Journal of Mechanical Engineering

This study develops a mechanics-guided surrogate framework for the harmonic response of a simply supported, eight-ply Graphite/Epoxy beam. A shear-deformation formulation provides the physical interpretation, three-dimensional ANSYS models using SOLID186 elements supply the numerical responses, and feedforward neural networks approximate mid-span deflection, maximum axial normal stress and maximum interlaminar shear stress. The applied 1000 N load is evaluated through a 1–500 Hz excitation-frequency sweep; the forcing frequency is independent of the beam's natural frequencies. Each response dataset contains 1800 finite-element records covering 300 frequencies and six fibre orientations. Twenty L-BFGS bootstrap networks with two 10-neuron hidden layers were fitted per …