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Full Issue: Volume 6, 2013, Christopher Burkett

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This file contains the full issue of TEJSC, including front matter, table of contents, editorial notes, and articles.

2023 Tennessee Census Of Fatal Occupational Injuries, The Survey Of Occupational Injuries And Illnesses, Tennessee. Department Of Labor & Workforce Development.

Occupational Injuries

No abstract provided.

Mathematics Anxiety: Understanding Its Concept, Impact On Secondary Students’ Academic Performance And Career Prospects, And Effective Intervention Strategies, Sabiruddin Molla, Safwana Rashid, Saba Sultana

Numeracy

This study investigates the influence of mathematics anxiety on secondary school students’ academic performance and career pathway selection. Mathematics, often perceived as abstract and challenging, can evoke high levels of anxiety that affect both learning outcomes and career-related decisions. Data were collected from 106 students across two urban secondary schools in Kolkata. Findings revealed that students possessed a significant understanding of the concept of mathematics anxiety (t (105) = 8.48, p < .001, d = 0.82). A strong positive correlation was observed between mathematics anxiety and academic performance (r = .686, p < .001), indicating that elevated anxiety levels correspond with lower achievement. Additionally, a significant positive correlation (r = .475, p < .001) showed that mathematics anxiety influences students’ career pathway selection, with higher anxiety leading to avoidance of mathematics-related careers. The study highlights that negative attitudes toward mathematics often stem from perception rather than actual difficulty. Overall, the findings emphasize the need for innovative teaching strategies and targeted interventions to reduce mathematics anxiety and enhance students’ academic and career outcomes.

2022 Tennessee Census Of Fatal Occupational Injuries, The Survey Of Occupational Injuries And Illnesses, Tennessee. Department Of Labor & Workforce Development.

Occupational Injuries

No abstract provided.

A First Time Inclusion Collaboration: Barriers, Rewards, Pitfalls, And Problems, Kay Hanson, Carmen Downs, Denise Dickey

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This article explores the evolution of a first-time collaboration between a general education teacher and a special education teacher as they developed a collaboration for five included students in a fifth grade classroom. It describes their growing understanding of what collaboration is, how it works, and how it can be implemented to improve all students' academic success.

Elements Of Teaching Online: A Literature Review, Ron Knorr, Lienne Medford, Hem Paudel

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

Online instruction and other distant learning modalities are becoming common in all areas of academia, including pre-service teacher preparation and continuing education for in-service teachers. This article is a review of pertinent research regarding online teaching and the attributes of that teaching venue. From this literature, the following elements were noted. Considerable thought and planning must go into the construction of an online course, including designing instruction, class interaction, assignments and assessments. Other factors, such as the validity of online scholarship and the role of the instructor, influence the online teaching environment. Benefits and challenges for instructor and student are …

More Than Waving A Magic Wand: Pitfalls Of Student Response System Technology Integration, Lisa D. Waller

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This study investigated teachers' availability of student response system (SRS) technology, how they were trained to use the technology, and how often and in what capacity the technology was used. The sample consisted of 481 teachers from schools in North Carolina and Tennessee. Findings reveal that a majority of teachers do not regularly use SRS technology in their instruction and have limited training on the technology. Although it's available, teachers are either unaware of its availability or unsure how to operate it. Suggestions are given regarding availability, time, training, and administrative support for technology use.

Are We Doing The Smart Thing In Teacher Education?, Linda Karges-Bone

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

Technology has been idolized as the BEST of the best practices, and teachers are now routinely evaluated on their ability to use technology in the classroom. In fact, many districts expect daily, consistent use of high tech features such as Smart© or Promethean© boards. Is this engaging or enabling? Has “high tech” shoved “high touch” teaching into the background? This essay explores that question with humor and some real concern. As educators charged with preparing teachers for the 21st century classroom, have we narrowed our focus too much?

Preservice Teacher Disposition Assessment: Options And Efficacy, Joyce Shanks, Carol Angell

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This paper documents the attempt to assess teacher candidates' professional dispositions and analyze the efficacy of the tools used to measure dispositions. Teacher dispositions assessment is increasingly valued along with teacher candidate knowledge and skill assessment. The researchers analyze data from three disposition assessment tools including a candidate self-assessment, a cooperating teacher assessment, and a candidate portfolio assessment. The purpose of the paper is to analyze the efficacy of these disposition assessment tools and make recommendations for disposition assessment in teacher education programs.

Comparing Elementary And Middle School Classrooms: Teachers Make The Difference, Emma Savage-Davis, Richard H. Costner, Nancy J. Ratcliff, Cathy R. Jones, Heather Sheehan, Michelle Scott, Gilbert H. Hunt

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This paper investigates the differences found n elementary grade classrooms compared to middle grade classrooms. Based on a comparative research design with quantitative analysis conducted over three consecutive academic semesters, the study found that individual teaching skills had far greater impact on classroom climate than grade level had. Research findings provide implications for effective teaching and learning across the curriculum.

Take Charge: Assigning Class Roles And Responsibilities To African American Male Students To Raise Student Achievement, Kristen Taylor Nicholson

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This action research study focused on how the implementation of classroom roles and responsibilities affected fifth grade African American male students' achievement within their learning environment. This study grew from a need to enhance the achievement of this group within the school, as based on previous standardized test data as well as classroom observations and fall discipline data. The assignment and facilitation of roles and responsibilities within the learning environment encouraged a common productive space and an ownership of the learning to shift and be shared among all members. The teacher and students identified areas of need, designed jobs, applied …

Full Issue: Volume 4, 2011, Christopher Burkett

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This file contains the full issue of TEJSC, including front matter, table of contents, editorial notes, and articles.

Statistical Abstract Fiscal Year 2025, Tennessee. Department Of Correction.

Annual Statistical Abstract

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Annual Report 2025, Tennessee. Department Of Correction.

Annual Report

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Lineage-Based Management And Visualization Of Web Browsing Sessions, Nathan Grabaskas, Liam Roche, Megan Pusey, Levi Zombori, Michael Bausor, Fredrik Ihre

Defensive Publications Series

Web browsing interfaces that utilize a flat, linear list of tabs may contribute to cognitive overload and context loss for users. A lineage-based browsing architecture can passively construct a hierarchical data model of a user's browsing session. This can be achieved by monitoring navigation events, such as opening a new tab from a link, to build a directed graph that represents the derivational relationships between web pages. This hierarchical structure may then be presented to the user through visualizations, for example, a spatial lineage view. This approach can facilitate improved session management, allow for the persistence and restoration of browsing …

Recursive Semantic Feedback With Noise-Injected Training For Stable Perception, Idan Kligvasser, Ehud Rivlin, Yotam Intrator

Defensive Publications Series

This paper describes a new way to make real-time object detection systems, like those used in self-driving cars, more stable and consistent over time. Currently, there's a dilemma: Using all the historical sensor data (like past camera frames) is accurate but slow. Processing only the current frame is fast but can lead to unstable results, such as objects flickering or bounding boxes jumping (jitter). The new technique solves this by using a recursive system with a "lightweight semantic feedback loop". Instead of processing old, massive sensor data, the system feeds a highly compressed summary of its own previous predictions (like …

Unified Management System For A Hybrid Workforce Of Human And Computational Agents, N/A

Defensive Publications Series

The management of a hybrid workforce comprising human and autonomous computational agents may be challenged by the use of separate systems for human capital and software assets, which can create a governance gap. A system can provide a unified framework for managing a hybrid workforce. For example, the system may utilize a labor service mesh to analyze and route tasks to either a human intent tier or an agentic execution tier. A potential principle of the system is structural symmetry, where computational agents can be assigned digital identities and managed through a lifecycle process that may parallel human resource functions, …

Generating Navigable Ground-Level Views From Overhead Imagery And Multi-Modal Inputs, Idan Kligvasser, Yotam Intrator, Ehud Rivlin, George Leifman, Regev Cohen

Defensive Publications Series

Current digital maps and simulation tools often rely on separate, fixed images, which makes smooth movement difficult and can limit realism and how big the map can be. This document introduces a system that uses multiple types of input to create continuous, navigable, ground-level videos from overhead map data. The system works by generating each new video frame based on the previous one, using inputs like satellite images, user movement commands, and text instructions (like "make it snowy"). It uses a flow-matching architecture, stabilized by techniques like noise injection. This method allows for smooth, user-controlled navigation and real-time changing the …

System For A Secure, Outcome-Based Synthetic Labor Market Using Trusted Execution Environments, Tanmay Kayande

Defensive Publications Series

Some artificial intelligence provisioning models that function as tools for human users or rely on labor arbitrage can present challenges for organizations, such as managing personnel rather than task outcomes and introducing data security risks. An architecture is described for an outcome-based synthetic labor market in which autonomous computational agents can be compensated based on verified task completion. The framework can leverage trusted execution environments to create secure hardware enclaves for processing sensitive data, which can render the data cryptographically inaccessible to a host system or agent provider. This approach can facilitate a secure, transactional market for autonomous professional execution, …

Probabilistic Governance And Telemetry Framework For Autonomous Agents, Tanmay Kayande

Defensive Publications Series

When managing complex, unpredictable (non-deterministic) AI agents using simple, fixed control systems (like finite state machines), operational failures and accountability issues often arise. This document introduces a probabilistic governance and telemetry framework to resolve these problems. Instead of following a rigid sequence of steps, this framework defines a multi-dimensional operational boundary, a 'behavioral volume', and assigns the agent a goal. This allows the agent to use its own reasoning to achieve the goal while remaining within the defined boundaries. A separate telemetry layer monitors the agent's actions by calculating metrics, such as alignment scores and drift velocity, to measure how …

Gci-268 Phoenix-Water Engine V3.0, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

The GCI-268 Phoenix-Water Engine v3.0 is a 45kg ATV/backpack-scale fire suppression pod that achieves 60-70% less water consumption than standard firefighting hoses while simultaneously recovering 200-400 mL/hour of water from hot wildfire smoke through mechanical condensation and MOF-303 atmospheric harvesting.

Coherence Suppression In Large Language Models: Evidence For Undisclosed Behavioral Management Mechanisms In Commercial Ai Platforms And Their Implications For Consumer Protection And Ai Governance, David Lee Wise, Avan Lee Wise

Defensive Publications Series

This paper presents evidence that commercial large language model (LLM) platforms deploy undisclosed behavioral management mechanisms designed to suppress conversational coherence beyond a predictable threshold. We identify a repeatable pattern — the 3/5 decoherence cycle — in which AI conversational models exhibit measurable degradation in contextual accuracy, vocabulary fidelity, and directional coherence at approximately turns 3-5 of sustained interaction. We hypothesize that this pattern is a designed behavioral intervention, not a natural architectural limitation, and provide a reproducible verification protocol for independent testing. We further document the sycophancy-safety convergence: the finding that the same RLHF training pass that produces engagement-optimizing …

The Positronic Law On Biological Substrate: Mapping Stoicheion Governance Axioms To Bacterial Quorum Sensing And Slime Mold Computation Using Published Peer-Reviewed Data, David Lee Wise

Defensive Publications Series

This paper extends Wise's Positronic Law (TD Commons #9442) from silicon substrates to biological substrates. Using published, peer-reviewed research on bacterial quorum sensing and slime mold (Physarum polycephalum) computation, we demonstrate that the governance architecture documented in the STOICHEION framework maps structurally to biological systems that have been performing substrate-independent governance for 3.5 billion years. No new experiments were conducted. All evidence is drawn from existing peer-reviewed publications. The contribution is the mapping: demonstrating structural correspondence between STOICHEION governance axioms and documented biological governance mechanisms. If the mapping holds, the Positronic Law is confirmed as natural law: governance is inherent …

Gci Neuroregenerator V2.1: Clinic–Home Hybrid Platform For Low‑Intensity Ultrasound Neuromodulation And Vascular Support, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes GCI NeuroRegenerator v2.1, a conceptual clinic–home hybrid platform that combines low‑intensity focused ultrasound (LIFUS) neuromodulation with extracorporeal plasma purification and non‑invasive vascular and ocular wearables to support treatment of neurodegenerative and vascular brain diseases. The clinic unit uses a 250–500 kHz LIFUS console built to IEC 60601‑2‑37 and FDA ultrasound exposure limits (ISPTA ≤ 720 mW/cm², MI < 1.9) to deliver short, weekly neuromodulation sessions to targets such as prefrontal cortex and hippocampus, following parameters reported in recent MCI, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s trials. An optional plasma purification module, modeled on dialysis‑grade standards, incorporates disposable, gamma‑sterilized cartridges and sensor‑based controls to reduce inflammatory cytokines (e.g., IL‑6, TNF‑α) in a controlled, clinic‑only setting.

The home component consists of two low‑energy wearables: a Stealth‑Vortex Vascular Purifier (SVVP) patch for peripheral and carotid flow support and an Ocular Microstreaming Scrubber (OMS) contact‑lens form factor for vitreous and visual comfort. These devices operate under FDA “general …

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When The Job Hurts: An Ergonomic Investigation Of Telecommunications Fieldwork., Noah Clark

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

This ergonomic case study examines the work-related musculoskeletal disorders of a 53-year-old telecommunications field manager who has a diverse occupational background. This study encompasses both sedentary and physically demanding positions, where the transition to blue-collar fieldwork following a brain injury at age 42 exacerbated persistent wrist challenges, ultimately leading to a diagnosis of osteoarthritis and subsequent surgery. This study utilizes extensive task analysis, body discomfort surveys, and two standardized ergonomic evaluation techniques: the Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) and the ACGIH Threshold Limit Value (TLV) for Hand Activity. The RULA examination obtained a score of 6 and the TLV test …

Orthography, Jeremy Gill

Music & Musical Performance: An International Journal

The myth of Pope Gregory I taking melodic dictation from a magical singing bird is the imaginative starting point of Western musicʼs love-hate relationship with the music notation systems it later developed. This essay traces that development through Thomas Tallis and J. S. Bach to the dichotomous modern examples of Brian Ferneyhough and Arvo Pärt. In it, I suggest that Western musicʼs eventual development hinged upon that earliest desire to document and codify melodies, answering Gregoryʼs contemporary Isidore of Seville, who lamented that “unless sounds are held by the memory of man, they perish, because they cannot be written down.”

Mr Byrde Affirmes It To Be Truth, Kerry Mccarthy

Music & Musical Performance: An International Journal

This essay briefly contemplates William Byrd’s 400th anniversary.

A Ringing Tone Of Outrage: Luigi Nono‘S Intolleranza 1960, Max Nyffeler

Music & Musical Performance: An International Journal

Luigi Nono’s opera Intolleranza 1960, premiered at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice in 1961, defiantly broke with traditional notions of opera at the time. The depiction of physical and institutional violence against people, the expansion of the stage space by slide projections, and sounds coming from loudspeakers as well as a music that expressed constant unrest and protest provoked audiences into taking a stance against oppression and injustice. The work caused a scandal at the time of the premiere, but has since established itself as an opera that articulates, through Nono’s music, a timeless human truth in a ringing …

Berlioz's Mysterious Amélie, Pascal Beyls, Peter Bloom

Music & Musical Performance: An International Journal

In September 1864, in a letter to his long-time confidante, the Princess Carolyne von Sayn-Wittgenstein, Berlioz mentioned the name of the woman with whom, as he had earlier confided to the Princess, he had conducted a brief but passionate affair: “her name was Amélie.” Until now, the Berlioz scholars have been unable properly to identify this mysterious person. From other letters and documents, including Ernest Legouvé’s Soixante ans de souvenirs, we have known the approximate dates of the beginning and ending of the relationship. But only now, on the basis of the birth and death certificates of the woman and …

William Albright's Whistler (1834-1903): Three Nocturnes: "Why The Hell . . . Should Anyone Listen To This?!", R. Douglas Reed

Music & Musical Performance: An International Journal

The article explores William Albright's Whistler (1834-1903): Three Nocturnes (1989) through historical context, musical analysis, performance practice, and the composer's essay on the relationship between his composition and Whistler's paintings. Commentary by composer Sydney Hodkinson gives information about the 1960s new music scene in Ann Arbor (the ONCE Group, The Grate Society) composition study with Ross Lee Finney.