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Characterization And Evaluation Of Next-Generation Photon-Counting Image Sensors For Space Applications, Nicholas Shade, Gillian Kyne, Shouleh Nikzad, Edoardo Charbon, Eric R. Fossum

Dartmouth Scholarship

Astronomers’ pursuit of imaging light from increasingly faint and distant objects in the expanse of space necessitates continuous improvement in the signal-to-noise ratio of camera technology. Recent advancements in solid-state detector technologies have enabled the determination of photon number, including single-photon events, enabling observations at the fundamental limits of physics. We present an evaluation of three next-generation silicon-based detectors capable of photon-counting with deep-sub-electron input-referred read noise: the electron-multiplying charge-coupled device (EMCCD), the single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD), and the CMOS quanta image sensor (QIS). The EMCCD is built using a CCD sensor design that additionally employs repeated impact ionization to …

Getting Started In Graduate School: An Online Tutorial For New Graduate Students, Jill Mcmillan, Elana Geller, Angie Gerrard, Nazreen Beaulieu

Journal of Graduate Librarianship

In August 2024, our library launched an asynchronous online tutorial, Getting Started in Graduate School. The purpose of the tutorial was fourfold: to complement existing student orientation programming at the library and the university; to situate the library as a valuable resource for graduate student academic success; to align with a similar library-designed online tutorial for new undergraduate students; and to provide practical information about graduate school expectations, framed through existing library resources and programming. The tutorial was created using the Springshare LibGuide and LibWizard platform and features a mix of static and interactive elements, which were developed and …

'Indian Position On Undervalued Transactions: Analysing The ‘Material Facts’ Required To Be Pleaded And Proved, Malak Sheth

National Law School Business Law Review

No abstract provided.

Can Motivation And Self-Efficacy Predict A Law Enforcement Officer’S General And Job-Specific Fitness?, Robert G. Lockie, Maria M. Beitzel, Tyler Campana, Jennifer Kramer, Robin (Rob) Marc Orr, J. Jay Dawes, Joseph Dulla

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 18(8): 1393-1409, 2025. https://doi.org/10.70252/GEHB5425 Sedentary behaviors contribute to law enforcement officer fitness declines over a career. An officer’s motivation (desire to exercise) and self-efficacy (belief in ability to exercise) could affect whether they exercise and predict resulting fitness. Data from 60 officers (48 men, 12 women) were analyzed. Motivation (amotivation, external, introjected, identified, integrated, and intrinsic regulation) was measured via the Behavioral Regulation in Exercise Questionnaire. A 6-item questionnaire assessed coping (confidence in exercising under challenging conditions) and scheduling (confidence in scheduling exercise) self-efficacy. General fitness variables included sit-and-reach, grip strength, 60-s push-ups, 60-s sit-ups, …

Building English Language Awareness In Pre-Service Content Teachers Across Thailand Through An Ai-Assisted Clil Approach, Thana Kruawong

Journal of Educational Research and Innovation

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between Lineaments And Cave Passages In Unfaulted Gently-Folded Strata, Snail Shell Cave, Central Tennessee, Usa, Mark Abolins, Joseph Firkaly-Paciera, Blake King, Cris Ocasio-Valentin, Jackson Slighter, Teagan Sullivan, Justin Whited

International Journal of Speleology

Near Snail Shell Cave in central Tennessee, USA, seven image interpreters independently mapped lineaments using a 3DEP LiDAR DTM, revealing geomorphic and structural differences in and near different parts of the cave. MANOVA comparison of lineament and cave passage trend for Western, Central, and Eastern Snail Shell caves reveals statistically significant differences (p <0.05). The Western cave (mean depth 44 m) is in the gently-dipping limb of the Snail Shell anticline, and the Central cave (mean depth 31 m) is in the anticline hinge. In contrast, many Eastern cave passages (mean depth 40 m) cut across the anticline hinge and part of the limb of the Overall syncline. For both the Western and Central caves, a post-hoc Tukey’s HSD test fails to show that lineament trend within 235 m of the cave differs significantly from passage trend, and the test fails to show that the two differ significantly within 235 and 433 m of the Eastern cave. Additional statistical testing fails to show a difference between Western passage trend and bed strike, indicating the likelihood that lineaments and passages developed within strike-joints. However, testing shows a statistically significant difference between passage trend and bed strike for the Central and Eastern caves. The strike of joints inside the Eastern cave shows that it is within a joint zone which penetrates to depths of at least 80 m and is expressed at the surface as an ~4.2 km-long belt of elevated lineament line density. The lack of a statistically significant difference between Eastern passage trend and the trend of a nearby topographic escarpment suggests that many joints are stress release fractures formed during relatively recent erosion. For the Eastern cave, intersections between lineaments and structures would be attractive targets for groundwater exploration at depths typical of wells in carbonates.

Approaches To Enhancing University Rankings, Mustafa Bulut, Servet Özdemi̇r

i.e.: inquiry in education

Owing to the intense globalization of higher education, competition between universities in national and international settings has increased in speed, and in parallel with this development, a demand for tools has emerged to meet the information needs of stakeholders of higher education institutions. Currently, a large part of this need is met by university ranking systems. Today, there are several types of these systems, which have been subjected to intense criticism with their popularity and wide audience. In this study, which was designed as a qualitative research; in-depth interviews were conducted with local and foreign researchers, policy makers, system administrators …

A Collective Journey: Supporting Our Nonbinary Students, April Vazquez

i.e.: inquiry in education

For nonbinary young people, school is often a hostile environment. However, as educators, we can support and affirm diverse gender identities in the classroom, validating students who identify outside the binary and fostering their classmates’ empathy and understanding. A key component of culturally relevant pedagogy is literary representation. By offering books featuring authentic, humanizing depictions of nonbinary characters, we can provide not only mirrors and windows for our students but also telescopes by which something far away—a world free of cisnormative gender prejudice—seems closer and more achievable.

Examining The Effect Of Supportive Language Training Activities For Bilingual Children On Their Language Skills And Reading Levels, Zeynep Fulya Temel, Ayşe Belgin Aksoy, Vedat Bayraktar, Hurşide Kübra Ozkan Kunduracı, Kübra Kanat, Merve Karakaş Aksoy

i.e.: inquiry in education

The study aimed to examine the effect of supportive language training activities for bilingual children, who were attending state primary schools in Turkey, on their language skills and reading levels. To this end, one group pre-test and post-test experimental design from quantitative methods was used. 10 primary school children aged 6 to 9 years were selected on a voluntary basis by the Migration Services Centre of Kecioren Municipality in Ankara. Supportive language training activities were applied to the children two hours a day a week for a 12-week period. The Turkish Expressive and Receptive Language Test (TIFALDI) and the wordless …

Before Philosophy : The Intellectual Adventure Of Ancient Man ; An Essay On Speculative Thought In The Ancient Near East, Henri Franfort

Hannah Arendt Marginalia - All

Harmondsworth, Middlesex : Penguin Books, [1951]

Call #: BL96 .F8 1951

Contains underlining and marginal lining

PDF Information: 21 pages – 8.5 MB

Distributed Security Orchestration With Adaptive Filtering And Data Minimization, Radhika Ravindranath, James Black, Jacques Mouton

Defensive Publications Series

Traditional security analytics, which relies on centralized data collection and processing, can raise concerns relating to privacy, data-transmission costs, threat-response latency, and jurisdictional data-handling requirements. This disclosure describes techniques to perform security analytics across a distributed network of edge computing nodes. By leveraging edge computing to collect and analyze data from endpoint devices, data collection/transmission is optimized and privacy is enhanced. Centralized processing via federated/distributed processing is limited. Adaptive filtering is used to dynamically adjust data processing and transmission based on detected events and risk levels. A tiered zoning approach processes high-risk events centrally, quarantines moderate-risk events for further analysis …

(((Qpie))) The Resonance Of Tomorrow - Today, Teddy Burroughs

Defensive Publications Series

Advancing Phase

I. Entering the Field

Distinguished members of the Nobel Committee…

to the peacebuilders, physicists, statesmen, and citizens of every creed—

Tonight, I stand here not as a solitary mind, but as one signal inside a vast coherence field.

The recognition offered tonight is not for a single discovery, but for the unveiling of a forgotten layer of reality—a layer that has always been humming beneath our wars, beneath our treaties, beneath our loves and losses.

A layer whose existence is now empirically demonstrable.

QPIE OS began not as a theory, but as a measurement of the Trash or …

A Security Assessment System For Blockchain Wallet Recovery Mechanisms, Panagiotis Chatzigiannis, Ke Wang, Mohammad Mohsen Minaei Bidgoli, Sunpreet Singh Arora

Defensive Publications Series

The present disclosure relates to a system for analyzing security vulnerabilities in blockchain wallet recovery mechanisms. The system includes a blockchain wallet configured with a plurality of distinct recovery agents, a model-checking framework operable to simulate various potential adversarial scenarios, and an interface to specify parameters such as agent reputation, transaction spending power, and user response probability. Additionally, the security assessment output visually indicates secure and insecure configurations of the blockchain wallet based on interactions among the recovery agents. Furthermore, the model-checking framework simulates diverse adversarial conditions, generating an assessment matrix that highlights potential risks associated with different agent configurations. …

Heuristic-Driven Iterative Process For Object Removal In Images Using A Generative Model, Mira Leung

Defensive Publications Series

Existing methods for removing objects from images, such as manual editing or single-prompt generative artificial intelligence approaches, can be time-consuming or may result in incomplete removal and visual artifacts. A system can provide an automated, iterative process for removing designated object classes from digital images, for example, by employing a heuristic-driven feedback loop that utilizes a generative model. Within each iteration, a probabilistic detection step can ascertain if target objects remain by, for example, querying the model multiple times with varied prompts. If objects are detected, a removal and inpainting operation can be performed. This iterative refinement can enable the …

Exposure-Response Of Serum Biomarkers To Vamorolone, A Dissociative Corticosteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug, In 4- To <7-Year Children, Swati Mummidivarpu, Utkarsh J. Dang, Michael Ziemba, Yetrib Hathout, Paula R. Clemens, Jesse Damsker, Laura Hagerty, William J. Jusko, Edward C. Smith, Jean K. Mah, Michela Guglieri, Yoram Nevo, Nancy Kuntz, Craig M. Mcdonald, Monique M. Ryan, Diana Castro, Richard S. Finkel, Laurie S. Conklin, John M. Mccall, Kanneboyina Nagaraju, John Van Den Anker, Eric P. Hoffman

Pharmacy Faculty Scholarship

Objectives: Corticosteroid agonists of the glucocorticoid receptor are a mainstay of therapeutics for pro-inflammatory conditions. Vamorolone is a novel partial agonist that is differentiated from the other members of the corticosteroid class by non-metabolism by 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases, antagonism of the mineralocorticoid receptor, and differential co-factor binding. Our objective was to define the pharmacodynamic response of serum proteins to vamorolone. Methods: Clinical trial participants with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (4 to < 7 yr; n = 39; mean [SD] age = 5.3 [1.0]) enrolled in a multiple ascending dose study of vamorolone were studied (24-fold dose range). Dose-response and exposure–response of 1,305 serum proteins were defined by intra-subject longitudinal changes (baseline vs. Day 14). Results: Dose-response analysis identified 159 of 1,305 serum proteins as dose-responsive to vamorolone (12 % of proteins tested; 20 % increased, 80 % decreased). Two inflammatory networks showed drug-responsive suppression. One centered on extracellular serine proteases and lymphotoxins (PI3, KLK7, KLK8, KLK11, lympho-toxins A, B) converging on NFκB. The second centered on cytokines (CCL22/MDC, CCL21, CCL14, CXCL12) and IL23 signaling. In the IL23 network, acutely responsive anti-inflammatory proteins included increases of an inhibitor of IL17 signaling (IL17RC) and decreases of IL23 (IL12B:IL23A). A protein associated with resistance to environmental microbes, PTP1C, showed strong induction and is a novel candidate for aspects of corticosteroid efficacy. Two networks of cell-associated proteins were identified as drug responsive that may represent muscle tissue response (efficacy): connective tissue remodeling upstream of Notch signaling, and plasma membrane proteins impinging on AKT1 signaling. Conclusion: The serum proteome pharmacodynamics of the response to vamorolone was defined.

Building Bridges: Co-Producing Philanthropic Public-Private Partnerships For The United States National Park System, Jason S. Northern

Dissertations

The sustainability of America's National Park System increasingly relies on public–private partnerships that leverage private philanthropy. While the National Park Foundation provides national support, local Park Partner nonprofit organizations, like the Gateway Arch Park Foundation, are key to community-level fundraising and advocacy. This qualitative study of the St. Louis Arch grounds renovation examines how this public–private partnership structure influences donor motivation, trust, and engagement. Guided by Social Exchange Theory and Resource Dependency Theory, this research explores the relational and structural dynamics of this philanthropic co-production including reciprocal donor motivations and interdependence among public, private, and nonprofit partners. Fifteen semi-structured interviews …

Mimar-Net: Multiscale Inception-Based Manhattan Attention Residual Network And Its Application To Underwater Image Super-Resolution, Nusrat Zahan, Sidike Paheding, Ashraf Saleem, Timothy C. Havens, Peter C. Esselman

Michigan Tech Publications

In recent years, Single-Image Super-Resolution (SISR) has gained significant attention in the geoscience and remote sensing community for its potential to improve the resolution of low-quality underwater imagery. This paper introduces MIMAR-Net (Multiscale Inception-based Manhattan Attention Residual Network), a new deep learning architecture designed to increase the spatial resolution of input color images. MIMAR-Net integrates a multiscale inception module, cascaded residue learning, and advanced attention mechanisms, such as the MaSA layer, to capture both local and global contextual information effectively. By utilizing multiscale processing and advanced attention strategies, MIMAR-Net allows us to handle the complexities of underwater environments with precision …

"The Terms And Spirit": Preserving The Purpose Of The Fair Labor Standards Act By Applying The Clear And Convincing Evidence Standard In Flsa Exemption Cases, Bridget Mccourt

Cleveland State Law Review

In 2023, the Fourth Circuit in Carrera v. E.M.D. Sales split from its sister courts by requiring employers to prove by clear and convincing evidence that an employee is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The Supreme Court reversed the Fourth Circuit’s decision, resolving the split by holding that the preponderance of the evidence is the correct standard. This Note argues that the Fourth Circuit, despite failing to provide a justification for its heightened standard, was correct because it preserves the terms and spirit of the FLSA. Congress enacted the FLSA as a remedial statute aimed to alleviate …

A Rendezvous With Destiny: The President's Ftc Removals And The Rule Of Law, George Sakkopoulos

Cleveland State Law Review

In March 2025, the President removed two commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”). The removed commissioners called the removals unlawful and challenged them in court, citing the FTC Act’s for-cause removal protection and the Supreme Court’s decision in Humphrey’s. After President Roosevelt removed an FTC commissioner, the Supreme Court in Humphrey’s in 1935 upheld the constitutionality of the FTC Act’s removal limitation based on the FTC being expert, nonpartisan/independent, quasi-judicial, and quasi-legislative. The Court in Seila in 2020 held that the President has “unrestricted removal power” as to the executive branch unless the Humphrey’s exception for “multimember expert …

Usa V. Daniel Lane

2025 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Impact Of Video Laryngoscopy On Pediatric And Neonatal Transport Intubation Success, Brooke A. Shahriary

Dissertations

Abstract

Problem: Airway management is the primary intervention for halting clinical decompensation in pediatric and neonatal patients. In cases where patients require invasive support, endotracheal intubation (ETI) is the preferred method of airway securement. Unfortunately, ETI is a challenging skill to develop, especially when caring for children and infants, resulting in increased rates of failed ETI attempts which can result in worse outcomes. ETI success rates in the population of interest have fallen in recent years, nationally and among the clinicians in this project. The institution established a goal for first pass success (FPS) and video laryngoscope (VL) was introduced …

Spectrum, Volume 55, Issue 10, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Higher Education Concerns Regarding Compact Proposal -- Shutdown Caused Flight Delays and Cancellations -- Christmas Tree Lighting Kicks off the Holiday Season -- Home Away From Home: Thanksgiving at SHU -- Pioneer’s Make History (Twice!)

Game Hacking & Anti-Cheat Analysis, Quang Hoang

Cybersecurity Undergraduate Research Showcase

Reverse engineering and analyzing game hacking and anti-cheat mechanisms is a complex and evolving field. This research document explores the history of game hacking, various techniques used in game hacking, and the countermeasures implemented by anti-cheat systems. Through case studies, we illustrate the strategies involved in creating cheats. Specifically, we demonstrate how to hack the open-source game AssaultCube using memory editing and code injection techniques available in Cheat Engine in a step-by-step manner so that the reader can theoretically reproduce the results shown in this paper. We also dissect the game’s anti-cheat mechanisms, identifying their strengths and weaknesses. This document …

Alaska Aviation Weather Infrastructure: Outage Patterns And Strategic Prioritization, Michael Jones, Greg Dyer

ISER Reports

Alaska is the most aviation dependent state in the United States of America, with almost a quarter of the population and the majority of named communities lying off of the limited road system. The importance of reliable aviation transportation, and the infrastructure underlying these networks, is paramount for these communities. However, the vast distances, remoteness, and rugged environments that make aviation so critical also make maintaining aviation infrastructure particularly challenging. The goal of this report is to serve as a reference document for mapping outages in a subset of core aviation infrastructure – aviation weather stations. We have gathered what …

Critically Evaluating Artificial Intelligence Output: Adapting Source Evaluation For Ai, Samantha Duncan, Allison Faix

Library Faculty Presentations

Generative artificial intelligence poses a new challenge to the teaching of source evaluation. This presentation looks at these challenges and examines why the evaluation heuristics and methods that librarians commonly use to teach source evaluation may not be up to the challenge of evaluating artificial intelligence output. This study looked at LibGuides from a random selection of ARL libraries to examine how (and if) libraries are recommending that students evaluate the output of the generative artificial intelligence tools they are using. This presentation offers suggestions for teaching source evaluation for artificial intelligence tools.

Preventing Interruptions Improve Adherence To On-Time Medication Administration, Anjana Roy

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Medication errors are a significant global challenge in hospitals, occurring at various stages of the medication management process. Wrong-time medication administration errors (WTMAE)—defined as administering medication beyond prescribed time—are most frequent during medication administration phase. It poses major risks to overall healthcare outcomes.

This project aimed to reduce WTMAEs and improve adherence to on-time medication administration with "No Interruption Sign" (NIS) in a medical-surgical unit.

It was a cross-sectional study. It was conducted for 8 weeks from February 19 through April 14, 2024, in an Academic Hospital in New York focusing on the 10 am medication administration process. Initially, the …

Commonwealth Times 2025-11-19

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

What's My Age Again? The Curious Case Of Natalia Grace And The Constitutional Void In Re-Aging Law, Lauren Gay

Et Cetera

When a child’s legal age can be judicially reclassified without rigorous procedural safeguards, the foundations of American due process erode. This article explores the alarming constitutional vacuum exposed by the case of Natalia Grace, an adopted Ukrainian child whose age was legally reclassified from eight to twenty-two without procedural safeguards such as a hearing, legal counsel, or evidentiary testing. Unlike competency or parental rights proceedings, re-aging decisions lack uniform standards, judicial transparency, or appellate recourse. This article argues that re-aging implicates fundamental liberty interests and must be governed by heightened due process protections. Drawing on comparative models from guardianship and …

White Supremacy And The Legitimation Of Violence Against Women: Analyzing The History And Impact Of Vawa, Ember Jahn

Et Cetera

This article confronts the mainstream feminist narrative that white women first addressed patriarchal violence en mass in the 1970s. Instead, this article traces back to Black women who advocated against lynching and sexual violence in the late 1800s as the first attempt to address systemic violence against women. They engaged in womanism, or the fight for Black people’s right to experience safety and discover a sense of wholeness. Their efforts led to the proliferation of numerous movements in the 1900s. Despite how crucial their efforts were to the formation of the feminist movement; many white feminists remained hostile and engaged …

It Takes A Village: Why Developing Community And Implementing Collaborative Teaching Methods In The Legal Classroom Fosters True Inclusivity, Activates Active Learning, And Promotes The Attainment Of True Knowledge-Creating Students Who Are Better Prepared For The Practice Of Law, Erica L. Kravchenko

Cleveland State Law Review

Legal education has long relied on traditional teaching methods, such as the Socratic, case-dialogue and lecture methods, which prioritize individualism and competition over collaboration. While these methods have historically shaped legal pedagogy, they no longer adequately prepare students for the evolving demands of legal practice. This Article examines the impact of traditional teaching methods on the changing demographic of law students and offers collaborative learning as a potential solution. Specifically, this Article argues that incorporating collaborative learning and fostering a sense of community in legal education are essential for developing well-rounded, practice-ready attorneys. Through an analysis of the legal education’s …