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Dipl 2109 Aa Institutions Of Global Governance, Purnaka L. De Silva Phd

Diplomacy Syllabi

The focus and aim of this Course – DIPL 2109: Institutions of Global Governance – is to understand the concept of Global Governance from the vantage point of International Organizations. Global governance, central to international relations, refers to the loose framework of global regulation – both institutional and normative – that constrains conduct and attempts to maintain order.

When we speak of order, we need to specify order for whom – states, peoples, groups, or individuals. Order may denote any regular or discernible pattern of relationships that are stable over time or may additionally refer to a condition that …

Dipl 6310 Research Methods For Policy Analysis, R. Joseph Huddleston Phd

Diplomacy Syllabi

This class is an introduction to political science international relations research methodology. My main goal is to teach you the basics of creating and consuming research in the social sciences. The course will lead you through conceptualization and theory construction, the derivation of testable hypotheses, and a variety of methodologies that may be used to evaluate these hypotheses. We will discuss causal inference, observation and measurement, and other issues encompassing both qualitative and quantitative research methods. We will discuss the way in which academic articles in the social sciences are written, and how they should be read.

This course includes …

Cellcounter: An Automated Cell Counting Tool For Faster Research Analysis, Marion Office, Avi Patel, Christopher Carlile, Beau Miller, Rizwan Khan

Expo Student Presentations

2025 Fall Expo Poster Presentation

• Physical & Applied Sciences

Aav-Progranulin Gene Therapy Corrects Phenotypes Associated With Progranulin Deficiency Up To One-Year Post Injection In Mouse Model Of Frontotemporal Dementia, Hesham Shiekhtholth, Stephanie Fox, Mary Bullock, Erik Roberson

Expo Student Presentations

2025 Fall Expo Oral Presentation

• Biological & Life Sciences

Liturgical Aesthetics: A Case For Beauty In The Church, Charlotte Ostric

Philosophy Student Projects

This paper is intended to challenge the contemporary church in America to consider the ways it can reflect beauty in liturgical practices and the importance of beauty in an ecclesial setting. It dispels notions such as "aesthetic autonomy" and offers a method of "fittingness" for churches and ecclesial settings to inform their own liturgical practices.

Theopathic Analogy: A Canonical-Theological Approach To God’S Emotions, Hunter Tabor

Philosophy Student Projects

The philosophical and theological problem of divine impassibility has received much attention in recent years. One way of articulating this problem in Christian theology is this: can one truthfully ascribe emotions to God? This paper responds in the affirmative. After explaining the problem of anthropomorphism leveled against religious language, I argue that analogy best accounts for human speech about God and effectively responds to this critique. Second, I outline a canonical-inductive approach to the Bible that takes seriously the unity of God’s self-disclosure. From these commitments, I argue that God’s emotions are not anthropopathic—“bottom-up” human projections. Instead, human emotions are …

Fisheries Research Report No. 354: Recreational Fishing For Abalone In Western Australia In 2024/2025 - Estimates Of Participation, Effort And Catch, Claire B. Smallwood, Karina L. Ryan, Lachlan W. Strain

Fisheries Research Reports

The Western Australian Recreational Abalone Fishery (RAF) operates in shallow coastal waters as a hand collection fishery while wading or diving. Three species of abalone are allowed to be caught. Roe’s abalone (Haliotis roei) are generally collected while wading from the shore in accessible nearshore reef complexes along the West and South Coast Bioregions. Greenlip abalone (H. laevigata) and Brownlip abalone (H. conicopora) are collected while wading (including snorkelling and freediving) and diving (using compressed air) predominantly along the South Coast Bioregion.

Recreational fishing for the three abalone species is licensed and highly regulated, especially in the Western Zone (which …

Proactive Aging: A New Aging Programming Framework For Cooperative Extension, Jeong Eun Lee, Eunbea Kim, Yulri Kim, Eva Kahana

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension

Traditional Extension programs for older adults often adopt a reactive approach, focusing on addressing age-related challenges after they arise. While these programs can be beneficial, a proactive aging model offers a more comprehensive and empowering approach. The concept of proactive aging, emphasizing preventative strategies for maintaining and improving wellbeing, has been well-established in the literature (Kahana et al., 2014). By adopting this model, Cooperative Extension can significantly enhance its services for older adults. This paper proposes innovative program ideas grounded in the proactive aging framework. Such programs are more engaging as they foster self-efficacy and empowerment, encouraging participants to actively …

Nebline, October 2025

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Contents

4-H super fair helps youth become beyond ready

What's popping? by Natalie Sehi

Recipes of the month, by Kayla Colgrove: Fish bait snack mix, kicked up popcorn, and cinnamon crunch snack mix

Are your trees for the next storm? by Rachel Anderson

Garden guide: Things to do this month by Mary Jane Frogge

GRO Big Red virtual learning series

Composting demonstration

Promoting language development in young children by Hayley Jackson

Tip sheet for harvest 2025 by John Nelson

Rogers Memorial Day farm field day, September 2025

Heart of 4-H volunteer award: Rachel Wells

Join 4-H to become beyond ready …

An Imperfect Explication Of An Ambiguous Constitution: The Federalist Papers, Ian J. Penner

History Senior Capstone

With the rise of originalism as a viable legal philosophy, American legal scholars have seen an increased appeal to writings contemporary to 1787 -- first among these sources being the Federalist Papers. However, it may be time for a critical study of Hamilton, Madison, and Jay's essays in order to prevent over-citation of the papers. By understanding the context of the papers, who wrote them, and what the intention of Publius were, legal scholars and historians can both learn the proper place of the Federalist papers as valid, yet conditioned source of Constitutional meaning.

Using Gate And Key Systems To Engage Players With Varied Motivation Profiles, Wu Jin

Level Design Theses and Dissertations

This study explores how literal gates and skill-based gates in level design can influence player behavior and align with different motivation profiles based on Nick Yee's Gamer Motivation Model [1]. The researcher created a single-player video game level using Dying Light 2, called "Electric Revival," to explore the appeal of literal gates and skill-based gates. The researcher expects that different types of players will exhibit distinct preferences for specific types of gates based on their motivation profiles, which align with their primary motivations. The researcher recruited 14 playtesters, of varying motivation types, to play the level and share their …

Anti-Union Regulation And The Opioid Crisis, Kelly Chen, Samia Islam

Economics Faculty Publications and Presentations

Existing literature provides ample evidence of the detrimental impact of de-unionization on various determinants of individual health. However, there is a lack of direct empirical research linking de-unionization to objective health outcomes. By leveraging the differential timing of Right-to-Work law implementation across four states in the United States, we quantify the role of union presence in opioid misuse. Using a synthetic control method, our analysis reveals a persistent decline in unionization rates in the affected states within 4-6 years of RTW enactment. This reduction precipitated a considerable increase in both nonfatal and fatal overdoses, as measured by opioid-related treatment admissions …

Rule Or Reason? The Role Of Balancing In Antitrust Law, Michael A. Carrier, Mark A. Lemley

Notre Dame Law Review Reflection

In this Essay, we argue that the proper test for antitrust’s rule of reason is a four-step, burden-shifting framework that ends with a balancing of the likely harms and benefits of particular conduct. One reason balancing has become rare even in circuits that permit it is that it seems hard. Antitrust is shot through with economic theory and evidence, and courts aren’t experts in economics. So they tend to look for shortcuts that allow them to resolve the case without having to apply that economic evidence to assess the likely net effect of a defendant’s conduct. But those shortcuts themselves …

Structurally Harmless: Why Brecht Should Apply On Collateral Review Of Structural Errors, Jaden M. Lessnick

Notre Dame Law Review Reflection

Even when a prisoner has overcome all of AEDPA’s requirements and the Supreme Court’s equitable bars to relief, the writ of habeas corpus may issue only as “law and justice” require. The Court has recognized in recent Terms that the habeas statute thus confers on courts discretion to deny relief notwithstanding the satisfactions of the statutory and equitable preconditions. This discretion, the Court has said, is not boundless. A judge may grant the writ only after considering the principles of finality and federalism. Whatever else that includes, the Supreme Court has made clear that a judge must apply Brecht’s …

Uniformity, Loper Bright, And The National Labor Relations Board: Can The Board’S Nonacquiescence Policy Survive In A Post-Chevron World?, Alexander Macdonald

Notre Dame Law Review Reflection

As chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, Donald Dotson was nothing if not controversial. Though he headed the Board for five years, he was never shy about criticizing the Board’s practices. He often argued that the Board had skewed its policies toward organized labor and inserted itself in disputes best left to private negotiation. That criticism put him at odds with his fellow Board members and frequently landed him on the wrong side of divided opinions. Even members who shared his core philosophy sometimes shied away from joining his assaults on the Board itself.

So it was on September …

What Is Trump Immunity?, Carlos M. Vázquez

Notre Dame Law Review Reflection

By definition, the immunity of a former President is not an immunity ratione personae, as this sort of immunity applies only to current officeholders. It is an immunity ratione materiae extending only to certain types of acts. The Court in Trump made clear that the immunity a former President enjoys is at least an immunity from judicial proceedings. It is for this reason that she is entitled to an immediate appeal from the denial of a motion to dismiss the claim against her. The Court left unclear whether the President’s immunity is also an immunity from primary obligations or an …

The Best We Can Hope For: The Irony Of The Best Interest Standard, Alesondra Cruz

Notre Dame Law Review Reflection

Laws are often designed with an eye toward precision. Specific words are chosen, others deliberately removed, with each revision seeking to bring a rule closer to its intended purpose. Despite this deliberate process, even the most curated laws at times fail to serve their intended ends, and instead become sources of harm. This reality, unfortunate and unavoidable, is the irony of law.

This tension is particularly evident in the context of family law, where negative ramifications are felt personally and intimately, and in child custody cases, where the stakes are incredibly high. The best interest of the child standard was …

Search, The Jackson Laboratory

Search Magazine

No abstract provided.

Course Syllabus For Entomology: Introduction To Acarology, Andrew Prescott

Department of Entomology: Distance Master of Science Projects

Includes an outline and syllabus for an introductory college-level class on acarology, covering both ticks and mites.

Mini Movie Master Of Science Project, Nicole Pruess

Department of Entomology: Distance Master of Science Projects

Contents

Educational Video Creative Process

Host Plants

Fruit Trays/Nectar Plants

Butterfly vs Moth

Longevity/Lifespan

Includes videos:
Butterfly vs Moth.mp4 (2623912 kB)
Fruit Trays and Nectar Plants.mp4 (1742827 kB)
Host Plants.mp4 (1721714 kB)
Lifespan and Longevity.mp4 (2528704 kB)

Fall 2025 Volume 11 Issue 2: Full Issue

Journal of Response to Writing

No abstract provided.

Gold & Blue Law Edition, Fall 2025, St. Mary's University - San Antonio, Texas

Gold & Blue Law Edition

This is the Fall 2025 edition of Gold & Blue Law Edition which is St. Mary's University's official School of Law publication.

Inclusive Education And Autism Spectrum Disorder: Preparing University Students To Support Secondary Learners, Kristen M. Lucke, Cynthia Haynes

Fall 2025 OTD Capstone Symposium

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects approximately 1 in 31 children in the United States, highlighting the need for future teachers and occupational therapists (OTs) to support students with ASD in inclusive educational settings. This mixed-methods capstone examined how an OT-informed professional learning session influenced university students’ knowledge, confidence, and readiness to support learners with ASD. Fifteen graduate students participated in a 75-minute instructional session addressing six ASD learning domains. Pre- and post-session measures included demographic information, the investigator-developed Knowledge and Perceptions of Autism Spectrum Disorder (KPASD) assessment, Likert-scale ratings, and qualitative reflections. Participants demonstrated significant increases in total KPASD scores …

Technical Appendix: Analysis Of Innovation Applications And Value Driven By Aigc Technology—An Early Investment Perspective In The Chinese Market, Siyuan Ma, Mengyu Wang, Tianyi Zhang

Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics

Following the introduction of generative AI/AIGC concepts and applications, it is necessary to clarify two related technical concepts: machine vision (CV) and convolutional neural networks (CNN). Computer Vision (CV) is a discipline that studies how to convert inputs such as images, sounds, and videos into a language that computers can understand. Taking 2D images as an example, all images can be broken down into very small pixels, each of which can be converted into a number (based on grayscale) or a combination of numbers. The number represented by each pixel is the feature of that pixel, and combining these numbers …

Printz Award Titles In Mississippi Public Libraries: A Collection Analysis, Ally Watkins, Harley Rogers, Melissa Dennis

The Southeastern Librarian

The Michael L. Printz Award is presented annually by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) to recognize one book as the Printz Award winner and up to four books as Honor books. In areas of rapid growth like young adult (YA) publishing, librarians may add books recognized by an award as part of their collection development practice. The number of Printz Award winner and Honor books in a Mississippi library’s holdings can be viewed as a standard to see if Mississippi is falling behind or keeping up with trends in young adult publishing. Building on research completed for an …

Sacred Heart University Magazine, Volume 7, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Gold & Blue, Winter 2025, St. Mary's University - San Antonio, Texas

Gold & Blue

This is the Winter 2025 edition of Gold & Blue, which is St. Mary's University's official alumni magazine.

Engr 597: Special Projects In Engineering Science - Data Analytics, Ali Behnood Ph.D., P.E., M., Asce

GMAS Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Designing Portugal’S Voluntary Carbon Market: Insights From Key Stakeholders, Mahika Shergill

Portugal: Sustainability and Environmental Justice

This project examines the design, integrity, and early implementation challenges of Portugal’s newly established Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM), created through Decree-Law 4/2024 as part of the country’s broader climate-mitigation strategy. The objective of the study is to evaluate whether the market’s regulatory architecture—particularly its treatment of additionality, permanence, methodologies, and co-benefit mechanisms—positions it to function as a credible and viable national carbon-governance instrument. The analysis draws on a mixed-methods approach combining legal and policy review with four semi-structured interviews conducted with policymakers, methodological designers, ecological practitioners, and environmental-law specialists. These interviews reveal that Portugal’s VCM is characterized by strong integrity …

When The Water Runs Out: Modelling Portuguese Pumped Hydro Storage Adequacy In Multi-Year Extreme Drought Conditions, Meg Gillies

Portugal: Sustainability and Environmental Justice

Portugal’s reliance on Pumped Hydro Storage (PHS) to support grid stability poses increasing risks as the share of renewables in the national energy mix approaches the 2030 goal of 85%, and droughts intensify across the Iberian Peninsula (Silva, 2024). Because simulation tools like EnergyPLAN model only one year at a time, they overlook the cumulative effects of prolonged hydrological stress (Lund, 2024). This research addresses that gap by implementing an iterative multi-year approach in EnergyPLAN, linking yearly simulations to assess how extended drought conditions impact PHS performance. Using a detailed 2024 model of Portugal’s power system and applying dry year …