“I, Too, Want To Be Free”: Women And The Birth Control Movement In Utah, 1914–1940, Evelyn Wilcox

The Thetean: A Student Journal for Scholarly Historical Writing

Like many other women, I too, want to be free,” explained a 33-year- old Utah woman in a 1925 letter to Margaret Sanger, a prominent leader in the birth control movement. This woman, whose name is unknown, was married to a 78-year- old man with whom, she thought, “in her ignorance,” that she would never have any children—she was proven wrong. With six children under the age of eight at the time and wanting to prevent having more, this woman’s predicament reflects Sanger’s mission to inform everyday women of birth control so they could make their own reproductive choices. After …

Rationed Victory: A Study Of American Civilian Rationing In World War Ii, Alex Moulder

The Thetean: A Student Journal for Scholarly Historical Writing

In any conflict or competition it is often said that the winner is “fueled to victory.” This could come as a result of training, diet, stamina, support from others, or sheer willpower. Even small variations in any of these elements can have significant consequences and affect outcomes. The same can be said about civilians during wartime, especially during the largest conflict of the twentieth century, World War II. The war cemented the United States as a global power, thanks in part to its massive economy, technologies, and industries, which helped to overcome the war of attrition against the Axis powers. …

Autonomous No-Op Mode, Hp Inc

Defensive Publications Series

Devices such as Bluetooth headsets/earbuds/speakers, Mice/keyboards and USB equivalents can be easily misplaced or stolen. Individuals other than the Device’s owner may attempt to use the Device as their own. It is valuable to the Owner for the Device to have a system or systems that can either prevent an unknown user from using the Device, or to guide the Owner to the Device so that it may be recovered, or both.

The solutions available are capable of (1) Cryptographic authentication: devices have built-in cryptographic information which the host authenticates before allowing the connection from devices. This may require TPM …

Bi-Directional Input Bridge For Mapping Limited-Input Device Events To Embedded Web Content, Erica Halpern, Matt Joseph

Defensive Publications Series

A bridging system for bi-directional input bridging that maps limited input device events to embedded web content and bridging system user interfaces. The bridging system implements an SDK module injected into an embedded content frame that intercepts input events before other components in the embedded content frame can process them, creates copies of events and forwards them to the bridging system, maintains a coordinated focus state to enable correct event routing between the bridging system and embedded content, and executes synthetic input events including pointer and mouse events in response to bridging system dispatch messages.

An Optical Fiber Caffeine Sensor Using A Molecularly Imprinted Polymethacrylic Acid Membrane Coated On Optical Fiber Surface As A Transducer, Josiah W. Miller, Jason D. Mccaslin, Shiquan Tao

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Caffeine is a neurotransmitter, important to human health. This compound exists in many food products, has been added to soft drinks, pharmaceutical drugs. For many applications, a field deployable technique for quick detecting caffeine is attractive. In this paper, we report a selective optical fiber caffeine sensor using a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) membrane as a transducer. The membrane extracts/concentrate caffeine from sample solutions significantly improved sensor’s sensitivity with a 95 times sensitivity improvement. The sensor achieved a detection limit of 0.20 µg/mL. This sensor was used to directly analyze caffeine in soft drink products without interference from sample matrix.

Ora‑C3 (2026 Reinforced Edition) Oncology Resonant Micro‑Lattice Research Engine, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

Abstract — 2026 Reinforced Edition

ORA‑C3 is a non‑clinical, open‑hardware oncology research engine designed to accelerate mRNA‑payload stability studies, micro‑environmental flow mapping, and resonance‑assisted cellular‑analog modeling. The 2026 Reinforced Edition integrates a gyroid micro‑lattice chamber, multi‑band ultrasound drivers, vortex‑microbubble conditioning, Arachne‑Chip‑2.0 telemetry, and CUDRE‑linked biological‑model correlation ports.

ORA‑C3 provides a builder‑ready, open‑hardware, non‑clinical platform for cancer‑research labs seeking repeatable, tunable, multi‑physics testbeds for mRNA oncology research acceleration.

Ai Adoption And Organizational Resilience In Turbulent Environments: The Mediating Role Of Employee Digital Literacy And The Moderating Role Of Innovation-Supportive Climate In The Iraqi Hospitality Sector, Hasan Mutashar Gbouri

Arab Economic and Business Journal

This study examines whether adopting artificial intelligence (AI) strengthens organizational resilience when the operating environment is hostile, and identifies the internal conditions an organization must satisfy before an AI investment translates into resilience. Two mechanisms anchor the argument: employee digital literacy, which carries the effect, and an innovation-supportive climate, which conditions it. We surveyed 400 employees across three premium hotels in Baghdad, Iraq, sampled by operational level, and tested the model with structural equation modeling in AMOS 26.0. The results show that AI adoption alone yields only a modest direct gain in resilience. Slightly more than half of its total …

Image Fusion Based On Deep Learning With Different Locations And Sizes Of Objects, Baneen Al-Kalabi, Tawfiq Al-Assadi

Journal of Intelligent Informatics, Networking, and Cybersecurity

Multi-focus image fusion combines partially focused images into a single all-in-focus composite. Existing object-based methods assume precise spatial and scale alignment across source images, an assumption that frequently fails in Misaligned Multi-Focus Dataset scenarios due to camera displacement and focal length variation. This paper proposes a novel training-free, object-aware fusion framework to address this limitation through a five-stage pipeline: YOLOv8x detection, SAM2-L segmentation, LoFTR correspondence matching, a novel Scale-Aware Area Resize Algorithm, and GLCM-guided MSB/LSB bit-level fusion. The framework was evaluated on the EDMF benchmark (20 image pairs, synthetically modified to simulate Misaligned Multi-Focus Dataset shifts) and a Misaligned Multi-Focus …

A Blockchain-Integrated Federated Learning Model And Autoencoder-Based Feature Reduction For Improving Iot Intrusion Detection, Tahseen A. Wotaifi

Journal of Intelligent Informatics, Networking, and Cybersecurity

The rapid growth of Internet of Things (IoT) environments has brought forth a wealth of security challenges in detecting network intrusions in diverse and resource-restricted systems. Privacy, scalability, and single point of failure issues plague traditional centralized intrusion detection solutions. To address these challenges, the study proposes a secure and adaptive intrusion detection model using Federated Learning (FL) and Blockchain, augmented with autoencoder-based feature reduction. The ToN-IoT dataset is pre-processed, and then an unsupervised autoencoder is used to build informative low-dimensional feature representations. The processed data is deployed to various clients to mimic a real federated situation. Every client will …

When Auditors Trust Ai: A Qualitative Study Of Professional Judgment, Data Quality, And Adoption Barriers In Lebanon, Joseph Serghani

Arab Economic and Business Journal

This study explores auditors’ trust in AI in a limited-resource and turbulent context, namely Lebanon. Using semi-structured interviews with 14 junior and senior auditors in Lebanon, this study identifies the factors that make auditors either willing or unwilling to trust in AI-powered audit processes. The results indicate that auditors perceive the potential benefits of AI, such as increased speed, capacity, and ability to detect anomalies. Yet, trust in AI is limited by concerns about implementation costs, the erosion of professional judgment, blockchain complexity, data overload, and reliance on high-quality data. Instead of excluding AI from the equation, auditors perceive it …

Pharmacogenetic Testing In Mood Disorders: A Narrative Review Of Clinical Efficacy And Real-World Utility, William M. Spence

Summer Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Objective:

Pharmacogenetic-guided treatment is a recent innovation which attempts to improve the variability in individual response to pharmacological treatment. In patients with MDD, pharmacogenetic-guided treatment was evaluated for improvements in remission, symptom reduction, and drug side effect rates compared to the standard of care.

Methods:

A structured literature search was conducted using Google Scholar and Research Rabbit. Studies published within the past 10 years evaluating pharmacogenetic-guided treatment in major depressive disorder and reporting remission, symptom improvement, or adverse effects were included. Eligible studies were qualitatively synthesized to assess the clinical utility of pharmacogenetic-guided antidepressant treatment.

Results:

Three randomized controlled trials …

Broadening The Integration Of Regional Citrate Anticoagulation In Icu Patients On Crrt, Joshua R. Sylvester

Summer Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Objective: To evaluate whether alternative approaches to regional citrate anticoagulation implementation may be more broadly integrated into continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) for critically ill intensive care unit patients compared to systemic heparin or no anticoagulation by assessing mortality, filter lifespan, electrolyte and metabolic complications, and monitoring intensity.

Methods: A narrative literature review was performed including studies from PubMed, Google Scholar, and the National Center for Biotechnology Information. Studies were included if they involved adults in the intensive care unit (ICU), patients undergoing CRRT or continuous venovenous hemofiltration (CVVHF), and evaluated anticoagulation strategies such as RCA, unfractionated heparin, or no …

Epidural Analgesia And Postpartum Depression: Is There An Association?, Hannah E. Schoner

Summer Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Postpartum depression (PPD) affects 1 in 8 women with only 50% diagnosed by a medical professional. Epidural analgesia use during the intrapartum period has been found to have a possible effect on decreasing the risk of PPD. This paper aims to answer the question of if epidural use has a negative association with PPD. A narrative literature review was conducted to evaluate the association between epidural analgesia and PPD. A comprehensive search of Google Scholar and UpToDate was performed using relevant keywords with studies included if they compared PPD outcomes in antepartum women undergoing normal spontaneous vaginal delivery with and …

Cognitive Impairment In Heart Failure: Implications For Clinical Practice And Patient Care, Shiya Kamra

Summer Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Objective: The purpose of this literature review was to evaluate whether adults with heart failure, compared with adults without heart failure, have an increased risk of cognitive impairment and dementia.

Methods: A narrative literature review used Google Scholar to identify studies evaluating cognitive outcomes in adults with congestive heart failure. Inclusion criteria: English-language full-text articles published since 2020, with one 2018 longitudinal study also selected due to its strong methodology. Studies involving pediatric populations or lacking cognitive outcomes were excluded. Five studies met the inclusion criteria.

Results: The review included three systematic reviews/meta-analyses, one cross-sectional study, and one longitudinal cohort …

Navigating Topical & Biologic Therapies In Pediatric Patients With Lamellar Ichthyosis, Eileen E. Uthuppan

Summer Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Objective:

The purpose of this literature review was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of topical retinoid and biological therapies for pediatric patients with Lamellar Ichthyosis. These therapies were compared with standard keratolytic and emollient treatments in improving scaling severity, dryness, pain, pruritus, quality of life, while minimizing infection rates and adverse effects.

Methods:

A narrative literature review was completed using PubMed, EBSCO, Google Scholar, and Research Rabbit Al. Studies in English, within five years, were included if they evaluated pediatric patients with autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis and had full-text availability. Studies involving adults, non-hereditary ichthyosis, or patients with comorbidities …

Equivocation Analysis Across Continuous And Discrete Memoryless Channels, Md Munibun Billah

Theses and Dissertations

Physical-layer security uses the noise already present in the channel to keep a message secret without making any assumption about the eavesdropper's computing power. In Wyner's wiretap channel model, coset coding uses randomness to map the message to many codewords and protects against information leakage from an active eavesdropper. The secrecy provided by such codes is measured by their equivocation, which is the eavesdropper's remaining uncertainty about the message after she observes her channel. So computing equivocation is an important aspect of analyzing the wiretap channel model. Many channels of practical interest have no closed-form expression for equivocation, and exact …

Upright: Zheng 正 And The Semantics Of Political Legitimacy, Kaz Wegmuller

Open Educational Resources

This article examines the semantic structure of the left-right political binary in contemporary Anglophone discourse. It argues that the fusion of “right” as directional orientation with “right” as moral correctness produces a form of semantic over-determination that complicates the articulation of democratic legitimacy in periods of political crisis. The claim is not that directional metaphors determine political outcomes, but that they furnish a discursive resource that can be mobilized in struggles over authority, order, and rectitude. To illuminate the contingency of this fusion, the article turns to the East Asian concept of zheng 正 (uprightness), whose semantic independence from handedness …

Innovations In Educational Leadership To Improve Nursing Student Attendance And Engagement, Ritin Santiago Fernandez, Eleni Kata

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Background: Nurse education is adapting to an evolving healthcare landscape marked by technological advances, resource constraints, and shifting patient demographics (1) Absenteeism among nursing students in classroom and clinical settings poses significant challenges to academic performance, clinical competency, and program completion (2,3). Effective leadership and advances in education are essential to identify underlying causes and implement strategies that foster students’ engagement to improve their learning outcomes thus preparing a competent healthcare workforce (4).

Aim: This scoping review aimed to map the literature on absenteeism among undergraduate nursing students, highlighting leadership and advances in education. Objectives included: (a) identifying factors contributing …

Evaluating The Validity Of Item Scoring In Course Examinations, Mariann M. Harding, Samantha Jo Bonaduce

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Background. The Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) added 5 new item types. A dilemma nursing faculty continue to face in incorporating these new item types is how to approach testing to ensure that tests are fair and valid. Based on published NCSBN materials, faculty developed a scoring guide for NGN and traditional item types. This study investigated the validity of the proposed scoring model, which faculty believed most replicated the NCLEX approach.

Method. Data was collected using a retrospective design from the computer testing records of students in a medical-surgical nursing course in an ADN program. Study variables included course grades …

Jeffrey Ruschak V. Commissioner Social Security

2026 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Elodia Jimenez Diaz V. Attorney General United States Of America

2026 Decisions

Agency

Neural-Immune-Cardiovascular Axis: From Mechanistic Crosstalk To Therapeutic Targets In Cardiovascular Disease, Junkang Cheng, Shuang Gao, Haowei Zhang, Wei Gao, Zeyuan Mei, Xiaoling Liu, Jocelyn Gao, Chenghu Guo, Guipeng An

Student Papers, Posters & Projects

The neural-immune-cardiovascular axis represents an emerging and highly integrated physiological and pathophysiological concept, describing a complex bidirectional communication network between the nervous, immune, and vascular systems. This review systematically examines the pivotal role of this axis in maintaining cardiovascular homeostasis and in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. We first provide an overview of the fundamental signaling pathways between the components of this axis. Subsequently, we delve into the specific crosstalk mechanisms within the axis in the context of major cardiovascular conditions, including atherosclerosis, hypertension, and heart failure. A central focus is placed on critically evaluating the potential therapeutic targets and …

Relationship Between Internet Use, Perceived Social Support, And Obesity Among African American Young Adults, Marketta Mccollough

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The disproportionately high prevalence of obesity among African American young adults is a significant public health crisis rooted in systemic inequities. The purpose of this quantitative cross-sectional study was to examine the relationships between internet use for health information, perceived social support (online and offline), and obesity in this population. Grounded in the social cognitive theory (SCT), this study investigated how these behavioral and environmental factors interact to influence body mass index. Using secondary data from the 2021–2023 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a complex samples logistic regression with a Bonferroni correction (α = .0125) was conducted on an …

A Professional Development Course On Data-Driven Dynamical Systems At A Primarily Undergraduate Institution - Part B: Professional Development Framework And Institutional Implementation, Alessandro M. Selvitella, Jeffrey R. Anderson

CODEE Journal

This paper presents the professional-development and institutional-implementation component of a three-paper program on introducing data-driven dynamical systems into undergraduate ordinary differential equations instruction at a primarily undergraduate institution. The companion paper \cite{SelvitellaAnderson2026} develops the mathematical and computational content, including regression, regularization, Dynamic Mode Decomposition, Sparse Identification of Nonlinear Dynamics, and a Van der Pol oscillator activity. The present paper asks a complementary implementation question: what departmental structures, graduate teaching assistant roles, professional-development activities, and course-support pathways are needed for such materials to become teachable within local undergraduate settings?

We describe a three-phase professional-development model for graduate teaching assistants in the …

Diabetic Alert Dogs As Glucose Monitoring Tools: Detection Accuracy For Hypoglycemic And Hyperglycemic Events, Dianne C. Dollison

Summer Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Objective: The purpose of this review was to determine whether trained diabetic alert dogs (DADs) provide detection accuracy comparable to continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) for hypo- and hyperglycemic events in adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

Methods: A narrative literature review was conducted using UpToDate and Google Scholar. Studies involving adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes that reported glucose detection accuracy for DADs or CGMs were included. Pediatric-only and non-glucose-detection studies were excluded. Because few direct head-to-head studies lasting 6 months or longer were available, shorter-duration studies were included as supporting evidence. Outcomes included sensitivity, specificity, …

More Than Rest: The Impact Of Sleep On Cardiovascular Disease, Jane S. Thomas

Summer Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Objective: The purpose of this literature review was to evaluate whether < 6 hour sleep duration and poor sleep quality, compared with normal >7 hour sleep duration, increase the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in adults. Outcomes included cardiovascular disease, coronary artery disease, stroke, heart failure, cardiovascular mortality, and related cardiovascular health measures. Methods: A literature review was conducted using Google Scholar to evaluate the relationship between sleep parameters and cardiovascular outcomes. English-language, full-text studies published since 2019 involving adults were included, while pediatric studies and non-cardiovascular outcomes were excluded. The review included three prospective cohort studies, two meta-analyses, and one interventional study. Results: Evidence consistently demonstrated that short sleep duration …

Ervin Domingo-Felipe V. Attorney General United States Of America

2026 Decisions

Agency

Principles Of Sociopolitical Competency In Psychological Practice, Research, And Teaching, Richard E. Redding, Nina C. Silander

Psychology Faculty Articles and Research

Research shows that sociopolitical attitudes and values (SPAVs) often play an important role in people’s personal and social identity, life choices, psychological and behavioral functioning, and interpersonal relationships (including those between psychologists and their clients). Thus, SPAVs are frequently relevant to the work that psychologists do, whether as clinicians, researchers, or educators. After reviewing the research on the impact of SPAVs on people’s lives and relationships, we provide a set of evidence-based principles for effectively addressing SPAVs in clinical practice, psychological research, education and professional training, and professional ethics.

Re: Response To Comment Letter (Dated June 11, 2026) For The Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit (Bpsou) Draft 2025 Butte Reclamation Evaluation System (Bres) Corrective Action Plans For Reclaimed Sites (Dated January 30, 2026), Brandon Warner

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

The Intervention Design Specialist Program As A Tier Iii Support In Elementary Schools: An Explanatory Case Study, Kevin G. Spaulding

Graduate Dissertations and Theses

This explanatory qualitative case study explored how the Intervention Design Specialist (IDS) program functions as a Tier III behavioral intervention within the Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework in elementary schools in Francis County Public Schools. Grounded in Social Cognitive Theory, the study examined stakeholders’ perceptions of the program’s purpose, implementation, influence on students with intensive behavioral needs, impact on classroom and school climate, and the factors that supported or challenged successful implementation. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, observations of classroom interventions and team meetings, and review of program records. Data were analyzed using an inductive, iterative coding process …