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It's The Night Of The Living Deepfakes: The Threat Of Deepfakes On The Film Industry, Neki Shero

DePaul Business & Commercial Law Journal

No abstract provided.

From The Field: Lessons From Saskatchewan, J Wallace Skelton, Ashlee Sandiford, Alex Schmidt, Hannah Paul

Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education

Just before the 2023-2024 school year, Saskatchewan enacted transphobic school policy and then legislation. Four Saskatchewan educators describe the ways this legislation has impacted them, their students and their colleagues, and ways they are engaging in resistance through activism, pedagogy and research.

Beyond The Binary: Queer And Trans Activism In Ontario French As Second Language (Fsl) Classrooms, Robert Grant, Elm Allister

Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education

Drawing from data from a larger doctoral study, this “from the field” report showcases the activist and pedagogical practices of two queer and trans/nonbinary French as a second language (FSL) teachers in Ontario, Canada. Through detailed accounts from elementary and secondary FSL classrooms, we demonstrate activism through empowering (using students’ pronouns and bringing in multiple identities in pedagogical resources), disrupting (challenging assumptions about "normal" identities and families), and resisting (parents' and stakeholders' homophobic and transphobic rhetoric). Our experiences reveal that proactive, consistent integration of 2SLGBTQIA+ representation throughout the classroom discourse minimizes student resistance, particularly in elementary settings where children readily …

Engines For Activism: Gsa Advisors Sparking Student Activism For Lgbtq+ Equity, Elizabeth J. Meyer, Rebecca Grace Kaplan, Erin Kurtz

Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education

This article reports on a study on educators supporting student activism for LGBTQ+ equity in schools. The research questions we address are: What impacts do activist-educators have on the activities of the students in their GSA (Genders & Sexualities Alliance)? In what ways do activist-educators support student activism for LGBTQ+ equity? Based on in-depth interviews with seven educators in Colorado, we use grounded theory to present a conceptual model called “Engines for Activism” (EFA). We share data that explain how student and educator interactions within the space of a student club led by an educator-activist can drive advocacy and activism …

“You Can’T Ban That!”: Lgbtq+ Youth Of Color Speak Back To Book Bans In Utah, Sonny Partola, Leticia Alvarez Gutiérrez

Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education

This article explores how LGBTQ+ youth of color (LGBTQ+ YOC) in Utah perceive anti-LGBTQ+ book bans amid a hostile sociopolitical climate. Drawing from a critical ethnographic study at a public high school, and guided by Queer of Color Critique, we examine how censorship, heteronormativity, and White Christian nationalism shape book bans. Youth participants described such bans as mechanisms of erasure and harm that restrict access to affirming literature and reinforce marginalization, while also revealing contradictions in schools’ promotion of literacy alongside censorship. Despite these harms, participants resisted erasure—asserting visibility, belonging, and intellectual freedom. This study contributes to scholarship on censorship …

Numeracy-Based Civic Education Model: Needs Analysis Through An Explanatory Sequential Design, Sulkipani Sulkipani, Kokom Komalasari, Sapriya Sapriya, Susan Fitriasari, Vina Amilia Suganda Makenun

Numeracy

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals emphasize numeracy as essential for quality education, and require its integration across the curriculum, including into civic education (CE). However, the integration of numeracy in CE in Indonesian universities has not yet been clearly mapped out. This study aims to analyze the need for numeracy integration in CE as a basis for developing a numeracy-based CE learning model. Using a mixed method with an explanatory sequential design, the study involved a convenience sample of 225 students and 10 lecturers from various universities through surveys, interviews, observations, and documentation studies. Quantitative findings show that numeracy …

Reflection - 2026 Language Study As A Gateway To The Humanities, Haley L. Berl

Language Study as a Gateway to the Humanities

No abstract provided.

Learning English As A Gateway To American Culture: A Kazakh Student's Experience In The United States, Beksultan Bizhigit

Language Study as a Gateway to the Humanities

No abstract provided.

A Writer’S Notebook And Journal Entries: Student-Centered Guide For Engl 102 (English Composition Ii), Tanya Zhelezcheva

Open Educational Resources

This open educational resource provides a complete homework assignment system for ENGL 102 (English Composition II) at the City University of New York. Designed as a companion to Writing Workshop Journal: A Student-Centered Guide for College Composition (Zhelezcheva 2025), it offers detailed instructions, templates, and a curated bank of writing exercises that support students in developing ideas for their major essays through sustained, low-stakes writing practice.

The booklet is organized around three core assignment types — the Homework Assignment, the Reply to the Homework Assignment, and the Research Log — each structured as a four-component journal entry: Opening Freewrite, Exercise, …

Ddx173.2 Ui User Interface Presentation Example 7, Sae University College

Exemplars

The work showcases how the website's user interface (UI) design responds to the findings of the user experience (UX) report and improves its usability.

Ddx173.2 Ui User Interface Presentation Example 6, Sae University College

Exemplars

The work showcases how the website's user interface (UI) design responds to the findings of the user experience (UX) report and improves its usability.

Cim221 Invisigarde Tv Series: Example 5, Ryan Kennedy, Caleb Hardy, Alexander Crawford, Harrison Barclay

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In our unit group, “Big Fungus,” the Wicked Problem we decided to address was the “Protection of Fungal Networks.” After researching into further depth the attributes of the wicked problem, we would then integrate the information into our prototype with our chosen theoretical lens; “Futures Thinking.” This would involve analysing past, present behaviours, theorising the potential future that this could result in, as well as establishing both the feared and desirable future. In order to reach a target demographic, however, we would decide it would be best to direct our prototype towards Primary School Students (aged 10-12), as this would …

Cim221 Rainbow Tree: Example 6, Lily Hackett, Dillon Hudson, Kaden Matchett, Rees Muthee

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For our project, our group was presented with the 89% project. The 89% project focuses on the 89% of people who want to make a change for our climate, but simply don't commit, essentially getting the route for climate change reduction nowhere.

We chose Behavioural Sciences as our theoretical lens. This means we would be putting time into researching exactly who our audience is, and what attitudes and reactions they hold in regards to climate change. We needed to figure out a way to inform the 89% of this issue, and convince them to join us in improving the way …

An Evaluation Of Total Navicular Implants: A Scoping Review, James Mcclure Hughes, Nicholas Belardo Obias, Amanda Killeen

School of Podiatric Medicine - Student Research

The aim of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety profile of total navicular implants based on current literature.

Navicular insults such as high-energy trauma, osteonecrosis, and Muller-Weiss syndrome may result in avascular necrosis or a critical sized bone defect, conditions that are highly difficult to manage given current treatment modalities. Total navicular implants may offer a solution to these problems. While 3D printing of implants remains investigational, its use in highly individualized cases involving the talus has had promising results with conditions like avascular necrosis, tumors, trauma, and arthritis. The navicular is unique in its attachments to …

Improving Monitoring And Documentation Of Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotic Adherence In Patients With Schizophrenia Through Staff Education And Refill History Review, Stacy Ann Bruce

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric disorder associated with relapse, hospitalization, and poor outcomes when medication adherence is suboptimal. Nonadherence increases morbidity and healthcare utilization (World Health Organization, 2022; Zhao et al., 2025). Long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics improve adherence and reduce hospitalization, but inconsistent monitoring and documentation in outpatient settings hinder early identification of missed doses (Lieslehto et al., 2022). This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) quality improvement project aimed to evaluate whether staff education and structured refill-monitoring processes improve identification and documentation of nonadherence to LAI antipsychotics. Using Kotter’s Change Management Model and the Plan-Do-Study-Act framework, the project focused on …

Quality Improvement Project: Emergency Preparedness In Urgent Care: Impacting Competency Among Medical Assistants, Sarah Pettyjohn

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Urgent care settings present significant challenges, including limited staffing and resources, unpredictable patient acuity, and training deficiencies. These factors contribute to a competency gap among medical assistants, limiting their ability to recognize and respond to medical emergencies. The purpose of this quality improvement project is to impact emergency medical preparedness through a formal educational intervention. Grounded in Lewin’s Change Model and the Kirkpatrick Model, the project aims to improve emergency medical competency, consistent with evidence supporting structured training approaches. Using American Heart Association guidelines, medical assistants participated in a six-week educational program implemented through the Plan-Do-Study-Act framework, with assessments administered …

Should There Be International Standards For Qualitative Social Work Research? A Commentary On Utility, Contradictions, And Reframing To Principles, Margaret Janse Van Rensburg

Faculty and Staff Publications

This commentary critically examines the promise and contradictions inherent in developing international standards for qualitative social work research. It contributes by proposing that ethics guided by epistemic freedom and epistemic justice can act as a foundation for flexible principles enhancing qualitative social work research on an international level.

Cim221 - Example 7 - Housing Crisis Board Game, Januar Gunawan, Billie Burton

Exemplars

Australia’s current housing crisis has made affordable housing increasingly unattainable for young Australians. Rising rents, insecure work, and limited government support have delayed independence, increased homelessness, and widened inequality, especially for those without family financial support. Since COVID-19, rent prices have surged nationwide, while studies show most young Australians feel financially insecure, pessimistic about home ownership, and concerned their future quality of life will decline.   Housing Crisis: The Board Game is an artistic prototype which aims to address this wicked problem by raising awareness of the issue – and some empathy as well – to all Australians, with particular focus …

Ddx173.2 Ui User Interface Presentation Example 7, Sae University College

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The work showcases how the website's user interface (UI) design responds to the findings of the user experience (UX) report and improves its usability.

From Charcuterie Board To Clinical Ward: Pediococcus Pentosaceus As An Emerging Wound Pathogen - A Scoping Review, Jessica Sima, Mariana Rodriguez, Stephanie Campbell, Amanda Killeen

School of Podiatric Medicine - Student Research

Currently, there are 12 known species of Pediococcus, with P. Acidilactici and P. pentosaceus being the most well-known. P. pentosaceus is a Gram-positive, lactic acid bacterium, and is most often recognized for its wide usage as a probiotic and fermenter of wines and cheeses. It is also studied for its anti-inflammatory effects and antimicrobial properties against many common pathogens, such as Salmonella, Clostridium difficile, E.coli, etc.  However, the Pediococcus species can be an opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised patients, and its resistance to glycopeptides and tetracycline limits treatment options.

We conducted a scoping review using Google Scholar and PubMed with the …

Improving Identification And Referral Of Xylazine‑Associated Wounds In Homeless Healthcare, Ramon A. Gambino

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects

Background: Xylazine-adulterated fentanyl is linked to distinctive necrotic wounds and complex care needs in unsheltered populations. This quality improvement (QI) project implemented a brief survey and referral log at Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless (AHCH) to track suspected xylazine-associated wounds and referrals to advanced care. Methods: Final data were exported from Qualtrics, cleaned to retain finished responses, standardized categories, and de-identified. The analytic sample included 18 encounters. Results: Results showed that 55.6% (n = 10) documented suspected xylazine-associated wounds; 5.6% (n = 1) reported no suspicion; 38.9% (n = 7) were uncertain. Referrals were rarely documented overall at AHCH …

Ddx173.2 Ui User Interface Presentation Example 9, Sae University College

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The work showcases how the website's user interface (UI) design responds to the findings of the user experience (UX) report and improves its usability.

The Learning Analytics Value Chain, Charles Lang, Yunxi Kong, Geraldine Gray, Jie Gao

Research Outputs: 2025-Present

A persistent challenge for the learning analytics community is how to achieve a meaningful impact on educational practice. This paper proposes that Porter’s Value Chain framework provides a useful lens for addressing this challenge. This study developed operational definitions of a Learning Analytics Value Chain and mapped learning analytics research output (3,720 publications) over the last 16 years to its five stages: 1. Concept Development, 2. Prototyping & Efficacy, 3. Evaluation, 4. Dissemination, and 5. Impact & Iteration. SoLAR supported learning analytics venues show heavy concentration in Prototyping & Efficacy (41.5-43.2%) and Evaluation (43.4-53.4%), with minimal Dissemination (0.1-3.8%) and Impact …

Acoustic Realization Of Singleton–Geminate Contrast In Lebanese Arabic Infant-Directed Speech: A Case Study, Nief Aied Al-Gamdi

UB Journal for Humanities

Although Infant-directed speech (IDS) involves modifications of speech to facilitate child’s language acquisition, this area of research needs more evidence on the maintenance of segmental contrasts. Drawing on a longitudinal corpus of conversation recordings of a Lebanese mother and her young son over eight months at Newcastle University, this acoustic study examined IDS with a focus on Lebanese Arabic (LA). It analyzed single and double coronal consonants (C) in two-and three-syllable trochaic words with short vowels (V). Using PRAAT-based acoustic analysis, 560 tokens of trochaic disyllabic and trisyllabic words in short-V contexts were examined for duration, intensity, and fundamental frequency …

The Impact Of Immigration-Related Trauma On Academic And Social-Emotional Outcomes In K–12 English As A Second Language Students, Jessica N. Dekam

Graduate Teacher Education

This Capstone examined the impact of immigration-related trauma on the academic learning and social-emotional development of K–12 English as a Second Language students. Based on existing research and educational models, the Capstone explored how experiences such as displacement, cultural adjustment, and past adversity influenced students’ motivation, classroom participation, language acquisition, and emotional regulation. The findings continually highlighted the complex ways trauma could both hinder and shape learning, often resulting in challenges with engagement, trust, and self-advocacy in school environments. While at the same time, the research identified key protective factors, including supportive teacher-student relationships, culturally responsive teaching practices, and trauma-informed …

Exploring The Development Of Bibliometric Research In Indonesia, Wiwit Ratnasari, Rona Nisa Sofia Amriza

Jurnal Ilmu Informasi, Perpustakaan, dan Kearsipan

The growing availability of large bibliographic databases and analytical tools has accelerated the adoption of bibliometric methods across research fields worldwide. In Indonesia, bibliometric approaches have been widely applied across diverse domains; however, existing studies remain largely discipline-specific and lack a comprehensive national-level overview of how bibliometric research itself has developed. This study addresses this gap by conducting a systematic bibliometric analysis of bibliometric publications produced by Indonesian researchers. A total of 532 publications published between 2017 and 2025 were retrieved from the Scopus database and analyzed using bibliometric techniques, including descriptive analysis of study characteristics, co-authorship analysis, co-citation analysis, …

From Novice To Effective: Strengthening Clinical Education In Nursing, Stephanie Campbell

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

The professional transition from clinician to educator is often complicated by a lack of formal training and professional development. This gap in training and support compromises the delivery of nursing education and leads to feelings of inadequacy, diminished confidence, and higher rates of attrition. This quality improvement (QI) project seeks to improve the quality of clinical education by evaluating the impact of a structured onboarding process on a novice nurse educator’s self-efficacy and perceived support. Guided by Lewin’s Change Theory and Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory, the project aims to enhance the onboarding process for novice nurse educators. The Find, Organize, …

Interpreting Mandates Through A Bilingual Lens: Dual Language Immersion Teachers’ Experiences With Georgia’S Structured Literacy Law: A Mixed Methods Study Of Policy Implementation In Georgia Dual Language Programs, Grethel Pedroarena

Curriculum and Instruction (Ed.D.) Dissertations

This qualitative-dominant mixed methods study investigates how Georgia’s Dual Language Immersion (DLI) teachers interpret and implement state literacy mandates, specifically House Bill 307 (HB 307). The research addresses a critical gap in policy-to-practice understanding, as current structured literacy requirements are primarily grounded in monolingual English frameworks that often overlook the instructional realities of bilingual classrooms. The study is theoretically anchored in Translanguaging Pedagogy, Sociocultural Theory, and Teacher Agency Theory.

Data were collected through a statewide survey of 38 DLI teachers and five in-depth phenomenological interviews. Findings reveal that teachers’ interpretations of the mandate are shaped less by the legislative text …

From Storybooks To Courtrooms: A Corpus-Based Descriptive Analysis Of Culture-Specific Translation Strategies In Saudi Arabia, Saad Salem Alshamrani

Journal of Arabic Sciences and Humanities

This study investigates how translators navigate culture-specific items (CSIs) between Arabic and English across two contrasting domains: children's storybooks and courtroom materials in Saudi Arabia. It employs a corpus-based descriptive approach to examine authentic published translations drawn from selected Arabic children's storybooks and official courtroom materials available through the Saudi Ministry of Justice. This approach enables the study to identify patterns in translators' strategies and the contextual factors that shape them. The analysis reveals that translators in children's literature predominantly employ adaptation, paraphrase, and explicitness to ensure accessibility and reader engagement. In contrast, legal translators favor literal translation and functional …

The Toll Of The Bridge: Affective Citizenship And The Negative Dialectic Of The `Promised Land' In Arab American Fiction, Muhammad Khaled Alatrash

Journal of Arabic Sciences and Humanities

Scholarship on Arab American literature frequently follows a linear decline from Mahjar-era optimism to the disappointments of post-9/11. This article complicates that trajectory by reading Khalil Gibran's The Broken Wings (1912) and Laila Halaby's Once in a Promised Land (2007) as stages of a negative dialectic—contradiction held in tension without resolution. Gibran envisions America as a sanctuary unreached by the hands of the thieves, where the self might be understood correctly rather than sorted into hostile categories. Halaby reveals how sanctuary becomes a checkpoint: inclusion demands permanent performance of harmlessness, and failure is punished not through formal exclusion but through …