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Second Nephi As A Legal Document, Martin Oman Evans

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

Considering conventions of the ancient Near East, 2 Nephi can be understood as a legal document or legal archive. Factors supporting this view include 1) Nephi’s allusions to sealing the record and to a bar of judgment, 2) discussion of the law of witnesses and reference to Isaiah and Jacob as witnesses, 3) components and formatting consistent with Neo- Babylonian depositions and plaintiff statements, 4) uncharacteristically formal and conservative (high-fidelity) citations of Isaiah, and 5) rhetoric and vocabulary consistent with the Judean legal genre. Nephi’s inclusion of Jacob’s and Isaiah’s words as a witness and his references to judicial procedure …

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Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

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“That They May Once Again Be A Delightsome People”: The Concept Of Again Becoming The Seed Of Joseph (Words Of Mormon 1:8 And Mormon 7:4–5), Matthew L. Bowen

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

In Words of Mormon 1:8, Mormon declares, “And my prayer to God is concerning my brethren, that they may once again come to the knowledge of God, yea, the redemption of Christ; that they may once again be a delightsome people.” The expression “that they may once again” plausibly reflects the Hebrew idiom wayyôsipû or wayyôsipû ʿôd. Mormon’s apparent double-use of the wayyôsipû (ʿôd) idiom in Words of Mormon 1:8 (or some Nephite scribal equivalent), like 2 Nephi 5:2–3, recalls language in the Joseph story (Genesis 37:5, 8). The original Lamanite covenant, as an extension of the Abrahamic covenant, involved …

The Eucharist Of The Latter-Day Saints: The Sacrament In The Broader Christian Context, Robin Douglas

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

This paper views the sacrament prayers and rituals of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the broader context of Christian eucharistic worship, focusing on how the Latter-day Saint observances both resemble and differ from those of other Christian communities. It argues that, contrary to what is often supposed, the Church has a relatively “high” eucharistic theology.

An Information Theory Of Intentional Trademark Infringement, Jake Linford

Scholarly Publications

Critiques of the intent inquiry in trademark likelihood of confusion cases are somewhat misguided in light of theories about how information is transmitted in communication systems. Properly calibrated legal systems can incentivize better information flow and appropriate behavior by commercial actors using information forcing default rules. This Article considers trademark law's information transmission function in light of legal theories about the efficiencies captured through information forcing rules, as well as Claude Shannon's information theory, which provides a model for information transmission and important insights for how to optimize the signal-to-noise ratio in the commercial market. Defendants who run afoul of …

National Children’S Dental Health Month - Program Planning Guide (2024), American Dental Association Foundation

National Children's Dental Health Month

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Mime: Mobility-Induced Dynamic Matching For Partial Offloading In Vehicular Edge Computing, Mahmuda Akter, Debjyoti Sengupta, Anurag Satpathy, Sajal K. Das

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) execute compute intensive control operations like adjusting speed and steering, causing significant energy dissipation and latency due to resource limited onboard units (OBUs). Offloading these tasks to Roadside Units (RSUs) is a solution, but it faces challenges. First, the stringent latency requirements are impacted by the vehicle's stochastic velocity. Second, allocating limited RSU resources to numerous vehicles within its coverage area is difficult. This paper proposes the MIME framework to address these issues. We use Discrete Fourier transform (DFT) that computes the average velocity over an aperiodic velocity signal extracted from a real-world dataset. for resource allocation, …

University Of Southern Maine Commencement Program 2024, University Of Southern Maine

Commencement Programs

University of Southern Maine Commencement Program 2024

Some Observations On The Sources Used In Martin Del Rio’S "Disquisitionum Magicarum Libri Sex" ("Six Books On Magical Investigations"), Edward Iglesias

Rare Book Salon Spring 2024: Disquisitionum Magicarum

This paper is an analysis of the sources used in Del Rio's "Disquisitionum Magicarum Libri Sex" ("Six Books on Magical Investigations"). Providing a brief overview of the scholarly sources available for study as well as a general introduction to the period this paper focuses on the type of sources Del Rio quotes in order to prove his points.

Role Of Myocardin Effector Genes On The Progression Of Cytoskeletal Remodeling And Phenotype Switching Of Hpmcs, Kasumi Sato

Biotechnology Theses

Pleural fibrosis (PF) is characterized by thickening of the pleura around the lungs due to mesothelial cells transitioning into myofibroblasts. Our research delved into the role of Myocardin (MYOCD) in this transition, revealing Twinfilin 1 (TWF1) and Leiomodin 1 (LMOD1) as significant genes influenced by MYOCD. In our investigation, we explored how TWF1 and LMOD1 impact cytoskeletal changes in human pleural mesothelial cells (HPMCs) induced by Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β). Knocking down TWF1 resulted in reduced expression of Calponin 1 and alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin (α-SMA), while LMOD1 knock-down suppressed α-SMA expression. Inhibition of TWF1 hindered stress fiber formation but …

The River Flowing, Bailey Storm

English and Creative Writing | Senior Theses

This piece is set in Kittery Point, ME, where my cousins lived, a place in which I spent many summers growing up. I define these summers as pinpoints in my youth that helped me discover the first touches of independence away from my home in Pennsylvania. All of the time I spent alone was prominent for what I remember of this time. I was incredibly shy and detached from my cousins' friends. Though I loved being a young teenager in Maine, I could never quite grasp the social life similar to Wyatt when he is back home in Kittery from …

Cycles Of Life, Maggie Ellis

English and Creative Writing | Senior Theses

“Before,” “In Existence,” “After,” is a collection of poetry that explores the cyclical nature of human existence through three distinct phases. Each section reflects a unique aspect of life’s journey: “Before” imagines a pre-existence state where souls reside in stillness, untouched by pain or desire; “In Existence” captures the raw experience of living, from birth to growth, struggle, and loss; and “After” reflects on endings, transformation, and the possibility of rebirth. While the poems draw from personal experiences, they are crafted to evoke universal emotions, inviting readers to confront themes of fear, hope, love, and grief. The collection is inspired …

Uah Undergraduate Research, David Cook

Open Educational Resources (OER)

The UAH Undergraduate Research course offers a valuable opportunity to explore the world of undergraduate research and discover how it can enhance your college journey through practical hands-on activities. Participating in research is not a requirement for graduation, but could offer learning experiences beyond the classroom.

The Use Of Clearview Ai To Support Warrants Violates The Fourth Amendment, Kevin Johnson

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

Social media platforms encouraged millions of Americans to post hundreds of photos of themselves on the Internet. Clearview AI, a tool that harnesses “publicly available” online images for facial recognition, violated those platforms’ terms of service to collect those photos and in doing so de-anonymized millions of Americans. This Note examines the Fourth Amendment implications of law enforcement’s use of Clearview AI and its compatibility with constitutional protections. This Note argues that the use of Clearview AI by police to support warrant applications runs afoul of established legal standards by analyzing the evolution of Fourth Amendment ju …

Doing Things With Metaphors: Mobilizing Cultural Humility From The Guest Perspective As Antiracist Pedagogy, Carol A. Leibiger, Alan W. Aldrich

Faculty Publications

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William H. Hannon Library Year In Review 2023 – 2024, William H. Hannon Library

William H. Hannon Year-in-Reviews

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Improving Document Classification By Integrating Human-Crafted Semantic Knowledge, Lubomir Stanchev, Zachary Weinfeld

Computer Science and Software Engineering

Document classification is a pivotal task in various domains, warranting the development of robust algorithms. Among these, the Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT) algorithm, introduced by Google, has proven to perform well when fine-tuned for the task at hand. Leveraging transformer architecture, BERT demonstrates stellar language understanding capabilities. However, the integration of BERT with a range of approaches has shown potential for further enhancing classification accuracy. This paper investigates three techniques that leverage semantic understanding to improve the performance of document classification models trained with BERT. First, we balance corpora afflicted by imbalanced training data distributions. Next, we substitute …

Building Digital Payment Ecosystems: Digital Financial Infrastructure, Financial Inclusion, And The Un Sustainable Development Goals, Douglas Arner, Sijuade Animashaun, Yixiao Cai, Kuzi Charamba

California Western International Law Journal

No abstract provided.

5 Bfts Association Newsletter No 27 - New Year 2024, Jenifer A. Harding

Newsletters

For my family, 2023 was a very strange year! It started on a high note with my mother’s 100th Birthday in March but ended on a low note with her death aged 100 and an injury to my husband’s ankle which meant he was unable to drive and has been hopping about using one leg and crutches for several weeks now. One consequence of these events is that my usual Christmas Newsletter has been delayed and I am writing this on New Year’s Day. I hope everyone had a happy Christmas and that Santa was good to you. On a …

2024-2025 Catalog, Governors State University

Catalogs

The 2024-2025 Governors State University Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog is a comprehensive listing of current information regarding:
Degree Requirements
Course Offerings
Undergraduate and Graduate Rules and Regulations

Winter 2024, Augustana College, Rock Island Illinois

Augustana Magazine

No abstract provided.

Are Larger Cities More Central In Urban Networks: A Metaanalysis, X. Li, Z. Neal

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

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Addressing The Big Picture As A Community-Engaged Linguist: Community-Engaged Scholarship And Applied Learning For Systemic Change, Rachel E. Showstack

International Journal of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest

Through a narrative about the formation and advancement of Wichita State University’s community-based health equity initiative Alce su Voz (‘Speak Out’), this article presents a reflection on the author’s role as a community-engaged scholar and the multiple levels of work in which linguists can engage to support linguistic social justice. The paper begins with a discussion of the role of the applied linguist in social change and a discussion of community-engaged scholarship, including community-based learning and community-based research. Then, using Alce su Voz’s approach to improving health equity for speakers of Spanish and Indigenous languages as an example, the author …

Análisis Del Impacto De La Narrativa Emergente En El Tiempo De Sesión En Juegos De Estrategia (2024), Alejandro Hernández Ontoria

Grado en Diseño y Desarrollo de videojuegos

En este TFG se intenta analizar el comportamiento de los jugadores respecto a la narrativa emergente, dentro de un subgénero de videojuegos, gestión de recursos en estrategia. La pregunta que se intenta responder es, si se añaden al juego eventos espontáneos de narrativa emergente, en los que suceden sucesos a tus unidades, edificios o en general en el mundo aumenta el tiempo de sesión de los usuarios.

Se realizó una prueba, dividiendo a dos grupos uno con un elemento de narrativa emergente y el otro sin él. El resultado de la investigación fue que el tiempo de sesión de los …

Desarrollo De Una Metodología Para La Estilización De Simulaciones De Fluidos Usando Emisores Geométricos Para Aplicación A Videojuegos (2024), Martin Pérez Villabrille

Grado en Diseño y Desarrollo de videojuegos

Buscando tratar de encontrar una forma de incluir simulaciones de fluidos realistas que permitan aun así su customización y estilización fue donde nació la idea para este proyecto. En un principio, durante el desarrollo del personaje principal para el proyecto grupal se necesitaba una forma de crear un efecto visual para su cabeza que representase una especie de fuego más gelatinoso en movimiento constante, para ello se planteó la posibilidad del uso de simulaciones de fluidos. Rápidamente se llegó a un muro que denotaba las limitadas opciones del uso de simulaciones en los videojuegos, estando sus usos mayormente acotados a …

Lost Iv, Kris Graves, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Photography

10 volumes (560 pages) : chiefly illustrations (some color). "Parallel text in English and French. Title and statement of responsibility from slipcase. ""Published in conjunction with the exhibition ... from May 5th to July 26th 2009 at the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paris""--Colophon."

Review Of Brianna E. Robertson-Kirkland, Venanzio Rauzzini And The Birth Of A New Style In English Singing: Scandalous Lessons (New York And Abingdon: Routledge, 2022). Isbn: 978-1-032-20029-3, 244pp, £39.99 (Paperback)., Rachel Talbot

Articles

A Review of Brianna E. Robertson-Kirkland, Venanzio Rauzzini and the Birth of a New Style in English Singing: Scandalous Lessons (New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2022). ISBN: 978-1-032-20029-3, 244pp, £39.99 (paperback)

Promoting Parental Comfort To Facilitate Conversations On Adolescent Sexual Health And Behaviors, Angelina Jolie Banes, Lauren Liddell

Nursing | Senior Theses

This thesis proposal will investigate the impact of a comprehensive digital sexual health education program on the comfort levels of parents and teens when discussing sensitive topics such as pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The research is guided by Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory, which emphasizes the need to assess and address individuals’ self-care deficits, including the ability to engage in safe and informed sexual behaviors. The research design is a quantitative, quasi-experimental study with a one-group pre and post-test design. The sample consists of 50 parents and 50 teens from Marin County, who will participate in an online …

Icu Nurse Mental Health: Telehealth Versus In-Person Therapy Effectiveness, Ariel Mach

Nursing | Senior Theses

Background Nurses working within high-stress specialties, such as Intensive Care Units (ICUs), often face a lack of resources aimed at supporting their mental health. The expectation for the nurses is to independently manage their psychological well-being based on their knowledge and educational background. However, many times it is difficult to manage persistent stress, anxiety, or depression and this could adversely affect the quality of patient care and eventually lead to burnout. Telehealth therapy has become more readily available and used since the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to two forms of treatment delivery. Currently, there is limited research on the effectiveness of …

Pediatric Vaccination Adherence: Enhancing Compliance Among First-Generation Asian American Parents, Katelyn Leong

Nursing | Senior Theses

Background: Vaccine adherence in the pediatric population refers to receiving vaccines as per the recommended schedule, which significantly reduces vaccine-preventable diseases and enhances community immunity. Vaccine hesitancy, driven by concerns such as safety, misinformation, or cultural beliefs can affect adherence. National coverage of state-mandated vaccines among kindergarteners declined from 95% to around 93% between 2019 and 2022, varying across different vaccines. Objective: This research proposal’s focus is to determine if an educational intervention targeting first-generation Asian Americans, who have adopted their immigrant parents' misinformation about vaccines, will effectively increase vaccination rates among their children. The study aims to assess the …