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D2.03 Then & Now: D&D’S Long And Twisting Road, Robert J. Kuntz, Cristo Leon

10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol

Keynote by Robert J. Kuntz, Three Line Studio, examining the long development of Dungeons & Dragons from its early design functions to its contemporary forms. The session reflects on continuity, transformation, authorship, play culture, and the evolving relationship between original role-playing practices and the modern RPG field. It will be presented in English.

Access Information:

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D2.02 Game Demonstration: Adventures With Emmy, W. Brian Lane, Patrick Morgan, Cristo Leon

10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol

Demo of Adventures with Emmy, a STEM tabletop RPG supporting inquiry, collaboration, and interdisciplinary learning through structured play. This demo will be presented in English in a pressential format.

Game development, playtesting, and research supported by NSF 251702.

D2.01 Registro Y Apertura, Cristo Leon, New Jersey Institute Of Technology, Red De Investigadores De Juegos De Rol, The Collaborative For Leadership, Education, And Assessment Research, Njit's Theatre Arts And Technology

10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol

Español
Registro, bienvenida inicial y orientación logística para participantes del 10mo Coloquio Internacional de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol.

English
Registration, initial welcome, and logistical orientation for participants of the 10th International Colloquium on Role-Playing Game Studies.

Português
Credenciamento, boas-vindas iniciais e orientação logística para participantes do 10º Colóquio Internacional de Estudos sobre Jogos de Rol.

Wto "Chapeau" Jurisprudence And Its Discontent, Julia Y. Qin

Florida Journal of International Law

This Article examines WTO’s jurisprudence on the introductory clause (the “chapeau”) of the general exceptions in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). These general exceptions allow WTO members to depart from GATT and GATS obligations in order to pursue specific nontrade policies, such as public health and the environment. In practice, it has proven difficult for countries to invoke the general exceptions successfully. One major obstacle has been the chapeau requirement of nondiscrimination, which, under jurisprudence developed by WTO’s Appellate Body (AB), has become the final barrier for the …

Sex Differences And Cytokine Profiles In Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ella Margaret Bartley Miss

International Undergraduate Journal of Health Sciences

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterised by persistent inflammation, joint destruction, and notable differences in prevalence and severity between sexes. Elevated levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6, and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), are well established mediators of RA pathology. Although extensive research has elucidated their pathological roles, the influence of sex on cytokine profiles and RA outcomes remains undefined.

This review examines preclinical and clinical studies analysing sex-specific cytokine responses in RA. Findings reveal that female patients and experimental models exhibit higher concentrations of pro-inflammatory mediators, with oestrogen and androgen signalling playing relevant …

Full Issue: The International Undergraduate Journal Of Health Sciences, Volume 6, Issue 1, July 2026

International Undergraduate Journal of Health Sciences

Full Issue: The International Undergraduate Journal of Health Sciences, Volume 6, Issue 1, July 2026.

Emancipation, Decolonization, And Gender In The Context Of African Integration, Luwam Dirar

Florida Journal of International Law

The 1960s institutionalization and formalization of Africa’s continental integration was a manifestation of the ontological fragility of the concept of emancipation in the African context. As a concept, continental emancipation excluded concerns of women and formalized the divorce between decolonization and racial domination on the one hand and social emancipatory movements on the other. This divorce was contrary to the expectation of women who sought the end of colonial subjugation as a turning point for women’s emancipation from not only colonial and racial domination but also from social oppression. This Article argues that the continental emancipation project betrayed the hopes …

From Innocent Sharing To Harmful And Unintended Exposure: Balancing Parental Rights And Children's Digital Privacy Rights, Perla Khattar

Florida Journal of International Law

In the digital age, “sharenting”—the practice of parents sharing details of their children’s lives online—has become ubiquitous, blurring the lines between innocent sharing on social media and harmful exposure on the dark web. This Article delves into the complexities of balancing parental rights with children’s digital privacy rights, framed against the backdrop of a society increasingly reliant on social media for community and validation. By examining the legal and societal impacts of sharenting, it highlights the urgent need for legal frameworks that both respect parental autonomy and protect children’s online privacy. This Article proposes a multifaceted approach to address this …

Corporate Manslaughter, Human Rights And Sustainable Development: An Appraisal Of Australian Industrial Killing Laws, S. M. Solaiman

Florida Journal of International Law

The right to life is a universally recognized human right, which is the utmost critical right of any human being residing anywhere in the world with any identity. Despite this, many workers are getting killed while working for a living. The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates that a total of 2.3 million workers currently die from work-related injuries and diseases worldwide every year, numbering over 6,000 deaths every single day, and another 160 million breadwinners suffer from nonfatal diseases. They are being killed largely with impunity, although they are the mainspring of development, which cannot be sustainable without protecting workers …

Hiring Out-Of-Field Teachers In Urban Title I Schools In Georgia, Lakeshia Pruitt Dixon

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Urban Title I schools commonly experience teacher shortages, prompting principals to hire teachers to teach content areas for which they are not certified. The problem addressed in this study was that 8% of the teachers within a large urban school district in Georgia were teaching out-of-field. Guided by Elmore’s conceptual framework of knowledge, skills, and dispositions, the purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore the factors contributing to principals’ decisions to recommend hiring out-of-field teachers in urban Title I schools in Georgia and to examine the support available for those teachers to meet certification requirements. Semistructured interviews were …

Implementation Of Halal Industry Financing Schemes In Indonesia: Strategies And Challenges, Sania Faradila Aisyah Supardi, Nurwahidin Nurwahidin

Journal Of Middle East and Islamic Studies

The link between the Halal Industrial Ecosystem and Sharia Finance has become an increasingly relevant and significant topic in the context of the rapidly developing global economy. This study aims to identify how the halal industry and Islamic finance support each other in an increasingly complex ecosystem. This study uses a literature review method that discusses the role of Islamic finance in providing financing support in accordance with Sharia principles for the halal industry, which includes financing for working capital, investment, and risk protection. Furthermore, this study also identifies the challenges faced by Islamic finance in supporting the halal industry, …

Increasing Postpartum Appointment Attendance Rates, Tanya Lister

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects

Background: Postpartum visits provide an opportunity to detect and address potential complications, monitor healing and recovery, and offer guidance and support during the transition into motherhood. Current research shows that appointment reminders increase healthcare appointment attendance rates, whether delivered via text messages or phone calls.

Purpose: The purpose of this academic project was to plan, implement, and evaluate a process change within a single health facility to increase postpartum visit attendance rates.

Methods: This evidence-based scholarly project used telephone calls to remind patients scheduled for postpartum visits of their appointment dates and times. Appointment reminder phone calls were completed the …

Artificial Intelligence And Technology - Joni Full Issue July 2026, Angie Holzer

Journal of Nonprofit Innovation

No abstract provided.

Belonging's Influence On Volunteer Motivation In Faith-Based Nonprofit Organizations: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Adam Stockton

Journal of Nonprofit Innovation

Nonprofit organizations often overlook psychological belonging as a driver of volunteer retention and recruitment (Hurt, 2025; Mochin, 2022). The purpose of this qualitative Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) study was to explore how a sense of belonging influenced the intrinsic motivation of nine adults volunteering with a faith-based nonprofit organization in the southern United States. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using IPA best practices to identify themes from participants' experiences. The study was grounded in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, self-determination theory, and organizational identification theory—frameworks that describe how individuals connect personal values and identity to the values and …

Ai-Powered Logistics For Small Nonprofits: A No-Code, Sub-$10 System For Real-Time Distribution Across 41 Locations, Rishi D. Chundury

Journal of Nonprofit Innovation

Small nonprofits often struggle to coordinate multi-site distribution campaigns with limited staff, tight budgets, and little access to technology. This article describes how Eye on July Corp., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Omaha, Nebraska, built an AI-powered system to manage the distribution of 20,000 free safety glasses across 41 community locations for July 4th. The system was built without any coding using three commercially available tools, where Airtable stores the data, Make.com runs the automation, and Anthropic's Claude API provides the intelligence, all at a total cost of under $10. The platform collects stock counts from partner locations, analyzes inventory to …

Building Adaptive Capacity In Community Engaged Nonprofits, Lena Hatchett, Kenneth E. Steinkruger, Laundette P. Jones

Journal of Nonprofit Innovation

Nonprofit organizations face ongoing challenges related to uncertain funding, staff burnout, and increasing community needs. This article describes adaptive capacity as a proactive form of resilience that can help nonprofits prepare for unexpected challenges before they occur.  Drawing on examples from a small community-engaged nonprofit, the current article presented activities and tools for strengthening adaptive capacity through both longer-term capacity-building practices and everyday organizational decisions.  We used the McKinsey 7S framework to organize adaptive capacity opportunities across strategy, structure, systems, shared values, skills, style, and staff.  The examples suggest that, despite unanticipated challenges, community-engaged nonprofits may strengthen resilience by adopting …

“It’S Not Just Cost”: Barriers To Mammography Screening Access Among Low-Income Women In The United States—A Scoping Review, Julia Messerman, Callia Nickels, Nigel C. James

Health Studies Faculty Publications

Despite the recognized importance of early detection, disparities in mammography access persist among low-income women in the United States. While financial barriers are often emphasized, less is known about how multiple barriers interact to shape access to screening. We conducted a scoping review following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines to synthesize evidence on barriers to mammography access among low-income women in the United States. A systematic search of PubMed, CINAHL, and Google Scholar identified peer-reviewed studies published between 2010 and 2025, of which 47 met inclusion criteria. Extracted barriers were categorized into …

Vision Transformers And Convolutional Neural Networks For Land Use Scene Classification, Arun D. Kulkarni

Computer Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

Land use scene classification (LUSC) from remote sensing imagery plays a critical role in environmental monitoring, urban planning, and sustainable resource management. In recent years, deep learning methods have significantly advanced the state-of-the-art, with Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) dominating the field because of their strong ability to capture local spatial features. However, the emergence of Vision Transformers (ViTs) has introduced a new paradigm that models long-range dependencies through self attention mechanisms, potentially enabling improved global context understanding. This study presents a comparative assessment of Vision Transformers and CNN-based architectures for remote sensing land use scene classification. Representative CNN models, such …

Climate Change And Desert Ecosystem Resilience: A Systematic Review Of Impacts, Adaptation Strategies, And Sustainability Pathways, Ghada Abd Elsattar Mohammed Oraby, Garmat Zahra

Jurnal Pendidikan Geografi: Kajian, Teori, dan Praktek dalam Bidang Pendidikan dan Ilmu Geografi

Desert ecosystems are among the most climate-sensitive environments on Earth, where rising temperatures, altered precipitation regimes, and increasing aridity threaten ecosystem stability, biodiversity, and ecological functioning. Despite covering more than one-third of the global land surface, a comprehensive understanding of how climate change affects desert ecosystem resilience and the effectiveness of adaptation strategies remains limited. This study conducted a systematic review following the PRISMA framework to evaluate the impacts of climate change on desert ecosystem resilience and to identify effective adaptation and restoration pathways. A total of 16 high-quality studies were selected from 403 records retrieved from the Scopus database. …

Trends And Directions Of Sustainable Halal Tourism Development: A Systematic Literature Review With Special Reference To Malaysia, Anna Mariana Zebua, Bayu Wijayanto, Dedi Hermon, Febriandi Febriandi, Rosmadi Fauzi

Jurnal Pendidikan Geografi: Kajian, Teori, dan Praktek dalam Bidang Pendidikan dan Ilmu Geografi

As an emerging sector in the global tourism industry, halal tourism is projected to inspire behavioral changes and policy strategies rooted in sustainability principles, particularly within faith-based communities and from the perspective of tourism geography in Malaysia. This study aims to identify research trends, analyze key sustainability determinants, and determine the direction of sustainable halal tourism development in Malaysia through a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) following PRISMA guidelines, screening 20 articles from Scopus, Google Scholar, and Web of Science (2020–2025). Findings reveal that halal tourism development is shaped by national policy integration, uniform certification systems, and strong institutional coordination. Sustainability …

Should We Flee? The Mortality And Economic Impacts Of Hurricane Evacuation Orders, Lucas Kaplan

Center for Policy Research

I estimate the mortality and county-level regional economic impacts of hurricane evacuation orders using a novel instrumental variables framework. Relative to similarly affected but non-evacuated areas, evacuated counties experience fewer deaths but lower personal income, employment, and business establishments into the second year following the storm, likely stemming from delayed returns in wealthier neighborhoods. I then develop a threshold decision rule that balances the mortality benefits against these persistent economic costs and apply this framework to orders issued from 2016–2022. Incorporating these persistent economic costs alters policy evaluation: the largest orders generate net benefits that dwarf their costs, but the …

Social Psychology, Justin Storbeck, Justin Storbeck

Open Educational Resources

The document is a syllabus for a Social Psychology course. The course is designed as an introductory course to Social Psychology. The course consist of OER materials and designed to place no financial burden on the student. The major topics of social psychology will be covered using an OER textbook accompanied by lecture materials, assignments, videos, and learning objectives.

Improving Intake Efficiency In Inpatient Behavioral Health Facilities To Reduce Delays In Care, Lakisha Brown

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Delays in inpatient psychiatric admissions represent a significant and persistent challenge within U.S. behavioral health systems, contributing to emergency department boarding, reduced quality of care, increasing risk, resource strain, and inefficiencies. The purpose of this integrative review was to examine evidence-based operational strategies that improve intake efficiency and reduce admission delays in inpatient behavioral health facilities. The Lean Healthcare Framework was used, which emphasizes eliminating waste, improving workflow efficiency, and enhancing value. The review question focused on what operational and systems-management evidence-based strategies are most effective in improving intake efficiency. The Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice appraisal tool was used to …

Completing The Hospital Transfer Journey: A Descriptive Study Of The Demographic, Clinical, And Facility Factors Associated With Successful Transfer Back​, Chelsy Chairez-Ortiz, Natalie Crump

Posters: 2026 Summer Undergraduate Research Program

No abstract provided.

Rethinking The Legal Status Quo In Cyberspace To Legally Attribute State Responsibility, And Enhance Accountability And Deterrence, Dan Efrony

International Law Studies

The absence of formal legal attributions of State responsibility for malicious cyber operations reflects a strategic choice by influential States—foremost the United States and the United Kingdom—rather than doctrinal certainty. So long as States avoid creating legal rules for attribution, they entrench cyberspace as a legal gray zone and expose the limits of collective attribution as a governance mechanism. This article identifies probative and institutional impediments in the secondary rules of attribution: the effective control test is difficult to satisfy for proxy cyber operations, the lack of an authoritative standard of proof enables plausible deniability, and, absent consent, States remain …

Most Affordable And Fastest-Growing Cities In The Mountain West, 2026, Cason Noll, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.

Cities & Metros

This fact sheet presents data on the most affordable and fastest-growing cities among the five Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The data are sourced from MoneyLion’s “50 Most Affordable, Fastest-Growing Cities” report, which analyzed and ranked U.S. cities by the most affordable places with large population growth. This fact sheet focuses on the 10 Mountain West cities that ranked within the top 50 and their corresponding 5-year population growth rate, median household income, annual cost of living for both homeowners and renters, and the leftover savings available at the end of the year for …

Sources Of Energy Production In Mountain West States, 2026, Kahlen Coss, Yash Kalla, Kian Parikh, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr.

Environment

This fact sheet presents data on electricity generation and energy sources in March 2026 for five Mountain West states: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Each state's share of total U.S. electricity production and its generation by source (coal, hydroelectricity, natural gas, nuclear, solar, and wind) are included. The Choose Energy report, "Electricity Generation by State," includes data on all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Hubungan Dinamika Keluarga Dengan Gangguan Psikologis Tokoh Baek Ah-Jin Dalam Drama Dear X, Amanda Poetri Winachyu, Amelia Burhan

Multikultura

As the Korean drama industry continues to expand, K-dramas have evolved beyond mere entertainment to serve as a medium for representing and critically examining various social issues, including mental health. Dear X (2025) is a Korean thriller drama that explores the theme of Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD). Using a qualitative method and a literary psychology approach, this study aims to analyze the relationship between a dysfunctional family environment and the development of ASPD in the main character, Baek Ah-jin, based on John Bowlby’s Attachment Theory. The findings reveal that Baek Ah-jin exhibits characteristic traits of ASPD, such as manipulative behavior …

Penggunaan Onomatope Dalam Buku Cerita Anak Berbahasa Mandarin Dan Bahasa Indonesia: Analisis Kontrastif, Ruixi Zou, Usmi Usmi, Uti Aryanti

Multikultura

This article examines the comparison of onomatopoeia in Mandarin Chinese and Indonesian in children's literature. The study aims to identify, classify, and compare onomatopoeic forms found in the Mandarin children's story Bǎo Húlú De Mìmì (The Secret of the Magic Gourd) and the Indonesian children's story collection Sehari Satu Dongeng. This research employs a descriptive qualitative approach and a contrastive analysis method. The data were collected through close reading and note-taking techniques, and were analyzed using referential and comparative methods. The classification is based on the source of the represented sounds, namely human sounds, animal sounds, natural phenomena, and …

The Indonesian Conjunction Dan ‘And’ And Its Chinese Correspondences: A Corpus-Based Approach To Syntactic And Register Variation, Hatmi Idris

International Review of Humanities Studies

This study examines how the Indonesian conjunction dan ‘and’ is rendered in Chinese across syntactic units using a corpus-based contrastive approach. Focusing on children’s books, classic novels, and online news, it analyzes coordination at word, phrase, and clause level from a syntactic and register perspective. Findings show that dan ‘and’ does not correspond to a single Chinese form. At the word and phrase level, nominal coordination employs hé (和) ‘and’, yǔ (与) ‘and’, and yǐjí (以及) ‘as well as’ , with formal news discourse favoring yǔ (与) ‘and’ and yǐjí (以及) ‘as well as’. In verbal coordination, bìng (并) ‘furthermore’ …