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Rapid-Prototyping Nanofabrication: Lcd-Based Projection Lithography And Physical Vapor Deposition, Sabeel Saleem Mohammmed

University Honors Theses

The semiconductor industry's continued growth, driven in large part by demand for artificial intelligence hardware, has highlighted the need for greater workforce development in regions adjacent to major fabrication centers like Oregon's Silicon Forest. This capstone project lays the groundwork for a small scale and student led semiconductor fabrication lab at Portland State University by demonstrating two of the core steps in chip manufacturing: photolithography and thin film deposition. Rather than relying on conventional fixed reticles, this work explores a unique, low cost approach to patterning that uses an ultraviolet-compatible liquid crystal display (LCD) as a programmable reticle, allowing arbitrary …

Prosocial Behaviors As A Protective Factor Against Suicide Risk: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Approach, Bradley A. Brown

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Suicidal ideation (SI) fluctuates substantially over short timescales, and the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide proposes that suicidal thinking emerges through dynamic interpersonal states involving perceived burdensomeness (PB), thwarted belongingness (TB), and hopelessness regarding these interpersonal states (IH). Although ecological momentary assessment (EMA) research has demonstrated that these risk factors fluctuate meaningfully within individuals and are associated with short-term changes in SI, comparatively little research has examined interpersonal processes that may attenuate suicide risk in real time. Prosocial behavior — voluntary actions intended to benefit others — may represent one such process, yet no known EMA study has examined whether prosocial …

Adult Survivors Of Csas’ Use Of Self-Efficacy To Develop Healthy Interpersonal Relationships, Holly Davis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.

Socioeconomic And Cultural Factors In Shared Book Reading Interactions, Jessica Wood Folsom

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined socioeconomic and language factors influencing the implementation of shared book reading behaviors following participation in caregiver-trained shared book reading workshops. While shared book reading is known to support language and literacy outcomes of children, less is known about how socioeconomic and language differences affect its implementation. Eighteen participants were recruited from a local preschool and completed a 34-question pre-survey prior to attending a 2-week shared book reading workshop, followed by a 27-question post-survey. Parents reported on literacy practices, confidence level, and shared book reading behaviors. Results indicated increased positive shared book reading behaviors and caregiver confidence following …

Escaping Quarantine: Marine Hospitals, The Constitution Act, 1867 And Canada’S First Federal Health Care Program, Dan Dwyre

Dalhousie Journal of Legal Studies

Previous scholarship has argued that the enumeration of marine hospitals as a federal head of power in the Constitution Act, 1867 reflected a national concern over immigration and quarantine. This article disputes that. Using primary sources, this paper demonstrates that Canadian marine hospitals were established in port communities to provide for the general health of itinerant merchant sailors, who would otherwise be a burden on local hospitals and charitable organizations. The article concludes that marine hospitals can be viewed in retrospect as one of Canada’s first federal health care programs.

The Growth Of Green Marketing Studies In Southeast Asia: A Bibliometric Review, Muh Erwin Syah, Nuryakin Nuryakin

ASEAN Marketing Journal

Research Aims: This study maps the intellectual structure and development of green marketing research in Southeast Asia. It identifies dominant research clusters and knowledge gaps and provides directions for future research.

Design/methodology/approach: The method used in this study is qualitative research with a literature study approach. The method used in this study is qualitative research with a literature study approach. The data source used in this study was taken from the Scopus database on May 25, 2025, with a publication timeframe (2014–2024). As for the data found, 3,872 publications were obtained and analyzed. Finally, this dataset was converted to RIS …

Three Decades Of Digital Marketing: A Systematic Literature Review Of Strategic Shifts, Ethical Issues, And Innovation Paths, Winarto Poernomo, Denny Bernardus, Christina Utami, Liliana Dewi

ASEAN Marketing Journal

Manuscript type: Review Paper.

Research Aims: This study aims to examine the evolution of digital marketing over the past three decades and identify the technological, strategic, and behavioral transformations shaping contemporary digital marketing practices.

Design/methodology/approach: This study employs a systematic literature review (SLR) approach by synthesizing previous academic studies related to digital marketing development, emerging technologies, consumer behavior, and marketing strategies across digital platforms.

Research Findings: The findings reveal three major phases in the evolution of digital marketing: the foundational era of website-based marketing, the expansion of social media and mobile engagement, and the current era characterized by artificial intelligence, …

Social Network Assessment For Adult Protective Services (Snaaps), Version 1.0: A Network Canvas Data Collection Instrument, Rebecca L. Mauldin, Laura E. Carter

Social Networks for Social Good Collection-Archive

The Social Network Assessment Protocol for Adult Protective Services (SNAAPS) is a Network Canvas interview protocol designed to support the collection, organization, visualization, and interpretation of social network data from older adults. The protocol was developed for use by Adult Protective Services practitioners, social workers, first responders, and other service providers who assess, refer, and intervene on behalf of older adults' well-being. The protocol facilitates the identification of social network characteristics associated with risk and protection related to elder mistreatment, including support relationships, financial involvement, conflict within the network, frequency of contact, connections to formal services, and patterns of network …

Association Between Food Insecurity And Mental Health Of Active-Duty Service Members And Their Families, Ashley Harr

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.

Understanding Whole-Brain Dynamics Through Generative Modeling, Ruiqi Chen

Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Theses and Dissertations

A central goal in cognitive neuroscience is to map mental processes onto their physical substrates. Traditionally, this goal is pursued by associating different mental processes with spatially-based anatomic localization. On the contrary, much less is known about the temporal dynamics of neural activity, particularly at the scale of the whole brain. Research into whole-brain dynamics has been challenging primarily due to the lack of an analytic framework that can summarize such dynamics, expose the underlying mechanisms, and associate the mechanisms with cognitive processes. In this dissertation, I describe my doctorate research aimed at building such a framework and deploying it …

Student-Faculty Pedagogical Partnerships Humanize Teaching And Learning: A Phenomenological Study, Kiersten Ann Hillkirk

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This hermeneutic phenomenological study, guided by Gadamer’s (2004) ideas, explored the lived experiences of student consultants and faculty members participating in a student-faculty pedagogical partnership program. Framed by humanizing pedagogy (Freire, 1970; Salazar, 2013) and students as partners (Healey et al., 2014) as the conceptual foundation, the study examined how collaborative teaching and learning relationships can promote more equitable, dialogic, and transformative educational practices. Participants included three student consultants and three faculty members at a private research university in the western United States.

Data were collected through nine in-depth phenomenological interviews (Seidman, 2019) and supplemented with written reflections and entry/exit …

Generative Ai Prompt Engineering As A Tool For Multilingual Learner Writing And Teacher Planning In The K-12 Classroom, Angely C. Suarez Dejesus

Teaching & Learning with AI

This presentation explores the use of generative technologies such as Claude.AI and Chat GPT 5 to enhance writing planning and drafting as a tool for highschoolers, focusing on 10th grade pre-IB English.

School Leader Implementation Of Transformative Social And Emotional Learning Professional Development, Alana Raybon

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Despite the wide use of social and emotional learning (SEL) in schools, and some evidence of SEL positively impacting students of color, racially and ethnically marginalized students experience inequitable educational outcomes. Transformative SEL (tSEL), a justice-focused framework from the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), provides students with the liberatory tools to dismantle systemic inequity through collaborative problem solving. More research is needed on the professional development of staff implementing justice-focused SEL in diverse school settings. This revelatory, qualitative, single case study examined how a school leader implemented tSEL professional development in a school setting that served racially …

Phase-Resolved Measurement And Arbitrary Mode Conversion Of Structured Light, Somayeh Ghazanfarpour

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation presents a single-shot phase and amplitude retrieval technique based on spatial light modulator (SLM)-based digital holography. The proposed method enables accurate reconstruction of complex optical fields from a single interferogram, reducing sensitivity to environmental fluctuations and improving experimental stability compared to conventional multi-shot approaches. In addition, a programmable arbitrary mode converter is developed using SLM-based wavefront shaping. By introducing controlled astigmatism and engineering the differential Gouy phase between orthogonal components, the system enables flexible transformation between structured light modes, including Hermite–Gaussian and Laguerre–Gaussian beams. Numerical results demonstrate reliable phase recovery and efficient mode conversion, validating the performance of …

The Palm Farm Next-Door: Land Concessions, Livelihoods, And Nutrition In Plantation-Adjacent Communities, Julia Entwistle

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Large-scale land concessions have reshaped agrarian landscapes globally, yet their implications for community land tenure, livelihoods, and nutrition remain unevenly understood. This dissertation examines how plantation agriculture and foreign investment have transformed land access, labor relations, and food systems in Liberia, a country with one of the highest proportions of land under concession globally. Guided by a political ecology framework, the study employs a mixed-methods design integrating policy analysis, in-depth interviews, and household surveys across two palm oil concession sites. The findings show that ambiguous land policies historically facilitated dispossession, while recent legal reforms have enabled communities to strategically mobilize …

Congestion Pricing: A Comprehensive Look At International Congestion Pricing Models And Applying Them To The United States, Ian Ertel

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Urban traffic congestion imposes large costs through wasted time, excess fuel consumption, air pollution, and lost productivity. Although congestion pricing has been recognized as the economically efficient remedy since Pigou and Vickrey, implementation has been rare. This thesis examines the conditions under which congestion pricing succeeds by analyzing three pioneering cases: London, Singapore, and New York City. Across all three, charges reduced traffic volumes and improved speeds within the priced zones. Benefits extended beyond cordon boundaries, with measurable improvements on untolled suburban roads. The distributional effects depended on how revenues were recycled rather than on the charge itself. Political viability, …

Open Materials For Ant-Psy 210, Sex And Culture, Melissa Zavala

Open Educational Resources

Sex and Culture explores the cultural construction of human sexuality from the framework of the individual in society. Students will examine the social learning of sexual behaviors, beliefs and practices. Analytic focus will include how culturally prescribed gender roles for men and women inform notions of right and wrong. Specific topics may include institutionalized gender inequality, marriage and the family, homophobia and other issues involved in the relationship between sex and culture. All topics will be considered from a historical and cross-cultural perspectives.

Offline Fashion Shopping Trends: Factors Influencing Millennial And Gen Z Purchase Decisions, Muhammad Alfikri, Ma'mun Sarma, Irni Rahmayani Johan

ASEAN Marketing Journal

Type of manuscript: Scientific Paper

Research Objective: This study aims to identify the characteristics and behaviour of millennials and generation Z in Medan City in purchasing fashion products, and analyse the influence of various factors such as information, lifestyle, word of mouth, technology, place, promotion, product, and price on their purchasing decisions, which include aspects of product choice, quantity, and time of purchase.

Design/methodology/approach: Data was collected online using Google Forms from 350 respondents. Respondents were millennials and generation Z who had shopped in person for at least the last 3 months, and the data was analysed using …

School Policy, Health Equity, And Lgbtq+ Youth: Implications Of Mahmoud V. Taylor, Anna Folta

Online/Hybrid MPH Integrative Learning Experience (capstone projects)

School-based policy functions as a critical lever for reducing health disparities among LGBTQ+ youth, who face elevated risks of suicidality, bullying, unsafe school environments, and housing instability. An extensive body of research identifies inclusive school practices—such as affirming curricula, supportive staff, and student organizations—as key protective factors that foster belonging and improve mental health outcomes. However, recent political and legal developments threaten the implementation and consistency of these protections.

Using a structured literature review and comparative policy analysis of federal, state, and district responses, this project integrates public health evidence with legal interpretation to assess how emerging parental opt-out frameworks …

2026-06-12 Agenda Booklet, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents.

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

Agenda booklet for the Board of Regents meeting of June 12, 2026, held in Prestonsburg, which includes the meeting minutes of the meeting held on March 27, 2026.

Quantifying Terrain Controls On Satellite-Based Snow Water Equivalent Estimation: A Spatially Explicit Machine Learning Approach, Brant Giovannetti

Geography and the Environment: Graduate Student Capstones

Terrain variables are widely incorporated into machine learning Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) models but are rarely evaluated for their independent contribution relative to spectral predictors. Using a four-tier stepwise Random Forest framework with Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 imagery and Airborne Snow Observatory LiDAR ground truth, this study isolates the contribution of elevation, slope, northness, and eastness across Peak and Ablation snowpack regimes in the East Taylor River Watershed, Colorado. During peak snowpack, adding terrain improved R² by 0.214, with elevation alone accounting for 42.8% of model importance. During ablation, full-dataset terrain gains were modest, increasing R² by only 0.036. However, when …

Geospatial Governance Failures In The Department Of Defense: Contractor Noncompliance, Ai Adoption, And The Parallel Treatment Of Gis And Cybersecurity, Lyndsey Olmstead

Geography and the Environment: Graduate Student Capstones

The Department of Defense's treatment of geographic information systems and cybersecurity as parallel rather than integrated policy domains produces geographically predictable vulnerability patterns across its global military installation footprint. This capstone investigates that conclusion through original spatial analysis, constructing a five-variable composite geospatial vulnerability index across the six U.S. Combatant Command regions using publicly available unclassified data. EUCOM ranked highest overall, driven by GPS/PNT spoofing density, commercial satellite coverage, and cyber incident frequency; CENTCOM ranked second, driven by OSINT exposure incidents and governance risk. The null hypothesis of random geographic distribution is rejected. Findings confirm the structural governance gap documented …

Scalable Flat In-Plane-Motion Mechanical Springs (Sfims) Force Vs Displacement Data, Jared Hunter, Larry L. Howell

ScholarsArchive Data

Force versus displacement data is captured in CSV files for five configurations of Scalable, Flat, In-Plane Motion Mechanical Springs (SFIMS). The five configurations are the Folded Beam Suspension, the Chevron, the Interlaced Chevron, the Canted Triple Folded Beam Suspension, and a Variable Stiffness SFIMS.

Using Ai To Add Tables Of Contents To Cataloging Records, Marissa Bischoff, Lance Hansen

Faculty Publications

A table of contents and summary are important metadata that improve the discoverability and description of our materials. They are optionally included in catalog records, though, because transcribing these by hand is time intensive.

We sought the most efficient way to scan and AI format the table of contents pages for inclusion in the 505 field of catalog records.  We explored different AI software, iterative prompting and the time-effectiveness of the process, in comparison to hand-typed metadata fields.

Food System Science Lesson-1 For First Graders. Makhá Waókiyapi: Soil Helpers, Feeding The Land That Feeds Us (Lesson About Regenerative Agriculture), Arlene A. Abao, Madhav P. Nepal

iLEARN Teaching Resources

In this engaging Grade 1 Science adventure, students become "Earth Doctors" as they discover that the soil beneath their feet is a living, breathing community! Guided by the Lakota value of Mitákuye Oyás’iŋ (all are related), children will learn that Makhá (the Earth) is not just "dirt," but a relative that provides us with everything we need to live. Students will get their hands dirty investigating the "Soil Helpers"—the worms, roots, and tiny bugs that work like a team to keep the land healthy. They will explore the three golden rules of being a good neighbor to the Earth: Compost …

Food System Science Lesson-2 For First Graders. Makhózula Etáŋhaŋ Wiyútapi Ke: From Planting To Eating, Arlene A. Abao, Madhav P. Nepal

iLEARN Teaching Resources

Feeding the Land That Feeds Us In this delicious adventure, kids will trace the journey of their food from the deep, dark soil all the way to their lunch forks! They will discover that the land is like a giant, magical kitchen called Makhózula, where plants cook up energy using sunlight and "vitamins" from the soil. Students will learn that when we eat a crunchy carrot or a sweet berry, we are actually tasting the strength of the Earth and the warmth of the sun. Through stories of Wopila (gratitude), they’ll see that the food system is a big, …

Food System Science Lesson-3 For First Graders. Mitakuye Oyasin: The Invisible Web (We Are All Related, An Ecological Knowledge Lesson), Arlene A. Abao, Madhav P. Nepal

iLEARN Teaching Resources

 In this heart-centered science lesson, students will discover the beautiful Lakota concept of Mitakuye Oyasin, which teaches us that "we are all related." Rather than seeing nature as a collection of separate things, children will learn to see the Invisible Web, the magical connections between the sun, soil, water, plants (flora), and animals (fauna). Through a hands-on "Yarn Web" activity and outdoor exploration, students will move beyond being just observers and start seeing themselves as stewards (caretakers) of their environment. They will learn that when we help a bee or protect a stream, we are helping our own Earth family. …

Avoiding Libel (And Possible Defamation Consequences) In The Age Of Ai Detection: Lesson From Journalism For Higher Education, Thomas A. Pear

Teaching & Learning with AI

This presentation argues that educators should not rely solely on AI‑detection tools when accusing students of AI‑assisted plagiarism. Instead, it proposes using detector scores only as “pedagogic probable cause,” a term developed by the author that signals when a submission warrants closer review, not a basis for disciplinary action. The presentation opens by outlining the limitations of current AI detectors, including high false‑positive rates and documented bias against non‑native English writers.

The presentation then reframes the issue through two complementary lenses: investigative journalism and defamation law. Drawing on the Woodward‑and‑Bernstein “two‑source rule,” it contends that a single detector score …

Neoliberalism & The Care Economy: Exploring The Gendered Impacts Of Social Protection Systems, Rachel Carruthers

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines how neoliberal transformation of social protection policy influences gender dynamics within the care economy. Care is necessary for well-being, but traditionally excluded from economic thinking. This thesis completes a historical overview of how care has been incorporated or excluded by different economic paradigms and is anchored in feminist political economy that emphasizes care as a central consideration. A comparative analysis across California, Texas, and Sweden demonstrates how social protection, specifically access to paid parental leave, varies across regimes and results in inconsistent care outcomes. The findings suggest that social protections can reduce some inequalities, but inadequately address …

Data Governance Maturity, Ai Integration, And Equity In Colorado K-12 Public Schools, John R. Curtin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Colorado's 179 K-12 public school districts operate as autonomous governance units, each responsible for securing and managing student data assets that span health, financial, residential, and academic records. The accelerating integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tools into administrative workflows, productivity software, and instructional platforms has fundamentally altered the risk landscape for student data, yet governance frameworks at the state, district, and school levels have not kept pace. This dissertation investigates whether Colorado's decentralized educational governance structure is institutionally capable of producing equitable, secure, and sustainable data governance outcomes in the AI era.

Drawing on Institutional Theory …