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Roadmap On Artificial Intelligence-Augmented Additive Manufacturing, Ali Zolfagharian, Liuchao Jin, Qi Ge, Wei-Hsin Liao, Andrés Díaz Lantada, Francisco Franco Martínez, Tianyu Zhang, Tao Liu, Charlie C.L. Wang, Mohammad Hossein Mosallanejad, Reza Ghanavati, Abdollah Saboori, Alejandro De Blas De Miguel, William Solórzano-Requejo, Yi Cai, Xiangyang Dong, Huangyi Qu, Najmeh Samadiani, Guangyan Huang, Austin Downey, Yanzhou Fu, Lang Yuan

Faculty Publications

Artificial intelligence-augmented additive manufacturing (AI2AM) represents a transformative frontier in digital fabrication, where artificial intelligence (AI) is embedded not as a peripheral tool, but as a central framework driving intelligent, adaptive, and autonomous additive manufacturing (AM) systems. The objective of this Roadmap is to present a comprehensive vision of the state-of-the-art developments in AI2AM while charting the future trajectory of this rapidly emerging field. As AM applications continue to expand across diverse sectors, conventional design and control strategies face growing limitations in scalability, quality assurance, and material complexity. AI uses tools like computer vision, generative design, and large language models …

Roundtable: Issue 5, Brody Rohrich, Jonathan Blessing, Kysten Keever, Mona Kuylee, Makenna Maples-Janisch, Gavin Mitzel, Victoria Voss

Roundtable: Journal of the UND Honors Program

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Seal!Nd: School Year 2024-2025, Shawnda Schroeder, Rashid Ahmad

Indigenous Health Faculty Publications

Dr. Schroeder and Rashid worked with the team at the Oral Health Program to collect data on the clinical reach of the School-based Sealant program (SEAL!ND), the referral practices, dental sealant cost savings, and perceptions of school personnel regarding their experiences with the program. SEAL!ND continues to make a measurable difference in improving children’s oral health by increasing access to preventive care, reducing barriers for families, and supporting schools in meeting the needs of their students. The program’s impact is reflected not only in the thousands of services provided each year, but also in the strong satisfaction and gratitude expressed …

Nanostructured Mn-Oxide And Composites For Supercapacitor Applications: Synthesis And Characterization, Alisha Dhakal

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The global transition toward sustainable energy systems has intensified the need for high-performance, low-cost, and environmentally benign electrochemical energy storage materials. Among transition metal oxides, manganese-based compounds offer rich redox chemistry, natural abundance, and structural tunability, making them promising candidates for next-generation supercapacitors. This dissertation presents a comprehensive investigation into the structure–property–performance relationships of Mn oxide–based electrodes, emphasizing morphology engineering, precursor chemistry, electrolyte optimization, and composite formation. Three classes of materials were extensively studied: (i) MnO2, Mn2O3, and Mn3O4; (ii) morphology-controlled Mn2O3 synthesized via urea and piperazine-assisted hydrothermal routes; and (iii) advanced heterostructures including Mn2O3–Co3O4 and LaMnO3-based composites. MnO2 exhibited …

Physics-Preserving Machine Learning Framework For Cyberattack Detection And Mitigation In Grid-Integrated Bess-Pv Systems., Devin Johnson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

As the global transition towards renewable energy accelerates, the integration of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems with Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) has become increasingly critical for maintaining grid stability and reliability. This thesis presents a physics-preserving machine learning framework designed for the detection and mitigation of cyberattacks in grid-integrated BESS-PV systems. The research addresses the growing concern surrounding cybersecurity threats that can compromise the functionality and safety of energy systems. We develop a comprehensive detection framework rooted in physical models that accurately represent the behavior of PV and BESS technology. Key contributions include the formulation of a dual attack modeling …

Network Structure Of Overall Health Functioning And Bereavement-Related Outcomes In Survivors Of Sudden Loss, Vivian L. Gleason

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The deleterious effects of surviving the sudden loss of a close other are widespread, yet largely underexamined among emerging adults. Despite evidence recognizing prolonged grief (PG), posttraumatic stress (PTS), and depression as related yet distinct syndromes, there is a gap in knowledge in how this these symptoms cohere and to what extent overall health functioning relates to this constellation in sudden loss survivors. The present study used network systems modeling to examine centrality patterns within and across domains of PG, PTS, depression, and overall health functioning among undergraduate students bereaved by sudden loss (N = 606). Results from one-step bridge …

The 2025 Accra Declaration On Upskilling And Cost- Effective Cardiac Surgery In Africa, Charles Yankah, Jonathan Nwiloh, Carlos Mestres, Abdelmalek Bouzid, Tom Mwambu, Andrew Duncan, Mohamed Debieche, Samuel Omokhodion, Uvie Onakpoya, Matthias Angres

General Surgery, East Africa

The Pan-African Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery (PASCaTS) organized the 1st Pan-African Cardiothoracic Surgery Summit on 21 to 24 February 2025 in Accra, Ghana. The summit brought together leading specialists from across Africa, China, Europe, South America and the USA to address the growing burden of cardiovascular disease, to share their vision for the fight against cardiovascular disease, to raise standards in the diagnosis, treatment and recovery of patients thereby improving procedural safety and clinical outcomes in Africa. The experts agreed on the need for cost effectiveness in cardiac surgery, simulation skills training, an African regional cardiothoracic surgery database, African heart …

Law Library Strategy: Positioning For Sustainable Relevance, Gregory A. Smith, Christine I. Dulac, Amy A. Emerson, Sara Y. Gras

Faculty Publications and Presentations

Law libraries of all sorts face evolving environments, presenting both challenges and opportunities. In the face of uncertainty, law library leaders must develop strategy to define and implement a viable mission in the foreseeable future. In this presentation, panelists from four academic law libraries explore how libraries can better understand their competitive environment, stakeholder relationships, and strategic priorities in the face of budget and staffing constraints, technological change, and shifting user perceptions. The presentation highlights four analytical frameworks—competitor analysis, SWOT analysis, the Business Model Canvas, and stakeholder analysis—and illustrates how these can inform strategic decision-making within a law library context. …

Perspectives Of Occupational Therapy Practitioners On The Purpose And Usage Of A White Coat, Ally Thaxton, Liz Reyes

Symposium on Research and Creative Expression (SORCE)

This study examines the perspectives of occupational therapy (OT) practitioners on the purpose and use of the white coat. The white coat ceremony is common in many healthcare programs and professions, but little is known about how OT practitioners perceive and use the white coat. An anonymous Qualtrics survey, distributed through social media platforms (CommunOT, Instagram, Facebook), will collect data on practitioners’ education levels, years of practice, type of recognition ceremony, and frequency and context of white coat usage. Results from 79 practitioners showed that most did not receive a white coat ceremony during their OT education and that the …

Prescribing Drug Advertising Regulations In The Age Of Social Media, Robin Stein

Georgia State University Law Review

Social media has changed from platforms created to share life moments with friends to sharing life moments with nationwide followers—and making money from it. Any post could be an advertisement subtly made to sell a product to consumers, and now, the pharmaceutical industry is investing in this form of advertising as well. The Federal Trade Commission has been ramping up its regulation of endorsements and influencer advertisements on social media, but the Food and Drug Administration still has the authority to oversee prescription drug advertising, and it has been specifically focusing on television and radio advertisements in recent years. With …

Salmonella In Poultry: Tackling An Age-Old Issue In An Evolving Era Of Agency Scrutiny, Samantha Girschick

Georgia State University Law Review

The Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo marks the end of Chevron deference and fundamentally reshapes the administrative law landscape. In its wake, agencies must now defend regulatory action without the benefit of the judiciary’s longstanding presumption in favor of that agency’s statutory interpretations. Against this backdrop, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) attempted to classify certain strains and quantities of Salmonella as adulterants under the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA)—an interpretation that marked a sharp departure from decades of prior agency position. Although the proposed rule was withdrawn before finalization by the Trump Administration, unresolved …

Child Custody Presumptions: From Fault And Gender To Equal Time, Thomas James

Georgia State University Law Review

For most of history, judges have applied fault- and sex-based presumptions to decide the kinds of custody arrangements that are in children’s best interests. Now that those have been eliminated, courts have no clear guidance for deciding the custody of children other than a vague directive to do what is “best.” Legislatures have enacted non-exclusive lists of suggested factors to consider, but these statutes are frequently as vaguely worded as the “best interest” directive. Because precatory words inserted into statutes with the intention of guiding a judge’s discretion are not binding, they do not provide a basis for appellate review. …

Trapped In Time: Georgia’S Juvenile Lifers And The Fight For Real Justice After Miller And Jones, Hannah F. Sanchez

Georgia State University Law Review

In Georgia, a thirteen-year-old child convicted of homicide can be sentenced to die in prison. While most states have retreated from juvenile life without parole, abolishing it through legislation or judicial decision, Georgia has moved in the opposite direction, becoming the nation’s leader in imposing the sentence. A sequence of Supreme Court decisions—four expanding protections and one dismantling them—has produced a volatile legal landscape in which the possibility of relief has been extended and withdrawn.

For children, life without parole is the harshest criminal penalty available, condemning them to spend the rest of their natural lives behind bars without any …

Securing Safe Transitions: A Policy Argument For Sb 434’S Strengthened Eviction Safeguards, Eric Brown

University of the Pacific Law Review

No abstract provided.

Reconsidering Life Without Parole: How Sb 672 Reshapes Extreme Sentencing For Youth Offenders, Karina Cardenas

University of the Pacific Law Review

No abstract provided.

Above The Flames: Autonomous Aircraft And The Evolution Of Wildfire Response, Hakela Hapner

University of the Pacific Law Review

No abstract provided.

Ab 412: A Failed Attempt At Balancing Artificial Intelligence And Copyright, Erin Forger

University of the Pacific Law Review

No abstract provided.

Ab 446: Why The Answer To “How Much?” Should Never Be “It Depends.”, Dalton Mabery

University of the Pacific Law Review

No abstract provided.

Comparative Effectiveness Of Radiofrequency Or Microwave Ablation And Chemotherapy For The Treatment Of Large (>5 Cm) Hepatocellular Carcinoma Tumors, Artem Boyev, Nirav Thosani, Putao Cen, Jennifer M Bailey-Lundberg, Julie Rowe, Curtis J Wray

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background and objectives

Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) >5 cm is problematic, as patients are often outside transplantation criteria, and cirrhosis compromises curative resection. The purpose of this study was to evaluate survival following treatment with ablation compared to chemotherapy in large HCC.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study of the National Cancer Database (NCDB) Participant User File from 2004 to 2017. Patients with HCC >5 cm in diameter treated with ablation versus chemotherapy alone were compared. Inverse probability-weighted propensity scores were used to model treatment assignments in the Cox proportional hazards model.

Results

A total of 14,783 HCC …

Une Com Spring Research Bulletin May 2026, Une Com Research & Scholarship

Osteopathic Student Research Symposia

Bulletin including abstracts from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine’s 2026 inaugural Spring Research Update and Lightning Talk event.

Look What You Made Me Do: Common-Sense Inferences About Independent Decision-Makers In Standing Law, Eli Bartz

Missouri Law Review

On a rainy evening in 2009, John Coomer was sitting behind the visitor’s dugout at Kauffman Stadium. Between innings, Coomer looked at the scoreboard, and the Kansas City Royals’ mascot Sluggerrr threw a hot dog into the stands, hitting Coomer in the eye and detaching his retina. Coomer sued the Royals for negligence, but the jury found in the Royals’ favor. The Missouri Supreme Court overturned the jury verdict, holding that, while spectators assume the risks of balls and bats flying into the stands, they do not assume the risk of flying hot dogs. The ruling sparked controversy, with one …

Neither Here Nor There: The Small Business Creditor’S Discharge Nightmare Under Subchapter V, Kathleen Zimmerman

Missouri Law Review

A courtroom victory feels sweet, with damages finally awarded after long, exhausting litigation—until small business bankruptcy bounces the check. In 2015, a father and son duo began their small business in rural Wisconsin. They had started their company by selling drinking glasses made fully in the USA, crafted by hand in the family workshop. Years later, a competing company began selling imitations imported from China and falsely marketed as American-made. The knockoff products undercut the duo’s market, placing the family business in distress. The father-son team sued and were able to secure a verdict in their favor for willful and …

Vap Prevention By Improving Icu Oral Care, Chi Hao Su

Doctor of Nursing Practice Final Project Abstract

Purpose 
To increase night-shift adult ICU nurse compliance with standardized oral care documentation by at least 20% as a core ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) prevention process.
Background
VAP is a preventable healthcare-associated infection associated with increased morbidity, mortality, ICU length of stay, and costs. Oral-care documentation is often inconsistent because of competing priorities and workflow barriers.
Methodology
Guided by the Knowledge-to-Action framework, this QI project used three PDSA cycles after a September 2025 baseline in a 16-bed ICU. Interventions included 1:1 simulation, EPIC prompts, and bedside coaching; manual audits addressed EPIC misclassification. Trends and run charts analyzed 183 records; surveys assessed …

Teaching A Social Justice Approach To Leadership In Law Schools, Tamar Ezer

Articles

Leadership is critical for social justice. Our law students have the potential to serve as future social justice leaders, building strong organizations and movements to carry out this work. Drawing on both leadership theory and practical examples from clinical legal education, this piece argues for a broad definition of leadership, embracing diversity and encompassing the counter-cultural values of listening and humility. It further proposes a three-dimensional model of social justice leadership, engaging the mind, heart, and spirit, and suggests teaching practices to strengthen each component. The first dimension focuses on cognitive competencies, including substantive mastery of an area of law …

A Therapy Dog Intervention For Elementary School Teachers' Well-Being: Using Action Research To Bridge The Research-Practice Gap In Hrd, Kelly F. Moore

Human Resource Development Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this action research (AR) study was to explore how AR can serve as a participatory research design for bridging the research–practice gap in Human Resource Development (HRD) by collaboratively designing, implementing, and evaluating a therapy dog intervention to enhance teacher well-being. One primary research question guided this study: How can action research serve as a participatory research design for bridging the research–practice gap in HRD through the collaborative design and implementation of a therapy dog intervention for elementary school teachers? I conducted a two-phase AR study consisting of a pilot study followed by a full-scale intervention. Data …

Smokejumper Magazine, April 2026, National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper and Static Line Magazines

This issue of the National Smokejumper Association (NSA) Smokejumper Magazine, contains the following articles:

Message from the President; What Would Life Be Without Electricity?; "Mighty Mouse": How a Man I Never Met Helped Me Shatter the Glass Ceiling; Richard Kathe and His Incredible Unforgettable Slogan; Smokejumpers and Healthcare; The War on Rural America; Mann Gulch: The Mother of All Wildland Fatality Fire Cover-Ups; My Friend Larry Cravens; I Must Have Done Something Right; Warren Downs Got His Dream Job Then the Magic Happened; The "Woos"--Matthew D. Woosley; 2025 NSA Scholarship & Educational/Training Grant Awardees; A Memory of Mark Motes; Sounding …

Gendered Words And Patent Grant Rates: A Textual Analysis, Deborah Gerhardt, Miriam Marcowitz-Bitton, W. Michael Schuster, Avshalom Elmalech, Omri Suissa, Moshe Mash

Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property

Text is a vehicle to convey information that reflects the writer’s linguistic style and communication patterns. By studying these attributes, we can discover latent insights about the author and their underlying message. This article uses such an approach to better understand patent applications and their inventors.

While prior research focuses on patent metadata (i.e., filing year or gendered inventor names), we employ machine learning and natural language processing to extract hidden information from the words in patent applications. Through these methods, we find that inventor gender can often be identified from textual attributes—even without knowing the inventor’s name. This ability …

Artificial Intelligence In The Insurance Industry And Bad Faith Risk, Mary E. Borja, Edward J. Currie Jr., Lorelie Masters

Connecticut Insurance Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Addressing A Hidden Risk: Depression, Genital Inflammation, And Hiv Susceptibility, Lauren Seco, Mimi Ghosh, Heather J. Hoffman

GW Research Showcase 2021-2026

No abstract provided.

Criteria For Approval Of Radiation Oncology Services In States With Certificate Of Need Policies, Nadia Bey

GW Research Showcase 2021-2026

No abstract provided.