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"I Like The Idea In Theory": Experiencing The Imperial Matrix Through Legal Gender Marker Changes And Nonbinary Disidentifications, Wynn Strange Dec 2025

"I Like The Idea In Theory": Experiencing The Imperial Matrix Through Legal Gender Marker Changes And Nonbinary Disidentifications, Wynn Strange

Dissertations and Theses

Since 2018 twenty-two states and the District of Columbia have implemented administrative changes that provide a third gender option on at least one state identification document allowing nonbinary and intersex people the opportunity to select a gender marker that reflects their gender identity. This study draws from 28 interviews with agender or otherwise nonbinary people living in Maryland and California. I use queer of color and critical trans theory to consider the implications of legal gender marker changes. This research explores how social, historical, and geographical location can influence ones' awareness of, experiences with, and relation to real and imagined …

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Robotic Anatomical Left Hepatectomy With Enbloc Caudate Resection For Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, Bhavya Bansal, Parisa Yazdankhah-Kenary, Sharona Ross, Iswanto Sucandy Dec 2025

Robotic Anatomical Left Hepatectomy With Enbloc Caudate Resection For Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, Bhavya Bansal, Parisa Yazdankhah-Kenary, Sharona Ross, Iswanto Sucandy

Student Papers, Posters & Projects

Introduction: Minimally invasive robotic technique is gaining popularity due to its technical advantages when compared with conventional laparoscopy. Major hepatic lobectomy, however, remains a technically demanding procedure and requires extensive training to ensure safety and efficacy, especially when undertaken using minimally invasive approach.1–4 With focus on robotic surgery techniques, in this video we describe our standardized technical approach of robotic anatomical left hepatectomy with enbloc caudate lobe resection. Methods: A 78-year-old man presented with a caudate lobe cholangiocarcinoma infiltrating the caudate lobe and dorsal aspect of segment 4 with a very close proximity to the base of umbilical fissure. …

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Coordinated, Heterogeneous Model Composition Under A Shared Governance And Audit Layer, Joseph Jm Walker Dec 2025

Coordinated, Heterogeneous Model Composition Under A Shared Governance And Audit Layer, Joseph Jm Walker

Defensive Publications Series

This paper introduces the Modular Artificial Specialized Intelligence (MASI) framework, a distributed cognitive architecture designed to address the safety, transparency, and governability limitations of monolithic foundation models. MASI decouples reasoning into four canonical, independently operational roles—Wisdom, Foresight, Empathy, and Precision—coordinated through a standardized communication layer known as the MASI Bus. The framework enforces a Consult-Before-Execute (CBE) protocol, requiring multi-perspective verification, drift detection, and ethical arbitration prior to any system output or tool execution. This deliberative process is quantified via the MASI Trust Score ($T_{masi}$), a dynamic metric integrating fairness, logic, and uncertainty into a verifiable audit artifact. Additionally, the …

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Multimodal Ai For Descriptive And Causal Analysis Of Infrastructure Defects From Imagery, Theodorus Tjhang Dec 2025

Multimodal Ai For Descriptive And Causal Analysis Of Infrastructure Defects From Imagery, Theodorus Tjhang

Defensive Publications Series

Some automated systems for infrastructure inspection may detect defects from imagery but could lack the ability to provide descriptive context, causal reasoning, or interactive querying. A system is described that can utilize a multimodal artificial intelligence model to analyze visual data, such as pre-existing geolocalized imagery, in conjunction with natural language text prompts. The system can generate detailed analytical outputs including, for example, segmentation masks and bounding boxes for defect localization, as well as descriptive labels detailing the nature of a defect, its potential causes, and the reasoning for its detection. This approach can facilitate a more comprehensive and interactive …

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Book Review: Dismantling Conspiracy Theories: Metaliteracy And Other Strategies For An Information-Disordered World, Katie Greer, Stephanie Beene, William Glick Dec 2025

Book Review: Dismantling Conspiracy Theories: Metaliteracy And Other Strategies For An Information-Disordered World, Katie Greer, Stephanie Beene, William Glick

School of Information Student Research Journal

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Ischool Student Research Journal, Vol.15, Iss.2 Dec 2025

Ischool Student Research Journal, Vol.15, Iss.2

School of Information Student Research Journal

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The Hunt For "Dragon Shards Of Knowledge": A Study On The Information Needs Of The Mmorpg Community, Jessamy Hallie Dec 2025

The Hunt For "Dragon Shards Of Knowledge": A Study On The Information Needs Of The Mmorpg Community, Jessamy Hallie

School of Information Student Research Journal

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the information needs and information-seeking behaviors of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) information community. To evaluate and define these needs and behaviors a literature review of research contributions published by established information professionals studying MMORPG and video game players was performed. The results showed that the MMORPG community is considerably understudied and lacking sufficient library programming and educational opportunities compared to other communities. It also revealed their dependence on collaboration and the promotion of social connection between members. Their shared goals and common interests helped to facilitate members’ information-seeking and …

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Preliminary Survey Of Subtidal Crustaceans On Southeast Sapelo Island, Georgia, Elise C. Mirabella, Kali Holierhoek, Kristine N. White Ph.D. Dec 2025

Preliminary Survey Of Subtidal Crustaceans On Southeast Sapelo Island, Georgia, Elise C. Mirabella, Kali Holierhoek, Kristine N. White Ph.D.

Georgia Journal of Science

The subtidal zone is the area below the low tide line that supports a wide variety of organisms, including subtidal crustaceans, which are understudied on Sapelo Island, GA. To investigate the impact of wave action on biodiversity and develop baseline data, the biodiversity of subtidal crustaceans from two beaches was compared. It was hypothesized that the beach protected from wave action would have higher biodiversity than the beach exposed to wave action. To collect the crustaceans, three different sampling methods were used on each beach: D-net, beam trawl, and Yabbi pump. The beach exposed to wave action yielded higher biodiversity …

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Leading From Within: Integrating Ignatian Pedagogy Into A Theoretical Framework For Leadership Preparedness, Vivian A. Amu Dec 2025

Leading From Within: Integrating Ignatian Pedagogy Into A Theoretical Framework For Leadership Preparedness, Vivian A. Amu

Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal

In Jesuit higher education institutions, enduring principles and values invite educators and students from all backgrounds to consider integrating the essence of Ignatian pedagogy into their own practices as well as develop leaders who are prepared to confront, transform, inspire, and participate in leadership globally. It requires both institutional investment and student involvement in the learning process. Using the Ignatian pedagogical model, constructivism theory of learning, Dewey’s theory of experience, and past literature on leadership preparedness, this article presents a dynamic self-exploration for leadership preparedness (SELP) framework. It is a theoretical framework rooted in self-discovery through reflection and growth. The …

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Living The Humanities: Ghosts, Literature, & Social Justice, Emily A. Phillips Dec 2025

Living The Humanities: Ghosts, Literature, & Social Justice, Emily A. Phillips

Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal

How do we bridge the perceived divide between the study of humanities in our Jesuit universities and the real-world problems that surround our campuses? Jacques Derrida’s “hauntology" offers us a compelling way to move between the classroom and life, to guide our students through the Universal Apostolic Preferences of “To walk with the poor, the outcasts of the world, those whose dignity has been violated, in a mission of reconciliation and justice” and “To accompany young people in the creation of a hope-filled future.” This article offers a framework for combining literary analysis, historical inquiry, and creative writing in an …

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Teaching Stem Courses Using Ignatian Pedagogy, Gintaras K. Duda Dec 2025

Teaching Stem Courses Using Ignatian Pedagogy, Gintaras K. Duda

Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal

Despite the impact of the Jesuit educational endeavor on the rise of science, the Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm (IPP), the signature Jesuit Pedagogy, is not frequently used to teach courses in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and very little literature exists documenting any such attempts. In this paper, I describe a framework for how to apply the IPP to STEM courses using active-engagement strategies and assessment tools from disciplinary-based educational research (DBER). I provide three examples of how I have implemented the IPP in physics courses at various levels in the curriculum at a Jesuit University complete with assessment results …

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The Relative And Absolute Social Capital Of Jesuit Universities: Are There Differences?, Mark S. Rzepczynski, John Kalil Dec 2025

The Relative And Absolute Social Capital Of Jesuit Universities: Are There Differences?, Mark S. Rzepczynski, John Kalil

Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal

We test whether Jesuit universities, a specific college subset, are unique from public, private, and other religiously affiliated institutions of higher learning using social capital data for network cohesiveness, economic connectedness, and civic engagement from the Opportunity Insights Social Capital Atlas. Social capital dispersion is also measured across the set of AJCU Jesuit universities. Jesuit colleges show greater and more distinct social capital across selected college classifications and characteristics; however, there is limited social capital uniformity across the set of 27 U.S. Jesuit universities.

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'That All May Be One’: Incarnation, Solidarity, And Anti-Racism In Jesuit Education, Yancy Hughes Dominick Dec 2025

'That All May Be One’: Incarnation, Solidarity, And Anti-Racism In Jesuit Education, Yancy Hughes Dominick

Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal

Jesuit colleges and universities in the US have been striving to become anti-racist. This work is often tied to mission and to a shared commitment to Jesuit and Catholic values like a faith that does justice and the dignity of all persons. At the same time, however, many Jesuit institutions frame their commitment to anti-racism in language that does not appeal to specific aspects of Jesuit tradition; likewise, mission and Jesuit identity is often described in ways that make no overt reference to anti-racism. A robust anti-racism, I argue, arises necessarily out of Jesuit Catholic thought, and fully realized Jesuit …

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We Need A New Language, A New Imagination, A New Story... And It Won't Come From Ai, Christopher Pramuk Dec 2025

We Need A New Language, A New Imagination, A New Story... And It Won't Come From Ai, Christopher Pramuk

Jesuit Higher Education: A Journal

Adapted from a public lecture given for Regis University’s Ignatian Mission Day, the essay wrestles with the crisis of communication across political divides, the attacks on universities across the country linked to Project 2025, and the emergence of Artificial Intelligence as a powerful new challenge in the landscape of Jesuit higher education. Identifying the root illness of our times as a diseased and captive cultural imagination, the author calls for responses that heal and break open the imagination. The poets and prophets, artists and storytellers, share common cause with the Ignatian imagination – a contemplative, transcendent horizon, grounded in the …

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Walking The Walk: Centering Praxis In Teaching Abolition, Mei-Ling N. Malone Dec 2025

Walking The Walk: Centering Praxis In Teaching Abolition, Mei-Ling N. Malone

Feminist Pedagogy

Teaching abolition in the university setting from a theoretical standpoint often leaves students feeling disconnected from its real-world implications and does not connect or empower students to join this work. Bettina Love argues that “too often we think the work of fighting oppression is just intellectual. The real work is personal, emotional, spiritual, and communal.” As an assistant professor of African American Studies and an abolitionist feminist, who centers praxis in my pedagogy, my involvement in abolition organizing on campus is the real work that Love asks of educators. I organize with a small group of students and professors to …

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Story Exchange Walls: Bridging Community And Carceral Spaces Through Writing, Tobi Jacobi, Braden Bomgaars Dec 2025

Story Exchange Walls: Bridging Community And Carceral Spaces Through Writing, Tobi Jacobi, Braden Bomgaars

Feminist Pedagogy

The “story exchange wall” activity that follows expands the scope and accessibility of stories that can contribute to building infrastructures grounded in abolition-minded practices of care and relationality. Story exchange walls are built upon the premise that: a) not all community voices are heard; b) there is value in pursuing understanding across discourse communities; and c) writing is an engaging method for encouraging dialogue on social issues and dismantling misconceptions about system-impacted people and their community commitments and contributions. Through a series of written and displayed dialogues, mobile story exchange walls offer a dynamic tool for engaging social issues and …

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Creating Abolitionist Classroom Environments And Three Abolitionist Learning Activities, Marina Bell Dec 2025

Creating Abolitionist Classroom Environments And Three Abolitionist Learning Activities, Marina Bell

Feminist Pedagogy

In this paper I describe some of the approaches I have developed over the past six years of abolitionist teaching in the classroom. I will focus on three activities for helping students grapple with abolitionist concepts, principles, and values experientially, with the goal of generating conversation about some of their most challenging aspects, and working through emotions around them. Specifically these exercises are: 1) Distinguishing between carceral and abolitionist reforms, 2) What do we do with “the dangerous people” and our feelings about them?, and 3) A mutual aid exercise in which I have students identify and choose together what …

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2022u_Sm04_Approved_Pm_Bs-Biological-Sciences-Preprofessional-Studies-Curriculum-Update, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Dec 2025

2022u_Sm04_Approved_Pm_Bs-Biological-Sciences-Preprofessional-Studies-Curriculum-Update, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

All Approved Curriculum

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2022u_Sm03_Approved_Cm_Bio-3033-Evolution-Rev1, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Dec 2025

2022u_Sm03_Approved_Cm_Bio-3033-Evolution-Rev1, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

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2022u_Sm02_Approved_Nc_Stat-4113-Statisitical-Machine-Learning-Rev1, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Dec 2025

2022u_Sm02_Approved_Nc_Stat-4113-Statisitical-Machine-Learning-Rev1, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

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2022u_Sm01_Approved_Cm_Bio-3302-3312-Comparative-Anatomy-And-Lab-Rev2, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Dec 2025

2022u_Sm01_Approved_Cm_Bio-3302-3312-Comparative-Anatomy-And-Lab-Rev2, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

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2021u_Sm27_Approved_Nc_Stat-4443-Stochastic-Processes, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Dec 2025

2021u_Sm27_Approved_Nc_Stat-4443-Stochastic-Processes, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

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2021u_Sm24_Approved_Nc_Math-3373-Mathematics-For-Secondary-Teachers-Rev3, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Dec 2025

2021u_Sm24_Approved_Nc_Math-3373-Mathematics-For-Secondary-Teachers-Rev3, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

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2021u_Sm25_Approved_Reconfiguration_Bs-Actuarial-Science_Corrected-Rev1, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Dec 2025

2021u_Sm25_Approved_Reconfiguration_Bs-Actuarial-Science_Corrected-Rev1, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

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2021u_Sm23_Approved_Pm_Curricular-Revision-Bse-Math-Rev1, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Dec 2025

2021u_Sm23_Approved_Pm_Curricular-Revision-Bse-Math-Rev1, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

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2021u_Sm19_Approved_Cd_Bio-4361-Mammalian-Neurobiology-Laboratory, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Dec 2025

2021u_Sm19_Approved_Cd_Bio-4361-Mammalian-Neurobiology-Laboratory, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

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2021u_Sm20_Approved_Cd_Bio-4363-Mammalian-Neurobiology, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Dec 2025

2021u_Sm20_Approved_Cd_Bio-4363-Mammalian-Neurobiology, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

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2022u_Lac115_Approved_Cm_Chin-2023-Intermediate-Chinese-Ii, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Dec 2025

2022u_Lac115_Approved_Cm_Chin-2023-Intermediate-Chinese-Ii, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

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2022u_Lac114_Approved_Cm_Chin-2013-Intermediate-Chinese-I, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Dec 2025

2022u_Lac114_Approved_Cm_Chin-2013-Intermediate-Chinese-I, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

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2022u_Lac113_Approved_Cm_Chin-1023-Elementary-Chinese-Ii, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Dec 2025

2022u_Lac113_Approved_Cm_Chin-1023-Elementary-Chinese-Ii, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

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