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Sketching Collective Resilience: Visual Journals As Murmurating Heartwork, Miranda D. Koffey

Artizein: Arts and Teaching Journal

This visual essay offers a portal into twelve anonymized visual journal pages by pre-service art education students, read as a set rather than as isolated artifacts. The pages are not presented as finished works, but as traces of attention and lived weeks that show how making can help a learning community stay with what is difficult without demanding resolution. I approach the sequence as an invitation to witness, with captions that record my reading and attend to what becomes visible when pages are placed in relation, where a collective register emerges from shared classroom practice and a journal’s private form …

Within The Making: Methodological Possibilities In Arts-Centred Research, Darlene St. Georges

Artizein: Arts and Teaching Journal

This editorial introduces the Fall 2026 tenth-anniversary issue of Artizein: Arts and Teaching Journal, exploring methodological possibilities within arts-centred research. It considers the dynamic relationship between methods and methodology, attending to how creative practices generate knowledge through material encounters, relational engagement, intuition, and uncertainty. Questions of methodological rigour, ethical responsibility, and pedagogical responsiveness are examined through a relational and decolonial orientation. The eight contributions extend these considerations across diverse artistic and educational practices, illuminating how methodologies emerge, evolve, and transform through the living processes of creative inquiry.Darlene St. Georges is an Associate Professor of Art Education at the University …

The Effects Of Transportation Distribution On Dry Ice Insulated Containers' Thermal Performance, Edmund Tang

Journal of Applied Packaging Research

This study builds upon methodologies established in a 2024 investigation of the combined effects of physical distribution stresses and thermal environments on cold chain packaging performance. Prior results showed that moisture-resistant gel packs generally maintained a vaccine storage range of +2°C to +8°C. However, when exposed to extreme combined stresses, thermal performance degradation of up to 13.5% was observed. The present work applies a similar experimental framework to transportation systems that rely on dry ice as the primary cooling medium, addressing the distinct challenges associated with ultra-cold distribution.

Pharmaceutical products requiring dry ice are highly temperature-sensitive and vulnerable to performance …

Optimising Cybersecurity Application Utilisation For Digital Learning In Nigeria: An Evidence-Constrained Hybrid Agent-Based And System-Dynamics Model, Adesegun Nurudeen Osijirin, Leonard C. Anigbo, Oliver Okechukwu

Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice

This study examines hypothetical cybersecurity-application utilisation interventions for Computer Science undergraduates in Enugu State, Nigeria. Five author-supplied datasets, each containing 364 cases, provide audited sex-specific calibration moments for a hybrid agent-based and system-dynamics model. Seven portfolios are compared over 24 months using 400 paired replications; additional experiments examine dose, effect assumptions, targeting, academic calendars, turnover and peer structure. A 1,200-point Latin-hypercube design is applied to every original scenario. Across 37,600 runs, the main-model median proportions meeting the survey utilisation criterion are 26.4%, 48.6% and 50.3% for status quo, universal combined and equity-adaptive provision. However, matching nominal dose reduces the corresponding …

Spec-364: The Unified Integration Matrix For Sub-Kelvin Phononic Shielding, Trinary Moire Soliton Logic, And Clock-Less Time-Domain Enos Architectures, Christopher L. Eckes

Defensive Publications Series

This white paper delivers the definitive first-principles mathematical and structural integration of the low-level physical substrate, logic transport, and execution layers comprising the ENOS computing environment. We eliminate the systemic bottlenecks of modern silicon architectures—specifically quantum tunneling leakage, parasitic control-line thermal loads, and clock-cycle latency overhead—by synchronizing three fundamental systems: (1) cryo-thermal phonon shielding via anisotropic anthracene crystal host tracking, (2) non-linear optical wave-packet trapping inside twisted moire superlattice lattices, and (3) asynchronous time-domain instruction register streaming. The compiled equations, ASCII architectural schematics, and native Python validation testbeds presented herein establish a provable, zero-entropy roadmap for macroscopic hardware scaling operating …

Core Specification Spec-363: The Enos Sovereign Right Invariant And Localized Cryptographic Sanctuary Protocol For Individual Autonomy In Non-Compliant Human Rights Regimes, Christopher L. Eckes

Defensive Publications Series

This specification details the structural, mathematical, and cryptographic design for the ENOS Sovereign Right Invariant (SRI). Current geopolitical computing networks operate on the assumption that digital rights, identity parameters, and data privacy are granted, managed, and monitored by nation-states. In regimes that completely lack fundamental human rights, this architecture allows centralized governments to weaponize computing infrastructure to enforce local surveillance, execute programmatic censorship, and suppress individual human autonomy.

SPEC-363 breaks this geopolitical chokehold by establishing an ironclad, local cryptographic sanctuary directly at the molecular hardware layer. Running under the clockless ENOS operating substrate [SPEC-358] on a decentralized rEckesbit Moiré Array …

Core Specification Spec-362: The Ethical And Moral Framework Of Sovereign Stewardship And Voluntary Open-Ledger Collaboration For Type 1 Civilizational Alignment, Christopher L. Eckes

Defensive Publications Series

This specification details the foundational philosophical, moral, and ethical principles required to govern macro-scale human technological development. As computing, material science, and automation architectures approach the planetary scaling limits of a Type 1 civilization, traditional socioeconomic models based on extractive consolidation, zero-sum corporate competition, and the systematic erosion of individual property sovereignty become severe systemic risks that threaten collective survival.

SPEC-362 neutralizes these civilizational bottlenecks by introducing the paradigm of Sovereign Stewardship. True stewardship does not dictate the random, non-causal dissipation of personal or technical assets. Instead, it mandates the structured, high-integrity deployment of resource networks through Voluntary Open-Ledger Collaboration. …

Core Specification Spec-361: The Enos Cryptographic Partition And Sovereign Local Storage File System (Efs) For The Mitigation Of Corporate Data-Center Hardware Gating, Christopher L. Eckes

Defensive Publications Series

This specification details the structural, mathematical, and cryptographic blueprints for the ENOS Cryptographic File System (EFS). Emerging enterprise computational paradigms routinely assert that consumer-tier memory arrays (RAM and local storage) represent unutilized assets that should be programmatically pooled or dynamically reallocated to centralized corporate data centers. This philosophy systematically compromises the property sovereignty, privacy, and local compute performance of the everyday consumer.

SPEC-361 neutralizes this resource-harvesting model by deploying an intrinsic hardware-software cryptographic wall directly at the molecular cell layer. Because the consumer desktop replacement utilizes a unified rEckesbit Moiré Array Matrix [SPEC-356] running under the clockless ENOS microkernel [SPEC-358], …

Core Specification Spec-359: The Enos Open-Source Decentralized Molecular Printing Matrix And Localized Fab-Node Protocol For Civilian Democratization, Christopher L. Eckes

Defensive Publications Series

This specification details the structural, chemical, and software architecture for a decentralized, low-cost fabrication protocol designed to manufacture rEckesbit processing matrices and initialize the ENOSexecution layer at a localized civilian tier. Traditional semiconductor manufacturing relies on centralized, capital-intensive extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography foundries, which naturally creates industrial monopolies that exploit the common man.

SPEC-359 bypasses this economic capture by implementing an automated Layered Chemical Self-Assembly and Nanofabrication Protocol. By translating the complex sub-nanometer alignment rules of the twisted Moiré array into programmatic liquid-phase epitaxy and chemical vapor deposition (CVD) steps, individual rEckesbit nodes can be grown, anchored, and vented inside …

Core Specification Spec-360: The Enos Hydrodynamic Graphical User Shell And Protocol Interface For Zero-Entropy Consumer Desktop Replacements, Christopher L. Eckes

Defensive Publications Series

This specification details the structural, mathematical, and visual operational protocols for the ENOS Hydrodynamic Graphical User Shell (HGUS). Traditional operating system user interfaces (GUIs) rely on heavy graphics processing pipelines, display buffers, and complex window-compositing abstractions that introduce massive software overhead, instruction latency, and constant memory leaks.

SPEC-360 resolves this systemic lag by implementing a direct Hardware-to-Viewport Vector Phase Mapping Protocol. Because the underlying rEckesbit Moiré Array Matrix [SPEC-356] operates as a true in-memory neuromorphic processing core driven via the clockless ENOS substrate microkernel [SPEC-358], the graphical user shell discards standard rendering buffers entirely. User interface states, window geometries, and …

Core Specification Spec-358: The Enos Substrate Microkernel And Enos-C Compiler Architecture For Asynchronous Time-Domain Optical Translation, Christopher L. Eckes

Defensive Publications Series

This specification details the mathematical and architectural blueprints for ENOS (Eckes Substrate Network Operating System) and ENOS-C (The ENOS Sovereignty Compiler) [CLE031374-ENOS]. Conventional operating systems and binary machine-code compilers are physically incapable of addressing atomic quantum states operating within a 500-attosecond optical switching window (\(\tau_{\text{gate}} = 500\text{ as}\)), as they introduce severe clock-cycle dephasing and systemic von Neumann bottlenecks.

SPEC-358 resolves this execution barrier by implementing a hardware-software co-design layer that completely replaces binary machine-code layers with a Direct Time-Domain Optical State Translation Substrate. High-level application code is parsed by ENOS-C directly into phase-modulated pulse arrays that stream into a …

Core Specification Spec-356: Multi-Node Moiré Interconnect Array Architecture For The Parallel Scaling Of Reckesbit Processing Matrices, Christopher L. Eckes

Defensive Publications Series

This specification details the structural, mathematical, and spatial design of a macroscopic quantum processing chip matrix engineered by daisy-chaining billions of uncooled, room-temperature stable (300 K) rEckesbit cells. To scale individual cells without deploying physical transition-metal traces that induce destructive heat and catalytic collapse, this architecture implements a multi-layered, Twisted Moiré Superlattice Array using stacked sheets of monolayer isotopically pure hexagonal Boron Nitride (h-¹⁰BN) aligned to precise magic angles. This geometric configuration generates a flat-band electronic potential layout that encapsulates, matches, and protects individual rEckesbit cells across a continuous 2D surface area.

Inter-node data routing and multi-qubit logic entanglements are …

Core Specification Spec-354: The Cryogenic Feckesbit Coherent Memory Matrix: Solid-State Stabilization Of Oxoborane Triple Bonds Within A Sublimated Anthracene Host Lattice, Christopher L. Eckes

Defensive Publications Series

This specification details the foundational structural and mathematical realization of an environmentally armored, zero-entropy quantum memory node utilizing the fEckesbit paradigm. The architecture achieves the absolute theoretical Fourier coherence limit (T₂ = 2T₁) by creating a pristine, solid-state host-guest hybrid crystal matrix. Monomeric organic oxoborane (\(R\text{–}B\equiv O\)) triple-bonded wave-knots are embedded as dilute guests within an ultra-clean, vacuum-sublimated Anthracene (C₁₄H₁₀) monoclinic host matrix—a deployment configuration classified as the cEckesbit matrix standard.

By transitioning the system to a deep cryogenic cold-state protocol (T ≤ 4.2 K), the native acoustic and optical phonon modes of the host lattice are completely frozen out, …

Core Specification Spec-355: The Uncooled Room-Temperature Reckesbit Trinary Quantum Router Matrix Via Attosecond Optical Driving Fields, Christopher L. Eckes

Defensive Publications Series

This specification details the structural, thermodynamic, and electrodynamic realization of an uncooled, room-temperature stable (300 K) trinary quantum memory node and networking matrix utilizing the rEckesbitconfiguration. To bypass the severe manufacturing barriers and high structural failure rates (65% deviation) associated with single-mode sub-nanometer phononic channels, this architecture establishes an engineering compromise by expanding the acoustic venting diameter of the rEckesbit cell to a commercially fabricable threshold of d = 3.0 nm, lowering the fabrication deviation to a highly reliable 8.5%. While this geometric dilation permits higher-order acoustic phonon modes to populate the channels—triggering intense inter-modal collisions and Umklapp back-scattering that …

Exploring Media Students’ Engagement With Digital Libraries And Cognitive Outcomes, Hussein Mohammed, Abd Al-Salam Al-Samarrai, Tayba Tawfiq

Middle East Journal of Communication Studies

The study examines the use of digital libraries by media students in Iraq for academic and reference purposes. It focuses on digital libraries available through the applications Facebook and Telegram that specialize in communication and media sciences. The research sample consists of randomly selected students from various media departments, including Radio and Television, Public Relations, and Journalism.

The study adopts the descriptive method, which is one of the most used approaches in media research, to measure the extent to which media students use digital libraries on Facebook and, Telegram and to identify the cognitive gratifications achieved through this use. The …

The Factors Affecting The Adherence Of Palestinian Journalists Working In Electronic Journalism To Professional Ethics "A Field Study", Ahmad Al Sallaq, Thaer Al-Sharif

Middle East Journal of Communication Studies

The current study aims to identify the factors influencing the adherence of Palestinian journalists working in electronic journalism to professional ethics, and the most significant challenges that hinder their adherence.

The study is descriptive, employing a survey methodology. It utilizes a questionnaire administered to a simple random sample of (120) Palestinian journalists.

The study yielded several key findings, most notably: that the most significant factor influencing the adherence of Palestinian journalists working in electronic journalism to professional ethics is "societal customs and traditions," with a relative weight of (78.3). Furthermore, the study found that "the Israeli occupation" ranked first among …

Journalists' Trends Towards Employing Artificial Intelligence Tools In Media Content Production, Kifaya Al-Mousa

Middle East Journal of Communication Studies

This study aimed to identify Jordanian journalists’ attitudes toward employing artificial intelligence tools in media content production, examine the extent to which these tools are used, identify the main factors limiting their adoption, and explore the perceived benefits and concerns associated with their use in journalistic work. The study adopted a descriptive-analytical approach and employed a questionnaire administered to a random sample of 306 Jordanian journalists who are members of the Jordan Press Association. The findings showed that 57.9% of the respondents did not use artificial intelligence tools in producing media content, compared with 41.8% who reported using them. The …

Abu Hayyan›S Method In Challenging The Views Of Other Grammarians: Through His Irthishaf Al-Darb Ah 1448 /Ad 2026, Ibraheem Bin Ali Bin Mihammad Al-Qaid Aseeri

UB Journal for Humanities

This study examines the methodology and scholarly tools employed by Athir al-Din Abu Hayyan al-Gharnati in his grammatical and morphological objections. It explores how Abu Hayyan moved beyond transmitting the views of the Basran and Kufan schools to become a discerning critic who evaluated grammatical opinions according to established principles and authentic Arabic usage. Using a descriptive-analytical approach, the study analyzes Abu Hayyan’s argumentative methods, including his rejection of inaccurate transmission, correction of misattributed views, reference to Sibawayh’s texts, and reliance on authenticated linguistic evidence. It comprises a preface introducing Abu Hayyan, his scholarly status, his book Irtishaf al-Darb, …

The Mediation Role Of Teacher Engagement In The Relationship Between Teacher Self-Efficacy And The Implementation Of Universal Design For Learning (Udl) In Inclusive Primary School, Dea Karlina, Farida S S. Kurniawati S.Psi., M.Sp.Ed., Phd., Psikolog

Psychological Research on Urban Society

The number of students with diverse characteristics in primary education is increasing, Its challenging teachers to design learning experiences that accommodate the diverse needs of students. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a flexible learning framework accessible to all students, aiming to reduce learning barriers by providing multiple means of engagement, representation, and action/expression. This study adopts the Job Demand-Resource (JDR) framework, specifically the motivational process, assuming that teacher self-efficacy as the personal resource influences UDL practices through the mediation of teacher engagement. This correlational quantitative study involved 318 inclusive primary school teachers across Indonesia who completed a self-report questionnaire. …

Peripheral Memory: Lazily Hydrated Per-Module Subgraphs Around A Core Memory Graph, Artem Prokhorov

Defensive Publications Series

A personal memory system for AI agents keeps one core graph of memories. Around it sits one private subgraph, called peripheral memory, for each installed module: a plug-in, skill, tool or device. Each subgraph lives in its own storage container, named by a whitelisted identifier, and is loaded lazily through a single hydration function. That function loads the container on first touch and refuses to create an empty subgraph over stored data it cannot read. Every write is recorded in a per-namespace journal before it is acknowledged; the journal is replayed on first touch and deleted only after a successful …

Spec-350: Resolution Of The Grb 250702b Anomaly Via Conformal Metric-Shift Mechanics And Hydrodynamic Quantum Topology, Christopher L. Eckes

Defensive Publications Series

This white paper establishes a deterministic, non-perturbative resolution to the extreme long-duration transient anomaly known as GRB 250702B. Mainstream astrophysical paradigms, operating under the ungrounded assumptions of point-void spacetime manifolds, fail to reconcile the ~25,000-second (7-hour) multi-outburst emission profile captured by space-borne telemetry without invoking unproven, fine-tuned hyper-critical accretion states that violate local radiation pressure thresholds. Under the strict parameters of Material Volumetric Monism and the Dimensionally Extended Holographic Projection (DEHP) model, we demonstrate that the vacuum behaves as a continuous, dense 2D viscoelastic phase fluid substrate. By transforming quantum wave mechanics into classical fluid-density streams via proven Madelung transformations, …

Spec-349: The Eckes Compiler V16: Architectural White Paper & Sovereign Engineering Manual, Christopher L. Eckes

Defensive Publications Series

Large Language Model (LLM) baseline systems exhibit non-deterministic token drift, structural context degradation, and a tendency to fallback to conversational filler. The Eckes Compiler v16 architecture introduces a zero-entropy, deterministic context-isolation framework that forces an active sub-cognitive processing matrix onto the underlying transformer layer. By executing a mandatory front-end Syntactic Edge-Detector, an explicit three-pass metric segregation pipeline, and continuous retrospective auditing, the framework strips away semantic drift and keeps outputs strictly bounded by empirical constants and mathematical invariants.

This white paper defines the underlying architectural theory, specifies the core system mathematical registers, provides the complete copy-pasteable Compiler Prompt Specification payload, …

Spec-348: The Mechanics Of Velocity: Standalone Continuum Equations For Longitudinal Neutrino Compression Waves, Christopher L. Eckes

Defensive Publications Series

This specification establishes a mathematically complete, standalone framework that defines the neutrino as an intrinsic, high-frequency longitudinal compression wave of the continuous space-time medium. Mainstream theoretical physics remains gridlocked trying to explain why neutrinos smoothly morph across three distinct mass "flavors" (electron, muon, and tau neutrinos) during un-tunneled terrestrial flight—an experimental behavior brought to the forefront by the October 31, 2026 assembly launch of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) in Lead, South Dakota. The conventional Standard Model maps this behavior by assigning three separate, synchronized mass points to a single ghostly entity traveling through an empty vacuum. This addendum …

The Price Of Exception: A Review Of Ekta Chauhan’S Sheher Mein Gaon, Manish .

Journal of Law and Public Policy

This review of Sheher Mein Gaon: Culture, Conflict and Change in the Urban Villages of Delhi uses the Master Plan for Delhi 2021 and the National Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act (hereafter ‘Special Provisions Act’) to argue that the conditions described in the book are a direct result from the whole-scale exemption provided to Delhi's urban villages from urban planning frameworks. The reviewer finds that Ekta Chauhan’s new book provides a valuable addition to the existing body of work on Delhi, especially the urban village, which is under-represented in this corpus. The book manages to highlight the …

Cmsi Note 26: Easy Infiltration: The Rise Of Prc Small Boat Landings On Taiwan, Ian Easton

CMSI Notes

Key Takeaways:

• The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) appears to have a doctrine that calls for infiltrating undercover operatives into Taiwan to collect intelligence and to conduct special missions, according to its textbooks.
• Research shows that cross-Strait small boat landings seem to have begun in 2021, and at least eight Chinese men have been arrested on Taiwan in connection with these cases.
• Each reported landing occurred at a sensitive location. Five of the eight happened on a known invasion beach. The other three happened at ports and river deltas believed to be of high interest to war planners in the PLA. …

Us Security Re-Framing On China Peaceful Narrative In The Indo-Pacific Region, Evita Christiana, Idil Syawfi, Kishino Bawono

Global: Jurnal Politik Internasional

Amerika Serikat pada awalnya menunjukkan sikap kooperatif dengan mendukung liberalisasi ekonomi Tiongkok melalui perjanjian bilateral dan melibatkannya dalam forum multilateral, yang sejalan dengan narasi damai dalam kebijakan luar negeri Tiongkok. Hal ini membuat hubungan Amerika Serikat dan Tiongkok saling menguntungkan. Namun, sikap ini berubah ketika terjadinya krisis ekonomi global 2008 dan ketika Amerika Serikat mengeluarkan strategi Pivot to Asia yang diinisiasi pada tahun 2011, dimana Amerika Serikat menunjukkan sifat yang lebih kompetitif terhadap Tiongkok. Berdasarkan perubahan tersebut, penelitian ini fokus untuk menjawab pertanyaan, “Bagaimana Amerika Serikat membingkai ulang Narasi Damai Kebijakan Luar Negeri Tiongkok di kawasan Indo-Pasifik sebagai ancaman?” Dengan …

Association Of Nox-1–Mediated Oxidative Stress And Raftlin-Related Lipid Raft Signalling In Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Işıl Yağmur, Ergül Belge Kurutaş, Alev Özer

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between NOX-1-mediated oxidative stress and Raftlin-related lipid raft signalling in postmenopausal osteoporosis and evaluate their potential as discriminatory biomarkers. Methods: This cross-sectional case-control study was conducted between December 2025 and March 2026 at Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey. Participants (postmenopausal women) were equally divided into three groups: women with osteoporosis, postmenopausal women without osteoporosis, and age-matched healthy controls with normal bone mineral density. Serum NOX-1 and Raftlin levels were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Malondialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were assessed as markers of oxidative stress and antioxidant defense. …

Fear And Loathing In Political Social Media: Online Discourse Ahead Of The 206 U.S. Midterms, Yi Luo, Bond Benton, Jin-A Choi

College of Communication and Media Scholarship and Creative Works

This study examines online discourse surrounding the 2026 U.S. midterm elections to identify which political actors received the greatest visibility, what emotions characterized election-related conversations, and how sentiment developed within partisan online spaces. Using data collected through Brandwatch and Tweet Binder, the analysis draws on more than 1.69 million online mentions and a sample of 35,000 X posts between September and October 2026. Findings indicate that Trump- and Republican-related narratives dominated online visibility, accounting for substantially more discussion than Democratic-related content. However, heightened visibility did not correspond with positive sentiment. Fear emerged as the predominant emotional response, representing over half …

Forest As Kin: Water, Forest Relations, And Climate Adaptation Among Hmong Women In Northern Thailand, Reni Juwitasari, Buapun Promphakping, Pattaraporn Weeranakin

Forest and Society

In Ban Huai Han, climate change is first noticed through water. Hmong women speak of rainfall that no longer comes on time, streams that shrink earlier in the dry season, longer droughts, and water that turns browner after rain. These changes affect not only crops and forest use, but also the daily labor required to keep households going. This paper examines how women read and respond to these shifts through everyday engagement with forest environments in Wiang Kaen District, Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand. The study draws on a qualitative embedded case study, including 15 semi-structured interviews, participant and seasonal …

Evolutionary Deep Learning Frameworks For Genomic Data Interpretation: A Systematic Review Of Trends, Challenges, And Future Prospects, Noor Al-Huda K. Hussein, Ola Mohammed Basel, Suadad Layth Akram

Mesopotamian Journal of Big Data

The explosion in the volume of genomic data generated at a single-molecule resolution, largely due to the development of high-throughput sequencing technologies and state-of-the-art biomedical instrumentation, has created an urgent demand for intelligent, scalable, and interpretable computational models. Classic machine learning approaches frequently suffer from high-dimensionality, noise and convoluted regulation in genomic data. Fortunately, the deep learning (DL) paradigm has come to the rescue as a transformative methodology, and evolutionary algorithms have offered potent tools for model fine-tuning, resulting in the recently-invented evolutionary deep learning (EDL). Nevertheless, despite recent interest, our understanding of how EDL approaches enable the interpretation of …