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Before The Gravestones: Uncovering The Past Of The Jonesville Historic African American Cemetery, Najiyah Williams

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Southern Anthropological Society

This research investigates the Jonesville Cemetery, a historic African American cemetery located on the Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Georgia. Once a cemetery to a thriving freedman town, the Jonesville Cemetery was neglected for decades. Even though the cemetery is currently being maintained through joint volunteer effort between military personnel and community members, the cemetery still sits in the middle of the woods with a plethora of marked and unmarked graves. This mixture of marked and unmarked graves is also coupled with an inconsistency in the documentation of burials through death certificates. Due to years of community members coming …

Choreographies Of Peruvian Reality: Conflicts In Surf Media's Digital Worlds, Tuck Rodi

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Southern Anthropological Society

This paper mobilizes the concept of the choreography of surfing to analyze networks of surfers, media creators, digital technologies, and development NGOs through which surfing becomes a device for sociopolitical and economic projects in Peru. Surf media, this paper’s object of analysis, includes all films, video blogs, and documents that incorporate surfing as a constitutive ingredient in their visual and discursive content. With the rise of online video-sharing platforms, surf media has become a digital world unto itself. This world is made through interactions among viewers, photographers, and their surfing subjects. Democratization of video-sharing platforms capacitates filmmakers to break from …

Tourism, Security, And Sacred Space At Bethany Beyond The Jordan, Olivia Stockwell

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Southern Anthropological Society

Bethany Beyond the Jordan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site advertised as the baptismal site of Jesus of Nazareth, lies on the border between Jordan and the occupied West Bank. Based on first-person observation, this article provides a semiotic analysis of how tourist spaces, commodification, and security infrastructure interact to create perceptions of sacred space. When placed in conversation with the historical and political contexts of the site, these factors provide insight into how meanings of sacrality are generated. I argue that notions of the sacred at Bethany Beyond the Jordan are shaped by tourism spaces and their organizing of ritual …

Introduction, Kiley E. Molinari

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Southern Anthropological Society

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Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Southern Anthropological Society

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Oil Shocks Fade, Equity Shocks Persist: Evidence From Wti Crude Oil And The S&P 500, Bharti Bharti

Critical Letters in Economics & Finance

This paper examines the volatility behaviour of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil and the S&P 500 stock market index from January 2007 to December 2024. Daily prices for WTI and the S&P 500 are collected from LSEG-DataStream. Univariate GARCH(1,1) models are applied to examine volatility patterns, as this model captures volatility persistence over time. Before applying the GARCH models, descriptive statistics, the Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test, ARCH-LM test, and correlation analysis are conducted to confirm the suitability of the data. The results show that both WTI and the S&P 500 are I(1) processes and that they experience strong volatility …

The Legacy, Importance, & Impact Of Lend: Evidence And Personal Stories, Emily Zalimeni, Emma Stone, Alexa Fortier, Leia Getchell, Nataliya Kloyzner, Asha Abdullahi, Elizabeth Barkoudah, Meghan Chapman, Meredith Close, Heather Engholm, Melissa Levin, Aanchal Sharma, Sarah Sparks, Patricia Rissmiller, Amy Szarkowski, Jason M. Fogler

Developmental Disabilities Network Journal

Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (LEND) programs offer an interdisciplinary/interprofessional training opportunity for medical and allied health professionals, and individuals impacted by disability, including family members and self-advocates. Toward the aim of advocating for the enduring need of LEND and similar training programs, this article centers the voices of a subset of our alumni who have advanced the rights and improved the lives of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. These stories are intended to illustrate the key lessons and principles of LEND training, including attending to disability issues in education, growing skills within and between individuals working …

Powered Parachute Vehicle For Crew Transportation On Mars, Louis J. Spier

Beyond: Undergraduate Research Journal

To support possible future human presence on Mars where bases are likely to be spread apart, aerial vehicles could be used to transport crew and cargo between them. Designing and operating such a vehicle is very challenging because of the low atmospheric density on Mars compared to Earth, the logistics involved with transporting it to Mars, and the infrastructure necessary to operate it. This study discusses the problems involved with designing, building, and operating fixed-wing and powered parachute aircraft on Mars and presents a concept involving a powered parachute vehicle utilizing an inflatable parachute wing that can be packed together …

Shrooming Ahead: How The U.S. Is Marching Toward Psilocybin Legalization And What Other Countries May Learn, Titus Scheid

Florida Journal of International Law

The United States is traveling with momentum toward a statutory framework in which the consumption of psilocybin for therapeutic purposes is legal. The psychedelic substance has already been legalized or decriminalized in several cities and states. Most countries, however, have seen no such movement toward legalization. This Note explores how the U.S. psilocybin movement could become a model for other countries to follow suit. Despite long-standing federal roadblocks, the U.S. is starting to excel in terms of individual activism, non-profit organization campaigning, and private investment.

Although psilocybin is subject to widely differing legal treatments throughout the world, it is undeniably …

Locating Bitcoin: Jurisdictional Challenges And Solutions In Digital Asset Law, Ethan Gibson

Florida Journal of International Law

As Bitcoin penetrates the global financial system, its legal classification becomes crucial for determining the appropriate substantive law in both public international law and private international law. This Note argues that Bitcoin, a decentralized digital commodity, is analogous to tangible, movable property for purposes of defining prescriptive jurisdiction. Bitcoin’s unique attributes—its inherent value and rivalrous nature—qualify it as digital, yet tangible property, and suggests that it can have a physical situs. The property’s situs can determine which jurisdiction’s substantive law can apply. By examining different Bitcoin custody models, including single-key wallets, multi-signature wallets, and brain wallets, this Note explores the …

War Of The Unknown: The Increase In Cybercrime Reveals A Lack Of Remedy And Protection Under International Law, Ava Fields

Florida Journal of International Law

The rapid growth of cybercrime poses significant challenges to the international legal framework, revealing gaps in both remedy and protection. This Note examines the rise of cybercrime and its causes, and highlights the inadequacies of current international legal mechanisms. This Note will do so by delving into three prominent case studies to illustrate these challenges and will provide possible solutions to these issues.

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 …

Global Energy Transition: Reflecting On Cop 28 And Case Studies Of Qatar And Morocco, Rafael Leal-Arcas, Vishakha Joshi, Dyuti Pandya

Florida Journal of International Law

This Article examines the contemporary framework for energy transition, focusing on the regulatory and legal obstacles inherent in the transition process. Part I provides an introduction and delves into the intricate interplay between trade dynamics and the establishment of smart grids, evaluating their impact on shaping the energy landscape. The concept of climate-resilient electricity grids is explored in Part I, particularly through the lens of digital solutions adopted in jurisdictions such as India, China, and the United States. Part II discusses the evolving framework set forth by Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 28) for the implementation of smart …

Contributions Of Climate Finance And Human Rights Responsibilities In Shaping A North-South Outbound Climate Fdi Promotion Commitment, Zaker Ahmad

Florida Journal of International Law

The distribution of global climate finance is unjust, due to it concentrating on developed nations while leaving developing countries facing a growing shortfall of funds. This Article advocates for incentivizing climate-friendly outbound foreign direct investment (OFDI) from developed to developing countries (i.e., North to South) as a potential solution to this persistent challenge. It demonstrates that additional normative support for such a proposition can be drawn from climate change and human rights legal regimes. Under the climate regime, developed countries remain under a strict obligation to provide financial support. In the human rights regime, recent jurisprudential development shows that the …

The Impact Of Age, Health, And Education On Public Attitudes Towards Covid-19 Vaccines In Ireland, Kate Buckley, Aisling Burke, Chloe Holland, Clodagh O'Flynn

International Undergraduate Journal of Health Sciences

Abstract:

Introduction: Studies have revealed that age, health status and 3^rd level education influence public attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccination during the pandemic. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors that influence the public’s attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine two years post-pandemic.

Methods: Ethical approval was obtained for the study. A total of 241 participants who provided informed consent were surveyed anonymously using closed-ended, open-ended and Likert Scale questions. Associations between specific demographics and vaccination attitudes were established using SPSS software.

Results: A higher percentage of 25–34-year-olds and 35–44-year-olds regretted receiving COVID-19 vaccines (46.6% and 37.5% …

An Investigation Into The Attitudes Of People Living In Ireland Towards The Legalisation Of Euthanasia, Aoife Crowley, Katie Dwyer, Caoimhe Kelleher

International Undergraduate Journal of Health Sciences

Euthanasia or assisted dying is currently illegal in Ireland. This research project aimed to investigate the attitudes of people living in Ireland towards the potential legalisation of euthanasia through analysis of results from a survey created on Google forms. This survey was distributed to 294 people, aged 18-75 years old, focusing on factors that could possibly influence an individual’s opinion towards the legalisation of euthanasia such as religious beliefs, age, gender and area of study/work. Upon analysis of the responses, participants who did not have strong religious beliefs were more likely to support the legalisation of euthanasia than those who …

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.

The Efficacy Of Title 42 During The U.S. Southern Border Crisis And Covid-19 Pandemic: Analyzing The Effects On The Migration Of Asylum Seekers, Matthew Pearl

Florida Journal of International Law

When the pandemic began, the United States invoked 42 U.S.C. § 265 as a means of restricting immigration in the name of national health. This Note explores the consequences of this action for prospective immigrants, the inconsistencies between the United States’ immigration actions and their international legal obligations, and steps the United States might take moving forward.

The Impact Of Abortion Laws On The Rights Of Future Generations In Climate Change Litigation, Laura Chiu

Florida Journal of International Law

In their own respects, the United States of America, the Republic of Korea (Korea), and India are three vastly different countries, and their differences are also apparent within their respective legal systems and the legal protections, or lack of, in place on abortion. Throughout the years, these three countries have shifted in three distinct directions with their abortion laws. The United States has regressed in its protection of the right to an abortion. Korea has recently decriminalized abortion for the first time in 2021. And India has continued to pass increasingly progressive abortion laws and abortion rulings over the years …

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 …

35th Annual Symposium: Human Rights And Cross-Border Data Flows, Connor Glendinning, Patricia Carreiro, Mark Clark, Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky

Florida Journal of International Law

The Florida Journal of International Law’s annual symposium. The two esteemed guest speakers (Patricia Carreiro & Mason Clark) today will talk about cybersecurity, privacy, and a hint of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the global stage. This event is going to proceed in three parts––each guest speaker is in turn going to give sort of a mini-lecture on a topic of specialty before we proceed into a panel conversation that is going to be moderated by Professor Lidsky.

Public Trust And Respect For Law Enforcement: United States Vs. Japan, Hannah Stevenson

Florida Journal of International Law

American police have broadly failed to gain public trust, which is essential to their success in protecting communities. By contrast, Japanese police excel at maintaining public trust and cooperation. Drawing on the success of the Japanese, this Note examines the shortcomings of American policing and recommends reforms for the future.

Citizenship And Denizenship In The International Tax Context In An Era Of Global Economy, Tamir Shanan, Doron Narotzki

Florida Journal of International Law

This Article addresses a fundamental issue underlying the international tax system in the 21st century: the use of citizenship as a jurisdictional basis for imposing income tax liability. As a general matter, the United States is the only developed country that allegedly taxes its citizens living overseas on their worldwide income. However, even the United States does not, de facto, tax the vast majority of its citizens living abroad as it offers a generous exclusion for their foreign source income.

This Article analyzes how modern developments in the global economy affect the case for citizenship-based taxation. Though citizenship is closely …

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 …

A Critical Review Of The Anti-Treaty Shopping Features Of The Indo-Taiwan Bit, S. R. Subramanian

Florida Journal of International Law

As one of the very few Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) signed by India post-revision of Model BIT in 2015, the Indo-Taiwan BIT is remarkable in several respects, especially from an anti-treaty shopping point of view. Recognizing that “indirect investment” poses some of the major treaty shopping concerns, the BIT defined “indirect investment” and mandated that the disputing investor may submit a claim under the BIT only if certain mandatory waivers are filed along with the claim. Also, by granting conditional access to investor-state arbitration, the BIT prescribed several rigorous conditions in the form of waivers against parallel actions to …

Soybean Fermentation Broth Alleviates Indomethacin-Induced Gastric Mucosal Injury, Hsiao-Chi Wang, Yue-Jhu Chen, Hui-Yun Tsai, Jue-Liang Hsu, Yu-Kuo Chen

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Dietary strategies and plant-based fermented foods have attracted increasing interest for supporting gastrointestinal health, particularly under conditions of drug-induced mucosal stress. Soybean fermentation broth (SFB), a fermented soybean-derived product, may possess enhanced nutritional and functional properties through fermentation-associated generation of bioactive peptides and antioxidant metabolites. This study evaluated the gastroprotective effects of SFB in an indomethacin-induced gastric injury model in rats and investigated the underlying mechanisms. Indomethacin markedly induced gastric ulcer formation (16.61 ± 1.38 mm²), whereas SFB pretreatment significantly attenuated ulcer development in a dose-dependent manner, reducing ulcer area to 6.66 ± 0.98, 3.89 ± 0.63, and …

Garambullo (Myrtillocactus Geometrizans) Reduces Cell Viability Via Apoptosis And Inhibits Colony Formation In Ht-29 And Sw480 Colon Cancer Cell Lines., López-Alvarez Guadalupe Soledad, Gutierrez-Silerio Gloria Yareli, García-Solís Pablo, Morales-Bárcenas Rocio, Sánchez-Pérez Yesennia, Hernández-Puga Ana Gabriela, Vergara-Castañeda Haydé Azeneth

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Garambullo (Myrtillocactus geometrizans) is a Mexican fruit rich in bioactive phytochemicals. Its fermented extract (FEG), obtained after in vitro gastrointestinal digestion and fermentation, was evaluated in HT-29 and SW480 colorectal cancer cells. FEG reduced cell viability (IC50: 2985 and 3200 μg/mL, respectively) and induced apoptosis and necrosis. In 3D assays, FEG inhibited colony formation, with complete suppression in HT-29 cells. Molecular docking further suggested that butyric acid identified in FEG interacts with Caspase-3 and RIPK1. These findings support the antiproliferative and pro-death effects of FEG in colorectal cancer models.

Gut Microbiota-Mediated Modulation Of Circadian Rhythms: Physiological And Molecular Impacts Of Dietary Composition And Feeding Time, Yen-Chun Koh, Chun-Che Chang, Min-Hsiung Pan

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Circadian rhythms regulate fundamental aspects of physiology and behavior. The disruption of circadian rhythms has been associated with metabolic disorders, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and impaired immune function. Feeding behavior and gut microbiota represent two essential nodes within this regulatory network, as both are highly responsive to environmental cues such as diet composition and sleep-wake cycles. Research has shown that high-fat diets, excessive fructose, and chronic alcohol consumption perturb peripheral circadian rhythms and impair metabolic pathways, contributing to obesity and insulin resistance. Conversely, dietary interventions such as time-restricted feeding and macronutrient-specific entrainment can restore rhythmic gene expression and prevent metabolic pathologies. …