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A Cooperative Neutrosophic Sets With Dual Rough Set And Entropy Enhanced Multi-Similarity Measures Based Decision Making For Sustainable Transportation, K. Senbagam R.Ramesh

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

No abstract provided.

Evaluating Kidney Failure In Age Groups With Cubic Neutrosophic Sets, B. Anitha, M. Lavanya

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Multi-Valued Interval Neutrosophic Soft Sets And Their Aggregation Operators, Nor Liyana Amalini Mohd Kamal, Lazim Abdullah, Ilyani Abdullah, Vakkas Uluçay, Khalid Naeem

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Integrated Plithogenic Quantum Decision Making On Smart And Sustainable Electrical Material Selection, Nivetha Martin, Davron Aslonqulovich Juraev, Florentin Smarandache, F. X. Edwin Deepak, P. Sathya, Gabriel Xg Yue

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Teachers' Perspectives On The Inclusion Of Children With Autism In Preschool And Kindergarten Programs Within Inclusive Classrooms In Saudi Arabia, Budur Alsalamah

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In recent years, Saudi Arabia has witnessed a significant increase in the number of students with autism being integrated into mainstream classrooms. This is thanks to laws and regulations enacted to provide appropriate education for students with special needs, particularly those with autism, in less restrictive environments. This is a positive step towards providing equal educational opportunities for students with special needs. However, teachers' views on integrating children with autism into mainstream education remain varied. Studies have shown that teachers with positive attitudes towards inclusion are more likely to provide inclusive education in the classroom (Dev & Hayes, 2015). This …

Project Create: State-Wide Partnership For Producing Highly Qualified Special Education Teachers, Joe P. Sutton, Holly A. Pae, Shirley C. Bausmith, Dava M. O'Connor, Susan D. Rurant

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

The highly qualified teacher mandate introduced under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 exacerbated the already well-documented shortage of special educators nationwide. With almost 40% of its special education teachers holding emergency/provisional licenses at the time, South Carolina faced a great challenge in meeting new accreditation requirements. This article examines how Project CREATE (Centers for the Re-education and Advancement of Teachers in special Education), a personnel preparation initiative funded by the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE), refortified the State’s special education teacher force. Project success attributed chiefly to collaboration among SCDE, local education agencies, and institutions of …

Foreign Language-Immersion Education In South Carolina: Prospects, Kara D. Brown, Xiaohui Wu, Sarahi Paz

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This article examines the development of foreign language immersion education in South Carolina schools, highlights some of the educational challenges involved in foreign language immersion, and concludes with prospects for foreign-language immersion policy and practice in the state.

Clicking From College To K-12 Schools: Engaging Preservice Teachers With Technology, David Marlow, Pamela Wash, Jeannie Chapman, Timothy Dale

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This article details the classroom use of personal response systems in four different disciplines. It highlights the versatility of these systems, the effect on student learning and how their use in college classrooms may influence preservice teachers in their future classrooms.

Assessing The Whole Child—Beyond The Borders Of Testing, Dolores Stegelin, Paula Schubert

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

The issue of assessment continues to be significant; this article focuses on the evolving definition of assessment, risks associated with assessing younger learners, and strategies for assessing the whole child. The focus of the article is the younger learner and the strategies described are presented as a helpful tool to teacher educators of pre-service students. Assessment strategies presented here reflect best practices in the U.S., other countries, and educational settings that value developmental and cultural differences.

Adding Citizenship Preparation To A Classroom Organization Plan, Rebecca Stevens

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

There are two areas of content in schools, academic and social. The academic content is driven by standards, the social content by public education's mission to prepare young people for citizenship. A dilemma for teachers is how to teach all that needs to be covered in class. "How can education for citizenship and democracy be added to an already overburdened school curriculum?" Education for democracy includes the acquisition of a body of knowledge, intellectual and participatory skills (National Assessment Governing Board, n.d.) and civic dispositions (Carnegie Corporation of New York & CIRCLE, 2003). This paper describes why and how this …

Through Peaks And Troughs: Visualising The Rhythmic Sentiment Of The Lord Of The Rings, Dimitra Vogatza

Journal of Tolkien Research

This study offers a fresh look at the widely discussed binaries in The Lord of the Rings and examines whether their structure can be visualised. Building on previous research that identifies Tolkien’s prose as structured by emotional and moral shifts, this study makes visible how these changes happen throughout the trilogy, through quantitative means. A transformer-based language model was employed and fine-tuned on a Tolkien-specific corpus to align with Tolkien's semantics and symbolism. The primary methodology for highlighting these binaries is a Tolkien-specific sentiment analysis. A semi-guided approach, selecting positive and negative sentences from the work as contextual reference points, …

An Exploratory Study On Maternal Healthcare Barriers In Barangay Kaingin 1, Using The Integrated Patient-Centered Healthcare Services Framework (Ipchsf) And The National Safe Motherhood Program (Nsmp), Adonah Isalyn B. Laza, Keanne Elisha E. Bulotano, Micah Althea E. Fontanilla, Hali Therez A. Hernandez, Julia Nicole D.G. De Guzman, Eunice G. Pacifico

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress Conference Proceedings

Despite the implementation of national programs like the National Safe Motherhood Program (NSMP) that aim to improve maternal health outcomes, many women in the Philippines continue to face barriers in accessing quality maternal healthcare (MHC) due to systemic, societal, and psychological factors. Ongoing issues such as poor service delivery, limited health education, and the lack of autonomy in decision-making—particularly in underserved communities—discourage women from seeking care. This study investigates these barriers and how they shape the overall well-being of mothers in Miriam College’s partnered community, Kaingin 1, using the Integrated People-Centered Health Services Framework (IPCHSF) as a lens. Through an …

Uncovering Political Agendas: A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis Of Philippine Government Agencies’ Websites, Charlaine G. Alodaga, Julia Cailean G. Dueñas, Giulia Renee Singson, Justine Gabrielle Lee Yu, Janeson Miranda

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress Conference Proceedings

The role of websites in communicating government services and updates to constituents is paramount since they can serve as dependable hubs of critical information. However, since these are government websites, there may be political considerations behind their visual and textual content that need to be uncovered. Yet, there has been a dearth of studies, especially in the Philippine context, that scrutinized the sociopolitical forces that are at play in the production of these website contents. Hence, in this study, we attempted to continue seamlessly meshing the critical discourse analysis framework of Fairclough with a multimodal analytical model in dissecting the …

The Power Of Influence: A Thematic Analysis Of Tiktok Food Reviews, Marcos Zheng Yang Barcena Lee, Calvin Kurt Bugayong Ocampo, Dean Xyram Oblea Ruiz, Dastin Tabajunda

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress Conference Proceedings

With the massive rise in popularity that social media has gained in recent years, platforms like TikTok have experienced exponential growth. The search interest for TikTok has increased by a staggering 227% in the past five years (Howarth, 2024). As TikTok’s short-form content dominates the digital space, product and restaurant reviews have become a staple on users’ “For You” pages. Despite this trend, there is limited research on how food influencers shape public perception through persuasive speech. This study addresses that gap by using thematic analysis to examine the rhetorical strategies employed by influencers in TikTok restaurant reviews. The research …

Anonymous Whispers: A Critical Discourse Analysis On Digital Gossip In Select Philippine University Freedom Walls, Ryanne Gabrielle J. Roxas, Erica Gabryelle B. Lingad, Kean Christof Ramon L. Santiago, Ma. Samantha Raine Esquejo Soliman, Belle Beatrix Alemania

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress Conference Proceedings

The anonymity afforded by university freedom walls proliferates the spread of information and digital gossip, actively shaping ideologies surrounding campus hierarchies—an influence that remains critically underexplored in academic research. This study addresses that gap by seeking to understand how freedom walls function as a form of discourse that constructs and negotiates hierarchical ideologies within academic communities. It analyzed 18 purposively sampled posts from the three most followed Facebook freedom walls of universities in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), namely the University of the Philippines Diliman (UP), National University (NU), and Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU). Using Fairclough's …

An Analysis Of Esports Consumption Among Esports Viewers In Metro Manila, Amiel S. Tongco, Charles David S. Siao, Bryce Nathan S. Chicombing, Hugh Lawrence Chua Ang, Liandro Antonio Tabora

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress Conference Proceedings

The rise of esports has transformed the entertainment scene, captivating gamers, and individuals from diverse backgrounds. As competitive esports cement their place in mainstream entertainment, understanding why and how esports have become what it is today is important. This research investigates the different motivational factors driving esports consumption in Metro Manila, Philippines. A qualitative approach was used in the study, where N=58 participants were selected through random sampling. This study utilized the MSES questionnaire to evaluate the primary motivational factors influencing esports engagement, providing preliminary insights into the impact of influential factors on consumer motivation in the rapidly growing esports …

“Daming Kung Ano-Ano:” Isang Pagsusuring Pangnilalaman Sa Diskurso Ng Anik-Anik Sa X, Maryiella N. Parenia, Cassandra Nicole T. Famy, Sophia D. Cadeliña, Gertrude Juliana S. Tapang, Angelica T. Flores, Jeyson Taeza

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress Conference Proceedings

Kadalasang matatagpuan ang mga anik-anik sa isang sambahayang Pilipino. Subalit unti-unting nagbabago at tumataliwas sa tradisyunal na anyo ang modernong respresentasyon ng anik-anik. Layunin ng pananaliksik na suriin ang diskursong pumapalibot sa anik-anik sa platpormang X na nagpapakita sa paghubog ng social media sa makabagong kahulugan ng anik-anik sa kultura’t pagkakakilanlang Pilipino. Sinuri ang nagbabanggaang diskurso sa pagtangkilik ng anik-anik, partikular ang pagkakahati sa sentimental na pagpapahalaga sa mga bagay at ang impluwensya ng kapitalismo sa pangongolekta nito. Ginamit ang kwalitatibong pagsusuring nilalaman ni Bengtsson (2016) upang mapaglalim ang komprehensibong pag-aanalisa ng orihinal na teksto ng datos sa tagong pagsusuri. …

Digital Feasts And Cultural Narratives: Analyzing Eating Practices And Audience Responses In Filipino Mukbang Content, Felicia Phen P. Labrador, Marison Claire B. Aristorenas, Miel Alaena S. Frias, Denver M. Cho-Oy

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress Conference Proceedings

Mukbang, a genre of digital eating broadcasts originating from South Korea, has evolved into a localized phenomenon in the Philippines, reflecting the country’s culinary practices, cultural values, and digital habits. This study examines the characteristics of Filipino mukbang content on YouTube, analyzes the portrayal of eating behaviors, and investigates audience engagement and responses. Employing a qualitative, multi-method research design, the study analyzed the top 15 most-viewed mukbang videos by Filipino creators using a semiotic and deductive content analysis approach. The findings revealed that Filipino mukbang content can be thematically framed through the Engagement, Authenticity, and Tradition (EAT) framework. Content creators …

Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation As An Adjuvant For Nonfluent Aphasia: A Proof-Of-Concept Study, Lynsey M. Keator, Lisa Johnson, Roger Newman-Norlund, Kyler Spell, Samaneh Nemati, Leigh Ann Spell, Dirk B. Den Ouden, Christopher Rorden, Julius Fridriksson

Department of Speech-Language Pathology Faculty Papers

Effective rehabilitation tools are essential for improving language outcomes in chronic aphasia. Speech entrainment is a behavioral treatment that has shown promise in enhancing speech output in nonfluent aphasia, potentially by acting as an external mechanism to synchronize anterior and posterior language regions in the left hemisphere. Transcranial alternating current stimulation has been hypothesized to enhance functional connectivity between brain regions by amplifying endogenous oscillations. This proof-of-concept study explored whether high-definition tACS (HD-tACS) could improve speech fluency in nonfluent aphasia when paired with speech entrainment. In a double-blind, pseudorandomized study, 1 mA of HD-tACS at 7 Hz was applied to …

Enhancing Cyber Hygiene Among Communities Through Experiential Cyber-Security Awareness Programs, Dr Atul Bamrara, Partha Roy, Vishwanath Gargote, Khandu Thungon

Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice

Human error remains the most frequently exploited vulnerability in the cyber-security ecosystem. Despite substantial investments in technical safeguards, cybercriminals increasingly rely on social engineering, misinformation, and emotionally manipulative tactics to compromise users. This study examines behavioral changes among participants who underwent structured cyber-security workshops addressing both conventional cyber hygiene practices and emerging digital threats. The training modules covered digital arrest scams, identity theft, sextortion, fake technical support fraud, fake social media profiles, online gaming related risks, and deep fake manipulation. The workshops were designed using interactive simulations, real world case studies, and hands on problem based exercises, with the explicit …

Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation As An Adjuvant For Nonfluent Aphasia: A Proof-Of-Concept Study, Lynsey M. Keator, Lisa Johnson, Roger Newman-Norlund, Kyler Spell, Samaneh Nemati, Leigh Ann Spell, Dirk B. Den Ouden, Christopher Rorden, Julius Fridriksson

Communication Sciences and Disorders Faculty Articles and Research

Effective rehabilitation tools are essential for improving language outcomes in chronic aphasia. Speech entrainment is a behavioral treatment that has shown promise in enhancing speech output in nonfluent aphasia, potentially by acting as an external mechanism to synchronize anterior and posterior language regions in the left hemisphere. Transcranial alternating current stimulation has been hypothesized to enhance functional connectivity between brain regions by amplifying endogenous oscillations. This proof-of-concept study explored whether high-definition tACS (HD-tACS) could improve speech fluency in nonfluent aphasia when paired with speech entrainment. In a double-blind, pseudorandomized study, 1 mA of HD-tACS at 7 Hz was applied to …

Human Services Administrators’ Perceptions Of Youth In Acute Crisis Needs, Carey Alvord

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

There is a lack of acute crisis services for youth in the United States. In San Luis Obispo County, California, there are no designated facilities with crisis stabilization services near family homes for children in acute crisis. Grounded in Stroul et al.’s system of care approach for children and families, the purpose of this qualitative force field analysis study was to explore human service administrators’ perceptions of the services youth in acute crisis need to stabilize within San Luis Obispo County. Directors at youth human services county departments and nonprofits were contacted to help recruit a purposeful sample of 11 …

Language Development In Military-Affiliated Children: The Role Of Parental Absence, Jenna K. Walton

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A capstone submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the Ernst and Sara Lane Volgenau College of Education at Morehead State University by Jenna K. Walton on March 23, 2026.

Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation As An Adjuvant For Nonfluent Aphasia: A Proof-Of-Concept Study, Lynsey M. Keator, Lisa Johnson, Roger Newman-Norlund Ph.D., Kyler Spell, Samaneh Nemati, Leigh Ann Spell, Dirk B. Den Ouden, Chris Rorden, Julius Fridriksson Ph.D.

Faculty Publications

Effective rehabilitation tools are essential for improving language outcomes in chronic aphasia. Speech entrainment is a behavioral treatment that has shown promise in enhancing speech output in nonfluent aphasia, potentially by acting as an external mechanism to synchronize anterior and posterior language regions in the left hemisphere. Transcranial alternating current stimulation has been hypothesized to enhance functional connectivity between brain regions by amplifying endogenous oscillations. This proof-of-concept study explored whether high-definition tACS (HD-tACS) could improve speech fluency in nonfluent aphasia when paired with speech entrainment. In a double-blind, pseudorandomized study, 1 mA of HD-tACS at 7 Hz was applied to …

But Their Emails! Investigating Ideological Language Signatures In Presidential Campaign Emails And Text Messages, Jordan L. Thompson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present

Although emails and text messages are important means of connecting voters with political candidates, the content of political campaign emails and text messages is understudied. The purpose of these studies is to identify linguistic patterns in candidate emails and texts from the 2024 US presidential election (Study 1) and to determine which linguistic styles are most convincing to readers (Study 2). I examined the linguistic trends in campaign emails and text messages using Linguistic Inquiry Word Count, random forests, and Structural Topic Modeling. Democratic messages had higher LIWC dictionary scores for cognitive processes and word count, providing potential evidence for …

Disability, Inclusion And Language-In-Education Policy In The Global South: The Colombian Context, Rosa Dene David, Kimberley Brown

Applied Linguistics Faculty Publications and Presentations

This paper calls for a shift related to English language-in-education policy and inclusive education initiatives in Colombia to ensure that English language learners with disabilities receive equitable and inclusive classroom instruction that is context-appropriate. We call for English language initiatives and policies to draw from theories and practices from both the Global South and the Global North in order to teach towards inclusive education. Trends in both English language teaching and inclusive education have drawn upon the Global North for solutions, which cannot be systemised to fit one international standard. Instead, using the Colombian context as an example, the present …

The Power Of A Princess: Rebranding For A New Generation, Victoria A. Heath

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The lyric “Well, that sounds an awful lot like princess problems” from Snow White (2025) reflects Disney’s evolving portrayal of its princesses as more self-aware and independent. This shift is echoed in earlier live-action adaptations, such as Beauty and the Beast (2017), where Belle’s longing for “adventure in the great wide somewhere” signals her rejection of a limited, traditional role. Guided by Feminist Film Theory and media framing, this study examines how Disney’s rebranding of princess characters in Beauty and the Beast (2017), The Little Mermaid (2023), and Snow White (2025) reflects contemporary ideals of empowerment. Through narrative content and …

Making Sense Of The Body: Cognitive Science, Disability, And Embodiment, Cheyne L. Joslin

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this project is to analyze different methodological approaches in the philosophy of cognitive science, with the goal of determining their usefulness for explaining and understanding bodily awareness and skill-acquisition over time. The examples of skill-acquisition are limited to motor control, impaired by various kinds of disability—but then acquired over time, via technological or rehabilitative means. These phenomena of motor learning are then viewed through the lens of two competing theoretical approaches in cognitive science: neuromechanical cognitive science, and radical enactivist cognitive science.

The strengths of the neuromechanical framework are found in its historical pedigree, and in the …

Semiotics Of Difference: Language, The Body, And Haitian Personhood In The Dominican Republic, Benjamin Puterbaugh

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The present dissertation is an ethnographic and multimodal semiotic analysis of the role of signs in the daily life of Haitians in the Dominican Republic (DR). I investigate how language and other embodiments of Haitian alterity are perceived and ascribed value by hegemonic social orders. I center the analysis on the popular perceptions of the Haitian person-type or characterological figure (Agha, 2003) as (over)determiners of actual Haitian subjectivity. I investigate the ways that Haitian personhood is translated, that is, perceived and assigned value, in the Dominican context, and the implications this has on realities of Haitian immigrants. In addition to …

Human Intelligence Or Artificial Intelligence? A Few Questions About Literary Narratives In The Ai Age, Ying Zhang, Xiangyu Wu

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

Although artificial intelligence increasingly rivals the data processing capacity of the human brain, its intelligence can never equal that of humans, especially in the literary realm. Language, narration, and empathy serve as three key dimensions that distinguish human “storytelling” from that of artificial intelligence. First, is language merely a description and representation of the external world or an expression and manifestation of the speaker's individual perception? Second, is storytelling an inorganic assemblage of heterogeneous materials, or an organic synthesis of the storyteller's embodied memory and associations? Third, do humans understand the world through self—understanding, or understand themselves through understanding of …