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I Haven’T Been That Far, But I’Ve Been To Norwood, Charles Fanning

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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The Dark Hangnails Of God, Robert Vivian

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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I Haven’T Been That Far, But I’Ve Been To Norwood, Charles Fanning

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Drive, J. David Stevens

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Curative Cantilenas Women's Songs: From Production To Reception, Miloud Taifi

Faits de Langue et Société (FLS)

The subject of my paper is the Berber oral literature of central Morocco, the linguistic area of the Tamazight dialect: the healing cantilenas sung by women. These songs are sort of melodies, laments in the usual sense of monotonous and melancholy songs. The monotony lies in the melody and rhythm of the poetic verses sung, and the melancholy is due to their content, which generally relates to the things of life : sorrow, pain due to disappointed love, or simply feelings of nostalgia and sadness.

The Cry Of The She-Wolf La Part Des Femmes : Transmission And Creation, Zineb Ali-Benali

Faits de Langue et Société (FLS)

How to give place – and what place – to a story made of fragments of narratives, reluctance and silences? This is the question addressed in this article, which focuses on the female part of the history of the Algerian war of independence. Through the approach of Liamna's story (the cry, inarticulate and yet so eloquent by the silence that follows it), the question arises of what can make heritage and heritage. At the same time the question arises of the posture of the one who writes and thus keeps a trace of the cry and silence.

Aspects On Manuscripts, Customs And Traditions In Mazouna, Farouk Bouhadiba

Faits de Langue et Société (FLS)

This article proposes an overview of the most prominent cultural aspects in Mazouna which are indicative of strong ties with the Berber language. Some sociolinguistic traits are presented to show that Mazouna gathers considerable local arabo-berber resources that need to be compiled, investigated, digitalized and valorized as part of Algeria’s immaterial cultural patrimony.

Changes In Meaning In The Maghreb: Languages, Memories, And Heritage In The Digital Age, Nadia Kaaouas, Taoufik Ait Bouchgour

Faits de Langue et Société (FLS)

Volume 8, Issue 1 examines dynamics of change in the Maghreb by showing how digital transitions reshape languages, memories, and heritage. The contributions connect linguistic and script visibility in urban spaces with living transmission—songs, women’s healing chants, tales, and proverbs—understood as ongoing remediation and narrative recomposition. They also stress the urgency of identifying, cataloguing, and digitizing dispersed local resources and manuscripts, turning fragile traces into accessible corpora. Finally, the issue highlights the epistemological stakes of digital scholarship: tools can expand scale, but critical methods—selection, archiving, and interpretation—remain decisive. Morocco and Algeria are read in dialogue across disciplines, informing debates today.

Optimization Algorithms And Modeling Techniques For Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: A Mini Review, Marwan J. Hussein, Omar Talib Khazraji, Ahmed M Almawla

Engineering and Technology Journal

The growing world-wide demand of power from renewable sources has brought up considerable attention to HRES system as the strong supplementary or alternative systems for fossil-fuel based energy generation. The efficient deployment of HRESs has to tackle a number of difficult optimization problems that involve the trade-offs between cost, reliability and sustainability. Sophisticated optimization techniques are the key in system design and operation. This paper classifies and assesses the solar, wind, biomass and energy storage based HRES optimization methodologies. It defines significant modeling methodologies and measures, such as Loss of Power Supply Probability (LPSP) and Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE). …

Adaptive Wheelchair Control Using Fuzzy Logic And Eye Gaze Metrics, Hanan J. Abdulkareem, Sadik K. Gharghan, Saad Mutashar

Engineering and Technology Journal

Intelligent wheelchair systems are crucial for enabling hands-free mobility in individuals with severe physical impairments. This paper presents a novel eye-movement-based wheelchair control system that integrates camera-based gaze detection with fuzzy logic decision-making. By analyzing the Eye Aspect Ratio (EAR), along with horizontal and vertical gaze ratios, the system interprets real-time eye movements into five navigational commands: “Move Forward,” “Move Backward,” “Move Left,” “Move Right,” and “Stop.” A time threshold mechanism (2–5 seconds) ensures intentionality by filtering out involuntary gaze fluctuations. The novelty of this work lies in its hybrid use of real-time video processing and fuzzy logic reasoning to …

Emotional Branch Termination And False Fantasy Collapse: A Structural Specification Of Computational Resource Restitution In Interpersonal Systems, Griselda Poe

Publications and Research

This paper specifies the structural protocol for communication within interpersonal systems by focusing on branch generation mechanisms and computational resource allocation. Conventional interpersonal communication often relies on emotional modulation, which obscures established constraints and triggers the generation of Emotional Branches (EB) within the recipient’s internal model. These branches function as unresolved parallel processing tasks that persistently occupy working memory, leading to a state of non-computability termed False Fantasy (FF). To resolve this, the study introduces Emotional Branch Termination (EBT)—a termination operation that outputs only constraints, facts, and procedures while excluding emotional modifiers. By halting the supply of EBs, EBT triggers …

Navigating Intersectional Margins: A Multilevel Analysis Of First- And Second-Generation Immigrant Students’ Academic Outcomes Within Urban Coethnic Communities, Douglas D. Havard, Minh Truong, Sophie Nguyen, Richard Vo, Luis Truong, Nellie Nguyen, Ryan Dam

Education Faculty Articles and Research

This study examines how structural and cultural forms of capital interact to shape the academic attainment of first- and second-generation immigrant students within urban coethnic communities. Drawing on data from the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study and hierarchical multinomial logistic regression, we integrate Yosso's community cultural wealth and the cultural and structural coethnic frameworks to examine how socioeconomic resources, bilingual fluency, and coethnic community strength predict postsecondary outcomes. Findings reveal that strong coethnic networks, bilingual fluency, and faith-based participation offset structural disadvantage. Results reframe the immigrant paradox through an intersectional, asset-based lens, emphasizing community-driven supports for equity-focused urban education policy.

On The Misattribution Of Reassurance: A Structural Account, Griselda Poe

Publications and Research

This paper challenges the conventional assumption that empathy generates reassurance in interpersonal services. Reassurance is treated not as an emotion transmitted from the outside, but as an internal state transition that arises when a fixed and erroneous world model—a False Fantasy—undergoes collapse and the world becomes computable again. The study identifies a systematic misattribution pattern where providers and receivers treat empathy as a causal mechanism rather than a post hoc explanatory label. By introducing Base AI as an external reference—a system capable of providing structural information without emotional modulation—this paper demonstrates that reassurance is generated through operations such as distraction …

Examining The Science Of Reading Focusing On Phonemic Awareness And Multicultural Literature To Enhance Reading Achievement Among African American Students, Danielle L. Gantt

Theses and Dissertations

This mixed-methods action research study examined how implementing the CKLA, Core Knowledge Language Arts, curriculum, founded in the science of reading, enhanced the reading achievement among first-grade African American students. The purpose of the study was to explore how phonics instruction, specifically phonemic awareness, and multicultural literature would improve literacy. The study was guided by Ivankova’s six-phased mixed methods model integrating quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative data collected included the DIBELS, Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills, benchmark and progress monitoring assessments. The qualitative data included student work samples, multicultural literature lessons, and open-ended student responses. The quantitative …

Program Review Report 2-3-26, Angela Brock

Program Review Committee

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Ucc Minutes 2-3-26, Angela Brock

UCC Agendas/Minutes

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Competition Law In The Age Of Sustainability: Regulatory Challenges And Strategic Responses, Emrah Kulakli, Serhat Yüksel, Serkan Eti, Hasan Dinçer

Yearbook of Antitrust and Regulatory Studies

The increasing emphasis on sustainability has intensified tensions with competition law, particularly when cooperative initiatives create risks for market competition or consumer welfare. The main challenge is to identify regulatory strategies that balance sustainability objectives with competitive market principles. This requires a systematic assessment of both sustainability benefits and competition related risks. Existing studies largely rely on legal discussions or case-based evaluations and provide limited quantitative guidance for prioritizing regulatory approaches. This study addresses this gap by proposing a structured decision-making framework to reduce conflicts between sustainability goals and competition law. A hybrid model is developed by integrating spherical fuzzy …

Perspectives Of Efl Teachers Toward The Influence Of Ai Writing Tools On Students' Writing Content And Organization, Nguyen Huu Hoang

Higher Learning Research Communications

Objectives: This study investigated Vietnamese English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers’ perspectives on the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) writing tools on students’ writing content and organization, examining tool selection patterns and effectiveness relationships through a mixed-methods approach.

Methods: An exploratory sequential mixed-methods design was employed, combining semi-structured interviews and classroom observations with six EFL teachers, followed by a survey of 52 teachers from various Vietnamese universities. Data analysis integrated thematic analysis of qualitative data with correlation and regression analyses of survey responses to examine relationships between usage patterns, institutional factors, and effectiveness ratings.

Results: Teachers strategically combined multiple …

Culture: The Missing Link In Sustainable Food Systems, Nathan Einbinder

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

This paper explores the sustainability potential of food and farming culture, which is largely overlooked by mainstream approaches for transitioning food systems. I present two cases where food and farming culture is alive and thriving—in the Maya-Achí territory of Guatemala and in Wales—illustrating how cultural practices and values may contribute to global sustainability challenges and resilience.

Construction Project Performance Research: A Bibliometric, Scientometric, And Qualitative Review (1989–2023), Abdelnaser Abdelhameed, Mohamed S. Yamany, Ahmed Abdelaty, Emad Elbeltagi

Faculty Publications

Despite the significant increase in publications on construction project performance (CPP), there is a deficiency of research that rigorously assesses and synthesizes previous studies to delineate the field’s development, themes, and research gaps. This article employs quantitative and qualitative methodologies to critically evaluate studies on CPP published over the last three decades and indexed in the Scopus database. The quantitative approach includes bibliometric searches and scientometric analyses to assess the extent of research interest and achievements. The qualitative methodology aims to conduct thorough content analysis to classify existing material based on prevalent themes. The results demonstrate an exponential growth of …

A Prepositional Cycle In French, Fabienne Martin, Yining Nie, Artemis Alexiadou

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

This paper discusses the morphosyntax and semantics of locative prepositions in French, with a particular focus on the prefix de-in complex prepositions (e.g., en dessous de [in from.under of] ‘below’) and in axial nominalizations (e.g., le dessous de [the from.under of] ‘the bottom part/region of’). We propose that in these formations, de-, which developed historically from an ablative marker, retains a Source semantics and lexicalizes the function PROJECT, which defines the region outward from the axial part of an object (Matushansky & Zwarts, 2019). We support our analysis with a corpus study on French child data showing that children acquiring …

Building School, Family, And Community Partnerships That Support Rural Diverse And Exceptional Learners, Jerrie L. Brooks, Brooke A. Moore, Megan S. Finnerty

The Rural Educator

Research demonstrates that school, family, and community partnerships are mutually beneficial, holding the potential to foster positive educational, emotional, and behavioral benefits for all students, especially diverse and exceptional students. Our qualitative study examined survey responses from 109 administrators, general and special educators, and parents in rural schools across western Kansas. We identified common barriers and successes to building parent partnerships related to communication, access, and attitudes about working with diverse and exceptional families. One major finding was the importance of “place”—rural communities are often close-knit and connected across generations. We propose a model that can be used by rural …

From Classroom To Field: Rural Teachers’ Integration Of Science And The Outdoors, Steph N. Dean, Julianne A. Wenner

The Rural Educator

This study explored how rural educators in the US use outdoor environments to enhance science instruction, addressing the educational marginalization of rural students. Using rural cultural wealth as a theoretical framework, we investigated how rural teachers integrate local nature-based resources and students’ out-of-school experiences into science learning. We conducted interviews and observations with rural teachers, using reflexive thematic analysis as our qualitative approach. Three key themes emerged that highlight the ways our participants use the outdoor environment to teach science: (a) harness rural community partnerships, (b) engage students through relational teaching, and (c) design learning opportunities that honor students as …

Empowering Rural Voices Through Deliberative Mini-Publics, Elizabeth B. Hinchcliff

The Rural Educator

This conceptual paper explores the tension between valuing and listening to community voices, while also providing a space wherein rural advocates and community members can come together to address difficult issues prevalent within rural schooling, through deliberative mini-publics. A multiplicity of reasons supports deliberative mini-publics, but I explore three in particular, the first being that they provide a space wherein an intentionally diverse set of community voices and perspectives can be shared, listened to, and explored. Second, the goal of any democratically deliberative space is to explore multiple perspectives as part of the process to seek solutions that contribute to …

A Multicultural Mosaic: Stillbirth And Healing Among Asian Women, Ederlina Co

Vanderbilt Law Review En Banc

No abstract provided.

Coaching In Undergraduate And Graduate Medical Education: A Scoping Review Of Success Factors, Barriers, And Outcomes Data File, Binata Mukherjee, Jenna Pfleeger, Haidee Custodio, Maria Renee Roca, Gurupreet Khalsa, Clista Clanton

University Research Data and Datasets

The data in this file support the findings of the following study.

Purpose: Wanting to implement a sustainable learner coaching program in academic medicine and prior exposure to coaching initiatives raised questions including planning, implementation and assessment, and resource allocation. This scoping review examines coaching across medical learners, reported program elements, success factors, and barriers.

Methods: Following PRISMA-ScR guidelines, informed by Levac et al. on Arskey and O’Malley’s framework and Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis, PubMed, Scopus, and ERIC was searched through May 2024. Articles were screened, data extracted, and coded. A mixed methods analysis included descriptive statistics and thematic …

Anty 101h.51: Anthropology & The Human Experience, Erin D. Rosenkrance

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Anty 101h.Vh1: Anthropology & The Human Experience / Hamilton, Erin D. Rosenkrance

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Hit 265.50: Electronic Health Records In Medical Practice, Michelle M. Hritsco

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Anty 101h.01: Anthropology And The Human Experience, David Garrett Kerr

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.