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Excavations, Lisa Knopp

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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All Quiet On The Neoliberal Front? A Reconsideration Of Habermas’S Legitimation Crisis, Sascha Engel

Fast Capitalism

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Durable Fiction: Danilo Kiš And His Library, Aleš Debeljak

Fast Capitalism

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The Chinese Blogosphere As A Site Of Social Engagement And Contestation, Jianxin Liu

Fast Capitalism

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The Construction And Demonization Of The Lazybones, Mikael Ottosson, Calle Rosengren

Fast Capitalism

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“Game Over Mubarak”: The Arab Revolutions And The Gamification Of Everyday Life, Peter Snowdon

Fast Capitalism

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Noam Chomsky And The Public Intellectual In Dark Times, Henry A. Giroux

Fast Capitalism

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Full Issue, Fast Capitalism Editorial Team

Fast Capitalism

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Through A Glass, Darkly: Jean Baudrillard And The Mirror Of Critical Theory, Graham Mackenzie

Fast Capitalism

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“Inside Doesn’T Matter”: Consumerism’S Serial Annihilation Of Women And The Self In American Psycho, Reagan Ross

Fast Capitalism

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Endangered Humanities At A Time Of Crisis In The Eu And Beyond: Shrinking, Downsize And The Itinerant Academic, Eleftheria Pappa

Fast Capitalism

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The Necropolitics Of Austerity: Discursive Constructions And Material Consequences In The Greek Context, Panayota Gounari

Fast Capitalism

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About The Authors, Fast Capitalism Editorial Team

Fast Capitalism

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Front Matter, Fast Capitalism Editorial Team

Fast Capitalism

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Fast Capitalism

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A Preliminary Volume In Progress: Interférences Linguistiques Et Culturelles Françaises En Afrique (French Linguistic And Cultural Interferences In Africa), Flavia Aiello, Maria Centrella, Anna Maria Di Tolla, Sarah N. Pinto

Faits de Langue et Société (FLS)

Drawn from the International Study Days held at the University of Naples L’Orientale (11–13 November 2021), Interférences linguistiques et culturelles françaises en Afrique brings together contributions that examine French in contact with African languages and cultures, from the Maghreb to Sub-Saharan Africa. Rather than offering a simple assessment of the “vitality” of French, the volume foregrounds interference phenomena and everyday practices (code-switching, lexical borrowing, and lexical innovation), alongside social representations and educational and media-related stakes. It therefore provides an interdisciplinary perspective on multilingual dynamics and processes of appropriation at the heart of contemporary African societies.

The First Amazigh Vocabulary In Arabic, Lameen Souag

Faits de Langue et Société (FLS)

There are words of Berber origin in all the dialects of North African Arabic. Its entry into Arabic is not limited to a single period, as some of them entered in the first Hegirian centuries and then spread with the spread of Arabic in the region, and others remained in use among the inhabitants of a particular region after being Arabised. later. The aim of this article is to identify the oldest of these vocabularies, according to the criteria of geographical distribution, genetic distribution, historical distribution and self-composition. This study shows that some of the earliest Amazigh vocabulary in Maghreb …

From Linguistic Heritage To Connected Environments: Language As An Analyzer Of Social Change, Nadia Kaaouas, Taoufik Ait Bouchgour

Faits de Langue et Société (FLS)

This issue of Faits de Langue et Société examines the links between communication, education, and interculturality through a double lens: linguistic heritage and digital mediation. Drawing on diverse settings and complementary approaches, it shows how language practices shape the circulation of meaning, the transmission of knowledge, and the construction of belonging in societies marked by linguistic plurality and socio-technical change.

Between The Topoi And Hope: On Ben Agger, Social Ontology, And Disciplinary Sociology, Mark P. Worrell

Fast Capitalism

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Applying Theory To Develop And Validate The Universal Health Coverage Literacy Scale: A New Measurement For The Thai Context, Saowanee Thongnopakun, Sawitree Visanuyothin, Natsariya Chaksomsak, Pongpaka Puntaluck, Saneewan Saneeyut, Aimutcha Wattanaburanon, Yuvadee Rodjarkpai, Tanunchai Boonnuk

Journal of Health Research

Background: Universal health coverage (UHC) literacy is vital for promoting equitable access to healthcare. However, Thailand lacks a validated tool specifically designed to measure UHC literacy within its cultural context. This study aimed to develop and validate such a tool, named the Universal Health Coverage Literacy Scale for the Thai Context (UHCL:TH).

Methods: A two-phase cross-sectional study design was employed. Phase 1 involved a literature review and identification of the tool’s key components through a two-round Modified Delphi Method process conducted with 19 multidisciplinary experts. Phase 2 focused on tool development and validation. Reliability was tested with 60 participants. Exploratory …

An Assessment Of New Employee Training In A U.S. Government Agency, Kisaana Fernanders

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This study evaluated the utility of a newly developed employee training initiative within a U.S. government disaster recovery agency. The purpose of the professional administrative study was to examine the existing training architecture and recommend improvements aligned with the agency’s mission. A general qualitative approach was employed, using interviews and surveys with government personnel to elicit their perceptions of the training’s effectiveness. The research aimed to identify key elements to incorporate into a revised employee training program, with the goal of enhancing disaster response readiness and policy implementation. It also sought to recommend strategies for continuous improvement. The study was …

Barriers To Healthcare For Spanish-Speaking Populations In The United States: Challenges And Solutions For Equitable Care, Joshua Rahmon

Stimulus: A Medical Humanities Journal

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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 …

Intelligent Skies: Deep Learning Architectures For Scalable Aviation Safety Systems, Amine Khelifi

Theses and Dissertations

The growing complexity of aviation operations, particularly in rotorcraft and vertical flight necessitates the development of intelligent, automated systems to enhance safety and situational awareness. This thesis investigates the application of artificial intelligence (AI), with a focus on deep learning (DL), to address critical safety challenges in aviation. Four core use cases are examined: helicopter cockpit flight data monitoring, runway detection, helipad segmentation, and obstacle localization around rotorcraft landing zones. Each application targets a specific gap in current aviation infrastructure, with an emphasis on operational needs identified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Leveraging a range of DL architectures, including …

Race And Patient-Physician Communication On Blood Pressure Management: Helping Improve Care, Samar A. Nasser, Ashley Pender, Ayan Ali, Kardie Tobb, Keith C. Ferdinand

Division of Cardiology Faculty Papers

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To provide an overview of the relationship of race and ethnicity and patient-physician/clinician communication on blood pressure management.

RECENT FINDINGS: The suboptimal interactions experienced by patients from underrepresented racial and ethnic populations may be improved by enriching relationships among clinicians, population health scientists, policymakers, and community members/leaders. Current care communication and policies for managing hypertension appear to be insufficient. Implementing and disseminating effective strategies to efficiently improve the quality of hypertension care and recognize social determinants of health among minoritized populations is intertwined with enhanced communication.

SUMMARY: Approaches such as self-affirmation—encouraging patients to reflect on their strengths …

Full Issue, The Stimulus Team

Stimulus: A Medical Humanities Journal

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Characterization Of Social Media Use Patterns Among Hispanic/Latinx Dementia Caregivers And Its Impact On Mental Health, Sofia Mildrum Chana

ETDs from 2020-2029

Hispanic & Latinx (H&L) family caregivers of people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRDs) experience high levels of stress that can negatively impact their mental health and may turn to social networking sites (SNS, commonly known as ‘social media’) for coping or social support. However, no research has yet examined how SNS use influences H&L caregiver mental health. The primary purpose of the present study was to characterize patterns of SNS use among H&L ADRD family caregivers and examine the associations between SNS use and caregivers’ mental health and well-being. Data for the present study come from the …

In-Situ Eval: A Modular Framework For Custom And Real-Time Rag Benchmarking, Ritvik Garimella, Kaushik Roy, Chathurangi Shyalika, Amit Sheth

Publications

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) has become the standard approach for integrating domain knowledge into Large Language Models (LLMs). However, fair comparison of RAG pipelines remains difficult: data preparation is often ad hoc, subsampling methods are opaque, parameters vary across implementations, and evaluation is fragmented. We present In-Situ Eval, a unified and reproducible framework that operationalizes the full RAG pipeline with configurable subsampling strategies and both RAG-specific and generic evaluation metrics. The platform supports two execution modes: an offline Dataset mode for evaluating precomputed outputs, and a live Retrieval mode for benchmarking RAG variants with state-of-the-art LLMs. Users can flexibly select datasets, …

Generative Ai Use And Self-Learning In Higher Education: The Role Of Learning Difficulties, Dana Saleh, Areej Elsayary

All Works

The rapid development of GenAI tools and their adoption in education have shown promising potential to personalize learning experiences. However, their effectiveness is influenced by factors such as familiarity, frequency of use, and the impact on self-learning. This study investigates the undergraduate students' familiarity with Generative AI (GenAI) tools, their frequency of use, and the perceived impact of GenAI on self-learning, with particular consideration of differences between students with and without learning difficulties. Prompt engineering is also included as a secondary aspect of students' GenAI experience. The research employed a quantitative survey design, utilizing validated scales to measure familiarity, usage …

Educational Design Models In Transition: A Comparative Review, Tofan Stofiana, Yeti Mulyati, Andoyo Sastromihardjo, Dadang Sunendar

Journal of Educational Research and Practice

A persistent gap between educational theory and classroom practice underscores the need for methodological approaches that are reflective, participatory, and context responsive. This study provides a comparative review of four major educational design models, including research and development (R&D); Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation (ADDIE); design-based research (DBR); and educational design research (EDR), to examine their theoretical orientations and contemporary applications. A systematic literature synthesis and bibliometric mapping were conducted on 80 peer-reviewed journal articles indexed in Scopus between 2020 and 2025. The findings reveal that ADDIE remains the most frequently applied framework due to its procedural clarity and …