Improving Large Language Model Responses Using Implicit Feedback From Conversational Refinement Metrics, Tushar Chugh, Aditya Mone, Mehrbod Sharifi, Karthik Kumara

Defensive Publications Series

Techniques for training large language models (LLMs) rely either on sparse, explicit user feedback or expensive human evaluation. These techniques fail to capture the nuanced conversational friction that users experience during multi-turn dialog. This disclosure describes techniques that, with user permission, leverage follow-up prompts entered by a user as a dense, scalable source of implicit feedback for post-training LLMs. A refinement framework classifies conversational turns following an LLM response based on the relationship between the turns. The framework categorizes user prompts into two classes - refinement (a negative signal indicating user friction and an attempt to fix a failure in …

(((Qpie))) Prior Art 6 Of 9 Aetheris Economics – Why The Physics Of Coherence Becomes The Business Model Of Trust, Teddy Burroughs

Defensive Publications Series

(((QPIE))) Prior Art 6 of 9 Aetheris Economics – Why the physics of coherence becomes the business model of trust

“What does Aetheris actually mean for revenue, social impact, and SLA innovation?”

AETHERIS AND THE ECONOMICS OF RESONANCE

Why the physics of coherence becomes the business model of trust

1. The Shift From Efficiency to Coherence

For the past century, growth came from efficiency: doing more work with fewer inputs. Buqt efficiency has a hidden limit—it assumes the environment is static and controllable. In a post-quantum, post-pandemic, climate-entangled world, stability comes not from control but from coherence—the capacity of …

(((Qpie))) Prior Art - The Triadic Kernel Of Resonanceos: Compassion, Gratitude, And Trust As The Firmware Operators Of Reality, Teddy Burroughs

Defensive Publications Series

The Triadic Kernel of ResonanceOS: Compassion, Gratitude, and Trust as The Firmware Operators of Reality

Abstract

This disclosure introduces the triadic kernel of ResonanceOS, a framework grounded in the principle and Grand Unifying Theory of Quantum Perspective Is Everything (QPIE). Building upon prior releases that identified compassion as an amplifier of coherence and gratitude as its stabilizer, this manifesto extends the kernel by introducing trust as the propagation operator Together, these three operators form the firmware layer of existence: compassion amplifies resonance, gratitude stabilizes resonance, and trust propagates resonance through time, networks, and systems By situating this triadic kernel …

Star-Critical Weakened Ramsey Numbers, Mark R. Budden, Monu Moun, Jagjeet Jakhar

Theory & Applications of Graphs

The weakened Ramsey number $r^{s,t}(G)$ is defined to be the least $p\in \mathbb{N}$ such that every $t$-coloring of the edges of the complete graph $K_p$ contains a subgraph isomorphic to $G$ that is spanned by edges that use at most $s$ colors ($1\le s\le t-1$). The star-critical weakened Ramsey number $r^{s,t}_*(G)$ then determines the minimum number of edges that must join a vertex to $K_{r^{s,t}(G)-1}$ in order for this Ramsey property to hold. We begin by showing that $r_*^{s,t}(K_n)=r^{s,t}(K_n)-1$ for all $n\in \mathbb{N}$. Then, building off of Khamseh and Omidi's recent determination of $r^{s,t}(K_{1,n})$ when $s=t-1$ and $s=t-2$, we focus …

2025 Celebration Of Scholarship, Creativity, And Engagement, Todd Bruns, Jaime Pedigo, Jennifer Smith, Patty Watson, Heather Wohltman, Amanda Wolf

Programs

Each year, Eastern Illinois University proudly recognizes the outstanding achievements of our faculty in research, creativity, and engagement. This collection of accomplishments reflects the dedication of an engaged faculty committed to excellence and the continual pursuit of knowledge. Many of these successes were made possible through meaningful collaboration with our students, who contribute as co-authors, research assistants, and partners in bringing ideas to life. Some of these professional milestones represent years of effort, demonstrating remarkable persistence and determination. We offer our heartfelt congratulations on this wide range of achievements, which bring distinction to our departments, colleges, and the University as …

The Effect Of A Lottery On Collusion Sustainability, Salvatore Ciucci

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

There are many evidences which prove that cartels’ price leads to an economic inefficiency, due to the reduced consumers welfare. Antitrust authorities have set up different ways to defeat and prevent collusive agreements, but as widely showed by the literature, deterring collusion may have adverse effects, like higher price in surviving cartels, reduced turnover of firms’ employees, and disincentive for competing firms to cooperate, in the sense that if firms exchange information about the evolution of demand or costs, then they may adopt better choices; moreover, deterring collusion may have even a pro-collusion effect. The paper suggests an additional anti-cartel …

Robust Control Of Output Voltage Of Dab Converter By Super -Twisted Sliding Mode Method, Jianlin Li, Laixin Guo, Penghui Han

Journal of Electric Power Science and Technology

The traditional sliding mode control （SMC） used for the isolated dual active bridge （DAB） converter is robust and can improve the dynamic performance of nonlinear systems.To address the disadvantages of buffeting and decreasing tracking performance，a super-twisted sliding mode control （ST-SMC） method is proposed to enhance the output voltage regulation ability and robust control ability of the converter.The ST-SMC method is adopted，and the technical advantages of the sliding mode controller are combined to effectively eliminate the buffeting problem.During the design of the sliding mode controller，the average mathematical model of the DAB converter under single-phase shift control is fully considered，and the design …

Feedforward Strategy Of Adaptive Improvement For Grid -Connected Inverter With Extremely Weak Grid, Tieying Zhao, Peijian Tian, Junran Li, Zhiyuan Huang, Yuang Qi

Journal of Electric Power Science and Technology

With an extremely weak grid，grid-connected inverters introduce the grid voltage proportional feedforward control strategy to enhance the amplitude gain in the low-frequency band and suppress the background harmonic interference of the grid.However，when the impedance parameter of the grid increases，the phase margin of the system significantly decreases，and instability occurs.Based on the impedance characteristic analysis method，the internal mechanism of the deterioration of the system ’s phase margin is first revealed，and then proposes to connect a second-order low-pass filter on the feedforward channel in series to improve the system ’s phase margin and retain its gain effect at low frequencies as much as …

The Parthenon, October 22, 2025, Baylee Parsons, Kaitlyn Fleming, Ashton Pack, Nate Harrah, Scott Price, Lilli Ross, Wade Sullivan

The Parthenon

No abstract provided.

Sticker Shock Due Process, Alex Dougherty Neumann

Duke Law Journal

To address undesirable conduct like infringing a copyright or placing a robocall, legislatures have created statutory causes of action that enable plaintiffs to file private suits. Instead of needing to prove actual damages from a defendant's conduct, many statutory causes of action allow a plaintiff to pursue a predefined damages amount per statutory violation. The damages are known as statutory damages, and their elegance lies in how they scale linearly, or one-to-one, with every violation by a defendant. But in the digital age, where automated technologies can generate millions of violations without human oversight, courts are now confronting monstrous aggregate …

The Lumberjack, October 22, 2025

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Joint Neutrino Oscillation Analysis From The T2k And Nova Experiments, S. Abubakar, M. A. Acero, B. Acharya, P. Adamson, N. Anfimov, A. Antoshkin, E. Arrieta-Diaz, L. Asquith, A. Aurisano, D. Azevedo, A. Back, N. Balashov, P. Baldi, A. Bambah, E. F. Barenboim, A. Bashyal, A. Basti, K. Bromberg, N. Buchanan, Roberto Petti

Faculty Publications

The landmark discovery that neutrinos have mass and can change type (or flavour) as they propagate—a process called neutrino oscillation^1,2,3,4,5,6—has opened up a rich array of theoretical and experimental questions being actively pursued today. Neutrino oscillation remains the most powerful experimental tool for addressing many of these questions, including whether neutrinos violate charge-parity (CP) symmetry, which has possible connections to the unexplained preponderance of matter over antimatter in the Universe^7,8,9,10,11. Oscillation measurements also probe the mass-squared differences between the different neutrino mass states (Δm²), whether there are two light states and a heavier …

Enhancing Cyberattack Resiliency Through The Radiotherapy Backup And Recovery Dashboard Tool, Justin Pijanowski, Eric Nguyen, Yasin Abdulkadir, Justin Hink, Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy, James Lamb

Department of Radiation Oncology Faculty Papers

PURPOSE: Radiation Oncology departments impacted by recent cyberattacks were unable to access data backups or their Record and Verify (R&V) system and therefore faced challenges to resume patient treatments in a timely manner. We present a novel software tool that backs-up critical radiotherapy treatment information and displays essential information for on-treatment patients in an intuitive and accessible dashboard allowing clinics to continue radiotherapy treatments. The purpose of this report is to describe implementation details, challenges, and share open-source code to facilitate radiation oncology clinics' efforts to develop tools to improve cyberattack resiliency.

METHODS: The Radiotherapy Backup and Recovery Dashboard Tool …

Faculty Senate Minutes, Georgia Southern University, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Just Cause Protection Under Manager Discrimination, Joseph Pickens, Aaron Sojourner

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

“Just cause” policies aim to discourage the arbitrary firing of employees. Recent efforts at passing such laws in the U.S. have been motivated by deterring discrimination. This paper presents a framework to study the effects of just cause when managers engage in taste-based discrimination. The framework generates predictions on whether just cause will ease achievement and retention of stable employment by exploiting the timing of separations around a probationary period. Since probationary periods are a typical feature of protections, the approach is generalizable. We test predictions using New York City’s 2021 just cause law for fast-food employees. Using a synthetic …

Recent Advances In Wildland Fire Smoke Dynamics Research In The United States, Yongqiang Liu, Warren E. Heilman, Brian E. Potter, Craig B. Clements, William A. Jackson, Nancy H.F. French, Scott L. Goodrick, Adam K. Kochanski, Narasimhan K. Larkin, Pete W. Lahm, Timothy J. Brown, Joshua P. Schwarz, Sara M. Strachan, Fengjun Zhao

Michigan Tech Publications

Smoke plume dynamics involve various smoke processes and mechanics in the atmosphere and provide the scientific foundation for the development of tools to simulate and predict smoke and its environmental and human impacts. The increasing occurrence of wildfires and the demands for more extensive application of prescribed fires in the U.S. have posed great challenges and immediate actions for advancing smoke plume dynamics and improving smoke predictions and impact assessments to mitigate smoke impacts. Numerous efforts have been made recently to address these needs and challenges. This paper synthesizes advances in smoke plume dynamics research mainly conducted in the U.S. …

A Formidable Female Network: The Role Of Women In William Henry Fox Talbot’S Establishment Of Early Photography, Rose Teanby Phd

Art Inquiries

This paper explores how women assisted William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877) to establish his Photogenic Drawing and Calotype photographic processes in Great Britain and Europe. Utilising preserved contemporary correspondence as a primary source of unedited transcribed conversations, the genesis of photography can be revisited from an alternative viewpoint of extensive familial collaboration. Letters between Talbot and his female relatives exposed a sophisticated network of interconnected mid 19^th century social elite, providing multiple opportunities for informal advocacy and timely dissemination of the new scientific art.

Epistolary exchanges from 1839 to 1858 provide new insights into women’s subtle, less visible influence …

Leveraging Khanmigo Generative Ai-Powered Tool For Personalized Tutoring To Learn Scientific Concepts, Nedim Slijepcevic, Ali Yaylali

EKU Faculty and Staff Scholarship

This mixed-methods study investigated the effectiveness of Generative AI (GenAI) powered intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) in undergraduate physics education, specifically comparing learning outcomes between students using Khanmigo (Khan Academy's AI tutor) and Google search engine. The study involved 69 undergraduate students divided into two groups (Khanmigo and Google search engine), with a third Paper-only group emerging during the experiment. Participants completed pre and posttests using the Lunar Phases Concept Inventory (LPCI) and participated in structured interviews about their learning experiences. Quantitative analysis revealed significant learning gains across all conditions but found no statistically significant differences between groups in terms of …

Spartan Daily, October 22, 2025, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2025

Volume 165, Issue 26

Characterization Of Sediment Loads And Size Distribution In Nebraska Roadway Runoff, Pavel Shrestha

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) must manage sediment and pollutant loads from roadway runoff to meet stormwater regulations for discharges into impaired waters. The SAFL Baffle, a hydrodynamic separator used by NDOT, depends on accurate estimates of total suspended solids (TSS) and particle size distribution (PSD). However, existing studies show large variability in these characteristics, limiting their relevance to Nebraska roadways.

This study monitored stormwater runoff for 1.5 years at four NDOT-maintained sites—two in Lincoln and two in Beatrice—that received runoff from areas outside the roadway right-of-way. The SAFL Baffle was evaluated using the SHSAM (Sizing Hydrodynamic Separators and …

First Principles Molecular Dynamics Simulations Of Infrared And Raman Vibrational Spectra Of H5o2 +, D5o2 +, Dh4o2 +, And D4ho2 + From 50 To 300 K, Oluwaseun Omodemi, Martina Kaledin

Faculty Articles

We report molecular dynamics simulations of infrared (IR) and Raman spectra of H5O2+ and its deuterium-substituted analogs. We use the well-tested HBB potential and dipole surfaces along with a recently fitted polarizability surface of CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ quality. The focus of the present work is to provide new insights into the O···O stretch region, located in the [500–700] cm–1 spectral range, by means of analyzing the spectra over a broad range of temperatures: from 50 to 300 K. Also, rovibrational thermal averaging was performed to untangle the unusually complex spectra of partially deuterated isotopologues DH4O2+ and D4HO2+ with H and D minority …

Proceedings Of The Seventeenth Annual Meeting Of The Georgia Association Of Mathematics Teacher Educators

Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Georgia Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators

The purpose of GAMTE is to encourage and facilitate the improvement of mathematics teacher education across the state of Georgia. The goals of the organization are to: facilitate communication and collaboration among mathematics teacher educators between and within all educational levels; coordinate activities and work collaboratively with other associations, organizations, and governmental (national, state, and local) units to strengthen the mathematical, pedagogical, and clinical preparation of mathematics teachers at all levels (P-college); facilitate collaboration among mathematics teacher educators who are members of different academic units, such as departments of mathematics and departments of education; promote leadership among mathematics teacher educators …

Faculty Senate Agenda, Georgia Southern University, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Identifying B-Vitamin Requirements And Phycosphere Interactions For The Hab-Forming Dinoflagellate, Pyrodinium Bahamense Var. Bahamense, Lydia A. Ruggles

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) negatively affect economies, ecosystems, and public health through mass proliferation and toxin production. The HAB species, Pyrodinium bahamense var. bahamense, is a saxitoxin-producing dinoflagellate found in tropical and subtropical estuarine waters globally. In two Florida estuaries, Old Tampa Bay and the Indian River Lagoon, P. bahamense is a recurrent HAB species, and the exact timing and intensity of bloom peaks in these estuaries vary interannually. Factors that are suspected to contribute to blooms include temperature, residence times, nutrients, and salinity. However, many HAB dinoflagellates require vitamin B12 for growth and bloom development. Thus, B12 may influence …

Revised Draft Final 2022 Unreclaimed Sites Sampling: Ur-13 Site Evaluation Summary Report, Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Perceived Recovery And Muscle Fatigue In Professional Soccer Players During Preseason, Josip Maleš, Frane Žuvela, Nicola Bragazzi, Andrea De Giorgio, Goran Kuvačić

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 18(8): 1212-1227, 2025. https://doi.org/10.70252/ERIN2946 This study aimed to examine weekly variations and within-subject relationships between internal training intensity (ITI), perceived recovery (TQR), neuromuscular performance (CMJ), and perceived muscle soreness (PMS) during a four-week preseason period in professional soccer players. Twenty-three soccer players (age 24.8 ± 4.4 years; height 182 ± 7 cm; body mass 74.6 ± 6.7 kg) classified as Tier 3 athletes from the Croatian Second Soccer League were monitored using session rating of perceived exertion, TQR scales, countermovement jump tests, and PMS questionnaires. A significant reduction in ITI and concurrent improvement in TQR …

Where Is The Power In A Power Analysis?, Kevin D. Dames, Zoe Climenhaga, Jared Rosenberg

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 18(2): 1114-1120, 2025. https://doi.org/10.70252/AVGK2063 Strategic planning of research involves predicting the number of replications of the experiment needed to detect an expected effect. The power analysis to determine sample size for the proposed experiment requires known or estimated characteristics of existing distributions. When used well, power analysis reduces the risk of statistical errors, wasted efforts, and temptations to twist ensuing analyses to eke out a ‘significant’ result after data collections conclude. This editorial highlights some examples of how this process goes awry. Sections are dedicated to the role of researchers, the case for ‘pilot’ studies, …

Skill Evolution In The Age Of Ai-Utilizing Text Analytics For Skill Gap Analysis To Prepare Women For Leadership Roles, Blenda G. Mutuma, Marcelline Ouma, Beth Kanyiri

Communications of the IIMA

ABSTRACT
The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the global workforce, presenting both opportunities and challenges for leadership development, particularly for women. As AI automates routine tasks and redefines skill requirements, there is a growing demand for uniquely human capabilities such as emotional intelligence, creativity, and strategic thinking, qualities that are inherently strong and often highly associated with women. Research indicates that women typically score higher in emotional intelligence, particularly in areas such as empathy and relationship management, which are critical for effective leadership (Goleman, 2020). Furthermore, studies by McKinsey & Company (2022) highlight that gender-diverse leadership teams, …

Hemodynamic And Autonomic Modulation In Response To Additive Sympathetic Stressors In Young, Healthy Individuals, J. Derek Kingsley, Anthony G. Pinzone, Gretchen E. Elsey, Stacie M. Humm

International Journal of Exercise Science

International Journal of Exercise Science 18(6): 1047-1060, 2025. https://doi.org/10.70252/WWDK4926 Isometric handgrip (IHG) coupled with post-exercise muscular ischemia (PEMI) and the cold pressor test (CPT) have been demonstrated to increase measures of hemodynamics and to reduce vagal tone. However, little is known about how acute resistance exercise (RE) alters these responses. The purpose was to evaluate an acute bout of RE in conjunction with a single- or dual-stressor task on hemodynamics and autonomic modulation in resistance-trained individuals. Ten resistance-trained individuals (Mean ± SD; Age: 23 ± 3 years) completed a single- (SS: IHG + PEMI only) or dual-stressor (DS: IHG + …

Enhancing Sarcasm Detection With Contextual Factors For Improved Model Robustness Based On Bmlrf, Walter O. Yodah, Alice S. Mataruse, Never O. Kangara

Communications of the IIMA

Detecting sarcasm in text remains a critical yet challenging task in natural language processing (NLP). Despite significant advances through deep learning, particularly the use of transformer-based architecture like BERT, sarcasm detection models still face challenges in achieving high accuracy. A major limitation lies in their insufficient incorporation of contextual awareness, including conversational history, social inter- actions, emotional cues, and cultural factors. To address this, this paper proposes the BERT with Meta-Feature Logistic Regression Fusion (BMLRF) model, which in- tegrates sentence-level embeddings from a pre-trained transformer with meta-features capturing social, emotional, and cultural contexts. The model also leverages multi-turn dialogue history …