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Antisocial Innovation, Christopher Buccafusco, Samuel N. Weinstein

Articles

Innovation is a form of civic religion in the United States. In the popular imagination, innovators are heroic figures. Thomas Edison, Steve Jobs, and (for a while) Elizabeth Holmes were lauded for their vision and drive, and seen to embody the American spirit of invention and improvement. For their part, politicians rarely miss a chance to trumpet their vision for boosting innovative activity. Popular and political culture alike treat innovation as an unalloyed good. And the law is deeply committed to fostering innovation, spending billions of dollars a year to make sure society has enough of it. But this sunny …

Dobbs And Democracy, Melissa Murray, Katherine A. Shaw

Articles

In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Justice Alito justified the decision to overrule Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey with an appeal to democracy. He insisted that it was “time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.” This invocation of democracy had undeniable rhetorical power: it allowed the Dobbs majority to lay waste to decades’ worth of precedent, while rebutting charges of judicial imperialism and purporting to restore the people’s voices. This Article interrogates Dobbs’s claim to vindicate principles of democracy, examining both the intellectual pedigree …

On The Social Validity Of Teaching Children To Give A Polite Response, Nancy V. Ramirez

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Some children, including individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), may respond rudely when expressing their opinions about nonpreferred gifts or aspects of someone else’s appearance (Bergstrom et al., 2016; Saarni, 1984; Talwar et al., 2007; Xu et al., 2010). One proposed solution discussed in the literature to decrease rude responses in children involves teaching children to tell a socially appropriate lie, often referred to as prosocial lies, as an alternative response. These types of lies are defined as “lies that have some benefit for the lie recipient and are not intended to cause harm to another individual” (Popliger et …

Effective Practices In The Pulpit Ministry That Mitigate Ecclesial Adoption Of Popular Culture Among Converge Worldwide Churches In Minneapolis And St. Paul, Titus W. Wanyonyi

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study sought to address the need for effective practices in the pulpit ministry that would mitigate ecclesial adoption of popular culture. To achieve this goal, the researcher carried out a review of the host cultures of the 1st century church and a content analysis of the speeches of Peter in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost and Paul in Pisidian Antioch. He also carried out a general overview of the apostolic speeches to ascertain whether the two aforementioned speeches would be considered representative. He identified and isolated several common practices. Further, he performed an ecclesial impact analysis of those …

Barriers And Facilitators For The Reduction Of Illicit Opioid Use In The Peripartum Period, Jennifer L. Botelho, Jounia S. Saint-Juste

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Introduction: There has been a steady rise in the incidence of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) in pregnant women in the past decade, becoming a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality and prompting the need for a deeper understanding of challenges and strategies for improving care. The purpose of this integrative review is to identify barriers and facilitators for sobriety in individuals with opioid use in the peripartum period. Methods: An initial online search from CINAHL, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and PsychInfo was conducted with Boolean operators that yielded 1159 articles to be reviewed and uploaded to Covidence for screening. Original research …

Annual Report Of The Registrar 2023/2024, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Contents:

--- Definitions
--- Some Comparisons
--- Annual Report Data
--- Summary of Attendance
--- Attendance by Session
--- Full-Time Equivalency Enrollment
--- Degrees Granted 2023/24
--- Degree Summary 2023/24
--- Program Certificates 2023/24
--- Miscellaneous Enrollment Information
--- Degrees Granted by College, Degree and Racial/Ethnic Classification

Uni Alumni Magazine, Issue 06, 2024, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

UNI Alumni Magazine

Contents:

Strategic plan shapes UNI for Tomorrow --- 08
Degrees for Tomorrow --- 10
The End of an Era --- 12
A Hub for Civic Education --- 16
Equipping Our School Leaders for Challenging Times --- 18
20 Years of Sustainable Feedback --- 24
Ukranian Students Find a Home at UNI --- 26
Meeting Human Needs from Things that Grow --- 28
A Bolder, Brighter Tomorrow --- 30
Doing Well by Doing Good --- 32
Through the Eyes of Team TC/TK --- 42
The Panther Evolution --- 44
Celebrating 125 Seasons of Football --- 46
Celebrating 125 Seasons of Wrestling …

Library Connection, Winter 2024, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Library Connection

Contents:

--- What's on the Mind of a Librarian?
--- UNI Nursing Support
--- Preparing for the Political Legacy of Chuck Grassley
--- UNI Collections Database Access
--- Research Award Lasting Effects
--- Enhancing Teacher Preparation

Blinded By The Light: Resolving The Conflict Between Satellite Megaconstellations And Astronomy, David A. Koplow

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

The sudden emergence of large constellations of small satellites in low altitude orbits represents one of the most dramatic contemporary innovations in outer space. Promising low-cost, low-latency global communications and spectacular capacities for remote sensing of the Earth, these satellites will soon number in the tens of thousands, sponsored by diverse corporations and countries around the world. But this proliferation of spacecraft comes at a steep cost in unavoidable interference with ground-based astronomy: as the satellites overfly the observatories, they block the views of remote objects and phenomena, leaving obliterating white streaks on the collected imagery, and obscuring access to …

Front Matter - Table Of Contents - Preface

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

Environmental Information Avoidance Motives On A U.S. Campus, Mary Beth Deline, Laura N. Rickard, Jared V. Worwood, Pei Geng, Elisabeth Reed

Iowa Journal of Communication

Although communication, broadly, is often identified as a key factor across campus sustainability initiatives, few studies have examined specific information behaviors that can affect reception of such efforts. We therefore seek to characterize motives for a key communication barrier to campus sustainability efforts: environmental information avoidance (IA), and to investigate whether these motives differ in relation to known or unknown information. This exploratory study thematically analyzed answers from an open-ended question on a questionnaire with faculty, staff and students on a U.S. university campus. We identified six environmental IA motives, ranging from information overload to efficacy constraints. Correlational analysis found …

How Influencer Marketers Inspire Trust: The Case Of Sadaf Beauty, Maryam Amini

Iowa Journal of Communication

This article presents a qualitative case study of Iranian beauty influencer Sadaf Masaeli (Sadaf Beauty), focusing on how she has cultivated her followers’ trust on her Instagram account. Sadaf was identified as the second most influential beauty influencer of 2019 in the world by Forbes magazine (Caludet, 2019). Her example provides insight into how influencer marketing has become a popular way to increase brand awareness, find new customers and enhance purchase intention. In particular, her case highlights the effects of a contradiction shaping influencer marketing. On the one hand, influencers appear as authentic social media users, to attract followers whilst, …

You Shall Know A Forum By The Words They Keep: Analyzing Language Use In Accessibility Forums For Blind Users, Nithiya Venkatraman, Anand Aiyer, Yash Prakash, Vikas Ashok

Computer Science Faculty Publications

Discussion forums are one of the favored platforms for knowledge sharing. Given their popularity, copious research exists on understanding linguistic and behavioral characteristics of forum conversations. However, prior investigations have mainly focused on general forums designed primarily for sighted users, and as such the applicability of their findings to the dedicated accessibility discussion forums frequented by blind individuals remains unanswered. To bridge this knowledge gap, and facilitate the development of better-informed assistive technologies for blind people, we investigated language use and identified the key semantic and cognitive characteristics of online accessibility forums. To aid our investigation, we collected a dataset …

Retrogressive Document Manipulation Of Us Federal Environmental Websites, Lesley Frew, Michael L. Nelson, Michele C. Weigle

Computer Science Faculty Publications

Changes made to webpages can affect their retrievability. Often this is done with the intention of increasing the page's search engine ranking to improve overall access to information on the page. The Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI) created a dataset that describes changes on US federal environmental webpages between 2016 and 2020. EDGI noted that many environmental terms were deleted from the pages, but without user data, claims that page retrievability and public information access were lowered are only anecdotal. The Open Resource for Click Analysis in Search (ORCAS) dataset was created during the same time frame, from 2017 …

National Organization For Women-South Carolina Chapter Records - Accession 778, National Organization For Women, South Carolina

Manuscript Collection

The National Organization For Women- South Carolina Chapter Records consist of correspondence, memorabilia, memoranda, minutes, reports, agenda notes, financial records, newsletters, pamphlets and brochures, flyers, handbooks, newspaper clippings, and a tape recording relating to the organization work to improve the status and life of the South Carolina Women and to their efforts toward ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Also contained information on the National and South-East Region NOW organizations, along with information on the 1984 Mondale-Ferraro campaign. The National Organization for Women (NOW) South Carolina was organized to improve the status and life of South Carolina Women and …

Examining Retrieval-Induced Forgetting And Recall Accuracy After Body-Worn Camera Footage Review, Kristie Bradfield

Theses : Honours

Despite the integration of body-worn cameras (BWCs) into frontline policing and the endorsement of BWC footage review by officers before reporting, empirical support for this practice is limited. This study explored whether BWC footage functions as a memory aid to improve recall accuracy and whether BWC review triggers retrieval-induced forgetting (i.e., where recalling specific items from memory impairs the recall of related but non-retrieved items). Specifically, it was hypothesised that BWC footage review would not significantly improve recall accuracy. Additionally, it was expected that participants exposed to BWC footage and retrieval practice (i.e., repeated retrieval of details of an observed …

Programs And Courses Catalog 2024-2025, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Programs and Courses Catalogs

Contents:

Academic Calendar ... 5
General Information ... 7
The University and Its Programs ... 7
Academic Structure ... 9
Admission Requirements ... 16
Enrollment and Registration Procedures ... 21
Fees and Financial Aid ... 22
Student Life ... 28
University Facilities and Educational Services ... 33
The Fine and Performing Arts at UNI ... 39
Academic Regulations ... 44
Undergraduate Information and Degree Requirements ... 61
Graduate Information, Admission, Academic Regulations, and Degree Requirements ... 91
List of Programs by Department ... 120
Department of Accounting ... 127
Department of Applied Engineering & Technical Management ... 129
Department of …

Can Large Language Models Discern Evidence For Scientific Hypotheses? Case Studies In The Social Sciences, Sai Koneru, Jian Wu, Sarah Rajtmajer

Computer Science Faculty Publications

Hypothesis formulation and testing are central to empirical research. A strong hypothesis is a best guess based on existing evidence and informed by a comprehensive view of relevant literature. However, with exponential increase in the number of scientific articles published annually, manual aggregation and synthesis of evidence related to a given hypothesis is a challenge. Our work explores the ability of current large language models (LLMs) to discern evidence in support or refute of specific hypotheses based on the text of scientific abstracts. We share a novel dataset for the task of scientific hypothesis evidencing using community-driven annotations of studies …

Developing A Framework For Personalized Video-Based Quantum Information Science Education, Nikos Chrisochoides, Norou Diawara, Michail Giannakos

Computer Science Faculty Publications

This is a white paper on Workforce Development for Quantum Information Sciences (QIS) led by the Center for Real-Time Computing at Old Dominion University (ODU). We plan to investigate the potential of video lectures in supporting QIS. Specifically, we focus on following four objectives: (a) design a two-course series for both Master-level and PhD students; b) an upgrade of Experimental Lecture System (ELeSy) to test new, innovative, and transformative approaches for inclusive QIS education; c) design and implementation of a mixed-method systematic empirical study on the effects of video learning styles (in-person flipped classroom and voluntary video use) on graduate …

Archiving Digital Marketing: Examining Preservation Of Dynamic Content On The Web Through The Lens Of Online Advertisements, Christopher Rauch, Alex H. Poole, Travis Reid, Michele C. Weigle, Michael L. Nelson, Faryaneh Poursardar, Mat Kelly

Computer Science Faculty Publications

The transition to digital marketing has revolutionized advertising, reflecting and shaping societal norms and trends. The “Saving Ads” project addresses the challenges of preserving these ephemeral digital artifacts, essential for understanding the evolution of advertising and its socio-cultural impact. The initiative focuses on technical solutions for archiving dynamic online ads and enhancing access to these critical resources for future scholarship. By examining the preservation of online advertisements and suggesting improved approaches for archiving dynamic online content, this project contributes to the documentation of digital history.

Forecasting Crude Oil Price Using Multiple Factors, Hind Aldabagh, Xianrong Zheng, Mohammad Najand, Ravi Mukkamala

Computer Science Faculty Publications

In this paper, we predict crude oil price using various factors that may influence its price. The factors considered are physical market, financial, and trading market factors, including seven key factors and the dollar index. Firstly, we select the main factors that may greatly influence the prices. Then, we develop a hybrid model based on a convolutional neural network (CNN) and long short-term memory (LSTM) network to predict the prices. Lastly, we compare the CNN–LSTM model with other models, namely gradient boosting (GB), decision trees (DTs), random forests (RFs), neural networks (NNs), CNN, LSTM, and bidirectional LSTM (Bi–LSTM). The empirical …

Evaluating Social Media Reach Via Mainstream Media Discourse, Himarsha R. Jayanetti

Computer Science Faculty Publications

This study examines the intersection between social media and mainstream television (TV) news with an aim to understand how social media content amplifies its impact through TV broadcasts. While many studies emphasize social media as a primary platform for information dissemination, they often underestimate its total influence by focusing solely on interactions within the platform. This research examines instances where social media posts gain prominence on TV broadcasts, reaching new audiences and prompting public discourse. By using TV news closed captions, on-screen text recognition, and social media logo detection, we analyze how social media is referenced in TV news. Our …

California, An Island?, Lincoln L. Davies, Stephanie Lenhart

Utah Law Faculty Scholarship

A monumental change quietly is unfolding in the American West. For decades, the region has lagged the rest of the nation in coordinating electricity operations. Multiple efforts to change this stalled or never got off the ground. Now, everything is different. In the face of climate uncertainty and deepening concern that the region is unprepared for its energy future, stakeholders—government, industry, interest groups—are posturing to create formal electricity markets that will transform the region’s infrastructure, resilience, and economy for the remainder of this century.

Two paths are on the table. In one, much if not all the West will join …

A Global Crypto Code Of Conduct: Crafting An Internationally Centralized Regulatory Body For A Decentralized Asset, Mary Kavaloski

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

The advent of Bitcoin in 2009 presented a previously unfathomable possibility for the future of currency and monetary transactions. Now, cryptocurrency is ubiquitous; it is increasingly seizing media headlines, novel swathes of investors, institutional bank involvement, and most importantly of all, the attention of government regulators. Yet governments around the globe have failed to adequately keep up with the pace of cryptocurrency's evolution, particularly because of their lack of expertise in this unprecedented area. This Note discusses how cryptocurrency's truly global footprint warrants a partnership between national regulators and industry actors at the international level. Specifically, by exploring the approaches …

Temporary Protection For Ukrainians In The European Union: Why Now And When Again?, Maryellen Fullerton

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

In 2022, the Russian invasion of Ukraine produced an unprecedented wave of temporary immigration protections throughout the European Union (EU). Within the first few months of the war in Ukraine, over 4 million displaced individuals had registered for temporary protection. EU States distant from Ukraine sheltered hundreds of thousands of displaced families, while Poland and other EU States that border Ukraine sheltered more than 2 million. This groundswell response marked a striking departure from just seven years earlier, when the EU Commission and EU Council failed to use readily available laws to provide a temporary protection program for Syrians displaced …

Justifying Aggression: Russia's 2020 Constitutional Amendments And The Invasion Of Ukraine, Robert C. Blitt

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Beyond the alluring promise of an enhanced social safety net for Russian citizens, President Vladimir Putin's constitutional amendments of 2020 betrayed a distinct preoccupation with fortifying Russia's international standing and crafting a new national identity. By Putin's own account, these amendments were necessary to steel the country against the malevolent action of international conspirators committed to Russia's downfall. As this Article posits, these specific constitutional changes systematically entrenched an exceptionalist vision of Russian sovereignty and a civilizational identity that left the country constitutionally untethered from international norms and institutions, saturated in religious fervor and visions of imperial glory, and poised …

Book Review: From Thought To Action: Developing A Social Justice Orientation, Joy L. Daggs

Iowa Journal of Communication

In the second edition of From Thought to Action: Developing a Social Justice Orientation, Sanford helps to provide a framework for students’ first exposure to allyship and activism. In the preface of the book, Sanford (2024) articulates the three major purposes of the book, which include helping new allies, “a) focus on common humanity, b) feel less isolated on their social justice journey, c) figure out how to move from thought to action, either individually or collectively.” (p. xiv) The book could be used to supplement a course on Intercultural Communication, encouraging students to take their knowledge to collaborate with …

Structural Basis Of Key Conserved Cell-Surface Signaling Pathways Involved In Iron Import, Beau Jernberg

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Cell surface signaling (CSS) allows Gram-negative bacteria to transcriptionally regulate gene expression in response to external stimuli. CSS pathways involve three key components: an outer membrane transducer for sensing the extracellular stimuli; an inner membrane sigma regulator for relaying the signal; and a cytoplasmic sigma factor, which activates transcription of target genes. The goal of this research was to structurally and biophysically characterize events leading to the processing of the sigma regulator that results in transcription activation. Our model systems are the Pseudomonas capeferrum BN7/8 (Pup) and Escherichia coli ferric citrate (Fec) uptake pathways. We detail the X-ray crystal structure …

Playhouse On The Square, Program, Memphis, Tennessee, 1980

Documents

Playhouse on the Square, program for "Pippin" by Roger O. Hirson, music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, Memphis, Tennessee, 1980 September 12-October 18.

Program, “Beale St. Music Festival,” Memphis, Tn, May 7-9, 1993

Documents

Program for “Beale St. Music Festival, Memphis in May International Festival, Inc.,” May 7-9, 1993.