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Electronic Literature In Ai Data Work, Mihai Bacaran

ELO (un)supervised 2026

This paper is based on my personal experience of working as a transcriber for AI projects between 2023 and 2025 in a Business Process Outsourcing company located in Eastern Europe. The job of transcribers is to listen to audio recordings provided by The Client (a major tech company whose name cannot be mentioned due to nondisclosure agreements) and either transcribe them from scratch or correct an AI generated transcription. The recordings are gathered from users of digital devices, many of whom appear unaware of being recorded.

During the transcription work, probably due to the excruciating boredom of performing the same …

System And Method For Tracking And Identifying The Source Of Refractory Inclusions In Metal Products, Don Allen Doutre, Philip Meslage, Patrick Pouly, John Robert Buster Mccallum

Defensive Publications Series

Refractory inclusions caused by the degradation of materials used in the handling, filtration, flow control, and processing of molten metals, especially aluminum, are a persistent challenge that conventional analytical techniques struggle to trace. Refractory inclusions are a non-metallic particle or fragment that originates from the degradation or erosion of refractory materials used to line and contain molten metals, which subsequently becomes entrained in metal products and can lead to defects or compromised material properties. Refractory applications may be used in a range of processing and fluid-handling systems, including using grid plates in the bottom of deep bed filters that act …

Method And Apparatus For Digital Identity Construction Using Graph-Based Similarity Analysis, Karanjit Saha, Riddhi Banerjee

Defensive Publications Series

A method for digital identity construction includes extracting, by a processor, information related to a plurality of users or entities from one or more data sources. The method includes creating a plurality of tables to organize the extracted information. The method includes constructing a connected component graph based on the created plurality of tables, wherein the connected component graph is a single-dimensional graph. The method includes splitting the single-dimensional connected component graph into a multi-dimensional graph and converting the multi-dimensional graph into a vector data structure. The method includes comparing vectors of the vector data structure to identify similarity and …

Migritude In The Digital Space: An Analysis Of Migration Narratives In Twenty-First-Century Electronic Literature, Ruth Oluyemi Akande

ELO (un)supervised 2026

The study examines the concept of migritude in the field of digital literature, highlighting the importance of African and diasporic movements in the development of modern electronic narratives studies. Drawing upon digital humanities, postcolonial theory, and African literary studies, the study posits that electronic literature transcends mere representation of migration; it actively enacts migritude through its formal, procedural, and interactive design.

This research will  careful analyse the specific electronic literary works, demonstrates how nonlinear narratives, hypertextual fragmentation, and reader involvement reflect the inherent discontinuities of migratory experiences, while also highlighting African epistemologies, linguistic hybridity, and cultural memory. These digital narratives, …

“What Is Our Brand?” Examining The Indiana State University Athletics Rebrand, Matt Blaszka, Patrick T. Walsh, Craig Morehead

Findings in Sport, Hospitality, Entertainment, and Event Management

Rebranding in sports has become commonplace as teams try to modernize their brand. Often, rebrands are viewed negatively by fans, particularly immediately following the rebrand. However, less is known about the impact of rebranding over time. In this case study, the Indiana State University athletics rebrand was explored three years after the initial launch. A total of 189 participants representing student-athletes, alumni, donors, faculty, and staff were asked open-ended questions on their feelings toward the rebrand. Four different themes emerged. The two positive themes were: modern logo, wordmark, and font, as well as public perception. The two negative themes were …

Exploring Stress And Mindfulness In Central Asia: Perspectives Of English Language Students In Uzbekistan, Laurie A. Wolfe, Rakhmatullo Akhmedov

The Interactive Journal of Global Leadership and Learning

Stress is a growing concern among university students worldwide, yet little is known about how stress is conceptualized and experienced within Central Asia, particularly Uzbekistan. This study explores how Uzbek university students understand and experience stress, identifies the primary sources of stress in their daily lives, and examines their perceptions of mindfulness as a potential stress‑reduction strategy. Participants were 60 students, primarily Muslim women, at a large public university in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Open‑ended questions on a post‑intervention survey were analyzed using a combination of deductive and inductive coding. Students most frequently described stress in emotional terms, including irritability, sadness, and …

Re-Reading The World: Why Critical Literacy Must Accompany The “Back To Basics” Movement, Carl Bryan

The Interactive Journal of Global Leadership and Learning

Recent literacy reforms in the United States have prioritized systematic phonics as part of the “science of reading,” backed by extensive evidence on the importance of phonemic awareness and decoding for early reading development. While these skills are essential, narrowing literacy to mechanics alone overlooks its broader cultural and civic purposes. Drawing on Freire’s (1970/2000) conception of literacy as both “reading the word and the world,” this paper argues for a balanced framework that integrates foundational instruction with comprehension, knowledge building, and critical literacy. Building on the work of Luke (2000) and Vasquez (2014), it positions literacy as both a …

Provocable Forgiveness In Noisy Brand--Consumer Systems:An Agent-Based Study Of Repeated Interaction, Tahere Ahmadiyan, Hamidreza Navidi, Behbod Keshavarzi

Northeast Journal of Complex Systems (NEJCS)

Repeated brand--consumer exchange is often treated as a managerial problem of loyalty, recovery, and trust. It can also be read as a small complex system: many local decisions about cooperation, retaliation, and forgiveness accumulate into market-level selection. This study uses that perspective to examine which relational rules survive when communication is imperfect. Eight canonical Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma strategies are translated into marketing archetypes and evaluated through round-robin tournaments, a six-level noise sweep, proportional-fitness ecological dynamics, and finite-population Moran invasion tests. The tournament leaderboard is calculated without same-strategy self-play, so that reported payoffs reflect inter-archetype competition rather than homogeneous self-coordination. At …

Rasmussen’S Aneurysm: A Rare But Life-Threatening Complication Of Pulmonary Tuberculosis – A Case Report., Karan Puri

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives

Rasmussen’s aneurysm is a rare but potentially fatal complication of pulmonary tuberculosis. It represents a pseudoaneurysm of a pulmonary arterial branch caused by erosion of the arterial wall secondary to chronic inflammation within a tuberculosis cavity. Although uncommon, especially in non-endemic regions, rupture of this aneurysm can result in massive hemoptysis and carries a high mortality if not promptly recognized and managed. We report a case of a healthcare worker in the United States, a non-endemic region, who presented with massive, life-threatening hemoptysis. She was found to have active pulmonary tuberculosis. Computed tomography angiography demonstrated a 10-mm pseudoaneurysm arising from …

Systematic Review Of Randomized Clinical Trials For The Treatment Of Long Covid Syndrome, Leonardo Tamariz, Dariel Rodriguez, Elizabeth Bast, Nancy Klimas, Morgan Pyne, Maricarmen Cruz-Jimenez, Diana Gomez Manjarrez, Ana Palacio

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives

Background: There is a critical need for interventions for long COVID. Our aim was to conduct a systematic review on the efficacy and safety of different interventions in patients with long COVID.

Methods: We searched the MEDLINE 1965 until August 2024. We included randomized clinical trials that reported a primary outcome. We evaluated the GRADE certainty of the effect measures.

Results: Our initial search yielded 2,606 potentially relevant studies. We include 43 randomized clinical trials that ultimately included 2,878 participants with long COVID. The GRADE criteria found all but one study had low certainty. Eight studies reported on the use …

Cipropad Learning Model To Improve Elementary School Students’ Hots In Geometry, Ria J. Salman, Heris Hendriana, Masta Hutajulu

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

The latest digital technology developments demand innovative learning models that are able to integrate active learning approaches, problem-solving, and digital collaborative platforms. This study aims to develop a CIPROPAD (Circuit Learning, Problem-Based-Learning, Padlet) learning model designed to improve students' HOTS. This study uses the Borg and Gall R&D method which includes the stages of needs analysis, model design, initial product development, expert validation, limited trials, revisions, and field trials. The research subjects consisted of 74 elementary school students divided into experimental and control groups. The research instruments used included expert validation sheets, HOTS tests, student activity observation sheets, and student …

A Holistic Perspective On (In)Formal English Learning Through Mobile Apps, Gamification, And Virtual And Augmented Reality, Ahmed Abdullah Ahmed Alshehri

UB Journal for Humanities

Using digital tools such as Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL), Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and gamification has remodeled language learning. Despite their advances and integration into language programs, gaps remain in personalization, accessibility, and skill development. This study aims to explore the impact of such tools on language learning outcomes in formal and informal settings, with a focus on mobile Apps, VR/AR, and gamification. A mixed-method approach was employed, interconnecting quantitative surveys with 150 participants and qualitative interviews. The former was used to assess tool usage, motivation, and proficiency, and the latter (qualitative data dealt …

The Role Of E-Commerce Platforms In Increasing Donations For Charitable Organizations: A Case Study Of Bani Yazid Charitable Society For Holy Quran Memorization (2017–2025), Abdulrhman Mohmmad Said Alamoudi, Abdulrahman Ahmad M. Waly, Mohammed Salman S. Alyazidi, Saad Mohammed A. Alqarni, Atiah Saad A. Alghamdi

UB Journal for Humanities

This study aims to analyze the role of electronic stores in increasing donations and developing financial resources for charitable organizations, using the Charitable Society for the Memorization of the Holy Quran in Bani Yazid as a case study during the period 2017–2025. The study employed a descriptive-analytical approach alongside quantitative methods to analyze financial data, and relied for data collection on semi-structured interviews with the society’s key officials, as well as on the analysis of financial records, performance reports, and e-store data. Time series analysis, T-test procedures, and simple linear regression were used to measure the impact of activating the …

How Rude?: Prohibitions On Insults And Abuse In International Human Rights Complaint Proceedings, Lisa Reinsberg

Northwestern Journal of Human Rights

May international human rights mechanisms close their doors to individuals who insult their members or Member States? Several do so, but the basis, scope, and impact of such rejections remain mostly unexamined. This article maps the relevant practices of regional and United Nations human rights bodies and compares them to other courts’ responses to contempt of court or vexatious litigation, to understand whether this admissibility criterion is a proper application of the prohibition on abuse of the right of petition or a legitimate exercise of a human rights body’s inherent powers. Three approaches emerge: ignore, balance, and punish. While the …

The Lived Experiences Of The Flint Water Crisis And Its Psychological Effects, Joe W. Glenn

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The Flint, Michigan, water crisis of 2014, with lead contamination of drinking water, adversely affected predominantly Black, socioeconomically disadvantaged residents. However, no research has investigated residents’ experiences, especially their trust in local and state government leaders. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of the Flint water crisis and its psychological effects. Rawls’s theory of justice provided the framework for the study. Three research questions guided this qualitative descriptive phenomenological study. Information from eight Flint residents was collected through semi-structured interviews. Data analysis followed Giorgi’s descriptive phenomenological steps. Five strong themes emerged: understanding individual perceptions, views …

How Female Leaders Perceive The Influence Of Gender On Career Advancement In The Indonesian Construction Industry, Jadeviput Suwanarat

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Women who work in leadership positions in the construction industry in Indonesia face gender related challenges. Grounded in Acker’s theory of gendered organizations, this qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological study examined how women leaders experience and interpret gender-related workplace challenges. I collected data through semistructured interviews with nine women leaders in the Greater Jakarta Metropolitan Area and analyzed the data using the modified van Kaam method. Manual coding produced seven emergent themes. Key findings showed that gender inequality is embedded in organizational culture, policies, and everyday practices rather than occurring as isolated incidents. Women leaders reported heightened scrutiny, the need to continually …

Higher Education Faculty’S Perceptions On Generative Artificial Intelligence Use In Teaching And Learning Practices, Inez Mitchell

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem that was addressed through this study is that higher education (HE) faculty are challenged to integrate generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in their teaching and learning practices. Grounded in Mishra and Koehler’s technological, pedagogical and content knowledge framework and Knowles’ theory of andragogy, the purpose of this study was to explore HE faculty’s perceptions on their content, andragogical, and technological knowledge and their instructional strategies used in integrating GenAI. For this basic qualitative design, semistructured interviews were conducted with nine HE faculty who self-identified as having at least 3 years of teaching and GenAI usage experience from across the …

Blended Learning Development In Mongolian K-12 Education: A Systematic Review And Psychometric Study Of Teacher Readiness, Batbold Bukhchuluun

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation examines blended learning (BL) in Asian K-12 education through a systematic review and an empirical validation study in Mongolia. The first study reviews peer-reviewed K-12 BL research published between 2000 and 2024 using PRISMA procedures. We analyzed 42 studies to identify publication trends, geographic representation, BL model adoption, articulation of physical and pedagogical design layers, implementation challenges, and reported outcomes. Findings indicate that BL research is concentrated in a limited number of countries, frequently employs flipped learning models, and often lacks detailed pedagogical specification. Common challenges include infrastructure limitations, teacher preparedness, and institutional support. The second study adapts …

Bull’S-Eye On Borrelia: A Commensal And Consequential Pathogen, Alan L. Gillen

Faculty Publications and Presentations

If Lyme disease causes such urgent and chronic disease issues, where do Borrelia bacteria and ticks fit into a very good creation (Genesis 1)? How did bacteria and ticks change to rely on different hosts and blood for survival? And how are these adaptations informing today’s research in bacteriology, immunology, entomology, and disease ecology? The purposeful placement of Borrelia (Fig. 1) is most likely in the gut of wild mice (Fig. 2), not domesticated mice nor man. The bacteria are communalistic in wild mice, where they may be probiotic for mutual good (Fig. 2)—the Creator made it for good at …

Generalized Splines Over ℤ-Modules On Arbitrary Graphs, Gökçen Di̇laver, Selma Altinok

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

Let [[EQUATION]] be a commutative ring with identity and [[EQUATION]] a graph.  Fix an [[EQUATION]]-module [[EQUATION]] for each vertex [[EQUATION]] of [[EQUATION]], an extending generalized spline on [[EQUATION]] is a vertex labeling [[EQUATION]], where for each edge [[EQUATION]] there exists an [[EQUATION]]-module [[EQUATION]] together with homomorphisms [[EQUATION]] and  [[EQUATION]] such that [[EQUATION]]. Extending generalized splines are further generalizations for generalized splines. They can also be considered as generalized splines over modules.In this paper, we prove that some of the results for splines can be extended to extending generalized splines when [[EQUATION]] for each vertex [[EQUATION]], and we define a method …

On Construction Of Mannheim Curves With Myller Configuration, Zehra İşbi̇li̇r, Bahar Doğan Yazici, Murat Tosun

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

In this study, our aim is to strengthen the results of the existing literature on the concept of Mannheim curves by using the natural and idiosyncratic structure of Myller configuration. For this purpose, we examine Mannheim curves with Frenet-type frame in Myller configuration for Euclidean 3-space E₃ and Euclidean 4-space E₄. Since the classical Frenet frames in E₃ and E₄ are special cases of Frenet-type frames with Myller configuration in E₃ and E₄, and because of the special and natural structure of the Myller configuration, the Mannheim curves with Frenet frames in …

Biquandle Virtual Brackets And Virtual Knotoids, Nesli̇han Gügümcü, Hamdi̇ Kayaslan

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

In this paper, we introduce invariants of virtual knotoids based on biquandles and biquandle virtual brackets. We show that one of these invariants, namely biquandle virtual bracket matrix, is a proper enhancement of the other invariants introduced in this paper.

Disjoint Supercyclic Pseudo-Shifts, Nurhan Çolakoğlu

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

We  give a characterization for disjoint supercyclicity of a finite number of unilateral pseudo-shift operators on [[EQUATION]]. We also characterize unilateral pseudo-shifts that satisfy the Disjoint Supercyclicity Criterion.

A New Characterization Of Globally Conformal Kenmotsu Manifolds And Lagrangian Submersions, Beran Pi̇ri̇nççi̇, Çağrihan Çi̇men, Deni̇z Ulusoy, Hakan Mete Taştan

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

We give a characterization theorem for a globally conformal Kenmotsu manifold with an illustrative example. Then we study Riemannian, antiinvariant and Lagrangian submersions from globally conformal Kenmotsu manifolds. Initially, we show that the gradient vector field of the conformal transformation and the Lee vector field of the total manifold of a Riemannian submersion is horizontal when the characteristic vector field is a horizontal vector field. We give necessary and sufficient conditions for the integrability and totally geodesicness of vertical and horizontal distributions of antiinvariant and Lagrangian submersions whose total manifolds are globally conformal Kenmotsu. We also give a necessary and …

Biharmonic Curves In Warped Product Manifolds I ×FMN(C), Şaban Güvenç, Ci̇han Özgür

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

We explore the geometric properties of biharmonic curves in warped product manifolds of the form I ×_f Mⁿ(c), where I is an open interval and Mⁿ(c) is a space of constant curvature. By establishing a main theorem, we analyze four distinct cases to reveal deeper curvature-related characteristics of these curves, including situations where they are slant. Finally, we construct three examples in I ×_f S²(1).

Generalized Submaximality And Paracompactness In Ideal Topological Spaces Via Δβ*-𝔍-Open Sets, Chawalit Boonpok, Areeyuth Sama-Ae

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

This paper explores the notions of δβ^*-𝔍-submaximality and δβ^*-𝔍-paracompactness within ideal topological spaces, viewing them as natural generalizations of the traditional concepts of submaximality and paracompactness. These concepts arise naturally in the context of ideal topology, where an ideal 𝔍 on a topological space provides additional structure for analyzing topological properties. It focuses on the study of submaximal spaces by employing δβ^*-𝔍-open sets, which serve as fundamental building blocks for understanding the topological behavior in ideal spaces. Furthermore, the work provides multiple characterizations of δβ^*-𝔍-paracompact spaces and examines how this property behaves …

Impulsive Hahn--Sturm--Liouville Equations, Bi̇lender Paşaoğlu Allahverdiev, Hüseyi̇n Tuna, Hati̇ce Bulut Demi̇ralay

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

In this study, we investigate the Hahn--Sturm--Liouville problems with impulsive boundary conditions. The basic spectral properties of this type of equations are investigated.

The Kinematic Relationship Between Plücker Coordinates,  Moments Of Ruled Surfaces, And Real Quaternion Algebra, Selahatti̇n Aslan

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

This paper introduces a new kinematic method for generating ruled surfaces in Euclidean 3-space. We demonstrate that the Plücker coordinate method for straight lines can be extended to ruled surfaces. We prove that the moment of a ruled surface is a unique curve, which is independent of the chosen base curve. Moreover, we introduce a novel and distinctive base curve that is defined as the set of points on the rulings of the ruled surface such that these points are closest to the origin. Thus, we prove that each ruled surface can be generated using a real quaternion and a …

Pgl Orbits On Products Of Flag Varieties, Izzet Coşkun, Abuzer Gündüz

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

In this paper, we study the existence of a dense orbit for the diagonal [[EQUATION]] action on self-products of partial flag varieties. We determine when there exists a dense orbit for flag varieties of the form [[EQUATION]] when [[EQUATION]] or when [[EQUATION]] and [[EQUATION]] for some [[EQUATION]]. We also show that certain infinite families of products do not have a dense orbit.

On Statistical Multiplicative Uniform Convergence, Abdullah Aydin, Recep Türk, İrem Güler

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

This paper introduces a new concept of convergence, called statistical multiplicative uniform convergence, on Riesz algebras. This concept unifies three fundamental convergence types: statistical convergence, multiplicative convergence, and relatively uniform convergence. After establishing basic properties such as uniqueness, linearity, and compatibility with algebraic and lattice operations, we investigate its relationships with order convergence, statistical multiplicative order convergence, and relatively uniform convergence. In particular, we prove that statistical multiplica tive uniform convergence coincides with statistical multiplicative order convergence when an order unit exists. Moreover, for monotone sequences in Archimedean semiprime f-algebras, statistical multiplicative uniform convergence implies order convergence. We also study …