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"The One Neglect": Lysol Feminine Hygiene Products And The Gendered Body, Katherine Blandford

Madison Historical Review

This paper investigates the gendered history of cleanliness and advertising through Lysol feminine hygiene advertisements in the United States from 1936-1950. Lysol, the disinfectant, was once sold as a feminine hygiene douche up until the 1960s. Lysol douches were promoted to women, specifically married women, through advertisements that focused on portraying the female body as dirty and unclean. Moreover, the advertisements promoted the idea that women who did not use Lysol to douche were solely responsible for any marital problem that arose, like cheating or divorce. These Lysol advertisements showcase a dark history of the pervasive nature of sexist rhetoric …

Letter To Mark, Lloyd C. Clark

Lloyd Clark Papers

Letter to Mark Permenter, Editor of the UTA Magazine, from Lloyd C. Clark, with a copy of an obituary published in The Dallas Morning News.

Caught In The Sap: An Argument For Satisfactory Academic Progress Reform Toward Equity For College Students, Z.W. Taylor, Sarah Pauter

Journal of Student Financial Aid

This issue article explores how satisfactory academic progress (SAP) policies act as a major filtering mechanism within the federal student aid process, with a particular focus on how these policies impact student persistence and equity. While the majority of research on financial aid has concentrated on the challenges of the FAFSA application process and how aid supports student retention, less attention has been given to how institutions develop and impose SAP policies and how students navigate these policies and maintain eligibility for federal and other forms of student aid. As a result, this issue article articulates a two-pronged argument to …

"Hopefully This Thing Is Legit:" Student Experiences Of Administrative Burden With A Promise Program, Rosa Maria Acevedo, Denisa Gándara, Sasha Smith

Journal of Student Financial Aid

Despite the expansion of tuition-free college (Promise) programs as a financial aid strategy, little is known about how students learn about, navigate, and experience them. This qualitative case study examines how second-year students encounter administrative burdens in a Promise program (PROMISE) at a large university that seeks to minimize compliance costs. Findings reveal a tradeoff between ease of access (low compliance costs) and program-related information (high learning costs). Minimal eligibility requirements contrast with limited marketing, leaving students misinformed about key aspects of their aid. Elevated learning and psychological costs generate stress and uncertainty. Despite these challenges, students draw on navigational, …

Context-Aware Management Of Parallel Tasks In A Voice-Forward Interface, James Zanoni

Defensive Publications Series

In a voice-forward interface, long-running background tasks often create a lack of visibility regarding progress and completion status. This creates a risk of interrupting active user flows or failing to present results when contextually relevant, leading to increased cognitive load.

A method is disclosed for context-aware management of parallel tasks. The current conversation state is evaluated to determine an appropriate notification strategy. If a user is silent or discussing a related topic, an audio or visual nudge is provided. If the user is engaged in an unrelated flow, a silent visual affordance or haptic is surfaced instead. Natural language retrieval …

Generating Geospatial Visualizations Using Generative Artificial Intelligence, Carsten Isert, Manuel Bertrand Cabral, Simon Lynen, Matthew Strosnick, Michelina Mary Galligan Pallone

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes systems and methods for generating geometric details for digital maps. Some existing cartographic rendering systems may rely on interpolation from schematic data, which can result in visual inaccuracies when representing certain geographic features. The described technology can utilize generative artificial intelligence models to generate geometric primitives, such as polygons and polylines, that represent fine-grained map details. These models can be conditioned on both semantic map data and real-world geospatial data, for example, aerial or ground-level imagery. By generating vector graphics for map features and storing them in a discrete presentation layer, this approach can facilitate the creation …

Real-Time Bio-Adaptive Audio Modification Using Predictive Analysis And Generative Re-Synthesis, Nikhil Kumar

Defensive Publications Series

A described real-time, bio-adaptive audio modification system can operate on a consumer device, such as a smartphone, tablet, or wearable device. The system may use a multi-stage artificial intelligence pipeline to predict potentially startling events from concurrent video and audio streams. It can then use generative source decomposition to isolate a specific sound and apply neural re-synthesis to transform its acoustic characteristics into a form with a potentially reduced physiological impact. System intervention can be dynamically modulated by real-time biometric data from a user, such as heart rate variability, which can provide a proactive, personalized method to reduce physiological responses …

Edge-Computed Dynamic Licensing Using Generative Perception And Agentic Resource Settlement, Nikhil Kumar

Defensive Publications Series

Some digital rights management systems can employ static, user-based licenses that may not fully account for dynamic viewing environments, such as the number of viewers present. An edge computed system can operate locally on a client device, for example, a smartphone, a smart television, or a wearable device. The system may utilize a generative perception engine to analyze multi-modal sensor data, which can generate an anonymized textual description of the viewing scene and perform liveness detection. A dynamic smart contract engine can then synthesize a machine-readable session license based on this real-time contextual information. An autonomous agentic settlement system may …

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‘Queer Intentions’: The Effect Of Fan Culture On Rewriting Queer Representations In Media, Ava King

Articulāte

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Gci-302 — Vascular Leak Stabilization Envelope (Vlse-1), Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

The VLSE-1 (Vascular Leak Stabilization Envelope) is a conceptual laboratory-only extracorporeal flow-conditioning and staged adsorption cartridge architecture intended for benchtop investigation within ECMO-style circulation loops.

The proposed system is designed to explore whether ultra-low-shear blood-flow conditioning combined with progressive inflammatory adsorption zones can produce more stable fluidic behavior than conventional abrupt high-resistance adsorption cartridges.

The architecture integrates:

• low-shear inertial flow conditioning,

• staged adsorption regions,

• clot-localization geometry,

• passive thermal stabilization,

• microbubble separation,

• passive zero-energy bypass logic,

• ECMO-compatible flow-path concepts,

• progressive saturation behavior.

Unlike aggressive purification systems, the VLSE-1 concept prioritizes:

• flow continuity,

• hemocompatibility,

• pressure stability,

• predictable degradation behavior,

• preservation of formed …

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Prospek Penerapan Pp No. 35 Tahun 2007 Sebagai Pengaturan Insentif Perpajakan Untuk Mendorong Peningkatan R&D, Brian Amy Prastyo

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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Metode Reasuransi Quota Share Treaty Ditinjau Dari Hukum Perjanjian, Randitya Eko Adhitama

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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Penyalahgunaan Letter Of Credit Dalam Perdagangan Ekspor Impor Untuk Melakukan Trade Based Money Laundering Studi Terhadap Kasus Lic Fiktif Bni, Karbela Karbela

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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Behavioral Science Applications In Collegiate Athlete Nutrition And Sleep: A Scoping Review, Maryam Yuhas, Katherine M. Kidwell, Olivia Moskuna, Rajib Mandal, Jessica L. Garay

Nutrition - All Scholarship

Nutrition and sleep are key health behaviors supporting athletic performance. Collegiate athletes in the United States (U.S.) are at high risk of insufficient dietary intake and nightly sleep given the competing demands of elite sports and academics. Researchers have developed interventions to improve collegiate athletes’ sleep and nutrition, either individually or collectively. However, progress in understanding how best to create sustained behavior change in this population has been slow. This may be due to the lack of application of behavioral science principles such as lack of a guiding theory, effective strategies, and consideration of implementation contexts. This scoping review takes …

Staff Education To Enhance Sepsis Knowledge And Clinical Self-Efficacy Among Registered Nurses In An Adult Intensive Care Unit, Jessica Shantel Moses

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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No Cuts: How Hayao Miyazaki Highlights The United States’ Inadequacy In Protecting Foreign Authors’ Integrity, Bridget Johns

UC Law SF Communications and Entertainment Journal

Although the United States joined the Berne Convention in 1989, U.S. copyright law reflects a restricted approach to moral rights protection. Unlike many Berne signatories, the U.S. largely frames copyright as an economic right rather than as a way to protect artistic integrity. Japanese law, by contrast, treats moral rights as central to creative work protections, emphasizing the importance of the work’s dignity and author’s intent. This incongruity has significant consequences in the globalized era, particularly when foreign works are distributed within the U.S. Weak statutory moral rights protections leave authors vulnerable to misattribution and distortion without meaningful recourse. This …

What The Court Tells Reporters: A Discourse Analysis Of Press Interviews With The Justices Since 2000, Brown James

UC Law SF Communications and Entertainment Journal

The Supreme Court of the United States is among the most influential institutions in American life, yet it is also well known to be one of the most secluded and inaccessible. By and large, the justices only pass their thoughts and decision-making processes to the public via their official written opinions, and seldom grant interviews to reporters. General press coverage of the Court has been given considerable scholarly attention, but the limited interviews the justices grant to the press receive comparatively little attention. This article examines those interviews by analyzing 82 press interviews with active and retired justices from 2000 …

Investigation Of The Distribution Of The Mental Load Of Household Invisible Labor Tasks, Taylor Ann Kormes

ETD Collection

Parenting can be a stressful time. There are many factors that can influence how burdened a parent feels. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mental load of invisible labor household tasks undertaken by adult parents in the United States. This was accomplished by administering a survey that integrated a household task instrument to measure mental load and demographic information. The survey was distributed online via social media. Participants took the survey on Qualtrics. 161 participants responded to the survey. After removing participants who did not complete vital parts of the survey, 123 participants’ data were left for …

Exploring Black, Indigenous, And Other People Of Color’S Opinions, Experiences, And Breadth Of Knowledge On Indigenous Psychedelic Healing Methods For Mental Health In The United States, Daiyah Lanae Williams

ETD Collection

Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy (PAP) is gaining increased attention for its potential to address mental health concerns; however, little is known about how Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) perceive psychedelic medicine within the sociocultural realities that shape their mental healthcare experiences. The current study examined attitudes toward and willingness to use psychedelic medicine for mental health among BIPOC adults in the U.S., including investigating how attunement to spirituality/transcendence, meaningful exposure to prior psychedelic experiences, medical mistrust, and importance of identity concordance with providers contribute to these attitudes and willingness. Fifty participants were recruited to complete an online survey with …

The Relationship Between Parental Intrinsic Emotion Regulation And Extrinsic Child-Focused Emotion Regulation On Parent Stress, Leigh M. Richards

ETD Collection

Parenting stress is a significant public health concern, which research indicates is closely tied to parents’ emotional regulation capacities. Parents must manage their emotions (intrinsic regulation) while guiding their children’s emotional development (extrinsic child-focused emotion regulation). Research has examined these components independently but there is little empirical work exploring how a parent’s intrinsic emotion regulation capabilities and extrinsic child-focused emotion regulation capabilities jointly relate to their stress. The purpose of this present study was to examine how parents’ ability to regulate their own emotions and respond to their child’s emotions relates to their parenting and general stress. Specifically, this study …

Dying To Be Heard: The Power Of Words In The Lived Experience Of “Severe And Enduring Anorexia Nervosa”, Limor Weinstein

ETD Collection

Anorexia nervosa, especially when it lasts for several years, is one of the most challenging illnesses to treat and has a high mortality rate. Despite advancements in treatment and care, over 25% of individuals with severe and enduring anorexia nervosa do not fully recover, with many continuing to live with the illness for many years, often facing serious consequences such as disability, early death, or suicide. This Heideggerian phenomenological study explores the lived experiences of individuals who have been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa for over seven years, with a specific focus on communication and messages received, related to the illness …

Dilemma Of Food Safety Information Release In The Protection Of Consumer Rights And Interests, Kong Fei

Food and Machinery

From the perspective of consumer rights protection, and in light of the existing institutional mechanisms and practical conditions in the field of food safety, this study finds that the current release of food safety information faces several dilemmas, including insufficient transparency in government food safety information disclosure systems, relatively single channels for information dissemination, and a relatively lagging public opinion monitoring system. In response to these dilemmas, solutions can be proposed from three distinct dimensions. First, enhancing the transparency of the government food safety information release system, namely by clearly defining the responsibilities of various departments and enriching the types …

Optimization Of Carotenoid Production From Xinhui Mandarin Juice Fermented By Rhodotorula Mucilaginosa, Liu Minghan, Jian Huali, Zhong Wujie

Food and Machinery

[Objective] To improve the utilization of waste Xinhui mandarin pulp and explore the feasibility of preparing low-cost carotenoid-producing culture media. [Methods] By using Xinhui mandarin juice as the fermentation medium, with the total carotenoid yield and biomass of rhodotorula mucilaginosa as the evaluation indexes, the components of the medium and fermentation conditions were optimized via single-factor experiments and response surface methodology. [Results] The fermentation medium is prepared with Xinhui mandarin juice, with the total sugar content controlled at 95~100 g/L, total nitrogen content at 3 g/L, and initial pH at 6. Under the conditions of 4 mL/ 100 mL inoculum …

Research Progress On The Preparation Methods And Probiotic Functions Of Postbiotics, Li Junxia, Wang Wei, Si Shufeng, Han Xiaolong, Pan Yulin, Liu Yunguo

Food and Machinery

Postbiotics are non-viable microorganisms and their preparations that are beneficial to the health of the host, mainly including dead cells of microorganisms, cell lysates, and cell metabolites. Systematically introducing the preparation methods of postbiotics, this paper focuses on reviewing their probiotic functional characteristics in maintaining intestinal flora balance, enhancing intestinal epithelial barrier function, enhancing immune regulation, promoting the body's metabolism, and regulating the nervous system. Additionally, this paper makes prospects for future applications of postbiotics in different fields.

Book Reviews, Usawc Press

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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The Undaunted: How Young Adult Activist Literature Depicts The Fight For Social Justice, Emma Stack

Master's Theses

In this thesis, I will explore a wide range of young adult fiction novels that feature themes surrounding activism. My goal will be to use a number of novels to illustrate the importance of analyzing literature that features young people as activists within social justice movements. My main overarching question is: How are young people represented as activists in young adult literature, and how can young people use such literature as a catalyst for social change? I also plan to explore questions relating to how young people are represented as activists, why their voices are so integral when promoting social …

Anti-Gang Architecture: Youth, Labor, And Spatial Agency In Mexico, Arturo Resendiz

Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year

Anti-Gang Architecture: Youth Labor, & Spatial Agency in Mexico

In many parts of the world, teenagers face environments shaped by violence, drug abuse, and limited opportunity. The absence of inclusive communities deepens youth disconnection, leaving them vulnerable to harmful influences. This research explores how architectural qualities can create spaces that protect, inspire, and connect with Mexican youth, specifically in cities like Matamoros, Tamaulipas, where public space has lost its capacity to support safe youth development.

The central question guiding this research is: How can architecture create environments that inspire youth identity, develop creativity, and offer alternatives to violence and drug …

Adaptive Two-Derivative Runge–Kutta–Nyström Method With Trigonometric Fitting Approach, Nur Nabila Huda, Khai Chien Lee, Nurul Huda Abdul Aziz

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

A fifth-order trigonometrically-fitted explicit two-derivative Runge–Kutta–Nyström method with an adaptive step size strategy, denoted as ATFRKN5, is proposed for efficiently solving second-order ordinary differential equations of the form u^″(x) = f(x, u(x)) that exhibit oscillatory behavior. The order conditions of the method are derived using Taylor series expansion, enabling the construction of two-derivative Runge–Kutta–Nyström schemes up to orders four and five. Trigonometric fitting is applied by incorporating the basis functions e^iλx and e^−iλx, λ ∈ ℝ, allowing the method to adapt naturally to problems with dominant frequencies. …