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Multi-User Agentic Collaboration On Shared Artifacts Within A Chat Interface, Lana Webb, Pramod Gupta

Defensive Publications Series

Digital productivity and coding environments are commonly single-player by design, imposing sequential workflows, while artificial intelligence (AI) assistants operate as per-user chatbots isolated from group conversations and shared artifacts. The disclosed technology provides a multi-user, multi-agent collaboration environment within a chat interface. Shared artifacts, such as documents and code, are attached to a group chat thread and rendered in a side-by-side panel that expands into a real-time collaborative editor. A shared agentic state makes the actions, reasoning, and context of one or more AI agents visible to and editable by all participants. The AI agents monitor interactions among participants and …

Context-Aware In-Store Shopping Evaluation Mode For Digital Video Platforms, Gautam Chaitanya, Ankur Kumar, Soumya Sahu

Defensive Publications Series

A context-aware in-store shopping evaluation mode is provided for a digital video platform. A user device is detected as being present within a physical retail environment. A physical product within the physical retail environment is identified. Media content associated with the physical product is identified from a content sharing platform. Product information associated with the physical product is generated based on the media content. The user device is provided with access to the product information while the user device is present within the physical retail environment. The physical product may be identified based on camera frames captured by the user …

Computer Implemented Information Development And Recording System, Michael Jorgensen

Defensive Publications Series

The systems and methods described herein relate to a computer implemented system for information development and recording which maintains a complete history of all related data in a sequentially coherent state history. The present system is able to systematically update a specific method set used for the information development by use of the computer implemented recording and feedback elements. The origination of the system design is rooted in the concept that there is significant useful information that is lost to history in the industry standard methods of capturing detailed information disclosures and interacting with formal examination functions.

Interaction And Synthesis Techniques In Moredaw, A Browser-Based Music Workstation, Michael Winters

Defensive Publications Series

MoreDAW is a music workstation that runs in a web browser. This publication discloses five techniques it uses. (1) A circular note pad whose dots are laid out by phyllotaxis, each turned 137.5° (the golden angle) from the last, with other layouts including Fibonacci rings and a harmonic (Tonnetz) grid. Touch or mouse gestures on it are recorded against the musical beat and replayed on every loop pass. (2) Conducting a virtual orchestra with an ordinary mouse and no button held: the bottom of each down-up stroke is a beat that sets the tempo, and the size of the stroke …

A Yolov8x Framework For Breast Lesion Localization Using Real-World Mammographic Images, Hadeel Abdul Majeed Ghazi, Yarub Alazzawi, Hussein Hasan Nsaif

Karbala International Journal of Modern Science

Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality among women worldwide, and early and accurate mammographic assessment is important for timely diagnosis and improved patient survival. However, accurate breast lesion detection requires overcoming the issues of low lesion contrast, dense breast tissue, image noise, and variation in mammographic acquisition. In this study, we present a YOLOv8x-based computer-aided detection framework for automated breast lesion localization in full-field digital mammography (FFDM) and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) images acquired under heterogeneous clinical conditions. The framework was developed and evaluated using 501 clinical mammographic images obtained from multiple mammography systems, namely GE …

An Object-Level Semantic Video Transmission Framework For Iomt Based On Lightweight Yolo And Motion Triggering, Iman Kadhum Abbood, Alaa Shawqi Jaber

Karbala International Journal of Modern Science

In Internet of Multimedia Things (IoMT) environments, video capture and frame transmission consume substantial sensor energy and impose considerable network overhead because of redundant data transmission. Traditional approaches often rely on repeated pixel-level operations and frequent execution of deep segmentation models, thereby increasing computational and transmission costs. This paper proposes an Object-Level Semantic Video Transmission Framework (OSVT) for resource-constrained IoMT environments in which high-definition visual data must be transmitted over low-bandwidth wireless multimedia sensor networks (WMSNs). The proposed OSVT incorporates a dual-stage wake-up mechanism that remains in sleep mode during static scenes, thereby reducing transmission load. The high-power YOLOv11-seg module …

Predictive Key-Value Cache Prefilling And Loop Recovery For Multi-Model Agent Systems, Rohan Grover, Satish Kondalam, Muninder Sambi, Aman Ahuja

Defensive Publications Series

In multi-model artificial intelligence agent systems, performance may be affected by latency when a task is escalated from a smaller utility model to a larger frontier model, as this can involve recomputing the session’s key-value (KV) cache.  A stateful orchestration gateway can monitor an agent's session to manage context across different models. For example, the gateway can use idle periods, such as during an external tool call, to predictively pre-compute the KV cache for a potential escalation. The gateway can also detect agentic loops, roll back the KV cache to a last known good state, inject a summary of the …

Earning The Right To Act, Volodymyr Kotegov

Defensive Publications Series

Safety Is Designed Before Capability Growth: Boundaries, stop mechanisms, verification criteria, and rules for expanding authority must exist before the system receives the corresponding freedom. “We’ll patch it later” does not work when the consequence is irreversible.

A Claim Is Not Evidence: Neither the developers’ words (“we checked everything”) nor the system’s own words (“I am safe”) count as engineering evidence. Trust is built on a structure of checks that can be independently repeated.

Freedom Grows in Steps, Alongside Verifiability: Autonomy is not a switch but a set of distinct authorities. Each step requires its own basis, and verification depth …

Verified Intent Execution (Vix), Volodymyr Kotegov

Defensive Publications Series

VIX is an autonomous system for the synthesis, formal verification, execution and controlled evolution of computational systems. It transforms high-level business goals into verifiable behavioural models and executable Dataflow structures, independently explores alternative algorithms and architectures, enforces mandatory invariants, and can propose alternative interpretations of goals without activating them unless authorised.

VIX manages the full life-cycle of a computational realisation: interpretation of business intent, synthesis of candidates, verification, execution, observation of behaviour, and safe modification of the running system. The human does not write implementation code, does not manually enter mathematical formulae, and is not required to understand internal formal …

Modular System With A Detachable Charging Core And Interchangeable Host Housings, Alexander Suen, Raghu Srivatsa, Michel Jiang, Thomas Bock

Defensive Publications Series

Charging systems for portable electronic devices, such as smartphones or smart watches, can utilize a monolithic design with a captive cable, which may reduce portability, and create cable clutter. A system can include a modular charging system comprising a detachable, non-captive charging core. This core may feature a device-specific charging interface on one surface and a standardized power input, such as a universal serial bus type-c port, on another. The core can be interchangeably docked into various host housings, for example, a protective keychain carrier, a direct-mated portable battery sled, or a desktop stand. This modular architecture can decouple the …

System, Method, And Computer Program Product For Dynamically Reorganizing Multi-Tier Feature Cache Placement Based On Machine Learning Model Deployment Topology, Ruiyang Xia, Hao Qin

Defensive Publications Series

A system, method, and computer program product are disclosed for dynamically reorganizing multi-tier feature cache placement based on machine learning model deployment topology. The system includes a deployment controller, a cache controller, a cache memory, and multiple cache tiers configured to store feature data utilized during machine learning inference. Upon detection of a model deployment event, a feature dependency manifest associated with an incoming machine learning model is accessed to identify features required for inference operations. The cache controller evaluates feature placement across cache tiers and performs promotion of required features into a higher-performance cache tier while demoting non-required features …

Keyboard Serviceability With A Link Bar Mechanism Design At Top Mount Design Of Keyboard, Hp Inc

Defensive Publications Series

This article is to have a link bar mechanism design for Keyboard abnormal at end user side and need to service.

In Re: Creighton Bloyd

2026 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

C J Hesse Inc V. American Family Home Insurance Co

2026 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Data Without Borders, Sovereignty Without Guarantees: Cybersecurity Risks Of Cross-Border Data Hosting In The Global South, Evidence And Policy Lessons From Mozambique, Faztudo Languisse Eng.

Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice

The digital transformation of public and private institutions across the Global South has produced a paradox: as states digitize government services, financial systems, and citizen records, an increasing share of this data is hosted on servers physically located in the United States, the European Union, and other developed economies. This article develops a taxonomy of the cybersecurity and sovereignty risks generated by this dependency, distinguishing deliberate risks, arising from extraterritorial legal instruments such as the United States CLOUD Act, foreign surveillance regimes, and a concentrated hyperscale cloud market, from non-deliberate risks, arising from undersea cable failures, hyperscaler outages, misconfiguration, and …

Care After Insurance, Elenore Wade

Journal of Law and Health

This essay describes the theoretical and doctrinal problems caused by viewing healthcare and medicine through the framework of risk-based insurance. It also explains how the framework affects agency and institutional behavior in non-insurance medical payment programs and how it affects public political discourse on healthcare.

Visualizing The Regression Lines And The Correlation Coefficient For Bivariate Discrete Random Variables Authors, Mamunur Rashid, Jyotirmoy Sarkar

Mathematics Faculty Publications

Sarkar and Rashid (2024) visualized the joint probabilities of two discrete random variables using a 2D disc plot from which they graphically obtained the conditional distributions of 𝑌 given 𝑋=𝑎, and 𝑋 given 𝑌=𝑏; and the marginal distributions of 𝑋, 𝑌, 𝑋+𝑌, 𝑋−𝑌, and 𝑐𝑋+𝑑𝑌. Sarkar and Rashid (2025) visualized the mean, mean deviation, and standard deviation of any discrete random variable using a disc plot. Here, starting with the 2D disc plot, we visualize the correlation coefficient between X and Y, and the linear regression of one variable from the other. Such visualizations help users better comprehend these concepts. …

Enhancing Inclusion For Youth With Disabilities, Allison Marquina, Jared Hawkins, Anna Gilliam

All Current Publications

This fact sheet aims to empower adults who work with youth with tips for promoting inclusion for youth with disabilities.

Capital, Infrastructure And Dispossession: A Socio-Spatial Fix Analysis Of Ikn Nusantara, Muhammad Arham, Wawan Kurniawan

Forest and Society

The relocation of Indonesia's capital city from Jakarta to Ibu Kota Nusantara (IKN) in East Kalimantan has officially been framed as a response to Jakarta's environmental crisis and a vehicle for national economic decentralization. Drawing on David Harvey's theory of the socio-spatial fix, this paper argues that IKN is better understood as a state-led strategy, operated to resolve crises of capital accumulation through the reorganization of land, infrastructure and territory in Kalimantan. This phenomenon has emerged through the alignment of state authority and capitalist interest rather than through a single, deliberate plan. The paper traces this fix through three interlocking …

Phenological Flexibility In Nesting Grassland Birds Over A Half Century Informs Timing Of Management, Kristin S. Ellis, Michael J. Anteau, Lawrence D. Igl, Garrett J. Macdonald, Neal D. Niemuth, Aaron T. Pearse, Jill A. Shaffer, Christine A. Ribic, Josh L. Vest, Masanori Abe, Daniel S. Ackerman, Marissa A. Ahlering, Johanna N. Alpert, Anahit Amiri, Kent Andersson, Jacqueline K. Augustine, Kristel K. Bakker, Jeffrey L. Beck, Adam C. Behney, Jacy S. Bernath-Plaisted, Todd R. Bogenschutz, Eric K. Bollinger, Lauren E. Bortolotti, Andy J. Boyce, Jeffrey D. Brawn, Fred C. Bryant, Andrew J. Campomizzi, Jay D. Carlisle, J Matthew Carroll, Rachel Carroll, John P. Carroll, Justin R. Clarke, Michael R. Conover, Reesa Y. Conrey, Jaime J. Coon, Kyle A. Cutting, Stephen K. Davis, Dawn M. Davis, Duane R. Diefenbach, Jonathan B. Dinkins, R Andrew Dreelin, Victoria J. Dreitz, Courtney J. Duchardt, Michael W. Eichholz, Susan N. Ellis-Felege, Kevin S. Ellison, Bradley C. Fedy, Samantha D. Fino, Robert J. Fletcher Jr, Dillon T. Fogarty, Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, Pamela R. Garrettson, Robert J. Gates, Erin L. Gelling, James J. Giacomo, Alex Glass, Cheri L. Gratto-Trevor, Ryan D. Haffele, Christian A. Hagen, Vanessa B. Harriman, Samuel W H Harryman, David A. Haukos, Robert T. Haynam, Heather A. Herakovich, James R. Herkert, Fidel Hernandez, Jason M. Hill, H Jeffrey Homan, Torre J. Hovick, Jonathan A. Jenks, William E. Jensen, Aaron N. Johnston, Sydney-Marie Jones, Carly S. Kelly, Kaylan M. Kemink, Silka L F Kempema, Dylan C. Kesler, Christopher P. Kirol, Robert W. Klaver, Page E. Klug, Jesse L. Kolar, Nicola Koper, Kyle J. Kuechle, Jonathan D. Lautenbach, Zoe M. Lebrun-Southcott, David W. Londe, Scott R. Loss, Cullen M. Mackenzie, Patrick A. Magee, Douglas L. Manzer, John P. Mccarty, Gywm Mckee, Ann E. Mckellar, Lance B. Mcnew, James R. Miller, Megan C. Milligan, Ashlee K. Minor, Rocco J. Murano, Les D. Murray, David E. Naugle, Clayton K. Nielsen, Christopher J. Norment, Sarah B. Ogden, Lindsay A. Parsons, Brian D. Peer, Noah G. Perlut, James C. Pittman, Christopher D. Pollentier, Larkin A. Powell, Aaron C. Pratt, John P. Pulliam, Nancy M. Raginski, Dan R. Reinking, Kaitlyn M. Reintsma, Terry Z. Riley, Kevin M. Ringelman, Joseph R. Robb, Scott K. Robinson, Andres N. Rosales, Charlotte L. Roy, Kayla A. Ruth, Brett K. Sandercock, Kevin K. Sedivec, Steve K. Sherrod, Justin J. Shew, Mason L. Sieges, Jenny L. Sika, Susan K. Skagen, Cassandra G. Skaggs, Joseph Smith, Jennifer A. Smith, Kurt D. Smith, Alex J. Solem, Joshua D. Stafford, Glenn E. Stauffer, Matthew D. Stephenson, Lee Sutcliffe, Amber E. Swicegood, Jason Tack, Evan P. Tanner, Catrina V. Terry, Wendy P. Tori, Ashley M. Unger, Kelly R. Vanbeek, William E. Vetter, Jay A. Vonbank, Brett L. Walker, Michael D. Whitson, Maiken Winter, Kimberly A. With, Donald H. Wolfe, Amy A. Yakel Adams, Benjamin Zuckerberg

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

The timing of biological events for wildlife species reflects and influences ecological and evolutionary processes and helps guide management actions to meet conservation objectives. Climate change may cause phenological shifts across trophic levels and ecosystems, which can have broad ecological impacts. Shifts may also result in mistiming between management practices based on historical conditions and current biological events, reducing the effectiveness of natural resource management and conservation efforts. We analyzed nesting phenology patterns over recent decades across North America for 44 species of grassland-nesting birds, including waterfowl, upland gamebirds, shorebirds, and passerines, many of which have experienced precipitous population declines. …

Summit County, Utah: Changes To Climate, Snowpack, And Wildfire (1979-2025), Scott Hotaling, Gordon O. Gianniny, Joseph D. Birch, Elizabeth Cohen, Kendall Becker

All Current Publications

Summit County is climatically unique from the rest of Utah due to its high mean elevation. It’s also economically unique, with world-class ski resorts near working agricultural lands. In this fact sheet, we synthesize how Summit County’s environment is changing, with an emphasis on the last 50 years. We focus on changes in temperature, precipitation, and snowpack; growing season length; and wildfire because of their impacts on the economy, natural resources, and local communities' well-being. Our goal is to support the region's future planning efforts. To that end, we highlight risks to Summit County’s future and opportunities that may arise …

Nutrition During Adolescent Growth Spurts: What Changes And What To Expect, Georgia Wilde, Stacy Bevan, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos

All Current Publications

This fact sheet explains the nutritional changes that occur during adolescent growth spurts and provides practical, evidence-based guidance to caregivers on supporting healthy growth and development.

Engaging Across Differences: Building Moral Courage For Dialogue, Belonging, And Community, Sue Maxam, Deborah Amarah

Social Justice Week

In an increasingly polarized world, conversations across differences can feel challenging, uncomfortable, or even impossible. Yet meaningful dialogue is essential for advancing social justice, bridging divides, fostering belonging, and supporting democratic engagement.

This interactive workshop helps participants build the skills and confidence to engage constructively across differences. Using the Moral Courage Framework, learn practical strategies for navigating challenging conversations with empathy, curiosity, humility, and respect. Through discussion, reflection, and experiential activities, gain tools for active listening, reducing polarization, and strengthening inclusive communities.

The Role Of Growth Mindset In Predicting Resilience And Athletic Performance Among Student-Athletes: A Sem Approach, Ifsal Rafi Fauzan, Dinni Nurfajrin Ningsih, Vina Nurviyani, Sri Mulyanti

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This study aims to examine the influence of growth mindset and resilience on athletic performance among student athletes, as well as the mediating role of resilience in this relationship. A quantitative approach with a survey design was employed. Data were collected using validated Likert-type psychological scales and analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results indicate that growth mindset has a significant positive effect on resilience (β = 0.61, p < 0.001) and athletic performance (β = 0.28, p

= 0.002). Resilience also significantly influences athletic performance (β = 0.55, p < 0.001). Furthermore, resilience partially mediates the relationship between growth mindset and athletic performance (β = 0.34, p < 0.001). The structural model explains 62% of the variance in athletic performance (R² = 0.62), indicating strong predictive power.These findings highlight the importance of psychological factors in sports performance and suggest that integrating psychological training into athlete development programs can enhance performance outcomes.

“It Feels Like Your Life Hinges On Me”: Lived Experience Of Being Next Of Kin To Someone Who Self-Harms, Kenneth Haugjord, John-Kåre Vederhus, Tore Dag Bøe, Kristine Dahl

The Qualitative Report

Through previous research, attention has been drawn to the burden experienced by next of kin to someone struggling with self-harm, yet less attention has been given to how they experience and make sense of the relational and existential complexity of this role in their everyday lives. We asked how next of kin experienced and made sense of caring for a loved one who self-harmed. We conducted in-depth interviews with fourteen next of kin, including parents, partners, and siblings, and analyzed the data through reflexive thematic analysis within an interpretive qualitative framework. Our analysis generated an overarching theme, "It Feels Like …

The Student Movement Volume 111 Issue 4: Barns And Global Missionaries, Audrey Hoover, Isa Demoraes, Anna Rybachek, Matthew Henderson, Laura Pérez, Melanie Webb

The Student Movement v. 111 (2026-2027)

NEWS

AUSA Hosts Its Annual Barn Party, Audrey Hoover

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

How Phone-Free Concerts Might Change Live Music, Isa DeMoraes

Taylor Swift and 'Patient Zero', Anna Rybachek

IDEAS

Pillory in the Public Square, Matthew Henderson

PULSE

Is Forced Worship Real Worship?, Laura Pérez

Come Meet Katie Davis and Margaret Rogers: A Student Missionary Spotlight, Audrey Hoover

LAST WORD

The End of the World, Melanie Webb

Social Justice Week 2026 Calendar Of Events, Social Justice Week Planning Committee

Social Justice Week

View the full calendar of events that took place during Social Justice Week.

Review Of The Book Blinders: Annals Of Vandalism At The British Library: A Necrology, By John Clute, Janet Brennan Croft

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

Review of The Book Blinders: Annals of Vandalism at the British Library: A Necrology, by John Clute. The book discusses the British Library's policy of discarding dust-jackets, with examples of the sort of information lost when these important paratexts are destroyed.

Mapping Translation Of Saudi Literature Into English For Sustainable Cultural Impact And Global Visibility, Abdullah Saleh Aziz Mohammed, Arif Ahmed Mohammed Hassan Al-Ahdal, Suad Abdulaziz Khalil Al-Kadery

UB Journal for Humanities

Saudi literature represents a significant component of the Kingdom’s cultural heritage. However, its global visibility remains limited due to fragmented translation practices and inadequate systematic documentation. This study maps the contribution of English translations of Saudi literary works in terms of their visibility, sustainability, and cultural impact within the international literary landscape. The mixed-methods approach adopted in this study integrates bibliometric analysis of 300 English translations of Saudi works with qualitative data sourced from translators, publishers, academics, and international readers represented through publicly available reader reviews and online responses. The analysis examines the bibliometric mapping of Saudi literary translation (e.g. …

Structural, Spectroscopic And Dft Study Of C11H8N2O4 As A Potential Sars-Cov-2 MPro Inhibitor, Mücahit Yılmaz, Mehmet Hanifi Kebiroğlu

Baghdad Science Journal

In this study, the structural, electronic, and spectroscopic properties of the 3-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-1H-pyrazole-5-carboxylic acid (C₁₁H₈N₂O₄) molecule, which has potential biological activity and optoelectronic properties, were investigated theoretically. All quantum chemical calculations were performed at the B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) basis set level using Density Functional Theory (DFT). Frequency analysis of the optimized geometric structure confirmed that the structure has a stable minimum on the potential energy surface. The calculated energy gap of 3.982 eV, because of Frontier Molecular Orbital (FMO) analysis, revealed the chemical stability and Intramolecular Charge Transfer (ICT) behavior of the molecule. The calculated …