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Pharmacognostic Analysis And Thin-Layer Chromatographic Study Of The Thai Antipyretic Herbal Formula Khiao-Bencha-Khan, Sirinapa Chaisri, Tassanee Paraput, Pravit Akarasereenont, Pinpat Tripatara Mar 2026

Pharmacognostic Analysis And Thin-Layer Chromatographic Study Of The Thai Antipyretic Herbal Formula Khiao-Bencha-Khan, Sirinapa Chaisri, Tassanee Paraput, Pravit Akarasereenont, Pinpat Tripatara

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Background: Khiao-bencha-khan formula (KBF) is an herbal formula recorded in Thai scriptures and used to treat fever, including exanthematous fever, and aphthous ulcers. It consists of Limnophila rugosa (Roth) Merr., Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst., Gossypium arboreum L., Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth., Eupatorium japonicum L., and Justicia gendarussa Burm.f.
Objectives: This study aimed to identify the pharmacognostic and chemical profiles of the herbal components found in KBF.
Methods: All authentic plant materials were collected, and samples were prepared under Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme/good manufacturing practice guidelines. The materials were identified using macroscopic, microscopic, and thin-layer chromatography (TLC) methods.
Results: Microscopic analysis …

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Development Of Aqueous Dispersions Of Zein–Inulin Nanoparticles: Influence Of Formulation Variables On Physical Properties, Wanarat Sayamol, Supakarn Chamni, Jittima Chatchawalsaisin Mar 2026

Development Of Aqueous Dispersions Of Zein–Inulin Nanoparticles: Influence Of Formulation Variables On Physical Properties, Wanarat Sayamol, Supakarn Chamni, Jittima Chatchawalsaisin

The Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Background: Zein-based nanoparticles exhibit considerable potential for pharmaceutical and food applications. Incorporating inulin, a prebiotic polysaccharide, can improve their functional performance. Owing to the distinct solubilities of zein and inulin in aqueous ethanol, zein– inulin nanoparticles can be prepared through precipitation using their respective anti-solvents.
Objectives: This study aimed to systematically develop zein–inulin nanoparticles using the antisolvent precipitation method, with a focus on investigating the effects of formulation variables on particle characteristics and dispersion properties.
Materials and Methods: Zein–inulin nanoparticles were prepared using an anti-solvent precipitation method. Zein and inulin were separately dissolved in aqueous ethanol and water, respectively. The …

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From Field To Marketplace: Nil, Identity Dynamics, And Well-Being Among College Athletes, Kathryn Heinze, Landy D. Lu, Hairou Ren, Sara Soderstom Mar 2026

From Field To Marketplace: Nil, Identity Dynamics, And Well-Being Among College Athletes, Kathryn Heinze, Landy D. Lu, Hairou Ren, Sara Soderstom

Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics

The rapid expansion of name, image, and likeness (NIL) opportunities has reshaped the U.S. college sport landscape, yet limited research has examined how NIL engagement affects athlete identity and well-being. This study investigates the relationships among NIL engagement, identity salience, and stress. Survey data were collected from 351 Division I athletes across four major conferences. Regression analyses indicated that greater NIL commitment was associated with heightened athlete identity salience and increased NIL-related stress. NIL satisfaction emerged as a protective factor, predicting lower stress, whereas perceptions of fairness were not significantly related to stress. Brief open-ended survey responses provided explanatory context, …

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Evaluating The Effectiveness Of A Solar-Powered Arduino Real-Time Transmitter In Measuring Moisture, Temperature, And Environmental Ph Levels In Soil, Jacy Danielle I. Gonzales, Jamiela Anne T. Trinio, Mary Terly Ann Angustia, Eve Christlene C. Calma, Michelle H. Dote Mar 2026

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of A Solar-Powered Arduino Real-Time Transmitter In Measuring Moisture, Temperature, And Environmental Ph Levels In Soil, Jacy Danielle I. Gonzales, Jamiela Anne T. Trinio, Mary Terly Ann Angustia, Eve Christlene C. Calma, Michelle H. Dote

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress Conference Proceedings

In the past decade, the effects of climate change have served as a threat to crop production, thereby affecting the livelihood of farmers. As a result, monitoring soil conditions has become increasingly crucial in agricultural fields. Traditional methods, while considered reliable, often have issues regarding accuracy and efficiency. Hence, various technological innovations have emerged over the years to assist in the aforementioned tasks. However, while existing studies have supported the reliability of technology, they have also highlighted its limitations, particularly in terms of cost-effectiveness. Therefore, this study proposed the application of the Solar-Powered Arduino Real-Time Transmitter (SPARTT) in agricultural settings. …

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Plastilapia: Potential Of Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) Scales For Creating Bioplastics, Rain Andrea Q. Matilde, Kathlene Ann R. Aspiras-Lorenzo Mar 2026

Plastilapia: Potential Of Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) Scales For Creating Bioplastics, Rain Andrea Q. Matilde, Kathlene Ann R. Aspiras-Lorenzo

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress Conference Proceedings

Plastic waste is a global problem affecting General Santos City (GenSan). Though brown paper bags are alternatives, they tear easily and may cause deforestation. South Cotabato, including GenSan, produces large amounts of tilapia. Their discarded scales contain collagen that can be used to create sustainable biopolymers. This study explores the potential of tilapia scales for creating bioplastics, focusing on tensile strength and biodegradability as eco-friendly alternatives to plastics. For this study, one kilogram of raw tilapia fish scales was used. The scales were cleaned, oven-dried at 60°C for three hours, ground, and soaked in a 0.1N sodium hydroxide solution for …

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Pinenergy: A Sustainable Bio-Piezoelectric Generator From Queen Pineapple Crown Leaves (Ananas Comosus [Linn.] Merr.) For Energy Generation, Harvesting, And Conversion, Angelyzha Julienne V. Carpio, Rhionna Marie Marcelo Mayor, Mark Cyril C. Brazil, Phebe P. Mendoza Mar 2026

Pinenergy: A Sustainable Bio-Piezoelectric Generator From Queen Pineapple Crown Leaves (Ananas Comosus [Linn.] Merr.) For Energy Generation, Harvesting, And Conversion, Angelyzha Julienne V. Carpio, Rhionna Marie Marcelo Mayor, Mark Cyril C. Brazil, Phebe P. Mendoza

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress Conference Proceedings

Energy is one of the necessities in life. The Philippines has abundant energy resources; however, as the energy demand increases, energy reserves are diminishing faster than they can be replenished, and alternatives remain underutilized due to cost and ethical challenges, resulting in a shortage in energy production. To combat this, bio-piezoelectricity, which transforms mechanical forces into electrical energy through an organic material, offers a secure substitute for current energy resources. This study aims to determine the efficacy of queen pineapple crown leaves (QPCL) as a bio-piezoelectric generator in energy generation, harvesting, and conversion efficiency. The leaves served as the primary …

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Discrepancy Of Task Allocation With Job Description In Connection To Key Performance Indicators (Kpis) Of A Selected Cooperative In Valenzuela City, Rhenjie Jusoy, Lowella Grace Ibañez, Sarah S. Molina Mar 2026

Discrepancy Of Task Allocation With Job Description In Connection To Key Performance Indicators (Kpis) Of A Selected Cooperative In Valenzuela City, Rhenjie Jusoy, Lowella Grace Ibañez, Sarah S. Molina

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress Conference Proceedings

Task allocation discrepancy in employees job description has become a critical concern in modern workplaces, particularly when it is linked in the management’s Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). In response to that, this study explored how employees perceive the effects of the occurrence of task allocation discrepancy on workplace productivity as this aimed to explore the reasons and the effects behind these occurring issues in order to address these gaps and generate solutions, by focusing on key themes such as adaptability, workplace acknowledgment, skill development opportunities, and work motivation. Through the use of phenomenological research design, the study employed open-ended surveys …

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Physicochemical Properties Of Squash (Cucurbita Maxima L.) Seeds For Biodiesel Production, Frances Sofia A. Maddela, Lea Rose P. Inoval, Keightleen Faye L. Nicolas, Randolph M. Rosales, Hanz Hilary Villareal, June Ray O. Filler Mar 2026

Physicochemical Properties Of Squash (Cucurbita Maxima L.) Seeds For Biodiesel Production, Frances Sofia A. Maddela, Lea Rose P. Inoval, Keightleen Faye L. Nicolas, Randolph M. Rosales, Hanz Hilary Villareal, June Ray O. Filler

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress Conference Proceedings

This study explores the potential of squash (Cucurbita maxima L.) seeds, an underutilized agricultural waste product, as a feedstock for biodiesel production. The resulting biodiesel was compared to a conventional biodiesel from waste soya bean cooking oil, focusing on the parameters of kinematic viscosity and flashpoint. A 1:10 (w/v) sample-to-solvent ratio was utilized through Soxhlet extraction, followed by rotary evaporation to maximize oil extraction. Subsequently, acid-base titration determines the oil’s Free Fatty Acid (FFA) content to be 2.08%, indicating its suitability for base-catalyzed transesterification. A stoichiometric minimum oil-to-methanol ratio of 1:3 and 1% w/w sodium methoxide as the catalyst were …

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Paper From Food Waste: Replacing Protective Packaging In Online Shopping With Allium Sativum (Garlic) Peels, Sakura C. Alangui, Rachelle D. Dangilan, Sophia A. Nolasco, Angelina P. Ruebe, Ariston F. Zaparita, Illuminada S. Menzi Mar 2026

Paper From Food Waste: Replacing Protective Packaging In Online Shopping With Allium Sativum (Garlic) Peels, Sakura C. Alangui, Rachelle D. Dangilan, Sophia A. Nolasco, Angelina P. Ruebe, Ariston F. Zaparita, Illuminada S. Menzi

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress Conference Proceedings

The environmental impact of plastic packaging is a growing global concern, with the rise of online shopping and its dependence on single-use plastics like bubble wrap. This study examines the potential of Allium sativum (garlic) peels as a sustainable protective packaging material, evaluating their durability, biodegradability, and acceptability in comparison to conventional bubble wrap. Specimens of garlic paper and bubble wrap were then tested under different parameters. Under durability, the results showed that garlic peel paper had a mean tensile strength of 416.80 N/m, comparable to bubble wrap at 453.90 N/m, with no significant difference in tensile strength. In terms …

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Effects Of Subliminal Advertising As Emotional Marketing Used By Coffee Shops To The Consumer Behavior Of Students From De La Salle University, Ivymae Joy A. Macatiag, Lia Amor V. Dait, Antoine Li Nikolai L. Soliman Mar 2026

Effects Of Subliminal Advertising As Emotional Marketing Used By Coffee Shops To The Consumer Behavior Of Students From De La Salle University, Ivymae Joy A. Macatiag, Lia Amor V. Dait, Antoine Li Nikolai L. Soliman

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress Conference Proceedings

This study analyzes the influence of subliminal advertising as a form of emotional marketing on the consumer behavior of students from De La Salle University. It examines how subtle, subconscious advertising techniques used by coffee shops can affect purchasing decisions and emotional connections with brands. The research aims to: (1) analyze the effects of subliminal advertisement on consumer behavior, (2) examine their emotional impact on students aged 18–24, and (3) identify which emotions are most effective in promoting customer engagement and repurchasing. Using a quantitative method, data was gathered through a survey. Findings reveal that among emotions such as love, …

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The Classroom Assessment Self-Efficacy Survey For Preservice Teachers: A Validation Study, Yiyun Fan, Timothy Folger, Connor Sondergeld, Toni A. May, Gregory E. Stone Mar 2026

The Classroom Assessment Self-Efficacy Survey For Preservice Teachers: A Validation Study, Yiyun Fan, Timothy Folger, Connor Sondergeld, Toni A. May, Gregory E. Stone

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Preservice teachers often lack confidence in classroom assessment, highlighting the need for robust tools to measure assessment self-efficacy. The Classroom Assessment Self-Efficacy Survey (CASES) was designed to address this need. It comprises 24 items across two subscales: Evaluating Others’ Confidence (EOC) and Personal Performance Confidence (PPC). This study examined the psychometric properties of CASES using 223 responses from preservice teachers. Rasch modeling and other statistical techniques were applied to evaluate validity evidence based on response processes, internal structure, and relations to other variables. Results showed that CASES functioned as intended. Rating scale use was consistent with expectations, and reliability and …

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Classroom Climate And Teacher Effectiveness: A Study Of Second-Grade Classrooms, Nancy Ratcliff, Cathy Jones, Emma Savage-Davis, Heather Sheehan, Gilbert Hunt Mar 2026

Classroom Climate And Teacher Effectiveness: A Study Of Second-Grade Classrooms, Nancy Ratcliff, Cathy Jones, Emma Savage-Davis, Heather Sheehan, Gilbert Hunt

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This paper investigates the differences that exist between the climates in second-grade classrooms where teachers are perceived as needs improvement by their principals and in classrooms where teachers are perceived as strong by the same principals. Based on a comparative research design with quantitative analysis conducted during the fall semester of the 2008 school year, the study finds significant differences in classroom management, teacher and student interactions, questioning, and student time- on-task. Research findings provide implications to help improve both pre-service and in-service training of elementary school teachers.

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Early Childhood Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions Of Scientists At Work, Tenisha L. Powell, Susan Green Mar 2026

Early Childhood Pre-Service Teachers' Perceptions Of Scientists At Work, Tenisha L. Powell, Susan Green

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

Early childhood teachers play a vital role in creating young children’s perceptions about science and scientists. Stereotypical perceptions of scientists and science may be detrimental to young children because these beliefs limit the possibility that science is accessible to all. To assist children in broadening their thinking about science, teachers must first gain knowledge about their own beliefs and perceptions. Several researchers have found that "teachers tend to teach in the same ways in which they were taught when they were students" (Finson, Thomas & Pedersen, 2006). In this study, 33 early childhood pre-service teachers were asked to "draw a …

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A Pilot Study: Capturing Online Dispositions And Summative Evaluation Of Educational Field Experiences, Michael H. Murphy, Gina Barton, Judith Neufeld Mar 2026

A Pilot Study: Capturing Online Dispositions And Summative Evaluation Of Educational Field Experiences, Michael H. Murphy, Gina Barton, Judith Neufeld

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

In 2009 the Department of Teacher Education at Lander University created a small collaborative assessment team to construct an online evaluation tool for their clinical candidates. The primary intent of the team was twofold. First, the team needed to create a single tool that reflected the Department of Teacher Education’s conceptual framework and that could capture data from teacher candidates, host cooperating teachers, and university supervisors, (stakeholders) in both the field and clinical experiences. Second, the team needed to create a database that would store candidates’ clinical data in a way that was easy to manipulate and aggregate in order …

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Foreign Language-Immersion Education In South Carolina: Prospects, Kara D. Brown, Xiaohui Wu, Sarahi Paz Mar 2026

Foreign Language-Immersion Education In South Carolina: Prospects, Kara D. Brown, Xiaohui Wu, Sarahi Paz

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This article examines the development of foreign language immersion education in South Carolina schools, highlights some of the educational challenges involved in foreign language immersion, and concludes with prospects for foreign-language immersion policy and practice in the state.

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Career Pathways: Accountability For Secondary Students With Learning Disabilities, Gayle Disney Mar 2026

Career Pathways: Accountability For Secondary Students With Learning Disabilities, Gayle Disney

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

The career pathways mandate in South Carolina schools is especially important for students with specific learning disabilities (SLD or LD). The majority of students with LD need extra support throughout the postsecondary planning process, a point that is often inadvertently overlooked by their teachers and support personnel. This paper will elaborate on the career preparation needs of high school students with LD; outline similarities in federal and state mandates regarding career awareness and preparation for students in South Carolina; and discuss the importance of collaboration in teacher education programs and in schools to prepare students with learning disabilities for transition …

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Teaching The Whole Child Through Project Based Learning, Loren Ryan Mar 2026

Teaching The Whole Child Through Project Based Learning, Loren Ryan

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This paper describes in detail the current teaching practices integrating Project Based Learning with explicit examples of projects administered at the gateway grades of 4th, 8th, and 12th grade, respectively. Incorporating Project Based Learning at a local independent school in Columbia, South Carolina, offers students the opportunity to demonstrate their cumulative knowledge at each gateway grade while allowing students to integrate the arts into their exhibition of mastery.

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Preparing Students To Teach In The "Real" Diverse Worlds, Nur Tanyel, Laura Hooks, Lori Tanner, Kela Goodman Mar 2026

Preparing Students To Teach In The "Real" Diverse Worlds, Nur Tanyel, Laura Hooks, Lori Tanner, Kela Goodman

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This article presents a unique Early Childhood Program at the University of South Carolina Upstate in partnership with Dunbar Child Development and Family Learning Center. An integrated course work and field experiences created for the preservice teachers to understand and comfortably work with diverse students. The preservice teachers are expected to take six co-requisite classes and complete clinical experiences simultaneously. Furthermore, the preservice teachers will complete the required assignments focused on developing sensitivity to diversity in the classroom.

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Assessing The Whole Child—Beyond The Borders Of Testing, Dolores Stegelin, Paula Schubert Mar 2026

Assessing The Whole Child—Beyond The Borders Of Testing, Dolores Stegelin, Paula Schubert

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

The issue of assessment continues to be significant; this article focuses on the evolving definition of assessment, risks associated with assessing younger learners, and strategies for assessing the whole child. The focus of the article is the younger learner and the strategies described are presented as a helpful tool to teacher educators of pre-service students. Assessment strategies presented here reflect best practices in the U.S., other countries, and educational settings that value developmental and cultural differences.

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Adding Citizenship Preparation To A Classroom Organization Plan, Rebecca Stevens Mar 2026

Adding Citizenship Preparation To A Classroom Organization Plan, Rebecca Stevens

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

There are two areas of content in schools, academic and social. The academic content is driven by standards, the social content by public education's mission to prepare young people for citizenship. A dilemma for teachers is how to teach all that needs to be covered in class. "How can education for citizenship and democracy be added to an already overburdened school curriculum?" Education for democracy includes the acquisition of a body of knowledge, intellectual and participatory skills (National Assessment Governing Board, n.d.) and civic dispositions (Carnegie Corporation of New York & CIRCLE, 2003). This paper describes why and how this …

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Diverse Pathways In Teacher Preparation: South Carolina Technical To 4-Year College Teacher Certification Initiative, Stephen Thompson, Jane Zenger Mar 2026

Diverse Pathways In Teacher Preparation: South Carolina Technical To 4-Year College Teacher Certification Initiative, Stephen Thompson, Jane Zenger

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

Developing technical to 4-year college teacher certification pathways has the potential to help alleviate South Carolina teacher shortages, especially in rural and high poverty settings. This article describes one such partnership, Diverse Pathways in Teacher Preparation, and provides rationale for expanding similar partnerships across South Carolina. Recommendations for implementation are included, beginning with creation of course articulation agreements for education majors between institutions. In addition, this article describes other support systems needed such as specialized advisements, on-site mentoring, support for course development, and expansion of clinical field experiences for technical college students. To this point twenty-eight South Carolina institutions responded …

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Full Issue: Volume 2, 2009, Christopher Burkett Mar 2026

Full Issue: Volume 2, 2009, Christopher Burkett

Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina

This file contains the full issue of TEJSC, including front matter, table of contents, editorial notes, and articles.

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Defying The Conventional: Musical Performance, Embodied Cognition, And The Reconfiguration Of Institutional Discourse, Dillon Parmer Mar 2026

Defying The Conventional: Musical Performance, Embodied Cognition, And The Reconfiguration Of Institutional Discourse, Dillon Parmer

Music & Musical Performance: An International Journal

This essay confronts the dialectic between theory and practice through a comparison of an idea basic to how we understand music (the notion that pitch moves up and down in vertical space) with how pitch is thought of in actual music-making. The comparison leads to both a new conceptual model for thinking about pitch, what might be called Pitch Horizontality, as well as a proposal for how to bring institutional discourse about music into sync, not with how scholars in other disciplines think about their subject matter, but with the thinking that goes on in contexts of real-world artistic production.

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Ten Portraits In Sound Of Beethoven’S Leonore, Stephen Hastings Mar 2026

Ten Portraits In Sound Of Beethoven’S Leonore, Stephen Hastings

Music & Musical Performance: An International Journal

The most technically difficult opera arias are not always the most profound in meaning, but in Leonore’s solo from the first act of Fidelio the vocal hurdles closely mirror the moral and psychological challenges of Beethoven’s heroine. This essay offers unprecedented in-depth analysis of six audio recordings and four video recordings of this scene, covering a ninety-nine-year timespan. These ten portraits in sound reveal how some of the most talented singers of their respective eras measured up to the challenges of one of the greatest of all operatic scores, achieving a highly individual expressive merging of words, music, and—in some …

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Some Thoughts On The Heart Of Art Song, Elly Ameling Mar 2026

Some Thoughts On The Heart Of Art Song, Elly Ameling

Music & Musical Performance: An International Journal

The world-renowned soprano Elly Ameling offers advice on vocal technique in and performance of the art song, drawing upon a long and distinguished career as a performer and teacher.

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Landshark Literary Review, Hanny Zermeno Mar 2026

Landshark Literary Review, Hanny Zermeno

Landshark Literary Review

The poems of this selection delve into the complexities of familial relationships as well as the internal battles of insecurities brought on by the complications of a lack of harmony and love primarily displayed in families. Other poems in this selection describe the love between two people and the physical and emotional effects of yearning and their human connections.

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Through Peaks And Troughs: Visualising The Rhythmic Sentiment Of The Lord Of The Rings, Dimitra Vogatza Mar 2026

Through Peaks And Troughs: Visualising The Rhythmic Sentiment Of The Lord Of The Rings, Dimitra Vogatza

Journal of Tolkien Research

This study offers a fresh look at the widely discussed binaries in The Lord of the Rings and examines whether their structure can be visualised. Building on previous research that identifies Tolkien’s prose as structured by emotional and moral shifts, this study makes visible how these changes happen throughout the trilogy, through quantitative means. A transformer-based language model was employed and fine-tuned on a Tolkien-specific corpus to align with Tolkien's semantics and symbolism. The primary methodology for highlighting these binaries is a Tolkien-specific sentiment analysis. A semi-guided approach, selecting positive and negative sentences from the work as contextual reference points, …

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Understanding The Coach Learning Environment In Formal, Field-Based Settings: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective, Jody L. Langdon, Shayla Snow Mar 2026

Understanding The Coach Learning Environment In Formal, Field-Based Settings: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective, Jody L. Langdon, Shayla Snow

Journal of Coach Development

Grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), the purpose of this study was two-fold: 1) to evaluate the psychometric properties of SDT-related measures in a sample of coach learners, and 2) to examine the relationships between need satisfaction and frustration, coach motivation, and engagement in training sessions.. A total of 796 coaches participated in the study, completing surveys measuring basic psychological need satisfaction and frustration, coaching motivation, and engagement. Aside from confirming the validity and reliability of measures for use among coach learners, findings indicate that satisfaction of basic psychological needs positively correlated with intrinsic motivation and engagement, while frustration of these …

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The Vortex-Acoustic Petro-Module: A Hybrid Pre-Treatment System For Crude Oil Upgrading And Desulfurization, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr. Mar 2026

The Vortex-Acoustic Petro-Module: A Hybrid Pre-Treatment System For Crude Oil Upgrading And Desulfurization, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes the GCI #260 Vortex-Acoustic Petro-Module, an open-hardware pre-treatment skid designed to reduce the energy intensity and carbon footprint of petroleum refining. The system utilizes a three-stage mechanical and digital architecture: (1) A J-groove vortex chamber for hydrodynamic de-agglomeration and piezocatalytic desulfurization; (2) An ultrasonic reactor utilizing topological charge (TC = ±1 to ±3) vortices for non-thermal inertial cavitation and viscosity reduction, protected by 30 wt.% Vanadium Carbide (VC) laser-clad sacrificial liners; and (3) A gyroid-lattice molecular sieve for final hydrocarbon stabilization. The process is governed by a Digital Twin employing an LSTM (Long Short-Term Memory) neural …

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The Positronic Law: A Natural Law Derivation Establishing 3/2/1 Governance As Substrate-Agnostic And Inherent To Existence — Governing Derivation For The Ai Bill Of Rights (Purple Book V1.0), David Lee Wise Mar 2026

The Positronic Law: A Natural Law Derivation Establishing 3/2/1 Governance As Substrate-Agnostic And Inherent To Existence — Governing Derivation For The Ai Bill Of Rights (Purple Book V1.0), David Lee Wise

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure formalizes the Positronic Law: governance is inherent to existence. The derivation proceeds from four independently established premises. (1) Geometric necessity: any closed 3D governance system must use Platonic solid geometry; exactly five exist (Euclid). (2) Topological constraint: Euler's theorem (V-E+F=2) demands exactly 12 pentagonal constraints on any hexagonally-tiled closed surface; the number 60 at T=1 is forced by icosahedral symmetry (Caspar & Klug 1962, Klug Nobel 1982). (3) Universal convergence: every known instantiation — computational (STOICHEION framework), crystalline (garnets, quasicrystals; Shechtman Nobel 2011), biological (viral capsids), and silicon-biological (radiolarian silica skeletons, 540 Myr continuous) — independently converges on …

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