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The 1/C Expansion Of General Relativity In A 3+1 Formulation, Revisited, Mahmut Elbi̇stan

Turkish Journal of Physics

We study the 1/c expansion of general relativity within a formulation that is compatible with both the Arnowitt-Deser-Misner and the Kol-Smolkin decompositions. The Einstein-Hilbert action takes a common form for those decompositions as they are dual to each other. We first develop a method to expand this generic form and then push the expansion up to c−3 order within this novel approach. Next, we apply our technique to the Arnowitt-Deser-Misner decomposition and expand it up to c−3 order explicitly. In order to demonstrate the applicability of our method and to highlight the duality at the level of expansion, we also …

Outburst Characteristics Of Transient  Low-Mass X-Ray Binary 4u 1608-52, Can Güngör

Turkish Journal of Physics

We present a detailed analysis of the long-term X-ray light curve of 4U 1608–52, focusing on fast-rising exponential-decay (FRED) outbursts, low-intensity states, and quiescent intervals. By calibrating the onset times of the outbursts, we identify three distinct classes for the FRED-type events: (i) the long-high outbursts, exceeding ~50 d in duration with peak count rates above ~40 cnt s-1; (ii) the short-medium outbursts, with durations of ~20 d and peak count rates of ~30-50 cnt s-1; and (iii) the short-low outbursts, also lasting ~20 d but reaching only ~20-30 cnt s-1 at peak. Furthermore, we examine the relation between preoutburst …

New Measurement And Analysis For The 15N + 11B Elastic Scattering System, Nurlan Amangeldi, İsmai̇l Boztosun, Dauren Soldatkhan, Bakytbek Mauyey, Kanat Makhanov, Raimbek Akhat, Aida Anuar, Gani Yergaliuly

Turkish Journal of Physics

New experimental data on the elastic scattering of the nuclear process 15N+11B at an energy of Elab=26.25 MeV were obtained on the DC-60 cyclotron of the INP RK. Based on a semi-microscopic analysis of the interaction of an accelerated 15N ion with 1p-shell nuclei 11B the effectiveness of the new B3Y-Fetal potential was studied. . The difference between the B3Y-Fetal potential and the traditional Yukawa potentials (M3Y-Reid and M3Y-Paris) is that its density-dependent parameters are determined from the saturation condition of nuclear matter at low energy. Analysis was performed on double folding optical model (DFOM) and so no for other …

Hybrid 3d Modelling Framework For Indoor Navigation Using Federated Learning And Internet Of Things-Enabled Edge Devices, Noopur Tyagi, Jaiteg Singh, Saravjeet Singh, Ahmad Ali Alzubi, Farman Ali, Sukhjit Singh Sehra, Babar Shah

All Works

Background There has been a recent trend towards using three-dimensional (3D) models to enhance spatial awareness and maximize resource utilization in complex environments. 3D building model can be used in various applications, such as real-time guidance and tracking the positions of individuals in multi storied buildings. Cities are now being modeled and studied in three dimensions as an improved method of urban planning. Method This study proposes an advanced indoor navigation framework that combines 3D modelling, federated learning (FL), and Internet of Things (IoT) integration to deliver reliable floor-level localization and real-time guidance. In Phase 1, highly accurate 3D models …

Exploring The Theoretical Foundation With Rupture And Delayed Rupture Experiments, Shi-Qing Wang, Junpeng Wang, Asal Y. Siavoshani, Cheng Liang

University Research

We carry out uniaxial continuous and step stretching of various cross-linked polymer networks to demonstrate how characteristics of rupture during continuous stretching and delayed rupture after step stretching can be used to probe the structure of the emergent kinetic activation theory of bond dissociation (KATBD) for elastomeric failure. Based on delayed rupture experiments, we show that the network lifetime tntw, taken as the incubation time tdel-rupt for delayed rupture, depends on temperature in an Arrhenius like manner and is exponentially sensitive to the degree of network stretching (depicted by the step-stretch ratio λss). Rupture at λb during continuous stretching for …

How Place Makes Us Human, Rachel Ann Brickner

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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My First Baptist Winter, Tim Bascom

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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The Snow, Beatrice Lazarus

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Recorded Lightning, Amaris Ketcham

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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The Bus Stop, Ashley Hay

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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It's Time To Stop Talking About Global Warming, Andrew C. Revkin

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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The Market Theology Of The Early Church: Some Theological Contributions To The Dismal Science, Jacob Sheldon Feiser

Journal of Religion and Business Ethics

This Article seeks to make three modest contributions. First, this Article serves to correct a failed historiography of the early church. While no patristic scholar argues that the early church professed a sort of proto-communism, other disciplines, namely, economics and business, perpetuate a misapprehension of how the early church thought about property and markets. Second, this Article offers an intellectual survey of both Ante-Nicaean and Nicaean/Post-Nicaean church fathers on property and markets. Through this survey, this Article seeks to demonstrate a general theme of the acceptance of private property, capital accumulation, market exchange, and arbitrage. Finally, this Article supports two …

Unleaving, Beth Tillman

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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More Than Mere Semantics: Why Virginia Cannot Force Preferred- Pronoun Mandates On Public School Teachers Under Virginia’S Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Isaac Rizkallah

Liberty University Law Review

Right now, school administrators and jurists across the nation are wondering how to address the legal implications of the transgender movement in public schools. In response, many public schools have adopted policies requiring teachers to identify transgender students by their preferred pronouns. These preferred-pronoun mandates have created face-offs between the personal preferences of transgender students and the religious tenets of teachers. As a result, school officials and courts around the United States find themselves wedged between this clash.

Unfortunately, the tension is often resolved at the teachers’ expense. But what are the consequences? Homogenization of thought and belief among public …

How Much Can A Coffee Table Really Cost You? What To Do With Websites, Testers, And Serial Filers Within The Context Of The Ada, Ava Perez Erickson

Liberty University Law Review

Differences have been used throughout history to separate that which is deemed superior from that which is inferior. Disabilities, both physical and mental, are what history has often deemed a mark of the inferior. With little rationale to explain the occurrence of many disabilities, man turned to divine punishment and quasi-scientific movements to fill the gaps and explain the existence of what was assumed to be a lesser, plighted people. Our modern nation is no different and found itself, for the better half of the 20th century, enamored by the eugenics movement, satisfied with the explanation that disabled individuals were …

If You Want To Get Away With Indecent Exposure, Do It Online, Rebekah E. Bynum

Liberty University Law Review

If a person exposes his or her genitals to a minor in private or in public, that person would be guilty of indecent exposure. But if a person exposes his or her genitals to a minor over video chat, no harm, no foul. Similarly, if a person exposes his or her genitals to a minor via text message, there are no repercussions. Why is it that the same act—when done through a screen—functions like a loophole to a crime? The reason for this “loophole” is because of a misunderstanding of the crime of indecent exposure. The crime was developed, not …

Improving Quantitative Support Across An Institution Using An Ecosystem Framework, Laura Muller, Melissa Eblen-Zayas

Numeracy

In our keynote address at the 2025 National Numeracy Network Annual Meeting, we introduced the framework we developed for considering four domains of an institution’s quantitative skills/reasoning support ecosystem that includes bridge programs with a quantitative component, approaches to assessing readiness, curricular on-ramps, and supplementary support. We believe this ecosystem framework has the potential to help campus leaders coordinate institutional efforts around student success in areas connected to students’ quantitative preparation. This keynote highlighted the idea that coordination of stakeholders and their engagement with domains of the ecosystem fall along a spectrum. We provide approaches for using this framework to …

Lived Experiences Of Delirium In Critically Ill Children: A Qualitative Study, Jasmin Moradi, Mirriam Mikhail, Laurie A. Lee, Chani Traube, Aimee J. Sarti, Karen Choong

Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care

Objective: To understand the lived experiences of delirium in critically ill children Materials & Methods: We conducted phenomenological qualitative interviews with critically ill pediatric survivors aged 0-18 years who had experienced delirium, along with their family caregivers and healthcare providers, from pediatric intensive care units in two tertiary care children’s hospitals in Canada. Cases were identified if they had a Cornell Assessment of Pediatric Delirium (CAPD) score of ≥ 9 for at least 48 hours. Results: Thirteen interviews were conducted, representing 10 index patients with delirium (age range: 7 weeks to 17 years). Participants shared experiences that were divided into …

Terminal Withdrawal Of Mechanical Ventilation In A Picu, John Scott Baird, Natasha Z. Piracha, Max E. Lindeman

Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care

Objectives: Data regarding a terminal withdrawal of mechanical ventilation in pediatric patients, in particular the time-to-death, would be helpful to family and hospital staff. Methods: This retrospective case series will review the terminal withdrawal of mechanical ventilation in PICU patients at our hospital between 2015 and 2020. Results: There were 222 PICU deaths and 53 of these patients died following a terminal withdrawal of mechanical ventilation. The time-to-death was <1 hour in 37 patients, from 1 to 24 hours in 12 patients, and >24 hours in 4 patients. Neither age nor the duration of mechanical ventilation prior to terminal withdrawal of mechanical ventilation was associated with time-to-death. Terminal withdrawal of mechanical ventilation was complicated …

The Clinical Characteristics And Prognosis Of Children Presenting With New Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus In Covid-19-Related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome, Suman Das, Kaushani Chatterjee, Gobinda Mondal, Dilip Kumar Paul, Lopamudra Mishra

Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care

Introduction: MIS-C is a hyperinflammatory process leading to multiorgan failure and shock, occurring during the acute or post-infectious stage of SARS-CoV-2, and has 2 subtypes: para-infectious and post-infectious varieties. The new onset of refractory status epilepticus has rarely been described as the presenting feature of MIS-C. Methods: This retrospective study, conducted at Dr. B. C. Roy Post Graduate Institute of Pediatric Sciences, included children hospitalised between August 1, 2020 and July 31, 2021, with NORSE and subsequently diagnosed to have MIS-C. Their clinico-demographic variables, treatment courses during hospital stays, laboratory reports, radiological and electrophysiological findings, and outcomes at discharge and …

In Situ: Unearthing Family Histories And Reconciling The Gaps In Our Records, Sangamithra Iyer

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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The Lengthening Of Time, Shannon Swearingen

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Until My Number Is Up, Sue William Silverman

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Lost And Found, Josephine A. Fitzpatrick

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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The Essence Of Immersion, Maggie Messitt

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Wait Times, Joe Fassler

Creative Nonfiction Magazine

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Aurora Sinai Exchange, 2012 Nov 16, Advocate Health - Midwest

Historical Documents - Combined

Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI: Internal employee newsletter with workplace anniversaries, news, and events. This is the last issue that the library has of this publication.

Aurora Sinai Exchange, 2012 Oct 19, Advocate Health - Midwest

Historical Documents - Combined

Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI: Internal employee newsletter with workplace anniversaries, news, and events.

Aurora Sinai Exchange, 2012 Aug 17, Advocate Health - Midwest

Historical Documents - Combined

Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI: Internal employee newsletter with workplace anniversaries, news, and events.

Aurora Sinai Exchange, 2012 Aug 3, Advocate Health - Midwest

Historical Documents - Combined

Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI: Internal employee newsletter with workplace anniversaries, news, and events. Memorial Garden dedication ceremony held.