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Breaking Down Bar Passage: Examining The Predictive Utility Of Academic Performance And Student Characteristics On Subscale Scores Of The Uniform Bar Exam - A Follow-Up Study, Danielle N. Graham, Christopher M. Swoboda, Amy N. Farley

Journal of Legal Education

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Ai Assistance In Legal Analysis: An Empirical Study, Johnathan H. Choi, Daniel Schwarcz

Journal of Legal Education

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Amorality In The Lawyering Skills Classroom, Ezra Ross

Journal of Legal Education

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Determinants Of Success On The Bar Exam: One Law School's Experience 2010 - 2023, Morris A. Ratner, Stephen N. Goggin, Stefano Moscato, Margaret Greer, Elizabeth Mcgriff

Journal of Legal Education

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An Empirical Analysis Of The Impact Of Student-Faculty Demographics On Law School Graduate Attrition, Attrition Rates, J.D.S Awarded, And Bar Passage, Paola Cecchi Dimeglio

Journal of Legal Education

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The Intertextuality Of Father Camilo Torres Restrepo’S Academic Thinking And The Foundation Of The First Sociology Department In Colombia, Catalina Honsowetz

Master of Arts in Classical Studies

Abstract

The Intertextuality of Father Camilo Torres Restrepo’s Academic Thinking And The

Foundation Of The First Sociology Department in Colombia

Catalina Honsowetz

Southeastern University

Born ten years before the start of WWII, Father Camilo Torres Restrepo entered the world in Bogotá, Colombia, at a time riddled with poverty and violence. He belonged to a politically liberal family that never shied away from public service or controversy. Desiring also to serve, Camilo surprised his family and friends with a change in career after starting university. Father Torres abandoned the law to put on priestly robes, hoping to serve his neighbors most …

From Fear To Fluency: Exploring And Overcoming Foreign Language Anxiety, Addison Callie Re

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

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A Research Process For The Entire World? Challenges In Foreign, Comparative, And International Law Instruction, Janet Kearney

Journal of Legal Education

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Cover And Content

Turkish Journal of Physics

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Public Utilities Commission, Wyatt Page, Selena Sanchez, Steven Soldani, Marcus Friedman, Erol Kilic

California Regulatory Law Reporter

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Eleven Ways Unh Is Helping Communities Be Environmentally Friendly, Robbin Ray

UNH Today Archive

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Rf Emission From Partial Breakdown Events And Their Classification, Torin Sammeth

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

Electrical breakdown is a core component of Pulse Power both in its utilization and as a failure point in systems. This research is investigating the feasibility of D-dot antennas to detect and potentially identify different forms of partial electrical breakdown in a point-to-plane gap geometry. In this work, the RF emission detected by a D-dot probe during a partial breakdown event is shown to correlate with the presence of light and current using a fast-current transformer and photomultiplier tube. Additionally, the frequency components of the RF signal were measured with the use of a fast Fourier transform. Identifying these frequencies …

Materials Data Science Ontology(Mds-Onto): Unifying Domain Knowledge In Materials And Applied Data Science, Balashanmuga Priyan Rajamohan, Alexander C. Harding Bradley, Van D. Tran, Jonathan E. Gordon, Hayden W. Caldwell, Redad Mehdi, Gabriel Ponon, Quynh D. Tran, Ozan Dernek, Benjamin G. Pierce, Raymond Wieser, Weiqi Yue, Kiefer Lin, Jiana Kambo, Arafath Nihar, Pawan K. Tripathi, Yinghui Wu, Laura S. Bruckman, Erika I. Barcelos, Roger H. French

Faculty Scholarship

Ontologies have gained popularity in the scientific community as a way to standardize terminologies in organizations’ data. Although certain cohorts have created frameworks with rules and guidelines on creating ontologies, there exist significant variations in how Materials Science ontologies are currently developed. We seek to provide guidance in the form of a unified automated framework for developing interoperable and modular ontologies for Materials Data Science that simplifies the ontology terms matching by establishing a semantic bridge up to the Basic Formal Ontology(BFO). This framework provides key recommendations on how ontologies should be positioned within the semantic web, what knowledge representation …

Navajo Speech Recognition Using Low-Resource Language Models, Emery M. Sutherland

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

This thesis describes the development of a speech recognition system to classify Navajo (Dine) words using Low Resource Language (LRL) datasets. Presently there are no recognized high-quality open-sourced datasets for the Dine language needed to train models for speech recognition. A small balanced dataset was designed to train several models. To overcome the scarcity of the LRL dataset, the audio recordings were augmented to account for time-stretching, amplitude variations, time shifts, small amounts of white Gaussian noise, and SpecAugmentation. The models included a Recurrent Neural Network (RNN), a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), and a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) model with …

Shaping The Future: Ignite Scholar Annali Silver Seeks To Inspire Rural Students Through History, Office Of University Communications, Gardner-Webb University

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Annali Silver has been surrounded by all things Gardner-Webb since she was a youngster. Now, as a senior history education major, she praises the program and how it has allowed her to step into her dream of becoming a high school history teacher. Born and raised in Bakersville, N.C., Silver was often in the Boiling Springs area when she was a child visiting Flint Hill Church for Bible Drill Competitions that challenge students to memorize and locate scriptures.

Accelerate Your Education This Summer At Gardner-Webb University, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Gardner-Webb University’s summer sessions o!er a!ordable, accessible online and in-person courses designed to help students get ahead, stay on track, or explore new interests on their path to graduation. Choose from an array of subjects across all disciplines from business and management to creative and independent studies.

Clinical Practice Guideline Workflow For Medication Prescription, Patience Morikang

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The type of project was a clinical practice guideline (CPG) workflow for medication prescriptions. The practice problem was the lack of an evidence-based approach regarding medication prescriptions, resulting in increased errors. It is essential to address this problem to promote safe prescribing, increase team knowledge, and encourage patient safety in the organization and within nursing practice. The practice focused question was the following: Will a clinical practice guideline for medication prescription workflow be approved by experts for use in an outpatient mental health clinic to promote the reduction of errors? The project aimed to seek expert approval of a CPG …

Title 1 Third-Grade Teachers' Experiences With Writing Strategies To Improve Students' Writing Proficiency, Kim Robertson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Third-grade students are not meeting minimum proficiency in opinion and informational writing, as determined by scores from the annually mandated Georgia Milestones Assessment (GMAS) in the 19 elementary schools in a local school district in central Georgia. Guided by Vygotsky’s social-constructivist perspective, the purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore Title 1 third-grade English Language Arts teachers’ experiences with using writing strategies designed to improve students’ writing proficiency on the GMAS in the Title 1 elementary schools in a local district in central Georgia. Data were collected using semistructured interviews with 10 third-grade teachers who were chosen from …

Numerical Analysis Of The Seir Model, Abigail R. Beckelhimer

Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects

Epidemiological models delineate the spread of diseases within a population. In this research project, the Susceptible-Exposed-Infected-Recovered (SEIR) Model was examined numerically for comparison between several methods. Approximations were obtained through Euler’s Method, Taylor’s Method, Runge-Kutta Methods, and Multi-step Methods. Hypothetical situations with parameter alterations were considered in order to better understand the effects the parameters have on the model. The goal of this project was to portray the usefulness of numerical approximations for predicting the behavior of the SEIR model and thus the course of a pandemic.

A Review Of Recent Studies On The Pathogenesis Of Systemic Sclerosis: Focus On Fibrosis Pathways, Sergio A. Jimenez, Fabian A. Mendoza, Sonsoles Piera-Velazquez

Scleroderma Center Faculty Papers

Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic autoimmune disease of unknown etiology characterized by the development of frequently progressive cutaneous and internal organ fibrosis accompanied by severe vascular alterations. The pathogenesis of SSc is highly complex and, despite extensive investigation, has not been fully elucidated. Numerous studies have suggested that unknown etiologic factors cause multiple alterations in genetically receptive hosts, leading to SSc development and progression. These events may be functionally and pathologically interconnected and include: 1) Structural and functional microvascular and endothelial cell abnormalities; 2) Severe oxidative stress and high reactive oxygen species (3); Frequently progressive cutaneous and visceral fibrosis; …

Urban Sprawl In The American West: A History And Analysis Of Socioeconomic And Environmental Impacts, Shelby Rodriguez

2025 Undergraduate Research Showcase

The term “urban sprawl” is used to describe the spread of urban development and growth on land on the outskirts of cities. Urban sprawl is typically defined by its low-density, single-use zoning. While it is a common tactic to accommodate rising population growth and housing needs, it has been criticized for its negative long-term effects on natural habitats as well as human communities and cities. In terms of social problems, sprawl decreases opportunities for members of a community to interact, leading to feelings of isolation and decreased civic engagement. As for environmental problems, sprawl causes habitat fragmentation and air and …

Assessing The Prevalence Of Long-Covid Among Idahoans: Insights From 2022 Brfss Data, Hailey Mock, Tori Moxley, Cayenne Denny, Jessica Buster

2025 Undergraduate Research Showcase

Long-COVID is classified as a chronic condition lasting at least 3 months and occurring after SARS-CoV-2 infection (CDC, 2024b). Long-COVID can have a range of persisting symptoms, with these symptoms not being linked to another disease (CDC, 2024b; Huerne et al., 2023). In 2021 Long-COVID was classified as a disability, emphasizing Long-COVID as a significant public health issue (CDC, 2024b; Huerne et al., 2023).

Idaho Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Data from 2022 was analyzed using prevalence data from the state of Idaho. Datawrapper, R and Google Sheets were used to investigate relationships between demographic groups and Long-COVID.

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How Green Are We? Socioeconomic Drivers Of Sustainable Spending, Malia Wilson

2025 Undergraduate Research Showcase

Sustainable fashion has gained traction as society has become more aware about environmental and ethical concerns in the apparel industry. My personal interest in sustainable clothing behaviors was sparked after reading The Year of Less by Cait Flanders. Her memoir details the impacts of consumer habits on personal well-being and the environment while taking readers through her one year spent buying absolutely nothing deemed unnecessary. This book made me question the motivations behind clothing purchases and the factors influencing sustainable fashion choices. One of the biggest concerns in the fashion industry is its significant impact which accounts for 10% of …

Stakeholders' Perceptions Of Idaho's Mental Health And Substance Abuse Delivery System For Children And Adolescents: Implications For Improvement, Joselyne Navarrete

2025 Undergraduate Research Showcase

Over the past 20 years, Idaho has consistently ranked at or near the bottom of 50 states for youth mental health, ranking last in 2022 (BCIF, 2024). Recent research on Idaho Youths Mental Health has suggested there are several unmet needs and gaps in the delivery of mental health and substance abuse services across the state. The proposed research is intended to assess key stakeholders’ perspectives on the current state of youth mental health resources in Idaho. This research aims to engage the communities of young adults, parents, and educators across Idaho to identify the greatest barriers to care and …

Beyond The Minimum: How Long Do Idaho Prisoners Serve Beyond Their Determinate Sentences?, Mason Scott

2025 Undergraduate Research Showcase

Under the Idaho Unified Sentencing Act, individuals sentenced to prison receive both a broad indeterminate sentence and a minimum determinate sentence, which they must serve before becoming eligible for parole. This unique sentencing structure raises an important question: How long are individuals in Idaho’s prisons actually staying past their determinate sentence? Despite its significance, this question remains largely unanswered due to limited research, restricted public access to sentencing data, and the complexity of criminal justice legislation, which makes it difficult for the general public to understand. Parole boards ultimately have the discretion to release individuals after their mandatory sentence based …

Zoo Boise Skull Identification: Building Bridges - Connecting Scientific Analysis To Public Education Through Mammalian Skulls, Morgan Best, Amy Broderius, Jensen Gunnell, Karli Turner, Maddie Austin, Karlie Cameron, Skyler Vargas, Amy Ulappa, Austin Reich

2025 Undergraduate Research Showcase

Animal skulls tell us a lot about an animal’s lifestyle and are commonly used for educational displays to inspire public interest. In mammals, features such as teeth, jaws, and cranial morphology provide markers for feeding habits and ecological roles. In this project, mammalogy students partnered with Boise Zoo to identify unknown skulls using dichotomous keys to research unique skull features and functions. The goal of skull identification is to inform and educate the Zoo Boise visitors on the traits found in particular skulls and how researchers can make deductions about the animal’s lifestyle. The product of this work will follow …

Western Water Inefficiency: How Prior Appropriation Laws Increase Water Consumption, Alex Price

2025 Undergraduate Research Showcase

As climate change intensifies, water conservation and efficiency become increasingly important. The US employs two sets of water management laws: prior appropriation and riparian. This project examines the efficacy of prior appropriation laws in allocating water usage in the predominantly arid American West. Identifying excessive water use as a negative externality, this project seeks to measure the effect of rigid prior appropriation laws on water use per capita. This project quantifies the negative externality of excess water consumption from prior appropriation laws, measured as differences in water use per capita. The analysis utilizes a panel of county-level water data from …

Examining Multiple Layers Of Course Materials Cost: Experiences Of Private College Students, Virginia Clinton-Lisell, Lindsey Gwozdz

Education, Health & Behavior Studies Faculty Publications

Students in private, nonprofit (independent) higher education institutions, particularly those who are economically disadvantaged, often struggle with the costs of course materials like textbooks. However, much less is known about these students and how to assist them with these cost barriers compared to their peers at public institutions. It is also not well known how students perceive institutional course marking in which filters are available to identify courses based on the cost of their materials during registration. To address this lack of knowledge, students at four independent, private colleges (N = 316) were surveyed about their experiences with the cost …

Ten Ways Unh Is Helping Communities Be Environmentally Friendly, Robbin Ray

Media Relations

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Special Joint Meeting Of The Finance Committee & Audit Subcommittee Meeting - Open Session Book 04/15/2025, Uc Law Sf

2025 Board of Directors Agenda and Materials

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