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The Beast Sleeps Down In Georgia, Sophia Flamoe

Fragments

No abstract provided.

The Ufologists, Dylan Berman

Fragments

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Feeding A Colony: Crisis, Adaptation, And The Making Of A Wartime Food Economy In Cyprus (1939-1945), Evangelia Matthopoulou, Petroula Hadjittofi

Dublin Gastronomy Symposium

The outbreak of the WWII severely disrupted Mediterranean maritime transport, curtailing the inflow of foodstuffs and processed commodities to small import- dependent economies. This paper examines British Cyprus as a case study, arguing that wartime supply chain crisis prompted both policy and entrepreneurial shifts that not only safeguarded subsistence, but also laid foundations for postwar development. Colonial emergency measures (rationing, price controls, and food campaigns) sought to manage trade bottlenecks, while British policy actively redirected demand toward locally processed food products. This turn to import substitution was reinforced by Cyprus’s incorporation into the Middle East Supply Center in Cairo, which …

Superman And Coca-Cola, Karen Pepper

Dublin Gastronomy Symposium

One crisis we currently face is the rising incidence of diabetes worldwide, arguably due to the inclusion of sugar, in one form or another, in nearly all processed foods. Superman and Coca Cola, two symbols prominent in the American cultural landscape, suggest an association of sugar consumption and power. Indeed, sweetness appeals to us both as a taste and as a concept, and sugar, accordingly, is often marketed not as nourishing but as empowering. Superman may seem far removed from discussions of food. However, the possibility of acquiring greater-than-human strength was apparently uppermost in the minds of mid-twentieth century Americans, …

Toddy, Tea, And Tapioca: Food, Famine, And The Moral Reordering Of Public Space In Malabar (Kerala), 1900- 1965, Mallory Rose Cerkleski

Dublin Gastronomy Symposium

This paper examines how public food and drink spaces in early twentieth-century Malabar functioned as critical infrastructures of everyday subsistence as well as sociability. It argues that toddy shops, beyond sites of intoxication, might have provided low-cost nutrition, informal credit, and cross-caste interaction for segments of the labouring poor. Colonial excise policies and temperance movements progressively narrowed these spaces, contributing to the rise of tea shops aligned with reformist ideals of respectable public consumption. While tea shops fostered political discussion and vernacular modernity, they could have been less reliable as nutritional buffers, especially during the food crises of the 1940s. …

The Taste Of Resilience In Bread, Beer And Ashes At Tell Bazi (Syria), Marie Hopwood

Dublin Gastronomy Symposium

Nuances of ancient life choices do not leave traces that can be excavated and quantified. Even with written language, not all thoughts made it to tablet, and not all tablets survive. What archaeologists can see from millennia past are points of intense change, sometimes resulting from crisis. People cope with crisis through traditions and rituals designed to help them transition through the upheaval and loss into a new future when happiness can be found. Around 1350BCE the people of Tell Bazi (Syria) faced annihilation likely from the Hittites who left a swath of ravaged towns and displaced populations in their …

Unspeakable Sacred Things Made Of Dough: Vermicelli And Pre-Christian Serpentine Symbolism In Southern Italian Ritual Foods, Anthony F. Buccini

Dublin Gastronomy Symposium

It is commonplace to debunk the tale of Saint Patrick driving the snakes out of Ireland: zoologists say he could not have done so, as there were no snakes in Ireland during his time. This tale is, however, a myth, and quite true if one views it symbolically. The snakes symbolise pagan beliefs and Patrick symbolises Catholic teachings, which, starting in the fifth century A.D. with Patrick as a key missionary, did indeed drive out the “pagan snakes” from Ireland. The Jewish story of the wily serpent deceiving Eve and Adam and bringing about their banishment from paradise was taken …

“You Are Needed In The Fields!”: Representing The “Land Girls” In Second World War Britain, Tricia Cusack

Dublin Gastronomy Symposium

As German submarines targeted merchant ships bringing food to Britain in the Second World War, home production had to be increased. During this period, the government maintained a condition of “total war,” that is, everyone was required to contribute to keeping the country going and to achieving victory. According to the historian Guy de la Bédoyère, “the British people experienced unprecedented Government intervention. Every aspect of daily life was regulated.” In theory, this push for national solidarity involved a levelling of class and gender differences. Certainly, it brought women into new prominence. When male labourers on farms, in orchards and …

The Pub “Crisis” And The Future Of Alcohol-Related “Third Spaces”: A Cross-National Survey, Perry Share

Dublin Gastronomy Symposium

Across a range of countries, pubs and cognate drinking venues are shrinking in number and being reimagined in function. This paper examines the contemporary “pub crisis” in Ireland, Britain, Hungary, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands and Australia, drawing on academic, policy, media and industry materials gathered during late 2025 and early 2026. It argues that, despite different national histories and drinking cultures, similar pressures recur: rising costs, labour shortages, changing alcohol consumption, weakened after-work drinking norms, and redevelopment pressures, with rural and peripheral areas often most exposed. The paper treats pubs not simply as licensed businesses, but as contested forms …

The Eradication Of Manual Hop Picking As A Rural Tradition Due To The Brewing And Economic Crisis In Post-War Britain, Judith Boyle

Dublin Gastronomy Symposium

Manual hop-picking during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries represented far more than a form of agricultural labour; it constituted a significant seasonal activity that connected urban working-class communities with rural economies. In the hop-growing regions of Kent, in particular, hop-picking developed into an important cultural tradition that served simultaneously as seasonal employment, a temporary escape from urban life, a working holiday, and a source of supplementary income for working-class families. However, the rationalisation and mechanisation of agriculture, combined with the brewing industry’s increasing emphasis on efficiency and cost reduction within a changing British economic and consumer environment, contributed …

Tables Of Power: Ritualised Feasting And Political Negotiation In Irish History, Elizabeth Waters, Elaine Mahon

Dublin Gastronomy Symposium

This paper examines feasting in two specific contexts: the sagas of the early Irish medieval period, and the diplomatic history of the Irish state. Far from being decorative or incidental, feasting is shown to be a system of commensal politics that converts uncertainty into opportunity as well as symbolic capital. In the examples explored, the shared meal is shown to be not just a convivial gathering but a means through which authority is demonstrated, crises negotiated or averted, and relationships renewed.

“Read This - And Keep It Carefully”: Emergency Recipes In Ireland (1939–1945), Gary Thompson

Dublin Gastronomy Symposium

Cookbooks published at a time of armed conflict contain practical advice on managing food shortages paired with patriotic nationalistic zeal. This paper examines the advice given to Irish households on cookery and household management in the pages of cookbooks and pamphlets published between 1939 and 1945, a period of political, economic and food supply upheaval colloquially referred to as The Emergency in Ireland. The recipes, advertisements and household advice reflect a growing crisis when the outcome of war was unknown to authors, while, in the domestic sphere, food and fuel shortages were increasingly impacting the home cook. Official food supply …

The Second Life Of Information, Thomas D. Haley

Florida Law Review

Information permeates every aspect of modern life. It is the price we pay for access to online services and the form in which we embody creative works. Law and policymaking tend to focus on first-order uses and transactions; information for access serves as the paradigmatic example. But information enjoys a robust second life—one that constitutes the true value and power that drives firms’ decisionmaking—as assets. Once aggregated and assetized, the power and risk associated with information increases exponentially.

To explore the implications of information’s second life, this Article introduces the concept of “untethered information.” Assetization depends on severing the connections …

The Uneasy Case For Copyright Disgorgement, Roy Baharad

Florida Law Review

Along with lost profits damages designed to put copyright owners in the position they would have occupied in the absence of infringement, copyright law entitles rightsholders to seek disgorgement of any additional profits elicited by infringers. The disgorgement remedy is designed to infuse principles of unjust enrichment into copyright doctrine, allowing owners to collect any ill-gotten gain creditable to the infringement. Despite its prominence, this Article reveals a hitherto overlooked problem in applying the disgorgement remedy to copyright infringement. As a baseline for the analysis, this Article embraces the canonic distinction between two types of infringements: imitations and improvements. Imitation …

Reputation Reconsidered, James Gibson

Florida Law Review

Reputation has a great reputation. We know this because the law values, venerates, and subsidizes reputation in many ways. Contract law relies on it as a means of disciplining the market without the need for intrusive regulation. Defamation law lets individuals and businesses seek relief when their reputations are sullied. Trademark law grants exclusive rights in order to encourage rightsholders to invest in their reputations. In these fields and others, the law views reputation as an important, socially positive good.

This faith in the integrity and value of reputation is unwarranted. Our impression of any given business is subject to …

The Model Constitutional Convention: A Simulated Exercise In Constitutional Reform, Stefanie A. Lindquist, Neta Borshansky

Florida Law Review

This Essay explains how the Model Constitutional Convention (MCC) was structured and the amendments it produced. It reflects on the impact the event had on the participants and on how a national movement to host MCCs across the country might unfold. It concludes with thoughts about how the MCC might be improved in future years to simulate more closely the reality of legal, social, and political conditions in the United States—conditions that have the potential to shape constitutional reform efforts.

Wealth Taxes Under The Constitution: An Originalist Analysis, David M. Schizer, Steven Gow Calabresi

Florida Law Review

A federal wealth tax is high on the wish list of progressives, but is it constitutional? This Article shows that under the original public meaning of the Constitution, a wealth tax is a “direct tax” that must be apportioned. This means that the percentage of revenue collected in each state must match its percentage of the population. For instance, if two states both have three percent of the population, each must provide three percent of the revenue. This leads to an unappealing outcome: if one state is less wealthy, it needs a higher tax rate to supply its share.

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Not The People: How Courts Cut Voters Out Of Amendment, Julie C. Suk

Florida Law Review

This Article shows how courts following the Supreme Court’s decisions validating the Prohibition Amendment construed Article V of the Constitution to reduce the role of the people in amending the Constitution. Article V primarily empowers Congress to propose amendments and state legislatures to ratify them, with the possibility of Congress authorizing ratifying conventions in the states. With the Prohibition Amendment, the people attempted to invoke their legislative power under state constitutions to authorize referenda to control the legislatures’ decisions on ratification. The Supreme Court advanced a rigid construction of Article V to exclude state referenda from the federal amendment process, …

Assessing The Benefits And Risks Of Constitutional Conventions: Insights From America's State Constitutional Tradition, John Dinan

Florida Law Review

Drawing on the 250 state constitutional conventions held in the United States, I consider whether conventions have achieved the benefits touted by supporters and avoided the risks highlighted by critics. Conventions have frequently achieved reforms unattainable through other processes and enabled a comprehensive review of proposed changes and their relation to existing provisions. The historical record provides little support for concerns about runaway conventions enacting measures unanticipated and unsupported by the public. The expectation that conventions will submit their work for public approval provides a powerful incentive for delegates to refrain from recommending reforms that run counter to public preferences, …

The Double Bind Of The United States Constitution, Sanford Levinson

Florida Law Review

An earlier version of this Comment was delivered as part of the Poucher Lecture Series. This Comment was on the importance of state constitutional conventions, and the author took advantage of the topic to explain why it so important to imagine a new national constitutional convention because of the patent problems of the United States Constitution.

How Constitutions Die, Richard Albert

Florida Law Review

There are three models of constitutional time in the world—each a shorthand for how and when constitutional life begins and ends: the grenade, the hourglass, and the sundial. In much of the world, the grenade model prevails. Under this model of constitutional time, the lifespan of a constitution is unpredictable: chaos reigns amid lawlessness, disorder, and even violence as shocks, internal or external, explode without warning to spark a constitutional refounding. By contrast, the hourglass model of constitutional time prioritizes rules, order, and transparency: political elites simply flip the hourglass in compliance with law to restart the constitutional clock and …

Watermelon Fungicide Guide, Anthony Keinath, Anna Sara Hill

Horticulture

The foliar diseases gummy stem blight, powdery mildew, anthracnose, and downy mildew can reduce watermelon yields in South Carolina. Specific fungicides are needed to manage each disease. This spray guide will assist growers, Extension agents, and crop consultants recommend the appropriate fungicides based on disease symptoms and signs.

Predicting The Outcome Of Ischemic Hepatitis With Real-Patient Data Using Machine Learning Tools, Christiana Beard, Madison Utterback, Olcay Akman, Priya Kohli, William M. Lee, Aditi Ghosh

Spora: A Journal of Biomathematics

Ischemic hepatitis (IH) results from shock-related conditions that impair oxygenated blood flow to the liver, causing hepatocyte death. Diagnosis relies largely on clinical history due to the absence of specific diagnostic tests and limited ability to predict outcomes. This study applies machine learning methods to real-world IH patient data to improve outcome prediction. Biomedical indicators analyzed include creatinine, international normalized ratio (INR), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), and bilirubin. Data were collected from multiple U.S. centers through the Acute Liver Failure Study Group (ALFSG), a multicenter network focused on this rare condition. We implemented logistic regression, regression tree methods …

The Cannabis Motivation Spectrum: Comparing Medical, Recreational And Dual Intent Users, Addyson Domian, Jacob Borodovsky

Wetterhahn Science Symposium Posters

There is a lack of a standardized definition of “medical” cannabis use in the healthcare industry, which has led to an informal, user-reported definition of medical use. Consequently, individuals who use cannabis for both medical and recreational reasons (dual intent) are not always differentiated from pure medical or pure recreational users. This study compares self-defined medical only and dual intent motivational groups relative to recreational only users to better understand how these groups differ by analyzing sociodemographic and use patterns, clinically relevant factors, and claimed cannabis-related benefits. Using data from the Qualtrics Cannabis Exposure Index survey instrument of 8836 adult …

Advancing Dnp Scholarship Through Digital Dissemination And Structured Faculty Support: An Update On The Uta Dnp Repository, Cynthia Plonien, Cathy Brown, Vanessa Garrett

Nursing Faculty Publications & Presentations

Dissemination of scholarly work is a foundational expectation of Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) education. This article provides an update on the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) DNP Repository, a digital, open-access platform developed to expand the visibility and global impact of DNP scholarly projects while addressing emerging complexities associated with rapid growth in published manuscripts. Since implementation, repository metrics demonstrate substantial growth, with over 21,000 downloads, 127 publications, and engagement across 163 countries and more than 1,100 organizations. As publication increased, the need for structured scholarly support became more evident. In response, the UTA DNP program implemented a …

Dnp Repository: Using Technology To Help Nurse Leaders Make A Global Impact, Cynthia Plonien, Cathy Brown, Vanessa Garrett

Nursing Faculty Publications & Presentations

DNP Repository: Using Technology to Help Nurse Leaders Make a Global Impact

Background

Prior to the repository implementation, UTA DNP scholarly projects were not tracked by the university. Publications estimates suggest 5–10 projects annually, based on Google Scholar.

Purpose

The purpose of this quality improvement project is to enhance scholarly dissemination and engagement by leveraging the UTA DNP Scholarly Project Repository, aligning with AACN Essentials, AONL Competencies, and CCNE Standards to support evidence-based practice and leadership development.

PICO Question

In DNP programs (P), how does implementing an open-access scholarly repository (I) compared to traditional limited publication practices (C) affect scholarly …

Organizational Sustainability In Shared-Space Behavioral Health Models, Lorie Lopez

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.

Strategies For Overcoming Reimbursement Challenges To Improve Telemedicine Adoption And Financial Viability In Acute Care Hospitals In Metro-Central Georgia, Teekia S. Cain

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.

Law Enforcement Active Shooter Preparedness Grading System: A Campus Police Officer’S Perspective, Sean Patrick Gilligan

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.

Ethical Recruitment In Graduate Education: How Labor Market Intelligence Shapes Messaging For Master’S Programs With Varying Career Outcomes, Alexander Charles Harm

Theses and Dissertations

Graduate recruitment messaging increasingly incorporates labor market information (LMI) to communicate the value of master’s programs, yet little is known about how marketing and admissions professionals decide when and how to use this data. This qualitative single-case study examines how recruitment and marketing professionals at a public research institution leverage LMI when framing the value of master’s programs with varying career outcomes. Drawing on interviews and analysis of recruitment materials, the study explores how data related to salary, job growth, and employer demand are selectively incorporated into recruitment messaging, shaping how program value is communicated to prospective students. While research …