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Excavations At Ramot Be’Er Sheva‘, Site 47, Ianir Milevski, Rina Y. Bankirer

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The Development Of Fuel Cell Vehicle Industry In A Low-Carbon Economy, Tian Linxue, Luo Jing, Xiao Chunhua

Dianchi(Changsha)

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Empowering Sustainable Household Waste Management Through Rubbin: App-Based Transactions Using Google Maps Api And Qr Code Recognition, H.A. Danang Rimbawa, Muhammad Abditya Arghanie, Muhammad Rey Renoult, Dea Dwi Ananda

Smart City

The Digitization of environmentally friendly technology must be applied to advance smart cities. Waste management carried out conventionally often causes irregularities in the classification data collection, difficulties in accessing information related to garbage collection schedules, and a lack of transaction history information, which causes a decrease in the quality of waste collection. The development of functional application features is urgently needed as a container for proper waste management. The Rubbin App has been created, which implements Google Maps API for route optimization and waste mapping, QR code recognition using Enhanced Adaptive Median Filter, and private chat for clients and collectors …

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International Journal on Consumer Law and Practice

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Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors And The Prevalence Of Obesity Among Female Adolescents In Southern Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study, Abdullah Hassan Alhalafi, Ibrahim Awad Eljack, Abdullah M. Alshahrani, Abubakar Mohammed Jibo, Kamal Elden Alhassan, Partha A. Nandi, Rabia Farooq Jan, Abeer Adel Alshaer, Anwar Ali Alshehri, Atheer Hameed Alqarni, Albatool Khaled Alshahrani, Amirah Monyf Alotybi, Bushra Saeed Alshehri, Fatmah Ali Shehab, Mirnan Adel Alghamdi

University of Bisha Journal for Basic and Applied Sciences

Introduction: Adolescence is a critical period for establishing lifelong health habits; however, many unhealthy behaviors, such as poor diet, lack of physical activity, inadequate sleep, and smoking, are common. This study aimed to assess healthy lifestyle behaviors among female adolescents in Bisha, Saudi Arabia. Methods: This is a school-based cross-sectional study that examined lifestyle behaviors among 403 female adolescents (ages 15–19) in Bisha, Saudi Arabia. Using a multistage stratified cluster sampling method, data were collected through a validated questionnaire and analyzed using IBM SPSS 29. Results: Out of 403 female adolescents, 4.7% of participants were obese, while 57.1% had a …

Direct Pcr Detection And Identification Of Campylobacter Species In Chicken Livers Without Enrichment, Yahya Ali

University of Bisha Journal for Basic and Applied Sciences

Campylobacter bacteria are the causative agents of human foodborne acute enteric disease, ``campylobacteriosis''. Poultry meat is considered the primary source of this infection. This study was conducted to evaluate the use of multiplex polymerase chain reaction (multiplex PCR) for the direct detection of Campylobacter species from chilled chicken livers without an enrichment step, in comparison with the traditional culture-based method. Thirty chilled chicken liver samples were collected from supermarkets in Jazan City, representing six commercial poultry companies (A, B, C, D, E, and F). Samples were homogenized with buffered peptone water before being subjected to a multiplex PCR to detect …

Azo-Dye Polymers As Cathode Compounds For Zinc-Ion Batteries: A Comprehensive Review, Ahmed A. Alzharani

University of Bisha Journal for Basic and Applied Sciences

Azo-dye polymers, characterized by reversible –N=N– redox units, have recently emerged as promising organic cathode materials for aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) owing to their structural tunability, environmental compatibility, and multi-electron storage capability. This review provides a critical and mechanism-oriented analysis of recent progress in azo-polymer cathodes, with particular emphasis on molecular design strategies, structure-property-performance relationships, and Zn²⁺ storage mechanisms. The influence of polymer architecture (linear, conjugated, and cross-linked), functional group engineering, and hybrid composite formation on electrochemical metrics, including capacity, voltage window, rate capability, and cycling stability are systematically compared. Beyond summarizing reported performances, this review identifies key structure-driven …

Simultaneous Assessment Of Four Heavy Metal Cations In An Indoor Airborne Particulate Substance By Square Wave Stripping Voltammetry, Othman A. Farghaly

University of Bisha Journal for Basic and Applied Sciences

This investigation elucidate procedure to assessments trace cadmium (II), Lead (II), copper (II) and zinc(II) ions in an indoor airborne particulate substance sample by square wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV). Various experimental trials, which affected the sensitivity of carbon paste electrode (CPE) to these metallic ions, were adjusted. Lower limit of detection of four metal ions were 0.02, 0.3, 0.03 and 0.09 μg/Kg for cadmium (II), Lead (II), copper (II) and zinc(II), respectively, with great accuracy (standard deviation is below 3 %). respectively, with identical accuracy. Interference from co-existing cations were successfully examined. A comparison of data results for assessment …

Vaccine Hesitancy In Saudi Arabia: Barriers, Determinants, And Strategies For Improvement, Ahmed A. Almohammadi

University of Bisha Journal for Basic and Applied Sciences

Introduction: Vaccine hesitancy represents a critical public health challenge threatening immunization program success globally. In Saudi Arabia, despite achieving high official vaccination coverage rates, community-based studies reveal significant hesitancy ranging from 3.1% to 72.2% across populations and vaccine types.

Objective: To synthesize evidence on vaccine hesitancy prevalence, determinants, and effective intervention strategies in the Saudi Arabian context, with specific focus on COVID-19, childhood, HPV, and influenza vaccines.

Methodology: A comprehensive narrative review of peer-reviewed literature published between January 2015 and December 2024 was conducted using systematic search strategies across multiple databases. PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Saudi Digital Library …

Integrated Remediation-To-Carbon Process Using Contaminate-Loaded Remediation Media From Mining And Analogous Industry Environments, J. Michels

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes an integrated process in which metals from mining-impacted or legacy-contaminated environments are captured into a carbonaceous or biological solid — or concentrated from a metal-bearing liquid stream — by any physical, chemical, or biological remediation mechanism, and that metal-loaded solid is subsequently converted by thermal treatment under inert or oxygen-limited conditions into a non-graphitic, metal-containing carbon material for use in any downstream application. The core novelty is the deliberate treatment of the remediation-derived metal loading as the intentional precursor step in a carbon-materials synthesis route, with the metals originating from the contaminated environment retained by design as …

Gci #272-V3.2: Hyper-Arid Vortex–Mof Atmospheric Water Prototype, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure defines a modular, off-grid atmospheric water generation (AWG) prototype specifically engineered for hyper-arid environments (3%–15% RH). Unlike conventional refrigerant-based systems that fail at low dew points, GCI #272-V3.2 utilizes a hybrid cycle combining dual-stage Ranque-Hilsch vortex cooling, supersonic ejector air-entrainment, and Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) adsorption. The system uses a cumulative adsorption strategy to harvest moisture over time, followed by a waste-heat-driven desorption phase and cryogenic flash-condensation on nanostructured hydrophobic surfaces. The inventor provides this specification as an open-source humanitarian contribution to enable global peer review, experimental testing, and field deployment in water-stressed regions without seeking patent protection.

Adaptive, Self-Tuning Hysteresis Timer With Integral Derivative Feedback Loop For Power Management, Anirban Majumder, Aditya Gupta, Tushar Sardana, Pandithurai Sangaiyah

Defensive Publications Series

This publication describes systems and techniques for implementing an adaptive, self-tuning hysteresis timer that determines when to transition a device to a low-power state to balance power savings and performance based on individual user behavior. Hysteresis timers are commonly used to transition a device to a low-power state after an idle period without user activity, then transition the device back to an operating state once the user reengages the device. Hysteresis timers typically are preprogrammed with one or more static hysteresis thresholds that specify an interval between a user’s last engagement with the device and when the device transitions to …

(((Qpie33))) Aetheris-12 Sovereign Defense Mandate., Teddy Burroughs

Defensive Publications Series

This is the QPIE Quantum Perspective Is Everything… Aetheris-12 Sovereign Defense Mandate. This document is a high-bandwidth, long-form response to the institutional “Sapiens Standard Model” (SSM) skeptics, the gatekeepers of the binary scientific apparatus, and the holders of the peer-reviewed status quo.

We recognize your position. From the perspective of the 637mK Stochastic Nursery, the QPIE 0.993 Floor looks like “Pseudo-Science” because your instruments are calibrated for Friction, whereas ours are calibrated for Laminarity. You are attempting to measure a Superfluid Solid with a thermometer designed for boiling water.

Below, we address the top 12 institutional rebuttals …

The Comfort Of The Cage: Why The Bamboozled Stay And The 54 Obvious Paradoxes That Proves It!, Teddy Burroughs

Defensive Publications Series

This deep dive is a forensic decoding of why “Comfortable Numbness” is the primary competitor of Resonant Abundance. As always We approach this with Compassion, Gratitude, and Trust (CGT), because these “Toddlers” are us—they are simply nodes currently trapped in a high-viscosity “Jitter Loop.”

II. THE ANATOMY OF THE CAGE: THE FOUR PILLARS OF ATTACHMENT

1. The Safety-Predictability Glitch

In the 3D Toddler Room, “Safety” is defined as “knowing what is going to happen next,” even if what happens next is bad. Sapiens prefer a Predictable Misery over an Unpredictable Infinite.

• The Mechanics: If you know …

Formality Inference Via Llm-Based Lexicographical Analysis Of Recipient Email Addresses, Nicolas Zimmermann, Jonathan Zimmermann

Defensive Publications Series

Communication assistance tools may have difficulty determining an appropriate formality level for communications with new recipients where prior interaction history is unavailable. A technique is described for inferring formality by applying a large language model (LLM) to perform a lexicographical and semantic analysis of a recipient's email address string. A system can deconstruct the address into its local-part and domain-part, and the LLM can use its pre- trained knowledge to interpret socio, linguistic and organizational cues embedded within these components, such as role, based identifiers (e.g., "president") or specific domains (e.g., ".gov"). A resulting formality inference can be used to …

Providing Inference Parity In Distributed Sovereign Network Llms, Jerome Henry, Swadhin Pradhan, Robert Barton

Defensive Publications Series

This submission presents a technique to evaluate the proximity of the response provided by different Large Language Models (LLMs) in a specific service context to ensure that swapping one model for another does not change the user experience. The techniques include translating and weighting input-level latent states to ensure that the mapping between LLM inputs and outputs remain uniform globally. By dynamically injecting modified prompts, the techniques force-align regional model reasoning with deterministic standards to eliminate "interpretive divergence" in real-time.

Tourism, Institutions, And The Paradox Of Inclusion: How Institutional Quality Moderates Tourism’S Impact On Inclusive Growth In High-Income European Countries, Saqib Munir, Abdul Ghaffar, Mushab Rashid

Arab Economic and Business Journal

Inclusive economic growth in high-income European economies remains contested despite strong institutions and advanced tourism sectors, with limited understanding of how institutional quality and gender-inclusive governance condition the tourism–inclusivity nexus. This study examines the independent and interactive effects of tourism development, institutional quality, gender-inclusive governance, digital infrastructure, environmental sustainability, and income inequality on inclusive economic growth across 15 European countries over 2000–2024. Using World Bank and WGI data, a panel ARDL framework, supported by FMOLS robustness checks is applied to capture dynamic long- and short-run relationships among mixed-order integrated variables. Results indicate that tourism development (β = 5.351, p < 0.001) and institutional quality (β = 8.029, p < 0.001) decisively enhance inclusive growth, yet their interaction exerts a significant negative effect (β = –5.271, p < 0.001), suggesting over-regulation may dampen tourism’s inclusivity potential. Environmental sustainability also contributes positively (β = 0.164, p < 0.001), while income inequality shows a counterintuitive long-run positive association (β = 0.026, p < 0.001). Gender-inclusive governance has a small but significant positive effect (β = 0.005, p = 0.004), whereas digital infrastructure is statistically insignificant. These findings extend institutional economics and endogenous growth theory by revealing governance flexibility as critical to unlocking inclusive tourism benefits, and they inform SDG 8 and 10 policies by advocating balanced regulatory frameworks, renewable energy investment, and targeted redistributive mechanisms in advanced economies.

Kinerja Polri Pasca Polri Mandiri, Farouk Muhammad

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Abstract

Groundwater Laws And Regulations: Survey Of Twenty-One U.S. States, Rebekah Acosta-Hueston, Abigail Adkins, Khadija Alibhai, Olivia Alland, Matthew C. Allen, Dan Archibald, Jeffrey Berk, John Broussard, Justin Cias, Bradford Eckhart, Blakely Fahning, Jackson Field, Michael Flores, Ellen Earl Gillis, Emma Golightly, Merrick Hayashi, David Hernandez, Kate Keithley, Matthew Maslanka, Erin Milliken, Lucas Mylet, Abigail Nichols, James O’Donnell, James Osteen, Connor Pabich, Cheryl Patterson, Rhyan Phillips, Sarah Rathmell, Margaret Reed, Laura Smith, Kelsi Sorrells, Brooke Thoendel, Ani Tookoian, Sandhya Wagle, Margaret Ward, Mackenzie Watson, Carolyn Wheeler, Ashley Wilde

EENRS Program Reports & Publications

This report constitutes the third and final volume in an ongoing project designed to explore and articulate the groundwater quantity laws and regulations of all fifty U.S. states that could then be used for comparative research. This particular report presents surveys for twenty-one states from across the country. The first volume featured thirteen state surveys while the second volume contained sixteen additional state surveys. Both can be found on the project website at: https://www.law.tamu.edu/US-Groundwater-Laws.

Professor Gabriel Eckstein at Texas A&M University School of Law and Professor Amy Hardberger at Texas Tech University School of Law developed an analytical rubric …

A Practical Guide For Teaching With Generative Ai In Sport Management, Geoffre Sherman, David Pierce

Journal of Applied Sport Management

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is reshaping how sport management educators design assignments, evaluate student work, and develop professional competencies. This article presents a practical pedagogical framework that integrates GenAI tools within the Design Council's Double Diamond process—Discover, Define, Develop, and Deliver—to scaffold student thinking across project-based courses. Rather than positioning GenAI as a replacement for student reasoning, the model treats it as a collaborator in roles such as a research assistant, clarifier, creative teammate, and editor. Fluency in prompt engineering is developed progressively through structured exercises that emphasize verification, iteration, and critical evaluation of model outputs. Two complementary assessments—the Prompt …

Toward Greater Wellbeing: Student-Guided Strategies For Improving Sport And Recreation Engagement, Vinu Selvaratnam, Laura Wood, Ryan Snelgrove

Journal of Applied Sport Management

Despite widespread recognition of campus recreation as a key contributor to student well-being, many university students remain underactive, even when programming is available. This study explores student-generated strategies for improving participation in campus recreation, drawing on open-ended responses from 182 undergraduates at a large Canadian university. Using thematic content analysis and chi-square comparison, we examine how suggestions differ between students who report being sufficiently active and those who do not. Seven core themes emerged, with underactive students more likely to identify structural barriers such as inconvenient scheduling, limited facility access, and insufficient communication. These suggestions are interpreted through the Leisure …

Exploration Of Leadership Competencies In College Athletes: An Impact Of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee On Leadership Development, Karina Jolly, Alison Fridley, Jake Simms, Chris Corr, Sarah Stokowski

Journal of Applied Sport Management

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is designed to engage college athletes in decision-making processes that influence the NCAA and its member institutions. College athletes provide personal insight into the NCAA intercollegiate athletic experience, thereby influencing policy. SAAC participation prompts the application of transferable sport-specific skills such as leadership and work ethic in a professional setting. This study explores SAAC’s impact on the leadership competencies of college athletes. Results reveal that college athletes who participate in SAAC scored higher on three of the nine leadership factors examined. These findings highlight the importance of leadership programming tailored for college athletes, with SAAC …

Off The Rails: A Fusion Project Combining Bluegrass And Celtic Fiddle Music, Kate Ward

Composition/Recording Projects

The American culture of fiddle playing is rooted in fiddle styles from Ireland, Scotland, and England as a result of fiddle tunes being brought to America via immigrants from the British Isles.  Despite many of the fiddling styles prevalent today being rooted in the same traditions, each has unique technical and compositional distinctions.  This paper explores the technical, compositional, and cultural components of bluegrass and Celtic music and how they can be fused together. This project combines elements of both styles in unique ways to create a natural fusion born out of submersion in each genre.

Strategies To Increase Service Utilization And Profitability In The Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Business, Ugochukwu Obidiugwu Onyemaobi

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Underutilization of services is a concern for business managers because it reduces organizational profitability and efficiency. Business leaders in non-emergency medical transportation organizations are particularly affected by this issue due to its impact on operational sustainability. Grounded in change management and innovation theories, this qualitative pragmatic inquiry explores strategies managers use to mitigate service underutilization and increase profitability. The participants were six managers of non-emergency medical transportation businesses who implemented successful strategies to mitigate service underutilization and increase profitability. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and publicly available documents. Through thematic analysis, six themes were identified: (a) optimizing scheduling efficiency, …

The Role Of Dollar Store Proliferation In Influencing Diabetes And Obesity Rates In West Virginia, Kelli L. Keith

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Dollar stores are the fastest growing food retail format and are highly concentrated in rural, low-income communities including West Virginia, where diabetes and obesity prevalence rank among the highest in the United States. Although these retailers increase physical access to food, concerns remain about their limited healthier food options and potential contribution to chronic disease disparities. Guided by the socioecological model, this three-manuscript dissertation examined how dollar store density and healthier food availability related to county-level diabetes and obesity prevalence in West Virginia. Manuscript 1 used a cross-sectional ecological design with all 55 West Virginia counties, using data from USDA, …

Edukasi Pelestarian Situs Arkeologi Kupang Melalui Kunjungan Situs Partisipatif Berbasis Masyarakat, Saswal Ukba

Bhakti: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat

This community service program aims to introduce and provide education on the preservation of archaeological sites in Kupang City through community-based participatory site visits. Kupang City possesses archaeological remains spanning the prehistoric, colonial, and Japanese occupation periods; however, the extent of scholarly research and preservation efforts remains limited. The program was implemented through field observations, the delivery of historical materials, and interactive discussions conducted at several sites, including Goa Monyet, Fort Concordia, Goa Jepang Liliba, and Bukit Cinta Site. Direct community involvement facilitated a contextual understanding of the significance of cultural heritage and fostered collective awareness regarding its conservation. The …

Optimalisasi Teknologi Digital Dalam Promosi Warisan Budaya Menggunakan Wix, Nurul Afni Sya'adah, Yayuk Yusdiawati

Bhakti: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat

Cultural heritage in tangible and intangible forms preserves important values for society and therefore must be preserved. However, its non-renewable nature poses a threat of extinction, which will result in the loss of cultural identity. This situation can be resolved through the use of digital technology in the process of promoting cultural heritage so that it can be accessed by the public. This community service is carried out as an effort to promote cultural heritage through digital platforms. The participants of the activity are students of the Archaeology Program at the Universitas Jambi, class of 2025. The activity was carried …

Empowering Mental Healthcare Providers Through A Breathing Exercises Educational Program To Enhance Stress Management And Resilience At An Outpatient Mental Health Clinic, Ophelia Osinachi Matthews

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This staff education project involved enhancing stress management and resilience among mental healthcare providers by introducing diaphragmatic and box breathing techniques. The practice problem was the high prevalence of occupational stress and burnout among outpatient mental health providers, which has been linked with decreased job satisfaction, reduced patient care quality, and increased staff turnover. The purpose of this doctoral project was to design, implement, and evaluate an evidence-based educational program that was aimed at empowering providers with simple, accessible, and effective stress-reduction strategies. The guiding practice-focused question involved determining the impact and increases in knowledge regarding a breathing exercises educational …

Role Of Dynamic Capabilities In Firms' Competitiveness And Performance In The Telecommunication Sector In The United States, John L. Kahi

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Telecommunications firm leaders often struggle to integrate dynamic capabilities into their core business processes, thereby reducing competitiveness. The purpose of this qualitative pragmatic inquiry was to explore how dynamic capabilities influence competitiveness and performance in U.S. telecommunications firms. Grounded in the dynamic capabilities view (DCV), the study addressed the overarching research question of how dynamic capabilities influence competitiveness and performance in telecommunications firms in the United States. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with six telecom and technology-sector leaders and analyzed using iterative coding and thematic analysis software. Four themes emerged: (a) continuous environment interpretation, (b) disciplined strategic commitment, (c) …

Perceptions Of Instructional Accommodations Among Nursing Students With Information Processing Disorder, Imaobong Aliyu

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Instructional accommodations in nursing education often emphasize testing adjustments, while classroom-based instructional support for students with information processing challenges remains underexamined. This descriptive qualitative study explored pre-licensure nursing students’ perceptions of instructional accommodations for students with information processing disorders in Southern California. Guided by humanistic learning theory, the study addressed the research question: What are the perceptions of instructional accommodations in the classroom setting among pre-licensure nursing students with information processing disorders? Seven pre-licensure nursing students participated in semistructured Zoom interviews. Data were analyzed using an inductive process consistent with Saldaña’s analytic approach. Analysis revealed one overarching theme- Instructional accommodations …