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The Veil Of Jurisprudence: How International Law Masks Coercive Violence, Kenneth H. Mcmillen

Linfield University Student Symposium: A Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Achievement

Who enforces international law? The answer lies in the different countries that make up international treaties and bodies that legislate international law. These laws conceptually are supposed to serve the same purpose that laws domestically do. They are meant to preserve justice for the different nations, with a theoretical framework that follows liberal ideals popularized by theorists like H.L.A Hart. However, these conceptions are wholly inaccurate as they lack the historical context that any analysis and justification of a system must need to be valid. I begin with a historical analysis of how the legal system has been used under …

A Single Administration Of Psilocybin Is Ineffective In Reversing Ptsd-Like Sequelae In A Rat Model Of Stress-Enhanced Fear Learning, Kylie M. King, Marisa J. Savini, Noelle M. Molnar, Evelynn J. Schneider, Savannah E. Straub, Joe Parker, Lillianna P. Puppel, Aleece K. Al-Olimat, Allison M. Bach, Phillip R. Zoladz

ONU Student Research Colloquium

Single treatments with psychedelics produce rapid, long-lasting antidepressant effects. Psychedelics may also exert anxiolytic effects and be useful in treating more complex psychiatric conditions, such as PTSD. However, less is known about the impact of these agents on PTSD-related symptoms. Thus, we aimed to determine whether a single administration of psilocybin could reverse PTSD-like sequelae induced by stress-enhanced fear learning in rats. Sprague-Dawley rats were placed in Context A (circular, white conditioning box) and exposed to several uncontrollable footshocks (Stress) or no footshocks (No Stress). The next day, the rats were placed in Context B (square conditioning box with clear …

Abstract Book (Pdf), Lsu Health School Of Medicine

Medicine Research Day

No abstract provided.

Physically‑Aware Fault Modeling And Test Pattern Selection Using Multi‑Layer Perceptron Networks, Sandipan Sharma, Srinivas Vooka, Maheedhar Jalasutram, Pranav Murthy

Defensive Publications Series

Conventional semiconductor fault models often assume a linear correlation between fault counts and chip fallout, assigning equal weight to each fault node.  This approach fails to account for non‑linear outliers attributed to specific physical design features, leading to suboptimal fallout prediction and inefficient test pattern prioritization.  A method is disclosed that utilizes a multi‑layer perceptron network to generate physically aware fault models.  A fault feature matrix is constructed from physical design data that incorporates features (e.g., total net length, via density, proximity to power rails).  This matrix is processed by a fully connected neural network trained on production fallout data …

Hardware‑Interlocked Power Request Signaling For Secure Root‑Of‑Trust Operations, Rohit Sinha, Naved Kazi, Anchal Vijay

Defensive Publications Series

Traditional power management for secure memory operations often depends on external software to identify and request high‑voltage rails before sending commands to a secure entity. This reliance may create synchronization risks where memory programming might begin before power is stable, and involves non‑secure components inspecting secure directives, potentially exposing sensitive information. This publication describes a hardware‑interlocked handshake mechanism between a Root‑of‑Trust and a Power Manager to manage power rails on‑demand. The Root‑of‑Trust independently identifies the request for high‑voltage power and asserts a hardware request signal. The Power Manager receives a hardware interrupt, enables the indicated power rail, and returns a …

Bypassing Distributed Access Control For Subsystem‑Level Debugging, Rohit Sinha, Sumit Jha, Mayank Tutwani

Defensive Publications Series

Distributed access control in modern heterogeneous architectures often leads to debugging complexities during software development. Security enforcement logic is typically embedded across multiple initiators and targets, creating a wide search space when failures occur. It is often difficult to distinguish between functional software bugs and access control misconfigurations, as both may result in similar system behavior or silent failures. A system and method are disclosed for the selective relaxation of access control policies through a hardware‑assisted debug controller. The debug controller may provide granular enable signals to individual subsystems. Each subsystem may include a control status register that, when qualified …

A Hybrid Cryptographic Encoding System Combining Aes-256- Gcm Authenticated Encryption, X25519 Forward Secrecy, Shamir Threshold Key Management With Biometric Access Gating, And A Pluggable Steganographic Output Layer, Naveen Rajan

Defensive Publications Series

A hybrid cryptographic encoding system is disclosed in which plaintext is encrypted using AES256-GCM keyed via an X25519 ephemeral-static Diffie-Hellman key agreement, optionally protected at rest by a Shamir K-of-N secret-sharing scheme whose shares are individually gated by biometric fuzzy extractors, and the resulting authenticated ciphertext is rendered through a pluggable steganographic output layer (key-permuted Morse, Base64, or linguistic steganography). The combination delivers confidentiality, integrity, forward secrecy, threshold multi-party access control, and format-agnostic camouflage in a single interoperable pipeline.

Codex Oracle Architecture (Coa): Signal‑Driven, Meta‑Orchestrated Multi‑Agent Coordination For Autonomous Code Generation, Johny Manuel-Devadoss

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes a novel orchestration architecture for multi‑agent code generation systems, referred to as the Codex Oracle Architecture (COA). COA introduces a signal‑driven coordination layer, a meta‑orchestrator (“Oracle Layer”), and a structured conflict‑resolution mechanism that enables large‑scale, adaptive, and emergent collaboration among heterogeneous AI agents. Unlike existing multi‑agent frameworks that rely on static workflows, deterministic message passing, or hierarchical control, COA enables dynamic agent activation, probabilistic decision making, and context‑aware collaboration. The architecture is designed to support autonomous code generation, refactoring, debugging, and long‑term software evolution in complex environments.

Semantic Discovery And Composite Ranking Of Skill Instruction Files In An Ai Agent Marketplace, Aaron Burton

Defensive Publications Series

A method for discovering and ranking skill instruction files published to an AI agent marketplace using a composite scoring function applied to a vector index. When a querying agent submits a natural language query expressing a desired capability outcome, the system computes a composite relevance score for each indexed skill by combining embedding cosine similarity between the query and the skill description, declared constraint compatibility between the skill and the querying agent's operational profile, and an optional historical quality signal derived from prior benchmark completions. The ranking layer operates entirely upstream of any licensing, payment, or entitlement system and returns …

Cross-Provider Skill File Portability Shim For Behavioral Constraint Preservation Across Ai Tool Frameworks, Aaron Burton

Defensive Publications Series

A method for translating a canonical AI skill instruction file into provider-specific tool definitions for multiple target AI frameworks while preserving behavioral constraint metadata through explicit mapping rules. The skill instruction file is authored in a single canonical format containing structured capability entries with execution parameters and behavioral constraints. A translation layer ingests this file and emits provider-specific adapter definitions for OpenAI function calling JSON schema, Anthropic Claude tool-use schema, LangChain Tool class Python stub, and Model Context Protocol capability manifest JSON. Constraints that have no direct equivalent in the target framework are emitted as a standardized annotation block rather …

Privacy-Preserving Cross-Customer Threat Intelligence Platform With Embedded Ml, Predictive Attack Trajectory, And Multi-Agent Trust Management For Web, Mobile, And Ai Agent Protection, Duncan Ndegwa Ndungu

Defensive Publications Series

This publication discloses twelve platform-scale security intelligence inventions for web, mobile, and AI agent protection. Core platform inventions (B1–B4) include: privacy-preserving cross-customer threat intelligence via a two-layer alias architecture with k-anonymity; SDK-embedded quantized ML inference (<100KB, INT8, sub-5ms) with knowledge distillation and signed over-the-air updates; consent-scoped alias lifecycle management for automatic GDPR/CCPA compliance; and multi-hop AI agent trust chains with configurable attenuation and cascading revocation. Advanced security infrastructure (B5–B10) covers IDOR detection via per-alias resource access baselines, runtime dependency integrity verification via Ed25519-signed manifests, AI agent output exfiltration detection via semantic and entropy analysis, multi-level TLS certificate pinning with safe rotation and air-gapped fallback, constant-time authentication response orchestration, and shadow agent detection via distributed registry and behavioral fingerprinting. Predictive infrastructure (B11–B12) includes DNS hijacking detection via multi-path resolution consensus with challenge-response verification, and a Bayesian predictive attack trajectory engine with pre-emptive countermeasure deployment and outcome feedback learning.

Customer-Facing Api Key Aliasing System With Policy-Bound Lifecycle, Zero-Downtime Rotation, Third-Party Data Payload Protection, And Closed-Loop Revocation For Web, Mobile, And Agent Credential And Data Security, Duncan Ndegwa Ndungu

Defensive Publications Series

This publication discloses a customer-facing API key aliasing system (A19) and a companion third-party data payload protection system (A19B). A19 provides alias indirection for API credentials across web, mobile, CI/CD, AI agent, and third-party integration environments — with policy-bound alias issuance, zero-downtime dual-alias rotation, device attestation binding for mobile (Apple DeviceCheck, Google Play Integrity), selective alias revocation, anomaly monitoring, and closed-loop revocation. A19B adds three layers of application-layer security above TLS: multi-identity outbound payload signing binding five identity dimensions (application, user, browser, device, alias) into a single HMAC-SHA256 attestation; selective AES-256-GCM field-level encryption with automatic PII detection and field-path AAD …

Comprehensive Pre/Post-Authentication Attack Detection And Mitigation Framework For Web, Mobile, And Ai Agent Applications, Duncan Ndegwa Ndungu

Defensive Publications Series

This publication discloses fourteen specialized attack detection modules operating within an SDK event observation pipeline at zero incremental infrastructure cost, covering both pre-authentication and post-authentication phases across web, mobile, and AI agent applications. Pre-authentication modules (A5–A10) detect password spraying via cross-account fingerprint correlation, mass registration abuse, AI agent tool-call sequence violations and infinite loops, OAuth redirect hijacking, and SDK configuration tampering. Post-authentication modules (A11–A18) detect MFA fatigue attacks, session fixation, business logic abuse via learned transaction flow graphs, refresh token theft via device fingerprint binding, indirect prompt injection via pre-ingestion content scanning, feedback poisoning, and clock manipulation via dual-clock comparison. …

Beberapa Catatan Mengenal Mata Kuliah Pendidikan Dan Latihan Kemahiran Hukum, Harkristuti Harkrisnowo

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Abstract

Keabsahan Kebijakan Mobil Nasional Menurut Hukum Perdagangan Internasional (Wto), Syam Maarif

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Abstract

Smartphone Use, Social Media, And Academic Procrastination In Secondary Education: A Multi Method Approach Investigation With Implications For School-Based Interventions, Haslee Sharil Lim Abdullah, Riza Amalia, Henny Indreswari, Im Hambali, Ronal Surya Aditya, Rusnila Rusnila

Buletin Konseling Inovatif

Academic procrastination has become a significant challenge in digital learning environments, particularly among adolescents with high smartphone and social media usage. This study examines the relationship between mobile phone use and academic procrastination among 262 high school students in Indonesia using a cross-sectional survey, narrative review, and network analysis. Results show 75.6% of students exhibit medium and 20.2% high procrastination levels, with "alternative activities" like digital distractions as the main form (M = 15.87, SD = 2.92). No significant differences were found by gender (p = .067) or age (p = .412), but strong positive correlations emerged between gadget use …

Hukum Internasional Sebagai Sarana Pembangunan Masyarakat Internasional, Sri Setianengsih Suwardi

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Abstract

Automating The State: Public Sector Ai In India And The Challenge Of Rights-Based Regulation, Medha Garg, Shravani Nag Lanka

Indian Journal of Law and Technology

This article examines the deployment of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) by Indian Central and State Governments across key public sectors, namely, healthcare, law enforcement, justice, welfare delivery, and urban governance. AI applications in these domains promise enhanced efficiency and service delivery but also introduce risks such as algorithmic and automation biases, inaccuracies, and accountability gaps. The absence of a comprehensive regulatory framework in India exacerbates these issues, leaving citizens vulnerable to opaque decision-making processes. We discuss the current fragmented regulatory landscape in India and compare it with AI governance models in the European Union, United States, and China. Building on this …

Aspek Hukum Administrasi Dari Perseroan Terbatas (Menurut Undang-Undang No.1 Tahun 1995), H.M. Laica Marzuki

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Abstract

Surrogacy-Friendly State Law: Criteria For Categorizing State Law By Strength Of Legal Pathways To Gestational Surrogacy, Emma J. Noble

Honors Theses

This paper proposes new criteria for defining U.S. states as surrogacy-friendly. It exclusively considers gestational surrogacy and domestic intended parents. It provides an overview of the surrogacy laws in each state and Washington D.C., and classifies them by the newly proposed criteria. Existing definitions of surrogacy-friendly do not often provide detailed legal distinctions between the states. The proposed criteria consider whether or not a state has express surrogacy laws and if the intended parents’ sexual orientation, marital status, or genetic relationship to the child are limiting factors in their ability to obtain parentage orders. The criteria depend on the legal …

‘Mobile Consumers’: Interpreting The Consumption Perceptions, Practices And Experiences Of Mobile Brazilian International Students In London, Mark Holton, Leonardo Santana Dos Santos Rodrigues

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

This paper advances existing work on the mobilities and geographies of students by examining the complexities and contestations affecting international students' consumption perceptions and experiences. This is important in positing new ways of understanding how educational mobilities, in both their meta and micro forms, can influence, and be influenced by, consumption practices and ideologies. Drawing on a set of semi-structured interviews with Brazilian international students living and studying in London, UK this paper draws together mobilities and consumption theories as a lens for interpreting consumption knowledge and practice as an evolving and iterative set of performances that align closely with …

“Tolling For The Outcast”: A Therapeutic Jurisprudence Consideration Of The Relationship Between The Americans With Disabilities Act, Death Row Conditions, And Capital Punishment, Michael L. Perlin, Esq., Talia Roitberg Harmon, Maren Geiger, Chelsea Henning

San Diego Law Review

The press has regularly reported on the level of abysmal conditions on death rows in those states that have retained capital punishment. Death-row prisoners are often incarcerated in solitary confinement, and are subject to much more deprivation and harsher conditions than other prisoners. As a result, many experience declining mental health, and it has become clear that persons with mental illness are disproportionately put to death. Some litigants have turned to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as a potential source of relief; the Supreme Court’s decision in Pennsylvania Department of Corrections v. Yeskey underscored that the act’s language “unmistakably …

Gnsi Decision Brief: Global Fragility Reauthorization Act: Through An America First Foreign Policy Lens, Greg Howell

GNSI Decision Briefs

Over the past several decades, positive collaboration between U.S. government departments and agencies supporting development, diplomacy, and defense (3D) has resulted in foreign policy success stories, improving international relations and saving lives around the world. Many of these positive outcomes were achieved when American assistance was requested in response to natural disasters or humanitarian crises, such as following the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia, the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and the 2020 COVID pandemic. The Global Fragility Act (GFA) created a framework for interagency cooperation internationally, which produced a strong foundation to advance this promising 3D model for foreign assistance. The …

Aces And Trust In Courts, Michael A. Wesley Jr.

Psychology Student Publications

Trust in the American court system is a foundational pillar of the legal system, based on the public's belief that authorities will make fair and just decisions.1 Therefore, understanding what factors degrade the public’s faith in the system is crucial. Most research on this topic examines the amount of trust placed in the police or the government.2, 3, 4However, there are no articles that investigate the relationship between trauma and trust in American courts. This is an issue because, as previously mentioned, individuals who have any number of ACEs are more likely to encounter the criminal justice system, including courts.5Understanding …

Doc 2026-22 Proposal To Integrate The Departments Of Political Science, Criminal Justice And Security Studies And Pre-Law Program, University Of Dayton. College Of Arts And Sciences

Senate Documents

By bringing together Political Science, Criminal Justice and Security Studies, and Pre-law, the Department of Political Science will offer a comprehensive approach to understanding power, justice, and governance at local, national, and global levels. Guided by the University of Dayton’s Marianist values, we emphasize ethical leadership, service to the community, and the dignity of all persons. We offer undergraduate degrees in Political Science, Criminal Justice and Security Studies, along with a robust Pre-law program that prepares students for legal education and careers in law. Through partnerships with local law enforcement, courts, government agencies, and community organizations, we provide students with …

Male Teachers' Experiences On The Gender Imbalance In Early Education, Erika White

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Diversity in the ECE workforce has been shown to have a positive social and academic influence on children and families within the ECE setting. The problem addressed in this study was that in an urban eastern school district (UESD), there was an educator gender imbalance in early childhood education (ECE). Grounded in Smith’s rational choice theory, the purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore the experiences of male preschool and kindergarten (P—K) teachers in UESD. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with 13 male P—K teachers working in the UESD. Thematic analysis using inductive coding indicated male educators: …

Program And Proceedings, The Nebraska Academy Of Sciences 1880–2026: 146th Anniversary Year, One Hundred-Thirty-Sixth Annual Meeting

Nebraska Academy of Sciences: Programs and Proceedings

Program and abstracts of the proceedings for the Nebraska Academy of Sciences 136th annual meeting, 2025

Sessions

Aeronautics and Space Science

Anthropology

Biological and Medical Sciences

Earth Sciences

Ecology, Sustainability, and Environmental Science

Physics and Engineering

General Poster Session

2026 Maiben Lecture: Shifting Extremes: Understanding Nebraska’s Changing Climate and Preparing for What Lies Ahead, Deborah Bathke

2026 Friends of Science Awards: Julie Shaffer and Irina Filina

2026 C. Bertrand and Marian Othmer Schultz Colleaguate Schoalrship Award: Piper Ryschon and Bryce Reeson

In Memoriam: Paul Royster

Cockpits, Cubicles, Care Work: Why India Has More Female Pilots Than The U.S., Nandini Kumar

Student Publications and Presentations

This project compares how gender norms shape women’s employment in United States and India, focusing on the surprising case of female pilots. India has one of the highest percentages of female airline pilots in the world, yet one of the lowest percentage of women in the overall workforce. The United States has the opposite pattern where there are more women in the workforce overall, but far fewer female pilots. How can both things be true, and what do they reveal about gender norms? To research this question, I combined feminist theory as well as labor statistics, policy reports, and historical …

Bridging Two Worlds: A Qualitative Exploration Of Nurses Returning To Work Postpartum, Katherine Metz, Darlene Narca, Amanda Cortes, Michael Young, Nicole Bohr

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Introduction: Each percentage change in nurse turnover is associated with roughly $289,000 in organizational cost/savings annually.¹ Despite this increased focus and nurses being primarily women of childbearing age², little data exists on retention in nurses during the postpartum period. Supporting postpartum nurses is essential for workforce sustainability and organizational stability.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the lived experiences of nurses returning to bedside after childbirth. By examining their perspectives, this study seeks to identify key factors influencing job satisfaction, workplace well-being, and retention, and to inform the development of evidence-based organizational strategies that …

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Graduate Council Meeting, April 24, 2026, Marshall University Graduate Council

Graduate Council Minutes

No abstract provided.