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Provider And Caregiver Perspectives On Vision Services For Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Qualitative Study, Asha Parvathaneni, Luke Zabotka, Jacob Strelnikov, Allison J L'Hotta, Matthew J Ehrhardt, Maria Montoya, Kyathi Thallapureddy, Robert J Hayashi, Margaret Reynolds, Sara Malone

2020-Current year OA Pubs

PURPOSE: This study qualitatively explored barriers and facilitators to accessing supportive vision services for childhood cancer survivors with vision deficits and identified current service-delivery contexts from the perspectives of community professionals and caregivers. METHODS: Participants included caregivers and professionals who completed semi-structured interviews. Provider questions focused on patient identification and assessment, follow-up protocols, and available resources, while caregiver questions addressed navigating survivorship care, academic needs, and goals for their children. Transcripts were thematically analyzed following inductive and deductive coding. RESULTS: Six caregivers and 10 professionals completed interviews. Thematic analysis resulted in three contexts for barriers and facilitators: school settings, community …

Projections Of The Characteristics Of Extreme Precipitation In East Africa Using Bias-Corrected Cmip6 Models, Exavery K. Makula

Tanzania Journal of Science

In the context of ongoing global climate change, the intensification of the hydrological cycle is expected to modify the frequency, magnitude, and spatial distribution of extreme precipitation events. Understanding how precipitation extremes will evolve under climate change is critical for East Africa (EA), a region highly vulnerable to hydroclimatic hazards and strongly dependent on rainfall-driven socioeconomic systems. The region experiences two main rainfall seasons, namely the long rains (March-May, MAM) and the short rains (October-December, OND). This study investigates future projections of the characteristics of extreme precipitation across the EA using an ensemble of biascorrected CMIP6 global climate models. Extreme …

Evaluation Of Optimized Mechanical Properties Of Gum-Arabic/Powdered Pentaclethra Macrophylla Pod Brake Pad Composite., I. C. C. Iloabachie, A. M. Nwankwo

Engineering and Technology Journal

The mechanical properties of brake pad composites produced from powdered Pentaclethra macrophylla pod reinforced with gum Arabic resin were investigated. The pods were cleaned, air-dried, oven-dried at 110 °C to constant weight, pulverized, and sieved, after which a portion was carbonized at 950 °C. Composite formulation was carried out using a pre-impregnation technique, with the reinforcement content varied from 10 to 50 wt% at 10 wt% intervals, while other constituents were maintained constant. The composites were molded in a hot platen press using a 50 mm × 50 mm × 8 mm mold at 180 °C, a pressure of 15 …

Effects Of Types And Amount Of Organic Matter On The Engineering Properties Of Soil, Afaq H. Malleh, Mohammed Y. Fattah, Hussein H. Karim

Engineering and Technology Journal

Organic soils exhibit highly variable geotechnical behavior due to differences in the type, content, and decomposition state of organic matter, which are often inadequately distinguished in engineering practice. This study investigates the influence of organic matter origin on soil behavior through a comparative analysis of sapric organic soils and sewage sludge soil tested under identical one-dimensional consolidation conditions. Laboratory tests included physical characterization, standard consolidation tests under vertical stresses of 200 kPa and 800 kPa, post-consolidation organic matter measurements, and microstructural analyses using SEM–EDS and XRD. The results show that increasing sapric organic matter content from 23% to 35% led …

A Systematic Review Of Mathematical Interpretations Of The Weton Marriage Tradition Within Islamic Cultural Contexts, Ratna Damayanti, Surya Sari Faradiba

Jurnal Pendidikan Sains

This study is grounded in the limited integration of mathematics, culture, and religion within academic discussions of local traditions, particularly the weton marriage calculation practice. It aims to explore the mathematical concepts embedded in weton calculations and to analyse these practices from an Islamic law perspective within an interdisciplinary framework. The study employs a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method following the six-stage PRISMA 2020 protocol, including the formulation of research questions, development of a search strategy, application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, study selection, quality assessment, and thematic synthesis. Data were collected from Google Scholar and Garuda using the keywords …

Preferences For Mathematics And Science Education Majors Among Senior High School Students In Bataan, Zydrick L. Avelino

Jurnal Pendidikan Sains

This study examines the factors influencing Senior High School students’ preferences for Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) majors in Bagac and Morong, Bataan, with particular focus on the low interest in Mathematics and Science specializations despite increasing demand for STEM educators. Using a descriptive quantitative design, data were collected from 369 students through a structured survey and analyzed using frequency and percentage distributions. The results reveal a strong preference for non-STEM majors, with Social Studies (42.12%) and English (35.04%) dominating, while Science (15.43%) and Mathematics (7.395%) received significantly lower interest. Personal interest emerged as the primary determinant (58.8%), followed by …

Efektivitas Hukum Dalam Masyarakat, Winarno Yudho, S.H., M.A., Herry Tjadrasari, S.H.

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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Hukum Perkawinan Islam Dan Uu No. 1 Tahun 1974, M. Tahir Azhary, S.H.

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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Bantuan Hukum Dalam Proses Peradilan Pidana, Luhut Mp. Pengaribuan, S.H.

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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The Secret Of Smerdyakov, Abigail M. Munzar

Global Tides

This paper analyzes the mysterious character of Pavel Smerdyakov from Dostoevsky’s novel, The Brothers Karamazov, by examining his loveless upbringing, motives for murdering Fyodor Karamazov, and his final conversations with Ivan Karamazov, to argue that Smerdyakov committed suicide out of guilt from his crime. Smerdyakov may have had a potential conversion to Christianity which would have triggered an identity crisis in which he was tormented between accepting Christ’s love and hanging on to his lifelong hatred. Thus, he would have committed suicide out of remorse from his sin like the biblical Judas and an inability to choose between conversion or …

Father Of The Bride: Shakespeare's Daughter Issues Played Out, Allison G. Lincicome

Global Tides

Shakespeare, throughout the majority of his plays, fixated on the relationship and expectation of obedience between fathers and daughters. Given the prevalence of his works in children’s media and secondary public education, recognizing the moral messaging of his works can help those who interact with his work better interpret and share this popular media in proper context. This essay analyzes three of Shakespeare’s plays, conduct literature from early modern England, and historical documents referencing Shakespeare’s own relationship to his daughters. These sources in conversation paint a more comprehensive picture of the expected behavior of daughters during Shakespeare’s time, and the …

Historic Shrouds: A New Voice For Shakespearean Women, Ashleigh E. Weinstock

Global Tides

This article presents, and seeks to remedy, the argument that Shakespeare’s female characters are deprived of equal representation as complex humans through narrative gaps, action relegated to offstage scenes, and reduced opportunities for direct-to-audience speech, mirroring the social hierarchies of early modern gender, which continue to be reflected in modern society.

While this critique is not new, this essay argues that the criticism of these theatrical inequalities is insufficient to remedy their harms. Instead, this author proposes a performance-based, generative model of restorative justice termed the Historic Shroud, which seeks to give voice to sidelined female characters by placing …

Together With Tosha Newsletter, May 2024, Tennessee. Department Of Correction.

TOSHA Newsletter

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Together With Tosha Newsletter, February 2024, Tennessee. Department Of Labor & Workforce Development.

TOSHA Newsletter

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2023 Annual Report On The Effects Of The 2013 Workers' Compensation Act, Tennessee. Department Of Labor & Workforce Development.

Bureau of Workers' Compensation

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2024 Annual Report On The Effects Of The 2013 Workers' Compensation Act, Tennessee. Department Of Labor & Workforce Development.

Bureau of Workers' Compensation

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2017 Facts & Figures, Tennessee. Secretary Of State.

Facts & Figures

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Cover And Foreword, Nancy Hoalst Pullen, Mark W. Patterson

The Geographical Bulletin

Cover and Foreword

Volume 66-2, November 2025, Nancy Hoalst Pullen, Mark W. Patterson

The Geographical Bulletin

Volume 66-2, November 2025: Complete

A Note From The Editors, Nancy Hoalst Pullen, Mark W. Patterson

The Geographical Bulletin

A Note From the Editors

Quantifying Potential Spatial Accessibility To Adult American Sign Language Classes In Los Angeles County, Caroline R. Baumann

The Geographical Bulletin

This research examines potential spatial accessibility of adult American Sign Language (ASL) learning opportunities in Los Angeles County, California (USA). Over 90% of all deaf children are born to hearing parents, who typically do not know sign language. Research has shown that deaf children whose parents learn sign language tend to have better outcomes than those who do not. Thus, adult accessibility to sign language classes is crucial for the success of deaf children. The Two-Step Floating Catchment Area (2SFCA) method was used to calculate a provider-to-population ratio using network analysis and aggregate these ratios within population catchment areas. The …

Dune And Geographic Perceptions Of Today’S Artifical Intellisence Revolution, Seth T. Kannarr

The Geographical Bulletin

Today we are in the midst of an artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. As generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini become increasingly available and accessible for more people to use, so does the growing concern for the ethics of their use and future consequences of this technology by geographers and the general public. By taking a look into the universe of Dune, a science fiction work that operates in a future world without AI “thinking machines”, we can gain insight into public perception and rising fear mongering regarding AI tools. As we proceed as a society, we …

Rethinking Poverty Indices: Unveiling The Unseen Realities Of India, Soumyabrata Mondal, Anand Prasad Mishra

The Geographical Bulletin

This article critically assesses India’s recent claims of rapid poverty reduction by examining the methodological, political, and data-related foundations of the Niti Aayog Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). It scrutinises key methodological choices such as indicator selection, weighting structures, and the dependence on NFHS (National Family Health Survey) data which only partially reflect the socioeconomic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on debates surrounding the Alkire–Foster framework, the essay highlights how modifications to the MPI such as the inclusion of widely achieved indicators and the exclusion of consumption expenditure may underestimate deprivation and produce overly optimistic trends. It argues that …

Prairie, Nature, Innovation: Midwest Identity Represented In State Quarters, Kady Nolte, Gillian Acheson

The Geographical Bulletin

The US Commemorative Quarter Program, begun in 1999, was wildly popular with millions of people collecting the coins. Fifty new designs were introduced for the quarter’s reverse that intended to represent each state’s unique history and identity. These coins are a piece of material culture that can be studied to understand how they represent place identity, specifically state and regional identity in the US Midwest. In this study, quarters were examined using content analysis to understand how each design represented its state. Coins were studied individually and then wholistically to identify commonalities shared within the Midwest. Three themes were identified …

Hfacs Framework Applied To American Airlines Flight 1420, Max Zuieback

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

The Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) is an accident investigation framework designed to identify both the direct actions of frontline personnel and the organizational conditions that contribute to accidents. It examines human error at four levels: unsafe acts of operators, preconditions for unsafe acts, unsafe supervision, and organizational influences. By tracing factors across these tiers, investigators can reveal how deeper systemic weaknesses allow errors to result in failures in the cockpit. This study applies HFACS to American Airlines Flight 1420, which crashed during a landing at Little Rock National Airport in 1999. The flight crew attempted to land …

Cirrus Aircraft: Promoting Aviation Safety, Technology, And Innovation, Cameron Rucinski, Madison Rucinski

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

Cirrus Aircraft: Promoting Aviation Safety, Technology, and Innovation This study investigates how Cirrus Aircraft promotes aviation safety, technological advancement, and innovation. Data from 200 general aviation pilots were analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression analyses. Findings reveal a moderate positive relationship between safety perception and brand loyalty, indicating that pilots value Cirrus’s safety innovations. While respondents generally regarded Cirrus as technologically more advanced than its competitors, some expressed caution or uncertainty about fully trusting the reliability of its equipment. The study contributes to understanding the role of innovation in shaping pilot perceptions and loyalty. The objective of this research …

Aircraft Detail Design, Aden Parsons, Ethan Ford, Meghan Hosker, Troy Whitney

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

The Paladin Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) is a next-generation escort and protection platform developed by Team Charlie to enhance the survivability of high-value airborne assets such as tankers and transport aircraft. The project’s objective is to design an autonomous, multirole UAV capable of offensive and defensive operations in high-threat environments, providing persistent support to manned aircraft while reducing pilot risk and overall operational cost. Paladin represents a key evolution in the Air Force’s transition toward collaborative and networked airpower, aligning with emerging doctrines of manned–unmanned teaming. The aircraft features a single-engine, high-aspect-ratio delta wing configuration optimized for range, agility, …

Systemic Dehumanization In The Dprk: A Human Security Analysis, Aleksandria Pavlenko

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

This paper examines personal security in North Korea, or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The case of DPRK shows how individual safety, dignity, and freedom are jeopardized in one of the most oppressive and militarized regimes of the world. Informed by scholarship, this case study shows how the oppressive tools of control, namely the system of ideological dominance, the caste-like songbun hierarchy, and the ubiquitous surveillance system, systematically dehumanize the population of North Korea. For the most part, the DPRK regime of control is an instance of structural violence, which uses psychological and emotional means of manipulation to …

The Exploration Of Black Women Leaders In Rural Community Colleges, Tiara D. Howard

Knowledge and Creativity Expo

The Exploration of Black Women Leaders in Rural Community Colleges

Abstract: Black women have a hunger for education and self-sufficiency. Among Black students in higher education, women are more likely than men to earn degrees: Black women obtain 64.1% of bachelor’s degrees, 71.5% of master’s degrees, and 65.9% of doctoral, medical, and dental degrees (AAUW, n.d.). Yet despite this drive, dedication, and ambition, there remains a scarcity of Black women leaders in rural areas, particularly in community colleges. And when a successful Black woman does rise to a position of influence, there isn't a blueprint or road map for others …

The Dangers Of Social Media In Political Theory, Eden M. Shimanek

Global Tides

Increasing political polarization is a prominent feature of the twenty-first-century political landscape, with social media playing a significant role. This essay evaluates social media as a political platform through Hannah Arendt’s notion of the Vita Activa, which describes the political realm and the ideas of totalitarianism. Using this framework, I argue that the surging political use of social media creates digital “echo chambers” that result from the loss of human plurality, which ultimately marks the diverse nature of the political realm. I would continue to argue that these chambers evolve into the notion that Arendt notes as world alienation or …