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Changing Climate, Changing Rights: How The Unitedstates Can Learn From The Emergence Of The Right To A Healthy Environment In Colombia And India, Jasmine Furin

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

The right to a healthy environment embodies the idea that environmental protection and the enjoyment of human rights are connected. As this concept has developed, authorities around the world have described the contours of this right in various ways. The right to a healthy environment generally includes a safe climate, clean air, healthy ecosystems, biodiversity, access to safe water, healthy and sustainable food, non-toxic environments, access to information, public participation in decision-making, and access to justice. Thus, the right to a healthy environment is unique because it provides individuals with a more complete set of protections against environmental harms compared …

The Right To A Fair Trial In International Law And African Experiences, John Mukum Mbaku

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

A country’s system for the administration of justice significantly impacts the rights and lives of its inhabitants, which may include citizens, nationals, and temporary residents (e.g., refugees, asylum seekers, religious pilgrims, and other travelers in transit). A robust and fair system for the administration of justice is an important element of the rule of law and serves as a guard against impunity in general and the abuse of human rights and fundamental freedoms in particular. Such a robust system for the administration of justice is especially important for the protection of the rights of vulnerable groups (e.g., women and girls, …

Cultivating Global Citizenship At Home: A Content Analysis Of Collaborative Online International Learning (Coil), Allison Freed, Evan W. Faidley, Valerie G. Couture, K. Adele Okoli, Leticia De La Garza, Adriian Gardner, Crystal Harris, Leah Horton, Brittany N. Saviers, Sunjung Kim Thao, Amber Wilson

International Journal of Transformative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

This study presents a content analysis of scholarly works on collaborative online international learning (COIL) published between 2015 and 2023. Conducted by an interdisciplinary faculty group, the research explores how COIL literature frames student learning outcomes within internationalization-at-home efforts. Findings reveal that COIL most frequently supports assignments/projects, as well as intercultural communication and global competence, particularly at the undergraduate level. The analysis highlights COIL’s potential to democratize global learning by addressing access barriers for both students and faculty. The study calls for expanded research on the long-term impacts of COIL, inclusive pedagogies, and cross-institutional collaborations to advance global citizenship in …

A Model For Artificial Intelligence (Ai) Literacy Education: Reflections On Teaching Graduate-Level Teacher Education Courses, Hyunjin Jinna Kim

International Journal of Transformative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

This practice-oriented self-study examines the development of an artificial intelligence (AI) literacy education model grounded in my reflective teaching practices and journey in graduate-level teacher education courses. As AI tools become increasingly embedded in educational and everyday technologies, both teachers and learners often remain unaware of the algorithms, data ethics, and biases that shape AI-driven systems (Ghallab, 2019; Ng et al., 2022). Recognizing that many teachers and teacher candidates responsible for educating the next generation have a minimal understanding of AI tools’ limitations and the ethical risks involved in AI use, I drew on my own experiences and knowledge as …

Collaborative Autoethnographic Reflections On Genai In Higher Education: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective, Xuexue Yang, Wen Wen, Yan Lang, Shiyi Chen

International Journal of Transformative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

This study seeks to examine and understand the role of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and its influence on higher education through an autoethnographic approach. Through collective reflection on the observations and practices of four faculty members in a medium-sized public university, this study offers insights into the discourse on GenAI and its educational and cultural implications. The study’s conceptual framework integrates the New Literacies with the Micro-Meso-Macro levels, guiding four faculty members’ reflections, perspectives, and practices on AI use. Data sources include focus group interviews and journals. Findings show the four faculty members' varying levels of understanding and knowledge about …

The Quatrain - Volume 3

The Quatrain

The Quatrain is managed by students at Louisiana Tech University and advised by faculty from the College of Liberal Arts. The journal is housed in George T. Madison Hall, where undergraduates collect, assess, and edit submissions from student writers and artists.

The Quatrain is a print and electronic project for people who value quality undergraduate writing and art. Full-dress researched, academic essays and scholarly explorations; photography; life-writing; sculpture; cultural criticism; work that has a reflective, autobiographical style; and creative writing in all its forms: We simply seek to display samples of the interesting, original, and quality work being produced by …

The Quatrain - Volume 2

The Quatrain

The Quatrain is managed by students at Louisiana Tech University and advised by faculty from the College of Liberal Arts. The journal is housed in George T. Madison Hall, where undergraduates collect, assess, and edit submissions from student writers and artists.

The Quatrain is a print and electronic project for people who value quality undergraduate writing and art. Full-dress researched, academic essays and scholarly explorations; photography; life-writing; sculpture; cultural criticism; work that has a reflective, autobiographical style; and creative writing in all its forms: We simply seek to display samples of the interesting, original, and quality work being produced by …

The Quatrain - Volume 6

The Quatrain

The Quatrain is managed by students at Louisiana Tech University and advised by faculty from the College of Liberal Arts. The journal is housed in George T. Madison Hall, where undergraduates collect, assess, and edit submissions from student writers and artists.

The Quatrain is a print and electronic project for people who value quality undergraduate writing and art. Full-dress researched, academic essays and scholarly explorations; photography; life-writing; sculpture; cultural criticism; work that has a reflective, autobiographical style; and creative writing in all its forms: We simply seek to display samples of the interesting, original, and quality work being produced by …

Urgent Expertise, Explored Together: A Scholarly Communication Peer-Mentoring Group, Alex Crowley, Lily Susman, Rosemary Farrell, Michael Kahn, Caroline Jedlicka, Eric Silberberg, Michelle Ehrenpreis, Marta Bladek, Jill Cirasella

Urban Library Journal

In Spring 2025, the authors participated in a structured peer-mentoring program designed to deepen their knowledge of scholarly communication topics and issues. In this article, based on our panel at the 2025 LACUNY Institute, we share our perspectives on the program and discuss how current events are making scholarly communication expertise more essential than ever.

The Quatrain - Volume 8

The Quatrain

The Quatrain is managed by students at Louisiana Tech University and advised by faculty from the College of Liberal Arts. The journal is housed in George T. Madison Hall, where undergraduates collect, assess, and edit submissions from student writers and artists.

The Quatrain is a print and electronic project for people who value quality undergraduate writing and art. Full-dress researched, academic essays and scholarly explorations; photography; life-writing; sculpture; cultural criticism; work that has a reflective, autobiographical style; and creative writing in all its forms: We simply seek to display samples of the interesting, original, and quality work being produced by …

A Review Of Alberto Toscano’S Late Fascism, Clint Burnham

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

No abstract provided.

Exploring The Relationship Between Man And Nature In A Postmodern Context：A Review Of Ecocriticism And Chinese Literature: Imaginary Landscapes And Real Living Spaces, Jiyong Geng, Jie Yang

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

No abstract provided.

A Review Of Zahi Zalloua's The Politics Of The Wretched: Race, Reason, And Ressentiment, Benjamin Davis

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

No abstract provided.

Exploring Chinese Elements In J.D. Salinger’S Works: A Response To Mccarthyism In The Early Cold War Era, Yixin Lu

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

Since the publication of “The Laughing Man” in 1949, various ideas about “China” have emerged in J. D. Salinger’s famously obscure works. This article aims to argue that Salinger’s incorporation of elements related to China and ancient Chinese philosophy in his works illustrates an artistic response to American anxieties during the McCarthy Era. The article uses “The Laughing Man” and “De Daumier-Smith’s Blue Period” as case studies to demonstrate how Salinger’s engagement with “China,” including the concept of indiscrimination from Zen Buddhist ideas, as well as notions of naturalness and non-action from Taoist ideas, develops not only a mystical writing …

Ginsberg’S China Experience And Its Influence On His Series Of Poems On China, Xiankai Ren

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

As a renowned poet and representative of the Beat Generation, Allen Ginsberg was invited to be a member of the US Writers’ Delegation to visit China in 1984. His China trip as well as his reading of traditional Chinese literature constitute his China experience, which is represented in Ginsberg’s poetry. This essay examines Ginsberg’s series of poems on China. It first shows that Ginsberg’s introduction to the Beat Generation poets and their poetics provided the inspiration for his poetry writing. Then it discusses Ginsberg’s observation of Chinese society during his visit and his reading of the Chinese poet Bai Juyi. …

Cyborg Feminism And Toxic Colonialism In Chen Qiufan’S Waste Tide, Yuan Yuan

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

The article probes into the interrelationships among cyborg technology, sexual violence, and toxic colonialism represented in the Chinese SF novel Waste Tide by Chen Qiufan. It applies methodologies in posthumanism and ecofeminism and situates the text in the Chinese as well as a global context. It intends to provide a non-Western perspective to understand cyborg feminism by associating the Chinese historical reality with trans-species thinking. It argues that the SF author Chen Qiufan is critical about the anthropogenic body modifications which may challenge the process of female resistance and resilience in the face of gender and colonial oppression. By doing …

In Memoriam Gwangju: Transnational Memoryscapes Of Gwangju And Buenos Aires In The Works Of Han Kang And Im Heung-Soon, Heewon Chung

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

Currently acclaimed as the first Asian female author who won the Nobel Prize in literature, Korean writer Han Kang has persistently struggled with memoryscapes and traumascapes. Han’s collection of poems Winter Beyond the Mirror delineates the poetic “I”’s experiences of visiting Argentina and describes how she senses the interconnectedness between Gwangju and Buenos Aires. Korean artist-filmmaker Im Heung-soon’s recent film Good Light, Good Air addresses the same issue, and actually Im and Han have shared a mutual concern about it since Han’s novel Human Acts. This essay defines Winter Beyond the Mirror and Good Light, Good Air, coupled …

“I Have Got Rid Of, For Good, Eastern Backwardness”: Ra’Fat’S Guilty Assimilation In Al Aswany’S Chicago: A Novel, Rimun Murad

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

Where scholars of Arab studies have asserted that conversations of integration or assimilation in Arab American and Arab immigrant literature have shifted to notions of hybridity and multiculturalism, Alaa Al Aswany’s Chicago: A Novel stresses that the question of assimilation remains relevant due to the power differentials that exist between “East” and “West.” Chicago’s Dr. Ra’fat Thabit who insists on replacing his Egyptian identity with an “American” one—and embracing highly problematic norms—offers an understanding of assimilation as an emotional process that occasions violence towards the other. This violence, in turn, brings about feelings of guilt and shame rechanneled as …

Daoist Philosophy And Stephen Mitchell’S The Frog Prince: A Fairy Tale For Consenting Adults, Yunfei Yu, Senlin Yu

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In 1999, Stephen Mitchell published The Frog Prince: A Fairy Tale for Consenting Adults, in which he added “a good deal of background materials” and “a certain number of necessary explanations” to the “six-and-a-half-minute” world-famous Grimms’ fairy tale The Frog Prince, making it a psychological and philosophical novella. This paper illustrates how Daoist philosophy is entailed in Stephen Mitchell’s Frog Prince by analyzing the protagonists’ practice of Daoist philosophy: the Princess’s pursuit of a Daoist natural, simple and carefree life; the Frog’s transformation from an ugly frog to a handsome prince by practicing meditation; and the King’s love …

Las Filipinas: The Persistence Of Spain In Jessica Hagedorn's Dogeaters, Blake Seana Locklin

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

This essay argues for the significance of the legacy of Spain in Jessica Hagedorn's Dogeaters. Critical analyses have explored many aspects of the novel's portrayal of relations between the Philippines and the United States, a more recent colonizer whose influence on politics and culture is prominent in Dogeaters. The effects of Spanish colonization are more subtle in the novel, but pervade its representation of characters, language, and society. While highlighting the fragmentation of individual and national identities, Dogeaters depicts a Philippines in which many social and political problems have roots in the Spanish colonial era. Building on the …

Using What We’Ve Got: Activating Institutional Archives In Uncertain Times, Dorian Onifer, Iris Finkel

Urban Library Journal

Activating institutional archives can provide rich opportunities for original research, the development of multiple literacies, and cultivating a sense of student belonging. This proceedings paper outlines a place-based, primary source research project presented at the 2025 LACUNY Institute. Implemented in a 100-level Library Research course, the project utilized historical yearbooks from our institutional archives to investigate the undergraduate experiences of notable alumni. The replicable design of the project allows for adaptation across disciplines and institutions, offering a flexible model for integrating archival pedagogy and primary source literacy into a broad range of disciplines.

Acoustic Watermarking For Cross-Device Workflow Facilitation, Dinoop Dayanand, Zixiao Zhao, Yong Ni, Zhikai Fan, Hemen Chhatbar

Defensive Publications Series

Facilitating user actions between a media playback device and a separate personal device (e.g., a smartphone, smart watch, or wearable device) can present challenges. For example, methods that rely on shared user accounts may be less suitable for public or shared displays, while others, such as those using visual codes, can involve user actions that might interrupt a passive viewing experience. A data payload, such as a product identifier, can be embedded as an acoustic watermark into an audio signal broadcast from a source device. A separate receiving device can use its microphone to passively detect and decode this watermark …

System For Epistemologically-Informed Text Generation With Language Models, Kenneth Steimel, Aman Sardana, Scott Dozier

Defensive Publications Series

Proposed herein is a system that enables Large Language Models (LLMs) to automatically generate linguistically appropriate hedging language that accurately reflects the reliability of underlying information sources. By extracting multi-dimensional epistemological metadata (source authority, temporal relevance, evidential support) from knowledge base documents and integrating this metadata directly into LLM generation processes through augmented attention mechanisms, the system produces responses where confidence expressions match actual source reliability. The approach addresses the "confidently incorrect" problem in high-stakes applications (medical, legal, financial) by ensuring LLMs communicate uncertainty appropriately, using domain-specific hedging conventions and continuous feedback-driven refinement.

Numerical Study Using Narx To Improve Pipe Vibration In Dosing Pump Systems, Shmoos Rahem Mazal, Mohammed Jawad Mohammed, Mahmoud Mustafa Mahdi

Engineering and Technology Journal

Pressure pulsation is a serious problem in the piping system. It is generated at the beginning and end of the water-pumping process, or when valves suddenly close. The high turbulence of fluid particles in the presence of pressure waves causes multiple stresses on the pipe walls, requiring maintenance and eventual replacement over time. In this research, an experimental setup for a piping system vibration model induced by pulsating pressure is designed, developed, and fabricated. The objective of the present work is to create a MATLAB program using the NARX method at the beginning of the Neural Network time series. Nonlinear …

Deep Learning For Manufacturing: Surface Roughness Prediction In Cnc Turning Via 1d Cnn, Amar Awad Mohammad Al-Sumaidaee

Engineering and Technology Journal

Optimisation of machining parameters is crucial to achieve an excellent surface finish, with surface roughness serving as the primary indicator of product quality. This study investigates the application of a one-dimensional Convolutional Neural Network (1D CNN) to predict surface roughness in Computer Numerical Control (CNC) turning processes. In contrast to conventional machine learning methods, the proposed CNN captures local dependencies within the tabulated input features, which include cutting speed, feed rate, depth of cut, and force components (Fx, Fy, Fz, and resultant force). A laboratory data set was used for model training, with the mean square error serving as the …

Thermal Performance Investigation Of A Double Pipe Heat Exchanger Using Experimental And Simulation Techniques, Paiman Sidiq Salih, Shadi Bakir Ahmed, Didar Othman Mohammed

Engineering and Technology Journal

A heat exchanger is a device that transfers heat between two media. It is widely applied in various Industrial processes and power plants. Most previous studies relied either on CFD without experimental validation or on limited diameters, while this work integrates both experiments and CFD and compares three diameters. An experimental study on a counter-flow double-pipe heat exchanger with a 12 mm inner pipe was conducted to validate the CFD model. The validated model was then used to assess the effects of inner pipe diameter (12, 15, and 18 mm), flow rate, and temperature on thermal performance. For validation purposes, …

Metaheuristic Evaluation Of Paraffin Wax-Related Flow Assurance Challenges For Optimal Productivity In Onshore Facilities, Sylvanus O. Isaac, Emenike Nwaokoro, Cissan A. Sylvanus

Engineering and Technology Journal

In this research, paraffin wax deposition models were evaluated using a multi-objective genetic algorithm (MOGA). This is a metaheuristic approach to multi-parametric solution of complex mathematical problems. The study aims to apply a suitable metaheuristic technique to analyse the parameters of paraffin wax-related flow assurance issues in onshore oil and gas facilities in Nigeria, thereby ensuring optimal productivity and operational efficiency. Thus, a paraffin wax sample collected from a typical onshore production facility was analysed in a laboratory to determine its thermophysical and transport properties and composition. These properties are the WAT, melting point, flash point, liquid density, and dynamic …

Numerical Study Of Thermal Stress And Deformation In Piston And Cylinder Head Assemblies, Oluwaseyi O. Alabi, Oyetunde A. Adeaga

Engineering and Technology Journal

This study examines the behavior of thermal stress and deformation in piston and cylinder head assemblies of internal combustion engines using numerical simulation techniques. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is employed to investigate the influence of varying thermal loads on the structural response and durability of these critical engine components. In our numerical investigation, we aimed to understand the role of temperature differences in thermal stresses and deformations within piston-cylinder head setups. These rates are indicative of the severe thermal stresses experienced by the material, which are significantly higher than typical rates observed in standard operating conditions. Results show that peak …

Enhancing Solar Desalination Performance Through Pcms, Nanomaterials, And Intelligent Control: A Review Of Integrated Approaches, Malak M. Alobaidy, Hussein T. Rishag, Muna S. Kassim

Engineering and Technology Journal

Solar desalination utilizing Phase Change Materials (PCMs) and nanomaterials offers promising avenues for water purification. Still, challenges must be addressed: PCM limitations include low thermal conductivity, supercooling, corrosion, and leakage, while nanomaterial challenges include stability, aggregation, toxicity, and scalability. System integration and performance include complexity, hybrid optimization, fouling, scaling, and durability. Intelligence can enhance the thermal work of systems with still water by enabling smarter design and control. This system relies on robust monitoring to provide data for analysis, optimization, and efficient operation. Monitoring is indispensable for reviewing and improving such systems. Freshwater scarcity is a global issue, especially in …

Experimental Characterization Of Thermal And Flow Behavior Of Nanofluids With Varying Particle Shapes In Microchannel, Shaheed Mahdi Talib, Ekhlas M Fayyadh, Moayed R Hasan

Engineering and Technology Journal

This study experimentally investigates the thermal and hydraulic behavior of mono nanofluids in a single rectangular copper microchannel under single-phase forced convection. Experiments were conducted within a Reynolds number range of 165–2550, at an inlet temperature of 30 °C, and under an applied heat flux of 60 kW/m2. Deionized water was used as the reference fluid, while silver (Ag), graphene nanoplatelets (GNP), and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) were individually tested at a fixed volume concentration of 0.01%. The hydraulic diameter of the channel was 0.42 mm. The results demonstrate that all nanofluids increase the Fanning friction factor compared with deionized …