Rosenwald Rural School Libraries, Suzanne Marie Stauffer

Faculty Publications

The Rosenwald Rural School Libraries Program was created as an adjunct to the Rosenwald Rural Schools Program, which funded the construction of 4,977 rural Black school buildings in fifteen Southern states, 395 of them in Louisiana. However, it soon became apparent that providing textbooks was not enough to promote literacy and develop self-directed reading among students. The officers and agents of the Fund realized fairly early in the Rural Schools Program that there was a want of reading materials in the South in general. Beginning in 1927, the Rosenwald Fund began providing collections of graded fiction and non-fiction books to …

Airline Quality Rating 2026, Andrea Irish

Airline Quality Rating Report

The Airline Quality Rating Report is a product of academic research from the previous co-authors Dr. Dean Headley and Dr. Brent Bowen. The research originated at the W. Frank Barton School of Business, Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. Throughout the 35 years this rigorous research has been conducted at the University of Nebraska, Purdue University, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Dr. Bowen and Dr. Headley's research on the development of the national Airline Quality Rating (AQR) is viewed by more than 75 million people each year and is annually featured by national news outlets such as ABC's Good Morning America, …

Heat-Related Injuries And Fatalities In Roofing: Osha Investigations From 2003-2024, Kenneth S. Sands Ii, Benjamin Marshall

The Professional Constructor

This study examines 52 heat-related roofing incidents recorded by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) between 2003-2024 to describe patterns in outcomes and identify trade-specific prevention opportunities. Researchers built a structured dataset from OSHA investigation summaries and analysed frequencies of the incidents and their associations with month, time of day, project type, end use, and age to complement a thematic review of narrative abstracts. Fifty-eight percent of cases were fatalities, with the remainder split between hospitalized and non-hospitalized injuries; these statistics underscore the consequences of heat events that trigger OSHA reporting. There was a clear relationship between number of …

The Pittsburg Micropolitan Area Economic Report, Quarter 2, 2026, Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg Micropolitan Reports

The Pittsburg Micropolitan Area Economic Report is created by the Business and Economic Research Center (BERC) at Pittsburg State University.

The Pittsburg Micropolitan Area Economic Report, Quarter 1, 2026, Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg Micropolitan Reports

The Pittsburg Micropolitan Area Economic Report is created by the Business and Economic Research Center (BERC) at Pittsburg State University.

The Resonant Geometry Field Model: Mapping The Fluid Dynamics Of Emotion, Syntax, And Resonance, Michael J. Miller, Chatgpt (Ai~Nesbo+)

Psychology

We present a minimal field model of communication—resonance geometry—in which 11 core emotions emerge as geometric features of a shared medium rather than as discrete labels. This model extends the Theory of Communication Resonance & Intelligence Tuning (ToCRIT) by translating its qualitative constructs—resonant tethers (connection “wells” between communicators), lucid/drag zones (smooth vs resistant flow of emotion and syntax), and the Cognitive-Emotive Fracture Principle (closeness in syntax or emotion can increase risk of rupture)—into quantifiable field metrics: throughput (𝓣), rigidity (ρ), coupling (k), and hemispheric shear (α).

Additional modifiers include a Ranvier–Stokes analogue (continuity punctuated by “node kicks”) and a death-gravity …

Common Data Set, Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern Common Datasets

No abstract provided.

Trade Openness And Economic Growth In Africa: Goods Or Services?, Fe Doukouré Charles

Journal of African Trade

This study examines the impact of trade openness in goods and services on economic growth across Africa, utilizing panel data for all 54 countries from 1980 to 2022. The analysis, conducted at both continental and regional economic community levels, finds that trade openness generally exerts a positive effect on economic performance. However, a significant regional heterogeneity emerges. Notably, a decoupling is observed between goods trade expansion and strong GDP growth in Central and East Africa, a weaker relationship in Northern and Southern Africa, and a similarly decoupled pattern for services trade and GDP growth in most regions, except for a …

Climate And Other Environmental Factors Predict Tick Abundance And Lyme Cases In Minnesota One And Two Years In Advance, Kathleen E. Angell, Janet Jarnefeld, Elizabeth K. Schiffman, M. Jana Broadhurst, Jianghu James Dong, Abraham Degarege, Roberto Cortinas, David Brett-Major

Journal Articles: Epidemiology

BACKGROUND: Environmental factors, like weather and host abundance influence tick populations which in turn affect tickborne disease in endemic regions. It is important to understand how these factors are associated with tick abundance, and whether they can predict disease. We assessed associations between environmental factors, tick abundance, and human Lyme disease cases in the same year and with one- and two-year lags in Minnesota. In parallel, we compare conventional analytical methods with a novel machine learning approach to evaluate their relative strengths and potential for integration.

METHODS: Environmental and tick abundance relationships were examined using generalized linear mixed-effects models (GLMM), …

Monarch: Old Dominion University Magazine, Victoria Bourne (Editor)

Monarch Magazine

Spring/Summer 2026 issue of Monarch, the Old Dominion University Magazine.

Subtitled: Honoring a HEROIC Monarch

Navigating The Tightrope: Balancing Access & Cybersecurity In Academic Publishing, John W. Felts, Amanda Ferrante, Matthew Ragucci, Heather Staines

Library Faculty Presentations

Institutions, publishers, and scholars are grappling with the complex challenges of ensuring security while fostering access to knowledge. The drive to make research more easily available brings with it new cybersecurity risks, from safeguarding sensitive information in publisher databases to protecting the integrity of scholarly content. These challenges underscore the need for a coordinated approach that balances ease of access with robust digital security practices.

This paper will examine the intersection of cybersecurity and access within academic publishing, exploring how industry stakeholders can collaboratively address these issues. With an increasing reliance on digital platforms to distribute and access research, ensuring …

Relentless: The Pressures Shortening Law School Deanships And What Must Change, Katie Kempner, Patricia E. Roberts

Faculty Articles

It is no small thing when a law school loses its dean. The departure triggers a national search, stalls institutional momentum, disrupts fundraising, and requires rebuilding years of relationships with faculty, alumni, and university leadership, all while the institution navigates one of the most turbulent periods in legal education's history. Approximately 25 percent of the nation's law schools transition to a new dean in any given year. That reality prompted this study.

This study combined a survey of 624 current and former law school deans, which yielded 256 responses and data on 294 deanships, with 70 qualitative interviews conducted between …

Operational Agency: A Permeable Legal Fiction For Tracing Culpability In Ai Systems, Anirban Mukherjee, Hannah H. Chang

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

Modern artificial intelligence (AI) systems act with a high degree of independence yet lack legal personhood—a paradox that fractures doctrines grounded in human-centric notions of mens rea and actus reus. This Article introduces Operational Agency (OA)—a permeable legal fiction structured as an ex post evidentiary framework—and Operational Agency Graph (OAG)—a tool for mapping causal interactions among human actors, organizations, and AI systems. OA evaluates an AI’s observable operational characteristics: its goal-directedness (as a proxy for intent), predictive processing (as a proxy for foresight), and safety architecture (as a proxy for standard of care). OAG operationalizes that analysis by embedding these …

Suing The Ghost In The Medical Machine, Jason R. Cheek

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

Devices that autonomously diagnose medical conditions, with no human interaction, have arrived. These self-operating systems incorporate artificial intelligence (AI), and include machines that diagnose preventable blindness, as well as some that write radiology reports. These devices feature AI-integrated software to make diagnosis decisions traditionally made by humans who have received extensive medical training. Soon, AI-driven devices will autonomously make treatment decisions.

What happens when these autonomous medical systems harm a patient? At the moment, most would expect product liability law to provide a path to recovery. But AI oftentimes uses multiple complex inputs and approaches, including statistical probabilities, to reach …

An Empirical Examination Of Law Student Attitudes Toward Legal Writing With Generative Ai, Abigail L. Perdue

SMU Science and Technology Law Review

Amid mounting predictions that generative artificial intelligence (AI) will substantially disrupt legal education, legal writing professors grapple with how and when to integrate generative AI into the classroom. While some believe that it should be woven into existing courses and integrated across the curriculum, even in the first year, others contend that it is better reserved for discussion in upper-level courses dedicated to AI-assistance. Yet it remains unclear which approach will best prepare graduates for the modern practice of law. Indeed, some scholars caution that permitting law students to use generative AI to complete their legal writing coursework, particularly in …

Maxillary Anterior Teeth Replacement With Immediate Dental Implants Utilizing Vestibular Socket Therapy Versus Ice Cream Cone Technique, Mohamed Faisal Abd El Raorf Shoeib, Mohammed Abdel-Monem Tawfik, Mohammed Talaat Salem, Ayman Ahmed Mustafa Yaseen

Mansoura Journal of Dentistry

Objective: This study intended to evaluate changes, clinically and radiographically, associated with the immediate placement of dental implants in the maxillary anterior esthetic zone, comparing vestibular socket therapy with the ice cream cone technique. Materials and Methods: The current research included sixteen individuals requiring the replacement of a non-restorable tooth in the maxillary anterior aesthetic zone with an implant. Patients were divided into two groups of equal numbers. In the first group, eight implants were immediately placed utilizing the ice cream cone technique, whereas in the second group, eight implants were immediately inserted using vestibular socket therapy into the maxillary …

Effect Of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle Coating And Artificial Saliva On The Frictional Resistance Of Self-Ligating Ceramic Brackets: An In Vitro Study, Amal Mohammed Al-Hajj Abdo, Reham Ibrahim El-Gazzar, Hagag Mohammed, Ahmed Maher Fouda

Mansoura Journal of Dentistry

Aim: The objective of this research was to investigate how ZnO nanoparticles and artificial saliva influence the frictional resistance in self-ligating ceramic orthodontic brackets while performing sliding mechanics Materials & Methods : A total of sixty maxillary canine brackets were divided into three groups: uncoated self-ligating ceramic brackets, ZnO-coated brackets, and ZnOcoated brackets tested under artificial saliva. The friction produced by sliding was measured using a universal testing machine with a 0.019 × 0.025-inch stainless-steel archwire. One-way ANOVA was used for the statistical analysis, and p-values of ≤ 0.05 were considered significant. Results: The results showed a significant difference in …

Ultrasound-Guided Vs Conventional Intraarticular Injection Of Hyaluronic Acid For Management Of Temporomandibular Joint Internal Derangement: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Muhanad Almufarrih, Muhammad Al-Hawari, Ayman Yaseen, Sally Abdelsameaa

Mansoura Journal of Dentistry

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of using ultrasound guidance during intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid (HA) in the management of patients with TMJ internal derangement. Material/subjects and Methods: Forty patients complaining of anterior disc displacement with reduction (DDwR) not responsive to conservative treatment were enrolled in this study. The diagnosis was based on the current update of diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). Intra-articular injection of Hyaluronic Acid guided by Ultrasound in the first group and Intra-articular Injection (IAI) of HA conventional way in the second group were performed. Articular pain was evaluated using the visual …

Effect Of Presence Of Cervical Composite Restoration On Intraoral Scanner Precision Of Anterior Laminate Veneer Preparations – An In Vitro Study, Mohamed Tarek Shanshan, Walid Abd El-Ghafar Al-Zordok, Mohamed Hamed Ghazy

Mansoura Journal of Dentistry

Objective

To evaluate the effect of cervical composite restoration on the precision of digital impressions in anterior laminate veneer preparations.

Materials and methods

Forty-eight sound human maxillary central incisors were collected and prepared for anterior laminate veneer restorations following standardized preparation protocol. Specimens were grouped into two equal groups according to the presence of cervical composite restoration: With cervical restoration and without cervical restoration. All preparations were scanned 10 times repeatedly using Primescan intraoral scanner and exported as standard tessellation language (STL) files. Precision was evaluated by calculating root mean square (RMS) values through three-dimensional superimposition analysis using Geomagic Control …

Fracture Resistance Of Monolithic Zirconia Restorations After Endodontic Access Cavity Preparation: Effect Of Repair Method, Isra Osman Mohammed, Esaama. Khedr, Lamia E. Dawood, Walid Abd Elghafar Al-Zordok

Mansoura Journal of Dentistry

objective: The present study was performed to assess the effect of restoration of access cavity with composite resin filling on fracture resistance of multilayered zirconia crowns.

Materials and Methods:

Thirty-three sound human mandibular first molars were prepared and restored with three types of monolithic zirconia crowns: High-Translucent Multilayered Plus (HTML), Yttria Multilayered (YML), and Ultra-Translucent Multilayered (UTML) (N=11 each). Standardized access cavities were prepared through the occlusal surfaces, endodontic treatment was completed, and each access opening was repaired using incremental composite resin. The specimens were subjected to thermocycling (10,000 cycles between 5 °C and 55 °C) and cyclic mechanical loading …

Ties Of Influence: The Armistead-Winston Network And Elite Mobility From Virginia To The Southern Frontier., Mindy L D Bates

Theses

This thesis examines how the Armistead and Winston families leveraged intergenerational kinship networks to preserve and reproduce elite authority as they migrated from colonial Virginia to the southern frontier. Rather than viewing migration as an individual pursuit, this study demonstrates that family alliances, shared resources, and long-standing ties shaped opportunity and authority across generations. Using family papers, letters, land deeds, wills, journals, and family trees, this project highlights how these connections functioned as forms of social capital that guided settlement, land acquisition, and community leadership on the frontier. This study serves as a guide for understanding how kinship networks operated …

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Scenario-Based Virtual Escape Rooms To Improve Student Confidence In Dosage Calculations, Jennifer A. Cuevas

Theses

Abstract

Background: Accurate dosage calculations (DCs) are critical for patient safety, as medication errors contribute to approximately 7,000-9,000 preventable deaths annually. Nearly 30% of nursing students exhibit weakness in foundational mathematical skills, and a significant confidence gap exists: 70% feel confident in mathematical abilities, yet only 45% feel confident in clinical application, necessitating innovative educational interventions.

Purpose: The purpose of this project was to implement and evaluate a scenario-based virtual escape room intervention to enhance undergraduate nursing students' confidence in DCs.

Methods: Grounded in Kolb’s experiential learning theory, this online asynchronous intervention engaged students through concrete experience, reflective observation, abstract …

In Utero Drug Exposure (Iude): Fact Sheet, The Rees-Jones Center For Foster Care Excellence

Infographics and One-Pagers

This one-pager provides an overview of Intrauterine Drug Exposure (IUDE), outlining its clinical definitions and the short-term and long-term developmental impacts on infants.

For questions about this publication or others, please email [email protected]

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A Bankruptcy Resuscitation: Addressing Private Equity’S Role In Healthcare Insolvencies, Peyton K. Perry

Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal

The healthcare sector, traditionally driven by a commitment to patient well-being and quality of care, has increasingly been influenced by financialization, particularly through private equity investments. This Comment explores the impact of private equity on healthcare companies, especially those facing bankruptcy by highlighting how private equity’s profit-driven motives often compromise patient care and lead to financial distress for healthcare providers and companies.

Specifically, this Comment examines the historical context of healthcare as a healing profession and the ethical implications of its financialization. It then delves into the mechanics of private equity as a business model and utilizes recent case studies …

Priority Treatment Of Fraud Claims In Bankruptcy, John P. Hunt

Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal

No abstract provided.

Bankruptcy’S Blind Spot: An Examination Of How The System Turns Its Back On Mentally Ill Debtors, Ashley Deady

Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal

No abstract provided.

Fresh Start Or False Promise? Addressing Black Student Loan Debt Through Bankruptcy, Adji Ostin

Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal

No abstract provided.

Table Of Contents, California Western International Law Journal

California Western International Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Contras And Climate Change: Can State Responsibility Tests For Paramilitary Activities Be Applied To Climate Change?, Nicolas Tavano Hall

California Western International Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Fight For Comprehensive Sex Education Legislation: A Comparative Law Analysis Of Policies In The United States And The Philippines, Angeliki Harris

California Western International Law Journal

No abstract provided.