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The Amended Statute, Jesse M. Cross

University of Chicago Law Review

We live in a republic of amended statutes. In each Congress, our laws are amended tens of thousands of times. Individual statutes make amendments that number in the thousands. As a result, the amended statute has become the central democratic text of our age—a remarkable development for a type of document unknown at the Founding. Yet the amended statute has been relegated to an after-thought in legal theory. This is incredible neglect for an essential source of modern law—one that anchors innumerable rights in U.S. society.

This Article demonstrates that, instead, the amended statute belongs at the center of public …

Genetic And Geographic Profiling Of Fragrance-Associated Badh2 Mutations In Rice From China, Laos, And Vietnam, Lenie A. Quiatchon-Baeza, Venea Dara Daygon, Mariafe N. Calingacion, Melissa A. Fitzgerald

The Philippine Agricultural Scientist

Fragrance in rice is a culturally and economically significant trait in Asia and around the world. This study aimed to develop a genetic and geographic profile of the fragrance-associated BADH2 mutations (badh2.1 and badh2.11) in 1,067 rice varieties from China, Laos, and Vietnam, which are part of the International Rice Genebank Collection. Seventy-three varieties were found to carry the common eight-base pair (bp) deletion in exon 7 of the genes (badh2.1, also known as badh2.7), primarily from indica varieties, with some belonging to japonica, javanica, and intermediate varieties. Conversely, 59 varieties possess the recently identified badh2 allele, badh2.11 (also known …

Civilization: The Gaze Of Photography, William Alexander Ewing

Comparative Civilizations Review

If the lifetime of our species were imagined as a single 24-hour day, then civilization makes its appearance at the 23.02 mark. And photography? It comes on stage under a minute before midnight.

How marvelous it would have been to have had photography recording our lives throughout those millennia.

Beyond Earth: Strategic Pathways To A Multiplanet Civilization And The Case For Mars Settlement, Andrew Targowski

Comparative Civilizations Review

This research provides a comprehensive and interdisciplinary exploration of the transition toward a multiplanet civilization, with a special focus on Mars as humanity’s first major step beyond Earth. By addressing technological, political, economic, and ethical dimensions, it aims to inform policymakers, scientists, and the public about the feasibility, challenges, and philosophical implications of interplanetary expansion.

As humanity approaches the threshold of becoming a multiplanet civilization, it faces unprecedented scientific, technological, economic, and ethical challenges. This paper explores the rationale, methodologies, and critical considerations for establishing sustainable human settlements beyond Earth, with a particular focus on Mars. By analyzing advances in …

Early Adult Outcomes Of 4-H Program Alumni: A Propensity-Matched Comparative Study, Steven M. Worker, Roshan K. Nayak, Anne Marie Iaccopucci, Nicole Marshall-Wheeler

Journal of Youth Development

A young person’s engagement in high-quality youth development programs should lead to stronger positive outcomes as a young adult. Theoretical literature advances broad indicators that mark success in young adulthood; however, there is a dearth of empirical publications reporting long-term outcomes to support this assumption. We conducted a cross-sectional survey study to report on three long-term outcomes (economic stability, health and well-being, and community involvement) of young adult (aged 19 to 34) alumni of the University of California 4-H Youth Development Program. We compared 4-H alumni outcomes to matched peers using secondary data sources. The 4-H alumni sample demonstrated more …

The God Prompt And Deus Ex Machina: Techno-Theological Tropes And Operational Metaphors In Generative Media, James Hutson

Faculty Scholarship

This study reframes two durable tropes—the ―God Prompt‖ and the deus ex machina—as analytic lenses for understanding how contemporary generative systems stage beginnings and endings of cultural production. The ―God Prompt‖ denotes command-driven synthesis in which minimal textual instructions instantiate content on demand, crystallizing a production loop of input, model execution, and post hoc evaluation that orients anticipation toward instantaneous yield and controllable variation. The deus ex machina names an externally imposed resolution that interrupts causal development—historically a crane-borne god, functionally an algorithmic override—thereby concentrating attention on closure mechanics rather than world-building continuity. Read together, the pair offers a compact …

Designing For Complementarity: Skills, Work, And Education In The Age Of Ai — A Review, James Hutson

Faculty Scholarship

This review synthesizes 2023–2025 evidence on how generative AI and automation are reconfiguring role structures, skill demands, and entry pathways, and proposes design principles that shift attention from task substitution to role redesign and talent architecture. Theoretical framework: Drawing on task-based labor economics, socio-technical systems design, and humancapital complementarity, the review distinguishes domains where substitution pressures concentrate from those where augmentation dominates. Method: A narrative review of peerreviewed studies, official statistics, and policy/industry reports prioritized empirically grounded findings on employment effects, skills, governance, and program outcomes; inclusion emphasized methodological transparency and recency. Results and discussion: Convergent evidence shows contraction in …

Price Adjustment Clauses: Enhanced Price Volatility Forecasting For Construction Materials, Ahmed Shiha, Mariam Elazhary, Islam H. El-Adaway

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Price adjustment clauses (PACs) are used by state departments of transportation (DOTs) to share the risk of material price fluctuations. Existing models that depict the price fluctuations of materials forecast a mean within a horizon while relying on the assumption of a constant volatility throughout that horizon. However, none of them examine whether the prices of construction material exhibit similar volatility following a sudden price surge or a price drop. The prospect of PACs and their associated trigger values is hindered in the absence of empirical assessments of their capacity to capture the volatilities in material prices. This paper fills …

Inborn Errors Of Immunity: Manifestation, Treatment, And Outcome-An Esid Registry 1994-2024 Report On 30,628 Patients., Gerhard Kindle, Mickaël Alligon, Michael H Albert, Matthew Buckland, J David Edgar, Benjamin Gathmann, Sujal Ghosh, Antonios Gkantaras, Alexandra Nieters, Claudio Pignata, Peter N Robinson, Stephan Rusch, Catharina Schuetz, Svetlana Sharapova, Benjamin Shillitoe, Fabio Candotti, Andrew J Cant, Jean-Laurent Casanova, Amos Etzioni, Alain Fischer, Isabelle Meyts, Luigi D Notarangelo, Martine Pergent, C I Edvard Smith, Esid Registry Working Party, Lennart Hammarström, Bodo Grimbacher, Mikko R J Seppänen, Nizar Mahlaoui, Stephan Ehl, Markus G Seidel

Faculty Research 2025

The European Society for Immunodeficiencies patient registry (ESID-R), established in 1994, is one of the world's largest databases on inborn errors of immunity (IEI). IEI are genetic disorders predisposing patients to infections, autoimmunity, inflammation, allergies, and malignancies. Treatments include antimicrobial therapy, immunoglobulin replacement, immune modulation, stem cell transplantation, and gene therapy. Data from 194 centers in 33 countries capture clinical manifestations and treatments from birth onward, with annually expected updates. This report reviews the ESID-R's structure, data content, and impact. The registry includes 30,628 patient datasets (aged 0-97.9 years; median follow-up: 7.2 years; total 825,568.2 patient-years), with 13,550 cases in …

Florida Ems Voices: What Agency Providers Told Us In 2025, Michael Lozano

Florida Center for Emergency Medical Services Research Reports

The 2025 Annual Florida EMS Provider Survey provides a comprehensive overview of Florida’s EMS system, highlighting critical insights into workforce dynamics, resource allocation, medical direction, and service integration across EMS agencies statewide. Conducted from April to May 2025, the survey received robust participation from 249 agencies, covering 74.5% of licensed EMS providers. Key findings underscore regional variability in workforce recruitment, salary scales, mental health support, mobile integrated healthcare (MIH), and preparedness for mass casualty incidents.

Key areas of strategic emphasis include EMT and paramedic mental health and wellness, mobile integrated healthcare (MIH), and local quality improvement (QI) efforts. Notably, recruitment …

Library Instructions For Physician Assistant Students, Daniel Fidel Ferrer

Health Science Library Presentations

No abstract provided.

2025-09-01 Caudill Connection, Morehead State University. Caudill College Of Arts, Humanities And Social Sciences.

Caudill Connection

Caudill Connection newsletter for September of 2025.

Fos Special Publications, Florida Field Naturalist

Florida Field Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Cover, Florida Field Naturalist

Florida Field Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Assessing The Impact Of Tungiasis On Children’S Quality Of Life In Kenya, Lynne Elson, Berrick Otieno, Abneel Matharu, Naomi Riithi, Esther Chongwo, Francis Mutebi, Hermann Feldmeier, Jürgen Krücken, Ulrike Fillinger, Amina Abubakar

Institute for Human Development, East Africa

Tungiasis is a neglected tropical skin disease caused by the sand flea, Tunga penetrans which penetrates the skin causing considerable pain and itching. In this cross-sectional study we aimed to assess its impact on the quality of life of school children in Kenya. School pupils (198) aged 8–14 years with tungiasis were randomly selected and interviewed using a tungiasis-specific quality of life instrument (TLQI). The caregivers of each infected pupil and 199 randomly selected caregivers of uninfected pupils were interviewed using the proxy KIDscreen52 to assess their child’s general health-related quality of life (HR-QoL). Generalized linear models were used to …

Assessing The Psychological Wellbeing And Resilience Of Frontline Health Workers In Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study, Ahmed Sarki, Joseph Atukwatse, Gideon Mbithi, Sabina Odero, Mary Namuguzi, Bernard Mutwiri, Lestine Bitakwitse, Peninah Wachira, Kevinson Mwangi, Eunice Ndirangu, Amina Abubakar

Institute for Human Development, East Africa

Background: Health workers in the frontline are the major drivers of health systems in low- and middle-income countries. However, these health workers face both chronic and acute shocks and stressors that expose them to mental health problems which are often overlooked. We examined the prevalence of mental health problems, correlates of psychological functioning, and resilience of frontline health workers in Uganda.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study comprising 1800 frontline health workers across all regions of Uganda from August through October 2023. We used tools such as the PC-PTSD-5, PHQ9, PSS, GAD-7, Oldenburg Burnout Inventory, and CD-RISC-10 to assess PTSD, …

Pulse: The Monthly Newsletter Of Nnlm Region 2, September 2025, Network Of The National Library Of Medicine, Regional Medical Library 2

NNLM Region 2 Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Resource Assessment Report No. 5: West Coast Deep Sea Crustacean Resource 2024 Assessment, Emma-Jade Tuffley, Simon De Lestang

Resource Assessment Reports

The West Coast Deep Sea Crustacean resource consists of crystal crab (snow) (Chaceon albus), champagne crab (spiny) (Hypothalassia acerba) and giant crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas). The resource is mainly accessed by the commercial West Coast Deep Sea Crustacean Managed Fishery (WCDSCMF), which primarily targets crystal crabs. The West Coast Rock Lobster Managed Fishery (WCRLMF) also retains a small amount of champagne crabs as byproduct of deep-water rock lobster fishing. The WCDSCMF is a pot-based fishery using baited pots operated in a long-line formation in shelf edge waters ( > 150 m in depth) off the West …

Icipe Monthly Digest – Volume 1, Issue 9, September 2025, International Centre Of Insect Physiology And Ecology (Icipe)

icipe Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Fuse Annual Report 2025, Franklin University Library

FUSE Annual Report

Learn about FUSE's performance during the August, 2024 - July, 2025 Academic Year in the Franklin University Library's annual report.

Vol 50, No. 1: Full Issue, Transportation Law Journal

Transportation Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Vol 50, No. 1: Back Matter, Transportation Law Journal

Transportation Law Journal

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Why Financial Crises Recur, Gary B. Gorton, Jeffery Y. Zhang

Law & Economics Working Papers

Financial crises have occurred around the world for over two centuries. These crises have been so costly and frequent that one wonders why governments cannot prevent them from recurring despite repeated, wide-ranging attempts at legislation, regulation, supervision, and enforcement.

In this article, we argue that lawmakers repeatedly act in two ways that may appear to be intuitive but are actually detrimental to system-wide stability. First, lawmakers fail to understand that “banks”—both traditional banks and shadow banks—produce runnable short-term debt, unlike other firms in the economy. To produce short-term debt, banks operate with opacity. Yet a regulatory framework based on secrecy …

Diagnostic Journey In The Recognition Of Oncogenic Osteomalacia, Steven B. Nagelberg, Mihaela Biscoveanu, Barbara Bix, Carrie Andrews, Srinivas Prasad

Jefferson Health - Northeast Papers (formerly Aria Health Papers)

A 73-year-old woman with a remote history of successfully treated primary hyperparathyroidism was referred to our office because of multiple skeletal fractures and proximal muscle weakness. Prior laboratory evaluation demonstrated hypocalcemia, vitamin D deficiency, elevated PTH, and elevated alkaline phosphatase. Updated evaluation in our clinic additionally showed hypophosphatemia prompting measurement of serum fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23). FGF23 proved to be markedly elevated prompting consideration of tumor-induced osteomalacia. Positron emission tomography with Cu-64 oxodotreotide revealed an enhancing focus in the left thoracic spine that was confirmed on magnetic resonance imaging to be a 1.5-cm extradural mass. The patient underwent surgical …

From The Right To Choose To The Virtuous Victims? Advocating For Reproductive Justice In The United States After Dobbs, Carole J. Petersen

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

Since Dobbs, advocacy for reproductive justice in the United States has increasingly focused on the “virtuous victims” of state abortion bans—women who wanted to give birth but suddenly required emergency abortion care to preserve their lives or health. These cases now play a prominent role in strategic litigation but may inadvertently promote stereotypical views of women’s role in society. The political fallout may also lead Republicans to propose compromise legislation, with a wider range of compassionate exceptions but increased restrictions on abortion pills. This could have devastating impacts on women who are currently obtaining abortion pills for self-managed abortions. The …

Advancing Reproductive Equality Through Anti-Discrimination Law, Rebecca J. Cook

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

This article explores various understandings of anti-discrimination law and how different national apex courts, regional human rights tribunals and international human rights treaty bodies have applied them in abortion decisions, particularly in the Global South. Recent jurisprudential and theoretical innovations in anti-discrimination law range from direct discriminatory treatment against individuals to indirect discrimination resulting in disparate impact on groups to systemic forms of discrimination that address underlying gender hierarchies and prejudicial constructions of women, girls and pregnant persons. Whatever form of anti-discrimination law is applied, they all have a role in improving access to essential abortion services and improving the …

Summer 2025, Humayun Islam

PMI Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Himmelfarb Headlines - September/October 2025, The George Washington University, Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library

Himmelfarb Headlines (2009 - present)

News, information, and resources relating to Himmelfarb Library that is of interest to patrons.

Library News September 2025, Research Medical Library

Library News 2025

• TLDR from the Research Medical Library: a New Educational Video Series
• Changes to the NIH Public Access Policy
• Something Interesting to Read over your Morning Cup of "Gahwah"
• Registration Is Open for English Conversation Classes

Masthead Volume 128, Issue 1

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.