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A Community Planning Approach To Green Infrastructure And Hazard Mitigation, Kara Salazar, Daniel Walker, Carrie Mckillip

Journal of Extension

As communities seek to increase their resilience to climate change and natural hazards, integrating mitigation and adaptation solutions into local planning has become essential. Purdue Extension, the University of Illinois Extension, and Illinois–Indiana Sea Grant developed a program, funded by the Extension Disaster Education Network, which supports community-based updates to hazard mitigation and resilience planning, with an emphasis on green infrastructure. This paper highlights the lessons we learned after implementing the program in Hancock County, Illinois, and LaPorte, Indiana, and the toolkit we created, which provides engagement and education techniques, planning processes, and other resources to Extension professionals working in …

Exotic Two-Spined Trap-Jaw Ants (Odontomachus Haematodus) In Urban Parks Of Hattiesburg, Mississippi: Recommended Sampling Methods And Notes On Nesting Biology, Caroline M. Marley, Vinny Halsey, Lila Blackburn, Kayla D. Stan, Kaitlin M. Baudier

Midsouth Entomologist

The two-spined trap-jaw ant, Odontomachus haematodus (Linnaeus), is native to South America and was introduced to the United States via Mobile, Alabama in the mid-twentieth century. Misidentification as a native congener for several decades has inhibited the study of the ecology of O. haematodus in its introduced range within the Gulf Coastal Plain. We conducted a multimethod survey to: 1) assess the abundance of O. haematodus across urban parks in Hattiesburg, MS, the northernmost published record in this species’ exotic range, 2) establish which sampling methodologies are most effective for conducting urban surveys of O. haematodus, and 3) study …

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Discussions

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Mohammed Harbi : Un Historien De Talent, Un Homme Libre Aux Convictions Bien Trempées, Tahar Khalfoune

Journal of Amazigh Studies

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Ucedds Fill Gaps In Disability Services: A Storyteller’S Perspective, Jolynne J. Lyon

Developmental Disabilities Network Journal

A UCEDD writer's reflections on years of interviewing people with disabilities, service providers and researchers. The stories are profound, often because the service gaps bridged by the UCEDD are so great.

Black American Cemeteries And Our Need For The Stories They Tell, Vincent H. Melomo

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Southern Anthropological Society

In recent decades, there have been increasing efforts to recognize, protect, and restore Black American historic cemeteries. At the same time, many of the historic communities in which these cemeteries lie have become increasingly gentrified. As the built environment has been reconstructed, communities have been displaced and histories erased. Nevertheless, historic cemeteries remain as stubborn and defiant reminders of those histories and provide an opportunity to challenge those erasures. This paper will tell the story of historic cemeteries in Raleigh, North Carolina, addressing key aspects of their histories, highlighting racial inequalities. It will address some of the challenges confronted by …

Before The Gravestones: Uncovering The Past Of The Jonesville Historic African American Cemetery, Najiyah Williams

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Southern Anthropological Society

This research investigates the Jonesville Cemetery, a historic African American cemetery located on the Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Georgia. Once a cemetery to a thriving freedman town, the Jonesville Cemetery was neglected for decades. Even though the cemetery is currently being maintained through joint volunteer effort between military personnel and community members, the cemetery still sits in the middle of the woods with a plethora of marked and unmarked graves. This mixture of marked and unmarked graves is also coupled with an inconsistency in the documentation of burials through death certificates. Due to years of community members coming …

Choreographies Of Peruvian Reality: Conflicts In Surf Media's Digital Worlds, Tuck Rodi

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Southern Anthropological Society

This paper mobilizes the concept of the choreography of surfing to analyze networks of surfers, media creators, digital technologies, and development NGOs through which surfing becomes a device for sociopolitical and economic projects in Peru. Surf media, this paper’s object of analysis, includes all films, video blogs, and documents that incorporate surfing as a constitutive ingredient in their visual and discursive content. With the rise of online video-sharing platforms, surf media has become a digital world unto itself. This world is made through interactions among viewers, photographers, and their surfing subjects. Democratization of video-sharing platforms capacitates filmmakers to break from …

Tourism, Security, And Sacred Space At Bethany Beyond The Jordan, Olivia Stockwell

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Southern Anthropological Society

Bethany Beyond the Jordan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site advertised as the baptismal site of Jesus of Nazareth, lies on the border between Jordan and the occupied West Bank. Based on first-person observation, this article provides a semiotic analysis of how tourist spaces, commodification, and security infrastructure interact to create perceptions of sacred space. When placed in conversation with the historical and political contexts of the site, these factors provide insight into how meanings of sacrality are generated. I argue that notions of the sacred at Bethany Beyond the Jordan are shaped by tourism spaces and their organizing of ritual …

Front Matter, Journal Editors

Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Southern Anthropological Society

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Oil Shocks Fade, Equity Shocks Persist: Evidence From Wti Crude Oil And The S&P 500, Bharti Bharti

Critical Letters in Economics & Finance

This paper examines the volatility behaviour of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil and the S&P 500 stock market index from January 2007 to December 2024. Daily prices for WTI and the S&P 500 are collected from LSEG-DataStream. Univariate GARCH(1,1) models are applied to examine volatility patterns, as this model captures volatility persistence over time. Before applying the GARCH models, descriptive statistics, the Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test, ARCH-LM test, and correlation analysis are conducted to confirm the suitability of the data. The results show that both WTI and the S&P 500 are I(1) processes and that they experience strong volatility …

The Legacy, Importance, & Impact Of Lend: Evidence And Personal Stories, Emily Zalimeni, Emma Stone, Alexa Fortier, Leia Getchell, Nataliya Kloyzner, Asha Abdullahi, Elizabeth Barkoudah, Meghan Chapman, Meredith Close, Heather Engholm, Melissa Levin, Aanchal Sharma, Sarah Sparks, Patricia Rissmiller, Amy Szarkowski, Jason M. Fogler

Developmental Disabilities Network Journal

Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (LEND) programs offer an interdisciplinary/interprofessional training opportunity for medical and allied health professionals, and individuals impacted by disability, including family members and self-advocates. Toward the aim of advocating for the enduring need of LEND and similar training programs, this article centers the voices of a subset of our alumni who have advanced the rights and improved the lives of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. These stories are intended to illustrate the key lessons and principles of LEND training, including attending to disability issues in education, growing skills within and between individuals working …

Locating Bitcoin: Jurisdictional Challenges And Solutions In Digital Asset Law, Ethan Gibson

Florida Journal of International Law

As Bitcoin penetrates the global financial system, its legal classification becomes crucial for determining the appropriate substantive law in both public international law and private international law. This Note argues that Bitcoin, a decentralized digital commodity, is analogous to tangible, movable property for purposes of defining prescriptive jurisdiction. Bitcoin’s unique attributes—its inherent value and rivalrous nature—qualify it as digital, yet tangible property, and suggests that it can have a physical situs. The property’s situs can determine which jurisdiction’s substantive law can apply. By examining different Bitcoin custody models, including single-key wallets, multi-signature wallets, and brain wallets, this Note explores the …

Shrooming Ahead: How The U.S. Is Marching Toward Psilocybin Legalization And What Other Countries May Learn, Titus Scheid

Florida Journal of International Law

The United States is traveling with momentum toward a statutory framework in which the consumption of psilocybin for therapeutic purposes is legal. The psychedelic substance has already been legalized or decriminalized in several cities and states. Most countries, however, have seen no such movement toward legalization. This Note explores how the U.S. psilocybin movement could become a model for other countries to follow suit. Despite long-standing federal roadblocks, the U.S. is starting to excel in terms of individual activism, non-profit organization campaigning, and private investment.

Although psilocybin is subject to widely differing legal treatments throughout the world, it is undeniably …

Wto "Chapeau" Jurisprudence And Its Discontent, Julia Y. Qin

Florida Journal of International Law

This Article examines WTO’s jurisprudence on the introductory clause (the “chapeau”) of the general exceptions in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS). These general exceptions allow WTO members to depart from GATT and GATS obligations in order to pursue specific nontrade policies, such as public health and the environment. In practice, it has proven difficult for countries to invoke the general exceptions successfully. One major obstacle has been the chapeau requirement of nondiscrimination, which, under jurisprudence developed by WTO’s Appellate Body (AB), has become the final barrier for the …

War Of The Unknown: The Increase In Cybercrime Reveals A Lack Of Remedy And Protection Under International Law, Ava Fields

Florida Journal of International Law

The rapid growth of cybercrime poses significant challenges to the international legal framework, revealing gaps in both remedy and protection. This Note examines the rise of cybercrime and its causes, and highlights the inadequacies of current international legal mechanisms. This Note will do so by delving into three prominent case studies to illustrate these challenges and will provide possible solutions to these issues.

Global Energy Transition: Reflecting On Cop 28 And Case Studies Of Qatar And Morocco, Rafael Leal-Arcas, Vishakha Joshi, Dyuti Pandya

Florida Journal of International Law

This Article examines the contemporary framework for energy transition, focusing on the regulatory and legal obstacles inherent in the transition process. Part I provides an introduction and delves into the intricate interplay between trade dynamics and the establishment of smart grids, evaluating their impact on shaping the energy landscape. The concept of climate-resilient electricity grids is explored in Part I, particularly through the lens of digital solutions adopted in jurisdictions such as India, China, and the United States. Part II discusses the evolving framework set forth by Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 28) for the implementation of smart …

Contributions Of Climate Finance And Human Rights Responsibilities In Shaping A North-South Outbound Climate Fdi Promotion Commitment, Zaker Ahmad

Florida Journal of International Law

The distribution of global climate finance is unjust, due to it concentrating on developed nations while leaving developing countries facing a growing shortfall of funds. This Article advocates for incentivizing climate-friendly outbound foreign direct investment (OFDI) from developed to developing countries (i.e., North to South) as a potential solution to this persistent challenge. It demonstrates that additional normative support for such a proposition can be drawn from climate change and human rights legal regimes. Under the climate regime, developed countries remain under a strict obligation to provide financial support. In the human rights regime, recent jurisprudential development shows that the …

The Impact Of Age, Health, And Education On Public Attitudes Towards Covid-19 Vaccines In Ireland, Kate Buckley, Aisling Burke, Chloe Holland, Clodagh O'Flynn

International Undergraduate Journal of Health Sciences

Abstract:

Introduction: Studies have revealed that age, health status and 3^rd level education influence public attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccination during the pandemic. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors that influence the public’s attitudes towards the COVID-19 vaccine two years post-pandemic.

Methods: Ethical approval was obtained for the study. A total of 241 participants who provided informed consent were surveyed anonymously using closed-ended, open-ended and Likert Scale questions. Associations between specific demographics and vaccination attitudes were established using SPSS software.

Results: A higher percentage of 25–34-year-olds and 35–44-year-olds regretted receiving COVID-19 vaccines (46.6% and 37.5% …

An Investigation Into The Attitudes Of People Living In Ireland Towards The Legalisation Of Euthanasia, Aoife Crowley, Katie Dwyer, Caoimhe Kelleher

International Undergraduate Journal of Health Sciences

Euthanasia or assisted dying is currently illegal in Ireland. This research project aimed to investigate the attitudes of people living in Ireland towards the potential legalisation of euthanasia through analysis of results from a survey created on Google forms. This survey was distributed to 294 people, aged 18-75 years old, focusing on factors that could possibly influence an individual’s opinion towards the legalisation of euthanasia such as religious beliefs, age, gender and area of study/work. Upon analysis of the responses, participants who did not have strong religious beliefs were more likely to support the legalisation of euthanasia than those who …

Full Issue: The International Undergraduate Journal Of Health Sciences, Volume 6, Issue 1, July 2026

International Undergraduate Journal of Health Sciences

Full Issue: The International Undergraduate Journal of Health Sciences, Volume 6, Issue 1, July 2026.

The Efficacy Of Title 42 During The U.S. Southern Border Crisis And Covid-19 Pandemic: Analyzing The Effects On The Migration Of Asylum Seekers, Matthew Pearl

Florida Journal of International Law

When the pandemic began, the United States invoked 42 U.S.C. § 265 as a means of restricting immigration in the name of national health. This Note explores the consequences of this action for prospective immigrants, the inconsistencies between the United States’ immigration actions and their international legal obligations, and steps the United States might take moving forward.

The Amalgamation Of Corporate Social Responsibility In Environmental Laws, Shawon Priya Binu

Florida Journal of International Law

This Article investigates whether Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can be incorporated under the realm of Environmental law. It discusses the hazardous business activities by some Bangladeshi and international business enterprises. Further, this Article explores the definition of CSR and approaches taken by certain countries under their respective public policies. This Article unveils international legislation, including the legislation of Bangladesh and how this legislation treats the concept of CSR. This Article focuses on the position of the United Nations (UN), with regard to establishing environmental rights as fundamental ones, and how the UN’s approach has affected many countries’ views on environmental …

The Impact Of Abortion Laws On The Rights Of Future Generations In Climate Change Litigation, Laura Chiu

Florida Journal of International Law

In their own respects, the United States of America, the Republic of Korea (Korea), and India are three vastly different countries, and their differences are also apparent within their respective legal systems and the legal protections, or lack of, in place on abortion. Throughout the years, these three countries have shifted in three distinct directions with their abortion laws. The United States has regressed in its protection of the right to an abortion. Korea has recently decriminalized abortion for the first time in 2021. And India has continued to pass increasingly progressive abortion laws and abortion rulings over the years …

Governing Investments On Mars: Why A "Host State" Is Needed?, Qiang Cai, Yunqing Liu, Yawen Zheng

Florida Journal of International Law

Progress in space technology has made colonization of Mars a realistic goal. Given the extreme environment of Mars, one prerequisite is the construction of habitat units that provide life support, enabling potential commercial investments to take root. The governance of habitat units involves managing investment projects therein, which may originate from other countries and fall under the jurisdiction of those states. Existing space law fails to resolve such jurisdictional conflicts and possible disputes between the states operating the habitat units and investors. Moreover, the absence of sovereignty hinders the application of investment treaties on Mars. Recognizing that establishing sovereignty and …

Emancipation, Decolonization, And Gender In The Context Of African Integration, Luwam Dirar

Florida Journal of International Law

The 1960s institutionalization and formalization of Africa’s continental integration was a manifestation of the ontological fragility of the concept of emancipation in the African context. As a concept, continental emancipation excluded concerns of women and formalized the divorce between decolonization and racial domination on the one hand and social emancipatory movements on the other. This divorce was contrary to the expectation of women who sought the end of colonial subjugation as a turning point for women’s emancipation from not only colonial and racial domination but also from social oppression. This Article argues that the continental emancipation project betrayed the hopes …

From Innocent Sharing To Harmful And Unintended Exposure: Balancing Parental Rights And Children's Digital Privacy Rights, Perla Khattar

Florida Journal of International Law

In the digital age, “sharenting”—the practice of parents sharing details of their children’s lives online—has become ubiquitous, blurring the lines between innocent sharing on social media and harmful exposure on the dark web. This Article delves into the complexities of balancing parental rights with children’s digital privacy rights, framed against the backdrop of a society increasingly reliant on social media for community and validation. By examining the legal and societal impacts of sharenting, it highlights the urgent need for legal frameworks that both respect parental autonomy and protect children’s online privacy. This Article proposes a multifaceted approach to address this …

35th Annual Symposium: Human Rights And Cross-Border Data Flows, Connor Glendinning, Patricia Carreiro, Mark Clark, Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky

Florida Journal of International Law

The Florida Journal of International Law’s annual symposium. The two esteemed guest speakers (Patricia Carreiro & Mason Clark) today will talk about cybersecurity, privacy, and a hint of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the global stage. This event is going to proceed in three parts––each guest speaker is in turn going to give sort of a mini-lecture on a topic of specialty before we proceed into a panel conversation that is going to be moderated by Professor Lidsky.

Public Trust And Respect For Law Enforcement: United States Vs. Japan, Hannah Stevenson

Florida Journal of International Law

American police have broadly failed to gain public trust, which is essential to their success in protecting communities. By contrast, Japanese police excel at maintaining public trust and cooperation. Drawing on the success of the Japanese, this Note examines the shortcomings of American policing and recommends reforms for the future.

Citizenship And Denizenship In The International Tax Context In An Era Of Global Economy, Tamir Shanan, Doron Narotzki

Florida Journal of International Law

This Article addresses a fundamental issue underlying the international tax system in the 21st century: the use of citizenship as a jurisdictional basis for imposing income tax liability. As a general matter, the United States is the only developed country that allegedly taxes its citizens living overseas on their worldwide income. However, even the United States does not, de facto, tax the vast majority of its citizens living abroad as it offers a generous exclusion for their foreign source income.

This Article analyzes how modern developments in the global economy affect the case for citizenship-based taxation. Though citizenship is closely …