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Advances In The Morris Observatory In Summer 2025, Mahathir Ahmed Mostafa

Summer Research Showcase

In Summer 2025, the Morris Observatory completed major upgrades to its Meade 16-inch telescope, improving both mechanical functionality and imaging workflows. Hardware enhancements included the installation of a precision focuser, providing finer and more stable focus control, and a flip mirror system, enabling rapid switching between eyepiece viewing and camera imaging without the need for realignment. Imaging and processing approaches were also refined, with systematic use of flats, darks, and lights to correct optical artifacts, sensor noise, and uneven field illumination. Computational methods, developed using Python and Astropy, automated calibration, stacking, and enhancement, increasing consistency and efficiency in image production. …

Grants And Sponsored Research; Special Campus-Wide Grants - Ai And Pedagogy, Pluralism, Office Of Sponsored Programs And Research, Jason Zingsheim

Faculty Research Events

OSPR Assistant Director Kyra Booker presented Advancing Research, Innovation, and Community Impact through External Funding.

Dr. Zingsheim's presentation Case Studies in Institution-Wide Grants: Building Capacity at GovState' offers two case studies of institution-wide grants and projects running over AY25-26.

Ada Compliance: Bb Ally And Communities Of Practice, Nikki Lagrone

Faculty Research Events

Dr. Nikki LaGrone of the Center for Teaching and Learning presented Title II Rule: Ensuring Compliance and Inclusive Excellence in Teaching & Learning.

Defending Nato’S Northern Flank: Power Projecting And Military Operations, Nate Ostdiek

Space and Defense

This review evaluates Defending NATO’s Northern Flank: Power Projection and Military Operations, edited by Lon Strauss and Njord Wegge. The volume offers a comprehensive assessment of NATO’s evolving Arctic posture, combining doctrinal analysis, historical context, and alliance dynamics. Contributions examine Russia’s military strategy, U.S. Arctic policy, and intra-alliance complexities involving Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands. While the anthology provides valuable insights into NATO’s strategic challenges, it notably underrepresents Canada’s role. Overall, it stands as a timely and rigorous contribution to understanding Arctic security and NATO’s internal decision-making amid rising geopolitical competition.

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Modeling Nato Joint Warfighting Through Space Combat Simulations, Grant Nehls, Apoorva Somani

Space and Defense

This article investigates NATO’s dependence on space systems in joint warfighting and explores the use of simulation to quantify degradation effects. Using a custom-built AFSIM model of a NATO Arctic operation, the study demonstrates how GNSS spoofing and crosslink jamming undermine data integrity, commander trust, and strike execution—even without kinetic losses. Results show that partial degradations can cause mission failure through decision paralysis. By moving beyond binary modeling, this research highlights the need for nuanced simulations to prepare NATO for contested space environments and the challenges of great power competition.

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From The Last Frontier To The Final Frontier: The Polar Regions And Space Security, Michael Lynch

Space and Defense

This article examines the intersection of Arctic geopolitics and space security amid intensifying U.S., Russian, and Chinese competition. Melting ice has opened access to resources and new sea routes, elevating the Arctic’s strategic value while increasing reliance on space-based communications, navigation, and surveillance. Yet, vulnerabilities in polar orbits, aging ground infrastructure, and dual-use facilities expose critical systems to environmental hazards and geopolitical risks. The analysis highlights modernization efforts—including SHIELD and Golden Dome—as well as enduring cooperation and rivalries, underscoring the Arctic’s role as both a frontier of opportunity and a potential flashpoint in space-enabled security.

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Same But Different: The Survivability Of Arctic-Based Russian Second-Strike Capability, July Decarpentrie

Space and Defense

This article analyzes the survivability of Russia’s second-strike capability in the Arctic through the lens of classical nuclear deterrence theory. Despite heavy commitments in Ukraine, Moscow continues to modernize its Northern Fleet and reinforce bastion defenses, underscoring the Arctic’s role as the cornerstone of its retaliatory deterrent. While these strategies mirror Cold War practices, they face unprecedented challenges from NATO expansion, multipolar competition, and advances in anti-submarine detection technologies. The study concludes that safeguarding Russia’s second-strike capability not only shapes regional security dynamics but also has broader implications for global strategic stability.

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Atomic Offsets: Nuclear Policy Shifts For Arctic States In The Wake Of Moscow’S Special Military Operation, Molly Wise, Lillian Hussong

Space and Defense

This article examines how Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has intensified nuclear reliance among Arctic states. Applying a new framework of “conventional-nuclear vulnerability,” it analyzes the nuclear policy shifts of Sweden, Finland, and Russia. The findings show that Finland and Sweden pursued NATO membership to secure nuclear guarantees, while Russia adopted riskier nuclear signaling and lowered thresholds for nuclear use. These developments highlight the growing centrality of nuclear deterrence in Arctic security, underscoring the challenges for U.S. and NATO policymakers in balancing assurance and deterrence in a volatile regional environment.

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Russian Strategic Culture And Deterrence In The Arctic, Lana Obradovic, Bethany Vailliant

Space and Defense

This study analyzes Russia’s evolving strategic culture to assess its implications for deterrence in the Arctic. It argues that Western deterrence frameworks insufficiently account for Russia’s integration of military, economic, informational, and political tools into a holistic strategy. Rooted in a siege mentality and aspirations for great power status, Russia perceives the Arctic as central to its security, economic modernization, and geopolitical influence. By situating Arctic policy within this cultural framework, the analysis highlights the need for U.S. and NATO practitioners to reassess assumptions and develop more culturally attuned deterrence strategies.

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Table Of Contents Vol. 16 No. 1, Editors Space And Defense

Space and Defense

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Front Matter, Editors Space And Defense

Space and Defense

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Space And Defense Vol. 16 No. 1 Summer 2025 Special Issue On Arctic Security (Whole Issue), Editors Space And Defense

Space and Defense

Articles that cover issues on Artic Security.

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Summary Of The 2024 Brano Heart Failure Forum, Igor D. Gregoric, Milovan Bojic, Bojan Vrtovec, Rajko Radovancevic

The VAD Journal

Since 2007, the Branislav “Brano” Radovancevic Heart Failure Forum (BHFF) has been held annually to provide a venue for experts to present and discuss “Innovations and New Treatment Strategies in Heart Failure.” Clinicians and researchers gather yearly in a different Eastern European city to discuss the latest in heart failure diagnostics and therapeutics. The 2024 BHHF was held on the 18^th through the 20^th of September 2024 in Belgrade, Serbia. It was attended by over 100 faculty from 16 countries. In addition, participation through online streaming was available. Throughout the forum, 17 sessions focused on challenges and solutions …

Better Together: The 2030 Institutional Framework And Relational Teaching, Beverly A. Schneller, Stephen Wagner, Timothy W. Pedigo Ph.D., Amanda Evans

Faculty Research Events

The Governors State University Institutional Strategic Framework Update.

Facebook 1986, New College Of Florida

Student Catalogs and Facebooks

Thirty two page student catalog (known as the Facebook) featuring photographs of students who were entering their first year at New College. Some text of this student catalog is not legible due to the phsyical construction of the publication.

Facebook 1987, New College Of Florida

Student Catalogs and Facebooks

Thirty page student catalog (known as the Facebook) featuring photographs of students who were entering their first year at New College. Some text of this student catalog is not legible due to the phsyical construction of the publication.

Facebook (1984), New College Of Florida

Student Catalogs and Facebooks

Thirteen page student catalog (known as the Facebook) featuring photographs of students who were entering their first year at New College. Some text of this student catalog is not legible due to the phsyical construction of the publication.

Facebook 1982, New College Of Florida

Student Catalogs and Facebooks

Thirty two page student catalog (known as the Facebook) featuring photographs of students who were entering their first year at New College. Some text of this student catalog is not legible due to the phsyical construction of the publication.

Facebook 1978-1979, New College Of Florida

Student Catalogs and Facebooks

Twenty page student catalog (known as the Facebook) featuring photographs of students who were entering their first year at New College.

Expansion-Classification Prompt With “Thinking” Module For The Interpretation Of Highly Ambiguous Inputs, Chris Stewart

Defensive Publications Series

The technology described herein is directed to a method for accurately classifying user intent from highly ambiguous text strings. This can be used to classify online advertising deal names that require Special Category Data (SCD) compliance. As deal names inherently lack context, frequently use acronyms, and have minimal metadata associated with them, it is difficult to interpret the deal names for SCD relevance. This is addressed by using artificial intelligence (“AI”) models that can expand/interpret the deal names in a first phase and use the expansion/interpretation in a second phase to classify the deal name relevance for SCD purposes.

Secure Camera Via Power Supply Control Based On A Root Of Trust, Kevin Klug, Jett Rink, Neil Hendin

Defensive Publications Series

Cameras in portable devices are currently enabled or disabled by mechanical or software-based shutters. However, mechanical shutters can be unreliable and they add bulk to the device. Software-based shutters can be vulnerable to security breaches. This disclosure describes an electronic shutter for a camera where the electrical communication and/or power supply to the image sensor is controlled by a root-of-trust (RoT) module. A host device requests the RoT to enable or disable the camera. To authenticate the request, the host sends a private key, which the RoT uses to verify the authenticity of the request. If the RoT successfully authenticates …

Long-Life Index Protocol — Open Specification Of Incentive Smart Contracts For Durability And Predictive Maintenance Of Physical Assets, Xavier Pillet

Defensive Publications Series

This document, produced with the assistance of ChatGPT o3 and ChatGPT 5 Thinking, is released under the Apache 2.0 licence. It is a voluntary defensive publication (prior art) and therefore enters the prior art upon release under the applicable patent statutes : EPC Art. 54(2) (European Patent Convention), French IPC Art. L 611-11 (CPI), 35 U.S.C. §102(a) (United States Patent Act), Chinese Patent Law Art. 22(5) (中华人民共和国专利法), and Japanese Patent Act Art. 29(1) (特許法). It discloses 100 enabling inventions across devices & sensors, assays & QA, algorithms (TinyML/FL), closed-loop controllers, materials & packaging, NDT/imaging, privacy/standards, UX/workflows, and supply-chain. Proposals cover …

Interplanetary Rail Launcher: Open-Source White Paper (Hardware & Software) – 20 Km Electromagnetic Catapult, Lif Cryogenic Shoes And Retractable Mhd Shield (Trl, Bottlenecks, Roadmap 2025–2040), Xavier Pillet

Defensive Publications Series

This document, produced with the assistance of ChatGPT o3 and ChatGPT 5 Thinking, is released under the Apache 2.0 licence. It is a voluntary defensive publication (prior art) and therefore enters the prior art upon release under the applicable patent statutes: EPC Art. 54(2) (European Patent Convention), French IPC Art. L 611-11 (CPI), 35 U.S.C. §102(a) (United States Patent Act), Chinese Patent Law Art. 22(5) (中华人民共和国专利法), and Japanese Patent Act Art. 29(1) (特許法). We disclose enabling designs, controls, materials, tests, and data/operations workflows for a 20 km semi-vacuum electromagnetic launcher, LiF-based cryogenic shoes/maglev carriages, and a retractable REBCO 3 T …

Cloud Audits: A Technical Framework For Financial Institutions In A Multi-Cloud Era, Ramkumar Bharathan

Defensive Publications Series

This paper provides a comprehensive, forward-looking analysis of technology auditing within the financial services sector, specifically for multi-cloud infrastructures encompassing AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). It presents a detailed technical framework for modern audit practices, moving from traditional, reactive methodologies to a proactive, continuous assurance model. The framework details technical audit procedures for core cloud domains including Identity and Access Management (IAM), data protection, and network security, with a focus on provider-specific tooling and logging. It also provides a strategic roadmap for auditing emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC). …

Interplanetary Rail Launcher: Open Architecture And Free Technology Bricks (Magseal, Mhd, Hts) – Full Report And Associated Data, Xavier Pillet

Defensive Publications Series

This document, produced with the assistance of ChatGPT o3 and ChatGPT 5 Thinking, is released under the Apache 2.0 licence. It is a voluntary defensive publication (prior art) and therefore enters the prior art upon release under the applicable patent statutes: EPC Art. 54(2) (European Patent Convention), French IPC Art. L 611-11 (French Intellectual Property Code), 35 U.S.C. §102(a) (United States Patent Act), Chinese Patent Law Art. 22(5) (中华人民共和国专利法), and Japanese Patent Act Art. 29(1) (特許法). It discloses 140+ enabling inventions for an interplanetary rail-launcher: MagSeal liquid-metal gates, large-Ø plasma windows, staged MHD vacuum pumps, deployable ReBCO shields, adaptive MHD …

Populating A Content Feed With High Quality Media Items That Match Specific Content Criteria, Boyuan Long, Kai Chen, Xia Wu, Omkar Pathak, Yueqi Wang, Ningren Han

Defensive Publications Series

Content sharing platforms typically populate content feeds with media items that are determined to be currently relevant. This allows the content sharing platforms to prioritize newer content for users. However, content sharing platforms typically fail to consider the quality of the media items provided to the user. This disclosure relates to populating a content feed with highquality media items that match specific content criteria. The specific content criteria can reflect specific media categories, styles, attributes, etc.

Social-Impact Technologies For Fair Wealth Distribution — 1990–2025, Xavier Pillet

Defensive Publications Series

This document, produced with the assistance of ChatGPT o3 and ChatGPT 5 Thinking, is released under the Apache 2.0 licence. It is a voluntary defensive publication (prior art) that enters the public domain of prior art upon release under the applicable patent statutes: EPC Art. 54(2) (European Patent Convention), French IPC Art. L 611-11 (French Intellectual Property Code), 35 U.S.C. §102(a) (United States Patent Act), Chinese Patent Law Art. 22(5) (中华人民共和国专利法), and Japanese Patent Act Art. 29(1) (特許法). The compendium enumerates 114 system-level, enabling inventions across inclusive fintech, digital identity, energy microgrids/DC, health/edtech, agriculture, logistics, and civic tech. Each proposal …

Com 320 Facebook Group Survey, Melissa Smith

OUR Assignment Repository

This class research project involved a qualitative study looking at a private Facebook site that focuses on the city of Columbus and the surrounding area. The owner of the site gave permission for a survey to be conducted among the sites more than 17,000 members. The Qualtrics survey was live for two weeks, and then students analyzed the responses. The Communication theories discussed during the semester were chosen to compliment the social media research project. The research and findings were incorporated into the course curriculum, and students were responsible for writing and editing the methodology component of the research paper …

Annual And Seasonal Mean Air Temperature Trends And Future Projections Over The Nile Delta, Egypt, Amna S. Dabbous, Dina M. Hendy, Yasser M. El-Wakeel, Tarek M. El-Geziry

Blue Economy

The Mediterranean air temperature has steadily increased during the last few decades. This shift affects ecological ecosystems and human activity. This study examined longterm air temperature trends in Alexandria and Port Said, using monthly data from 1957 to 2022 to assess the impact of climate change on these coastal cities, being the two extremities of the Nile Delta. Temperature records were analyzed using the Mann- Kendall test, a robust non-parametric statistical method for detecting trends in climatic data, and future projections were evaluated through the CMIP5 climate models under various RCP scenarios. Considerable warming trends were seen in the air …

Effectiveness Of Kipas Counseling In Reducing Students' Academic Procrastination, Dimas Ardika Miftah Farid, Mochamad Nursalim, Evi Winingsih

Buletin Konseling Inovatif

Academic procrastination is a common issue that hinders students' academic success and psychological well-being. In junior high school, where self-control is still developing, students are particularly vulnerable to distractions and delay in completing academic tasks. To address this issue, counseling approaches grounded in cultural values may offer effective solutions. This study aims to measure the effectiveness of KIPAS (Intensive Progressive Adaptive Structure Counseling) in reducing academic procrastination in junior high school students. A quasi-experimental design with pretest and posttest measurements was employed, involving seven students who exhibited high levels of academic procrastination. The measurement scale used assessed the amanah dimension, …