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Surgeon General's Advisory On Social Media Use And Youth Mental Health: A Public Health Crisis, Meagan Mitchell, Jenifern Luk

URGENT Matters

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Reducing Emergency Department Utilization In Diabetes Care: The Case Of Expanded Access To Continuous Glucose Monitoring, Garrett Houlihan, Aditya Loganathan, Nicholas Melucci, Dominick Debritz, Eileen Phillips, Neal Sikka

URGENT Matters

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Beyond Perception: Institutional Approaches To Assistive Technology In Irish Higher-Level Institutions, Andrew D. Ryan

Irish Journal of Academic Practice

According to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) since 2018 there has been a yearly increase in the number of registered disabled students attending higher-level education in Ireland, with over seventeen percent of students registered with a disability (HEA, 2023). Despite the vast research done by the LIS community regarding the benefits and uses of Assistive Technology hereinafter AT, within library services there has been little research examining and evaluating the available AT supports for Visually Impaired Students hereinafter VIS within Irish higher level education. Little is known about what technological supports are available for VIS within their third-level institution academic …

Using State Policy To Neutralize Green Infrastructure Project-Ending Litigation And Strategically Advance Community Engagement, Sara Cody

Pace Environmental Law Review

In May 2023, Governor Gavin Newsome publicly announced a California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) reform bill (SB 149), which he signed into law on July 10, 2023. From the moment this was announced, the proposal was barraged by pushback, not from climate negative industry, but from major environmental groups, including the National Resource Defense Council and the Sierra Club, among others. Why is this? One reason is that permit reform has historically been championed by the fossil fuel industry as a method for cutting red tape to make resource exploration faster, easier, and less costly. Even so, the ratio of …

Strange Bedfellows: Guardians For Fetuses And Future Generations, Celia Parry

Pace Environmental Law Review

In the 1970s, savvy anti-abortion lawyers began employing “fetal guardians” as a procedural mechanism to restrict abortion access. In Juliana v. United States, arguably the most important climate lawsuit from the past ten years, a “guardian for future generations” acted as a plaintiff. These forms of legal guardianship resemble each other because they both rely on property law precedent, invoke creative interpretations of guardianship, and represent future interests. This connection also presents a predicament for climate litigators and anti-abortion litigators, who don’t typically share the same agenda. To date, this intersection between fetal and future generation guardianship has not received …

Factors Associated With Applying To Graduate/Professional Degrees For Students Engaged In Undergraduate Research Experiences At Minority Serving Institutions, Lourdes E. Echegoyen, Kala M. Mehta, Karsten Hueffer, Jacob D. Kagey, Thomas E. Keller, Kathleen M. Morgan, Stephen B. Aley, Chi-Ah Chun, Payam Sheikhattari, Amy Wagler

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

Introduction:

This study investigates the impact of undergraduate research experiences on applications to graduate and professional programs, particularly for underrepresented minority students at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs).

Methods:

The study analyzes data collected at 10 MSIs participating in the NIH BUILD program to understand the relationship between research participation (in formal programs vs. informal research), student demographics, science self-efficacy, GPA, and application to advanced degree programs.

Results:

Results indicate that undergraduate research participation, especially in formal programs for extended periods of time, positively influences applications to graduate/professional programs, with similar outcomes observed across underrepresented minority and non-minority students.Discussion

Findings indicate …

Scalable Targeting Of Social Protection: When Do Algorithms Out-Perform Surveys And Community Knowledge?, Emily Aiken, Anik Ashraf, Joshua E. Blumenstock, Raymond Guiteras, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

Innovations in big data and algorithms are enabling new approaches to target interventions at scale. We compare the accuracy of three different systems for identifying the poor to receive benefit transfers — proxy means-testing, nominations from community members, and an algorithmic approach using machine learning to predict poverty using mobile phone usage behavior — and study how their cost-effectiveness varies with the scale and scope of the program. We collect mobile phone records from all major telecom operators in Bangladesh and conduct community-based wealth rankings and detailed consumption surveys of 5,000 households, to select the 22,000 poorest households for $300 …

Ecocentric Environmental Justice: Why We Should Go There And How We Can Get There, Jillian R. Houle

Pace Environmental Law Review

Environmental justice is necessary. It forces us to grapple with the fact that environmental burdens and benefits have been disproportionately divvied up across arbitrary race- and income-based lines, asks “what are you going to do about it?”, and offers solutions and answers to the problems it identifies. Everyone benefits from environmental justice. At the same time, environmental protection is necessary. Not only does environmental protection, by definition, protect the biotic and abiotic components of the natural world, but it further serves to protect humans, who unequivocally rely on the natural environment to sustain their collective life. Everything – living and …

Geothermal Energy And The Possibility Of Narrative Unity In Environmental And Energy Law, Jarrod Ingles

Pace Environmental Law Review

As the United States seeks to address concerns about climate change and energy affordability through the deployment of renewable energy and natural gas, the tensions between energy law and environmental law have come into sharper relief. These two related fields are converging as never before because solutions to rising energy costs and the “wicked problem” of climate change often pit the impulses of energy and environmental agencies against one another. Applying a narrative theory approach, I contend that energy law and environmental law will continue to be in tension because they are grounded in different narratives, which in turn communicate …

Back To The Future For Climate Liability, Anthony Moffa

Pace Environmental Law Review

The Polluter Pays Principle has been a central tenet of environmental policy for decades. It provided an economic justification for compelling cleanups through the Superfund law (the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)). However, outside of that context, it has not been explicitly cited as the chief justification for much environmental law in the United States—until now. The principle has recently been invoked in state climate lawmaking. Last year, Vermont and New York became the first states to enact laws that impose liability on fossil fuel producers for climate change harms, invoking the Polluter Pays Principle and Superfund …

A Versatile Platform For Designing And Fabricating Multi-Material Perfusable 3d Microvasculatures, Nathaniel Harris, Charles Miller, Min Zou

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Perfusable microvasculature is critical for advancing in vitro tissue models, particularly for neural applications where limited diffusion impairs organoid growth and fails to replicate neurovascular function. This study presents a versatile fabrication platform that integrates mesh-driven design, two-photon lithography (TPL), and modular interfacing to create multi-material, perfusable 3D microvasculatures. Various 2D and 3D capillary paths were test-printed using both polygonal and lattice support strategies. A double-layered capillary scaffold based on the Hilbert curve was used for comparative materials testing. Methods for printing rigid (OrmoComp), moderately stiff hydrogel (polyethylene glycol diacrylate, PEGDA 700), and soft elastomeric (photocurable polydimethylsiloxane, PDMS) materials were …

Multi-Neutrosophic Ayni Method Based On Ancestral Logic And N-Alectic Reasoning For Ethical Ai And Sustainability, Maikel Y. Leyva Vázquez, Noel Batista Hernandez, Edwin Alberto Callejas, Florentin Smarandache

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This article presents the Multi-Neutrosophic Ayni Method, a novel framework that integrates Latin American Indigenous philosophies with neutrosophic logic to guide ethical and sustainable AI development. Grounded in ancestral principles such as Ayni, Buen Vivir, In Lak’ech, ch’ixi, and nepantla, this approach models plural, ambiguous, and context-dependent ethical judgments through Multi-Neutrosophic Sets (MNS). A key contribution is the introduction of the Euclidean Multi-Neutrosophic Consensus Measure, which quantifies the degree of alignment among diverse stakeholders' evaluations without erasing epistemic differences. This measure enables the detection of convergence thresholds in intercultural deliberation, offering a rigorous yet flexible tool for decision-making. The method …

Evaluation Of Three Projects Integrating Ancestral Knowledge Into The Circular Economy In Peru Using Neutrosophic N-Soft Sets, Wilmer Ortega Chávez, Edgar Ricardo Yauri Rivera, Cheryl Ruiz Bartra, Rolando Carlos Canteño Gavino, Elizabeth Norma Calixto Arias, Ciro Angel Lazo Salcedo, Miriam Esther Campos Llana, Roberth Lozano Tacuri Toribio

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

The circular economy model, based on the reduction, reuse, and recycling of resources, is gaining increasing im-portance in today's society, particularly in sustainability. This research examines incorporating ancestral knowledge into this paradigm, addressing the connection between interculturality and sustainable resource management. Ancient communities have cultivated knowledge about natural resource management, recycling, and preservation that can be useful for contemporary circular economy strategies. Through an intercultural study, the multiple ways in which native and traditional cultures contribute to the circular economy are recog-nized, often with practices that have endured for centuries. However, the incorporation of this knowledge into contemporary legislative and …

A Neutrosophic Multi-Objective Optimization Framework For Sustainable Design Of Water Supply Systems, Jesús Rafael Hechavarría Hernández, Maikel Yelandi Leyva Vázquez

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

The study addresses the challenge of optimizing water supply systems (WSS) under conditions of uncertainty, variability, and multiple. In a context where sustainability is a key criterion, traditional Multiobjective optimization approaches are often insufficient to handle the imprecision and indeterminacy inherent in data and models. This work proposes a Neutrosophic Multi-Objective Model (NMM) that integrates Neutrosophic Logic to capture uncertainty in decision variables, objective functions, and constraints. Unlike conventional methods, NMM allows considering degrees of truth, indeterminacy, and falsity, offering a more robust and flexible framework for decision-making in WSS. The relevance of this study lies in its ability to …

Evaluating English Oral Production In University Students Through Google Meet Using Neutrosophic Z-Numbers, Arihaschna Joyce Berrospi Zapata, Justo Pérez Soncco, Rosita Elvira Alcantara Poma, Lourdes Graciela Lurquin Valdivieso, José Regulo Ramírez Del Águila, Dante Manuel Macazana Fernández

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

The present study investigates a central problem in the field of virtual education: how it influences the use of Google Meet in the Oral Production Competition of University Students at a public university in Lima. The research issue focuses on determining whether this platform, widely integrated into current educational environments, effectively contributes to the development of oral communicative skills in a foreign language. In a context where digital technologies are essential for teaching, understanding their real impact is essential to optimize learning processes in non-face-to-face modalities. Therefore, this investigation adopts an innovative approach based on neutral Z numbers, which allows …

Evolution And Application Of Lean Manufacturing In The Production Industry: Advances And Trends (2015-2025) Through Neutrosophic Cognitive Mapping Analysis Of Crit-Ical Success Factors, Eluard Alexander Mendoza Zenozain

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This article examines how Lean manufacturing evolved between 2015 and 2025—a decade marked by rapid technological disruption and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). The research identifies critical success factors of Lean and analyzes how AI has reshaped its implementation. To address the uncertainty and complexity of expert evaluations, Neutrosophic Cognitive Mapping (NCM) is used as a methodological tool. NCM not only maps interrelated success factors but also incorporates the ambiguity inherent in human and technological as-sessments. Results show that AI boosts Lean’s effectiveness through predictive analytics and inventory optimi-zation but reveals limitations when workforce training is insufficient. This intersection …

Current Situation Of The Use Of Neutrosophy To Improve Medical Decision Making And Preventive Healthcare In Ecuador, Franklin Parrales-Bravo, Lorenzo Cevallos-Torres, Leonel Vasquez-Cevallos, Zulemma Bazurto-Blacio, Diana Minda-Gilces, Víctor Gómez-Rodríguez, Rosangela Caicedo-Quiroz, Pedro García-Arias

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This study systematically examines the applications of neutrosophic logic in Ecuadorian medicine, focusing on its role in improving medical decision making and preventive healthcare. By conducting a structured literature review selected articles, the research highlights how neutrosophic methods—such as Single-Valued Neutrosophic Sets (SVNS) and Neutrosophic Cognitive Maps (NCMs)—address uncertainty, indeterminacy, and contradictions inherent in clinical and public health data. Key contributions include improved diagnostic accuracy in maternal health, risk assessment for chronic diseases, and ethical decision making in telemedicine, demonstrating neutrosophic logic’s superiority over traditional binary approaches. The findings advocate for a broader implementation of neutrosophic frameworks in Ecuador’s healthcare …

Neutrosophic Computational Model For Identifying Trends In Scientific Articles Using Natural Language Processing, Omar Mar Cornelio, Barbara Bron Fonseca

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This study presents an innovative neutrosophic computational model for identifying trends in scientific articles through Natural Language Processing (NLP). The primary objective was to develop a system that could effectively analyze a large body of academic literature and extract relevant summaries that capture the most significant themes and findings. Advanced NLP techniques were employed to extract, process, and synthesize key information, enabling a deeper understanding of emerging trends. Furthermore, the model was designed to evaluate the relevance and validity of the generated summaries, ensuring that the information presented is accurate and useful for researchers and practitioners. The results demonstrate that …

A Neutrosophic Approach To Evaluating Self-Perceived Professional Competency In Dentistry Students And Graduates, Frederick Zevallos- Velasquez, Yessika Madelaine Abarca Arias, Juvita Dina Soto Hilario, Jairo Rafael Vidaurre Urrelo, Alejandro Chávez Paredes, Katia Medina-Calderon

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This article addresses a key issue in dental education: how recent graduates and final-year students at the Faculty of Dentistry of the National University of San Marcos (UNMSM) perceive their readiness for professional practice. The study explores these self-assessments amid uncertainty, especially due to disruptions in clinical training during health restrictions. Traditional methods often overlook the ambiguity present in human perceptions during crises. To fill this gap, the study applies neutrosophic Z numbers, a method that captures degrees of certainty, indeterminacy, and contradiction in responses. Five competency dimensions were evaluated, revealing overall confidence in professional preparation but significant uncertainty in …

Application Of Neutrosophic Statistics And The Communicative Pedagogical Model To Optimize Pronunciation Teaching In A1 Students Of Technical Careers In Higher Education, Rosa Hernández-Magallanes, Carmen Letamendi-Lazo, Josué Bonilla-Tenesaca

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This study presents findings aimed at improving English pronunciation instruction for A1-level students enrolled in technical programs at a public institution in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The research integrates neutrosophic statistics with the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach to address ambiguity and complexity in educational contexts. Key factors such as teaching methodology effectiveness, instructors' content knowledge, CEFR implementation, course-objective alignment, module relevance, and departmental management were assessed. The neutrosophic framework enabled the identification of strengths, weaknesses, and areas of indeterminacy requiring contextual intervention. Based on the findings, the study proposes pedagogical alternatives through an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) model aligned with …

Sensory Marketing Analysis: Exploring Uncertainty And Contradiction In Consumer Decision-Making. A Multineutrosophic Analysis With Aras, Eluard Alexander Mendoza Zenozain, Rosa María Criollo Delgado, Julio César Vidal Rischmoller

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

Sensory marketing studies how visual, auditory, tactile, olfactory, and gustatory stimuli influence consumer decisions, a complex process characterized by contradictions and uncertainties. Previous research has mainly explored individual senses, leaving a gap regarding the multisensory interactions and their inherent ambiguity. This study addresses this issue by proposing a novel methodological approach combining Multineutrosophic Analysis with the Additive Ratio Assessment (ARAS) method. The proposed framework captures the subjective complexity of sensory experiences, quantifying contradictions and uncertainties typically overlooked by traditional models. Findings indicate that visual stimuli initially dominate consumer attraction but lose strength when conflicting sensations, such as unpleasant smells or …

Intercultural Dialogue In The Meeting On Neutrosophy And Latin American Worldviews: A Perspective From The Náhuat Indigenous Chair Of The Technological University Of El Salvador, Morena Guadalupe Magaña

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This article presents a reflective analysis of the intercultural forum held during the Meeting on Neutrosophy and Latin American Worldviews, focusing on the contribution of the Náhuat Indigenous Chair at the Technological University of El Salvador. Drawing on philosophical and decolonial frameworks, it explores how the revitalization of the Náhuat language serves as both an act of cultural resistance and an epistemological statement. The Chair's initiatives—including teacher training, language certification, and community-based educational projects—are examined as concrete expressions of intercultural commitment. These efforts are contextualized within a broader critique of historical erasure, media manipulation, and social forgetting that have affected …

Neutrosophy, Causal Ai, And Web3: Combo For Complex Decision-Making, Ranulfo P. Barbosa, Florentin Smarandache, Maikel Y. Leyva Vázquez, Joaquin B. Monge

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This article introduces Neutrosophic Causal AI, a novel framework that integrates neutrosophic logic with structural causal models to enhance decision-making under uncertainty. While traditional Causal AI is effective at identifying cause-and-effect relationships, it assumes a level of precision rarely found in complex, real-world systems. By incorporating degrees of truth (T), indeterminacy (I), and falsity (F), Neutrosophic Causal AI extends causal inference to accommodate ambiguity, contradiction, and incomplete data. The proposed framework formalizes the neutrosophic do-operator and adapts Judea Pearl’s structural causal models to a neutrosophic context, allowing for more nuanced intervention analysis and counterfactual reasoning. Through illustrative examples and a …

A Neutrosophic N-Alectic Approach To Identifying The Causes Of Tax Conflicts In Textile Smes, Rosalinda J Iménez Ávalos, María Josefa López Macedo, César Ulíses Marín Eléspuru, Américo Navor Gómez Barrera, Hugo Luis Zevallos Egoávil, Víctor Raúl Reátegui Paredes, Marcial Antonio Medina Vigo

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This study analyzes the multidimensional causes of tax conflicts in textile SMEs in Metropolitan Lima using the neutrosophic n-alectic framework. Traditional binary models—compliance vs. non-compliance—fail to capture the interplay of factors such as tax illiteracy, legal ambiguity, and perceptions of injustice. By applying a refined neutrosophic approach that integrates multiple components of truth (T), indeterminacy (I), and falsity (F), the study models tax behavior as a vector and calculates the distance from an ideal compliance profile. Results show that SMEs with structured accounting systems (Profile A) have a significantly lower neutrosophic distance (0.135) than informally managed ones (Profile B, 0.515), …

Neutrosophic Causal Analysis Of Gamification Strategies For Promoting Reading Habits In Eighth-Grade Students, Roger Martinez Isaac, Gladis Narciza Vargas Azuero, María Narcisa Carrillo Suárez, Elsy Rodríguez Revelo

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This study explores the connection between gamification elements and the development of reading habits among eighth-grade students through neutrosophic set theory and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). This investigation is different from previous ones because most studies focused on gamification fail to embrace the uncertainty and complexity of real life when it comes to generalizability. As a result, a neutrosophic framework was established for this study. To this end, 15 individuals answered a neutrosophic Likert scale questionnaire which resulted in a conglomerate of ratings that depicts their opinion on the gamified elements, technology use, and feedback loop systems afforded to …

Deciphering Purchase Decisions In Neuromarketing: A Systematic Review Of The Last Decade Using Neutrosophic Z Numbers, Eluard Alexander Mendoza Zenozain

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

The contribution of this article is to a basic neuromarketing question: awareness of how / why we buy in an overstimulating external environment. More specifically, the question is how ambiguous perceptions and unclear responses influence buying behavior; something the traditional systems sought have not extensively explored. The contribution is made through a decade's systematic review of the literature and subsequent application of neutrosophic Z numbers to quasi-experimental findings. The literature es compiled through the neutrosophic Z system of assessment to reveal trends and tendencies reflecting certain and uncertain findings of consumer response to marketing persuasion. This matters because relative to …

Thinking About Complexity In Latin America: Contributions Of Neutrosophy In Dialogue With Edgar Morin, Noel Batista-Hernández, Maikel Yelandi Leyva-Vázquez, Alenna Rosa Batista-Barallobre

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

Smarandache’s neutrosophic logic—and its broader philosophical umbrella of MultiAlism, which insists that any assertion must be considered together with its neutral and anti-assertive counterparts—offers powerful methodological tools to operationalize Edgar Morin’s complexity thinking. While Morin contributes the principles of dialogic, recursiveness and the hologrammatic approach, his continental framework can be difficult to apply empirically. Neutrosophy and MultiAlism formalize contradiction, uncertainty and multidimensionality, thereby bridging theory and practice. In Latin America, where complexity thinking is widely adopted to address realities marked by inequality and instability, this integration enables rigorous modelling of non-linear phenomena. Applications such as Neutrosophic QCA (NsQCA), Neutrosophic Cognitive …

Promoting Women's Inclusion In Latin American Technol-Ogy: A Multineutrosophic Analysis For Strategic Decision-Making, Giannina Marleni Castillo Castillo, Juan Randall Fabian Ramírez-Huerta, Stefanny Fiorella Bazán-Arias, Katherine Lizzeth Vallejos-Tantajulca, Kiara Melanie Chauca-Justiniani, Rosa María Criollo Delgado

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This study addresses the underrepresentation and persistent gender inequalities hindering women's inclusion in Latin America's technology sector. Utilizing a systematic literature review of 58 articles (2015-2022) and a multineutrosophic analysis approach employing the ARAS method, the research aims to identify and prioritize strategic guidelines for promoting female participation while accounting for inherent uncertainty and multiple perspectives. The methodology integrates diverse expert opinions to provide a robust framework for decision-making. Findings indicate that promoting technological education and strengthening inclusive policies are the most impactful strategies, significantly influencing equity, sustainability, and accessibility. Support for female entrepreneurship and leadership development also emerged as …

Design Thinking Model Based On Plithogenic Logic For The Management Of Entrepreneurship And Innovation In Higher University Education In Peru, Wilmer Ortega Chávez, Eudosio Paucar Rojas, Daniel Alberto Oswaldo Valenzuela Narváez, Carlos Máximo Gonzales Añorga, Herbert Víctor Huaranga Rivera, Enoc López Navarro, Aníbal Campos Barreto, Hugo Aysanoa Calixto

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

Design Thinking is a methodology that has been gaining popularity in the business world and also in higher education management. This methodology proposes a set of steps to follow, with the client and the human being at the center of attention. It encourages the search for creative and collaborative solutions to problems. The role of Design Thinking in entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship management for higher education lies in its contribution to innovation in business management within this field. The development of skills in Design Thinking fosters creativity, innovation, and critical thinking in students, improving their problem-solving and project development skills. The …

Environmental Sustainability And Organizational Commitment In Rainbow Trout Production In Junín, Peru: An Approach From Plithogenic Fuzzy Soft Sets, Manuel Michael Beraún-Espíritu, Ketty Marilú Moscoso-Paucarchuco, Humberto Dax Bonilla-Mancilla,, Edson Hilmer Julca-Marcelo, Anani Basaldua Galarza, Jean Pierre Espeza-Gavilán, Lizve Vilcapoma Ureta, Jacqueline Denisse Llacza-Molina

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

Human resource management could leverage global environmental concerns to promote green practices. Furthermore, ecological sustainability is a major concern in modern society. Among other tools, the affective, normative, and continuance dimensions of organizational commitment are central to organizational implementation. This study aims to determine the relationship between environmental sustainability and organizational commitment in rainbow trout production in the Ingenio-Junín district. For data processing, we use the plithogenic soft set theory. On the one hand, plithogenic theory allows for the modeling of multidimensional phenomena with dynamics composed of elements of diverse origin, where each concept, its opposite, and its neutral are …