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The End Is Still To Come: How The Law’S Interaction With Digital Replicas And Derivative Digital Replicas Will Shape The Future, Spencer Kweskin
The End Is Still To Come: How The Law’S Interaction With Digital Replicas And Derivative Digital Replicas Will Shape The Future, Spencer Kweskin
Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy
No abstract provided.
The Case For Climate Refugee Protection, Nicole Theriot
The Case For Climate Refugee Protection, Nicole Theriot
Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy
No abstract provided.
Appendix To Campbell, D. C. & C. Lydeard. Three Decades Of Mussel Mitochondria. Malacologia, V. 68, David Campbell
Appendix To Campbell, D. C. & C. Lydeard. Three Decades Of Mussel Mitochondria. Malacologia, V. 68, David Campbell
Department of Natural Sciences Faculty Publications
This table lists all cytochrome oxidase 1 sequences available for Unionida as of June, 2025, with corrections and updates to nomenclature and publication information. A second workbook lists all currently recognized species, identifying which ones have associated molecular data.
Feasibility Of Producing Non-Structural Wood Products Using Trembling Aspen Lumber, Mengyuan Zhang
Feasibility Of Producing Non-Structural Wood Products Using Trembling Aspen Lumber, Mengyuan Zhang
Aspen Bibliography
Trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) is abundant in Canada but underutilized in non-structural solid wood products.This study was aimed at evaluating the feasibility of using aspen lumber to produce flooring, moulding, and siding. The shrinkage, surface roughness, and wettability of aspen wood were tested. The surface hardness, screw withdrawal resistance, colour change, and dimensional stability of there products fabricated were examined. The wood yield of each product was analyzed. It was found that aspen showed superior machinability and wettability to silver maple and yellow poplar. Aspen flooring had a Brinell hardness of 13.47 MPa, 60% lower than silver maple. …
Where’D You Go, Ohio: Progressive Ohio Ballot Initiative Passage In A Republican Aligned State, Colin D. Swearingen, Elizabeth A. Stiles, Barrett Scheatzle*
Where’D You Go, Ohio: Progressive Ohio Ballot Initiative Passage In A Republican Aligned State, Colin D. Swearingen, Elizabeth A. Stiles, Barrett Scheatzle*
2025 Faculty Bibliography
Over the span of just three months, Ohio voters went to the polls to weigh in on three issues concerning the threshold needed to amend the state constitution, abortion, and marijuana. Despite being a Republican-leaning state – per an author’s calculations, its Cook’s Partisan Voter Index is R+6 – the more progressive position won all three votes handily. In August, the coalition supporting the status quo of requiring a simple majority to change the state constitution, a longheld progressive position, won 57.1% of the vote (“The New York Times,” 2023a). In November, voters approved a constitutional amendment to give individuals …
Ambient Air Pollution And Survival Among Black Women With Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Across Diverse Geographical Regions Of The United States, Ekaterina Chirikova, Courtney E. Johnson, Anke Huels, Pushkar P. Inamdar, Elisa V. Bandera, Lawrence H. Kushi, Jennifer A. Doherty, Joellen M. Schildkraut, Hari S. Iyer, Melissa Bondy, Edward S. Peters, Kendra L. Ratnapradipa, Jeffrey Marks, Christopher Pierson, Theresa Hastert, Kristin Haller, Grace Christensen, Salma Shariff-Marco, Scarlett L. Gomez, Andrew Lawson
Ambient Air Pollution And Survival Among Black Women With Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Across Diverse Geographical Regions Of The United States, Ekaterina Chirikova, Courtney E. Johnson, Anke Huels, Pushkar P. Inamdar, Elisa V. Bandera, Lawrence H. Kushi, Jennifer A. Doherty, Joellen M. Schildkraut, Hari S. Iyer, Melissa Bondy, Edward S. Peters, Kendra L. Ratnapradipa, Jeffrey Marks, Christopher Pierson, Theresa Hastert, Kristin Haller, Grace Christensen, Salma Shariff-Marco, Scarlett L. Gomez, Andrew Lawson
Journal Articles: Epidemiology
Background: Ovarian cancer is a leading cause of gynecologic cancer mortality, with Black women experiencing 5-year survival rates of only 41%. Disproportionate air pollution exposure may impact survival. We evaluated associations of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) exposure with survival among Black women with epithelial ovarian cancer using data from the California Cancer Registry (CCR, n = 540) and the multi-state African American Cancer Epidemiology Study (AACES, n = 766).
Methods: Annual PM2.5 and NO2 levels were estimated at a 1 km resolution using well-validated ensemble-based prediction models derived from the …
Spleen And Peripheral Blood Immunopathology In An Outbred Model Of Adult-Stage Murine Schistosomiasis, Thomas Schulze, Andrew J. Neville, Evie G. Ehrhorn, Sarah A. Alsuleiman, Jonathan L. Vennerstrom, Paul H. Davis
Spleen And Peripheral Blood Immunopathology In An Outbred Model Of Adult-Stage Murine Schistosomiasis, Thomas Schulze, Andrew J. Neville, Evie G. Ehrhorn, Sarah A. Alsuleiman, Jonathan L. Vennerstrom, Paul H. Davis
Journal Articles: Pharmaceutical Sciences
Schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease caused by flatworms of genus Schistosoma, is a neglected tropical disease that causes significant morbidity in the developing world. Despite numerous efforts to eradicate the disease, the parasite remains a significant global burden, particularly within Sub-Saharan Africa. Schistosoma species possess an arsenal of potent mechanisms to defend against direct attack from host immune cells and a remarkable ability to modulate the host immune system through proximal and systemic modes that facilitate its stage-specific development, survival, and reproduction. Standardized animal models have been developed that serve as an important resource for dissecting parasite and host immunobiology …
Size Of Age-0 Sander Vitreus Pre And Post Dreissena Polymorpha Infestation On Brainerd And Bemidji Area Lakes, Quady Bernu
Size Of Age-0 Sander Vitreus Pre And Post Dreissena Polymorpha Infestation On Brainerd And Bemidji Area Lakes, Quady Bernu
Journal of Earth and Life Science
Walleye Sander vitreus is the Minnesota state fish and a vital predator fish in lake ecology. Zebra mussels, Dreissena polymorpha were first found in Minnesota inland lakes in the 1980’s. These mussels have had huge impacts on water clarity as well as phytoplankton and zooplankton population levels which affect how age-0 fish feed, especially a low light feeding predator fish like walleye. A study took place on age-0 walleye size and it supported the conclusion that age-0 walleye were negatively impacted by zebra mussels in Minnesota’s large lakes. The goals of this study were to determine how the size of …
Microsatellites Reveal The Population Genetic Structure Of Yellow Perch In Minnesota, Megan Boche
Microsatellites Reveal The Population Genetic Structure Of Yellow Perch In Minnesota, Megan Boche
Journal of Earth and Life Science
When analyzing a population’s genetic makeup, looking at variation of individuals and populations is a crucial factor. The management of yellow perch will be aided by this information particularly in regard to stocking or relocation. Microsatellite loci were used to analyze the genetic population structure of yellow perch Perca flavescens within and among 29 sampling areas throughout Minnesota’s basins. Seven microsatellite DNA loci were evaluated, with heterozygosities ranging from 0.41 to 0.78. The Lower Mississippi basin samples showed higher numbers of alleles per locus and greater expected heterozygosities compared to other basins, with Lake Pepin (PEP) exhibiting the highest average …
Arkansas Razorback Men's Golf Record Book, 2024-2025, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Athletics Media Relations
Arkansas Razorback Men's Golf Record Book, 2024-2025, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Athletics Media Relations
Arkansas Men's Golf
No abstract provided.
Marine Heatwave Response Plan For Western Australia’S Wild Capture Fisheries And Aquaculture, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Marine Heatwave Response Plan For Western Australia’S Wild Capture Fisheries And Aquaculture, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia
Fisheries Management Papers
The purpose of the Western Australian wild capture fisheries and aquaculture marine heatwave response plan (the Plan) is to document the Department’s approach for identifying and responding to the hazard of a marine heatwave on wild catch fisheries (commercial, recreational, charter and customary) and aquaculture resources within the geographic boundaries of WA. It provides risk reduction strategies and establishes best-practice processes for each stage of the hazard management and response continuum, ensuring that DPIRD is able to adequately prepare for, respond to, and recover from marine heatwave events. This Plan operates in conjunction with WA’s existing aquatic resource management framework, …
Celebrating The Fiske Fellowship Program: 2001-2025, University Of Michigan Law School
Celebrating The Fiske Fellowship Program: 2001-2025, University Of Michigan Law School
Event Materials
This program contains statements of impact from the 2001-2025 recipients of Fiske Fellowships.
Some information was shared in 2022 and may not reflect current roles and/or responsibilities of Fiske Fellows.
1st Place Research Paper: Increasing The Accessibility Of Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Tf-Cbt) For Adolescents With Developmental Language Disorder: A Pilot Study, Lauren A. Fillet
Eric M. Scandrett Graduate Library Research Prize
Research has demonstrated that adolescents with developmental language disorder (AWDLD) perform more poorly compared to typically developing peers on measures of narrative production.This limitation may not only impact education and social life, but also possibly post-traumatic stress recovery, as Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) involves a Trauma Narrative production activity (D’Amico et al., 2022). A limited amount of research has been conducted on adapting TF-CBT for children with intellectual disability, developmental disabilities, and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) (D’Amico et al., 2022; Anderson & Cook, 2015). However, there is currently no available research explicitly addressing how TF-CBT can be individualized to …
Geological And Environmental Sciences - 2025, Dept. Of Geological And Environmental Sciences
Geological And Environmental Sciences - 2025, Dept. Of Geological And Environmental Sciences
Geological and Environmental Sciences News
- Greetings from the Department Chair
- Faculty Updates
- 2025 Geological and Environmental Sciences Department Alumni Achievement Awardee Mr. Thomas Hanna
- 60 Years - Telling Our Story
- Empowering the next generation of geoscientists
The Impact Of Pbl On The Academic And Linguistic Development Of English Language Learners In A High School Science Classroom, Mariam Aboudib
The Impact Of Pbl On The Academic And Linguistic Development Of English Language Learners In A High School Science Classroom, Mariam Aboudib
Wayne State University Dissertations
The dissertation examines the effects of Project-Based Learning (PBL) on the development of the English Language Learners (ELLs) in the high school science classroom. The increasing need for better teaching methods makes this study important. It explores how PBL improves language learning, scientific knowledge, and academic performance compared to traditional methods. The study includes two groups: Group A learned through PBL, while Group B used traditional teaching.
The research measures students' language skills, engagement, critical thinking, and understanding of scientific concepts. The study collected pre- and post-assessment data using tests, classroom observations, and student reflections. The PSAT exam scores were …
Honors Civic Foundations Faculty Fellows Program, Lauren E. Davis, Kevin D. Egan
Honors Civic Foundations Faculty Fellows Program, Lauren E. Davis, Kevin D. Egan
National Collegiate Honors Council Monographs: Chapters
In 2022–2023, Drexel University’s Pennoni Honors College implemented the Honors Civic Foundations Faculty Fellows Program, a new initiative for faculty development and enrichment grounded in principles of civic education.
Flourishing In The First Year And Beyond: Promoting Personal Wellbeing And Mindfulness In An Honors First-Year Seminar, Christy Tyndall, Jacqueline Smith-Mason
Flourishing In The First Year And Beyond: Promoting Personal Wellbeing And Mindfulness In An Honors First-Year Seminar, Christy Tyndall, Jacqueline Smith-Mason
National Collegiate Honors Council Monographs: Chapters
Describes students’ experiences in the Virginia Commonwealth University Honors College’s first-year seminar course, Flourishing: The Applied Science of Wellbeing.
Staar 2.0 Redesign: Literacy Implications For New Critical Questions, Carol Revelle Phd, Bambi Hobelman, Natasha Reeves, Steve Tiemann
Staar 2.0 Redesign: Literacy Implications For New Critical Questions, Carol Revelle Phd, Bambi Hobelman, Natasha Reeves, Steve Tiemann
2024-2025 Bill Martin Jr. Yearbook
STAAR 2.0 includes new question types across all content areas and grade levels that are unfamiliar to educators and students. These new question types include short constructed responses (SCRs), multiselect questions, multipart questions, and extended responses. Educators and students should be aware of the literacy demands required with these changes. This article will describe the new question types, analyze the skills required to attack the questions, consider the literacy significance for the different content areas, and provide instructional support for educators.
Aro, Yeniffer Estrada Redondo
Aro, Yeniffer Estrada Redondo
Grado en Diseño Multimedia y Gráfico
ARO es una coctelería de macerados que reinterpreta la coctelería clásica desde una mirada más consciente. Trabajamos con ingredientes locales y de temporada, aplicando la técnica del pre-batch y la filosofía zero waste. Apostamos por el máximo aprovechamiento, menos desperdicio y cócteles más bajos en calorías, sin sacrificar sabor. Somos una alternativa más saludable, más honesta, más sensorial. En un mundo de prisas y pantallas, ARO invita a volver a lo esencial: beber bien, conectar mejor y disfrutar de cada momento.
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ARO is a maceration cocktail bar that reinterprets classic mixology from a more conscious perspective. We work with …
Psychotropic Prescription Use Among Foster Care Alumni Medicated With Psychotropic In Childhood, Zoe D. Daugherty
Psychotropic Prescription Use Among Foster Care Alumni Medicated With Psychotropic In Childhood, Zoe D. Daugherty
Social Work Theses - Archive
Psychotropic medication use among youth in foster care has been a longstanding concern in child welfare research, with studies consistently documenting disproportionately high prescribing rates, frequent polypharmacy, and the use of potent or off-label medications to manage behavioral or trauma-related symptoms. This study conducted an inductive thematic review of 17 peer-reviewed articles, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method studies, to explore the lived experiences of foster youth and foster care alumni related to psychotropic medication use and mental health treatment. Guided by principles of reflexive thematic analysis, findings across diverse methodologies were synthesized to better understand how systemic, clinical, and experiential …
Factors Associated With Residential Treatment Discontinuation For Black Adults With Co-Occurring Mental Health And Substance Use Diagnoses Living In States With Expanded Medicaid Vs. States Without Expansion, Gabrielle Scott
Social Work Dissertations - Archive
This dissertation investigated factors associated with treatment discontinuation of residential substance use programs for Black adults with co-occurring mental health and substance use diagnoses living in states that had expanded Medicaid versus states without expansion. This study explored and identified gaps in the research pertaining to treatment retention for Black adults since 2014, the year when Medicaid expansion began. The study focused on Black adults aged 18 or older who self-identified as Black or African American with a current diagnosis of co-occurring mental health and substance use diagnoses at the time of their discharge from a residential substance use treatment …
Effectiveness Of Maternal Bovine Appeasing Substance Administered To Newly Received, High-Risk Stocker Calves, Elle Johnston, Rosie Whittle, Robin Cheek, Beth Kegley, Jeremy Powell, Shawna Weimer
Effectiveness Of Maternal Bovine Appeasing Substance Administered To Newly Received, High-Risk Stocker Calves, Elle Johnston, Rosie Whittle, Robin Cheek, Beth Kegley, Jeremy Powell, Shawna Weimer
Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
Stocker cattle purchased at auction can be susceptible to disease due to the stressors associated with the auction process and are referred to as “high-risk.” The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of a maternal bovine appeasing substance, FerAppease®, on the growth performance, health, and behavior of stocker cattle. Male beef calves (n = 80) were purchased at auction and transported to the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Savoy Research Complex Beef Stocker Unit. On day 0, bulls were castrated, and steers and bulls were assigned to 8 pens (n = 10 calves/pen; …
Informing Choice: The Role Of Adoption In Women’S Pregnancy Decision-Making, Elizabeth R. Kirk, Ryan Hanlon
Informing Choice: The Role Of Adoption In Women’S Pregnancy Decision-Making, Elizabeth R. Kirk, Ryan Hanlon
Scholarly Articles
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the authors of this Article offer a practical, collaborative response to a seemingly intractable, divisive issue. Kirk and Hanlon draw on their academic expertise in law and social science, respectively, to address the paradox of the general esteem for the institution of adoption alongside the rarity with which adoption is chosen. In this Article, they examine social science data and literature on women’s pregnancy decision-making in order to explain the need for laws and policies that promote informed choice. They introduce never-before-published survey data and …
Hist 325-102: The Invention Of Race, Herbert Toler
Hist 325-102: The Invention Of Race, Herbert Toler
History Syllabi
No abstract provided.
War Crime Or Ecocide? Ukraine’S Prosecution Of Environmental Crimes Committed By Russian Forces, Michael J. Kelly
War Crime Or Ecocide? Ukraine’S Prosecution Of Environmental Crimes Committed By Russian Forces, Michael J. Kelly
Emory International Law Review
No abstract provided.
Practical Necromancy For Beginners: A Short Incomplete Opinionated Introduction To Artificial Intelligence For Archaeology And History Students, Shawn Graham
Digital Press Books
Many feel bewildered and quietly embarrassed that they don’t know more about how AI technology works, where it came from, or even how to get started. Start here.
Practical Necromancy represents Shawn Graham’s vision for how we should treat large language model (LLM) artificial intelligence applications. Graham advocates approaching these technologies as a necromancer. In antiquity, the figure of the necromancer lay outside the boundaries of official religion, talking not with gods but with the mournful echoes of ghosts. Practical Necromancy explores ways of surfacing the ghosts that lurk in AI technology. Graham suggests that the most useful thing we …
Up Los Baños Journal, Volume 23 - Oidhe Special Issue
Up Los Baños Journal, Volume 23 - Oidhe Special Issue
U.P. Los Baños Journal
Contents:
- Corporate governance and tax compliance of publicly listed companies in the Philippines
- Exploring insect-based tourism potential in Mount Makiling Forest Reserve through tourism insights
- Sustainable crisis management framework for suicide response in the university setting
- Teacher grit, commitment, and psychological well-being: a structural equation modelling analysis
- A descriptive-correlational analysis of environmental awareness and practices among college students of Occidental Mindoro State College
A Perspective On Imbalance: A Memoir Through The Lens Of Eating Disorders Anonymous, Samantha C. Lasky
A Perspective On Imbalance: A Memoir Through The Lens Of Eating Disorders Anonymous, Samantha C. Lasky
Scripps Senior Theses
A Perspective on Imbalance uses a crab shell essay format within the adjusted framework of Eating Disorder Anonymous’ “Perspective on Balance” letter. This original letter speaks to how physical, social/emotional, and spiritual balance came to exist in the founder’s life after working the 12 steps of the program, but the author of this thesis felt more inclined to examine what life looks like in each of those categories before the 12 steps, as well as what happens when you choose not to work them (as this has been her experience thus far). The resulting linear prose essay includes themes of …
Arenas Of Resistance: How Oklahoma's Black Rodeos Preserved Environmental Wisdom And Community Power, Rorie Johnson
Arenas Of Resistance: How Oklahoma's Black Rodeos Preserved Environmental Wisdom And Community Power, Rorie Johnson
Scripps Senior Theses
This thesis explores how Black rodeos in Oklahoma emerged from post-emancipation agricultural labor and ranching traditions, serving as powerful sites of cultural preservation, knowledge transmission, and resistance to dominant narratives of the American West. Through analysis of historical records, photographic evidence, and personal family narratives, this research demonstrates how Black Oklahomans developed unique relationships with land and animals that encompassed both the "ecological burden" of agricultural labor and the "beauty" of cultural expression and community-building. Drawing on theoretical frameworks including Kimberly Ruffin's "ecological burden-and-beauty paradox," George Lipsitz's "Black spatial imaginaries," bell hooks' "oppositional gaze," and Toni Morrison's concept of "rememory," …
Assessing Best Practices Of Facilitation Of The Free Exercise Of Religion By Army Chaplains Utilizing The Success Case Method, Geoffrey N. Bailey Phd
Assessing Best Practices Of Facilitation Of The Free Exercise Of Religion By Army Chaplains Utilizing The Success Case Method, Geoffrey N. Bailey Phd
Dissertations
This mixed-methods study examined how U.S. Army chaplains experience and facilitate the free exercise of religion. The research explored compelling narratives of best-case facilitation experiences, identified leadership qualities associated with successful religious support, and analyzed similarities and differences between best and worst-case scenarios. Using Brinkerhoff's Success Case Method, the study distributed a quantitative survey to 1,478 active-duty chaplains (achieving a 23% response rate) followed by twelve guided interviews with participants representing diverse ranks and faith traditions. The research revealed six major themes: significant gaps in education for pluralistic ministry, tension between personal religious convictions and professional duties, crucial impact of …