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Una Historia Oficial: Pluralizing Philosophical Languages And Cultures In The South Texas Borderlands, Cynthia M. Paccacerqua, Alexander V. Stehn

Philosophy Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Bilingual Bildung On The Border: Teaching Philosophy In Spanish And English, Dahlia Guzman

Philosophy Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Hijos De La Raza Cósmica: A Chicano Theology And Philosophy Of Liberation, Alexander V. Stehn

Philosophy Faculty Publications

This essay explores how leaders of the Chicano movement developed new conceptions of place, peoplehood, and mission for Mexican Americans by reinterpreting José Vasconcelos’s La raza cósmica (1925) to develop their own theology and philosophy of liberation. I focus on Andrés G. Guerrero’s A Chicano Theology (1987), which contains an extensive discussion of Vasconcelos’s text as well as its contemporary meaning for Chicano/a liberation struggles based on oral interviews with nine Chicano/a leaders from the 1960s and 1970s: Lupe Anguiano, Rubén Armendariz, Tomás Atencio, Bishop Gilbert Chavez, Dr. José Angel Gutiérrez, Dolores Huerta, Msgr. Longinus Reyes, Dr. Ricardo Sánchez, and …

Implementing A Fall-Prevention Bundle To Reduce Falls In A Skilled Nursing Facility, Ginette Lubin

All Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Scholarly Projects

Problem: Falls are a persistent patient-safety concern in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), contributing to injury, functional decline, reduced quality of life, healthcare utilization, and costs. At the project site, a short-term rehabilitation unit in an urban SNF, 13 resident falls occurred during the baseline period, with 23% resulting in injury, and prevention relied on routine risk assessments, environmental checks, and post-fall reporting rather than proactive strategies.

Aim: To decrease the overall fall rate by 20%, reduce fall-associated injuries from 23% to 15% or less, and raise staff adherence to evidence-based fall-prevention interventions to 90% or higher within 12 weeks.

Evidence: …

Implementing A Risk-Stratified Fall Prevention Bundle To Reduce Inpatient Falls,, Nana A. Tabiri

All Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Scholarly Projects

Problem: The Step-Down Unit (SDU) had a high fall rate of 4.8 falls/ 1,000 patient days, falling short of the 3.0 falls/1,000 patient days organizational target. Despite the high fall rate, the unit used a one-size-fits-all approach, which was ineffective. Also, nursing practices in the unit were unevenly adopted.

Project Objective: The project aimed to lower the fall rate in SDU by 10% and increase compliance with risk-stratified documentation to at least 90%.

Evidence Review: A huge pool of evidence supported the adoption of a multifactorial, person-centered fall prevention approach as opposed to universal precautions. The AHRQ …

Fall Prevention In The Inpatient Oncology Unit Using Fall Boards And Visual Cues, Rachel Miller

All Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Scholarly Projects

Problem: Falls remain a significant patient safety concern in hospitals. In an inpatient oncology unit at a large academic medical center, falls increased from 33 in 2024 to 46 in 2025, while the fall rate increased from 2.86 to 3.95 falls per 1,000 patient days. A gap analysis revealed that only 5% of high fall-risk patients had fall boards and visual cues in place.

Aim of the Project: The aim of this quality improvement (QI) project was to increase the utilization of fall boards and visual cues for high fall-risk patients through implementation of a standardized fall prevention education bundle …

Beyond Balochistan: The Designation Of The Balochistan Liberation Army And The Majeed Brigade As Terrorist Organizations, Dexter Ingram

Reports, Projects, and Research

This report is part of a white paper series focused on the 25 groups designated as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) by the U.S. Department of State in 2025. As the Department of Homeland Security’s center of excellence focused on counterterrorism, NCITE’s mission is to work with homeland security partners to provide scientific insights on terrorists and other illicit actors that pose a threat to U.S. homeland security and defense. The intent of this report is to support government, law enforcement, and policymakers tasked with protecting the U.S. from terrorism and related threat actors with information on: 1) the threat actors …

The Compass - Volume 95 Issue 2 - Complete Issue, Scott R. Beason

The Compass: Earth Science Journal of Sigma Gamma Epsilon

No abstract provided.

Book Review, Communication Wisdom: Insights On Communication Principles, Messages, And Relationships, Jack E. Rogers

National Forensic Journal

Edited by Philip M. Backlund, Steven A. Beebe, Ronald D. Gordan, and Sherwyn P. Morreale, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group: New York and London, 2025, ISBN: 978-1-032-87681-8 (hardback); ISBN: 978-1-032-87676-4 (paperback); ISBN: 978-1-003-53389-4 (eBook).

Kindness As A Critical Lens: Ethical Considerations In Rhetorical Critique, A Adams, Emily Sauter

National Forensic Journal

In 2016 Brianna Kirkham stepped onto the stage to give a performance titled, “if ‘This Is Not A Rape’ isn’t a rape, then what is it?” based on the performance art of Emma Sulkowicz’s “This Is Not A Rape” video. Of over 100 entrants, Brianna Kirkham was named national champion for her performance in the final round. Kirkham instructs the viewer to “watch kindly” when viewing Sulkowicz’s video. However, this phrase is never defined. Instead, Kirkham interrogates herself and the audience. Are we, as participants within a competitive activity, watching kindly? Did she? By utilizing a performance that clearly alludes …

Silverleaf Nightshade (Solanum Elaeagnifolium) Undergoes Guild-Specific Transcriptomic Reprogramming Against Chewing Versus Piercing Sucking Herbivory, Arunsaikumar Karrem, Matthew Terry, Jagdish Jaba, Rupesh R. Kariyat

School of Integrative Biological & Chemical Sciences Faculty Publications

Solanum elaeagnifolium (silverleaf nightshade, SLN) is a globally invasive perennial weed with reproductive plasticity and complex defence systems that significantly impact crop yields by invading fields of staple, commercial and ornamental crops. Despite being a host to multiple insect herbivores, the molecular programming enabling its rapid adaptation to defend against diverse feeding guilds remains poorly resolved. Here, we report a comprehensive de novo transcriptomic assembly and comparative analysis of S. elaeagnifolium challenged by two distinct herbivores: the piercing-sucking generalist cowpea aphid, Aphis craccivora and the chewing specialist tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta. Differential gene expression analysis revealed a massive difference …

Assessing The Co-Benefits Of Housing And Transportation Investments In Prohousing Designated Jurisdictions, Hongwei Dong

Mineta Transportation Institute

In response to California's ongoing housing affordability crisis, state and local governments have adopted a range of prohousing policies aimed at reducing barriers to housing production and promoting the integration of housing with transportation. This study examines two distinct but related dimensions of prohousing policies in California. One concerns the Prohousing Designation Program (PDP) (established by the 2019–2020 Budget Act), analyzing the adoption and implementation of prohousing policies in 56 California cities that received Prohousing Designation. The other examines recent state and local policy shifts aimed at promoting affordable housing in transit-rich areas. The study uses a mixed-methods research design, …

Women's Empowerment And Transformations In Marriage Formation And Dissolution: From Social Anxiety To Evidence-Based And More Responsive Policies, Hoda Rashad, Mohamed Hassan

Faculty Journal Articles

The central premise of this policy brief is that effective family policy in Egypt cannot be built on public perceptions, ideological assumptions or isolated demographic indicators. It must instead be grounded in robust evidence and a comprehensive understanding of the changing mechanisms through which women form, sustain and dissolve marital unions.

The study provides evidence-based findings that are inconsistent with the crisis and anxiety mode dominating the public discourse. The findings neither dismiss the public concerns nor support their dominant framing. Delays in marriage, the growing visibility of never married and divorced women, and the increasing occurrence of divorce represent …

Line Of Sight Lighting Effect In Dark Environment And Its Impact On Interactive Horror Game Experience, Hamzah Asyrani Sulaiman, Fuyen Heng

Malaysian Journal of Computing (MJoC)

Lighting effects in dark environments represent a fundamental psychological mechanism in horror game design, directly shaping player immersion, emotional tension, and the quality of interactive experience. Although Line of Sight (LoS) technology has been widely adopted across many game genres, empirical investigations examining how LoS-based dynamic lighting specifically affects player engagement, usability, and visual aesthetic perception within single-player horror puzzle contexts remain scarce. This paper presents the design, development, and user evaluation of “No One Left”, a three-dimensional top-down horror puzzle game developed using Unreal Engine 4, which systematically employs LoS-based lighting mechanics within a dark environment to restrict player …

Turning Ontologies Into Vectors: Embedding Malay Ontological Knowledge For Smarter Machine Learning, Zayanah Zafirah Zulkipli, Ruhaila Maskat, Noor Hasimah Ibrahim Teo, Jie Zhang

Malaysian Journal of Computing (MJoC)

This conceptual study proposes a three-layer methodological framework for representing Malay ontological knowledge in continuous vector spaces and integrating ontology-derived representations with machine-learning models. The framework comprises an Ontology Layer, an Embedding Layer, and an Integration Layer. Its contribution is not a new ontology-embedding algorithm rather, it provides a Malay-oriented methodological organization that links ontology construction, embedding-method selection, symbolic-subsymbolic fusion, ontology-guided consistency checking, and downstream evaluation. In the present study, the ontology layer is represented through a prototype Malay linguistic ontology and its class hierarchy and knowledge graph, whereas the embedding, integration, consistency-checking, and downstream evaluation stages are proposed components …

Assessment Of Age-Wise Diabetes Risk Using Biochemical Indicators And Machine Learning Classification Models, Farwa Afzal, Mohibullah Aziz, Shariffah Suhaila Syed Jamaludin

Malaysian Journal of Computing (MJoC)

Diabetes mellitus is a major metabolic disease across the world, leading to serious complications and healthcare challenges. Prediction of diabetes at an early stage with the help of biochemical as well as demographic factors can lead to better diagnosis and preventive measures for the same. This research paper aims to predict diabetes using biochemical parameters in combination with various machine learning classification techniques, stratified by age group. This study uses a dataset of diabetes data that includes demographic and clinical attributes like age, gender, body mass index (BMI), urea, creatinine, HbA1c, cholesterol, TG, HDL, LDL, and VLDL. Machine Learning classifiers, …

A Fuzzy Logic Decision Support System For University Student Dropout Assessment, Adam Aiman A Hamid, Harliza Mohd Hanif, Siti Rahimah Batcha, Nur Zafirah Mohd Sidek, Noratika Nordin, Norain Alwi

Malaysian Journal of Computing (MJoC)

Student dropout continues to be an issue in universities, which has a negative impact on the academic performance of students and the reputation of educational institutions. Since the dropout decision is affected by multiple factors like academic performance, financial situation, stress, and self-motivation, the status of these factors can be highly uncertain, subjective, and conventional assessment methods cannot consider this impreciseness. This study designed a fuzzy logic–based decision support system approach to account for the risk of student dropout in a flexible and human-like way. The purpose of this study was to assess the potential risk of a student dropout …

Field Assessment Of Power Link Budget Accuracy In A Residential Ftth Gpon Deployment, Arnita, Zulfadli, Tiara Resti Indah Rahmawati, Aswan Muhammad Azizi, Sangkot Wahyu Pulungan

Malaysian Journal of Computing (MJoC)

Fiber to the Home (FTTH) based on Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) is widely used for residential broadband access because of its high bandwidth capacity, scalability, and efficient use of passive optical infrastructure. During FTTH network planning, Power Link Budget (PLB) analysis is commonly applied to estimate cumulative optical losses and received optical power. However, differences may occur between theoretical PLB calculations and actual field measurements due to practical deployment conditions. This study assesses the consistency of PLB predictions using field measurements from a residential FTTH GPON deployment. Measurements were conducted at two Fiber Access Terminal (FAT) points using an …

Law School Record, Vol. 73, No. 1 (Fall 2026), Law School Record Editors

Law School Record

• Message from the Dean
• Legal Education in the Age of AI
• Speaking Out Beyond The Bench
• Theory In Practice
• Asked and Answered
• Meet the Five Alumni Now Clerking at the US Supreme Court
• Meet Lucy Msall, MLS '23 Newest Member of the Law School Faculty
• Faculty awards and recognition
• Trial By Fire: Inside the Law School's Intensive Trial Practice Workshop
• Development News
• Law School Unveils Portrait Honoring Geoffrey Stone, '71
• In Memoriam
• A Tribute to Professor Randal C. Picker, '85
• Giving Back: Peter Kolker, '66

Replenishing Resources With Enterprise Social Media (Esm): Overload-Moderated Effects On Work-Life Balance, Exhaustion, And Turnover, Murad Moqbel, Mohamed Hédi Charki, Amr Soror

Information Systems Faculty Publications

Purpose: This study investigates the double-edged impact of Enterprise social media (ESM) use on employee well-being through Conservation of Resources (COR) theory. We examine how work- and nonwork-related ESM use affects work exhaustion and turnover intention via work–life balance (WLB), and how these effects are contingent on perceived work overload.

Design/Methodology/Approach: A survey was administered to professionals at a major IT corporation in the Midwestern United States. Data from 276 employees were analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Findings Only nonwork-related ESM use directly promotes WLB. Both work-related and nonwork-related ESM use enhance WLB for employees experiencing …

In Brief, Case Western Reserve University School Of Law

In Brief

Table of Contents

• Message from the Dean
• The Country's Pioneering Health Law Center
• Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of our War Crimes Research Office
• Foundations of Practice: Beginning the Journey from Law Student to Lawyer
• CWRU Law School's Teams Win Two National Championships in 2026
• Scholarly Impact
• 2025-2026 Conferences and Lectures Roundup
• Alumni Spotlight
• Class Notes
• In Memoriam
• Campus Comeback
• Diploma Day

Front Matter, Art Inquiries, Kris K. Belden-Adams

Art Inquiries

No abstract provided.

A Bibliography Of Faculty Scholarship, Kathryn J. Dufour Law Library

Scholarly Articles

The purpose of this bibliography is to record in one place the substantial body of scholarship produced by the current faculty at the Catholic University, Columbus School of Law. From its humble beginnings under the tutelage of founding Dean William Callyhan Robinson, through its adolescent period when, like so many other American law schools, it was trying to define its pedagogical niche, to its eventual merger with the Columbus University Law School in 1954, the law school at Catholic University has always retained a scholarly and remarkably productive faculty. The sheer quantity of writing, the breadth of research and the …

Editorial Foreword Ijsls Volume 6 Number 1, Sulistyowati Irianto

The Indonesian Journal of Socio-Legal Studies

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Keys To The Families Of Vascular Plants In Northwestern California, James P. Smith Jr, John O. Sawyer Jr

Botanical Studies

No abstract provided.

A Profile Of Assisted Living Direct Care Workforce Training Requirements Across The United States, Erh-Chi Hsu, Paula Carder, Lindsey Smith, Zhiqing E. Zhou, Olga Yakusheva, Anna S. Beeber, Eric Jutkowitz, Kali Thomas

Institute on Aging Publications

Objectives

To characterize assisted living (AL) direct care worker (DCW) training requirements across the United States and how these regulations have changed over time. Specifically, we examine state-level profiles of training regulations, including duration, frequency, content, source of materials, evaluation, and changes in regulatory coverage.

Design

Cross-sectional and longitudinal descriptive study using state policy data and AL directories from 2019, 2021, and 2023.

Setting and Participants

All US states' AL training–related regulations; all ALs and AL beds governed by those regulations.

Methods

We used a mixed-methods approach with an explanatory sequential design (QUAN → qual), first conducting health services regulatory …

Chapter 6: Dragon's Breath Sauce, Garon C. Smith

G. Wiz’s Book of Spells

Dragon’s Breath Sauce is a collection of fun things to do with liquid nitrogen. The chapter title comes from using the cryogenic fluid to chill Cheetos Puffcorn to -321 degrees Fahrenheit and then eating them at this temperature. When popped in a saliva-moistened mouth, the cold causes the moisture in one’s breath to condense into fog. Breathing out releases a cloud that can be imagined as smoke from a fire-breathing dragon. In addition, liquid nitrogen offers a chance for audience members to briefly immerse their hand in a pool of watery-looking fluid, yet pull it out instantly and completely dry. …

"A View From Mid-Field": Preparing Middle Managers For The Communication Paradoxes Of Change Management, Jennifer A. Sandoval, Robert S. Littlefield

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

In this study, 20 middle managers are interviewed about the increasing need for flexibility, responsiveness, and change management skills at a large, diverse, and public Southeastern university. The data reveal the middle managers identifying and coping with four paradoxical aspects of their change management role: the cognitive/internal paradoxes of capacity and knowledge and the behavior/external paradoxes of advocacy and process. The results demonstrate how these academic administrators managed the shifting terrain through internal agency (knowledge) and external agency (behavior). These paradoxes reveal the complexity of their role as a multihyphenate in today’s academic landscape as well as an overarching tension …

Charting The Pathways: Exploring Institutional Affiliations Of Past Presidents Among The Various Communication Associations, Aubree A. Herman, Narissra Maria Punyanunt-Carter Phd

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This study examines the historical affiliations of past presidents of major U.S. communication associations to identify patterns in disciplinary leadership, organizational representation, and demographic change over time. By tracing the institutions associated with these leaders, the analysis documents both continuity and change in the sources of visible leadership within the field. Findings reveal substantial institutional concentration within individual associations, with a relatively small number of universities accounting for a disproportionate share of presidential terms. The results also demonstrate a pronounced shift in the composition of association leadership. Women represented only a small proportion of presidents before the 1970s but have …

Complete Issue Volume 43

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

This is the complete Volume 43 of the Journal of the Association for Communication Administration.