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Pavements And The Urban Heat Island Effect: A Network Analysis Of Research Trends And Knowledge Structure, Fouzieh Rouzmehr, Saman Jamshidi Dec 2025

Pavements And The Urban Heat Island Effect: A Network Analysis Of Research Trends And Knowledge Structure, Fouzieh Rouzmehr, Saman Jamshidi

Architecture Faculty Research

The urban heat island (UHI) effect is one of the most pressing challenges associated with rapid urbanization. It arises primarily from the replacement of natural vegetation with impervious surfaces, alterations in surface energy balance, and heat emissions from human activity. Mitigating these drivers has become a global priority, particularly in fast-growing cities. Pavements play a central role in UHI intensification due to their large surface coverage, low albedo, and capacity to retain heat. This study adopts a bibliometric approach to systematically map the knowledge structure and research trends in pavement-related UHI studies. A dataset of 834 publications from Web of …


California Water Reuse: State Of The Industry As Direct Potable Reuse Comes Online, Guy Gutterman Dec 2025

California Water Reuse: State Of The Industry As Direct Potable Reuse Comes Online, Guy Gutterman

Master's Projects and Capstones

Since the early 1900’s, California has found ways to reuse its wastewater, and in 2023 the state added a new method, Direct Potable Reuse (DPR), to its toolkit. DPR allows for advanced treated wastewater to be sent directly to a drinking water system, without an environmental buffer. Through a synthesis of the literature and related government documents of the state's water reuse history, an analysis of regional water recycling trends, and a survey of water utility professionals, this paper aims to understand DPR's future role in securing California's water supply. Historically, public perception has delayed adoption and development of California's …


Improving Efficiency In Volunteer Onboarding, Madeline Ly Bredehoft, Samantha Nicole Contreras Dec 2025

Improving Efficiency In Volunteer Onboarding, Madeline Ly Bredehoft, Samantha Nicole Contreras

Master's Projects and Capstones

Project Access, a nonprofit organization serving residents of affordable housing communities, depends significantly on volunteers and student interns to deliver health, education, and employment programming. The current onboarding process lacks standardization, resulting in inconsistent training quality, delayed volunteer readiness, increased staff workload, and reduced engagement and retention. This quality improvement (QI) project aims to address these deficiencies by developing and implementing a standardized onboarding toolkit. The toolkit will include orientation modules, a learning agreement, defined deliverables, and digital resources to facilitate communication and clarify expectations. The project is guided by a PICOT question focused on efficiency and engagement, a structured …


Study Of Insect Frass-Associated Microbiome On Plant Growth And Their Potential Use As Biofertilizer, Jasmine Sahota Dec 2025

Study Of Insect Frass-Associated Microbiome On Plant Growth And Their Potential Use As Biofertilizer, Jasmine Sahota

Theses and Dissertations

An increasing global food demand and the urgent need for sustainable agricultural practices have driven interest in insects as alternative feed and food sources. Insect frass, a by-product of insect rearing, represents a rich organic carbon source with diverse microbes that can enhance soil health and promote beneficial plant-microbe interactions. This study characterized the bacterial (16S-V4) and fungal (ITS2) microbiomes of frass from Black Soldier Fly (BSF) and Cricket species and evaluated their effects on maize (Zea mays) growth. Four frass variants were applied at rates of 56-280 kg ha⁻¹ in a pot experiment with untreated soil and mineral fertilizer …


Responding To The Urban Canvas: Murals, Preservation, And Placemaking In Meridian, Ms, Katy Kemalyan Dec 2025

Responding To The Urban Canvas: Murals, Preservation, And Placemaking In Meridian, Ms, Katy Kemalyan

Theses and Dissertations

Public murals that depict elements of local culture and history are a creative placemaking tool increasingly used by preservationists invested in the revitalization of their historic districts. As this trend rises, it becomes necessary for preservationists to ask what should be painted, restored, or left alone? Research on public murals neglects Southern mid-sized towns, considerations of existing murals, and historic architecture used as substrates. Rectifying this omission and employing geographic surveys and stakeholder interviews, this study seeks to expand which genres of murals are considered for their creative placemaking value. Normally distinguished primarily by source in literature, community murals, ghost …


The Social In The Spiritual: Non-Theistic Spirituality In 12-Step Addiction Recovery, Steph Jacobs Dec 2025

The Social In The Spiritual: Non-Theistic Spirituality In 12-Step Addiction Recovery, Steph Jacobs

Theses and Dissertations

To investigate whether Western-raised Narcotics Anonymous (NA) members engage in non-theistic spirituality and non-humanist modes of sociality with non-human beings, I conducted six qualitative interviews and a small-scale survey within a Vancouver NA community. The majority of participants practice non-theist spirituality, and three interviewees relate to non-humans in ways not accounted for by Western humanism. Findings suggest that connection and sociality are intrinsically woven into recovery and well-being. This research opens conversations about non-theistic spirituality in NA recovery, non-human sociality and healing, processes of ontological negotiation, and the entanglement of spirituality, sociality, and well-being. Through daily practices of exploration and …


Multiple Oceanic Sources Of Alkylamines In Southern Ocean Atmospheres, Manuel Dall´Osto, Mark F. Fitzsimons, James Brean, Preston Chebai Akenga, A. Jones, Tom Lachlan-Cope, Ana Sotomayor, Elisa Berdalet, Dolors Vaque, Roy M. Harrison, Karam Mansour, Matteo Rinaldi, Stefano Decesari, David Beddows, Marco Paglione Dec 2025

Multiple Oceanic Sources Of Alkylamines In Southern Ocean Atmospheres, Manuel Dall´Osto, Mark F. Fitzsimons, James Brean, Preston Chebai Akenga, A. Jones, Tom Lachlan-Cope, Ana Sotomayor, Elisa Berdalet, Dolors Vaque, Roy M. Harrison, Karam Mansour, Matteo Rinaldi, Stefano Decesari, David Beddows, Marco Paglione

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Measurements of pre-industrial conditions are of paramount importance for understanding historical climate change. The Southern Ocean and Antarctic continent are some of the least polluted environments on planet Earth. Alkylamines can rapidly partition into aerosols, increasing their mass, as well as form new particles altogether. We demonstrate the importance of pelagic “open ocean” (OO) and sympagic “sea ice” (SI) regions in supplying distinct organic nitrogen aerosol components. In the aerosol phase, dimethylamine (DMA) and trimethylamine (TMA) are both secondary, though DMA likely originates mainly from pelagic regions, while TMA is associated mainly with sympagic regions. Parallel measurements in ice and …


The Experience Of Suicidal Ideation In Adults With Adhesive Arachnoiditis, Kathleen J. Haynes Dec 2025

The Experience Of Suicidal Ideation In Adults With Adhesive Arachnoiditis, Kathleen J. Haynes

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the United States. Chronic pain has been linked to death by suicide, and a considerable amount of research has examined how conditions that produce chronic pain increase the risk of SI and suicide attempts. Adhesive arachnoiditis (AA) produces chronic, intense pain and has not been well-studied. It was thought to be a rare condition, but the number of cases has grown dramatically in recent years. The purpose of this interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) study was to explore the experience of SI in individuals with AA. The interpersonal theory of suicide was …


International Law, Adam Chilton, Weijia Rao Dec 2025

International Law, Adam Chilton, Weijia Rao

Faculty Scholarship

International law has, historically, been best understood as a body of principles and rules that govern the interactions between sovereign states and regulate how sovereign states can behave outside their borders. Over time, international law has evolved to regulate a broader range of subjects than just exterritorial activities—including the treatment of citizens or migrants within a country’s borders—and to regulate a greater range of actors than just sovereign states—including private individuals, corporations, and other nonstate actors. This body of principles and rules comes from several sources, including treaties and conventions, customary international law, judicial opinions, and academic articles and treatises …


Unpacking Identity Work Mechanisms For A Person-Centered Approach To Business And Management Education, Carla Campana, Pablo Leao Dec 2025

Unpacking Identity Work Mechanisms For A Person-Centered Approach To Business And Management Education, Carla Campana, Pablo Leao

International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

We explore identity work among undergraduate business students who resist the identity prevailing in traditional business schools. The study investigates an educational program that fosters identity work, allowing students to add facets to their emergent identity. Through in-depth interviews, the researchers uncovered a process in which students resist the hegemonic identity of business administrators, seeking alternative experiences that redefine their identity. Our research contribution is two-fold. First, we extend the concept of identity workspaces by introducing three mechanisms: autonomy, a psychological safe space, and group embeddedness. These mechanisms enable students to engage in an identity work process and reidentify with …


2023u_Approved_Lac15_Nc_Art-4133-Advanced-Fibers, Undergraduate Curriculum Council Dec 2025

2023u_Approved_Lac15_Nc_Art-4133-Advanced-Fibers, Undergraduate Curriculum Council

All Approved Curriculum

No abstract provided.


The Meaning Of Conscience In The Writings Of Ellen G. White, Bryce Bowman Dec 2025

The Meaning Of Conscience In The Writings Of Ellen G. White, Bryce Bowman

Ellen White Issues Symposium

No abstract provided.


The Tax Adviser, Volume 3, Number 6, June 1972, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants Dec 2025

The Tax Adviser, Volume 3, Number 6, June 1972, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.


Tax Trends, Harry Z. Garian Dec 2025

Tax Trends, Harry Z. Garian

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.


Professions At Work: Irs-Aicpa Discuss Tax Administration Matters, Herbert Finkston Dec 2025

Professions At Work: Irs-Aicpa Discuss Tax Administration Matters, Herbert Finkston

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.


Tax Clinic, Paul Farber Dec 2025

Tax Clinic, Paul Farber

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.


Decision Tables - A Tool For Tax Practitioners, R. J. Ainslie, Alan A. Kenney, Keith Shwayder Dec 2025

Decision Tables - A Tool For Tax Practitioners, R. J. Ainslie, Alan A. Kenney, Keith Shwayder

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.


Limited Partnerships With A Corporate General Partner-Rev. Proc. 72-13, Robert J. Welter Dec 2025

Limited Partnerships With A Corporate General Partner-Rev. Proc. 72-13, Robert J. Welter

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.


Profile Of The Cpa In Tax Practice, Jerome P. Solari, Don J. Summa Dec 2025

Profile Of The Cpa In Tax Practice, Jerome P. Solari, Don J. Summa

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.


Forecasting Aviation Carbon Emissions With Tree-Based Machine Learning: A Case Study Of Turkish Airlines Operational Data, Demet Dağlı Phd, Ednan Ayvaz Phd Dec 2025

Forecasting Aviation Carbon Emissions With Tree-Based Machine Learning: A Case Study Of Turkish Airlines Operational Data, Demet Dağlı Phd, Ednan Ayvaz Phd

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace

The global aviation industry plays a critical role in economic development and international connectivity. However, it also contributes significantly to environmental challenges, particularly through fuel consumption and carbon emissions. The aviation sector is responsible for approximately 1–2% of global CO₂ emissions, and its environmental impact is expected to increase substantially by 2050. This study proposes a machine learning (ML)-based decision support framework to forecast carbon emissions in the airline sector. Using Turkish Airlines’ quarterly operational data from 2008 to 2023, Decision Trees, Random Forest, XGBoost, and Extra Trees models were applied to predict carbon emissions. Key variables include revenue passenger …


Pak Natsir Dalam Perjuangan Politik Dan Dakwah, A.N. Amir Dec 2025

Pak Natsir Dalam Perjuangan Politik Dan Dakwah, A.N. Amir

Pre-2000

Mohammad Natsir (1908-1993) adalah tokoh penting Masyumi yang telah melakarkan faham kebangsaan Islam yang utuh, yang merangkul kekuatan demokrasi, pancasila dan konstituante yang inklusif, berteraskan “nilai-nilai ketuhanan, kemanusiaan, persatuan, musyawarah, dan keadilan sosial”.


The Effect Of Electronic Word-Of-Mouth (Ewom) On Brand Image And Purchase Intention: A Conceptual Paper, H. Al Halbusi, S. Tehseen Dec 2025

The Effect Of Electronic Word-Of-Mouth (Ewom) On Brand Image And Purchase Intention: A Conceptual Paper, H. Al Halbusi, S. Tehseen

Pre-2000

The purpose of this research paper is to investigate the effect of Electronic Word-of-Mouth (eWOM) on brand image and purchase intention. A study on Malaysia’s automobile industry focusing on Malaysian branded cars. However, before we embark to the details of this research, the paper will give a synopsis of the study. Initially this will highlight commence with a research background followed by a problem statement then significance of the study which will eventually be trailed with the research questions, research objectives and lastly, limitations will be elucidated.


The Tax Adviser, Volume 3, Number 5, May 1972, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants Dec 2025

The Tax Adviser, Volume 3, Number 5, May 1972, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.


Tax Trends, Harry Z. Garian Dec 2025

Tax Trends, Harry Z. Garian

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.


Washington Report: Proposed Regulations Limit Freedom Of Choice In Accounting For Long-Term Contracts, Gilbert Simonetti Jr. Dec 2025

Washington Report: Proposed Regulations Limit Freedom Of Choice In Accounting For Long-Term Contracts, Gilbert Simonetti Jr.

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.


Tax Clinic, Jerome Toder Dec 2025

Tax Clinic, Jerome Toder

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.


Income Tax Evasion And Other Fraud Problems-The Judicial Process (Part Ii), Bruce I. Hochman Dec 2025

Income Tax Evasion And Other Fraud Problems-The Judicial Process (Part Ii), Bruce I. Hochman

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.


Becoming A Competent Graduate Librarian, Wendy Doucette Dec 2025

Becoming A Competent Graduate Librarian, Wendy Doucette

Journal of Graduate Librarianship

Becoming a competent graduate librarian is a cumulative process. This article is a reflective summary of over ten years of evolution as a graduate librarian. By treating real-life encounters with reality-based methods and empathetic teaching and reflection, I have developed personal recommendations and strategies to interact successfully with students, as well as the reasoning behind personal shifts in approaching graduate students and services. This process includes unscripted interactions, the necessity of becoming a scholarly contributor, and providing contextualization and incremental assistance against a framework of empathy and andragogy. Combined with ongoing self-assessment, this results in an evaluation cycle that responds …


The Tax Adviser, Volume 3, Number 4, April 1972, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants Dec 2025

The Tax Adviser, Volume 3, Number 4, April 1972, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.


Tax Trends, Harry Z. Garian Dec 2025

Tax Trends, Harry Z. Garian

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.