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Repairing Epistemic Injustice And Loss In The Era Of Climate Coloniality, Farhana Sultana

Geography and the Environment - All Scholarship

Climate change intensifies existing inequities, disproportionately impacting marginalised populations, particularly in the Global South and Indigenous communities. This is maintained through inequitable global climate governance, policies and solutions. The paper argues that climate coloniality, the complex entanglements of colonial legacies with contemporary climate and ecological changes, operates through systemic knowledge-based marginalisation or epistemic injustice, serving as a key mechanism in the uneven production and distribution of climate harms. Beyond the more commonly discussed material dimensions of loss and damage, epistemic injustices arise from silencing critical voices and devaluing knowledge systems. The paper extends the scope of loss and damage debates …

The Origins, History, And Mythology Of The 1925 Scopes Trial, Edward J. Larson

Rondel V. Davidson Endowed Lecture Series

One hundred years is a long time in politics, less so in science, and even less so in religion. 2025 marks 100 years since the best-known intersection of those three forces in American society: the legendary 1925 trial of John Scopes for teaching evolution in a Tennessee public school. The lecture examines the cultural origins, strange history, and enduring mythology surrounding that seminal episode that continues to resonate in American life.

Parco V. Fisch

All Decisions

The court denied the tenant's motion to dismiss a holdover petition, finding the predicate notice sufficient despite lacking detailed small landlord exemption proof. The landlord was permitted to amend the petition to include Good Cause Eviction Law (GCEL) small landlord exemption information required by RPL § 214(1), as such pleading defects are amendable. The tenant's motion for leave to file an answer was largely granted, and limited discovery was ordered regarding the landlord's claimed exemption and the tenant's harassment counterclaims, while overly broad discovery demands were stricken.

Worker Rights In Collective Bargaining, Benjamin W. Arold, Elliott Ash, W. Bentley Macleod, Suresh Naidu

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

Collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) specify the contractual rights of unionized workers, but their full legal content has not yet been analyzed by economists. This paper develops novel natural language methods to analyze the empirical determinants and economic value of these rights using a new collection of 30,000 CBAs from Canada in the period 1986-2015. We parse legally binding rights (e.g., “workers shall receive. . . ”) and obligations (e.g., “the employer shall provide. . . ”) from contract text, and validate our measures through evaluation of clause pairs and comparison to firm surveys on HR practices. Using timevarying province-level variation …

Teaching Machine Learning To Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Students, Gerald L. Fudge, Anika Rimu, William Zorn, July Ringle, Cody Barnet

Faculty Publications

Proficiency in machine learning (ML) and the associated computational math foundations have become critical skills for engineers. Required areas of proficiency include the ability to use available ML tools and the ability to develop new tools to solve engineering problems. Engineers also need to be proficient in using generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools in a variety of contexts, including as an aid to learning, research, writing, and code generation. Using these tools properly requires a solid understanding of the associated computational math foundation. Without this foundation, engineers will struggle with developing new tools and can easily misuse available ML/AI tools, …

Monib Zirvi V. Illumina Inc

2025 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

The Role Of Peer Networks In Elementary Teacher Preparation Programs, Bayan Alnaim

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This research provided insight into how peer networks related to the professional learning of TC as they moved through an elementary teacher preparation program. These formal and informal peer networks helped nurture collegiality among TCs to aid learning and provide emotional support, which allowed an edge toward forming an identity. This study examined the particular role of teacher networks in TCs’ learning (Al Sultan, 2021; Anderson et al., 2022). The study applied Social Constructivism and Communities of Practice frameworks to analyze the influence of peer networks on the development of teaching skills and professional identities. Data from TCs participating in …

Enhancing Hand Hygiene Compliance Among Icu And Nicu Visitor Families: The Impact Of Advanced Nursing Roles, The Barriers And Challenges: A Review, Siti Azuna Abu Bakar, Khin Thandar Aung, Sahrom Abdullah

Individual Open Access Articles

Proper hand hygiene is crucial for preventing,, infections in intensive care units (ICUs) and neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Despite the awareness among healthcare personnel and visitors of its importance, compliance with regulations is often inadequate. Advanced nurse educators and infection control professionals can significantly improve these habits. This review investigates whether advanced nursing positions improve hand hygiene among ICU and NICU families, as well as visitors, focusing on enhancing hand hygiene programs, identifying effective solutions, recognising practice shortcomings, and providing recommendations. The methodology involved a search of databases, including PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, and Google Scholar, using relevant keywords related …

A Review Of Deep Learning Architectures For Plant Disease Detection​, Yasi̇n Kaya, Ercan Gürsoy

Turkish Journal of Biology

Background/aim: The rapid advancement of deep learning (DL) has revolutionized plant disease detection by enabling highly accurate, image-based diagnostic solutions. This review provides a comprehensive synthesis of DL-based methodologies for plant disease detection, systematically structured around the key stages of the modeling pipeline, encompassing data acquisition, preprocessing, augmentation, classification, detection, segmentation, and deployment.

Materials and methods: The review focuses on evaluating convolutional neural network (CNN) architectures such as VGG, ResNet, EfficientNet, and DenseNet across diverse experimental contexts. Classification strategies are categorized according to their integration of visualization techniques (e.g., saliency maps, Grad-CAM) to enhance model interpretability, emphasizing the pivotal role …

Principles Of Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture For Building Resilient And Resource-Efficient Food Systems, Ramazan Çakmakçi, Songül Çakmakçi, Muhammet Fati̇h Çakmakçi

Turkish Journal of Biology

As the demand for greater quantities of higher-quality food grows with population expansion, climate change, urbanization, and unsustainable agricultural practices accelerate the loss of arable land, ultimately threatening agricultural sustainability. Population growth necessitates a transition to nutritious, safe, and healthy food production systems that ensure higher yields, less reduced waste, improved social outcomes, and the integration of economic, social, and environmental sustainability principles. Urgent global challenges such as resource depletion, biodiversity loss, and climate change necessitate the protection of ecosystems and the sustainable use of natural resources. Agricultural systems must enhance food production and supply productivity, strengthen system resilience, and …

A Systematic Review Of Machine Learning In Heart Disease Prediction, Tathagat Banerjee, İshak Paçal

Turkish Journal of Biology

Background/aim: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a leading cause of global mortality, prompting the need for advanced predictive tools. While machine learning (ML) offers a powerful solution, there are significant challenges to clinical translation. This systematic review synthesizes the current state of ML in heart disease prediction, evaluating algorithmic performance, data utilization, and key translational challenges.

Materials and methods: Following PRISMA guidelines, a systematic search of literature published up to 2025 was conducted. From an initial pool of over 2500 records, a rigorous screening process yielded 65 studies for in-depth qualitative synthesis.

Results: Analysis showed that ensemble learning models dominate prediction …

Turning Point Usa Approved At Lindenwood, Truman Griessel

Lindenlink (2012- )

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, October 28, 2025, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2025

Volume 165, Issue 28

Effects Of Coffee Preparation Processes On Colloidal Particle Formation And Antioxidant Properties, Gao Guanzhen, Rao Pingfan, Xu Yao, Zhou Jianwu, Shan Yunhui

Food and Machinery

[Objective] To investigate the effects of grinding size and extraction temperature on the chemical composition, colloidal properties, and antioxidant activity of coffee colloidal particles, and to elucidate their formation and characteristics. [Methods] Coffee infusions were prepared from whole beans, medium-ground (0.9 mm), and fine-ground (0.3 mm) coffee beans using hot brewing (100 ℃, 3 min) and cold brewing (4 ℃, 24 h). The content of total solids, total sugars, proteins, total polyphenols, and lipids were determined. The colloidal properties were characterized using a nanoparticle size and zeta potential analyzer. The infusions were separated into a filtrate (true solution phase) and …

Development Trends And Priority Research Fields Of Electrochemical Discipline In The 15th Five Year Plan Period, Lin Zhuang, Wen-Bin Cai, Heng-Xing Ji, Qing Li, Gong-Wei Wang, Sen Xin, Qing Zhao, Fang-Yi Cheng, Yu-Guo Guo, Lan-Qun Mao, Yang Tian, Fei Wu, Li-Min Zhang, Yan Xiang, Jin-Song Hu, Rui Cao, Li Xiao, Hua-Bing Tao, Wei Xing, Dong-Ping Zhan, Hong-Gang Liao, Mei-Ling Xiao, Bin Ren, Zhang-Quan Peng, Rui Wen, Xiang Wang, Yue-Feng Song, Hou-Fu Lv, Bao-Yu Xia, Guo-Xiong Wang, Jun Cheng, Zhi-Pan Liu, Min Zhou, Bing Huang, Cun-Pu Li, Yu-Qin Zou, Shuang-Yin Wang, Hai-Bo Lin, Zi-Dong Wei

Journal of Electrochemistry

In fulfillment of the national science-and-technology development agenda, the Department of Chemical Sciences of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) convened the Strategic Symposium on the Fifteenth Five-Year (2026–2030) Development Plan for Electrochemistry held in Xiamen on 29 August, 2025—the culminating year of the Fourteenth Five-Year (2021–2025) Development Plan. More than forty leading experts in the field of electrochemistry participated with spanning nine thematic fronts: Interfacial Electrocatalysis, Interfacial Electrochemistry for Energy Storage, Bioelectrochemistry, Electrochemistry of Hydrogen Energy, Electrochemical Micro-/Nano-Manufacturing, Operando Electrochemical Characterization, Electro-Thermal Coupling Catalysis, Theoretical and Computational Electrochemistry, and Electrochemical Synthesis. The forum assembled China’s foremost electrochemical …

Social Science Division Minutes 10/28/2025, Social Science Division

Social Science Division

No abstract provided.

The Roles Of Sirt1 In Breast And Gynecologic Malignancies, Jianmin Ding, Matthew T Ye, Songlin Zhang

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1), an NAD+-dependent histone deacetylase, exerts complex and context-dependent effects in breast and gynecological cancers. By deacetylating histone and non-histone proteins such as p53, FOXO, and NF-κB, SIRT1 regulates essential processes including DNA repair, apoptosis, metabolism, and stress response. In breast cancer, SIRT1 may act as a tumor suppressor in early stages by maintaining genomic stability but promotes epithelial–mesenchymal transition, metastasis, and chemoresistance in aggressive subtypes such as triple-negative breast cancer. Similarly, in gynecological cancers, SIRT1 displays dual roles: promoting proliferation via estrogen signaling and p53/FOXO1 inhibition in Type I endometrial cancer yet potentially supporting DNA repair in …

Grapes Gone Sour: Navigating Corruption In Cisg Contracts, Ingeborg Schwenzer, Cesar Pereira, Lorenzo Galan

National Law School Business Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Use Of Firgun To Improve Burnout And Workplace Civility In A Pediatric Cancer Center, Karen Moody, Jerry Stein, Deena Levine, Arshia Madni, Clark R. Andersen, Amy Heaton, Alakh P. Rajan, Demetrios Petropoulos, Jian Wang, Deborah Kramer

Advances in Cancer Education and Quality Improvement

Burnout afflicts 35% to 44% of pediatric oncology physicians, nurses, and interprofessional staff and is related to excessive workloads and emotional exhaustion. Conversely, a healthy work environment is a protective factor for burnout among physicians and nurses. Meaningful recognition is a published standard necessary for creating a healthy work environment. This study aimed to reduce staff burnout through firgun, defined as a heartfelt way to express accomplishments of another person. Pediatric oncology staff completed a firgun educational module and logged acts of firgun during a 3-month study period. Validated measures assessing burnout, workplace civility, well-being, work-life balance, and perceived …

Public Health Financing, Remittances, And Inclusive Growth In Resource-Rich Countries: Evidence From Nigeria And Mozambique, Sunday Osahon Igbinedion, Favoured Mogbolu

Jurnal Ekonomi dan Studi Pembangunan

The Russian military invasion of Ukraine surprisingly impacted the world's geopolitical situation. The conflict that started at the end of February is ongoing and potentially disrupts economic and trade performance in the global sector, including Indonesia. The battle has the opportunity to increase some food commodity prices, thus hampering the total imports carried out. In addition, other leading commodities (non-oil and gas) such as gold, oil, and coal will also experience significant turmoil due to the conflict that has continued to heat up recently. The study provides an overview of the systemic impact on Indonesia's economic conditions by predicting the …

Assessing Fiscal Sustainability In Indonesia, Nur Widiastuti, Ardyanto Fitrady, Tri Widodo

Jurnal Ekonomi dan Studi Pembangunan

Fiscal sustainability is a concern in many economies, especially with increasing government debt in many countries, including Indonesia. This study aims to analyze fiscal sustainability in Indonesia for the 1970-2018 period. There are two methods to assess fiscal sustainability: testing the stationarity of government debt and estimating fiscal sustainability using the fiscal reaction function. Error Correction Model is used to estimate the fiscal reaction function. The fiscal sustainability test with the debt stationarity test and the fiscal reaction function had consistent results, indicating fiscal sustainability in Indonesia. The government responded well to the increase in debt by increasing the primary …

The Effects Of Institutions On Economic Growth In East Asia, Ahmad Syarief Iskandar, Muhammad Nur Alam Muhajir, Ambas Hamida, Erwin Erwin

Jurnal Ekonomi dan Studi Pembangunan

This study aims to analyze the influence of institutions on economic growth in East Asian countries. The research data were collected from 5 countries in East Asia from 2005-2020. Model analysis was performed using dynamic panel data using the Generalized Method of Moment Arellano-Bond approach. The results showed that Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violance, Government Effectiveness, and Rule of Law had no influence on economic growth in East Asia. Meanwhile, Regulatory Quality and Control of Corruption have a significant effect on economic growth in East Asia. Regulatory quality variable has elasticity of long term effect on …

The Effect Of Political And Economic Dimensions On Poverty In Indonesia, Atik Purmiyati, Asan Ali Golam Hassan, Dyah Wulan Sari, Vandi Romadhoni, Nonny Anggela, Laila Rahmadani

Jurnal Ekonomi dan Studi Pembangunan

This study aims to identify and analyze the factors that influence poverty of 33 province in Indonesia at 2010-2019. In this study using panel data regression using the Random Effect Model (REM). The independent variables used in this study consisted of the Indonesian Democracy Index (IDI), Economic Institutions, Regional Minimum Wage, Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP), Open Unemployment Rate, Mean Years School and Life Expectancy. The results of the study show that simultaneously all independent variables have a significant effect on poverty variables in Indonesia and partially economic institution variables, mean years school, life expectancy, have a negative effect and …

Gender Equality In The Labour Market In The Midst Of The Covid-19 Pandemic, Ni Putu Wiwin Setyari, Ida Ayu Nyoman Saskara, Ananda Putri Pratama Suwitanty, Gusti Ayu Putu Sinta Dewi Lestari

Jurnal Ekonomi dan Studi Pembangunan

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digitalization process in service systems and manufacturing industries in most countries, although at varying speeds. This was triggered by social distancing requirements and other COVID-19-related regulations imposed by governments around the world, including Indonesia. Digital technology is widely regarded as a promising means of promoting gender equality in education, the labor market, access to finance, and health care. This study is aimed at examining whether there are significant differences between female and male workers in the labor market and the digital access they have during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research design used is quantitative. …

Novel Crystalline Form Of 6-[(6,7-Dimethoxyquinazolin-4-Yl)Oxy]-N,2- Dimethyl-1-Benzofuran-3-Carboxamide And Its Process For The Preparation, Msn Laboratories Private Limited, R&D Center; Srinivasan Thirumalai Rajan; Sagyam Rajeshwar Reddy; Gade Srinivas Reddy; Kammari Balraju; Bingi Hariprasad Reddy; Padigapaty Shiva Reddy And Matapathi Mahesh.

Defensive Publications Series

This application relates to a novel crystalline form of 6-[(6,7-dimethoxy quinazolin-4-yl)oxy]-N,2-dimethyl-1-benzofuran-3-carboxamide, also known as Fruquintinib. The disclosure also covers the process for preparing this new crystalline form.

Formula-1.

The present disclosure also relates to a process for the preparation of compound of formula-9 which is a key intermediate used in the preparation of Fruquintinib.

Formula-9

The present disclosure also relates to a process for the preparation of Fruquintinib.

Method And System For Alias Management Techniques, Suresh Kumar Tavvala, Wenhai Pan, Rajiv Sharma, Michelle Hou

Defensive Publications Series

A server computer receives, from a user device comprising an application comprising an SDK (software development kit), an onboard request, the application supported by an application server computer. The server computer provides an API key to the application in the user device. The server computer receives, from the SDK, an initialization request comprising the API key. A secure session is initiated between the server computer and the SDK in the user device. The server computer receives, from the SDK, a credential during the secure session and verifies the credential. The server computer stores, in an alias directory, the credential in …

Prosodic Based Turn Detection Using The Audio Spectrogram Transformer, Adhwaith Menon

Defensive Publications Series

End of turn (EoT) detection is performed in a voice artificial intelligence (AI) solution to detect when a user is done talking. The currently available systems that perform EoT detection face issues such as detection of only the long pauses and added overhead cost from conversion of audio to text for analysis. To overcome the aforementioned issues, a system is proposed herein that uses a pre-trained Audio Spectrogram Transformer (AST) as a prosodic feature extractor, combined with a high-level transformer encoder that analyzes global prosodic structure. By leveraging this architecture, the system reliably predicts when a speaker has finished their …

State Mifepristone Regulation Following Genbiopro V Raynes, Greer Donley, Lewis Grossman, Patricia J. Zettler

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

After the US Supreme Court eliminated the federal constitutional right to abortion in 2022, several high-profile legal fights have centered on US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight of mifepristone. Mifepristone (200 mg) is approved, in a regimen with misoprostol, for the medical termination of intrauterine pregnancy through 70 days' gestation. Legal battles over Mifepristone have included a lawsuit challenging the FDA’s initial approval of the drug and the sufficiency of FDA-required restrictions on the drug, as well as lawsuits arguing, to the contrary, that FDA-required restrictions are unnecessary and must be eliminated.

Unraveling The Genetic Architecture Of Rice Yield Potential By Investigating The Impacts Of Heterosis And Inbreeding Depression, Shahwar Fatima, Muhammad Rashid, Dalal Sulaiman Alshaya, Adeel Khan, Areeqa Shamshad, Zia-Ul Qamar, Asim Abbasi, Kotb Attia, Sajid Fiaz, Qamar Uz Zaman

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Understanding the inheritance pattern, heterotic groups, and inbreeding depression is a prerequisite for hybrid rice seed production. Therefore, this study employed a full diallel mating system involving two tall varieties and three medium-statured mutants. The results revealed the significant differences in plant height, panicle length, tillers per plant, fertility percentage and grain yield. Heterosis was more pronounced for grain yield (24.2%), followed by tillers per plant (19.8%), and panicle length (19.2%). Conversely, inbreeding depression was lowest for tillers per plant (–11.5%) and grain yield (–6.8%). The additive–dominance model provided a good fit for tillers per plant and plant height, indicating …

Determinants Of Job Performance In Forestry Organizations: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach On Technical Staff In The Mediterranean Region, Mehmet Pak, Ari̇f Okumuş

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

This study aimed to explore the individual, institutional, and job-related factors influencing the job performance of technical staff in the Regional Forestry Directorates located in the Mediterranean Region of Türkiye. Data were collected through a mixed-method approach, including mostly face-to-face interviews, complemented by partially online questionnaires. Data were obtained from 650 technical staff, including regional directors, enterprise managers, section chiefs, and forest engineers. Structural equation modeling was applied, and variables were validated using confirmatory factor analysis. Model fit indices were within acceptable limits (e.g., RMSEA = 0.069, CFI = 0.838, GFI = 0.809). The results indicate that institutional factors had …