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Rethinking The Narrative Of Turkey’S July 15 Events: An Intelligence Operation Disguised As A Coup Attempt, Mustafa Kirisci, Ibrahim Kocaman, Murat Balci

Publications

Academia, think tanks, and international media have largely adopted the Turkish government’s narrative that the events of July 15, 2016, constituted a failed coup attempt. This dominant framing has shaped policy responses and scholarly interpretations despite the authoritarian context in which it was crafted. Many Turkish and Western scholars accepted the Turkish government’s narrative that the July 15 events were a failed coup attempt. They often rely on surface-level indicators and official statements without critically engaging with available evidence. Also, they disregarded substantial evidence and defendants’ statements in judicial proceedings that directly contradict official statements. One notable exception to this …

Committee Meeting Minutes 9-30-25, Unk Student Government

Committee Meeting Minutes

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Hawthorn (Crataegus Spp.): Unlocking Its Potential For Health And Environmental Sustainability – A Comprehensive Review, Abdelhak Maghchiche

Journal of Bioresource Management

Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.), traditionally regarded as an important medicinal plant and frequently cited in the literature, presents significant potential for sustainable development and medical biotechnology. This review looks at several areas of Hawthorn that can be explored in response to current healthcare and environmental sustainability issues. Bioactive compounds from hawthorn, including active compounds primarily comprised of flavonoids, procyanidins, and triterpenoids, are responsible for potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, cardio-protective, and antimicrobial activities, potentially providing a source of potent therapeutic alternatives. Moreover, hawthorn has a well-documented record as a source of cardiovascular benefits to address arterial hypertension, congestive heart failure, and arrhythmias. In …

Criminal Records As Political Capital: Renegotiating Ex-Convict Labels To Acquire Village Head Positions In East Java, Indonesia, Mochamad Iqbal Jatmiko, Muhamad Supraja

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

Unlike other new democracies, the political system in post-authoritarian Indonesia has recently allowed ex-convicts to run for election. This qualitative case study examines how ex-prisoners serving as village heads in Probolinggo Regency, East Java, discursively reframed their criminal past as informal symbolic capital to win rural political contestations and effectively execute village bureaucratic functions. Contrary to previous analyses highlighting collateral consequences that disqualify ex-criminals’ political prospects, we report that interactive dialogue has successfully turned negative reputations into collectively consented territorial patronage, specifically within crime-prone village contexts. Through persuasive discursive means, this can then be leveraged to mobilize voters’ political support …

Security And Terrorism Vs Free Expression: Analytical Study On The European Court Of Human Rights, Mariam Adel Massoud

Theses and Dissertations

The 11 of September attacks provide a paradigm shift when it comes to protection of national security. It results in a trending vision that prioritized security over national security, which makes it essential to think about balancing national security with free expression as a pillar of democratization. This study focusses on how the balance between freedom of expression and national security interests is achieved. It studies the legal approached of the European court of human rights and its legal assessment to strike this balance. The findings of this analytical study asserts that in order for the ECtHR to achieve this …

Reworlding The Human: A Review Of Symbiotic Posthumanist Ecologies In Western Literature, Philosophy And Art, Asunción López-Varela Azcárate

Mabini Review

In recent decades, the interdisciplinary encounter between posthumanism and the environmental humanities has engendered rich intellectual terrain for rethinking the status of the human, the function of narrative, and the ethical imperatives of multispecies coexistence. The edited volume Symbiotic Posthumanist Ecologies in Western Literature, Philosophy and Art: Towards Theory and Practice (Peter Lang, 2023), curated by Peggy Karpouzou and Nikoleta Zampaki, contributes significantly to this dialogue. Organized in three thematic sections— “Framing the Symbiotic Posthumanist Ecologies,” “Symbiotic Posthumanist Ecologies in Literature and Art” and “Symbiotic Posthumanist Ecologies in Continental Philosophy”—the book weaves a cohesive tapestry that connects speculative fiction, ecological …

The Fantasies Of Filipino Identities: The Ironies Of Racial Discourse In The 19th Century Philippines, Michael Roland Hernandez

Mabini Review

This paper argues that the genealogical deconstruction of the 19th century idea of “Filipino identity” within the works of notable historical figures such as Luis Rodriguez Varela, Jose Burgos and the Filipino ilustrados, led by Jose Rizal, reveals its ground on the racial discourse of Eurocentric Hispanophilia. Contrary to the assumption that they were fighting for the emancipation of a colonized people against an unjust Spanish colonial regime, their works are more properly contextualized as political attempts to secure their own parochial privileges. “Filipinoness” and its attendant concept of the nation were, ultimately, not aimed at the destruction of Empire, …

Traslación: From Mythos To Kairos, Johanne Randolf Andrada, Dominic Bautista Gonzales

Mabini Review

The pre-colonial Philippines was a vibrant archipelago filled with diverse faiths, ethnicities, and cultures, reflecting a rich blend of indigenous beliefs and practices. When Spanish colonization arrived, it dramatically transformed the religious landscape, introducing Christianity. Yet, remnants of pre-colonial spiritual traditions persisted, often merging with Catholic practices to create a distinct form of faith. This paper aims to explore the Traslación through various scholars. The focal point of this exploration is the Traslación, an annual event held every January 9 at Quiapo Church, which highlights the deep devotion many Filipinos have for the Black Nazarene. By drawing on both Western …

Placing The Good Life: Towards A Phenomenology Of Place, Chloe Nicole Piamonte

Mabini Review

This paper stresses the place of a phenomenology of place in philosophical discussions on the constituents of what various philosophers designate as the good life. A phenomenological approach to place aids in addressing the taken-for-grantedness of our lifeworld and its implications—including but not limited to—questions on embodiment, freedom, and intersubjectivity. Phenomenology reveals the layers of meaning behind the varying dimensions of human experience that constitute their lived emplacement. In turn, a phenomenology of place examines the onset of a conscious and subjective interpretation of places, and things and concepts surrounding them. Making sense of the importance of place and locality …

Bay Staters Reject National Guard In Cities, Would Feel Less Safe If Guard Sent To Massachusetts 9/30/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

Massachusetts residents think sending the National Guard to American cities is not justified, and more than half would feel less safe if the Guard or other soldiers were deployed to cities in Massachusetts. More than two-thirds of state residents are worried about being victimized by political violence or mass shootings. Six in ten disapprove of President Trump's job performance and two-thirds disapprove of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s handling of his job.

Trump Approval Low In Rhode Island; Many Fear Mass Shootings And Political Violence 9/30/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

President Trump’s approval rating remains low as Rhode Islanders disapprove of his use of the National Guard in American cities and have increased fears of political violence. A majority also disapprove of Trump’s handling of the economy and disapprove of his actions directed at the Federal Reserve. Less than one-third of Rhode Islanders approve of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s handling of his job.

Approval Of Trump Remains Low In Connecticut Amid Worries Over Political Violence, Mass Shootings 9/30/2025, Unh Survey Center

All UNH Survey Center Polls

Approval of President Donald Trump's job performance remains low in Connecticut, although nearly all Republicans approve. More than two-thirds of Connecticut residents are very or somewhat worried about political violence and mass shootings harming them or their family, while a majority are also worried about a foreign terrorist attack. A majority feel the federal government is not justified in sending the National Guard to American cities, and a plurality would feel less safe if the National Guard or other soldiers were deployed to cities in Connecticut. One-third of state residents approve of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy …

Suicide And Suicide Attempts In Al-Muthanna Governorate: A Demographic–Social Analytical Study (2020–Mid2025), Adil Jafaar Abdul Sahib, Saad Hadi Jiad, Taif Ali Hasson

Muthanna Medical Journal

Introduction: Suicide and suicide attempts represent one of the most pressing global health and social problems. Al-Muthanna Governorate has recently witnessed a noticeable increase in suicide rates, highlighting the need for a local demographic and social investigation. Aim of Study: This study aims to analyze the demographic and social factors associated with suicide and suicide attempts in Al-Muthanna Governorate (2020-mid-2025), while identifying the most common methods and motives. Methods and Materials: Data were collected from major hospitals and the Forensic Medicine Department using the official Ministry of Health suicide reporting form. Variables included age, sex, marital status, education, occupation, residence, …

The George-Anne

The George-Anne

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(Gendered) Transcultural Capital And Memory In Zahid Hussain’S The Curry Mile (2006), Dhanya V. Sankar, Sarbani Banerjee

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

Transcultural memory intertwines with transnationality, integrating decolonial paradigms into the making of a plurality of cultures. Drawing from Astrid Erll’s conceptualization of “travelling memory,” the “migrant memories” are always in kinesis and cannot be pinned down to a singular geographic location or culture. Instead, they facilitate active engagement with the host nation. Zahid Hussain, a British Pakistani author, captures this dynamic in his novel, The Curry Mile (2006), which portrays the aspirations of second-generation migrant Sorayah Butt, a woman in her 20s battling several personal and cultural issues when she decides to step in for her father, who is losing …

Faith-Based Transnationalism: Conceptualizing The Role Of Religion In Transnational Families, Evangeline Katigbak-Montoya

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

This research brief introduces the concept of “faith-based transnationalism,” or the cross-border travels of religious practices, beliefs, identities, and moralities that not only connect migrants and their left-behind families but also lead to the reconstitution of relationships, spirituality, and landscapes. Faith-based transnationalism is an important analytical framework in the study of the intersections of geographies of religion/faith and transnational migration. This is crucial in contemporary times given the unabated and continuing flows of migrants across international borders, with implications on reshaping identities, consocialities, and places.

Revised Final Uniform Federal Policyquality Assurance Project Plan, Hydrogeologic, Inc.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Revised Final Uniform Federal Policy- Quality Assurance Project Plan, Hydrogeologic, Inc.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Applying Of International Financial Reporting Standards (Ifrs) On The Quality Of Financial Information: Exploratory Study Of A Sample Of Academic Specialists Accounting And University Staff In The Kurdistan Region Of Iraq, Adil Abdulqader Mustafa Almzory, Firas Akram Mohammed Al-Aqrawi, Dlawar Qader Abbas

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

The objective of this study is to examine the qualitative characteristics of financial information and analyze their relationship with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and to investigate the perspectives of the study sample regarding the impact of IFRS on the quality of financial information Which shows that the research problem from the main and sub-questions is whether the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) significantly affect the quality of financial information and the basic qualitative aspects of financial information. In this research, have been used primary data. Primary data have been collected through the answers received from Sample of Academic Specialists …

Social Disparities, Delirium Occurrence, And Related Outcomes Among Hospitalized Older Adults, Alan P Pan, Kathryn Agarwal, Thomas Potter, Karim Borei, Sara Nowakowski, Courtenay R Bruce, George E Taffet, Farhaan S Vahidy

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Background: Underlying socio-economic and health burden may variably impact delirium presentation among older adults. We characterized differences in patient factors related to social marginalization and studied their effects on delirium occurrence and hospital outcomes.

Methods: We conducted a 7-year retrospective analysis of older adults (aged ≥ 70 years) who systematically underwent screening for delirium at an 8-hospital healthcare system. Our primary exposure included patient characteristics related to demographics and social marginalization. Multivariable logistic regression models were built to identify factors associated with increased odds of delirium occurrence, either (1) present-on-admission (D-POA) or (2) hospital-acquired (HAD). Secondary outcomes included hospital length …

3d Vlasov-Boltzmann Solver Via Deep Learning For Coupled Plasmas, Xavier Pillet

Defensive Publications Series

This document, produced with the assistance of ChatGPT o3 and GPT-5 Thinking, is released under the Apache 2.0 license. It is a voluntary defensive publication (prior art) and therefore enters the prior art upon release under the applicable patent statutes: EPC Art. 54(2) (European Patent Convention), French IPC Art. L 611-11 (French Intellectual Property Code), 35 U.S.C. §102(a) (United States Patent Act), Chinese Patent Law Art. 22(5) (中华人民共和国专利法), and Japanese Patent Act Art. 29(1) (特許法). This work discloses one hundred technical proposals around a 3D Vlasov-Boltzmann deep learning solver for weakly and strongly coupled plasmas. Each proposal is described in …

Target Markets 2024–2030 For Ai Products, Xavier Pillet

Defensive Publications Series

This document, produced with the assistance of ChatGPT o3 and ChatGPT 5 Thinking, is released under the Apache 2.0 licence. It is a voluntary defensive publication (prior art) and therefore enters the prior art upon release under the applicable patent statutes: (art. L 611-11 CPI / art. 54(2) CBE), 35 U.S.C. §102(a) (United States Patent Act), Chinese Patent Law Art. 22(5) (中华人民共和国专利法), and Japanese Patent Act Art. 29(1) (特許法). It consolidates 80 reproducible technical contributions across software, sensors, hardware, AI, protocols, materials, manufacturing, imaging, delivery, therapies, data/privacy, UX/workflows, supply chain and business processes. Each item is described in an enabling …

Research Summaries - Research For Practice: Joni September 2025 Issue, Erica Jensen, Emma Indart, Emilyn Watkins, Faith Manchester

Journal of Nonprofit Innovation

No abstract provided.

Plastic Makes Perfect: An Analysis Of Plastic Surgery As Rehabilitation In Early To Late 20th Century Prison Populations, Jack West

The Ozark Historical Review

As early as 1910, journalists from around the United States reported on the cause-and- effect relationship between a criminal’s physical appearance, their offenses, and the plastic surgeons willing to help them. These surgeons were interested in changing the physical “causes” of criminality to sever the mental roots of crime, inferiority, and anti-social attitude. This paper examines the use of plastic surgery programs as reform in prison through the lens of popular newspaper and journal articles and argues that public perception and reaction revealed in these articles shaped the prison program’s journey from its underground beginning to its eventual demise.

The International Perception Of The Irish Republican Army And Chechen Insurgency, Henry Forteith

The Ozark Historical Review

The purpose of this article is to explain how acts of violence influenced the media’s description of the Irish Republican Army and Chechen insurgencies and how the label of ‘terrorist’ affected the perception of the Anglo-Irish and Russo-Chechen conflicts. Quantitative data from the New York Times and International Newsstream databases are used to examine the change in word frequency to describe the IRA and Chechen fighters across a twelve-year span and four-month span before and after certain international events.

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Uptake Among U.S. Medical Residents In High-Exposure-Risk Specialties – A National Study, Madison Oxford, Christina Stetter, Arpit Dave

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

Background. HPV vaccination is not required for the United States (U.S.) medical residents, despite their potentially high risk of iatrogenic exposure to the virus. We aim to evaluate vaccination status, patterns of HPV vaccine uptake, and perceived risk of iatrogenic infection among residents in high-exposure-risk specialties.

Methods. In spring 2023, an anonymous online survey was distributed via program directors and coordinators of all Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited Obstetrics & Gynecology, Family Medicine, Otolaryngology, and Dermatology training programs to assess residents’ vaccination status, HPV exposure, and HPV vaccine knowledge.

Results. Responses from 537 residents at programs located in …

Dual-Purpose Communications And The Modern Attorney's Need For Circuit Court Uniformity, Kipp Garrett

St. John's Law Review

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In January 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in In re Grand Jury regarding the proper and applicable test to determine whether attorney-client privilege can be invoked in dual-purpose communications between a business and its legal counsel. Attorneys across the country were hoping the Court would provide an answer, ending the three-way circuit split concerning the appropriate test. Unfortunately, the Court ultimately dismissed certiorari as “improvidently granted” without an explanation. As a result, there are three major tests that federal courts use to decide whether communications between businesses and their legal counsel are protected: …

Cruel, As Usual: Application Of The Eighth Amendment To The Use Of Juvenile Criminal Records In Higher Education Admissions, Rabab Alajmi

St. John's Law Review

(Excerpt)

This Note addresses the systemic barrier to societal reintegration faced by juvenile offenders applying to enroll in higher education. Specifically, this Note will examine whether, in light of the Fifth Circuit’s recent Hopkins v. Hosemann decision, Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishments should be extended to college applicants with juvenile criminal records who have completed their sentences. This Note argues that the Eighth Amendment reasoning in the Hopkins decision should be applied to higher education institutions who consider an applicant’s juvenile criminal record where the applicant has already completed their sentence. While the Hopkins decision concerned “the …

Vestigial Fiscal Constitutions, Joe Schomberg

St. John's Law Review

(Excerpt)

This Article examines the history and original intent of fiscal constitutions in the United States, providing helpful context for their usefulness today. It argues that, due to the rigidity of states’ fiscal constitutions, they are ultimately ineffective at preventing state and local governments from incurring more and more debt. Ultimately, it suggests that the weakness of state fiscal constitutions is a result of their functionality being overtaken by increased efficiencies in the capital markets and Tiebout-Tullock markets. Our state fiscal constitutions have suffered the same fate as our wisdom teeth or appendixes—they have become less useful and less relied …

"Intolerable" Inquiries, Zachary R. Cormier

St. John's Law Review

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A growing majority of courts have broadly accepted travel-plan questions (and their follow-up questions) as a qualifying category of traffic-mission inquiries under Rodriguez, leaving officers with a clear pathway from pretextual traffic stop—to extended discussion about vehicle occupant activities outside the traffic violation—to drug dog sniff—to vehicle search. A closer analysis of Rodriguez, however, precludes such passage through the heart of its traffic-mission rule. This Article will demonstrate that travel-plan questioning cannot qualify alongside the roadway safety checks identified by Rodriguez in its traffic-mission inquiry list because such checks provide direct information about another safety-related traffic violation …