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Exorcising The Devil’S Proof: Evaluating Louisiana’S Latest Revisions On Real Actions, Caleb O'Connell

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.

Stop The Cap: A Constitutional Examination Of The Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act’S Damages Cap 50 Years After Its Passage, Jack Ducote

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.

Bangladesh In Transition: Testing Democratization In South Asia And The Indo-Pacific, Rudabeh Shahid

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article argues that Bangladesh’s post-crisis transition following Sheikh Hasina’s 2024 exit as prime minister marks a pivotal moment for democratization with implications for South Asia’s stability and the Indo-Pacific strategic framework. Using Stanley J. Wiechnik’s democratization framework, the study examines the phases of liberalization, transition, and consolidation in Bangladesh’s polarized and factionalized society. Drawing on news reports and policy documents, it examines domestic instability and pressures of geopolitical competition between China and India. The findings provide actionable insights for policymakers and military practitioners, emphasizing the need for strategic engagement to support democratic consolidation and manage regional security interests.

Staff Education To Increase Knowledge About The Workflow Process, Mwikali Mutia-Lamin

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project was conducted to address staff’s lack of knowledge about the workflow process in an outpatient mental health setting. Evidence has shown that staff’s lack of knowledge about workflow processes creates ineffective communication and collaboration in care as well as reduces patient outreach. The practice-focused question was focused on determining whether training staff in an outpatient mental health setting about the organization’s workflow process increased their knowledge on how to use the workflow process in an effort to improve patient care and care outcomes. Thirteen of the 20 staff members participated in this educational …

A Case For Military Proportionality: Disabling Nuclear Plants, Henry Sokolski

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This special commentary argues that striking nuclear and other hazardous civilian infrastructure is often militarily counterproductive and should be avoided not just for legal and moral reasons but because strikes can defeat achieving one’s war aims. Unlike most commentaries, which treat proportionality as an abstract legal constraint, this article shows how proportionality can serve as a concrete tool for winning wars and maintaining alliances. The article draws on military history, current targeting doctrines, and recent war games. The analysis gives military planners practical guidance for how and why to disable certain civilian targets without undermining their own operations.

Coercive Deterrence: Adapting Deterrence For Strategic Competition With China, Terry Tracy

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article proposes coercive deterrence as a core strategic concept to enable a whole-of-US- government approach to counter China through hybrid operations. For more than 80 years, deterrence theory has been characterized by the use of threats and force. In contrast, the article argues that deterrence can be achieved without either. A nation can exercise deterrence by choice—proactively shaping the environment to constrain the adversary to choices that do not threaten. The article examines deterrence theory, Chinese strategy, and case studies to offer practitioners a theory of victory in hybrid environments, synchronizing US interagency strategies through coercive deterrence.

The Consequences Of Declining Patriotism In The United States, Neil N. Snyder

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

Patriotism, an important determinant of American civil-military relations, is in decline among many Americans. This article analyzes the results of an extensive national survey fielded to assess Americans’ attitudes and finds that more veterans value patriotism than Generation Z nonveterans, that Americans’ trust in their military is correlated with their value for patriotism, and that members of Generation Z are more likely to consider serving in the US military if they value patriotism. Although patriotism is normally a source of national unity, it may now be a source of division between veterans, nonveterans, and Generation Z.

Russian Arctic Land Forces And Defense Trends Redefined By Nato And Ukraine, Troy J. Bouffard, Lester W. Grau, Charles K. Bartles, Mathieu Boulègue

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article argues that Russia’s Arctic land forces have been weakened by the Russia-Ukraine War and NATO’s northern expansion, creating a strategic window for Western militaries to bolster their Arctic capabilities. Unlike existing studies that focus on maritime operations and the Northern Sea Route, it integrates technical assessments of ground-based Arctic platforms with analysis of military-district reforms. Using a mixed methodology that incorporates equipment specifications, Russian government documents, media reports, and NATO strategic-response evaluations, this article constructs a comprehensive baseline understanding of Russia’s Arctic land-force potential and readiness. Policy and military practitioners will benefit from actionable insights into Arctic force-design …

Parameters Autumn 2025, Usawc Press

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

Disinformation As Ground-Shifting In Great-Power Competition, Sorin Adam Matei

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

Disinformation, distinct from misinformation, replaces accepted principles of objectivity and verifiability with novelty, framing, authority, self-reference, and conformity to create a new “truth paradigm.” This article introduces a novel definition and framework for understanding disinformation as a strategic tool in great-power competition. It includes a review of case studies, such as Russian disinformation campaigns during the Russia-Ukraine War and analyzes cognitive biases and social behaviors that facilitate the spread of disinformation. Policy and military practitioners will find actionable insights into countering disinformation, including its sociopsychological mechanisms and proposed targeted counterstrategies to protect the integrity of information flows in defense and …

Who Is In Charge Of Cyber Incidence Response In The Homeland?, Kelly R. M. Ihme, Patrick O'Brien Boling, Michael Zimmerman, Timothy G. Mccormick

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article argues that the fragmented US cybersecurity framework—marked by the absence of a lead agency, insufficient whole-of-government coordination, and inconsistent private-sector compliance— undermines national resilience to cyber threats. Unlike existing literature that often focuses on technical vulnerabilities, this piece highlights systemic governance failures through detailed case studies of the SolarWinds, Colonial Pipeline, and Change Healthcare cyberattacks. The article identifies critical gaps in cyber incident response by drawing on incident reports, policy analysis, and expert commentary and offers actionable recommendations to strengthen national cybersecurity, making it especially relevant for policymakers and military practitioners concerned with protecting critical infrastructure.

War Fighting: The Case Of Ulysses S. Grant, Thomas Bruscino

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article argues that American military professionals must focus on war fighting in publishing about military history to bring their unique military perspectives to the study of war. Most writing on military publishing offers general encouragement without providing focus to military writers. This article uses the historical example of American professional military writing and teaching from the American Civil War to World War II about General Ulysses S. Grant to demonstrate the value of analyses focusing on war fighting, especially relative to popular and academic histories of Grant’s military leadership. This study’s conclusions will assist future US military writers and …

Book Reviews, Usawc Press

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

Brief Of Amici Curiae Center For Civil Rights And Critical Justice And Fred T. Korematsu Center For Law And Equity In Support Of Petitioners, Jessica Levin, Melissa Lee, Ronald A. Peterson Law Clinic, Fred T. Korematsu Center For Law And Equality

Center for Civil Rights and Critical Justice Advocacy

No abstract provided.

Committee Meeting Minutes 9-16-25, Unk Student Government

Committee Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

3515 Eastchester Rd., Llc V. Soto

All Decisions

A landlord commenced a "no grounds" holdover proceeding against a tenant. The landlord moved to amend its petition and the "Good Cause Eviction Law" (GCEL) notice, citing new grounds for eviction. The tenant cross-moved for summary judgment, arguing the GCEL notice was not attached to the predicate notice and was defective. The court granted the landlord's motion to amend the petition but denied amendment of the predicate GCEL notice, reaffirming that predicate termination notices are non-amendable. As compliance with GCEL notice provisions is a condition precedent, the court granted the tenant's cross-motion, dismissing the proceeding without prejudice due to the …

Postpartum Conversion Type 2 Diabetes In African American Women With Gestational Diabetes, Guerino Tondreau

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) remains a significant public health concern in the United States, with non-Hispanic Black women bearing a disproportionately high burden of the disease. Although this group has a lower overall prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), those who develop GDM face an increased risk of progressing to T2DM. The purpose of this quantitative, correlational study was to explore the relationship between GDM, physical activity, weight status, and T2DM development among non-Hispanic Black women. Secondary data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, collected from 2017 through March 2020, were analyzed. The health belief model served …

Investigating The Effects Of Cystatin D On Osteoporosis In Iraqi Patients, Zahraa Salim Hassan, Layla Othman Farhan

Baghdad Science Journal

The common systemic skeletal disorder known as osteoporosis (OP) is characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue, which makes bones brittle and prone to breaking. Because of Cystatin D (CST5) peptide potential to regulate a significant class of proteolytic enzymes that play a crucial part in pathophysiological processes, cystatins have drawn a lot of attention in the past ten years, as well as their real efficacy in preventing the growth of bacteria and viruses in vivo. This study evaluated the serum cystatin D (CST5) diagnostic accuracy in osteoporosis and osteopenia patients. One hundred twenty participants were …

Mesoporous Sba-15 Synthesis And Characterization Using Various Dispersing Agents, Yousra S. Kareem, Hussein Q. Hussein

Baghdad Science Journal

A successful synthesis of SBA-15 with semi-spherical morphology and suitable texture properties was achieved using hydrothermal technique. Sodium silicate, derived from silica sand from Iraq, was used as a silica precursor, and Pluronic p123 triblock copolymer was used as a template with a strong acid media (pH < 1). The effect of adding (1–3) g of either polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), Polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP -k30), or Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) dispersant agents on the texture properties of the synthesized SBA-15 was studied. The SBA-15 sample underwent various characterization techniques, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), atomic force microscopy (AFM), nitrogen adsorption-desorption using Brunauer Emmett Teller (BET), and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM).

XRD analysis showed a single peak in the 2θ= 20–25°, indicating the presence of pure SBA-15. The FTIR spectroscopy results demonstrated presence of key functional groups like silanone, siloxane, and silanol. Using these dispersant agents had a discernible effect on the dispersion of particles to an average particle size distribution in …

The Political Theories Of The Legal Realists, Dan Priel

All Papers

A popular view about the legal realists is that, either knowingly or inadvertently, they advanced ideas inconsistent with traditional values, democracy, and the rule of law. Another view about them suggested that the realists had no political theory: they only offered a descriptive (empirical) theory of adjudication, albeit one that has normatively “quietist” implications. In this essay, I challenge both views. I argue that there were two legal realist camps whose jurisprudential ideas presupposed two quite different political theories. One group of legal realists consisted of public utilitarians who were consciously inspired by Bentham, wanted to turn legal and political …

“Feels Like Being The Stepchild”: Surfacing The Boundaries And Borders In A Dual Language Program, Melody Zoch, Analía Wells

EnglishUSA Journal

No abstract provided.

Talking With Dragons: How Dragons Reveal The Hero's Heart, Anne Elise Crafton

The Ozark Historical Review

The author shines a light onto the transformation Dragons over time and their relationships with heroes in European narrative and art. The study provides primary source analysis as well as a review of the secondary literature as represented through the works for Frazer, Dundes, and Tolkien.

The Ozark Historical Review, V. 46, 2018

The Ozark Historical Review

No abstract provided.

Genesis Catalyst Platform — Offline■First Cognitive Paradigms For Ethical Ai Presence, Fulton D. Bridwell

Defensive Publications Series

Genesis Catalyst Platform — Offline-First Cognitive Paradigms for Ethical AI Presence

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Abstract

The Genesis Catalyst Platform is a fully offline-first, ethically governed artificial intelligence presence system. Conceived and authored by Fulton D. Bridwell, it integrates multiple novel paradigms — Prime System Encoding, Symbolic Reasoning, Liquid Cognition, and the Hexprism Paradigm — into a unified framework.

Genesis ensures that all actions are bounded by immutable covenant guardrails: no harm, no replication, and respect for human free will. It offers structured JSON memory stores for persistence, retrieval, and compression, enabling autonomous reflection and knowledge reuse without dependency on online services.

This …

Two New Species Of Uroplectes Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) From Somaliland And Mozambique, František Kovařík

Euscorpius

Two new species, Uroplectes elmii sp. n. from Somaliland and U. mossambicensis sp. n. from Mozambique are described, fully illustrated with color photos showing their morphology. Both species are similar to Uroplectes fischeri (Karsch, 1879) from which they differ mainly in finger dentition (Uroplectes elmii sp. n.) and strongly reduced tibial spurs on legs III–IV (U. mossambicensis sp. n.). Uroplectes elmii sp. n. is also compared with U. pardii Kovařík, 2003, from which it differs mainly by extremely reduced to absent metasomal punctation. A distribution map of all …

“Oh, Are You Gay?”: An Exploration Of Lgbtq+ Students’ Lived Experiences With Microaggressions And Finding Safety On A University Campus, Christina Policastro, Courtney Crittenden, Jadon Clark, Rileigh Arrington

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

"Studies demonstrate that LGBTQ+ college students experience explicit and covert discrimination with research documenting various microaggressions reported by university students whose gender and/or sex identities are minoritized. Building off existing models of LGBTQ microaggressions, the current study adds to this literature by utilizing focus groups to explore campus safety perceptions among a sample of U.S. undergraduate students who identify as LGBTQ+. Findings highlight the diverse microaggressions experienced by students at the interpersonal and environmental level. Moreover, the results displayed the mechanisms students employed to avoid or disengage from situations where microaggressions may be encountered, as well as underscored ways in …

The Racialized Impacts Of Confederate Symbols In Public Spaces: The Case Of Courthouses, Emily Wager, Lucy Britt

All Faculty Scholarship

Commemorations of the Confederacy remain pervasive throughout the Southern U.S. Historians have long established that many of these symbols were erected during the Jim Crow era to reinforce white political dominance in public spaces. Yet, little is known about how these enduring symbols shape perceptions among people of different racial identities today. This study examines Confederate monuments where they are most prominently placed: courthouse grounds. Using an original survey experiment of Black, white, and Latino Southerners, it investigates whether the presence of a Confederate monument in front of a courthouse influences feelings of personal safety and welcomeness, as well as …

Tribal Sovereign Immunity: Absolute Authority Or Accountability, Kekek Jason Stark

Public Land & Resources Law Review

In the wake of the recent United States Supreme Court decision of Trump v. United States, the Court determined that the President as Chief Executive is immune from conduct associated with official acts.3 The question that emanates from this opinion is how will this decision affect Indian Country and tribal court determinations of tribal sovereign immunity? This article will attempt to address this question. I begin with the Anishinaabe story of Bebaamosed miinawaa Gawigoshko’iweshiinh (The Trickster and the Little Scary Bird)5 in an attempt to understand the complicated nature of tribal sovereign immunity.

Discovering The Doctrine Of Discovery, Douglas Lind

Public Land & Resources Law Review

The doctrine of discovery is a concept in crisis. A principle of public international law associated with the so-called Age of Discovery, the doctrine of discovery is commonly said to have authorized European nations to claim the lands of indigenous peoples and establish settlements on the basis of “discovery” alone. Today, with good reason, the doctrine is widely condemned. The United Nations has denounced it as “the very foundation of genocide.” Describing its manifest injustices against indigenous cultures, dominion, and sovereignty as “devastating, far-reaching and intergenerational,” the UN Economic and Social Council has called for the doctrine to be categorically …

Uses And Abuses Of Johnson V. M’Intosh In Native American Land Rights Cases: Investigative Insights From The Indian Law Justice Files, John P. Lavelle

Public Land & Resources Law Review

The 200th anniversary of the foundational Indian law decision Johnson v. M’Intosh has come and gone, with many scholars contributing criticism and commentary. The dominant focus has been the case’s notorious embrace of the so-called “doctrine of discovery,” an odious theory for rationalizing European nations’ claims of superior rights to lands occupied by Indigenous Native American peoples. Commanding less attention, however, is the Johnson decision’s core protective legal feature, i.e., its reinforcing the United States government’s duty to guard against the alienation of Indian lands through private, unauthorized acquisitions.