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Fears And Pains And Rages: The Psychology Of Gandalf's Anger, Nicholas Birns May 2025

Fears And Pains And Rages: The Psychology Of Gandalf's Anger, Nicholas Birns

Journal of Tolkien Research

We are used to seeing emotions in Tolkien as coded morally. Lust or possessiveness is evil whereas care and forbearance are good. There are some emotions, though, that cross these moral boundaries and one of these is anger Moreover, anger in Tolkien is very coded in terms of gender, as it is nearly always male rage. After examining the cases of Saruman and Wormtongue (angry because the world will not cooperate with their plans) and Thingol (angry because he realizes he has just postponed his doom rather than staved it off), we will examine the case of Gandalf. Gandalf is …


A Friend Of Virtue: Cicero And Maimonides On Ideal Friendship, Lilly Baumfeld May 2025

A Friend Of Virtue: Cicero And Maimonides On Ideal Friendship, Lilly Baumfeld

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Parnassus: Classical Journal (Volume 12, 2025), Parnassus Contributors May 2025

Parnassus: Classical Journal (Volume 12, 2025), Parnassus Contributors

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Scorpions Of The Horn Of Africa (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part Xxxviii. Parabuthus Puntlandus Sp. N. From Somalia (Puntland) (Buthidae), František Kovařík, František Šťáhlavský, Hassan Sh A. Elmi, Roman Štarha May 2025

Scorpions Of The Horn Of Africa (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Part Xxxviii. Parabuthus Puntlandus Sp. N. From Somalia (Puntland) (Buthidae), František Kovařík, František Šťáhlavský, Hassan Sh A. Elmi, Roman Štarha

Euscorpius

A new species Parabuthus puntlandus sp. n. from Somalia (Puntland) is described. Combination of five characters; metasoma V black; pectine teeth number 39–42 in both sexes; pedipalp chela length/width ratio 3.05–4.26 in both sexes; metasoma and telson sparsely hirsute; smooth inner side of the base of fingers of pedipalp chela (tubercle absent) distinguish P. puntlandus sp. n. from all other species in the region. In addition to the analyses of external morphology, we have provided descriptions of the karyotype of P. puntlandus sp. n. (2n=16). Included is also a map of distribution of Parabuthus species in Horn of Africa.


New Lease Of Life To Stale Debts: A Study Of Tottempudi Salalith Vs. State Bank Of India, Rohan Talwar May 2025

New Lease Of Life To Stale Debts: A Study Of Tottempudi Salalith Vs. State Bank Of India, Rohan Talwar

National Law School Business Law Review

No abstract provided.


How The United States Has Failed To Enact Competitive And Stable Energy Policy Through Federalism, Matthew James Marcaccio May 2025

How The United States Has Failed To Enact Competitive And Stable Energy Policy Through Federalism, Matthew James Marcaccio

Washington Semester Program

This research focuses on the effects of energy policy in the United States. Because of the impacts of energy production and transmissions emissions, energy policy has become synonymous with climate policy. As such, there seems to be two schools of thought regarding energy policy. On the one hand, “green” energy policies have been endorsed for their potential to reduce carbon emissions and dependence on non-renewable resources. On the other, continuing to use legacy energy sources, namely fossil fuels, has been endorsed for its affordability and ease of use through existing infrastructure. At the federal level, green policies have been embraced …


On The Invariant Integration Of A Vector In Some Problems In Mechanics, Saad Bin Mansoor May 2025

On The Invariant Integration Of A Vector In Some Problems In Mechanics, Saad Bin Mansoor

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

Invariant integration of vectors and tensors over manifolds was introduced around fifty years ago by V.N. Folomeshkin, though the concept appears to not have attracted much attention among researchers. Although it is a sophisticated concept, the operation of the invariant integration of vectors is actually required to correctly solve some problems in mechanics. Two such problems are discussed in the present exposition, in the context of a two-dimensional Euclidean space covered by a polar coordinate system. The notion of invariant integration becomes necessary when the space is described without any reference to a Cartesian coordinate system.


On Cr-Structures On The Null Tangent Bundle, Mohamed Tahar Kadaoui Abbassi, Cornelia-Livia Bejan, Khadija Boulagouaz May 2025

On Cr-Structures On The Null Tangent Bundle, Mohamed Tahar Kadaoui Abbassi, Cornelia-Livia Bejan, Khadija Boulagouaz

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

The null tangent bundle of an indefinite pseudo-Riemannian manifold is a lightlike hypersurface of the tangent bundle which inherits a CR-structure from the almost Hermitian structure defined by Oproiu on the tangent bundle. We investigate the properties of this structure in relation to the choice of the screen distribution and the geometry of the base manifold.


Geometry Of Conformally Flat Harmonic Nearly Trans-Sasakian Manifolds, Aligadzhi Rabadanovich Rustanov, Svetlana Vladimirovna Kharitonova May 2025

Geometry Of Conformally Flat Harmonic Nearly Trans-Sasakian Manifolds, Aligadzhi Rabadanovich Rustanov, Svetlana Vladimirovna Kharitonova

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

Conformally flat harmonic nearly trans-Sasakian manifolds are studied. In the space of adjoint G-structure, components of the Weyl tensor of the conformal curvature are calculated, identities for this tensor are found, and also some conformal invariants of harmonic nearly trans-Sasakian manifold are provided. An exhaustive description of the class W1 of such manifolds is obtained. It is proved that this class is locally equivalent to the product of a complex Euclidean space and a real line. Complete local characteristic of harmonic nearly trans-Sasakian manifolds of the class W6, which are Einstein manifolds, is obtained. Full classification of conformally flat harmonic …


Legitimizing Occupation In Palestine And Western Sahara: Transactional Israeli-Moroccan Diplomacy After The Abraham Accords, Noa Schmid May 2025

Legitimizing Occupation In Palestine And Western Sahara: Transactional Israeli-Moroccan Diplomacy After The Abraham Accords, Noa Schmid

CISLA Senior Integrative Projects

No abstract provided.


Ztc Eng 151 Syllabus: College Writing, Nicolette Guida May 2025

Ztc Eng 151 Syllabus: College Writing, Nicolette Guida

Open Educational Resources

This syllabus provides a curriculum for an introduction to research writing. In this course, students develop introductory skills for academic research writing, work on critical thinking and analysis skills, and build an awareness of the rhetorical situation both in texts read in class and in their own writing. This course focuses on the impact that culture has in shaping behavior and life experiences. Included course texts are centered on the exploration of the different cultural groups that people occupy and the specific cultural norms, values and beliefs for each of these groups. This is zero textbook cost (ZTC) course, so …


Usa V. Raheem Brown May 2025

Usa V. Raheem Brown

2025 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania


Ken Swenson, I V. Clyde Vedder May 2025

Ken Swenson, I V. Clyde Vedder

2025 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania


Robert Lee, Jr. V. Marirosa Lamas May 2025

Robert Lee, Jr. V. Marirosa Lamas

2025 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania


John Mccrorey V. City Of Philadelphia May 2025

John Mccrorey V. City Of Philadelphia

2025 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania


Strategic Policy Development To Reduce Same-Day Cancellations: A Nurse-Led Preoperative Approach, Amanda Kuelz May 2025

Strategic Policy Development To Reduce Same-Day Cancellations: A Nurse-Led Preoperative Approach, Amanda Kuelz

Doctor of Nursing Practice Final Manuscripts

Background: Same-day surgical cancellations are a persistent and costly issue within outpatient surgery centers, accounting for approximately 5% of elective cases. These disruptions result in inefficient utilization of operating room (OR) time, increased staffing burdens, lost reimbursement, and diminished patient satisfaction. Unanticipated cancellations undermine scheduling reliability and workflow efficiency, contributing to care fragmentation and increased financial strain on health systems. A growing body of evidence suggests that nurse-led, structured preoperative screening has the potential to mitigate these challenges by identifying risk factors in advance and facilitating timely interventions. Nurses' clinical acumen and communication expertise uniquely position them to lead such …


Transmit And Deceive: Addressing The Insider Threat To Beacon Security, Noah Troy May 2025

Transmit And Deceive: Addressing The Insider Threat To Beacon Security, Noah Troy

Theses

IEEE 802.11 Beacon frames exist at the forefront of modern Wi-Fi networks and facilitate a wide array of essential network functionality, from discovery to time synchronization and even transmit power control. However, the central role Beacon frames play in initial network advertisement comes at the price of incomplete security guarantees, leaving these frames historically vulnerable to forgery and granting significant leverage over proximal wireless devices to a malicious actor that can effectively spoof them. With the publication of IEEE Std 802.11-2020, beacon protection was introduced to enable the authentication of received Beacon frames, placating most concerns. However, beacon protection is …


Preventing Female Inmates’ High Recidivism In One Parole Reentry Program, Erika Galarza May 2025

Preventing Female Inmates’ High Recidivism In One Parole Reentry Program, Erika Galarza

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Recidivism among formerly incarcerated women is a challenging issue for one state prison system. Effective and fully enrolled programs to support recently released women are essential to stopping recidivism, as women often face problems such as trauma, abuse, or mental health disorders, all of which may require special care. The purpose of this study was to determine the primary outcomes of the One Parole Reentry Program’s (OPRP) effectiveness in preventing female recidivism at prison facilities and what improvements may enhance future outcomes. The state’s parole program curriculum assessment guidelines and their rehabilitation model were used as the framework to assess …


Poverty Elimination Action Plan, University Of Nebraska At Omaha, City Of Omaha May 2025

Poverty Elimination Action Plan, University Of Nebraska At Omaha, City Of Omaha

Reports

This document fulfills the legislative requirements of LB 840, the Poverty Elimination Action Plan, aimed at reporting on Omaha efforts to eliminate poverty and developing a comprehensive strategy to eliminate poverty in Omaha, NE. It reviews research and policy interventions addressing poverty, incorporates community-driven and secondary data for a needs assessment, and offers actionable recommendations for poverty alleviation. The report also provides guidance on implementation, sustainability, and progress tracking. A brief conclusion at the end of this report is followed by appendices detailing supplementary data and analysis.


Minutes From May 14 2025, University Senate May 2025

Minutes From May 14 2025, University Senate

University Senate Minutes

Minutes from May 14 2025 University Senate Meeting


Evaluation Of The Performance Diagnostic Checklist-Human Services In Identification Of Problem And Treatment, Jenna M. Gray May 2025

Evaluation Of The Performance Diagnostic Checklist-Human Services In Identification Of Problem And Treatment, Jenna M. Gray

Doctoral Dissertations - College of Arts and Sciences

The Performance Diagnostic Checklist – Human Services (PDC-HS) is an assessment tool used to identify factors influencing employee performance in human service settings. Although prior research supports its effectiveness in identifying performance barriers, little is known about the accuracy of the intervention selection process. This study examined the accuracy with which participants scored the PDC-HS and selected appropriate interventions. In Study 1, 23 participants watched video vignettes of mock PDC-HS interviews, completed the assessment, and identified indicated domains and interventions. Scoring accuracy was consistent with prior research, but intervention selection accuracy was highly variable, with most errors occurring in the …


Generative Ai: Cultural Shift Towards The Machine, Barbara Gilman, Damon Willick May 2025

Generative Ai: Cultural Shift Towards The Machine, Barbara Gilman, Damon Willick

Honors Thesis

No abstract provided.


I Knew You Were Trouble When You Walked In: The Negative Effects And Shortcomings Of United Nations Peacekeeping Efforts, Andrea G. Heredia-Ortiz May 2025

I Knew You Were Trouble When You Walked In: The Negative Effects And Shortcomings Of United Nations Peacekeeping Efforts, Andrea G. Heredia-Ortiz

Honors Program Theses and Research Projects

The purpose of this paper is to look at peacekeeping operations done by the United Nations. In specific the efforts in Haiti, the former Yugoslavia, and Israel. In each of these operations the United Nations created more instability or left the country in the same or worse state than it was when it came in. In the case of Haiti there was sexual exploitation of the citizens and the cholera outbreak of 2010. In Israel, the peace operation has been ongoing since 1947, conflict in the Middle East does not seem to be coming at an end anytime soon. Additionally, …


Complaints Against Police Officers, Allegation Dispositions, And Suspension Length In New York City, Nathan Michael Hunter May 2025

Complaints Against Police Officers, Allegation Dispositions, And Suspension Length In New York City, Nathan Michael Hunter

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Extant literature on police officer misconduct has shown that it was possible to identify problem officers in a proactive manner. Yet serious misconduct incidents continued to occur that strain the relationship between the public and police, including the government serving both entities. The New York Police Department was the largest city police force in the United States, with approximately 33,475 full-time sworn officers, and in 2023, New York City (NYC) paid $298 million in settlements related to claims against police officers. Considering this, further research into police officer misconduct was warranted to fill a gap in the literature that can …


Pfas Levels In Hair: Comparing Us Populations To Global Trends, Ashef Ameer May 2025

Pfas Levels In Hair: Comparing Us Populations To Global Trends, Ashef Ameer

Student Theses

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals that raise significant toxicological concerns due to their environmental persistence and potential health hazards. This research examines the presence and concentration of selected PFAS compounds in human hair samples from volunteers in New York, comparing these results with global trends found in peer-reviewed research. Hair was selected as the biological matrix for its non-invasive collection method, ability to reflect exposure, and long-term chemical stability. For analysis, a validated LCMS/ MS technique was utilized to analyze hair samples (n = 27) for three compounds: perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), and perfluoroheptanoic acid …


Hsp70 Chaperones, Ssa1 And Ssa2, Limit Poly(A) Binding Protein Aggregation, Hannah E. Buchholz, Sean A. Martin, Jane E. Dorweiler, Claire M. Radtke, Adam S. Knier, Natalia B. Beans, Anita L. Manogaran May 2025

Hsp70 Chaperones, Ssa1 And Ssa2, Limit Poly(A) Binding Protein Aggregation, Hannah E. Buchholz, Sean A. Martin, Jane E. Dorweiler, Claire M. Radtke, Adam S. Knier, Natalia B. Beans, Anita L. Manogaran

Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

Molecular chaperones play a central role in maintaining protein homeostasis. The highly conserved Hsp70 family of chaperones have major functions in folding of nascent peptides, protein refolding, and protein aggregate disassembly. In yeast, loss of two Hsp70 proteins, Ssa1 and Ssa2, is associated with decreased cellular growth and shortened lifespan. While heterologous or mutant temperature-sensitive proteins form anomalous large cytoplasmic inclusions in ssa1Δssa2Δ strains, it is unclear how endogenous wild-type proteins behave and are regulated in the presence of limiting Hsp70s. Using the wild-type yeast Poly A binding protein (Pab1), which is involved in mRNA binding and forms stress granules …


Exploring The Relationship Of Program Type On Multilingual Learners Students’ English Growth And Promotion In Secondary School, Simone M. Wilkinson May 2025

Exploring The Relationship Of Program Type On Multilingual Learners Students’ English Growth And Promotion In Secondary School, Simone M. Wilkinson

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

This study explores the relationships between tenure as Multilingual Learners (MLs), English proficiency, academic performance, and promotion among middle and high school students. This study is grounded in Bourdieu’s (1967, 2018) theory, which emphasizes that schools perpetuate cultural norms by limiting ML’s language access and post-secondary success. Also informed by Krashen’s (1982, 1985, 2003) theory of Input Hypothesis, this study investigates how meaningful interaction is key for language learning. The primary research questions explore: (1) Is there a relationship between students’ tenure as a ML, English proficiency, and promotion through secondary school? (2) Is the EL program type for MLs …


Immunotherapy With Nebulized Pattern Recognition Receptor Agonists Restores Severe Immune Paralysis And Improves Outcomes In Mice With Influenza-Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis, Jezreel Pantaleón García, Sebastian Wurster, Nathaniel D Albert, Uddalak Bharadwaj, Keerthi Bhoda, Vikram K Kulkarni, Mbaya Ntita, Paris Rodríguez Carstens, Madeleine Burch-Eapen, Daniela Covarrubias López, Jania Foncerrada Lizaola, Katherine E Larsen, Lauren M Matula, Seyed J Moghaddam, Yongxing Wang, Dimitrios P Kontoyiannis, Scott E Evans May 2025

Immunotherapy With Nebulized Pattern Recognition Receptor Agonists Restores Severe Immune Paralysis And Improves Outcomes In Mice With Influenza-Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis, Jezreel Pantaleón García, Sebastian Wurster, Nathaniel D Albert, Uddalak Bharadwaj, Keerthi Bhoda, Vikram K Kulkarni, Mbaya Ntita, Paris Rodríguez Carstens, Madeleine Burch-Eapen, Daniela Covarrubias López, Jania Foncerrada Lizaola, Katherine E Larsen, Lauren M Matula, Seyed J Moghaddam, Yongxing Wang, Dimitrios P Kontoyiannis, Scott E Evans

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (IAPA) is a potentially deadly superinfection in patients with influenza pneumonia, especially those with severe disease, underlying immunosuppression, corticosteroid therapy, or requiring intensive care support. Given the high mortality of IAPA, adjunct immunomodulatory strategies remain a critical unmet need. Previously, the desensitization of pattern recognition pathways has been described as a hallmark of IAPA pathogenesis and a predictor of mortality in IAPA patients. Therefore, we studied the impact of nebulized Toll-like receptor 2/6/9 agonists Pam2 CSK4 (Pam2) and CpG oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) on infection outcomes and pulmonary immunopathology in a corticosteroid-immunosuppressed murine IAPA model. Mice with IAPA receiving …


Clinical And Fundamental Research Progressions On Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Therapy In Cancer, Jiandong Hu, Mengli Jin, Weihong Feng, Barbara Nassif-Rausseo, Alexandre Reuben, Chunhua Ma, Gregory Lizee, Fenge Li May 2025

Clinical And Fundamental Research Progressions On Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Therapy In Cancer, Jiandong Hu, Mengli Jin, Weihong Feng, Barbara Nassif-Rausseo, Alexandre Reuben, Chunhua Ma, Gregory Lizee, Fenge Li

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Malignant tumors represent a significant threat to human health. Among the various therapeutic strategies available, cancer immunotherapy-encompassing adoptive cell transfer (ACT) and immune checkpoint blockade therapy-has emerged as a particularly promising approach following surgical resection, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and molecular targeted therapies. This form of treatment elicits substantial antigen-specific immune responses, enhances or restores anti-tumor immunity, thereby facilitating the control and destruction of tumor cells, and yielding durable responses across a range of cancers, which can lead to the eradication of tumor lesions and the prevention of recurrence. Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), a subset of ACT, are characterized by their heterogeneity and …


Multifaceted Roles Of Epac Signaling In Renal Functions, Oleh Pochynyuk, Kyrylo Pyrshev, Xiaodong Cheng May 2025

Multifaceted Roles Of Epac Signaling In Renal Functions, Oleh Pochynyuk, Kyrylo Pyrshev, Xiaodong Cheng

The Brown Foundation: Institute of Molecular Medicine

3',5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) is a fundamental secondary messenger capable of rapidly amplifying and propagating cellular signals in response to various extracellular stimuli. cAMP plays a significant role in hormone-mediated regulation of renal fluid and electrolyte balance. Impaired signaling of cAMP has been linked to a variety of pathological ramifications in the kidneys. This review explores the physiological functions of exchange proteins directly activated by cAMP (Epac) in renal water balance and the regulation of solute transport in the renal tubule. Additionally, the involvement of Epac signaling in renal pathologies such as acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, and polycystic …