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Affirmative Action And The Constitution, Kimberly West-Faulcon

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

No abstract provided.

Jurisdictional Values, Scott R. Bauries

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

This Article explores the values underpinning judicial decision-making in the constitutional domains of personal and legislative jurisdiction. It begins with a brief examination of value theory, emphasizing how intrinsic and teleological values shape legal frameworks and judicial outcomes. The analysis reveals that traditional jurisdictional doctrines have historically prioritized sovereignty and federalism, balancing these state-centric concerns with the individual fairness protections afforded by the Due Process Clauses. Through a detailed review of recent Supreme Court cases, the Article highlights a jurisprudential shift toward integrating additional values such as international comity, access to justice, and the mitigation of forum shopping. The Article …

Working Paper No. 99, Adam Smith And The American Experiment, Cole Soliz

Working Papers in Economics

As the noted author of a tome titled An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith [1776] is often cited as a proponent of Laissez-faire capitalism. However, the reality is that his writings offer a more nuanced vision that includes suggesting constraints on economics activity, while encouraging the importance of what he views as state or public institutions. In Smith's writings we find that he speculates that for a perfectly functioning market system to operate effectively depends upon the enforcement of contracts, the protection of property rights, and the maintenance of justice. These, along …

Analysis Of Forensic Disk Imaging Tools For Data Acquisition And Preservation, Michelle Chee Ern Lim, Brandon Chen Hong Chow, Le Ying Lim, Tarini Shanbagamaran, Darren Yong Jun Lim, Ngu War Hlaing, Ahmad Sahban Rafsanjani

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

The identification, preservation, analysis, and presentation of electronic evidence to support legal or organizational inquiries constitute the discipline of digital forensics, which is crucial to contemporary investigations. A crucial component of forensic inquiry, disk imaging guarantees precision, dependability, and legal defensibility. To preserve the original evidence, disk imaging makes an identical, bit-by-bit duplicate of a digital storage device, capturing hidden data, deleted material, and active files. Given the critical role of disk imaging in forensic investigations, selecting the right tool is crucial for accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with forensic standards. This study assesses widely used tools, including AccessData FTK Imager, …

Editorial: Augmented Intelligence For Enabling Knowledge-Driven Decision Making, Heru Agus Santoso

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

More flexible and cooperative decision-making processes are required as a result of society's digital transformation. The role of augmented intelligence, that is the synergistic fusion of artificial intelligence and human judgment in facilitating knowledge-driven strategies across various domains is examined in this thematic issue. The integration of business intelligence and software engineering, which forms the foundation for creating intelligent, scalable, and explicable systems, is essential to this investigation. The six chosen papers in this issue show how machine learning techniques can be used to mine and model both structured (such as health records indicators) and unstructured (such as product reviews, …

Extended Abstract—Using Augmented Reality To Teach The History Of Classical Athens: A Presentation Of The Methodology And Preliminary Findings, Christopher Tripoulas, George Koutromanos

Publications and Research

In this extended abstract, the methodology for a study in progress regarding the design, development and evaluation of an Augmented Reality application for the teaching of the History of Classical Athens to students of Greek descent living abroad is presented. Following a review of the reasons necessitating the adoption of this technology for the teaching of History – and specifically relating to fifth-century B.C. Athens – the preliminary findings including a review of the literature and results of interviews with teachers, students, and parents are also shared. The detailed methodological framework of Design-Based Research guiding this study is detailed, as …

Digital Domination: How Technology Threatens Privacy Rights, Kirsten Zonkowski

NSU Undergraduate Law Journal

This paper examines how rapid technological advancements have outpaced existing legal protections for privacy rights in both the U.S as well as world-wide. By analyzing landmark Supreme Court cases and federal legislation, it highlights the vulnerabilities individuals face from digital surveillance, data mining, and third-party data collection. The paper argues that current legal frameworks are fragmented and outdated, calling for comprehensive reforms. Recommended solutions include adopting federal privacy legislation modeled after the GDPR, passing a constitutional amendment to safeguard digital privacy, and implementing mandatory transparency and accountability measures for technology companies. These reforms are essential to preserving individual freedoms in …

News Clipping, May Pole Party Next Friday. - Movement For Boys' Home

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Newsclipping: Clipping regarding May pole party, State Board of Health building. Article mentions Eartha White, and Boys Home meeting. Undated.

The Melodic Maze Of Generative Ai: Navigating Copyright And Publicity Protections, Brooke Sause

Florida Entertainment and Sports Law Review

The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in recent years has fundamentally altered the landscape of creative expression. Specifically, generative AI technology has revolutionized how we interact with information, art, and entertainment, blurring the lines between human creativity and machine-generated content. As AI-generated works proliferate across various domains, from visual arts to music composition, profound legal questions and ethical dilemmas have emerged. We currently find ourselves navigating a landscape filled with legal gray areas regarding protections and guidance for creators. As we grapple with whether existing laws can adequately address these revolutionary AI-driven innovations or if entirely new legal frameworks …

Dormant Commerce Clause: Claiming The Future Of Horse Racing, Alexis Zeron

Florida Entertainment and Sports Law Review

The Supreme Court described the principles of the dormant Commerce Clause first in Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), coined the doctrine’s name in Willson v. Black-Bird Creek Marsh Co. (1829), and revisited the doctrine after a lengthy period of “dormancy” in National Pork Producers Council v. Ross (2023). Over the nearly two centuries that the Supreme Court has handled dormant Commerce Clause matters, one aspect that stands out is the unique nature of the industries that give rise to claims. Thoroughbred horse racing, a sport older than the United States itself, is one such example. The Supreme Court previously denied certiorari …

Fighting For Their Livelihood: Ufc Fighters Can Improve Conditions Without A Union, Evan Mattel

Florida Entertainment and Sports Law Review

This Article explores the compensation structure and current benefits afforded to UFC fighters, emphasizing the unique challenges and disparities faced in the absence of a collective bargaining agreement. Despite the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC’s) popularity and revenue, fighter pay still remains a contentious issue as many of the bonuses received by fighters are based on their experience, popularity, and fight performance. This leaves little room for consistent earnings and easy mobility within the organization’s rankings. This Article analyzes the current pay model and investigates the potential impacts of attempting to unionize fighters. By evaluating the current landscape of the UFC …

The House Built By Fire: How Litigation Has Sparked Impending Changes To Ncaa, Maddie Salamone

Florida Entertainment and Sports Law Review

A commentary on the NCAA’s Amateurism model and how it has recently come under fire as many lawsuits have forced the NCAA to change its rules and regulations.

Durability And Defamation: How Defamation Law Continues To Adapt In The 21st Century, Austin C. Vining

Florida Entertainment and Sports Law Review

A commentary on the history of defamation and how defamation law has adapted over time.

Irish Populism, Maxwell Woods

James Joyce Literary Supplement

No abstract provided.

Irish Environmental Humanities, Emily Reiff

James Joyce Literary Supplement

No abstract provided.

Joyce’S Genealogy, Ryan Kerr

James Joyce Literary Supplement

No abstract provided.

Criticism By Other Means, Ericson Charlie

James Joyce Literary Supplement

No abstract provided.

Research Over Regulation: What Must Be Done To Mandate Warning Labels On Social Media, John L. Markel

Journal of Technology Law & Policy

Recently, outcry for social media regulation has risen after leaks, whistleblowers, and new research suggest that youth social media use has negative impacts on mental health. These claimed negative impacts can range from a variety of symptoms and diagnoses such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, body image issues, envy, sleep loss, addiction, and even ADHD. Of course, technology companies adamantly deny such accusations and instead point to the benefits social media has for the youth and our society overall. Additionally, they make clear that this research is far from conclusive. This situation is simply a modernization of the previous situation …

Gai-Enabled Real Estate Fraud Schemes: Risks, Prevention And Regulations, Li Lin

Journal of Technology Law & Policy

This Note focuses on how GAI can be used in real estate fraud schemes and how governments and other entities are fighting that trend. The first section of this Note discusses the contemporary development and application of GAI in fraud. The second section examines common types of GAI-enabled real estate fraud schemes and particularly their impact on the Florida real estate market. The third section explores how GAI can combat GAI-enabled fraud such as deepfake impersonation and phishing attacks and reviews the legislation and programs many states have adopted to address these issues. The fourth section digs deeper and discusses …

Through The Ai-Looking Glass And What Consumers Find There, Ashley Krenelka Chase, Sam Harden

Journal of Technology Law & Policy

While a lack of internet regulation is the norm in the United States, generative artificial intelligence (AI) presents a series of new challenges, particularly in the legal field. Those who are trained in the law know to check their sources, whether they come from case law or a generative AI tool like ChatGPT, but the average consumer is not so discerning. When that average consumer is in the midst of dealing with legal issues and has to navigate those issues without a lawyer, he or she is less likely to sit back and evaluate the information they’re being given, particularly …

Aspergillosis: A Comprehensive Review Of Pathogenesis, Drug Resistance, And Emerging Therapeutics, Amanpreet Singh, Jeewanjot Singh, Sandeep Kumar

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Aspergillosis stands as a primary opportunistic fungal infection which mainly results from Aspergillus fumigatus events that have gained more importance because of its multiple infection patterns and developing antifungal resistance. Healthcare providers identify two main ends of the aspergillosis spectrum which include allergic responses and invasive systemic infections that affect mainly immunocompromised subjects. This review presents a detailed summary for understanding the epidemiology of aspergillosis along with its risk factors as well as pathogenesis and host immune response and diagnostic difficulties. The analysis puts significant weight on increasing azole and echinocandin resistance that has become worse because of agricultural and …

Psychometric Evaluation Of The Thai Version Of Emotional Labor Scale (T-Els) In Thai Nurses, Vachira Posai, Wisarut Srisintorn, Paramee Thongsuksai, Chanokporn Jitpanya

Journal of Health Research

Background: Nurses often face emotional strain due to emotional labor (EL), which involves concealing or modifying genuine feelings to meet their job requirements. This response can lead to physical, psychological, and behavioral issues. The Emotional Labor Scale (ELS), originally in English, has not been translated into Thai, leaving its psychometric properties unexamined in the Thai context. This study aimed to translate the ELS into Thai and evaluate its psychometric properties among Thai nurses.

Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used. The 14-item scale, which includes surface acting, deep acting, and expression of naturally felt emotions dimensions, was translated using forward …

The Effects Of Race And Ethnicity On School Connectedness And Academic Outcomes Among Adolescents, Hafsa Khan Owens

College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations

This study examines the role of school connectedness and how racial/ethnic identity in academic outcomes among adolescents/. Guided by the self-determination theory (Ryan & Deci, 2017) and Garcia-Coll et al’s (1996) Integrative Model, it was hypothesized that higher school connectedness predicts higher GPAs, that students whose racial/ethnic identity aligns with their schools’ majority composition experience stronger school connectedness, and the relationship between school connectedness and GPA will be stronger in schools with more matching peers. Participants included 138 youth (M = 14.98, SD = 1.92) from three urban schools (two K-8th; one high school). The sample was 33.3% Hispanic, 23.9% …

Justin De La Cruz Martinez V. Court Administration Office Of Westmoreland County

2025 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

The Spring 2025 Issue, Destiny Dehart, Laura K. Clark Hunt, Crystal Walker, Austin Bello, Lauren Nimon-Viola, Sarah Gonzalez

Fonds and Feathers

This issue, edited by Destiny DeHart, features “Advances in Storytelling” by Assistant Professor Laura K. Clark Hunt, Ph.D., “Evolving Storytelling in Libraries: Project Techne” by Crystal Walker, “Who’s Rewriting History” by Austin Bello, “Soldiers in Disguise: Women’s Stories from the Civil War” by Lauren Viola, “Once Upon a Map: Storytelling in Libraries with ARCGIS Storymaps” by Sara Gonzalez, “Mold in the Archives: How Bias Influences Stories” by Destiny DeHart, and interview with managing reference archivist Devin McGeehan Muchmore of the GLBT Historical Society. In addition, upcoming conferences are listed. A list of students who will graduate in December 2024 with …

The Role Of Adolescent Depression Heterogeneity And Resilience Resources In Adulthood Cardiometabolic Health And Depressive Symptoms, Samantha R. Scott

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Depression in adolescence is a major public health problem and is a risk factor for early-onset cardiometabolic disease. Although adolescent depression is a risk factor for poor cardiometabolic health, depression is heterogeneous and associations may differ by sex. Additionally, if risk factors such as depression can predict adulthood cardiometabolic health, resilience factors (e.g., social, school, neighborhood) that are protective for depression may also be protective for physical health, but this is an ongoing area of research. The goals of the current dissertation were to gain a better understanding of what depressive symptom presentations in adolescents are most concerning for adulthood …

Burned In Berlin – Banned In Boston: Censorship Of Booksellers During The Interwar Period In The U. S. As Compared To Germany, 1919-1939, Aleksandra Jimerson-Mckinnies

Lawrence University Honors Projects

During the twenty-year interwar period from 1919-1939, two vastly different nations faced their own personal wars with the censorship of booksellers. Germany—at first the Weimar Republic, then later the Nazi Regime—underwent such a transformation that Berlin went from one of the literary capitals of the world to the site of the most infamous of censorship crimes: the book burnings. Meanwhile, the United States was a long-standing democratic nation in which freedom of speech was one of its cornerstone tenants. Despite the differences of governments and the scope and scale of the censorship, there were major similarities between the tactics and …

7606 17th Avenue Llc. V. Santiago

All Decisions

In a holdover proceeding, the court dismissed the petition due to a defective notice of petition. Judge Cohen found that the notice contained substantive errors, specifically the use of "the premises" instead of the mandated "your home," and the complete omission of the required explanatory sentence: "that means the landlord says you should be evicted for a reason other than not paying your rent." The court deemed these errors, particularly the omitted sentence, to be significant and not de minimis, as they could confuse a pro se litigant regarding the nature of the holdover. The petitioner's cross-motion to amend was …

“Why Us, Though?” Gendered Resilience In Climate-Displaced Bangladesh Narrated By Child Brides, Marzuka Amal Binthe Akber

Lawrence University Honors Projects

This thesis explores the resilience strategies narrated by women and girls displaced by climate change and subjected to child marriage in Bangladesh. Centering their voices and lived experiences, it highlights the intricate, often invisible methods through which these women navigate the intersectional precarity of environmental displacement, gender norms, and socio-economic marginalization. Through qualitative fieldwork conducted in riverine islands (chars), urban informal settlements, and government resettlement sites, the study foregrounds community practices like adda (social storytelling), mutual caregiving, informal healthcare, bodily negotiations, and strategic silence. Challenging dominant narratives of passive victimhood, it reveals resilience as relational, iterative, and context-specific acts rooted …

In Re: Caleb Mcgillvary

2025 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey