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Canva Website-Based Digital Media Needs Analysis To Improve Discipline In Elementary School Students, Ajid Abdul Majid, Elan Elan

Journal of ICSAR

The digital transformation in education encourages the use of learning media that not only support cognitive achievement but also facilitate the strengthening of students' character values, including discipline at the elementary school level. This study aims to examine the potential and need for developing Canva Site-based digital media to support learning that encourages the formation of disciplined behavior. The study used a qualitative approach, conducting a literature review of journal articles, books, and other relevant scientific documents on digital media, technology-based learning, and character education. Data were analyzed using content analysis techniques to identify patterns, key concepts, and their implications …

Teachers’ Resistance And Adaptation In Facing The Digitalization Of Education At Vocational High School In Indonesia, Hilma Zuroida, Agus Tinus, Kuncahyono Kuncahyono

Journal of ICSAR

This study explores vocational high school teachers' resistance and adaptation in responding to educational digitalization and examines the factors shaping this process. A qualitative phenomenological approach was employed to investigate teachers' lived experiences at SMK Muhammadiyah 1 Kepanjen, Indonesia. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, observations, and documentation, and analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings indicate that teacher resistance is not a rejection of technology but a transitional phase characterized by hesitation, uncertainty, and adjustment. Internal factors such as digital literacy, technological self-efficacy, and generational differences influence teachers' responses, while external factors, including leadership, infrastructure, and professional communities, support adaptation. …

Implementation Of Universal Design For Assessment For Visually Impaired Students: A Systematic Review Of Strategies And Challenges In Higher Education, Risa Safira Ramadhani, Budi Susetyo, Tati Hernawati, Iding Tarsidi, Imas Diana Aprilia

Journal of ICSAR

Visually impaired students face various barriers in accessing assessments in higher education. Universal Design for Assessment (UDA) offers a framework for creating assessments that are inclusive and accessible to all students without compromising the validity and reliability of the measurements. This article presents a systematic review of the implementation of Universal Design for Assessment (UDA) for visually impaired students in higher education, identifying effective strategies and challenges encountered. The results of the review show that the application of Universal Design for Assessment (UDA) principles such as format flexibility, technology accessibility, and inclusive design can increase the participation of visually impaired …

Development And Validation Of A 7e Learning Cycle–Based Science Instructional Model For Students With Mild Intellectual Disabilities In Phase B, Trisna Mulyeni, Delfi Eliza, Irah Kasirah, Marja Marja, Kholifatul Novita Ningsih

Journal of ICSAR

This study aimed to develop and validate a 7E Learning Cycle–based science instructional model for students with mild intellectual disabilities in Phase B of Indonesia’s national curriculum (Merdeka Curriculum) for special education (SDLB). In this curriculum, Phase B is described using a curriculum-based mental-age reference of approximately eight years. Conducted within an Educational Design Research (EDR) framework, the study employed a five-phase Research and Development (R&D) procedure to guide the design, expert validation, and iterative refinement of the instructional model. This study contributes by adapting the 7E Learning Cycle into an accessible inquiry-based science instructional model that incorporates structured phases, …

Simulation Of Magnesium Defects Under Concurrent Stress And Vibration Using Interatomic Potentials, Chimereze Emenike, Christopher Barrett

Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Computational Methods with Applications in Materials Science

Magnesium is the lightest structural metal, and its strength-to-weight and stiffness-to-weight ratios give it great potential for weight reduction in various industries. However, it is brittle at room temperature due to its crystal structure, making it unfit for the manufacture of parts requiring stamping or rolling. Our research is concerned with the movement of defects critical to the ductility of magnesium under different conditions. In this project, we investigated the movement of a Pyramidal Il edge dislocation in magnesium structures undergoing shear and oscillatory stress. We hypothesize that oscillating stress could help the dislocation move more quickly. This would suggest …

Toward An Efficient Simulation Tool For Predicting Residual Stress In Metal Additively Manufactured Parts, Luther W. Busching, Eric M. Collins, Jacob L. Moore

Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Computational Methods with Applications in Materials Science

Metal additive manufacturing has experienced rapid growth across a variety of industries due to its ability to fabricate parts with complex, customizable geometries in a fraction of the time and material required by conventional processes. However, because metal is selectively melted and resolidified in a layer-wise deposition process, the cyclical heating and cooling induces expansion and contraction that can accumulate as residual stress within the part's microstructure. This buildup of residual stress can lead to print failures or degraded part performance, yet the mechanisms governing residual stress formation during printing remain poorly understood. Existing simulation techniques for predicting residual stress …

Developing A Fitted Cutoff Function For Mtp, Michael Wlochal, Doyl Dickel

Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Computational Methods with Applications in Materials Science

Machine learning interatomic potentials (MLIPs) bridge the gap between high-accuracy quantum mechanics and high-speed classical force fields, enabling quantum-accurate, large-scale molecular dynamics. Cutoff functions, which smoothly truncate atomic interactions beyond a specific radial neighborhood are crucial due to their local scaling and computational efficiency. However, geometric constraints and boundary discontinuities—particularly at the short- range inner cutoff can cause severe force spikes and simulation instabilities. This work investigates Moment Tensor Potentials (MTP) with different cutoff functions using a diverse benchmark suite encompassing three distinct structural phases: bec metals (Li, Mo), fcc metals (Cu, Ni), and diamond-structure semiconductors (Si, Ge) to span …

Modeling Mrna Delivery And Release By The Charge-Shifting Polymer Pdmaema, Heather L. Weston, Loan Nguyen, Steven Gwaltney

Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Computational Methods with Applications in Materials Science

Poly(2- (dimethylamino) ethyl) methacrylate (pDMAEMA) is a charge-shifting polymer that can be attached to genetic material like mRNA and that aids delivery into cells. pDMAEMA has been studied in vitro to determine its intercellular interactions, but the intracellular mechanisms are not well understood. However, using computational chemistry methods like molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, we observed intracellular mechanics at an atomic level to understand the delivery and release of mRNA into a cell with pDMAEMA polymers. This was accomplished by completing individual MD simulations of pDMAEMA and mRNA. Initial simulations were completed of pDMAEMA decamers. Following that, the mRNA sequence that …

Refining And Scaling Particle-Based Soil Models, Gillian Londa, Bohumir Jelinek

Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Computational Methods with Applications in Materials Science

Wheel-soil interaction simulations are critical for evaluating the performance of off-road vehicles, construction equipment, and planetary exploration systems. The Discrete Element Method (DEM) provides a physics-based approach for modeling these interactions but requires significant computational resources, making efficient use of high-performance computing (HPC) systems essential. This project evaluates the parallel performance of the open- source YADE DEM Wheel-Soil Simulator, a simulation framework developed at Mississippi State University and based on the DEM soil model of Nakanishi et al. (2020). A benchmark simulation representing a fixed 6.3% wheel-slip condition was selected to provide a consistent basis for performance evaluation. Existing benchmark …

Computational Investigations In Cyclohexanol Conversion In Zeolites, Esther Edwards, John Michael Lane, James Caldwell, Neeraj Rai

Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Computational Methods with Applications in Materials Science

The acid-catalyzed conversion of cyclohexanol to cyclohexene is a vital chemical process across the pharmaceutical, polymer, and petrochemical industries. Zeolites are porous catalysts known for their shape and size selectivity, which makes them especially useful for this reaction by preventing the formation of bulkier, undesirable side products. In this work, we computationally explore the reaction mechanism by which cyclohexanol dehydrates at Bronsted acid sites within the zeolite frameworks MFI and FAU. To overcome the high computational cost of Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics (AIMD) while capturing long-timescale dynamics, we trained a Machine Learning Interatomic Potential (MUP) using data sampled from short …

A Blind Comparative Study On Isothermal Sloshing In A Circular Tank (Ccp-Wsi Blind Test Series 5), S. A. Brown, S. W. Colville, V. Francis, T. Zhao, Y. C. Lee, D. Cao, H. Chen, J. Chen, S. Chen, J. Davidson, J. Gong, H. Gu, A. Khayyer, D. H. Kim, W. Liu, M. Luo, R. Lyu, Q. Ma, H. Ma, O. Mahfoze, I. Pregnan Johannesen, Y. Qin, S. Shrestha, G. Tabor, R. Tan, E. Wahbah Makhoul, D. Wang, Y. Wang, H. Wei, S. Yan

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Numerical modelling is important in many fluid dynamics applications, yet robust benchmarking is required to quantify uncertainty. This study presents results from a blind comparative benchmark of isothermal sloshing in a circular tank. Sloshing is relevant to many engineering applications, including offshore shipping, where vessel motions can excite internal fluid motion, generating impact loads and affecting stability. A series of horizontal and vertical excitation cases of increasing complexity are considered. Participant solutions for free surface displacements are compared against physical model data that was withheld until after submission. Across all cases, the numerical models generally capture the dominant frequency. Typical …

Quality Of Life Of Indigenous People In Villa Espina Lopez, Quezon: Input For Sustainable Intervention Program, Veronica S. Almase, Altagracia A. Silaya, Elenita R. Portez, Dionysius A. Velasquez, Riza Rizalina A. Quincina, Ronaldo G. Bulfa, Leilidyn Y. Zurbano

Social Sciences and Development Review

The government has begun prioritizing the welfare of Indigenous communities, aiming to integrate them more fully into society. Considering this, it becomes crucial to assess the Quality of Life (QoL) of these communities to tailor appropriate support and assistance provided by different organizations. This study employed a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative and qualitative methodologies, involving 40 members of the Aeta community, and utilizing the WHOQoL-BREF tool. Pearson correlation analysis was utilized to explore relationships among different domains, while structured interviews delved into participants’ experiences, challenges, and aspirations. Among the various domains examined, environmental health scored the lowest, yet still indicating …

Artificial Intelligence: Examining Its Effects On Dot Accredited Metro Manila Travel Agencies' Operation, David John Apigo, Randy J. Cortes, Alliyah Jeanine L. Fulgencio, Shanien Mhyr M. Rosales, Eliezer Gideon P. Valdeavilla, Jerome Amiel S. Vicencio

Social Sciences and Development Review

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a game-changer in many industries, transforming our way of life and working. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are part of our everyday life. The stories on how AI has affected travel agencies’ operations were covered in this study. The study intends to dissect, through interviews, how AI-related chatbots, personalized recommendation engines, and predictive analytics are becoming necessary obstacles, opportunities, tactics, and perceptions. Furthermore, this study revealed new information for travel companies, offering a qualitative comprehension of AI’s function in changing interactional and operational systems. The plot revolves around several themes, including value formation, the impact of AI …

Governance, Culture, And Law: The Expanding Scope Of Environmental Science And Sustainable Development Research, Ahyaudin Sodri, Herdis Herdiansyah

Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development

Environmental science emerged as a discipline based on physical measurements, such as soil pollutant levels (Ailijiang et al., 2022), ecological restoration (Yue et al., 2026), city surface temperature (Shafizadeh-Moghadam et al., 2025), and microbial density in air samples (Hayleeyesus & Manaye, 2014). However, its objects of study increasingly extend beyond the confines of the laboratory. Questions that were once sufficiently answered with measurement data now require answers through draft laws, Constitutional Court decisions, financial reports of mining companies, and even traditional ritual discourses governing community access to forests. In other words, environmental …

Spatial Analysis Of The Environmental And Climatic Explanatory Relationship Of Photovoltaic Potential For Sustainable Shrimp Farming, Dyah Lestari Widaningrum, Roikhanatun Nafi'ah, Religiana Hendarti, Alexandra Catherine Djunaedi, Evaristus Didik Madyatmadja

Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development

Sustainable shrimp aquaculture requires reliable and affordable energy, particularly for coastal pond aeration. However, identifying suitable locations for photovoltaic (PV) deployment remains challenging because ground-based solar-resource measurement is expensive, spatially limited, and difficult to maintain across large coastal regions. This study develops a village-level spatial framework to evaluate PV potential for shrimp aquaculture using open geospatial datasets. The analysis covered villages across Central Java, Special Region of Yogyakarta, and East Java. PV power potential (PVout), Global Horizontal Irradiation (GHI), and Direct Normal Irradiation (DNI) were obtained from the Global Solar Atlas; land surface temperature (LST) and precipitation were derived from …

Move Fast And Break Everything: Crypto And Party Competition In The United States, Thomas Ferguson, Jie Chen, Matthiaa Lalisse, Paul D. Jorgensen

School of Interdisciplinary Programs & Community Engagement Faculty Publications

In November, 2022, the giant cryptocurrency exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy. The financial fallout from that event, including two bank failures, made crypto politically radioactive. Yet less than three years later, crypto, like Donald Trump himself, staged a triumphant Second Coming, as the President signed into law the so-called “GENIUS Act” – short for Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins. Analysts have traced the industry’s phoenix-like resurrection, showing how key crypto billionaires and companies aligned with Trump early in the 2024 campaign, transforming him from a skeptic into a political champion. But the flip side of the story …

Abstracts Of The 71st Annual Conference Of The Mississippi Association Of Entomologists, Nematologists, And Plant Pathologists (Maenpp)

Midsouth Entomologist

October 27 & 28, 2025

Secondary Special Education Teachers’ Perspectives On Professional Socialization In A Maryland School District, Darice Mattie Holmes

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem addressed in this study was the insufficient professional socialization of novice secondary special education teachers (SSETs), undermining their ability to adapt to school culture in a Maryland school district (MSD, a pseudonym). Grounded in Mayo's theory of human relations, the purpose of this study was to explore novice SSETs' perceptions of professional socialization through peers, professional development, or mentoring to adapt to the school culture at MSD. For this basic qualitative design, semistructured interviews were conducted with seven novice SSETs. The data were analyzed using Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis with Saldaña's coding strategies, yielding four themes: (a) …

Artificial Intelligence And Autonomous Systems Adoption Strategies For Employees’ Jobs And Self-Worth In Nigerian Banks, Nnamdi Cyriacus Onyebuchi

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

As the Nigerian commercial banking sector navigates rapid financial technology disruption and rising regulatory compliance demands, many institutions have accelerated the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems. Banking executives need to understand these concerns as a primary indicator of employees’ readiness to adapt to AI-enabled workplace changes, sustain their self-worth, and navigate evolving job roles. The purpose of this qualitative exploratory multiple-case study was to explore the understanding of the AI and autonomous systems adoption strategies bank executives may employ to enhance employees’ jobs and self-worth in Nigerian banks. Anchored in sociotechnical systems and stakeholder theories, purposive sampling …

Model-Free Sliding Mode Control On Dc Motor Modules Using Coulomb Friction Simulation, Donovan Barros

Theses

Classical control methods such as PID control are effective for simple systems where the system model is well-known and tuning can be completed without significant time and financial investment. However, systems in the modern world have become more intricate and complicated to model, which also results in more extensive tuning being required to develop effective controllers. Sliding Mode Control was developed as a more robust way to handle nonlinear systems while ensuring global asymptotic stability using Lyapunov’s stability theorem. Traditional Sliding Mode Control does still require a well-known system model, necessitating the development of a new control method. Model-Free Sliding …

Neurint In The Age Of Generative Agentic Ai: A Proposed Paradigm For Left-Of-Bang Strategic Deterrence, James Giordano, Elise Annett

Strategic Insights

This commentary focuses on how neurocognitive intelligence, or NEURINT, could be operationalized through generative agentic artificial intelligence to strengthen anticipatory intelligence and left-of-bang deterrence. NEURINT combines neuroscience, psychology, behavioral science, computational modeling, and traditional intelligence to better understand the cognitive, emotional, cultural, and organizational factors shaping adversary decision-making. This piece looks at how agentic AI, large-scale data integration, cognitive digital twins, and probabilistic forecasting could help intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance identify behavioral patterns, escalation thresholds, vulnerabilities, and potential intervention points before hostile activity becomes operational. It also emphasizes that AI should augment and not replace human analysts. Human judgment, ethical …

Providence Rebranded: Progress, Neoliberalism, And The Teleology Of Late Modernit, Michael Carter

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Providence, as imagined by early Christian thinkers under the influence of Greek philosophy, denoted the divine preservation, governance, and ordering of creation throughout history, providing a teleological framework through which events could be understood as moving in an intelligible and ultimately meaningful direction. From the Enlightenment forward, this teleological framework was gradually secularized, and its assumptions about historical direction and order were recast as attributes of progress. Drawing on Michel Foucault’s concept of episteme and Fernand Braudel’s longue durée, this work surveys how the teleological framework of providential theology has been inherited, modified, and rearticulated to provide existential orientation, moral …

Assessing Coastal Vulnerability To Extreme Waves And Abrasion In Bandar Lampung City: Implications For Spatial Pattern And Infrastructure Adaptation, Adnin Musadri Asbi, Yudha Rahman, Fachri Muhammad Rasyid, Diyanti Isnani Siregar

Jurnal Geografi Lingkungan Tropik (Journal of Geography of Tropical Environments)

Coastal cities in Southeast Asia face dual challenges of rapid urbanization and increasing climate pressures, demanding robust integration of risk assessment into spatial planning. This study assesses the vulnerability of Bandar Lampung City's coastal area to extreme waves and abrasion, analyzing implications for its spatial plan. Using a standard hazard index and a spatial overlay against the city's Regional Spatial Plan (RTRW), the research identifies a 'Medium' hazard classification across all four studied sub-districts. Crucially, this classification is not driven by significant hydrodynamic forces but is substantially amplified by anthropogenic vulnerabilities. A development-centric spatial policy has led to the dominance …

The Epa's Neighborhood: An Exploration Of Epa's Good Neighbor Plan, Raven Venegas

Ohio Northern University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Client Usability And Student Perspectives Of A Novel Mobile Health App To Facilitate 3d-Printed Assistive Device Learning And Application, Sara Benham, Sarah Argumedo, Samantha Pifer, Tiras Williams, Jeffrey Bush, Monica Kaniamattam

Journal of Innovation in Health Sciences Education

Introduction: Locating, selecting, and printing appropriate 3D-printed assistive devices (AD) to meet specific health needs can be overwhelming. To address these challenges, the 3DAdapt app was developed. This study aimed to explore the app’s usability through an occupational therapy (OT) student project that involved delivering 3D-printed AD to older adults.

Methods: Over three sessions, OT students collaborated with older adults to provide customized 3D-printed AD. The app’s usability was assessed using a mixed-methods approach, including the System Usability Scale (SUS; scores ≥ 70 indicate usability). Focus groups with OT students further explored the usability of occupation-focused interventions with their …

Health And Health Care In Intentional Communities, Lyman Tower Sargent

Communal Societies

No abstract provided.

Modeling Of Air-Water Filled Rubber Dam Under Hydrostatic Conditions, Qusay Khaleel, Thair Khayyun, Khudhayer Abdullah

Engineering and Technology Journal

Inflatable dams, also called rubber dams, are flexible cylindrical inflatable and deflatable structures attached to a rigid base; these dams are basically cylindrical tubes made of rubberized material and inflated by air, water, or a combination of the two. In this paper, the air/water inflatable dam was studied and analyzed numerically using ANSYS software. The 3-parameter Mooney-Rivlin Model was used to model the rubber material of the dam. At first, a physical model from literature was used to calibrate the results of the ANSYS software, and then a new model was analyzed with different dimensions and conditions. Thirty-six simulations were …

Size Effect On The Shear Strength Of Reinforced Concrete Beams, Hind Jaber, Kaiss Sarsam, Bassman Muhammad

Engineering and Technology Journal

According to research, as the depth of a beam increases, the section's shear strength can be expected to decrease. The size effect is a phrase that has been used to describe this tendency. Testing of unreinforced specimens under shear has also shown that the shear strength might be lower than what is typically anticipated in the design. As a result, it is critical to comprehend the behavior of these structures, as they may be influenced by a size impact. Sixteen reinforced concrete beams of different rectangular cross-sections without stirrups were tested. The tested beams were simply supported made of high-strength …

Computation Of Climatic Water Balance Of Al-Sulaymania Meteorological Station For The Period 1980-2016, Kurdistan Region, Northeast Of Iraq, Muayad Ismail, Faaeza Abd-Ulkareem, Tariq Abed Hussain

Engineering and Technology Journal

AL-Sulaymania city is located in the northeast of Iraq at an altitude of 845 m from the sea levelbetween longitudes (44 30 00 – 46 20 00) east and latitudes (34 33 00- 36 30 00) north. It covers an area of approximately 20000 km2. The study area includes several geological formations (from the oldest to the earliest), Balambo Formation (Early Cretaceous), Qumchuqa, Kometan, Shiranish, Tanjero, Kolosh, Sinjar Formation and Quaternary deposits. The climatic data recorded by AL-Sulaymania meteorological station for the period (1980-2016) shows that the total falling rain was (423.86) mm, the temperature was (13.88 ° C), relative …

Effect Of Recycled Aggregate On Behavior Of Tied And Spiral Reinforced Fibrous Circular Short Columns, Eyad Sayhood, Mohammed Al-Hamdani, Jabbar Sahan

Engineering and Technology Journal

This study focuses on studying the behavior of fibrous circular short columns (tied and spirally reinforced) using recycled coarse aggregate (f'c, ft, Ec, and fr) by using recycled aggregates with comparison to normal aggregates with and without using steel fibers. For this purpose, ten (10) short columns were cast at five groups each of two circular columns(tied and spiral of 150 mm radius x 600mm height) with different percentages of recycled coarse aggregate (0%, 50%, and 100%) and different percentages of steel fiber (0%, 0.5% and 1%). The study showed that when adding the 50% normal aggregates with 50% recycled …