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Profane Language: On The Philosophy Of Cursing In The Contemporary Era, Billy Jan Puerta

Mabini Review

Politeness is a foundational virtue, instilled from an early age, that fosters human connections and societal engagement. This virtue underscores the tremendous relationship between language and courtesy, highlighting the values of respect in interaction within the community fabric. Language's nature, as a reflection of culture, community, and identity, is analyzed, revealing its capacity to uphold or erode these societal pillars. Despite its potential as a pillar of politeness, profane language presents an ironical contradiction. Profane language mo, mostly known as cursing, emerges as a cultural taboo, marked by its aggressive and often deemed inappropriate nature. This paper dives into why …

Pagtatahip: Doing Filipino Philosophy, Bernard Bragas

Mabini Review

This paper explains that the way Filipinos were molded cause paradoxes and ambiguities in the way we philosophize. It is then necessary to do pagtatahip (to winnow, as a way of nuancing) for a Filipino Philosophy. This is evident in the philosophical elucidation in the concept of loob by Fr. Alejo In this kind of nuancing, it is evident that Filipino concepts are not outrightly contradictory and not just deliberate acceptance of contradictories. The concept winnowed allows constructing a liberating Philosophy appropriate for a Filipino Philosophy.

Teksto Ni Danton Remoto Bilang Kontra-Diskurso Laban Sa Homopobikong Kamalayan, Marielle Clave Gidalanga

Mabini Review

Danton Remoto is known as one of the prominent writers who greatly contributed to Philippine gay literature. His texts may be considered as effective instruments for challenging and dismantling repressive homophobic consciousness that has been deeply rooted in our culture and society. Thus, selected texts by Remoto were examined as gay literature and as counter-discourse that presents metanarratives vis-à-vis the condemnation of prevailing homophobic consciousness in the Philippines. Using thematic and close reading approach in 16 selected essays from his three collections – Buhay Bading (2004), Rampa: Mga Sanaysay (2008) and Bright, Catholic, and – Gay (2011), four counter-discursive strategies …

Limit Of Labels: Examining The ‘Masc’ And ‘Femme’ Labels In Wlw Relationships Through Judith Butler’S Theory Of Performativityauthors, Nikky Garo

Mabini Review

Judith Butler’s theory of performativity emphasizes the idea that gender is constructed through a series of repeated acts. Within this framework, labels such as ‘masc’ and ‘femme’ can play a role in shaping gender identity and expression, especially in womenloving- women (WLW) relationships. Even though queerness is famously understood as a space for challenging gender norms, and WLW relationships to that extension should be a site for gender fluidity, the use of these labels in WLW relationships can reinforce patriarchal structures by replicating binary gender expressions. The act of labeling oneself or one’s partner as ‘masc’ or ‘femme’ is evidence …

Self-Surrendering Love: Initial Musings On Karuna And Caritas, Wesley Kim Soguilon

Mabini Review

he paper explores and exposes the connections between the Buddhist virtue Karuna and the Christian virtue Caritas. Employing a text-based analysis approach, the paper argues that both Karuna and Caritas have intersections, though their origins and inherent development in each religious tradition differ. After the exploration and exposition, it is found out that both virtues may be considered expressions of self-surrendering love whereby a faithful person sets aside oneself for the greater or common good, much more the good of the other. This is exemplified by the Bodhisattvas and the Saints, two interesting religious figures in Buddhism and Christianity, respectively.

Anatomiya Ng Recto University: Ang Pagsasaespasyo Ng Produksyong Paggawa Sa Industriya Ng Document Forgery, Mary Joy Parajas

Mabini Review

This paper examines the anatomy of the so-called “Recto University,” the informal and illegal industry of document forgery thriving along Recto Avenue in Manila. Using Henri Lefebvre’s Production of Space and his Spatial Triad spatial practice, conceived space, and lived space—the study analyzes how this space is produced, utilized, and imbued with meaning. It describes the dynamic operations among runners, masters, operators, clients, and even government actors to reveal the tensions between formal and informal, legal and illegal spaces. The paper further illustrates how Recto University emerges as a mechanism for survival amid limited economic opportunities and within a system …

Agustin Martin Rodriguez. Mula Bayang Sawi Hanggang Lupang Hinirang: Ang Pag-Uunawa Ng Pilipino Sa Pilipinas, Nathanael Navarro

Mabini Review

In Agustin Martin Rodrguez's book entitled "Mula Bayang Sawi Hanggang lupang Hinirang: Ang Pag-uunawa ng Pilipino sa Pilipinas," he continued his philosophical project that discusses the different rationalities in a society. However, in this book, Rodriguez's enrichment of the discourse regarding the inequitable and unequal enjoyment of development took on a more historical bent. Drawing from different periods in Philippine history, Rodriguez demonstrated how the pursuit of freedom and justice is not just an abstract issue, but are concepts that permeate many dimensions of the Filipinos and the hardships and oppressions they endure. Although the lack of philosophical analysis in …

Proactive Resilience Enhancement Through Optimal Allocation Of Fast Voltage Support Devices Under Critical Multi-Bus Contingencies, Sunday O. Adetona, Habib A. Adetona, Adeola O. Balogun, Frank N. Okafor, Samson A. Alayande

Engineering and Technology Journal

In this paper, a two-stage optimization scheme of proactive resilience of the transmission system to severe multi-bus contingencies is developed. A hybrid PSO-GSA-Quantum metaheuristic is used to find the 4-bus reactive fault clusters in the IEEE 118-bus system in stage 1. The cluster identified with the performance index (PI) of 1.8875 × 10³ has the 91.6th percentile of 10000 random Monte Carlo samples and 1.78 times worse than the worst N-1 contingency. The results of the Monte Carlo analysis indicate that the PI distribution is essentially bimodal (skewness = 0.5188, kurtosis = 3.2394) and the distribution is concentrated around …

Experimental And Ai-Based Simulation Study Of Photovoltaic Thermal Collector With Cooling Techniques Integrated Into A Hybrid Solar Chimney, Ayat Ahmed, Khalid F. Sultan

Engineering and Technology Journal

As a result of increasing demands of efficient renewable energy systems as well as the hazards posed by high operating temperatures of the photovoltaic modules, advanced cooling and heat recovery solutions are now necessary. The paper involves an experimental and AI-filed research on a solar collector (photovoltaic/thermal, PV/T) with a combination of a hybrid solar chimney (HSC) to improve the electrical and thermal efficiency in hot climatic conditions, under hot weather conditions. The system was examined using three cooling configurations: air cooling, water cooling, and combined bi-fluid cooling. Energy balance equations were developed to evaluate electrical and thermal efficiencies, and …

Evaluation Of Optimized Mechanical Properties Of Gum-Arabic/Powdered Pentaclethra Macrophylla Pod Brake Pad Composite., I. C. C. Iloabachie, A. M. Nwankwo

Engineering and Technology Journal

The mechanical properties of brake pad composites produced from powdered Pentaclethra macrophylla pod reinforced with gum Arabic resin were investigated. The pods were cleaned, air-dried, oven-dried at 110 °C to constant weight, pulverized, and sieved, after which a portion was carbonized at 950 °C. Composite formulation was carried out using a pre-impregnation technique, with the reinforcement content varied from 10 to 50 wt% at 10 wt% intervals, while other constituents were maintained constant. The composites were molded in a hot platen press using a 50 mm × 50 mm × 8 mm mold at 180 °C, a pressure of 15 …

``Comparative Study On Photo-Thermal Conversion Characteristics Of Selective Coatings Under Nir-Dominated Artificial Irradiation'', Saleh K. Jabur, Ahmed A. Al-Tabbakh, Layth Al-Gebory

Engineering and Technology Journal

This study reports an investigation of the photo-thermal conversion performance of nickel-reinforced composite coatings prepared from commercially available black paints under controlled artificial NIR-Dominated halogen irradiation source. Two coating matrices were employed: the first is a modified silicone resin with black manganese ferrite and chromite black, the second is acrylic resin containing carbon black (PBK7) coating. Both coatings were combined with nickel microparticles. The coatings were characterized using scanning electron microscope, electron energy dispersive spectrometer, and UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy measurement to investigate their structural, morphological, compositional and optical properties. The Photo-thermal conversion performance was evaluated under irradiation from a tungsten-halogen lamp …

Effects Of Types And Amount Of Organic Matter On The Engineering Properties Of Soil, Afaq H. Malleh, Mohammed Y. Fattah, Hussein H. Karim

Engineering and Technology Journal

Organic soils exhibit highly variable geotechnical behavior due to differences in the type, content, and decomposition state of organic matter, which are often inadequately distinguished in engineering practice. This study investigates the influence of organic matter origin on soil behavior through a comparative analysis of sapric organic soils and sewage sludge soil tested under identical one-dimensional consolidation conditions. Laboratory tests included physical characterization, standard consolidation tests under vertical stresses of 200 kPa and 800 kPa, post-consolidation organic matter measurements, and microstructural analyses using SEM–EDS and XRD. The results show that increasing sapric organic matter content from 23% to 35% led …

A Systematic Review Of Mathematical Interpretations Of The Weton Marriage Tradition Within Islamic Cultural Contexts, Ratna Damayanti, Surya Sari Faradiba

Jurnal Pendidikan Sains

This study is grounded in the limited integration of mathematics, culture, and religion within academic discussions of local traditions, particularly the weton marriage calculation practice. It aims to explore the mathematical concepts embedded in weton calculations and to analyse these practices from an Islamic law perspective within an interdisciplinary framework. The study employs a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method following the six-stage PRISMA 2020 protocol, including the formulation of research questions, development of a search strategy, application of inclusion and exclusion criteria, study selection, quality assessment, and thematic synthesis. Data were collected from Google Scholar and Garuda using the keywords …

Preferences For Mathematics And Science Education Majors Among Senior High School Students In Bataan, Zydrick L. Avelino

Jurnal Pendidikan Sains

This study examines the factors influencing Senior High School students’ preferences for Bachelor of Secondary Education (BSEd) majors in Bagac and Morong, Bataan, with particular focus on the low interest in Mathematics and Science specializations despite increasing demand for STEM educators. Using a descriptive quantitative design, data were collected from 369 students through a structured survey and analyzed using frequency and percentage distributions. The results reveal a strong preference for non-STEM majors, with Social Studies (42.12%) and English (35.04%) dominating, while Science (15.43%) and Mathematics (7.395%) received significantly lower interest. Personal interest emerged as the primary determinant (58.8%), followed by …

Peran Hukum Udara Dalam Pengaturan Dan Pengembangan Industri Pesawat Udara Di Indonesia+, Mieke Komar Kantaatmadja, S.H., M.C.L., C.N.

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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Father Of The Bride: Shakespeare's Daughter Issues Played Out, Allison G. Lincicome

Global Tides

Shakespeare, throughout the majority of his plays, fixated on the relationship and expectation of obedience between fathers and daughters. Given the prevalence of his works in children’s media and secondary public education, recognizing the moral messaging of his works can help those who interact with his work better interpret and share this popular media in proper context. This essay analyzes three of Shakespeare’s plays, conduct literature from early modern England, and historical documents referencing Shakespeare’s own relationship to his daughters. These sources in conversation paint a more comprehensive picture of the expected behavior of daughters during Shakespeare’s time, and the …

Historic Shrouds: A New Voice For Shakespearean Women, Ashleigh E. Weinstock

Global Tides

This article presents, and seeks to remedy, the argument that Shakespeare’s female characters are deprived of equal representation as complex humans through narrative gaps, action relegated to offstage scenes, and reduced opportunities for direct-to-audience speech, mirroring the social hierarchies of early modern gender, which continue to be reflected in modern society.

While this critique is not new, this essay argues that the criticism of these theatrical inequalities is insufficient to remedy their harms. Instead, this author proposes a performance-based, generative model of restorative justice termed the Historic Shroud, which seeks to give voice to sidelined female characters by placing …

Cover And Foreword, Nancy Hoalst Pullen, Mark W. Patterson

The Geographical Bulletin

Cover and Foreword

Volume 66-2, November 2025, Nancy Hoalst Pullen, Mark W. Patterson

The Geographical Bulletin

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Quantifying Potential Spatial Accessibility To Adult American Sign Language Classes In Los Angeles County, Caroline R. Baumann

The Geographical Bulletin

This research examines potential spatial accessibility of adult American Sign Language (ASL) learning opportunities in Los Angeles County, California (USA). Over 90% of all deaf children are born to hearing parents, who typically do not know sign language. Research has shown that deaf children whose parents learn sign language tend to have better outcomes than those who do not. Thus, adult accessibility to sign language classes is crucial for the success of deaf children. The Two-Step Floating Catchment Area (2SFCA) method was used to calculate a provider-to-population ratio using network analysis and aggregate these ratios within population catchment areas. The …

Dune And Geographic Perceptions Of Today’S Artifical Intellisence Revolution, Seth T. Kannarr

The Geographical Bulletin

Today we are in the midst of an artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. As generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini become increasingly available and accessible for more people to use, so does the growing concern for the ethics of their use and future consequences of this technology by geographers and the general public. By taking a look into the universe of Dune, a science fiction work that operates in a future world without AI “thinking machines”, we can gain insight into public perception and rising fear mongering regarding AI tools. As we proceed as a society, we …

Rethinking Poverty Indices: Unveiling The Unseen Realities Of India, Soumyabrata Mondal, Anand Prasad Mishra

The Geographical Bulletin

This article critically assesses India’s recent claims of rapid poverty reduction by examining the methodological, political, and data-related foundations of the Niti Aayog Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). It scrutinises key methodological choices such as indicator selection, weighting structures, and the dependence on NFHS (National Family Health Survey) data which only partially reflect the socioeconomic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on debates surrounding the Alkire–Foster framework, the essay highlights how modifications to the MPI such as the inclusion of widely achieved indicators and the exclusion of consumption expenditure may underestimate deprivation and produce overly optimistic trends. It argues that …

Prairie, Nature, Innovation: Midwest Identity Represented In State Quarters, Kady Nolte, Gillian Acheson

The Geographical Bulletin

The US Commemorative Quarter Program, begun in 1999, was wildly popular with millions of people collecting the coins. Fifty new designs were introduced for the quarter’s reverse that intended to represent each state’s unique history and identity. These coins are a piece of material culture that can be studied to understand how they represent place identity, specifically state and regional identity in the US Midwest. In this study, quarters were examined using content analysis to understand how each design represented its state. Coins were studied individually and then wholistically to identify commonalities shared within the Midwest. Three themes were identified …

Project Chimaera: Morphing Wing Technology, Evan Meyer, Joshua Shuster, Eric Rodarte, Jackson G. Schuler, Miguel A. Delgado

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

Project Chimaera seeks to advance aerodynamic design through the development of a morphing wing system that can alter its geometry to improve aerodynamic performance, efficiency during flight, and is capable of adapting to multiple flight regimes—subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic. Through the integration of a tessellated tetrahedron truss structure with horizontal and vertical members comprising of linear actuators, the wing can alter its geometry and create large-scale, localized deformations. The linear actuators allow the wing to alter its twist, sweep, dihedral, and airfoil profile to optimize aerodynamic performance across varying speeds. The project includes the design and fabrication of a prototype …

Workplace Strain And Musculoskeletal Health In Nurses, Abriella Smith

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

Musculoskeletal disorders are common among healthcare professionals due to repetitive movement, prolonged standing, and physically demanding work environments. In nursing, these challenges are intensified by psychosocial stressors such as staffing shortages, role ambiguity, and increased cognitive workload. Ergonomic assessments using the Hand Threshold Limit Value (TLV) and Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) revealed significant strain associated with patient transport, CPR, and extended administrative duties. The resulting discomfort contributes to chronic pain, fatigue, and decreased focus, which can impair overall job performance and long-term health. Implementing ergonomic interventions along with regular rest breaks and task rotation can alleviate physical strain, enhance …

Analysis Of Northward Solar Wind High-Energy Plasma Jets In Earth's Magnetosphere, Amelia Koth

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

High-energy plasma jets form when the supersonic solar wind decelerates to subsonic speeds at Earth’s bow shock, producing a turbulent region known as the magnetosheath. Occasionally, the solar wind retains its supersonic nature and penetrates deeper into this region, which generates transient, high-velocity plasma jets directed toward Earth. These jets carry their own magnetic fields, which can interact with Earth’s field, drive magnetic reconnection, and potentially initiate substorms that lead to auroral activity. The NOVA (Northward-Oriented Velocity Analysis of High-Energy Plasma Jets in Earth’s Magnetosphere) study investigates specific jet events that occur during northward interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) conditions. Conducted …

Modeling The Gravitation Field Of M85 Using Newtonian Physics And 3d Vector Fields In Matlab, Jeffery Smothermon, Jose Murphy, Allen Perry, Jamie Shore, Caden Mosteller, Jose Pons

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

This project explores the gravitational field of the supermassive blackhole M87, using multivariable calculus and Newtonian physics. The gravitational field is treated as a three-dimensional gravitational field vector, derived from Newton’s universal law of gravitation, assuming the black hole as a point mass: g(x,y,z)=-∇Φ=G*M*(R/|R|^3) Where G is the gravitational constant, M is the mass of the black hole, and R is the radial vector from a particle to the center of the black hole. To overcome the inaccuracy of Newtonian Gravitation of black holes, the Schwarzschild radius is implemented to omit parts of the blackhole that are past the event …

Modeling The Dynamical Behavior Of Near-Earth Dust Using Simulated Fraunhofer Line Observations, Henry Sanders

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

Understanding how asteroidal and cometary debris evolves and travels through the inner Solar System is critical for predicting impact risks and maintaining the safety of orbital infrastructure. Particles of all sizes and sources pose significant hazards to satellites operating in near-Earth and cislunar space. As such, modeling and analyzing how small asteroidal and cometary particles evolve over time under the influence of gravitational and non-gravitational perturbations is key to ascertaining this threat. Building upon previous Studies (e.g., Reynolds et al., 2004), we investigate and model the dynamical behavior of debris particles within the inner Solar System for comparison to observations …

Systemic Dehumanization In The Dprk: A Human Security Analysis, Aleksandria Pavlenko

Student Research Symposium (SRS)

This paper examines personal security in North Korea, or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The case of DPRK shows how individual safety, dignity, and freedom are jeopardized in one of the most oppressive and militarized regimes of the world. Informed by scholarship, this case study shows how the oppressive tools of control, namely the system of ideological dominance, the caste-like songbun hierarchy, and the ubiquitous surveillance system, systematically dehumanize the population of North Korea. For the most part, the DPRK regime of control is an instance of structural violence, which uses psychological and emotional means of manipulation to …

The Exploration Of Black Women Leaders In Rural Community Colleges, Tiara D. Howard

Knowledge and Creativity Expo

The Exploration of Black Women Leaders in Rural Community Colleges

Abstract: Black women have a hunger for education and self-sufficiency. Among Black students in higher education, women are more likely than men to earn degrees: Black women obtain 64.1% of bachelor’s degrees, 71.5% of master’s degrees, and 65.9% of doctoral, medical, and dental degrees (AAUW, n.d.). Yet despite this drive, dedication, and ambition, there remains a scarcity of Black women leaders in rural areas, particularly in community colleges. And when a successful Black woman does rise to a position of influence, there isn't a blueprint or road map for others …