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Multilateralism In Climate Change Negotiations: Progress, Pitfalls, And Prospects, Peter Njenga, Cecilia Kinuthia-Njenga

New England Journal of Public Policy

This article examines the evolving dynamics of multilateral climate governance in the context of growing disaffection with the slow pace of negotiations. It identifies two emerging responses: renewed efforts to reinforce established multilateral frameworks and growing support for alternative governance models shaped by contemporary geopolitical realignments. At the center of this evolution is an incipient form of neo-multilateralism that is fragmented and unsettled, yet reflects shifting global power configurations. The analysis focuses on three core challenges: the implications of rising multipolarity, the declining efficacy of multilateral institutions in managing divergent interests, and enduring tensions embedded in the principles of sovereign …

The Use Of Science In Climate Governance: Bridging Diplomacy, Public Engagement, And Negotiation Interfaces, Janice Golding

New England Journal of Public Policy

Climate science appears to have come of age, marked by methodological rigor, interdisciplinary integration, and broad consensus. Negotiators in climate multilateralism navigate a complex terrain shaped by politics, economics, and social dynamics, where science may be treated as an insouciant factor in negotiation strategies. As climate change intensifies beyond the 1.5°C threshold, there is a growing risk that science will become even more marginalized in global governance. This could drown out the scientific authority of mandated institutions and create a disconnect between negotiation processes and the evolving role of science, undermining science’s potential to offer renewed relevance and solutions. Urgent …

How Warm-Versus Competent-Toned Ai Apologies Affect Trust And Forgiveness Through Emotions And Perceived Sincerity, Joon Soo Lim, Erika Schneider

Media Studies - All Scholarship

As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) becomes more integrated into corporate communication, its role in crisis messaging raises critical questions about audience perception and trust. Drawing on theories of machine heuristics, this study explores how relational cues in AI-authored crisis apologies shape emotional and cognitive responses that ultimately influence trust and forgiveness. A 3 (authorship attribution: AI vs. human vs. control) x 2 (relational tone: warmth vs. competence) between-subjects factorial design with 464 participants was conducted to assess if and how incorporating a warm tone into AI-generated apologies can help overcome AI’s inherent limitations associated with machine heuristics. Results show that …

Beyond The Budget: Financial Literacy In Tyler, Tx, Manuel Reyes-Loya, Cecilia Cuellar, Sara Maldonado

Hibbs Brief

In this issue of the Hibbs Brief, the importance of financial literacy in Tyler, Texas is explored as a key factor influencing household decision-making and community resilience. The brief discusses how gaps in financial knowledge and access — including budgeting, saving, borrowing, and digital financial tools — affect people's ability to build stability, with lower financial literacy linked to higher debt and limited opportunities for long‑term financial success. It emphasizes the need for expanded financial education and resources to strengthen individual financial capability and support regional economic well-being.

The Myth Of Mark-To-Market Trader Taxation, Misunderstood, Misused, And Remedied, Simyllina Chen

University of the Pacific Law Review

No abstract provided.

Overview Of Obbba Tax Provisions For Individuals And Tax Form Implementation, Michelle S. Freeman, Health Mcconnell

Faculty Open Access Works

Excerpt:  

Legislation H.R. 1, P.L. 119-21, better known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), was signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, 2025. In some respects, this bill is a “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2.0” since it extends or permanently renews certain provisions from the original Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that were set to expire at the end of 2025. This article will address some highlights of the OBBBA and give a brief overview of the IRS’ first draft of some of the tax forms necessary for the bill’s implementation [...]

Vatican Kiseki Chousakan As Philosophy Of Religion: The Intersections Of Faith, Science, And Philosophy In An Anime Adaptation, Carl Jayson D. Hernandez

Philosophy Department Faculty Publications

Ideas concerning religion are often communicated through popular media, such as anime. One of the anime adaptations that explicitly engages the intersections of religion, science, and philosophy is Vatican Kiseki Chousakan. This anime adaptation centers on a special unit from the Vatican that verifies miraculous phenomena worldwide. In this study, I reflect on how the anime representation communicates religious ideas about miracles, prophecies, and other spiritual matters to its viewers. This critical reflection reveals how anime promotes a philosophical view centered on the complementary relationship between religion and science. With these in mind, this study proceeds as follows. The first …

Integrating Goal-Setting Into An Urban Community College Developmental Mathematics Course: A Multi-Perspective Learning Experience, Tamie S. Dickson

Education Doctorate Dissertations

Developmental mathematics (DM) students often encounter systemic and contextual obstacles in higher education. Low self-efficacy, math anxiety, multiple external demands, and pervasive gaps in prerequisite knowledge can all undermine the strategic behaviors needed to manage the academic environment independently. Although DM reforms are widely researched, the literature lacks a firsthand perspective on the daily processes students apply as they assume control over their learning. This qualitative action research study investigated the integration of intentional goal-setting into a recently redesigned one-level pilot DM course at an open-access, urban community college. The practitioner-researcher created the PATHway framework—rooted in Zimmerman’s (2000) three-phase Self-Regulated …

New Onset Of Comorbidities In People With Epilepsy In A National Healthcare Claims Database., Edward Faught, Emily Klatte, Clarence T Wade, Sean Stern, Wesley T Kerr

Neuroscience Articles

PURPOSE: This study evaluated the rate of new occurrence of select comorbidities in adults after events of uncontrolled epilepsy versus controlled epilepsy.

METHODS: The HealthVerity Marketplace Inovalon healthcare claims database was used. Adults (≥18 years) with an epilepsy diagnosis (ICD-10-CM G40*) prescribed at least one antiseizure medication (ASM) between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2021, were included. Patients were categorized as having either a first-filled or third-filled ASM. The first ASM filled was defined as no ASMs filled for at least 1 year of enrollment. Uncontrolled epilepsy events within 1 year of new ASM initiation were: seizure-related inpatient or …

Stump The Professor: A Classroom Game To Model Metacognition And Normalize Mistakes In Biology Education, Khayriyyah Mohd Hanafiah, Jonathan I. Millen

Biology Faculty/Staff Publications

Autonomy, competence, and relatedness are key elements under the self-determination theory (SDT) for student motivation in learning. Stump the Professor (STP) is a low-prep activity designed to model metacognition, normalize the experience of being incorrect, and encourage student participation in undergraduate biology classrooms. By empowering students to generate their own questions, STP promotes autonomy and gives students agency to shape classroom dialog. Observing the instructor verbally reason through uncertainty highlights strategies of problem-solving which model metacognition and competence. Normalizing mistakes within a supportive, low-stakes environment fosters relatedness as students perceive the classroom as a collaborative and psychologically safe place. In …

The Scoop, Vol. 12 Issue 8, November 2025, Health Sciences Library

Volume 12

Latest news and updates from the Health Sciences Library in our monthly newsletter for November 2025. Please see page 2 for a text-only version of this issue!

Identity, Cultural Frameworks, And Belongingness Among Emerging Adults In The Uae, Mohammad Almalik, Alaa Itani, Brien Ashdown, Haneen Maree, Neda Fadavi

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

Emerging adulthood (EA) is characterized as a developmental stage that entails both uncertainty and identity development. However, the experience of EAs varies based on the culture they come from and how much their culture allows flexibility for identity exploration. Our study explores the interplay between cultural frameworks, identity, and non-belonging among a sample of EAs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which presents an interesting case due to its rich multicultural society, with often conflicting cultural expectations. Using qualitative data from 255 culturally diverse participants aged 18-24 (M = 19.53, SD = 1.43), of whom 166 were women (65.1%) and …

Editorial Introduction: Governing Through Attention, Collaboration, Learning, And Participation, Geoboo Song, Gwen Arnold, Melissa K. Merry, Saba N. Siddiki, Holly L. Peterson, Creed Tumlison, Eric Button, Benjamin Galloway, Camille Gilmore, Erica Ivins, Rinjisha Roy, Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, Ryan Ramaker, Rachel Britton, Isaac Owusu

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

State Courts, Public Opinion, And The Changing Abortion Landscape After Dobbs, Anna Gunderson, Chesani Askew, Jeong Hyun Kim, Nichole Bauer

Faculty Publications

The June 24, 2022 Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization represented a seismic shift in abortion policy in the United States. Since then, state courts have begun playing an integral role in expanding or restricting abortion access in their jurisdictions. What do these cases look like and how does the public respond to court decisions that are pro- or anti-abortion? We collect original data on state court abortion cases post-Dobbs and field two survey experiments pre- and post-Dobbs to investigate these questions. We find state courts have expanded their scope in abortion policy and that pro-abortion …

Molecular Motion–Structure–Property Correlation In A Polymorphic Aiegen With Mechanochromic And Piezoelectric Functions, Changyong (Chase) Cao

Faculty Scholarship

Establishing direct correlations between molecular motion, crystal structure, and macroscopic properties is essential for designing responsive functional materials. Herein, we report a malononitrile-based aggregation-induced emission luminogen (AIEgen), TPA-CN, that crystallizes into multiple polymorphs exhibiting distinct optoelectronic behaviors. In dilute solution, TPA-CN exhibits excitation-dependent emission spanning from sky blue to red under irradiation from 375 to 425 nm, arising from conformational flexibility and multiple excited-state transitions. In the solid state, subtle differences in crystal packing—governed by torsional angles and intermolecular interactions that modulate dipole moments—lead to pronounced variations in luminescence color and piezoelectric response. Mechanical grinding induces mechanochromic emission shifts without …

J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society Research Grants: What Is The Return On Invesments, Lancelot Benn, Susan Stephens, Mark Ehioghae, Rishi Balkissoon, Brendan A. Williams, Shaina Lipa, David N. Bernstein, Gbolabo Sokunbi, Barrett I. Woods, Wakenda Tyler, Jaysson Brooks, Randall C. Morgan, Kwadwo Owusu-Akyaw, Wayne Johnson, Eric Carson, George V. Russell, Addisu Mesfin

Rothman Institute Papers

INTRODUCTION: The J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society (JRGOS) aims to increase diversity in orthopaedic surgery and promote high-quality musculoskeletal care for all. Through targeted research funding, JRGOS supports projects aligned with its mission. Despite awarding over $300,000 in research grants since 2011, the return on investment (ROI) of this program has not been analyzed. This study evaluates the ROI of JRGOS research grants from 2011 to 2023.

METHODS: We conducted a retrospective review of all JRGOS research grants awarded between 2011 and 2023. Data included recipient demographics, grant titles, award year, institution, and amount. PubMed and Google Scholar were used …

Modern Significance And Development Trends In The Production Of Vegetable Oils, Umidjon Ruziev, F.O. Qosimov, M.K. Shodiev

Chemical Technology, Control and Management

This article provides a comprehensive analytical review of the current state of the global vegetable oil production market. It describes the diversity of raw materials supplied, which includes both traditional and emerging fat sources. The paper also describes the technological stages of production, emphasizing modern innovations that contribute to more efficient, high-quality, and safe production. The article also covers global trends by comparing production dynamics between countries, highlighting regions with the highest rates of production growth and explaining the reasons for their competitive advantages. Particular attention is paid to environmental and socio-economic aspects, including sustainable land use, certification, carbon footprint, …

Different Brain Network Connectomic Relationships Subserve Hand Dexterity During Task Versus Resting States In People With Brain Tumors, Timothy F. Boerger, Leon Taquet, Kaitlin Goetschel, Sarah Young, Jennifer Connelly, Jeffrey R. Binder, Brian Schmit, Max O. Krucoff

Biomedical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to explore different brain network connectomic relationships subserving hand dexterity in patients with contrast-enhancing brain tumors during task and resting states.

Method

We measured hand dexterity, resting state functional connectivity, and task-based functional connectivity in 21 participants with newly diagnosed brain tumors. Hand dexterity was measured using the 9-hole peg test (9HPT), and patient-reported outcomes were assessed with the Duroz Hand Index (DHI).

Findings

We discovered the following: (1) The inability to complete dexterous tasks is most associated with low somatomotor-basal ganglia network connectivity during rest but high somatomotor-basal ganglia network connectivity during …

Environmental Regulations And The Exploitation Of Deep Seabed Minerals : A New Era For The“Mining Code” Of The International Seabed Authority (Isa)?, Mikyla D'Antoinette Frederick-Winter

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Governance In Nigeria’S Extended Continental Shelf : Implications For Domestic Regulation, Mark Terver Mailumo

World Maritime University Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Intelligent Real-Time Flotation Froth Stability Monitoring Using Embedded Computer Vision: Lead (Pb) Processing Case Study, Ahmed Bendaouia, Taha Ismaili, Ismail Najib, Oussama Hasidi, Intissar Benzakour, Jianzhi Li, El Hassan Abdelwahed

Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering Faculty Publications

Froth stability in flotation refers to the ability of the froth layer to remain intact and avoid collapsing during the flotation process. A stable froth layer is crucial to maximizing mineral recovery and ensuring the efficient operation of flotation cells. Several factors influence the stability of the froth, including the depth of the froth, the crowding, the size of the bubbles, and the rate of movement of the froth. In this study, our main objective is to analyze and evaluate froth stability in real time, since it plays a critical role in process optimization for flotation-based mineral processing. We propose …

Explainable Sentiment Analysis With Deepseek-R1: Performance, Efficiency, And Few-Shot Learning, Donghao Huang, Zhaoxia Wang

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Large language models (LLMs) have transformed sentiment analysis, yet balancing accuracy, efficiency, and explainability remains a critical challenge. This study presents the first comprehensive evaluation of DeepSeek-R1—an open-source reasoning model—against OpenAI’s GPT-4o and GPT-4o-mini. We test the full 671B model and its distilled variants, systematically documenting few-shot learning curves. Our experiments show DeepSeek-R1 achieves a 91.39% F1 score on 5-class sentiment and 99.31% accuracy on binary tasks with just 5 shots, an eightfold improvement in few-shot efficiency over GPT-4o. Architecture-specific distillation effects emerge, where a 32B Qwen2.5-based model outperforms the 70B Llama-based variant by 6.69 percentage points. While its reasoning …

Assessment Of E-Waste Management Policies And Practices: Cases Of Philippine State Universities And Colleges’ (Suc’S) Lifecycle Extension Of Computers, Lance Dolph S. Malsi, Diana Marie R. De Silva, Alan Marco S. Mercado, Haerold Dean Z. Layaoen

Journal Article

Rapid technological advancements have resulted in the production of more energy and resource- intensive equipment, leading to premature obsolescence and increased e-waste generation. Philippine SUCs face growing e-waste challenges due to digital transformation and blended learning activities, while operating under outdated regulatory frameworks. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of existing e-waste management policies and practices in Philippine SUCs, specifically on computer circularity and lifecycle extension through a qualitative multiple case study of SUCs e-waste management practices compared against global trends and literature on circular economy principles. The results of the study reveal the key challenges SUCs face on …

Agility Evaluation On The Small Value Item Procurement Process Of The Department Of Education Division Of Davao Del Sur, Philippines, Save Mart E. Mondejar, Haerold Dean Z. Layaoen, Gabriel John L. De Leon, Julius Angelo D.J. Galang

Journal Article

Public procurement in the Philippines is primarily guided by Republic Act 9184 or the Government Procurement Act. In the Department of Education Division of Davao del Sur (DepEd Davao del Sur), procurement can be classified under big and small value item procurement. However, small value item procurement (SVP) projects in DepEd Davao del Sur experienced persistent delays in 2021 and 2022. In addition, gaps in the documentation and archiving system constrained the availability of reliable procurement data. To address this, the fuzzy agility evaluation method (FAEM) was utilized within a limited timeframe to determine the level of procurement agility and …

Does Generative Ai Facilitate Investor Trading? Early Evidence From Chatgpt Outages, Qiang Cheng, Pengkai Lin, Yue Zhao

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

In this paper, we use ChatGPT outages to provide early evidence on whether investors rely on generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to perform professional tasks and the associated impact on stock price informativeness. We document a significant decline in stock trading volume during ChatGPT outages. The effect is stronger for firms with corporate news released immediately before or during the outages and for firms with higher ownership held by transient institutional investors. We then document declines in short-run price impact and return variance during the outage periods, consistent with reduced informed trading. Lastly, we document a positive effect of GenAI-assisted trading …

Discussion Of "Csr And Negative Corporate Events: The Moderating Role Of Managerial Overconfidence", Hye Sun Chang

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) refers to the notion that firms are accountable not only to shareholders but also to a broader set of stakeholders including customers, employees, creditors, and the communities in which they operate. Although CSR has long been part of corporate discourse, its prominence has grown with the rise of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns. Today’s consumers and stakeholders are increasingly attentive to issues such as climate change, economic inequality, labor rights, and social justice, prompting firms to align their strategies with evolving societal expectations. Building on this increasingly salient backdrop, Chu et al. (2026), hereafter CCT, …

Myeov Is A Novel Marker Of Differentiated Corneal Epithelium, Yoshiko Fukuda, Chao Zhang, Bruce R. Ksander, Vickie Y. Jo, Christine G. Lian, George F. Murphy, Markus H. Frank, Natasha Y. Frank, Yuzuru Sasamoto

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Purpose. Myeloma overexpressed gene (MYEOV) was initially identified as a gene amplified in several malignancies and was found to promote cell proliferation and metastasis. Our previous comparative RNA sequencing and epigenetic analyses revealed high MYEOV levels in differentiated corneal epithelial cells and showed that TET2 epigenetically regulated MYEOV expression. In the current study, we aimed to further characterize the expression and regulation of MYEOV in the human ocular surface. Methods. MYEOV expression was examined by immunostaining of the human corneas and by analysis of the publicly available single-cell RNA sequencing data. Gene knockdown (KD) of MYEOV and the regulators of …

Chain Of Strategy Optimization Makes Large Language Models Better Emotional Supporter, Weixiang Zhao, Xingyu Sui, Xinyang Han, Yang Deng, Yulin Hu, Jiahe Guo, Libo Qin, Qianyun Du, Shijin Wang, Yanyan Zhao, Bing Qin, Ting Liu

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

The growing emotional stress in modern society has increased the demand for Emotional Support Conversations (ESC). While Large Language Models (LLMs) show promise for ESC, they face two key challenges: (1) low strategy selection accuracy, and (2) preference bias, limiting their adaptability to users’ emotional needs. Existing supervised fine-tuning (SFT) struggles to address these issues, as it rigidly trains models on single gold-standard responses without modeling nuanced strategy trade-offs. To overcome these limitations, we propose a novel two-stage framework that optimizes strategy selection preferences at each dialogue turn. We first leverage Monte Carlo Tree Search to construct ESC-Pro, a high-quality …

Context-Aware Hierarchical Taxonomy Generation For Scientific Papers Via Llm-Guided Multi-Aspect Clustering, Kun Zhu, Lizi Liao, Yuxuan Gu, Lei Huang, Xiaocheng Feng, Bing Qin

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

The rapid growth of scientific literature demands efficient methods to organize and synthesize research findings. Existing taxonomy construction methods, leveraging unsupervised clustering or direct prompting of large language models (LLMs), often lack coherence and granularity. We propose a novel context-aware hierarchical taxonomy generation framework that integrates LLM-guided multi-aspect encoding with dynamic clustering. Our method leverages LLMs to identify key aspects of each paper (e.g., methodology, dataset, evaluation) and generates aspect-specific paper summaries, which are then encoded and clustered along each aspect to form a coherent hierarchy. In addition, we introduce a new evaluation benchmark of 156 expert-crafted taxonomies encompassing 11.6k …

Security Modelling For Cyber-Physical Systems: A Systematic Literature Review, Shao Fei Huang, Christopher M. Poskitt, Lwin Khin Shar

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

Cyber-physical systems are at the intersection of digital technology and engineering domains, rendering them high-value targets of sophisticated and well-funded cybersecurity threat actors. Prominent cybersecurity attacks on CPS have brought attention to the vulnerability of these systems and the inherent weaknesses of critical infrastructure reliant on them. Security modelling for CPS is an important mechanism to systematically identify and assess vulnerabilities, threats, and risks throughout system life cycles, and to ultimately ensure system resilience, safety, and reliability. This survey delves into state-of-the-art research on CPS security modelling, encompassing both threat and attack modelling. While these terms are sometimes used interchangeably, …