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Who Gets To Reap What They Sow? Addressing The Exclusion Of Undocumented Immigrants From Income Tax Benefits And Designing A Solution, Gabriela Amaral

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The note argues that undocumented immigrants significantly contribute to the U.S. tax system, including Social Security, but are disproportionately excluded from receiving benefits, raising concerns about economic fairness and equal protection under the law. It advocates for a more inclusive policy, particularly through work authorization, to address this inequity.

Annotated Legal Bibliography

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

No abstract provided.

Dipl 4193 Na Eastern European And Post-Soviet Politics, Margarita M. Balmaceda Phd

Diplomacy Syllabi

This course provides a systematic introduction to the main issues in Soviet, post-Soviet and post Soviet-Bloc politics. Some of the topics to be considered are the following: (1) the legacy of Soviet nationality policies and the Soviet planned economy system on the creation and development of new political systems in the former Soviet republics after 1991; (2) the political and economic diversity which emerged within the ‘Soviet Bloc” starting in the 1950’s, and its effects on the development of new political systems after the fall of Communism; (3) the causes and consequences of ethnic conflicts in some of the countries …

Dipl 4115 Na Cross Cultural Negotiation And Conflict Management, Zheng Wang Phd

Diplomacy Syllabi

There is no time in history when the need for cross-cultural competence has been more critical. The ability to negotiate and manage conflicts across cultures is no longer an optional skill set in the worlds of international business and diplomacy. This course, built on cases, interactive exercises and theoretical frameworks, explores the theory and practice of cross-cultural communication and problem-solving. It is designed to help our students to meet the challenges of living in a world in which, the opportunity for cross-cultural interactions is greater than ever and will only increase in the future. This course will use multiple methods …

Dipl 3470 Cyber Security And International Relations, Brandon Valeriano Phd

Diplomacy Syllabi

This course explores the role that cyber security and cyber warfare play in intentional relations. It will examine the interactions, planning, history, and recent actions of states, the private sector, and the international community in cyberspace. We will explore how states and other actors leverage cyberspace to pursue goals and strategic objectives.

Positioning As A Mediator Of Reader Self-Efficacy: A Case Study Of Literature Circles, Elena M. Venegas

Bilingual and Literacy Studies Faculty Publications

Literature circles are a socially supportive context in which students can cultivate their reader identities. This is especially promising for students with lower reader self-efficacies. This qualitative multiple case study explored the positioning practices of four Grades 5–6 students with comparatively low reader self-efficacy. In literature circles, the students responded to interactive positioning (i.e., positioning by others) and/or engaged in reflexive positioning (i.e., positioned themselves). Upon interpreting the data through positioning theory, two storylines emerged. In the first storyline, students reflexively positioned themselves in literature circles as strategic, engaged readers, thereby challenging initially lower reader self-efficacies. Yet the second storyline …

Beneficial Effects Of Exercise On Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Content And Endplate Morphology In Skeletal Muscle Of Aging Male And Female Rats, Juliana M. Vangyseghem

Dissertations

Premenopausal women display lower incidence and severity of neurological disease compared to men of the same age, yet these populations are often treated similarly. A decline in neuromuscular function is associated with aging, which may be partially explained by a decline in neurotrophic factor expression with age. A possible way to maintain neuroprotection would be to regulate the production and release of a target-derived neurotrophic factor, such as glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF). GDNF has been shown to be the most potent survival factor for motor neurons and GDNF content of skeletal muscle has been shown to increase with …

Synthesis And Characterization Of Heavy-Metal Oxoanion- And Phosphonate-Binding Nanojars, Pooja Singh

Dissertations

Nanojars are an emerging class of anion-binding and extraction agents. These supramolecular coordination complexes (2 nm wide) exhibit exceptional anion binding strength that points to their possible application in the recovery of toxic or valuable anions from water bodies. Nanojars of the formula (TBA)2[XO3/42−⸦{CuII(μ-OH)(μ-pyrazolate)}n] (TBA = tetrabutylammonium cation; XO3/42− = anion; X = Se, Te, Cr, Mo, W, HP, HAs, HV; n = 26 – 36) are synthesized from Cu2+, OH−, pyrazole and the TBA salts of various anions. Nanojars possess hydrophobic exteriors with an array of pyrazolate ligands and hydrophilic interiors with a …

Identity And Alterity In A Comedy Series From Santa Cruz, Bolivia, During The Presidency Of Evo Morales, Anita L. Zandstra,

Dissertations

This dissertation explores the construction of social identity and social difference in and through Neo/Los Mismos, a Bolivian comedy series produced during the presidency of Evo Morales (2006-2019), the country’s first president to claim an Indigenous identity. These years were characterized by profound divisions between the Bolivian highlands, home to Morales’s base of support, and the opposition based in the lowlands department of Santa Cruz. This qualitative study takes an interdisciplinary approach to social identity and social difference during the Morales era, drawing on concepts from linguistic anthropology, literary criticism, and humor studies, and tracing connections between Neo/Los Mismos and …

An Introduction To Nanomaterials For Nanopackaging, James E. Morris

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

The multiple purposes of an electronics “package” include the provision of mechanical support to the silicon chip, for example, and protection from the environment, the delivery of power in and the facilitation of heat out, and the reliable input and output of information signals, whether electrical or optical. In the age of heterogeneous integration, this includes the internal conversion of signal modes between multiple technologies within the package, while maintaining the traditional requirement of reliable information transmission between packages, e.g., on a traditional circuit board. This article presents some selected examples of nanopackaging, i.e., the application of nanotechnologies, (nanoparticles, carbon …

Rebuilding Banking Law: Banks As Public Utilities, Lev Menand, Morgan Ricks

Faculty Scholarship

Under the New Deal framework for money and payments — which had its roots in the National Bank Act of 1864 — banks in the United States were governed in many respects as public utilities. Charters were available only where they were consistent with public convenience and need, the usual standard for utilities. Banks enjoyed an exclusive privilege to augment the money supply, maintaining deposit account balances that house-holds and businesses could use as a means of payment and store of value. Banks were largely limited to conducting activities consistent with their monetary purpose. Geographic expansion was constrained to promote …

Honors Convocation, 2024, State University Of New York College At Cortland

Honors Convocation Programs

Honors Convocation Program held in 2024.

A Literature Review On The Use Of Ai Technology For Medical Diagnosis, Olivia Maddock

Senior Honors Projects

The integration of technology like artificial intelligence (AI) in medical diagnosis offers a unique solution to the growing demands of healthcare providers across all fields of medicine. The purpose of the literature review is to examine current and future applications of artificial intelligence in healthcare, as well as associated challenges to implementing AI in medical decision-making and care access. The literature review was organized into sections examining current applications, limitations, and future directions. From the literature review conducted, I found that AI technology like machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) have the potential to optimize fields like medical diagnostics, …

04.01.2024 Orsp Connect, Liz Williamson

ORED Newsletter

NSF Conference, Jennifer Baumbaugh, Sustainable Food Packaging research, Export Control Policy Update

Videntis: A Design-Based Methodology For Secondary Educators, Ashlen Jackson

MFA Theses Exhibitions Final Papers

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Videntis explores the application of graphic design process and visual outcomes to secondary education curricula in Alabama. Videntis was influenced by the following methodologies currently used in education: Design-Based Learning (DBL), Problem-Based Learning (PBL), Engineering Design Process (EDP), Project-Based Learning (PBL), and Design Thinking (DT). The paper provides the definitions of these methodologies and the benefits of these methods in the classroom. In the formation of my methodology, seven high school educators were interviewed to obtain their perspectives on the framework of Videntis. The results identified factors that would best help them teach content …

How Bodily Autonomy Can Fail Against Vaccination Mandates; The Few Vs. The Many, Jason Yadhram

Journal of Law and Health

Humans have been a communal species since inception and continue to be so to this day. Because of this, if even a small scale of a measured population becomes severely ill, the entire remaining population and surrounding area is thrown into absolute chaos. In fact, we have seen these circumstances throughout history and in the recent COVID-19 pandemic yet, some of us have forgotten that the only way this chaos can be curbed, is by enacting a mandatory vaccination policy. Since COVID-19 however, vaccination mandates have become an uneasy topic of conversation in the United States for essentially one main …

Distorted Burden Shifting & Barred Mitigation: Being A Stubborn 234 Years Old Ironically Hasn’T Helped The Supreme Court Mature, Noah Seabrook

Journal of Law and Health

This Note explores the intricate relationship between emerging adulthood, defined as the transitional phase between youth and adulthood (ages 18-25), and the legal implications of capital punishment. Contrary to a fixed age determining adulthood, research highlights the prolonged nature of the maturation process, especially for individuals impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). The Note challenges the current legal framework that deems individuals aged 18 to 25 who experienced ACEs as eligible for capital punishment, highlighting the cognitive impact of ACEs on developmental trajectories. Examining cases like Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Billy Joe Wardlow, this Note argues that courts often bypass mitigating …

Outcomes Of Virtual Diabetes Cook Along Classes, April Litchford, Jenna Dyckman, Cindy Jenkins, Andrea Schmutz, Carrie Durward

Outcomes and Impact Quarterly

USU Extension Diabetes Cook Along classes provide diabetes education to the public while removing barriers to participation. These classes teach relevant topics through hands-on activities to increase participants’ ability to effectively self-manage their diabetes symptoms. Evaluation results show that participants experienced high satisfaction (86%) and substantial knowledge gain (92%) after the classes.

Assessing Parent And Guardian Outcomes For The Be Epic, Escape The Vape Program In Rural Southeast Utah, Ashley C. Yaugher, Christina Pay, Josie Hatch, Cris Meier

Outcomes and Impact Quarterly

Be Epic is a multi-component youth vape prevention program for rural youth, teachers, and parents. Annual parent/guardian events provide vape prevention education during a single session. Evaluation results showed that the program led to an increase in parents' knowledge and intention to talk with their youth about e-cigarettes.

Contract Customization, Sex, And Islamic Law, Rabea Benhalim

Minnesota Law Review Vols. 106:2 onward (2021-present)

Common law has historically deemed marriage and sex outside the right to contract. Yet, couples increasingly use contracts to provide legal rights to the unmarried in a variety of contexts ranging from same-sex relationships to surrogacy. Islamic law, on the other hand, has always conceived of marriage and sexual relationships as exclusively under the realm of contract law governed by private actors. This Article brings Islamic law into the larger conversation on the use of contracts for sexual and relationship agreements. It further proposes that Islamic law has something to offer Muslims and non-Muslims alike by empowering individuals to use …

Platform Unions, Charlotte Garden

Minnesota Law Review Vols. 106:2 onward (2021-present)

How should we regulate social media platforms to prevent harmful treatment of users? Regulators, advocates, and scholars have grappled with this problem for years. Many proposed solutions, ranging from improving privacy disclosures, to promoting competition between platforms, to requiring platforms to pay users for their data, are at best incomplete. This Article begins from the premise that platform problems are collective problems and proposes a collective solution: empowering users to organize platform unions. Much like labor unions give employees a say in in their working conditions even when they lack individual bargaining power, platform unions would facilitate collective bargaining over …

Lindenwood Magazine, Spring 2024, Lindenwood University

Lindenwood Magazine (2017- )

Lindenwood University news magazine.

Two Is Not Always Better Than One: Concurrent Jurisdiction In Indian Country And The Withering Of Tribal Sovereignty Following Mcgirt And Castro-Huerta, Marina Berardino

Minnesota Law Review Vols. 106:2 onward (2021-present)

There is a violence epidemic plaguing the Native American population across the country. Native women are disproportionality victimized by both sexual and non-sexual violence--over eighty-five percent of Native women are expected to be victims of intimate partner violence, stalking, or sexual violence at some point in their life. Most often, the perpetrators are non-Native, which creates jurisdictional issues. In most states, the only sovereign with the authority to prosecute non-Indian-on-Indian crimes is the federal government. Yet, federal law enforcement often does not investigate these crimes, and federal prosecutors ultimately decline to prosecute many sexual assault and domestic violence crimes in …

Retention In Research Administration, Kelly Alongi

Ed.D. Capstone Reports

The current study was conducted to gain insight into what factors are most important to research administrators when they are deciding whether to remain at or leave their current organization. Research administration, like many other professions, experiences a high rate of turnover. This is problematic because the time to train research administrators can be very lengthy and expensive. This exploratory study utilized a quantitative survey to find the most highly rated factors by research administrators when deciding whether to stay at or leave their position.

The ''Lights Out!" Game On Threshold Graphs, Troy E. Conlay, Darren B. Parker

McNair Scholars Manuscripts

The 'Lights Out' game was originally played on a 5x5 grid of buttons that started as either on or off. Pressing the buttons flips the state of the button pressed and the directly adjacent buttons, the goal being to have all of the lights out. We can play 'Lights Out' on a graph if we assign 0 or 1 to each of the vertices on the graph, analogous to on and off in the original game, and switch the labels of a vertex and its neighbors from 0 to 1 and vice versa when the vertex is toggled. This paper …

A Novel Interaction Of Nesidiocoris Tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae) As A Biological Control Agent Of Bactericera Cockerelli (Hemiptera: Triozidae) In Potato, Gabriela Esparza-Diaz, Raul Villanueva, Ismael E. Badillo-Vargas

Entomology Faculty Publications

Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera: Miridae) is a generalist predator commonly used to control the whitefly Bemisia tabaci in Europe. This mirid has been found and established in South Texas, where it was initially observed feeding on nymphs of the psyllid Bactericera cockerelli (Hemiptera: Triozidae) in open tomato fields. B. cockerelli is the vector of the fastidious bacterium “Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum” that causes diseases in several solanaceous crops, including zebra chip (ZC) disease in potatoes. There is a need to better understand how this predator impacts the control of important crop pests, such as potato psyllids. We assessed the interactions between N. …

New Voices For A Better Society, Stephanie J. Diem, Baindu L. Bayon, Hussam Mahmoud, Mary L. Garcia- Cazarin, Michael J. Martin, Clare C. Rittschof, Patricia Silveyra, Umut A. Gurkan, Alison Boland- Reeves, Dalal Najib, Flannery Wasson

Entomology Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Safe Streets, Secure Futures: Preventing Violent Crime In The United States, Haley Aleman

Posters - 2024

Violent crimes inflict not only direct physical harm but can also foster cycles of fear and mental anguish throughout affected communities.

This atmosphere can hurt and impede economic and social development. Destruction of a community’s trust in law enforcement can infect other areas of life such worsening economic development. In this, we will continue our evaluation of factors contributing to violent crime rates by exploring the following hypothesis through additional study.

This hypothesis is as follows: There is a relationship between political affiliation and violent crime rates such that democratic states have higher rates of violent crime.

Tea Shop Manager, Ruben Becerril

Posters - 2024

Tea Shop Manager is meant to be a business simulator game. Business is a subject that is difficult to learn especially as a child who may not understand how the world works yet. Business is all about its application to the real world, as a result the game will:

• Bring aspects of business, simplify it, and then apply it to a semi-realistic setting such as managing a shop.

• Concepts and skills will be taught through the user’s interaction with the game.

• Show statistics based on management performance.

Imaging In The Fitness Industry: A Connection To Body Dysmorphic Disorder In Women, Joseliz Andujar Pimentel

Posters - 2024

Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a psychiatric illness characterized by distress and excessive preoccupation with perceived defects in physical appearance that are not at all, or only slightly, observable to others (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). BDD can be found in many individuals; among these individuals are women in the fitness industry. This is due to the idea that there is an “ideal” body image portrayed by fitness industries that provoke women to compare themselves. This study examined a variety of fitness websites consisting of fitness apparel websites and fitness websites, where the models used in each website were examined for …