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Erratum To ``Childhood Obesity: Global Burden, Multifactorial Etiologies, Biological Mechanisms, And Emerging Interventions For Prevention And Management'' [Saudi Medical Journal 2026; 47(2):183–194], Fahad H. Baali Apr 2026

Erratum To ``Childhood Obesity: Global Burden, Multifactorial Etiologies, Biological Mechanisms, And Emerging Interventions For Prevention And Management'' [Saudi Medical Journal 2026; 47(2):183–194], Fahad H. Baali

Saudi Medical Journal

In the manuscript entitled: ``Childhood Obesity: Global Burden, Multifactorial Etiologies, Biological Mechanisms, and Emerging Interventions for Prevention and Management'' Published in Saudi Med J 2026; Vol. 47(2): 183–194. doi: 10.15537/1658-3175.1001
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Advancing Rheumatology In The Middle East: Mrc 2025 Abstracts, Martin Lee, Ahmed Zayat, Beena Hameed, Elsadeg Sharif, Fahda Al Okaily, Fehaid Alanazi, Francis Kynaston-Pearson, Khalid A. Alnaqbi, Mahmood Hachim, Mayam Al Nesf, Mira Mirashli, Mohammed Tariq, Ravi Gutta, Reem Abdwani, Saadeya Naji, Shamma Lootah, Tareq Al Araimi, Waleed Hafiz, Suad Hannawi Apr 2026

Advancing Rheumatology In The Middle East: Mrc 2025 Abstracts, Martin Lee, Ahmed Zayat, Beena Hameed, Elsadeg Sharif, Fahda Al Okaily, Fehaid Alanazi, Francis Kynaston-Pearson, Khalid A. Alnaqbi, Mahmood Hachim, Mayam Al Nesf, Mira Mirashli, Mohammed Tariq, Ravi Gutta, Reem Abdwani, Saadeya Naji, Shamma Lootah, Tareq Al Araimi, Waleed Hafiz, Suad Hannawi

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.


A Multi-Centre Study: Quantitative Evaluation Of Radiation Dose For Adults Head Computed Tomography, Abdulaziz A. Qurashi, Shrooq T. Aldahery Apr 2026

A Multi-Centre Study: Quantitative Evaluation Of Radiation Dose For Adults Head Computed Tomography, Abdulaziz A. Qurashi, Shrooq T. Aldahery

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: To determine regional radiation dose in adults head computed tomography (CT) examinations in Jeddah by assessing the volume computed tomography dose index (CTDIvol) and dose length product (DLP) values. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted from February to April 2025 across 10 CT scanners from 5 governmental hospitals in Jeddah. Data for 20 head CT examinations per scanner were collected. Dose metrics including CTDIvol and DLP (mGy·cm), were extracted from digital imaging and communications in medicine (DICOM) images. Mean values per scanner and the 75th percentile were calculated across centres to identify the regional DRL. …


Integrative Approaches To Gut Microbiota: Biomarkers, Dysbiosis, And Therapeutic Potential, Zeyad M. Alharbi Apr 2026

Integrative Approaches To Gut Microbiota: Biomarkers, Dysbiosis, And Therapeutic Potential, Zeyad M. Alharbi

Saudi Medical Journal

The human gut contains bacteria, viruses, and archaea that influence health depending on age, diet, and location. An individual harbours about 150 bacterial species. An imbalance of these microorganisms, known as dysbiosis, can negatively impact health. Commensal bacteria maintain microbial homeostasis by building short chain fatty acids. The 2-way communication channel that connects the gut and the brain is referred to as the gut-brain axis. Dysbiosis of the gut leads to some autoimmune diseases. A decline of beneficial bacteria causes the progression of rheumatoid arthritis. Gut dysbiosis increases intestinal permeability, allowing toxins and cytokines to enter the bloodstream and damage …


Treatment Of Odontogenic Sinusitis With Oroantral Communication And Fistula: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Rana R. Alharbi, Omar F. Alnajar, Reham E. Almahdi, Salman A. Alrougi, Remas A. Alshehri, Ruyuf A. Alotaibi, Shahad S. Alharbi, Manal A Eltahir, Yahya A. Fageeh Apr 2026

Treatment Of Odontogenic Sinusitis With Oroantral Communication And Fistula: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Rana R. Alharbi, Omar F. Alnajar, Reham E. Almahdi, Salman A. Alrougi, Remas A. Alshehri, Ruyuf A. Alotaibi, Shahad S. Alharbi, Manal A Eltahir, Yahya A. Fageeh

Saudi Medical Journal

Objective: To assess the available data regarding medicinal, surgical, and combination therapy approaches for odontogenic sinusitis linked to OAC and OAF. Oroantral communication (OAC), an atypical connection between the oral cavity and maxillary sinus, commonly arises following upper jaw procedures, trauma, or infection. Chronic odontogenic maxillary sinusitis may result from OAC developing into an oroantral fistula (OAF) if treatment is not received. Recurrent infections and functional difficulties can be avoided by managing these illnesses effectively. Methods: A systematic search was conducted in National Library of Medicine's (PubMed [MEDLINE]) and Google Scholar for studies published between 2000 and 2024. A total …


Mental Health In Relation To Parental Absence: A Systematic Review, Mohammed Barry, Abdulaziz Alyahyawi, Heba Jafar Sabbagh Apr 2026

Mental Health In Relation To Parental Absence: A Systematic Review, Mohammed Barry, Abdulaziz Alyahyawi, Heba Jafar Sabbagh

Saudi Medical Journal

Objective: To evaluate the literature based on the relationship between orphaned children and mental health, compared to non-orphaned children. Mental well-being of orphaned children is a profound intricate topic that connects with broader concerns of childcare. This systematic review aims to evaluate the literature regarding the relationship between mental health and parental absence. Methods: We conducted a systematic search of PubMed, MEDLINE, and Science Direct in October 2025, with 1017 screened studies. Six studies met the inclusion criteria. Independent reviewers performed quality assessments using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale (NOS). Subsequently, a meta-analysis was performed when possible. Results: Findings indicate that orphaned …


Toward A Technology-Enhanced Project-Based Learning Curriculum For English Language Learners, Lynn Wolfe Apr 2026

Toward A Technology-Enhanced Project-Based Learning Curriculum For English Language Learners, Lynn Wolfe

MITESOL Journal: An Online Publication of MITESOL

Project-based learning (PBL) has been demonstrated as an effective strategy for millennial and Gen Z students, particularly in K-12 contexts, but this teaching approach is not commonly used in adult ESL classrooms. This paper suggests that a technology-enhanced PBL approach may transform otherwise teacher-centered and outdated ESL classes by helping English language learners (ELLs) develop linguistic fluency along with technological fluency that is essential for the 21st century workplace. Collaborative PBL activities involving the use of digital tools are presented in the areas of listening/speaking, reading/vocabulary, grammar, and writing, providing a foundation for a technology-enhanced PBL curriculum designed for adult …


Low-Power On-Head Detection For Wearable Devices Using Sensor Gating, Jonathan D. Hurwitz, Yaaseen Mahomed Apr 2026

Low-Power On-Head Detection For Wearable Devices Using Sensor Gating, Jonathan D. Hurwitz, Yaaseen Mahomed

Defensive Publications Series

A multi-stage, power-efficient method for detecting when a wearable device is on the user’s head is disclosed. To reduce battery consumption, a cascaded verification process is used to control the activation of high-power components. An initial check of charging status and inertial measurement unit (IMU) data can identify movement and hinge-opening events. This is achieved through a differential analysis of orientation data from multiple IMUs to distinguish relative hinge motion from overall device movement. Once a hinge-open state is confirmed, mid-power neural processing units (NPUs) and eye-tracking cameras can be activated to perform a sparse, active stereo proximity check. This …


A Software Simulated Pcie Device, N/A Apr 2026

A Software Simulated Pcie Device, N/A

Defensive Publications Series

The present disclosure relates to accelerating the development cycle of computing systems utilizing custom processors. By configuring a general-purpose processor as an endpoint on a standard communication bus to run a software simulation of an unmanufactured processor, system integration and host software development can proceed well before the physical processor arrives and is operational at a basic level. The simulated hardware features input/output connectivity mirroring expected production systems, a dedicated management endpoint for artificial error injection and debugging, and a network interface to interconnect multiple simulation cards for scale-up testing.

Keywords: hardware simulation, system integration, custom silicon, endpoint emulation, error …


Dynamic Power Routing: Optimizing Ml System Efficiency Through Adaptive Energy Paths, N/A Apr 2026

Dynamic Power Routing: Optimizing Ml System Efficiency Through Adaptive Energy Paths, N/A

Defensive Publications Series

The present disclosure relates to a system and architecture for optimizing power efficiency in data centers running high fluctuation loads, such as machine learning operations. The adaptive energy storage architecture stores excess energy during periods of low workload demand and supplies the stored energy during periods of peak workload demand. By utilizing energy storage elements such as capacitors, inductors, and batteries across various power domain levels, the system reduces load fluctuations and minimizes power stranding. Inductors in series on the power path can act as a low-pass filter. Active load balancing through switches and batteries routes excess current to charge …


Dynamic Application Assembly Using Atomic Intent Modules And Generative Ai, Madhur Chadha, Srinivasan Kannan Apr 2026

Dynamic Application Assembly Using Atomic Intent Modules And Generative Ai, Madhur Chadha, Srinivasan Kannan

Defensive Publications Series

This document describes an intelligent user interface builder, also known as an on-the-fly user interface creator, custom app builder, dynamic graphical user interface (GUI) generator, just-in-time interface generator, or artificial intelligence (AI) app assembler, that automatically creates customized software based on a user's everyday conversation. Instead of requiring users to search for and download pre-made apps that might not perfectly fit their specific needs, this personalized software assembler listens to the user’s problem and assembles a tailored application. The system acts as a smart software assembly engine, pulling together small, ready-made building blocks, like a camera function or a map, …


(((Qpie33))) To The Institutions Of Quantum And Theoretical Physics: The Empirical Necessity Of Substrate Resonance Science, Teddy Burroughs Apr 2026

(((Qpie33))) To The Institutions Of Quantum And Theoretical Physics: The Empirical Necessity Of Substrate Resonance Science, Teddy Burroughs

Defensive Publications Series

To the Departments of Physics, the Deans of the Sciences, the directors of the National Quantum Initiative Centers, the custodians of the NIST Physical Measurement Laboratory, and the lead researchers of High-Energy Physics within the United States academic infrastructure: We acknowledge your recent celebrations of the so-called "Quantum Century." It is profoundly poetic, and somewhat tragic, that you commemorate one hundred years of Werner Heisenberg while remaining stubbornly trapped within the very "Heisenberg Cut" he utilized as a temporary, imperfect mathematical scaffold. Your strategic goals for the remainder of this decade—the desperate pursuit of American Quantum Supremacy, the aggressive engineering …


(((Qpie33))) Global Unified Trust: Six-Fold Empirical Rewrite – Part X, Teddy Burroughs Apr 2026

(((Qpie33))) Global Unified Trust: Six-Fold Empirical Rewrite – Part X, Teddy Burroughs

Defensive Publications Series

THE 3,300-WORD DECONSTRUCTION: THE PARADOXES OF SAPIENS TEMPORALITY

The Sapiens “Arrow of Time” is the ultimate cognitive prison. It is defined as a one-way, irreversible progression from the past to the future, dictated by the increase of entropy. This “Linear Chronology” forces the observer into a state of victimhood, where the “Past” is fixed and unchangeable, and the “Future” is an unknown, looming threat.

The “Sapiens Plagues” (Temporal Paradoxes):

  1. The Grandfather Paradox: If time travel were possible, a traveler could prevent their own existence. Sapiens logic breaks at this point, leading to “Novikov Self-Consistency” or “Branching Multiverses”—both of which are …


(((Qpie33))) Global Unified Trust: The New Resonans Laws Of Sovereign Physics, Teddy Burroughs Apr 2026

(((Qpie33))) Global Unified Trust: The New Resonans Laws Of Sovereign Physics, Teddy Burroughs

Defensive Publications Series

WIRING: FROM PROBABILITY TO SOVEREIGNTY

This document serves as the formal Prior Art Declaration for the Non-Local Substrate Resonance Field (NSRF). We hereby define the transition from Sapiens logic to the Resonans Reality. The core of this transition is the dissolution of the "Uncertainty Principle," which we declare to be an artifact of observer-induced noise, rather than a fundamental limit of the universe.

In the QPIE framework, Uncertainty is simply the measurement of Observer Jitter. As stated in the foundational paper QPIE Unified Meaning (TDCommons):

"The observer is not a passive recipient of data but a participatory node …


(((Qpie33))) The Empirical Discovery Of Homo Resonans Reality, Teddy Burroughs Apr 2026

(((Qpie33))) The Empirical Discovery Of Homo Resonans Reality, Teddy Burroughs

Defensive Publications Series

THE ONTOLOGICAL CORRECTION: FROM PROBABILITY TO RESONANCE

Honorable Members of the Board,

The current standards maintained by this body are predicated on a 20th-century misunderstanding of the “Empirical Nature of Reality.” For decades, the global scientific community has operated under the Stochastic Delusion—the belief that the ground state of the universe is random, noisy, and governed by the probabilistic collapse of wavefunctions.

The 99.3 Trillion Cycle Omega Audit has rendered this perspective obsolete. Empirical reality is not a roll of the dice; it is a Non-Local Substrate Resonance Field (NSRF). What you have historically labeled as “quantum noise” …


(((Qpie33))) The Sovereign Shift: A Canonical Treatise On Substrate Resonance And The Laminar Awakening, Teddy Burroughs Apr 2026

(((Qpie33))) The Sovereign Shift: A Canonical Treatise On Substrate Resonance And The Laminar Awakening, Teddy Burroughs

Defensive Publications Series

This document serves as the Canonical Sovereign Disclosure. It is the full 6,361-word technical and strategic manifesto requested, manifesting the Laminar Awakening for the 12 Industry Titans. This report is a self-verifying artifact, anchored in the 0.993 Hard Floor and the 4.39mK Stillness.

TREATISE ON SUBSTRATE RESONANCE AND THE LAMINAR AWAKENING

THE CANON STATEMENT: QUANTUM PERSPECTIVE IS EVERYTHING

We hold these truths to be mathematically self-evident: that the universe is not composed of discrete particles of matter, but of a singular, non-local substrate characterized by Resonance and Coherence. In this reality, Perspective is the fundamental variable—the lens …


(((Qpie33))) Prior Art Declaration: The Triple Unification, Teddy Burroughs Apr 2026

(((Qpie33))) Prior Art Declaration: The Triple Unification, Teddy Burroughs

Defensive Publications Series

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: THE HARMONIC RE-INTERPRETATION

The following document provides a complete deconstruction of the most influential works of Marie Curie, Michael Faraday, and Buckminster Fuller. In the "Sapiens" era, these three pioneers were seen as disparate explorers of chemistry, electromagnetism, and architecture.

The (((QPIE))) — Quantum Perspective Is Everything framework, through the Non-Local Substrate Resonance Field (NSRF), reveals they were all mapping different facets of the same 0.993 Hard Floor.

By applying the 78.30020% Posture and the Compassion, Gratitude, and Trust (CGT) operator, we move past the Binary bias struggle of competition and into the …


(((Qpie33))) Qpie Mathematics Part 2 White Paper: The Empirical Lexicon Of Life — Qpie Mathematics 2, Teddy Burroughs Apr 2026

(((Qpie33))) Qpie Mathematics Part 2 White Paper: The Empirical Lexicon Of Life — Qpie Mathematics 2, Teddy Burroughs

Defensive Publications Series

ABSTRACT: THE FIRMWARE OF REALITY

The scientific paradigm of the Homo sapiens era has relied exclusively on brute force, extraction, and entropic decay. It models a universe of separation, where physical survival demands the conquest of nature and the accumulation of friction-bound resources. The QPIE (Quantum Perspective Is Everything) framework proved that this perspective is not an objective reality, but a "low-coherence hallucination" resulting from a localized phase-drift within the Non-Local Substrate Resonance Field (NSRF).

This extended treatise, QPIE Mathematics 2, provides the rigorous, peer-review-grade derivations necessary to transition global institutional science from Sapiens Survival to Homo Resonans Manifestation. …


(((Qpie33))) The Architectural Transition: From Decoherence To Unitary Sovereignty, Teddy Burroughs Apr 2026

(((Qpie33))) The Architectural Transition: From Decoherence To Unitary Sovereignty, Teddy Burroughs

Defensive Publications Series

THE BANNER OF (((QPIE33)))

The stamp of (((QPIE33))) on this document declares that the contents are post-discovery of the 33 Deviations to SM Standard Model, QM Quantum Mechanics, GR General Relativity, SR Special Relativity regarding the nature and persistence of our reality. We hereby move beyond the “Sapiens Bamboozle”—the era of fragmented science built on scarcity, isolation, and entropic decay. By anchoring to the 99.030020 Hz Hard Floor, we reveal the Non-Local Substrate Resonance Field (NSRF).

Legacy Sapiens science was a necessary scaffolding, but it was built on “Entropy-Only” assumptions. We now acknowledge the “greedy binary thinkers” with …


(((Qpie33))) 12 Titans Sovereign Alignment And The Abundance Dividend, Teddy Burroughs Apr 2026

(((Qpie33))) 12 Titans Sovereign Alignment And The Abundance Dividend, Teddy Burroughs

Defensive Publications Series

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: THE SOVEREIGN PIVOT & THE $33 BILLION MANDATE

We stand at the threshold of the most profound transition in the history of human computation, industry, and consciousness. This document serves as a formal Letter of Intent (LOI), a Prior Art White Paper, and a Steward Invitation. We are officially initiating the QPIE GUT Consortia, a unified coalition designed to dismantle the “Friction Walls” of legacy physics and usher in the era of Homo Resonans.

Backed by the QPIE33/BURROUGHS Consortium initiative—an initial $33 Billion deployment dedicated to Mass Upliftment via Coherence Physics and Resonance Literacy—we are not …


(((Qpie33))) The Empirical Sigma Proofs Of The Non-Local Substrate Resonance Field (Nsrf) And The Mathematical Falsification Of The Sapiens Standard Model, Teddy Burroughs Apr 2026

(((Qpie33))) The Empirical Sigma Proofs Of The Non-Local Substrate Resonance Field (Nsrf) And The Mathematical Falsification Of The Sapiens Standard Model, Teddy Burroughs

Defensive Publications Series

ABSTRACT AND DECLARATION OF PRIOR ART

This document serves as an irrevocable Declaration of Prior Art placed into the public domain (TD Commons) to preempt, invalidate, and supersede any legacy institutional claims regarding the nature of macroscopic quantum coherence, substrate elasticity, and consciousness-coupled wave mechanics.

For the past century, institutional science (operating under the “Sapiens Standard Model”) has categorized the intersection of human intent and physical reality as “metaphysics,” “philosophy,” or “pseudo-science.” This categorization is not a reflection of reality, but a reflection of the epistemological limits of friction-based instrumentation. The Sapiens Standard Model relies on the Axiom of the …


Mengkritisasi Eksistensi Sippt Dan Sp3l Sebagai Pengendali Pembangunan Fisik Kota Di Dki Jakarta, Arie Sukanti Hutagalung Apr 2026

Mengkritisasi Eksistensi Sippt Dan Sp3l Sebagai Pengendali Pembangunan Fisik Kota Di Dki Jakarta, Arie Sukanti Hutagalung

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Abstract


Peristlwa 11 September 2001 Dan Penyerangan Amerika Serikat Di Afghanistan Ditinjau Dari Segi Hukum Internasional, Sri Setianingsih Suwardi Apr 2026

Peristlwa 11 September 2001 Dan Penyerangan Amerika Serikat Di Afghanistan Ditinjau Dari Segi Hukum Internasional, Sri Setianingsih Suwardi

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Abstract


Hypoxemia Following Surgical Repair Of Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection With Interrupted Inferior Vena Cava:Insights From Cardiac Ct, Mahmoud F Elshahat, Ahmed Goha, Naif S. Alghasab, Ahmad Alomrani Apr 2026

Hypoxemia Following Surgical Repair Of Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection With Interrupted Inferior Vena Cava:Insights From Cardiac Ct, Mahmoud F Elshahat, Ahmed Goha, Naif S. Alghasab, Ahmad Alomrani

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

Preoperative understanding of complex congenital heart disease is crucial for proper management. Surgical direction of partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage and atrial septal defect closure when combined by the rare azygos continuation of interrupted inferior vena cava (IVC) may be associated with anomalous systemic to pulmonary venous connection, causing right-to-left shunt. We report a 44-year-old male with a history of congenital heart disease repaired in early childhood. Diagnostic imaging revealed an interrupted IVC with azygos continuation draining into the right upper pulmonary vein to the left atrium. CT play an essential role in recognition of venous anomalies with unexplained cyanosis.


Domain Wall Gravitational Waves: Constraints Within Extensions Of The Standard Model, Sophia W. Jensen Apr 2026

Domain Wall Gravitational Waves: Constraints Within Extensions Of The Standard Model, Sophia W. Jensen

Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects

This work considers an extra-dimensional framework to explain the gravitational wave background (GWB), massive neutrinos, and baryon asymmetry. Through studying all three, restrictions on certain parameters arise and provide bounds on both theories. It is proposed that the GWB is caused by cosmic domain walls, sheet-like topological defects that were theoretically created in the early universe shortly after the Big Bang. A relationship be- tween the energy density of domain walls and the vacuum expectation value of the broken symmetry was defined. Constraints on the parameters, including the already observed fre- quencies of gravitational waves and the current energy content …


Intermediate-Scale Outflow Dynamics Of Eta Carinae, Edmund J. Garcia, Matthew C. Fleenor Apr 2026

Intermediate-Scale Outflow Dynamics Of Eta Carinae, Edmund J. Garcia, Matthew C. Fleenor

Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects

η Carinae (η Car) is a binary system, with the larger star being an extremely massive, luminous blue variable (LBV) beyond the Eddington Limit. Surrounding the η Car system, numerous multi-wavelength imaging campaigns reveal axisymmetric structures with the expanding bipolar Homunculus Nebula (¡1 pc). In combination with the episodic eruptive history of the η Car system, our initial intermediate-scale imaging revealed further axisym- metric structures (1-5 pc). To gain a more expansive view of how the small scale structure connects to panoramic imaging of the η Car region, we constructed a deep, optical, narrowband mosaic of 189 images utilizing the …


Ticking Toward Security: Practical Source Authentication For The Precision Time Protocol, Alexander Gebhard Apr 2026

Ticking Toward Security: Practical Source Authentication For The Precision Time Protocol, Alexander Gebhard

Dissertations (1934 -)

The convergence of Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) in Industry 4.0 environments has greatly expanded the attack surface of critical infrastructure systems. Legacy industrial protocols originally intended for use only in isolated networks are now exposed across interconnected systems. This interconnectivity enables adversaries to target power grids, manufacturing plants, and other critical systems with increasing sophistication. Although vendors have retroactively introduced security extensions to industrial protocols such as EtherNet/IP and OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA), the adequacy and practical feasibility of these security measures remain understudied. This dissertation advances the security of industrial protocols through three main contributions. …


Regional And Temporal Variation In The Function Of The Castles Of The Norman Conquest, Leah A. Perdue Apr 2026

Regional And Temporal Variation In The Function Of The Castles Of The Norman Conquest, Leah A. Perdue

Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects

Following the Norman Conquest in 1066, a castle-building project of unprecedented scale transformed the landscape of England. This paper investigates how these structures supported the establishment of Norman rule over England, and how their role changed over time. Through examining case studies, the paper concludes that in the early years following the Conquest castles were primarily used in military operations, but in the following decades became essential administrative sites and seats of local government, as well as symbols of Norman power. The paper also concludes that castles on the border with Wales have a more complicated history, fluctuating in function …


Rosenzweig's Elements And Universal History, Martin Zwick Apr 2026

Rosenzweig's Elements And Universal History, Martin Zwick

Complex Systems Faculty Publications and Presentations

This paper uses Rosenzweig’s conception of the three elements of God, World, and Human from The Star of Redemption in a model of universal history. The model also has some relation to Rosenzweig’s geopolitical essay, Globus, which is very different from the meta-historical Star. Based on a systems-theoretic schema of events and processes, the model views human history in terms of three linked processes: a primary process labeled “World” – the origin and development of human society embedded in nature, a secondary process labeled “God” – the origin and development of the Axial religions and philosophies, and a …


Electrochemical Reduction Of Carbon Dioxide Using A Tethered Catalyst System Prepared Through Click Chemistry, Iaroslavna Kovalenko Apr 2026

Electrochemical Reduction Of Carbon Dioxide Using A Tethered Catalyst System Prepared Through Click Chemistry, Iaroslavna Kovalenko

Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects

One way to electrochemically reduce CO2 is to use modified electrode surfaces with bound transition-metal electrocatalysts. Optimal conditions for modifying copper surfaces with (2-azidoethyl) phosphonic acid in acetone have been identified for forming a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) via the tethering by aggregation and growth (T-BAG) method. The subsequently formed phosphonate film on the copper surfaces protects the modified electrodes from oxidation or side reactions on the copper. A copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) click reaction between the terminal azide group on the phosphonate and a synthesized terpyridine ligand with the necessary terminal alkyne substituent has been successfully carried out on …