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China’S Spies: Beijing’S Espionage Offensive, Andrew G. Wilson, Nigel West

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.

Research & Debate—Moral Injury Is A Readiness Problem: The Case For A Chaplain-Led, Peer-Intervention Model, Matthew Ikenoyama U.S. Navy

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.

Perception Management—An Overlooked And Enduring Element Of The 1980s Maritime Strategy, Anand Toprani, William Manthorpe

Naval War College Review

William Manthorpe’s views on perception management, drawn from newly archived materials, are reexamined and made available to the public for the first time.

From The Editors, Sam J. Tangredi, Editor-In-Chief

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.

Autumn 2026 Full Issue, The U.S. Naval War College

Naval War College Review

No abstract provided.

Launching With Intent: How Three Simple Classroom Modifications Raised Assessment Scores By 10%, Arren Swift

Teaching Social Studies in the Peach State

This action research study evaluated the impact of three targeted instructional modifications designed to address a 9% decline in proficient and distinguished student performance on the Georgia Milestones End-of-Course (EOC) Assessment in High School U.S. History. Building upon district leadership initiatives, an instructional team implemented a triad of evidence-based interventions across 15 units: (a) transitioning from digital assessment platforms to traditional paper-and-pencil testing to protect academic integrity, (b) implementing "Launching with Intent" vocabulary bell-ringers utilizing Frayer models and interactive word walls, and (c) embedding weekly 10-item formative unit quizzes to leverage retrieval practice and memory reconsolidation. Comparative data analysis demonstrated …

Connecting Tourism And Mobility: The Emerging Role Of Interpreter-Driver Guides After Deregulation In Japan, Naoko Tanaka

International Journal of Tour Guiding and Visitor Attraction Research

Recent regulatory changes in Japan have enabled licensed interpreter-guides to engage in driver-guiding, combining guiding and driving within a single professional role. While driver-guiding has attracted attention as a means of improving tourist mobility and diversifying tourism services, limited research has examined how interpreter-guides themselves experience and negotiate this emerging form of work under conditions of deregulation. This study explores interpreter-guides’ engagement in driver-guiding through qualitative interviews with 14 licensed interpreter-guides operating in rural and urban contexts in Japan. Drawing on thematic analysis, the study examines how driver-guiding is practiced, understood, and experienced in relation to mobility, working conditions, and …

Integrating Fine-Scale Topography And Stand Structure To Explain Herb-Layer Diversity In Forest Ecosystems, Carla-Maria Aparaschive, Paul Sestras, Alina M. Truta, Irina M. Morar, Catalina Dan, Monica Boscaiu, Florin Ioras, Adriana F. Sestras

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Herb-layer diversity in temperate forests emerges from the interaction between stand structure and fine-scale environmental variation. We studied eight mixed beech–hornbeam and oak–hornbeam plots distributed along a short altitudinal gradient (170–310 m) and contrasting slope aspects in East Europe. For each plot, we measured tree diameter, height and crown-base height, and derived stand structural indices (tree density, basal area, Gini coefficients for DBH diameter at breast height and total height, and median crown base height). Herb-layer communities were characterized using standard diversity indices and Ellenberg indicator values. We then used Jaccard similarity to explore tree–herb cooccurrence and Spearman correlations to …

Medication Dosage Calculation: The Impact Of Simulation-Based Deliberate Practice On General Self-Efficacy In First-Quarter Nursing Students, Hasani Green

Dissertations

Medication dosage calculation (MDC) competency is essential for safe nursing practice. However, many prelicensure nursing students experience persistent numeracy deficits, anxiety, and inconsistent preparation, contributing to academic failure and potential patient harm. This Doctor of Nursing Practice project addressed the need for effective early instructional strategies by evaluating the impact of an MDC simulation-based learning through deliberate practice (SBL-DP) intervention on first-quarter Associate Degree in Nursing and Bachelor of Science in Nursing students’ General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE) scores. Guided by Bandura’s Self-Efficacy Theory, a quantitative, quasi-experimental one-group before-and-after design was used with a convenience sample of students enrolled in a …

Volume Cxlvi, Number 4, October 16, 2026, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

Becoming People Who See: Walking Alongside Those Impacted By Trauma, Kara L. Nutt

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"In a world fixated on resilience and overcoming hardship, Christians are called to recognize and respond to the realities of trauma."

Posting about hearing and healing trauma­­­­­­­­ from In All Things, a blog which highlights the shared faithful and orthodox Reformed Christian perspective of our writers, exploring how to fearlessly engage with every aspect of modern life—until all is made new.

Becoming People Who See: Walking Alongside Those Impacted by Trauma

Decades Of National Health Strategy In England On Intellectual Disability And The Drift From Evidence-Based Practice, Rohit Shankar

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.

Bioactive Compounds In Fruits Of Newly Introduced Sweet Cherry Cultivars In Herzegovina, Jasmina Aliman, Mirjana Radović, Ahmed Džubur, Jasna Hasanbegović, Dženan Vukotić, Aleksandra Šupljeglav Jukić, Senad Murtić, Mihajlo Lizdek

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

This study evaluated the biochemical characteristics and bioactive compounds of 3 newly introduced Italian sweet cherry cultivars (Sweet Valina, Sweet Stephany, and Sweet Gabriel) grown under the agroecological conditions of Herzegovina (Mostar and Trebinje). The analysis included total soluble solids, total acidity, sweetness index, total phenolic contents, total flavonoid contents, and antioxidant capacity in fruit skin and flesh. Significant differences were observed among cultivars, locations, and their interactions for most analyzed parameters. Fruits from Trebinje generally exhibited higher antioxidant capacity, total phenolic contents in the skin, soluble solids contents, and sweetness index values. Sweet Valina, particularly at the Trebinje location, …

Harassment Risks, Reporting Decisions And Institutional Responses During Hospitality Internships In Ghana, Ebenezer Junior Afful, Yaa Akubia

ICHRIE Research Reports

Hospitality internships can expose students to sexual harassment while leaving them uncertain whether reporting will bring protection or further risk. This study examined exposure, reporting decisions and perceived institutional response among hospitality students in Ghana. It combined a survey of 277 students from three technical universities with follow-up interviews involving 13 participants. Among valid responses, 27.0% reported personally experiencing harassment, while 30.4% reported witnessing it during placement. Only 43.2% of personal incidents and 38.3% of witnessed incidents were reported. Interviews showed that silence was shaped by normalised conduct, customer-service expectations, supervisory power, fear of consequences, unclear reporting routes, and distrust …

Enhancing Vocational Milling Machine Learning Through Powerpoint Hyperlink-Based Interactive Media, Ilham Bayu Haliludin, Marsono Marsono, Yayi Febdia Pradani, Yuli Panca Asmara

Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan

The advancement of educational technology has led to the development of innovative learning media to improve student engagement and learning outcomes. This study aimed to develop and evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of PowerPoint Hyperlink-based interactive learning media for milling machine material. The research employed the Research and Development (R&D) method using the 4D model, consisting of the Define, Design, and Develop stages. The research subjects were 20 tenth-grade students of the Machining Engineering Department at SMK Muhammadiyah 1 Kepanjen. The research instruments included expert validation sheets, questionnaires, pretest-posttest assessments, and documentation. Data were analyzed descriptively, while the effectiveness of …

Unpaid Academic Internship Award- Avance, Sebin Chirayil

Undergraduate Research and Engagement Symposium

Sebin is currently interning at Avance Counseling, located in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago. Avance provides therapeutic services for individuals primarily referred through the court system or DCFS, including domestic violence, substance abuse treatment, anger management interventions, parenting coaching, and individualized mental-health counseling. In this role, Sebin assists counselors with case management services, intake interviews, mental health evaluations, and integrated summaries. He also shadows various group counseling sessions. Through this experience, Sebin is deepening his understanding of evidence-based therapeutic approaches and how they can be applied to support the long term recoveries of individuals.

Using Status Characteristics Theory To Predict A Jury Foreperson, Mohona Mandal, Shane Thye

Feminist Pedagogy

The topic of social inequality as it relates to status structures is a foundational topic taught in many courses in contemporary sociology.  Today the theory of status characteristics and expectation states (SCT) is the predominant account of the causes and effects of status stratification in groups. The purpose of this paper is to share a classroom exercise that explicates the connections between SCT and critical theory, specifically intersectionality as an analytic framework. Using only the basic theoretical assumptions, students apply the underlying logic of SCT to predict who was selected as the jury foreperson based on brief biographies of each …

Theory In Service Of Students: Feminist Pedagogy, Status Processes, And Rotating Leadership, Alison J. Bianchi

Feminist Pedagogy

No abstract provided.

From Awareness To Action: The Group Processes Course As Design Laboratory, Kimberly B. Rogers

Feminist Pedagogy

In this article, I describe several pedagogical tools used in my group processes course to help students understand how group processes contribute to inequality and how to effectively intervene on these processes. I pair experimental research with work in natural settings to help students trace the development of theories across levels of application and understand their usefulness outside the laboratory. I incorporate reading reflections and simulation exercises that encourage students to apply course material to their own group experiences and make abstract group processes and their consequences more visible for analysis and action. I use complex instruction to promote more …

Showing Students Their Power: Demonstrating How Status Is Afforded In Interactions, Christianne Corbett

Feminist Pedagogy

The Showing Students their Power original teaching activity conveys to students in a visceral, embodied – and therefore hopefully memorable - way the concept of status, how it is afforded by others, and how quickly and accurately individuals perceive the status with which others view them. Students are informed that characteristics like gender, race, class, sexual orientation are status characteristics and that people who are viewed as lower status tend to be treated less respectfully. By identifying the existence of status, how it is conveyed from person to person, and the power we all have to influence other people, students …

The Adapted Socratic Circle As A Tool For Learning Sociological Social Psychology, Justin Huft

Feminist Pedagogy

This paper presents an adapted Socratic Circle as a feminist pedagogical strategy for teaching sociological social psychology. Unlike traditional Socratic methods that often privilege rapid recall, professorial authority, and dominant communication styles, this approach reimagines the circle as a collective practice of creating and applying knowledge. Students alternate between inner and outer groups, engaging both as discussants and evaluators, while formal assessment is distributed equally across professor, peers, and self-evaluations. This multi-source structure decentralizes authority, resists meritocratic norms, and affirms students as co-creators of knowledge. The feminist commitments of the activity are threefold. First, it centers process over product by …

Translating Group Processes Theories Into Classroom Interventions, Jennifer Mcleer

Feminist Pedagogy

No abstract provided.

Drooling In Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Retrospective Observational Study Of Clinical Characteristics, Severity, And Treatment, Kamel Awadh Alenazi, Lama Dakhakhni, Nancy Hassan, Wejdan Almuhraj

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: To report the characteristics, severity, and treatment of drooling in cerebral palsy (CP) children.
Methods: This retrospective observational study included CP children with active complaints of drooling from the Drooling Clinic, Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia). Drooling severity was assessed via the Modified Drooling Questionnaire (MDQ). The functional motor and manual ability levels were classified via the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) and Manual Ability Classification System (MACS).
Results: In total, 122 patients were identified. Mean age was 6.28 ± 2.71 years, and 67/122 (54.9%) were boys. Gastroesophageal reflux disease was noted in 23/122 (18.9%). …

Occupational Therapy Student Perceptions Of Sexuality And Intimacy Education: A Cross-Sectional Study, Jennifer H. Barnett, Amanda K. Giles

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Sexuality and intimacy are meaningful activities within the scope of occupational therapy (OT), encompassing valued roles and occupations that contribute significantly to a person’s health, well-being, and identity. Despite acknowledgement of their importance, many occupational therapists overlook these areas during routine assessment and intervention because of feelings of insufficient knowledge, comfort, and confidence. This study used a cross-sectional design to electronically survey 149 occupational therapy doctoral (OTD) students across their first, second, or third year of education to determine their perceptions of sexuality and intimacy education. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and qualitative data were analyzed via codebook …

Integrating Behavioral Health Practice Approaches And Occupational Therapy: Curricular Considerations, Kaylynn M. Garrison, Susan C. Burwash

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy programs preparing occupational therapists to work in the field need to enhance students' education surrounding mental/behavioral health (MH/BH) needs. Thus, a curricular approach is needed that not only includes OT conceptual practice models but also those practice approaches used in MH/BH care. Creating educational experiences that include knowledge from inside and outside OT establishes theoretical foundations that better equip students entering practice to address mental health needs of their clients. Further, educators can assist students to appraise the fit between specific practice approaches and OT practice. A review of current MH/BH literature found three common practice approaches used …

Exploring Career Pathways Of The Occupational Therapy Afwc Role: A Review Of Push, Pull, And Stay Factors, Kimberley Persons, Patricia Laverdure, Elizabeth Lequieu, Elizabeth D. Deiuliis

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Academic Fieldwork Coordinators (AFWCs) are essential to occupational therapy (OT) education, yet little is known about the career pathways, retention, and attrition associated with this role. With increasing faculty turnover, understanding the factors that influence AFWC career decisions is critical. This mixed-methods study surveyed 187 OT educators across the US, including current, former, and never-serving AFWCs. A researcher-designed Qualtrics survey gathered demographic, quantitative, and open-ended qualitative data. Quantitative data were analyzed using chi-square tests; qualitative responses underwent thematic analysis. Respondents reported psychological (e.g., burnout, satisfaction), job (e.g., mentoring, administrative burden), organizational (e.g., support, workload), and leadership/team (e.g., recognition, collaboration) factors …

Optimizing Academic Success For Otd Students: A Lassi-Based Pre/Posttest Study On Intervention Effectiveness, Mica Rutschke, Dailen Castillo, Lauren Peyton

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Graduate students frequently experience heightened anxiety that can interfere with academic performance, well-being, and persistence in graduate programs. This pilot study explored the effectiveness of a targeted academic intervention for Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) students using the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) as a pre/post assessment tool. Ten first-year OTD students completed the LASSI at program entry and again after participating in a faculty-led intervention focused on growth mindset and anxiety management strategies. The intervention included a lunch-hour educational session on evidence-based techniques, such as mindfulness, test-taking skills, cognitive reframing, and stress regulation. Faculty advisors also used individualized LASSI …

School-Based Executive Function Guideline (Sb-Efg): A Practice Guideline For Executive Function Assessment And Intervention In School-Based Practice, Ida Koraitem, Amanda Sarafian, Lenin Grajo

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Executive functioning (EF) is comprised of various cognitive skills, such as working memory, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility, which monitor and guide goal-directed behavior and set a foundation on which healthy development may occur. Although the impact of EF skills on school participation has increasingly been recognized over the years, there are limited occupational therapy models that help occupational therapists integrate EF intervention into school-based practice. Children with limitations in EF have unique needs and challenges that impact school participation; therefore, it is imperative that occupational therapists address EF in school-based practice. This author- developed practice guideline discusses essential elements …

The Empower Model: A Framework For Fostering Neurodivergent Occupational Participation And Supporting Neurodiversity-Affirming Occupational Therapy Practice, Bryden Carlson-Giving

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Neurodivergent occupations are ways of embodying life and experiencing the world that speak true to their neurotype; they are vivid, complex, and need to be fostered by the occupational therapy profession. Though the neurodiversity movement is garnering increased attention in the profession, the medical model of disability remains the dominating lens influencing occupational therapy services. Neuronormativity remains the ideal form of participation, which can lead to occupational therapists manifesting occupational marginalization with their neurodivergent clients. To date, there is a lack of practical frameworks supporting occupational therapists in integrating neurodiversity-affirming and anti-ableist principles into everyday occupational therapy practice. This paper …

Interventions For Lgbtq+ Youth: A Scoping Review To Support Occupational Therapy Practice In The United States, Ricardo D. Ramirez, Iris Nosek, Alexandrea Guiritan, Annalise Valente, Francinne Fotopoulos, Jennifer Westrick

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Background: Youth in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and other dissident genders and sexualities (LGBTQ+) community face extensive health disparities and dynamic political landscapes. Occupational therapy (OT) has potential to support LGBTQ+ youth; however, there is limited guidance for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants seeking to implement evidence-based interventions with this population. Therefore, the purpose of this scoping review was to examine interventions within the scope of OT to support LGBTQ+ youth.

Method: We used Arksey and O'Malley’s framework to guide this scoping review and searched five databases: PubMed, Scopus, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and Google Scholar. Using …