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Pastoral Ministry At The Intersections Of Life For A Synodal Church In Asia, Charles Bertille

Asia Pacific Mission Studies

This paper is condensed from the Keynote Address presented by the author at EAPI's 60th Anniversary. Pastoral ministry in Asia unfolds amid pluralism, migration, inequality, and shifting identities, requiring a vision beyond sacramental maintenance toward lived experience and communal struggle. Rooted in Vatican II, Asian theology, and the Synod on Synodality, ministry is participatory, dialogical, and mission-oriented. Synodality calls for conversion of spirit and structure: humility, discernment, and trust. Leadership must be missionary, interculturally competent, and committed to the poor and creation. Formation institutes such as EAPI and NIFSA serve as laboratories for synodal practice, fostering prophetic leadership. Ultimately, synodality …

Remembering The First Ten Years, José M. Calle, Sj

Asia Pacific Mission Studies

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The Mission And Ministry Of The East Asian Pastoral Institute For The Local Churches In Asia And Oceania, Paul B. Steffen, Svd

Asia Pacific Mission Studies

The EAPI is a typical international, interregional pastoral institute. It trains primarily multipliers in the ecclesial-pastoral ministry for the Asia-Pacific region. In 1986/87, 20 years after the first course, the institute had 14 resident members in the teaching staff. The novelty of the Pastoral Institute has been able to consolidate itself in this region and meet the existing needs. The EAPI is today a centre for the ecclesial-pastoral renewal of the Asian-Pacific local churches and it also contributes to the exchange of pastoral experiences with other local churches.

My Eapi Experience–Students Write Tributes To Eapi, Brother Masini Kaswamili, Fr. Chang Jun Kim (Luke), Sister Stella Akinwotu, Ssl, Ms. Pia Hong Sun Mee

Asia Pacific Mission Studies

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Exploring In Vitro Interactions Of Core Microbes From The Ciona Robusta Gut, Yanori M. Ferguson, Alyssa L. Fischer, Ojas Natarajan, Larry J. Dishaw

Making Waves REU

The disruption of homeostasis in the gut microbiome is linked to various host immune and metabolic imbalances. Therefore, there is a need to elucidate the roles of microbes in maintaining homeostasis in the gut microbiome.

Fungi are often overlooked components of gut flora. Here, we investigate in vitro interactions between core microbiota genera from the C. robusta gut: Candida (a yeast), Pseudoalteromonas (bacteria) and Vibrio (bacteria).

Peeling The Onion: A Study Of Audience Reactions To Anti-Classism Satire, Charisse Corsbie-Massay, Martina Santia, Luvell Anderson

Media Studies - All Scholarship

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Decoding Digital Reading: A Network Meta-Analysis Of Comprehension Across Devices, Virginia Clinton-Lisell, Christine Litzinger

Education, Health & Behavior Studies Faculty Publications

Reading from digital devices is a commonplace activity, although previous meta-analyses have indicated better reading comprehension outcomes when reading from paper. However, it is uncertain how digital devices compare to each other and to paper in terms of reading comprehension outcomes, and how needing to scroll may relate to reading comprehension outcomes. To investigate this issue, network meta-analysis was conducted in which different digital devices were compared to each other and to paper. An exhaustive, systematic search was conducted involving citation searches of four scholarly databases, backwards and forwards searches of references in relevant reports, researcher checking, and checking the …

Music Therapists' Perceptions On The Use Of Chinese Five-Element Music For Patients With Depression In Shandong Province, China., Zhu Jiaqi

Student Works (2020-2029)

Depression is a common and serious mental health issue that significantly impacts an individual's quality of life and daily functioning. Music therapy, as a low-risk, non-pharmacological intervention, can regulate emotions and psychological states. This study is based on the Chinese Five-Elements theory, exploring the core concepts of Five-Elements music therapy, the challenges faced by music therapists in clinical applications, and its future development potential. This study recruited practitioners who hold registered music therapist qualifications, are familiar with the Five Elements music therapy, and have experience in treating depression and related comorbidities (such as anxiety and insomnia) as participants through purposive …

Finite Element Analysis Of Tire–Pavement Interaction Effects On Noise Reduction In Porous Asphalt Pavements, Miao Yu, Geyun Lv, Anqi Li, Jing Yang, Zhexi Zhang, Dongzhao Jin, Rong Zhang, Jiqing Li

Michigan Tech Publications

This study investigated the noise reduction performance of porous asphalt concrete (PAC) pavement under tire–pavement coupling conditions, addressing the limitations of field measurements and laboratory testing. First, tire excitation amplitude parameters were determined based on vibrational contact operational scenarios. Then, finite element simulations were conducted to systematically analyzing the tire–pavement coupling noise characteristics of PAC pavement. The results indicate that PAC pavement effectively reduces the air pumping noise due to its highly porous internal structure, leading to significant noise attenuation. Furthermore, the study examined the key factors influencing the tire–pavement coupling noise in PAC pavement. When maintaining constant vehicle parameters …

Origin-Specific Coordinate Watermarking For Geolocation Data Leak Attribution, Alex Berke, Balazs Engedy, Enrico Bacis, Umar Syed

Defensive Publications Series

A method is described for tracing geolocation data leaks by watermarking coordinates provided by a geolocation application programming interface. The method can involve generating a watermark, for example, by applying a cryptographic hash function to inputs such as the requesting origin's domain and the most significant digits of a user's latitude and longitude. This hash may then be embedded into the less significant decimal places of the coordinates, which can result in a small alteration to the location data before it is provided to the origin. A benefit of this technique is to facilitate the attribution of leaked data. By …

Causal Echo Binding For Explainable Ai, Dennis Lanov

Defensive Publications Series

Causal Echo Binding, as proposed herein, is a next-generation explainable AI technique that traces "echoes" of causal influence backward through a model’s decision process, binding them to evolving, human-understandable concepts and validating each link with built-in counterfactual tests. Unlike static feature attribution methods, the technique produces a verifiable, time-aware narrative of why and when an AI system acted, enabling deeper trust and auditability. For a network equipment provider, this capability can enhance AI-driven networking, security, and observability products by providing transparent, regulator-ready explanations for automated decisions - from pinpointing the root cause of a network change to justifying …

Deepblue Protocol: A Decentralized Peer-To-Peer (P2p) Ad-Hoc Mesh For Global Ais Persistence, Dev Mohanty

Defensive Publications Series

The DeepBlue Protocol specifies a decentralized, Peer-to-Peer (P2P) maritime data relay architecture designed to bridge the visibility gap between high-seas regions and terrestrial monitoring stations. The system transforms a federated fleet of vessels into an opportunistic Store-Carry-Forward (SCF) substrate. Data persistence is achieved through a stateless G-TDMA scheduling algorithm and a probabilistic Bloom Filter synchronization handshake, which together ensure that data collected in remote waters is autonomously propagated through the mesh until it can be successfully offloaded to a Coastal Gateway (Sink Node).

Adaptive On-Device Quantization Controller For Dynamic Workloads, Sergiu Calmîc

Defensive Publications Series

An adaptive framework for edge devices is proposed herein that dynamically adjusts neural network precision (quantization) in real-time using live device telemetry. The framework ensures consistent accuracy, optimizes energy and thermal use, and seamlessly updates quantization, per layer, during inference with no downtime.

Process For The Preparation Of Filgotinib Maleate, Msn Laboratories Private Limited, R&D Center, Hyderabad, India, Srinivasan Thirumalai Rajan, Keshavareddy, Navin Kumar Reddy, Dr. P. Raja Gopal, V.Dathatreya

Defensive Publications Series

The present invention relates to crystalline form of N-(5-{4-[(1,1-dioxidothiomorpholin-4-yl)methyl]phenyl}[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridin-2-yl)cyclopropane carboxamide, maleate of formula-1 referred to as Filgotinib maleate, which is represented by the following structural formula.

The Phyrfly Opus: A Unified Standard For Spectrally Isolated Coordination, Neural Hierarchies, And Distributed Proprioception, Steven Kirkland

Defensive Publications Series

This monograph establishes 259 prior art claims for a decentralized, connectionless timing and positioning architecture (TARDIS). It formalizes the PHYRFLY nomenclature to distinguish low-level, hardware-scheduled Physical-Layer synchronization primitives from higher-level application orchestration.

The core novelty centers on a Spectral Isolation Model, which maps transport-agnostic architecture to biological firefly wavelength differentiation; this enables swarm-level isolation through physics (e.g., 802.11 vs. 802.15.4) rather than protocol-layer logic, ensuring that independent swarms occupying the same physical space are "blind" to one another at the RF front-end.

Key technical advancements established as prior art include:

• The Neural Hierarchy (Neuron → Ganglion → Plexus → …

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The Nexus Between Entrepreneurial Ingenuity Antecedents And Market Penetration Of Tanzanian Formal Retail Businessesmarket Penetration: Entrepreneurial Ingenuity: Formal Retail Business, Salum Makangila, Omari Khalifa Mbura

Business Management Review

The entrepreneurial ingenuity is a fundamental strategy employed by business proprietors and operators to navigate market penetration challenges when formal and informal retail businesses operate simultaneously in the same commercial environments. Guided by positivism research philosophy and cross-sectional design, quantitative data were collected from randomly selected sample size of 520 business proprietors and operators through structured questionnaire. The study hypothesized and tested the relationship between entrepreneurial ingenuity antecedents and market penetration of Tanzanian formal retail businesses using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). The empirical results reveals that entrepreneurial ingenuity antecedents namely creative, innovative and open-minded behaviour positively and significantly influences market …

Assessment Of Non-Clinical Time Expenditures By Academic Emergency Medicine Faculty, Barry J. Knapp, Charles S. Graffeo, Francis L. Counselman, Donald V. Byars, Martin D. Klinkhammer, Jondavid D. Landon

Eastern Virginia Medical Journal

Introduction: In 2020, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) approved the Residency Review Committee for Emergency Medicine (RRC-EM) revisions to the program requirements. Revisions mandated that Program Directors (PDs) receive 50% full-time equivalent (FTE) non-clinical time, and Associate Program Directors (APDs) receive 35% FTE non-clinical time for administrative and teaching responsibilities for a program our size at the Department of Emergency Medicine, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University. Objective: To quantify the actual administrative time our residency leadership team— including the PD, APD, Department Chair, and core faculty— used …

Foreward, Emily Colindres, Kate Chesser

Georgia State University Law Review

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Note On Abbreviations, Georgia State University College Of Law

Georgia State University Law Review

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Georgia State University Law Review

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Georgia State University Law Review

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Georgia State University Law Review

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Georgia State University Law Review

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Georgia State University Law Review

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Georgia State University Law Review

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Georgia State University Law Review

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Perspectives From The 2025 Iscbi/Isci Joint Workshop On Genetic Stability, Clonal Monitoring, Ethical Data Governance, And Global Inclusion In Stem Cell Banking., Jung-Hyun Kim, Andreas Kurtz, Ivana Barbaric, Maneesha S Inamdar, Martin Pera, Nissim Benvenisty, Nika Shakiba, Rosario Isasi, Tadaaki Hanatani, Glyn Stacey

Faculty Research 2026

Two international stem cell consortia, the International Stem Cell Initiative (ISCI) and the International Stem Cell Biobanking Initiative (ISCBI, www.iscbi.org ) held a workshop on June 15th 2025 in Hong Kong on genetic variants in human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC) lines and accurate and standardized documentation of donor/hPSC genetic information including ethnicity. The occurrence and detection of genetic variants is a key issue for assuring reproducible stem cell research data and the safety of stem cell derived medicinal products. Presentations by leading experts addressed the nature of hPSC genetic variants, their detection and accurate recording of genetic data and ethnicity. …

Alumnus Pays Tribute To 'Superhero' Through New Scholarship, Tina H. Hahn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi alumnus Peyton Adams grew up with a superhero as a grandfather: All-American fullback Billy Ray Adams, who played football under the legendary Coach Johnny Vaught.

The Experience Of Women’S Dignity In The Angolan Synodal Church: A Pastoral Critical Re-Reading Of Mulieris Dignitatem From Angolan Cosmology, José Abílio Praia

Loyola Papers

This article critically reexamines Mulieris Dignitatem within the context of Angolan cultural cosmology. The study highlights the tension between the symbolic reverence for women and their social marginalization in Angola. Employing feminist and pastoral perspectives, it explores how indigenous relational and life-giving concepts of womanhood can enrich theological reflection. By engaging African and Asian feminist insights, the paper proposes a synodal ecclesiology grounded in lived experience, co-responsibility, and structural transformation, emphasizing women’s dignity as integral to the Church’s identity and mission.

Ms. Armetta Rich

African American Funeral Programs

Program for the funeral of Ms. Armetta Rich, held at Harmony Missionary Baptist Church on January 3, 2026.