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Routability-Aware Decoupling Capacitor Insertion Using Trial-Route Lookups And Linear Programming, Prateek Pendyala

Defensive Publications Series

Dynamic IR drop, a transient loss of supply voltage proportional to current (I) and resistance (R), can erode timing margins on advanced process nodes.  Decoupling capacitors (decaps) inserted near cells with high switching activity can suppress the drop.  The regions that need decaps, however, tend toward heavy routing congestion, so a newly placed decap can trigger detailed routing design rule violations (DRVs).  An example routability-aware method selects decap locations and bounded cell moves through a linear program built from measured routing data.  The method models cell currents as rectangular envelopes over binned time, computes a missing charge from a charge …

A Load-Bearing, Fluid-Mediated Robotic Joint Architecture Combining Variable-Geometry Friction Interlocks With Passive Multi-Stage Granular Jamming Inside A Tensegrity Compression Frame, Volodymyr Kotegov

Defensive Publications Series

This paper describes the QUINTO-CMC modular articulation architecture, built to hold high structural loads in contaminated or corrosive operating environments while cutting static holding power to a minimal telemetry-only draw. The system replaces high-maintenance, actively powered joints with an unpowered, field-replaceable cartridge that locks mechanically under zero electrical load. The physical joint module weighs no more than 1.75 kg. Static holding draw is limited to 18–25 W for telemetry and monitoring alone — the mechanical lock itself needs no electrical power. Three kinematically uncoupled passive locking layers trigger in sequence during pressure drops or sudden fluid loss. The primary retention …

Two‑Phase Trust‑Region Constraint Programming With Dynamic Bounds Scaling For Macro Legalization And Alignment, Vijayavelu S, Amit Saluja, Surya Barik, Arijit Hazra

Defensive Publications Series

Legalizing a mixed‑size layout that holds large hard macro blocks together with millions of standard cells becomes difficult at advanced technology nodes, where mismatched technology grids and zero‑slack boundaries leave narrow room for movement.  Prior approaches bound macro movement with one static displacement limit, so a tight limit can leave macros out of alignment and a loose limit can deadlock a discrete engine.  Disclosed is a two‑phase method that separates legalization from alignment.  A first phase carries hard feasibility rules without an alignment objective and returns a legal coordinate set.  A bounds scaling module then sizes a search window for …

Contention-Based Write Pulse Modulation On A Replica Timing Path For Process-Tolerant Sram Write Operations, Abhishek Dalal, Ayush Kulshrestha, Ajith K. P, Guru Shamanna, Akash Jha

Defensive Publications Series

Write margins in a static random-access memory (SRAM) array shift with semiconductor process variation, and the shift grows severe at the slow-NMOS/fast-PMOS (SF) corner, where a strong pull-up network inside a storage cell resists an overwrite.  A raised supply voltage widens that mismatch gap further.  A write pulse modulation method addresses the problem by coupling a contention circuit to the dummy bitline of a replica timing path.  The contention circuit holds an active pull-up against a dummy pull-down network, so the discharge rate of the dummy bitline follows the local ratio of PMOS drive to NMOS drive.  Reset logic ends …

Explainable Ai-Governed Namespace Capability Risk Brokerage With Kernel-Enforced Operation Leases, Bharat Kumar Putta

Defensive Publications Series

A security architecture is proposed herein for controlling privileged actions by artificial intelligence (AI) agents and automated workloads across operating-system, container, cluster, and tenant namespaces. The architecture evaluates cumulative capability risk and issues narrowly scoped, short-lived operation leases. Each lease is cryptographically bound to the requesting workload, target object, operation arguments, namespace context, policy version, and a human-auditable explanation, and is verified by the operating-system kernel at the moment of execution. By replacing broad standing privileges and application-layer allow decisions with explainable, context-sensitive least privilege, the architecture reduces the time-of-check-to-time-of-use gap, supports immediate invalidation when relevant context changes, and creates …

Method And System For Consumer-Specific Attribute Filtering In Distributed Message Brokers, Soumendra Kumar Mishra, Mansi Singh, Ravi Shanker Kumar Sinha, Amitabh Ranjan, Katyayani Kiranmayee Kolluru, Sumit Kumar

Defensive Publications Series

A system for consumer-specific attribute filtering in a distributed message broker environment is provided. The system includes an attribute subscription registry configured to store a consumer identifier, a topic identifier, and a list of permitted attribute paths for each consumer. The system includes a producer interface configured to publish a canonical message payload containing a plurality of attributes to a message broker, compute an Attribute Location Index during serialization that maps each attribute name to byte offset boundaries within a serialized message body, and attach the Attribute Location Index as a message header. The system includes the message broker configured …

Rule Based Pre-Execution Validation Of Financial Transactions With Generative Anomaly Explanations, Shalini Jha, Farhan Rawani, Bhaskar Mangalampalli, Alba Campus, Sanhitha Seerapu, Millie Martin, Arib Shan, Tilottama Basu, Amogh Badugu, Sai Krishna, Ramya Karyampudi

Defensive Publications Series

Financial transaction processing systems, for example in payroll, can face challenges where validation is reactive, leading to the late discovery of complex discrepancies after payments are executed. A system and method are described for pre-execution validation of financial transactions. The system can function as a validation layer that applies business rules to batches of transaction data using techniques such as set-based processing. This approach can identify potential anomalies across large datasets before execution. For detected anomalies, a generative model can produce a human-readable explanation detailing a potential rule violation and the associated data. This pre-execution identification and contextualization of potential …

Continuous Dimension Extraction For Semantic Product Organization, Nathan Grabaskas

Defensive Publications Series

Systems for organizing products on digital commerce platforms can be limited by rigid taxonomies that may not capture nuanced attributes, and some high-dimensional vector representations can lack interpretability. A computational framework can transform product information into a semantically organized and navigable space. The framework can encode products into high-dimensional vectors and then employ two parallel processes. One path may use clustering algorithms and generative language models to group products into labeled sub-archetypes. A second path may use non-linear dimensionality reduction followed by an iterative principal component analysis to extract and label continuous trade-off axes from the data. The resulting clusters …

Steering Generative Ai Responses By Predicting User Intentions Using Slms And Behavioral Telemetry, Rachit Mathur, Payal Shah

Defensive Publications Series

Current conversational AI systems rely on monotonic streaming, requiring users to wait for complete responses before correcting misinterpretations. This disclosure describes a bifurcated dual-dispatch architecture that steers generative AI outputs mid-stream. By pairing a localized Small Language Model (SLM) shadow parser with a high-capacity frontier LLM, the system dynamically analyzes real-time client-side behavioral telemetry - including keystroke dwell times, backspace mutation ratios, and paste metadata to predict user intent and cognitive friction. When volatile semantic nodes or potential intent mismatches are detected, the SLM executes pre-emptive mitigations by tuning inference hyperparameters (such as temperature) or surfacing non-blocking, inline "intent chips" …

The Safer-Ai Use™ Framework: A Systems Approach For Ethical And Responsible Ai In Nursing Education, Marie Kelly Lindley, Heather S. Cole, Amber Senetza

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose - To introduce the SAfER-AI Use™ Framework, a systems-based conceptual model to guide educators in the ethical and responsible use of generative AI.

Background - Generative AI is entering nursing education faster than leaders can evaluate its risks. Educators increasingly use large language models (LLMs) for assessments, scenarios, rubrics, and accreditation tasks, yet LLMs generate fluent but non–human-derived output that may contain inaccuracies or bias. Recent scholarship describes AI exemplars and risks (1), faculty needs and readiness (2), and calls for policy engagement (3). Yet discipline-specific conceptual models are lacking, especially those addressing the human–AI interface and safeguards at …

Standardizing Tracheostomy And Laryngectomy Terminology For Patient Safety: Global Outlook, Naomi Nancy Simon Walter, Michael J. Brenner, Vinciya Pandian

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Background: Patients who breathe “through the neck only” following tracheostomy or total laryngectomy cannot be ventilated through the mouth or nose. Misunderstanding or misuse of airway terminology can lead to catastrophic management errors, including hypoxia, brain injury, or death. Despite growing awareness, no standardized, patient-centered nomenclature exists for describing airway anatomy in these populations.

Purpose: To clarify and standardize terminology describing tracheostomy and laryngectomy airway anatomy by conducting a global mixed methods survey of healthcare professionals (HCPs), patients, families, and caregivers (PFCs), promoting accuracy, safety, and patient-centeredness in communication.

Methods: A multidisciplinary team developed and iteratively refined a survey instrument …

Developing A Near-Peer Teaching Clinical Placement Model To Enhance Students’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs, Beth Pierce, Thea Van De Mortel, Jeanne Allen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Near-peer teaching (NPT) involves senior students teaching junior students from the same discipline (Zheng & Wang, 2022). While NPT is integrated extensively in medicine, it recently gained traction in nurse education (Irvine et al., 2018). Near-peer teaching in classrooms/laboratories has been found to enhance senior nursing students’ leadership and teaching skills and junior nursing students’ knowledge and psychomotor skills (Irvine et al., 2018; Zhang et al., 2022). Less is known about its integration in nursing students’ clinical placements (Pierce et al., 2024), nor its influence on their self-efficacy beliefs, both essential to future clinical performance (Abusubhiah et al., 2023).

This …

Caregiver Perspectives On Barriers And Facilitators To Adolescent Asthma Self-Management, Sangita Pudasainee-Kapri, Mei Rosemary Fu, Mary Wunnenberg

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Background: Asthma is the most prevalent chronic disease in children and adolescents, disproportionately affecting minority adolescents from lower-income families (CDC, 2022). Adolescents from low-income and marginalized communities often face unique challenges with asthma control and management due to multiple adverse social and environmental factors. Caregivers play a critical role in daily asthma management (Margolis et al., 2019), however, self-management behaviors in minority families may be influenced by several individual and system level factors (Khan et al., 2021; Holley et al., 2017).

Purpose: This study aims to understand caregivers’ perspective on multilevel barriers and facilitators to adolescent asthma self-management in Camden …

Ecological Determinants Of Youth Marijuana Use: A Longitudinal Mediation Model, Ricardo Zamarripa Ortega, Christopher Browning, Jodi L. Ford

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Purpose: This study explores how activity space collective efficacy strengthens families to buffer against depressive symptoms, which may lead to substance use. By identifying these pathways, we aim to improve prevention strategies.

Methods: Data from the Adolescent Health Development in Context study (n = 1,538) were used for mediation models with 10,000 bootstrap draws. The main predictor was activity space collective efficacy. Mediators were family support and depressive symptoms. The outcome was marijuana use. Models controlled for age, sex, race, caregiver education, and baseline marijuana use.

Results: Collective efficacy predicted increased family support (cross-sectional β = 0.134, 95% CI [0.065, …

Exploring Factors That Influence Child Marriage In Mozambique: A Collaborative Research Project, Karla Adu, Brenita Nicholas-Edwards, Jaime Paulo Mathe

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Child marriage affects nearly 1 in 5 young women globally.¹ UN Sustainable Development Goal 5 specifically set a target of eliminating child marriage by 2030.¹ While the prevalence of child marriage is decreasing worldwide, sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing rising levels.² Mozambique has the 8th highest rate of child marriage in the world, with 48% of girls married before the age of 18 and 13% married before the age of 15.³

Child marriage is a complex issue, rooted in poverty and cultural norms. Factors linked to child marriage include limited access to education, job opportunities, and reproductive …

Dacum-Based Job Analysis And Educational Needs Assessment Of Community Disability Care Coordinators, Haesun Lee, Gyeonga Kang, Ju Young Yoon

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

As of 2024, 2,631,356 individuals in South Korea are registered as persons with disabilities, representing 5.1% of the total population. They are at increased risk of preventable secondary health conditions and chronic diseases, further exacerbated by social and environmental barriers such as limited mobility, insufficient provider awareness, and inadequate disability-friendly healthcare infrastructure. These challenges underscore the need for a multidisciplinary team-based approach, in which care coordinators play a critical role. However, despite the establishment of Regional Health and Medical Centers for Persons with Disabilities, coordinators’ roles remain poorly defined, and structured training programs are lacking.

This study was conducted in …

Harvest And Retting Method Alter The Composition Of Hemp Fiber For High Performance Concrete, Abigail Lazier, Jennifer Macadam, Srishti Banerji, Bruce Bugbee

Plants, Soils and Climate Student Research

Recently, the use of natural fibers in place of polymer fibers in high performance concrete has been explored for improved mechanical properties (including reduced spalling) and greater sustainability. This project aims to recycle biomass waste produced by the medical cannabis industry by using it in concrete. We have designed and conducted multiple studies to determine efficient methods for fiber harvest and processing from our in-house medical cannabis waste. Harvest method, (including fresh harvest and defoliation or physically induced senescence), storage condition, ( 4 C or 25 C), and processing technique, (mechanical or biological) were trialed. Additionally, we used standard forage …

Kam X Library Reception, Kruizenga Art Museum, Lisa Barney

Kruizenga Art Museum Posters

A flyer advertising a reception on September 16, 2026, related to the exhibition KAM x Library. This exhibition was held August 28-December 12, 2026.

Kruizenga Art Museum Online Collection - Exhibition Gallery

2026-2027 Philharmonia Season Program, Lynn University Conservatory Of Music, Lynn Philharmonia, Guillermo Figueroa, Kenneth Amis, Jon H. Robertson, Aidan Quintana

Philharmonia

Lynn University Wind Ensemble ("The Wind Symphony: Movement 4)

• Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
• Kenneth Amis, conductor

Lynn Philharmonia No. 1 ("Mystery and Revelation")

• Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
• Guillermo Figueroa, conductor
• Kenneth Amis, tuba

Lynn Philharmonia No. 2 ("Halloween Spectacular!")

• Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026 at 3 p.m.
• Guillermo Figueroa, conductor

Lynn Philharmonia No. 3 - Concerto Competition Winners' Concert

• Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026 at 3 p.m.
• Guillermo Figueroa, conductor

Lynn Philharmonia …

Caregiver Burden And Health-Related Quality Of Life Among Parents Of Children With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Ahmed K. Bamaga Bamaga

Journal of Medical Rehabilitation Science

Background: Caring for a child with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) places significant physical and emotional demands on parents and may negatively affect caregiver quality of life (QoL). This study assessed caregiver burden and QoL among parents of children with DMD.

Methods: This study included 77 parents of children with genetically confirmed DMD recruited from two pediatric neurology and pediatric neuromuscular clinics (King Abdulaziz University Hospital and Alsalama Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia). Caregiver burden was assessed using the 22-item Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), and caregiver QoL using the Short Form-36 (SF-36) physical and mental component summary scores (PCS, MCS). Group comparisons, …

Neonatal Outcomes In Twin Pregnancies With Birthweight Discordance: A Five-Year Retrospective Cohort Study, Marjan Mahboubi, Shadya Mohammed Salim Al Saeghi, Hansa Dhar, Dina Mohamed Abd El Fatah, Rowaida Elraih Omran Mensour, Qamariya Khalfan Saud Ambu-Saeidi

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate neonatal outcomes associated with birthweight discordance in twin pregnancies managed at a regional tertiary care centre in Oman. Methods: This five-year retrospective cohort study (2020–2024) was conducted at Nizwa Hospital, Nizwa, Oman, and included twin pregnancies of ≥ 24 weeks' gestation. Birthweight discordance was defined as ≥ 20%. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed, adjusting for gestational age at delivery, chorionicity, preeclampsia and gestational diabetes mellitus. Results: A total of 226 twin pregnancies were included, of which 45 (19.9%) had birthweight discordance ≥ 20%. Discordant pregnancies were delivered at an earlier gestational age than …

Common Ground Newsletter Fall 2026, Missouri University Of Science And Technology

Common Ground

- Q&A Experiences

- Shaping the next generation

- Chi Epsilon earns four awards

- Summer Camps

- Design Team Results

The Bg News September 16, 2026, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. September 16, 2026. Volume 106-Issue 04.

Testarticlesep16tu1, Abdul Rizwan

Research Outputs: 2025-Present

No abstract provided.

Four Year Reflection: Scaling Transformative Advanced Manufacturing Pathways (Stamp), Benjamin Boer, Rouzbeh Rahai

Reports, Analyses, and other Publications

This data brief presents a four-year cumulative reflection on the Scaling Transformative Advanced Manufacturing Pathways (STAMP) initiative, tracking student participation, industry credential attainment, and projected long-term economic impacts across 19 participating Illinois school districts. Authored by Rouzbeh Rahai and Benjamin Boer of the Education Systems Center at Northern Illinois University (EdSystems) in partnership with the Illinois Manufacturers' Association (IMA) Foundation, the report examines student-level data from 10,424 unique participants. Findings highlight that students with high economic needs out-attain their peers—representing 69% of credential earners—and that earned credentials account for $57.8 million in potential additional lifetime earnings.

The Current - Volume 37 Issue 02, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Newsletter, September 2026, Cedar Oaks Guild

Cedar Oaks Guild Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Book Review: Multidomain Operations: The Pursuit Of Battlefield Dominance In The 21st Century, Chase Metcalf

Parameters Bookshelf – Online Book Reviews

Author: Edited by Amos Fox and Franz-Stefan Gady

Reviewed by: Colonel Chase Metcalf, director of campaign planning, Department of Military Strategy, Planning, and Operations, US Army War College

This critical assessment challenges assumptions behind one of the US military’s most prominent operational concepts. Its arguments raise important questions about doctrine, strategy, and future warfare.

©2026 Chase Metcalf

Book Review: “Review Essay On Three Works About The Ukraine War”, John A. Nagl

Parameters Bookshelf – Online Book Reviews

• The Russian Invasion of Ukraine: February–December 2022: Destroying the Myth of Russian Invincibility, by John S. Harrel

• Black Sea Battleground: The Road to Ukraine, edited by Glen E. Howard

• Beyond Ukraine: Debating the Future of War, edited by Tim Sweijs and Jeffrey H. Michaels

Reviewed by: John A. Nagl, General John J. Pershing Professor of Warfighting Studies, Department of Military Strategy, Planning, and Operations, US Army War College

A sweeping review of contemporary conflict, this review essay shows how the war in Ukraine is reshaping global security thinking and forcing strategists to confront hard …

Book Review: The Eurasian Century: Hot Wars, Cold Wars, And The Making Of The Modern World, Hal Brands

Parameters Bookshelf – Online Book Reviews

Author: Hal Brands

Reviewed by: John Erickson, senior engineer, Axiom Technologies, and Dr. John A. Nagl, General John J. Pershing Professor of Warfighting Studies, Department of Military Strategy, Planning, and Operations, US Army War College

In The Eurasian Century, Hal Brands explores how the geopolitical center of gravity has shifted to Eurasia, where autocratic powers challenge the liberal international order. Drawing on history, strategy, and geography, Brands argues that America must remain engaged to prevent a global descent into instability. This timely and provocative book reveals why the twenty-first century’s defining struggles will be fought across the world’s most …