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The Shorthorn: October 2, 1970 Aug 2025

The Shorthorn: October 2, 1970

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1970s

No abstract provided.


The Shorthorn: September 25, 1970 Aug 2025

The Shorthorn: September 25, 1970

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1970s

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The Shorthorn: September 11, 1970 Aug 2025

The Shorthorn: September 11, 1970

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1970s

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The Shorthorn: September 18, 1970 Aug 2025

The Shorthorn: September 18, 1970

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1970s

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The Shorthorn: September 4, 1970 Aug 2025

The Shorthorn: September 4, 1970

The Shorthorn Newspaper Collection: 1970s

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Test Seal Ring Elimination And Condition Monitoring Aug 2025

Test Seal Ring Elimination And Condition Monitoring

Defensive Publications Series

In the end fitting, terminating a length of an API 17J type flexible pipe, there may be a need to provide more than one seal ring to allow both for testing the integrity of the primary seal, and to offer redundancy in the event of a primary seal ring failure. Specifically for the internal seal system at the pressure barrier there may be stress relaxation and creep of the polymer seal layer which could affect the integrity of the seal over time, or there could be galling between the two metals of the seal and the end fitting at the …


Browser-Integrated Bidding System For Third-Party Ai Agent Tools, Jason Mayes Aug 2025

Browser-Integrated Bidding System For Third-Party Ai Agent Tools, Jason Mayes

Defensive Publications Series

Currently, artificial intelligence agents may need to use multiple proprietary tools from different third parties to complete a complex user-assigned task. This creates a fragmented process for payment and tool selection, as there is no centralized mechanism for discovering, comparing, and paying for these agentic tools. In an example implementation, a web browser is configured to facilitate a bidding process for third-party agent tools. For example, when a specific function is required by an agent, suitable tools are identified by the web browser from a central marketplace or via indexes on websites. These tool providers can then bid for the …


Quantum-Resilient Democracy: Open-Access Reference For An Energy-Efficient Substrate-Based Majority Judgment Voting System, Xavier Pillet Aug 2025

Quantum-Resilient Democracy: Open-Access Reference For An Energy-Efficient Substrate-Based Majority Judgment Voting System, Xavier Pillet

Defensive Publications Series

This document, produced with the assistance of ChatGPT o3 and ChatGPT 5 Thinking, is released under the Apache 2.0 licence. It is a voluntary defensive publication (prior art) and therefore enters the prior art upon release under the applicable patent statutes: EPC Art. 54(2) (European Patent Convention), French IPC Art. L 611-11 (French Intellectual Property Code), 35 U.S.C. §102(a) (United States Patent Act), Chinese Patent Law Art. 22(5) (中华人民共和国专利法), and Japanese Patent Act Art. 29(1) (特許法). We disclose an enabling, open reference for a national-to-planetary Majority Judgment (JM) voting stack on an energy-frugal Substrate chain: on-chain JM tallying, PQ signatures …


Dynamically Generated And Personalized Audio Digests Using Artificial Intelligence, Danny Karmon, Ilia Labzovsky Aug 2025

Dynamically Generated And Personalized Audio Digests Using Artificial Intelligence, Danny Karmon, Ilia Labzovsky

Defensive Publications Series

This document describes techniques that enable a computing device (e.g., a smartphone, smart watch, wearable device, augmented reality glasses, vehicle infotainment system, etc.) to generate an adaptive audio digest. The system may use one or more artificial intelligence (AI) models, (e.g., a large language model (LLM), predictive LLM, generative model, machine learning model, etc.) to dynamically generate and personalize the adaptive audio digest (e.g., a personalized audio broadcast). With explicit user consent, AI models may pull content from various data sources and/or applications (e.g., calendar items, news preferences, music/podcast subscriptions, reminders, etc.). The AI may intelligently arrange this content, perhaps …


Pulsepower — Public-Domain Release Of Open Specifications For Bn-Diamondoid Capacitor, Self-Healing Cu-Graphene Busbar And Opto-Fmc, Xavier Pillet Aug 2025

Pulsepower — Public-Domain Release Of Open Specifications For Bn-Diamondoid Capacitor, Self-Healing Cu-Graphene Busbar And Opto-Fmc, Xavier Pillet

Defensive Publications Series

This document, produced with the assistance of ChatGPT o3 and ChatGPT 5 Thinking, is released under the Apache 2.0 licence. It is a voluntary defensive publication (prior art) and enters the prior art upon release under the applicable patent statutes: EPC Art. 54(2) (European Patent Convention), French IPC Art. L 611-11 (French Intellectual Property Code), 35 U.S.C. §102(a) (United States Patent Act), Chinese Patent Law Art. 22(5) (中华人民共和国专利法), and Japanese Patent Act Art. 29(1) (特許法). The work discloses enabling architectures, materials, controls, QA, imaging, scheduling, and service workflows for ultra-high-power pulsed systems: BN-diamondoid capacitors, self-healing Cu-graphene busbars, and opto-FMC high-voltage …


On-The-Fly Adaptation Of Macromoe Llms Using Task-Specific Low-Rank Adapters, Johannes Start, John Lunney Aug 2025

On-The-Fly Adaptation Of Macromoe Llms Using Task-Specific Low-Rank Adapters, Johannes Start, John Lunney

Defensive Publications Series

A mixture of experts (MoE) is a way of building machine learning models (including large language models) that improves efficiency and scalability by activating only a subset of the model parameters during each inference step. The activated model-parameter subset is an expert in the domain of the input query. This disclosure describes techniques for efficient, dynamic specialization of LLMs that are based on a macro-MoE architecture. A plurality of foundational, pre-trained LLMs (‘macro-experts’), a library of distinct low-rank adaptation (LoRA) modules, and an adaptive gating network is provided. Upon receiving an input prompt, the gating network analyzes the prompt and …


Modular Language Model Architecture With Collaborative Routing Between Heterogeneous Experts, Johannes Start, John Lunney Aug 2025

Modular Language Model Architecture With Collaborative Routing Between Heterogeneous Experts, Johannes Start, John Lunney

Defensive Publications Series

Traditional large language models (LLMs) are single, massive models that are expensive and time-consuming to train. A mixture of experts (MoE) architecture attempts to ameliorate the relative inflexibility of traditional LLMs by activating only a subset of the model parameters (known as experts) during each inference step. However, even MoEs lack modularity, as their experts are trained together and generally do not collaborate. This disclosure describes an LLM architecture and techniques that utilize multiple, complete, and independently pre-trained LLMs as modular macro-experts. The architecture, referred to as a heterogeneous macro mixture of experts (macro-MoE), includes a trainable gating network that …


Enhanced Optical Supervisory Channel (Osc) Safety Verification For Automatic Laser Shutoff Systems, Anonymous Aug 2025

Enhanced Optical Supervisory Channel (Osc) Safety Verification For Automatic Laser Shutoff Systems, Anonymous

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure addresses critical safety vulnerabilities associated with Optical Supervisory Channel (OSC) systems used for Automatic Laser Safety Shutoff (ALSO) in optical networks. Existing methods assume correct OSC connectivity based solely on manual provisioning, which poses significant risks of unsafe amplifier operation during fiber disruptions. This disclosure introduces two novel methods—OSC_noConfig and OSC Connection Validation (CV)—to robustly verify OSC connectivity. The OSC_noConfig method automatically detects missing OSC provisioning, simplifying safety shutoff criteria to a single-term threshold, thereby ensuring safe amplifier shutdown even when OSC messages are unreliable. The OSC CV method utilizes precise on-off keying signaling to confirm correct OSC …


Ultra-Light Diamond Lattices For Orbital And Terrestrial Uses: State Of The Art, 1g/0g Technological Feasibility And Strategic Roadmap (2025–2035), Xavier Pillet Aug 2025

Ultra-Light Diamond Lattices For Orbital And Terrestrial Uses: State Of The Art, 1g/0g Technological Feasibility And Strategic Roadmap (2025–2035), Xavier Pillet

Defensive Publications Series

This document, produced with the assistance of ChatGPT o3 and GPT-5 Thinking, is released under the Apache 2.0 licence. It is a voluntary defensive publication (prior art) and therefore enters the prior art upon release under the applicable patent statutes: EPC Art. 54(2) (European Patent Convention), French IPC Art. L 611-11 (French Intellectual Property Code), 35 U.S.C. §102(a) (United States Patent Act), Chinese Patent Law Art. 22(5) (中华人民共和国专利法), and Japanese Patent Act Art. 29(1) (特許法). It discloses 103 enabling inventions spanning ISRU materials (HIBE, ENZ–THz, graphene–regolith aerogels), orbital manufacturing, rail-launch subsystems (vacuum/diaphragms, MHD shields, cryo-tribology), QA/standards, logistics and controls. Each …


Next-Generation Isru Materials For Space Infrastructure: Hibe, Enz–Thz And Graphene–Regolith Aerogel, Xavier Pillet Aug 2025

Next-Generation Isru Materials For Space Infrastructure: Hibe, Enz–Thz And Graphene–Regolith Aerogel, Xavier Pillet

Defensive Publications Series

This document, produced with the assistance of ChatGPT o3 and GPT-5 Thinking, is released under the Apache 2.0 licence. It is a voluntary defensive publication (prior art) and therefore enters the prior art upon release under the applicable patent statutes: EPC Art. 54(2) (European Patent Convention), French IPC Art. L 611-11 (French Intellectual Property Code), 35 U.S.C. §102(a) (United States Patent Act), Chinese Patent Law Art. 22(5) (中华人民共和国专利法), and Japanese Patent Act Art. 29(1) (特許法). It discloses 103 enabling inventions spanning ISRU materials (HIBE, ENZ–THz, graphene–regolith aerogels), orbital manufacturing, rail-launch subsystems (vacuum/diaphragms, MHD shields, cryo-tribology), QA/standards, logistics and controls. Each …


Lego-Dock 6d: Open-Source Multi-Physics Connector For Modular Space And Robotic Systems, Xavier Pillet Aug 2025

Lego-Dock 6d: Open-Source Multi-Physics Connector For Modular Space And Robotic Systems, Xavier Pillet

Defensive Publications Series

This document, produced with the assistance of ChatGPT o3 and GPT-5 Thinking, is released under the Apache 2.0 licence. It is a voluntary defensive publication (prior art) and therefore enters the prior art upon release under the applicable patent statutes: EPC Art. 54(2) (European Patent Convention), French IPC Art. L 611-11 (French Intellectual Property Code), 35 U.S.C. §102(a) (United States Patent Act), Chinese Patent Law Art. 22(5) (中华人民共和国专利法), and Japanese Patent Act Art. 29(1) (特許法). It discloses an androgynous 6-DOF multi-physics docking connector (fluids, high-current power, 1 Gbps data) for modular space/robotic systems, together with enabling QA/qualification methods, and two …


Ceramic Waste As Sustainable Material In Self-Compacting Concrete: Experimental Study And Ann Predictive Modeling, Abderrezak Bouziane, Houssam Slimanou, Mohamed Amin Bouzidi, Nedjima Bouzidi Aug 2025

Ceramic Waste As Sustainable Material In Self-Compacting Concrete: Experimental Study And Ann Predictive Modeling, Abderrezak Bouziane, Houssam Slimanou, Mohamed Amin Bouzidi, Nedjima Bouzidi

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

Recycling of ceramic waste in the construction sector is a promising option for reducing the environmental impacts of the concrete industry. The main objective of this study is the elaboration of a solid predictive model for ceramic waste based self-compacting (SCC) concrete properties, using artificial neural networks (ANN). This further, reduces its environmental impact without compromising satisfactory performance. An experimental approach was adopted with different substitution ratios: 0 to 30 wt% and particle sizes ranging from 3-8 mm and 8-15 mm. Tested properties of modified SCC as compressive strength at 7 and 28 days (fc7, fc28), spread (L), sieve stability …


Comparative Study On The Performance Of Ggbs, Uggbs, And Rha-Incorporated Cement Mortar Mixes, Devansh Goel, Sudarshan D. Kore Aug 2025

Comparative Study On The Performance Of Ggbs, Uggbs, And Rha-Incorporated Cement Mortar Mixes, Devansh Goel, Sudarshan D. Kore

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

The environmental footprint of cement production has accelerated the pursuit of sustainable alternatives in the construction industry. Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), particularly those derived from industrial and agricultural waste, offer a promising approach to reducing cement consumption while maintaining performance. This study evaluates the fresh and mechanical behavior of binary, ternary, and quaternary cementitious mortar blends incorporating ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS), ultrafine GGBS (UGGBS), and rice husk ash (RHA) as partial replacements for cement. A total of 32 mortar mixes were designed with water-to-binder (w/b) ratios ranging from 0.3 to 0.5 and varied replacement levels of RHA (0-20%), GGBS …


No. 44: Tracking Translocality: Food Remittance Narratives In The Africa-Gulf Migration Corridor, Bernard Owusu, Jonathan Crush Aug 2025

No. 44: Tracking Translocality: Food Remittance Narratives In The Africa-Gulf Migration Corridor, Bernard Owusu, Jonathan Crush

Migration and Food Security (MiFOOD) Network

This paper explores the overlooked practice of food-related remittances in the Ghana-Qatar migration corridor, emphasizing their social, emotional, and cultural significance within translocal households. While cash remittances are widely studied, food remitting remains under-researched despite its critical role in sustaining family ties and addressing food insecurity. Drawing on a mixed-methods study involving household surveys in Ghana and interviews with migrants in Qatar, the paper employs a tripartite conceptual framework incorporating gifting, caregiving, and moral economy to analyze migrant remittance narratives. The paper shows that remitting practices are shaped by cultural norms, kinship obligations, and emotional care, often at significant personal …


New Precipitation Is Scarce In Deep Soils: Findings From 47 Forest Plots Spanning Switzerland, Emily I. Burt, Scott T. Allen, Sabine Braun, Simon Tresch, James W. Kirchner, Gregory R. Goldsmith Aug 2025

New Precipitation Is Scarce In Deep Soils: Findings From 47 Forest Plots Spanning Switzerland, Emily I. Burt, Scott T. Allen, Sabine Braun, Simon Tresch, James W. Kirchner, Gregory R. Goldsmith

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

As precipitation infiltrates into soils, it can recharge them, displace previously stored waters, or bypass already-filled pores. Using 3,697 δ2H and δ18O measurements of water collected nearly monthly over >3 years in 47 forest plots across Switzerland, we present a systematic investigation of the controls on mobile soil water transport. We quantified the lags and damping of water as it percolates downward using young water fraction analysis (Fyw), and the fractions of soil water composed by precipitation that fell within the previous month (new water fractions, Fnew). The Fnew of water sampled in surface soils ranged …


Correlations Between Hemodynamics And Radiomic Features In Thrombosed Intracranial Aneurysms, Zonghan Lyu, Andres Gudino, Navami Shenoy, Carlos Dier, Elena Sagues, Jingfeng Jiang, Edgar A. Samaniego Aug 2025

Correlations Between Hemodynamics And Radiomic Features In Thrombosed Intracranial Aneurysms, Zonghan Lyu, Andres Gudino, Navami Shenoy, Carlos Dier, Elena Sagues, Jingfeng Jiang, Edgar A. Samaniego

Michigan Tech Publications

Purpose: Evaluating intracranial aneurysm (IA) rupture risk is essential for guiding management. Although intrasaccular thrombosis (IST) is less common, it can contribute to aneurysm growth, mass effect, and rupture. Aneurysm wall enhancement (AWE) on high-resolution MRI (HR-MRI) offers valuable insight into IST and IA progression. Using radiomics, we extracted spatial information of the aneurysm wall to characterize AWE. This study aimed to explore correlations between radiomics-based AWE profiles and gross hemodynamic parameters, integrating imaging and flow dynamics to better understand IST. Methods: Radiomic analysis was conducted on a cohort of 3T HR-MRI scans from IA with IST. Three-dimensional vascular reconstructions …


The Effect Of Music On Cognitive Function In Academic Performance Among College Students., Jakob A. Clegg Aug 2025

The Effect Of Music On Cognitive Function In Academic Performance Among College Students., Jakob A. Clegg

McNair Scholars Research

Students frequently listen to music during cognitively demanding tasks such as reading, writing, and studying. Research has shown that music can offer therapeutic benefits. For example, Wang et al. (2025) demonstrated the effectiveness of music-centered therapy in reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression. Similarly, Arnaud et al. (2013) found that music has a measurable impact on students’ cognitive performance during study sessions. This pilot study explores how different music genres influence memory retention and cognitive function among college students. Using a survey method, participants (n=16) listened to an assigned genre of music (classical, rock, or Lo-Fi), or a control group …


The Implications Of Insecure Use Of Fonts Against Pdf Documents And Web Pages, Junjie Xiong, Mingkui Wei, Xiao Han, Zhuo Lu, Yao Liu Aug 2025

The Implications Of Insecure Use Of Fonts Against Pdf Documents And Web Pages, Junjie Xiong, Mingkui Wei, Xiao Han, Zhuo Lu, Yao Liu

Computer Science Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper identifies the importance of the safe use of fonts in web and document security. We find multiple attack surfaces that can be exploited by an adversary using malicious fonts. We conduct a comprehensive evaluation of Portable Document Format (PDF) documents collected from the real world to investigate how an attacker can bypass PDF signatures. We further evaluate the potential security threats that an attacker can bring to web-based emails. Our study shows that various security issues may be caused by the inappropriate use of fonts, which are nevertheless overlooked in the past years. As such, guidelines promoting the …


Evaluating The Toxicity Of Electronic Cigarette Aerosols For Firsthand And Secondhand Exposure Under Different Device Operating Conditions, Kashala Fabrice Kapiamba, Hsin Yin Chuang, Weixing Hao, Ta Chun Lin, Lung Chi Chen, Yue-Wern Huang, Yang Wang Aug 2025

Evaluating The Toxicity Of Electronic Cigarette Aerosols For Firsthand And Secondhand Exposure Under Different Device Operating Conditions, Kashala Fabrice Kapiamba, Hsin Yin Chuang, Weixing Hao, Ta Chun Lin, Lung Chi Chen, Yue-Wern Huang, Yang Wang

Biological Sciences Faculty Research & Creative Works

The rapid proliferation of electronic cigarettes (ECs) has raised significant concerns about their potential health effects on both users and bystanders. This study systematically investigates the impact of EC aerosol exposure on human alveolar epithelial cells (A549), considering variations in device parameters, nicotine concentration, and exposure type. Using a gravity-based air–liquid interface exposure system, we assessed cytotoxicity and epithelial barrier integrity by measuring cell viability and transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER). Our results indicate that EC aerosol exposure significantly reduces cell viability and disrupts monolayer integrity in a dose- and device-dependent manner. Notably, VUSE (pod-type) exposure led to a 16% decrease …


Why Seek Profits?: A Missional Perspective On Business, Jooho Lee Aug 2025

Why Seek Profits?: A Missional Perspective On Business, Jooho Lee

All Faculty Open Access Publications

There are plenty of good reasons to be suspicious about profit-seeking. There are also good reasons to be suspicious about attempts to justify the pursuit of profits by focusing solely on the value of profits or of the work that produces the profits. Nevertheless, there is a good reason for the Christian to engage in profit-seeking: it can be a way to participate more fully in the missio Dei. Profit-seeking plays a central role within the market process by communicating and incentivizing a certain way of relating to the material and social world. When we realize profits in ways that …


Planting The Seeds For Tomorrow’S Healthcare Workers, Aaron Sanborn Aug 2025

Planting The Seeds For Tomorrow’S Healthcare Workers, Aaron Sanborn

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.


2025-2026 Ursinus College Course Catalogue, Office Of The Registrar Aug 2025

2025-2026 Ursinus College Course Catalogue, Office Of The Registrar

Ursinus College Catalogues, 1869-Present

A digital copy of the 2025-2026 Ursinus College Catalog. It contains details of the curriculum, departmental requirements and courses of instruction as well as the Open Questions core requirements, experiential learning and the Common Intellectual Experience (CIE). Academic policies, special opportunities and scholarships, off-campus programs and graduation requirements are also outlined.


Stephanie Ricketts V. Titusville Area School District Aug 2025

Stephanie Ricketts V. Titusville Area School District

2025 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania


Stephanie Ricketts V. Titusville Area School District Aug 2025

Stephanie Ricketts V. Titusville Area School District

2025 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania


Rolando Muniz V. Usa Aug 2025

Rolando Muniz V. Usa

2025 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey