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Reef Fish Movement And Community Assemblages Associated With A Newly Deployed Artificial Reef, Jade M. Carver, Brett J. Falterman, Stephen R. Midway, Christian Walker, Creed C. Branham, Michael A. Dance

Faculty Publications

Artificial reefs provide critical habitat for fish in areas lacking benthic structure, yet our understanding of how artificial reefs function and develop is limited. Here, changes in fish community assemblages were monitored using baited remote underwater video (BRUV) surveys before and after a new artificial reef was deployed in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Movement of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) and gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus) between nearby oil and gas platforms (n = 3) and the new artificial reef was examined using acoustic telemetry, and residency was calculated for fish associated with both structure types. Fish community development at the …

Generative Ai's Illusory Case For Fair Use, Jacqueline C. Charlesworth

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

Pointing to Authors Guild, Inc. v. Google Inc., Authors Guild, Inc. v. HathiTrust, Sega Enterprises Ltd. v. Accolade, Inc. and other leading technology-driven fair use precedents, artificial intelligence (AI) companies and those who advocate for their interests claim that mass unauthorized reproduction of books, music, photographs, visual art, news articles, and other copyrighted works to train generative AI systems is a fair use of those works. Though acknowledging that works are copied without permission for the training process, the proponents of fair use maintain that an AI machine learns only uncopyrightable information about the works during that process. Once trained, …

Cattle Hq: Headquarters For All Things Beef Cattle, Madison Kovarna, Robin Salverson, Addie Womack, Julie Walker, Erin Dehaan

Animal Science Research Report 2025

No abstract provided.

Influence Of Finishing Systems On Sensory Characteristics And The Mechanisms Regulating Tenderness Formation In The Longissimus Lumborum Of Bison Bulls, Lydia M. O'Sullivan, Clay J. Newton, Keith R. Underwood, J. Kyle Grubbs, Christina E. Bakker, Thu Dinh, Carter Kruse, Amanda D. Blair

Animal Science Research Report 2025

No abstract provided.

Influence Of Finishing Systems On Carcass Characteristics And Composition Of Bison Heifers, Lydia O'Sullivan, Garrett Weldy, Christina Bakker, Kyle Grubbs, Keith Underwood, Carter Kruse, Amanda Blair

Animal Science Research Report 2025

No abstract provided.

Using Low-Cost Gps Tracking Collars To Assess Home Range Size And Carrying Capacity Of Bison At Custer State Park, Jameson Brennan, Ira Parsons, Jeff Martin

Animal Science Research Report 2025

No abstract provided.

Omega-3 Supplement Alters Water Consumption And Plasma Fatty Acid Profile Of Beef Heifers, Kendal Green, Madison Kovarna, Ethan Schlegel, Cody Wright, Ana Clara Menezes, Zachary Smith, Jessica Drum

Animal Science Research Report 2025

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Increased Time Spent On A High-Forage Receiving Ration On Growth Performance And Carcass Characteristics In Angus × Holstein Steers, Becca B. Grimes Francis, Forest L. Francis, Warren C. Rusche, Zachary K. Smith

Animal Science Research Report 2025

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Limit Feeding And Delaying Implanting Until D-63 Of The Finishing Period On Growth Performance And Carcass Characteristics Of Backgrounded Beef Steers, Justin Denver, Warren Rusche, Logan Thompson, Forest Francis, Becca Grimes Francis, Thiago Maia Ribeiro, Grace Olinger, Zachary Smith

Animal Science Research Report 2025

No abstract provided.

Evaluating The Effect Of Limit Feeding Yearling Beef Steers For 56 Or 86 D Of A 140-D Finishing Period On Growth Performance And Carcass Traits, Justin Delver, Warren Rusche, Logan Thompson, Forest Francis, Becca Grimes Francis, Thiago Maia Ribeiro, Cassidy Ross, Zachary Smith

Animal Science Research Report 2025

No abstract provided.

Limit Feeding A High Concentrate Diet To Newly Weaned Calves Does Not Negatively Affect Growth Performance, Taylor Banks, Warren Rusche, Zachary Smith, Erin Dehaan

Animal Science Research Report 2025

No abstract provided.

Winter-Feeding High Concentrate Diets Minimizes The Carbon Footprint And Improves Water Usage Efficiency In Cow-Calf Systems, Megan Wehrbein, Elias R. Velasquez Moreno, Warren C. Rusche, Zachary K. Smith, Hector Menendaz Iii, Ana Clara B. Menezes

Animal Science Research Report 2025

No abstract provided.

Effects Of A Botanical Supplement Pre- And Post-Calving On Concentrations Of Immunoglobulins In Colostrum And Milk, And Passive Transfer Of Immunity, Grace H. Jardon, Megan A. Wehrbein, Madison R. Kovarna, Jeff S. Heldt, Emma H. Wall, Ana Carla B. Menezes

Animal Science Research Report 2025

No abstract provided.

Enhancing Markets And Adding Value To Soybeans: Can Extruded Soybeans Economically Provide Additional Fat And Amino Acids To Cattle Diets?, Madeliene Nichols, Warren Rusche, Federico Podversich, Zachary Smith

Animal Science Research Report 2025

No abstract provided.

Orick Rising: Assessing The Tourism Potential Of Orick, California, Mikel Ash, Zac Claus, Matt Cherovsky, Sophie Collins, Lavender Deng, Teddy Goyette, Keegan Henry, Nancy Nazario, Ara Pachmayer, Mike Sanchez

Recreation Tourism

This project explores the current landscape and future potential for recreation and tourism development in Orick, California. It highlights how natural, built, cultural and economic systems shape a community’s identity, functionality and appeal for residents and visitors. Findings reveal that effective integration of natural and built systems, combined with strong governance, cultural stewardship and tourism planning is essential for sustainable growth, enhancing resident well-being and leveraging tourism as a key economic driver while preserving environmental and cultural assets.

The Banner - V. 160, No. 4 - (May 2025), Christian Reformed Church In North America

The Banner

No abstract provided.

Reconstructing Diets In Iron Age Ashkelon: A Stable Isotope Analysis, Delaney Ballard

College of Arts & Sciences Senior Theses

Diet can represent how different individuals within a population may be affected by famine, drought, or the fall of an empire. Bioarchaeologists observe patterns in human diet--and consequently, human experience--through generalized reconstructions of consumption via faunal and human skeletal remains. Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes are an effective and accurate way of learning what past individuals consumed. By analyzing the stable carbon and nitrogen values derived from collagen in human bones, bioarchaeologists can ascertain the primary protein source of a person’s diet. This thesis used the theoretical framework of structural vulnerability and stable isotope analysis on secondary data to describe …

Table Of Contents (Vol. 33, No. 4)

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

No abstract provided.

The First Amendment And The Commencement Provocateur, Duncan Hosie

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

This Article explores an untheorized area of First Amendment doctrine: students’ graduation speeches at public or private universities that embrace free speech principles, either by state statute, state constitutional law, or internal policy. Responding to recent graduation speech controversies, it develops a two-tier theory that reconciles a multiplicity of values, including students’ expressive interests, universities’ institutional interests in curating commencement ceremonies and preventing reputational damage and political reprisals, and the interests of captive audiences in avoiding speech they deem offensive or profane. The Article challenges the prevailing view that university students’ graduation speeches implicate individual First Amendment rights. It develops …

But For A Free Press: A Response To Press Freedom Skeptics, Patrick J. Charles, Kevin Francis O'Neill

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

This Article is divided into three Parts. Part I will outline the history-in-law case for why the historical record sufficiently supports recognizing distinct constitutional press freedoms. Part II then provides a history-in-law response to some of the most common arguments made by press freedom skeptics as to why distinct constitutional press freedoms should not be recognized by the courts. Lastly, Part III makes the case for why the recognition of distinct constitutional press freedoms should become a jurisprudential reality and provides a roadmap to accomplish this.

This abstract has been taken from the authors' introduction.

Second Amendment Principles, Jamie G. Mcwilliam

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

In United States v. Rahimi, the Supreme Court explained that firearm regulations “must comport with the principles underlying the Second Amendment.” This Article examines what those principles are, how to derive them, and how to apply them in concrete cases. It begins with the Second Amendment’s core principle of defense of self and community, which traces its lineage back to classical thinkers like Aquinas and Grotius. The tradition of firearm regulation that surrounded the adoption of the Second Amendment depended on this fundamental principle. But it also developed subsidiary principles that implement the defense principle in specific ways. This …

Understanding Dobbs V. Jackson Women's Health Organization: How The Modern Supreme Court Broke From Tradition And Changed The Original Meaning Of Due Process, Matthew W. Lunder

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

What follows here describes and criticizes the modern liberal and conservative approaches to substantive due process. Part I shows how substantive due process came about in the mid-twentieth century as the union of two extant doctrines: incorporation and fundamental rights. Part II then describes how modern conservatism used the doctrine to arrive at the deeply rooted-in-history-and-tradition test and shows the deliberate reconfiguration of the jurisprudence during the latter twentieth century into the novel patchwork of the modern-conservative method applied in Dobbs. Part III offers a contrast, describing and explaining the traditional due-process analysis of medieval origin and the concept of …

The Bare-Majority Requirement Of The Delaware Judiciary And Its Unfortunate Violation Of The First Amendment, Tyler Mayhew

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

This Note will attempt to remedy the circuit split on the issue of whether judges are policymakers for purposes of the First Amendment, and if they are not—as this Note concludes—whether the Delaware Constitution is in violation of the First Amendment through its major-party and bare-majority requirement.

First, this Note will analyze the development of the only challenge to article IV, section 3 of the Delaware Constitution as it proceeded from the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware to the U.S. Supreme Court where it was thrown out on standing. Second, this Note will argue that judges are …

Hunting For Meaningful Boundaries: Virginia's Dog Retrieval Statute And Defining Per Se Regulatory Takings Under Cedar Point, Mason Miller

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

This Note will begin with a summary of the [Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid] decision. Next, it will provide an overview of Virginia’s dog retrieval statute and discuss a recent case challenging the same. The Note will then analyze the statute by applying the Cedar Point standard, with special attention given to the exceptions, to determine if the law constitutes a per se taking. Finally, the Note will conclude by exploring some implications of the analysis, again emphasizing the effect of the amorphous exceptions.

This abstract has been taken from the author's introduction.

A Fate Worse Than Death: The Perpetuation Of Ableism Through California's "End Of Life Option Act", Skyler Powell

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

This Note discusses why physician-assisted suicide is inconsistent with California’s laws and how it should be remedied. First, Part I examines the history of physician-assisted suicide in the United States; the federal and Californian stances on the issue; how the EOLOA [End of Life Option Act] works today; and California’s stance on suicide prevention. Next, Part II looks at how California’s Equal Protection Clause and Civil Rights laws apply to individuals eligible for aid-in-dying medication, then analyzes a recent lawsuit brought against the state of California by disability advocacy groups regarding the EOLOA. Part III considers California and supporters’ interests …

The Effect Corrugated Fiberboard Has On The Environment In Terms Of Compostability, Plant Growth, And Per-And-Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substance Contamination, Meredith Clem

All Theses

The “Lasagna Method” is a popular and sustainably perceived technique that many gardeners use as a free and convenient method to dispose of cardboard (corrugated fiberboard) packaging while also improving their gardens. Many claim that this creates benefits for your garden, but many others have proposed their concerns, including the safety of the practice. This research analyzes the compostability of cardboard, the effect it has on plant growth and development of lettuce, and its contamination of a prominent chemical that has known negative effects on human health. The results of these studies showed that cardboard, as it is currently produced …

Fff Process Parameter Identification With Machine Learning Models, Owen Davis Smith

Honors Theses

Additive manufacturing (AM) has seen increasing popularity in recent times, owing to its efficiency and high speeds, particularly with processes such as Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF). Input process parameters have large impacts on the final part. Incomplete process parameters, which can occur for a variety of reasons, make tasks such as replicating AM studies difficult. A machine learning model can be trained on in-situ layer-wise images collected during a print to combat this issue, predicting process parameters with sufficient data. In this study, two parameters were tested: infill pattern orientation and extrusion width. Twelve parts were produced per parameter and …

Tracking Colorectal Cancer Screening In A Rural Primary Care Clinic: A Quality Improvement Project, Elaine Olbertz

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Background

Colorectal cancer screening is understood to be the most effective way to prevent colorectal cancer and associated mortality. The U.S. remains below-goal for colorectal cancer screening rates, especially in rural areas.

Purpose

The purpose of this project was to implement and evaluate the use of a colorectal cancer Screening and Tracking Worksheet at a rural primary care clinic in Washington to measure the impact on screening rates.

Methods

The number of patients current with colorectal cancer screening was compared pre- and post-Screening and Tracking Worksheet implementation.

Results

There was statistically significant improvement in colorectal cancer screening rates reported by …

Understanding Initial Capacity Loss In Substituted Layered Oxide Cathodes For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Gy Wyco

Graduate Dissertations and Theses

Layered oxide LiCoO₂ (LCO) pioneered the commercialization of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in 1991, yet the growing demand for higher energy density has driven the development of substituted layered oxides, including LiNiᵧMn𝓏Co₁₋ᵧ₋𝓏O₂ (NMC) and LiNiᵧCo₁₋ᵧ₋𝓏Al𝓏O₂ (NCA). Despite the increased energy density, achieving full lithium reversibility during the first charge-discharge cycle remains a critical challenge: approximately 0.08–0.11 Li is “irreversibly” lost after delithiation, resulting in a substantial capacity loss of 10–15%. This loss is conventionally attributed to bulk lithium transport limitations arising from three interrelated factors: (1) contraction of the c-axis lattice during lithiation, (2) reduced rate of tetrahedral site hopping (TSH) …

The Value Of A Value: The Benefits Of Improved Decision Making Informed By Non-Market Valuation, David J. Pannell, Robert Johnston, Michael P. Burton, Md Sayed Iftekhar, Abbie A. Rogers, Cheryl Day

Economics

Information on non-market values has the potential to improve decision making but approaches to measure these values are costly and may be inaccurate. This study develops a Bayesian value of information (VOI) model to evaluate when and if the benefit of conducting a non-market valuation (NMV) study exceeds the cost, and which method of those considered delivers the highest expected net benefit. The approach is illustrated using a water quality improvement decision, with VOI estimated for stated preference, revealed preference and benefit transfer methods, the first two implemented at varying degrees of best practice. Information on the anticipated accuracy of …