Route Planning To Enhance Communications Access Including Non-Terrestrial Network Coverage, Andy (Jibing) Wang, Arunoday Bhattacharya, Prannay Singla, Muntajib Mohammed

Defensive Publications Series

This publication describes systems and techniques for route planning to enhance communications access, including the use of non-terrestrial network (NTN) coverage, during the course of a journey. The system identifies one or more routes to a destination and determines which of the routes may provide reliable access to communications resources, including terrestrial networks and/or NTN. Additionally, when NTN communications resources are used, the system may identify one or more suitable departure times such that travel coincides with favorable NTN coverage across the route. Thus, the system accesses map and travel data, terrestrial network coverage maps, NTN coverage maps and schedules, …

Building A Self-Reinforcing Open-Hardware Engineering Ecosystem A Modular Systems Method Where Every New Invention Strengthens The Entire Portfolio, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

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 Most inventions are developed as isolated systems. A different approach is possible: designing an interconnected engineering ecosystem where each invention is built from reusable modules, and every improvement to a shared module strengthens multiple systems across the portfolio.

This document describes a methodology for creating self-reinforcing open-hardware architectures through modular design, shared subsystems, cross-domain integration, and continuous refinement.

The goal is not to replace traditional engineering validation. Instead, this approach creates a structured pathway where concepts become easier to prototype, evaluate, improve, and adapt through shared engineering foundations.

Tdc Disclosure #7 — Fertilizer & Soil Amendment System (Cvnr‑A1.5 Integration) Caldwell Fertilizer & Soil Amendment System (Fsas‑1.0) A Mobile + Industrial Open‑Hardware Mineralized Fertilizer Pellet And Soil‑Rebuilding System Using Disaster Debris, Flood Silt, Bio‑Char, And Organics, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

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The Caldwell Fertilizer & Soil Amendment System (FSAS‑1.0) is a mobile + industrial open‑hardware architecture designed to convert disaster debris — including flood silt, clay, organics, bio‑char, sewage organics, wood fibers, and mineral waste — into high‑value fertilizer pellets and soil‑rebuilding amendments using the inventor’s CVNR‑A1.5 Mineralized Fertilizer System.

FSAS‑1.0 produces:

• mineralized fertilizer pellets

• bio‑char soil enhancers

• silt‑clay soil amendments

• organic‑mineral blends

• erosion‑control pellets

• reforestation support pellets

These products support agricultural recovery, reforestation, erosion control, and long‑term soil health after disasters.

Crc-Based Dynamic Te Metric Adjustment And Recovery Mechanism For Rsvp-Te Tunnels, Abhishek Garg, Jaiesh Thapar, Rajeev Anand

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This disclosure describes a proactive traffic engineering recovery mechanism for Resource Reservation Protocol - Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE) tunnels based on physical-layer link degradation indicators, such as cyclic redundancy check (CRC) errors. Existing RSVP-TE and transport control-plane mechanisms generally react only after hard failures, such as link-down events, loss of signal, Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) timeout, or RSVP signaling timeout. However, high-speed optical and packet networks may experience soft failures in which a link remains operationally up while packet corruption or error rates increase due to fiber degradation, dirty connectors, optic issues, or other physical-layer impairments. In such cases, traffic continues …

Tdc Disclosure #6 — Composite Lumber Manufacturing System (Veti‑3.0 Integration) Caldwell Composite Lumber Manufacturing System (Clms‑1.0) A Mobile + Industrial Open‑Hardware Vortex‑Aligned Composite Lumber Production System Using Disaster Wood Debris, Trees, And Cellulose Waste, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

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The Caldwell Composite Lumber Manufacturing System (CLMS‑1.0) is a mobile + industrial open‑hardware architecture designed to convert disaster wood debris — including broken studs, soaked lumber, fallen trees, branches, plywood fragments, cabinetry, furniture, and cellulose waste — into high‑strength composite lumber using the inventor’s VETI‑3.0 (Vortex Ejector Tip Integrated) system.

CLMS‑1.0 produces lumber that is:

• stronger than dimensional lumber

• mold‑resistant

• warp‑resistant

• termite‑resistant

• fire‑resistant

• flood‑resistant

• extremely low‑cost

• made entirely from debris

This lumber can be used to rebuild homes, bridges, shelters, municipal buildings, and critical infrastructure.

Tdc Disclosure #5 — Structural Block Manufacturing System (Sanitized Block‑2.0 Integration) Caldwell Structural Block Manufacturing System (Sbms‑1.0) A Mobile + Industrial Open‑Hardware Gyroid‑Lattice Structural Block Production System Using Disaster Debris As Feedstock, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

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The Caldwell Structural Block Manufacturing System (SBMS‑1.0) is a mobile + industrial open‑hardware architecture designed to convert disaster debris — including concrete, brick, stone, drywall, wood fibers, silt, clay, and mixed aggregates — into high‑strength gyroid‑lattice structural blocks using the inventor’s Sanitized Block‑2.0 system.

SBMS‑1.0 produces structural blocks that are:

• stronger than concrete blocks

• lighter

• mold‑resistant

• fire‑resistant

• flood‑resistant

• thermally stable

• extremely low‑cost

• made entirely from debris

These blocks can be used to rebuild homes, schools, municipal buildings, and critical infrastructure.

Tdc Disclosure #4 — On‑Site Water Purification System (Phoenix‑Water Integration) Caldwell On‑Site Water Purification System (Owps‑1.0) A Mobile + Industrial Open‑Hardware Multi‑Stage Pfas, Pathogen, And Microplastic Reduction Engine For Floodwater, Sewage‑Contaminated Water, And Disaster‑Zone Hydrology, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

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The Caldwell On‑Site Water Purification System (OWPS‑1.0) is a mobile + industrial open‑hardware architecture designed to convert floodwater, sewage‑contaminated water, storm runoff, and mixed disaster‑zone hydrology into clean, safe, PFAS‑free water suitable for:

• construction

• equipment washing

• dust control

• agricultural irrigation

• soil stabilization

• industrial cleaning

• emergency non‑potable use

OWPS‑1.0 integrates multiple Caldwell inventions:

• Phoenix‑Water Engine‑2.0 — multi‑stage atmospheric + cavitation purification

• Sentinel‑AV‑1 — PFAS/microplastic destruction

• VMR Titan‑2.0 — pathogen reduction

• GCI‑v3.1.2 — pre‑sorting and conditioning

• SPVTS‑1.1 — intake and sanitation

OWPS‑1.0 is designed for rapid deployment, off‑grid operation, and integration with Mobile Processing Units (MPU‑1.0) and State Reclamation Centers (CRC‑1.0).

Tdc Disclosure #3 — On‑Site Fuel Production System (Cvnr‑F1.5 Integration) Caldwell On‑Site Fuel Production System (Ofps‑1.0) A Mobile + Industrial Open‑Hardware Molten‑Salt Refinery For Converting Disaster Debris Into Premium Gasoline (91–98 Ron) No Patents. No Secrets. Free For Humanity. Builder‑Ready., Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

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The Caldwell On‑Site Fuel Production System (OFPS‑1.0) is a mobile + industrial open‑hardware architecture that converts disaster debris — including plastics, organics, wood, paper, textiles, carpet fibers, and sewage organics — into premium gasoline (91–98 RON) using vortex‑acoustic pre‑conditioning and molten‑salt cavitation‑plasma refining.

OFPS‑1.0 integrates two major Caldwell inventions:

• VABR‑2.0 — Vortex‑Acoustic Bio‑Refinery

• CVNR‑F1.5 — Vortex‑Cavitation Molten‑Salt Fuel Refinery

Together, these systems form the world’s first mobile disaster‑zone fuel refinery, capable of producing fuel on‑site, eliminating supply chain delays, powering emergency vehicles, and generating revenue for rebuilding.

Dc Disclosure #2 — State Caldwell Reclamation Center (Crc‑1.0) Caldwell Reclamation Center (Crc‑1.0) A State‑Level Open‑Hardware Facility For Industrial‑Scale Debris Processing, Fuel Refining, Water Purification, Structural Material Manufacturing, And Circular Disaster Recovery, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

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The Caldwell Reclamation Center (CRC‑1.0) is a permanent, state‑level open‑hardware facility designed to process disaster debris at industrial scale. CRC‑1.0 receives debris from Mobile Processing Units (MPU‑1.0), county drop‑off zones, municipal trucks, military vehicles, and private contractors.

CRC‑1.0 converts debris into:

• Premium gasoline (91–98 RON)

• Bio‑oil and bio‑char

• Structural gyroid blocks

• Composite lumber

• Fertilizer pellets

• Clean water

• Soil amendments

• Metal‑glass composites

CRC‑1.0 is designed for continuous operation, off‑grid resilience, low‑infrastructure deployment, and economic self‑sufficiency.

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Introduction To The Special Issue: The Hidden Queer: Queer Approaches To Fairy-Tale Disney Films, Francesca Arnavas, Sara Upstone

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Review Of Supernatural: A History Of Television’S Unearthly Road Trip By Erin Giannini, Duane Ebesu

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

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Fostering Responsible Ai Use In Communication: An Integrated Approach To Digital Literacy Education, Omer Keynan, Liron Mishkin Drezner, Yuval Gozansky

Journal of Media Literacy Education

The paper presents an innovative approach to teaching digital literacy to eighty-two B.A. communication students, focusing on artificial intelligence (AI). Over a semester, students developed proficiency in using AI tools for content creation while exploring their ethical implications. The course integrated practical skills with ethical considerations, providing hands-on experience with AI platforms and facilitating critical discussions on issues such as AI biases. For their final projects, students created social media campaigns using AI tools, accompanied by introspective reports on their creative process and ethical reflections. We aimed to equip future communication professionals with skills to navigate AI-driven content creation responsibly. …

Mapping Media Literacy Assessment: A Systematic Review To Connect The Dots, Lara Azar, Casey Frechette, Hafsa Zia, Joy Amulya

Journal of Media Literacy Education

The goal of this study was to address persistent challenges in assessing media literacy by reviewing assessments developed between 2011 and 2020. We combined landscape analysis, research synthesis, and grounded theory to select assessments, identify key attributes, iteratively code, analyze, and create an integrated synthesis of approaches to media literacy assessments. The analysis classified media literacy constructs by learning dimension (knowledge, skills, attitudes, behaviors) and participation mode (consumption, engagement, creation). The results showed that while most assessments focused on consumption-oriented constructs, engagement- and creation-oriented constructs were also included. Assessments primarily served three research purposes: evaluating media literacy levels in populations, …

How To Incorporate Media Literacy Into General Education Curricula, Dennis O. Frohlich, David Magolis

Journal of Media Literacy Education

Media literacy scholars have long championed the inclusion of media literacy courses in all levels of education, from K-12 to collegiate levels. Universities’ general education curricula are one possible site for inclusion of a media literacy course. However, with each discipline vying for a spot in a university’s general education system, a course in media literacy can easily be overlooked or excluded. In this paper, we detail our efforts to successfully incorporate several media literacy courses into our university’s general education curriculum. This is a process we went through twice under two different general education systems. This paper will detail …

Too Close For Comfort: Indigenous ‘Genre’ Film As Impactful In Pedagogies Of Reconciliation, Brendan M. Burrows

Journal of Media Literacy Education

This article examines the pedagogical potential of Indigenous-created genre film—specifically, Jeff Barnaby’s Rhymes for Young Ghouls (Barnaby, 2013)—in promoting critical engagement with the legacies of colonial violence in Canada. Drawing on Susan Dion’s (2009) concept of the perfect stranger and film activist Ariel Smith’s analysis of Indigenous horror cinema, the study examines how three educators responded to the film and reflected on its curricular applications. Using constructivist grounded theory and cultural studies frameworks, the research reveals both the transformative promise and institutional constraints of integrating emotionally intense media into classroom settings. Findings suggest that while the film evokes affective responses …

Integrating Ai Into Media Analysis Projects: Students’ Insights On Using Chatgpt, Serpil Yalcinalp, Hacer Turkoglu

Journal of Media Literacy Education

This research aims to explore students’ perspectives on their use of ChatGPT during a media analysis project in a media literacy (ML) course. Additionally, it investigates what the assigned media literacy project has contributed to them. Qualitative analysis results from 48 students indicated that they believed their media analysis positively contributed to their media awareness of messages, media genres, social justice, technical aspects, and analytical skills, such as inquiry and creativity. Many students appreciate ChatGPT, noting that it encourages learning across disciplines through deep searches and dialogues with the tool. They especially appreciate its contribution when they compare the results …

Demographic Context Of Media And Information Literacy (Mil) Skills Among Senior High School Students In Ghana, Patience Emefa Dzandza Ocloo, Aurelia Ayisi, Abena Animwaa Yeboah-Banin, Annie Oye

Journal of Media Literacy Education

This paper explores the media and information literacy (MIL) competencies of young Ghanaians in senior high schools. It is premised on the rising spate of misinformation, online security breaches, and the avalanche of content young people must navigate. Together, these factors demand young persons to be new media savvy in order to use the affordances of the current media ecology to their benefit. To advocate for comprehensive MIL education in senior high schools in Ghana, the study adopts a comparative analysis logic to examine demographic differences that attend young people’s media and information literacy. A nationwide survey of 1200 senior …

Fact-Checking In The University: The Experience Of The ‘Verificatón Electoral’ As A Model Of Teaching Innovation, Irene Larraz, Samuel Toledano, Jordi Rodríguez-Virgili, Félix Arias Robles, Ángeles Durán, Marta Pérez-Escolar, Rocío Zamora Medina, Rubén Ramos Antón, Óscar Espíritusanto Nicolás, Miguel Ángel Esteban Navarro, Marcos Bermejo Gil

Journal of Media Literacy Education

This article analyzes the experience of Verificatón, a teaching innovation project based on a live fact-checking hackathon aimed at identifying and combating disinformation in the electoral context. The initiative, developed by the fact-checking media outlet Newtral in collaboration with nine Spanish universities, brought together a hundred journalism students. The results show that this experience facilitates the adoption of the fact-checking methodology in the students' professional practice and contributes to overcoming the competency gap in university journalism education. The case study validates this training proposal, which, framed within an electoral scenario, reinforces students’ learning of the role of critical thinking in …

Content Literacy In The Digital Age: Integrating The Development Of Digital Language Skills Into Civic Education, Cedric Lawida, Ina-Maria Maahs

Journal of Media Literacy Education

The digital transformation creates new demands on reading and writing. This entails the expansion of the goals of content literacy to explicitly include the development of digital reading and writing skills. The study explores how a social media project at a school in Germany supports students in developing digital language competencies. In the civics education project politik.informiert (informed politics), students create and share political content via an Instagram channel. The qualitative case study, based on observations and interviews, finds that the project offers rich opportunities for digital reading and writing, especially in researching information, evaluating sources, and producing audience oriented …

The Role Of Media Literacy In Shaping Campus Student Leaders’ Perceptions Of Media Activism, Online Risks, And Social Support, Srividya Ramasubramanian, Minnie S. Mcmillian, Shumaila J. Bhatti, Shannon Burth, Julius Matthew Riles, Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz, Melody Wilson

Journal of Media Literacy Education

in social movements. Within contemporary contexts, media is an important site through which campus student leaders raise awareness, share relevant information, distribute online petitions, and shape public discourses on various social issues. Media literacy is an essential skill for student leaders to be effective in their activist initiatives and be able to cope with the inevitable pushback through trolling and cyberbullying that such activism would likely bring up. This survey (N = 855) with college student leaders across three universities explores how they rate themselves on media literacy skills, how well they understand the risks involved with media activism, and …

Empowerment Or Oppression? College Students’ Interpretations Of Sex And Relationships In The Popular Media, Nicola Mcclung, Riana Pella

Journal of Media Literacy Education

Scholars have long emphasized the harmful effects of overtly sexist and oppressive media images on young people’s understandings of sex and relationships. Yet, this emphasis on explicit harm leaves a gap in understanding how college students interpret subtle, hidden, and ambiguous media messages. To address this gap, we asked 196 California college students at a large public university to critique a range of mainstream media content— from overtly oppressive, to affirming of nondominant gender identities, to containing mixed messages about empowerment and oppression. Responses were coded using our media literacy scoring guide for assessing students’ ability to critically analyze media …

Automated Media: Challenges And Opportunities For Media Literacy Education, Arnaud Claes, Jerry Jacques, Antonin Descampe, Victor Wiard

Journal of Media Literacy Education

This paper offers a theoretical reflection on the evolving landscape of automated media, focusing on how automation and so-called Artificial Intelligence (AI) are reshaping traditional media-related practices and the competences required for media literacy. It examines how automated media technologies, such as recommendation algorithms and generative AI, might reshape the critical skills necessary to navigate a complex digital ecosystem. By framing AI-driven media practices through a social-action perspective and treating media as human activities, we argue that media literacy models should encompass competences related to the operation of computational automata, particularly through the management of inbound and outbound information flows. …

Eschatological Echoes: Reading The Bible And The Harry Potter Series, Athira Mohan Dr

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

Death has been a major topic in children’s and adolescent literature , which has invited scholarly discourse over different ages. While death was very commonly featured in the puritanical texts of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it was also deemed to be a subject too sensitive for the genre of children’s literature in the early twentieth century(Aries 1975), due to a combination of factors such as lowered child mortality rate and heightened concern for childhood as a special social category. However, contemporary children’s and adolescent literature focuses on death as an important part of human life, and invites discussions on …

Factors Associated With Health Literacy And Chronic Disease Services Performance Among Village Health Volunteers In Chiang Rai, Thailand: A Cross-Sectional Study, Sunaree Tanapek, Saroj Nakju

Journal of Health Research

Background: The growing burden of NCDs in Thailand highlights the need for effective community management by Village Health Volunteers (VHVs). This study investigated factors associated with health literacy and chronic disease service performance among VHVs in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 325 VHVs via two-stage cluster sampling between June and July 2023. Data were collected using a validated five-part questionnaire (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.93–0.98). Data analysis included descriptive statistics, content analysis, Chi-square tests, and Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.

Results:VHVs demonstrated good health literacy (41.8%) and a high level of chronic disease service performance …

Tdc Disclosure #1 — Mobile Processing Unit (Mpu‑1.0) Caldwell Mobile Processing Unit (Mpu‑1.0) A Unified Open‑Hardware Mobile Debris‑To‑Resource Engine For Floods, Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Wildfires, Earthquakes, And Climate‑Driven Disasters, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

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The Caldwell Mobile Processing Unit (MPU‑1.0) is a skid‑mounted or truck‑mounted open‑hardware system designed to process disaster debris on‑site, eliminating the need for hauling debris to landfills. Using vortex‑acoustic, cavitation‑plasma, molten‑salt, and gyroid‑structural technologies, MPU‑1.0 converts mixed debris into:

• Premium gasoline (91–98 RON)

• Bio‑oil and bio‑char

• Structural gyroid blocks

• Composite lumber

• Fertilizer pellets

• Clean water

• Soil amendments

MPU‑1.0 is compatible with garbage trucks (PTO), military 6×6 trucks, water tenders, semi‑trailers, and skid platforms.

Caldwell National Disaster‑Recovery & Materials‑Reclamation Engine (Cn‑Drmr‑1.0) Unified Open‑Hardware Architecture For On‑Site Debris Processing, Fuel Production, Water Purification, And Structural Material Manufacturing In Floods, Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Wildfires, Earthquakes, And Climate‑Driven Disasters No Patents. No Secrets. Free For Humanity. Builder‑Ready., Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

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The Caldwell National Disaster‑Recovery & Materials‑Reclamation Engine (CN‑DRMR‑1.0) is a unified, open‑hardware, mobile + fixed industrial architecture designed to transform disaster debris into usable resources on‑site, eliminating the outdated “haul and dump” model currently used worldwide.

Using the inventor’s existing open‑hardware portfolio — including SPVTS‑1.1, GCI‑v3.1.2, VMR Titan‑2.0, Sentinel‑AV‑1, VABR‑2.0, CVNR‑F1.5, Phoenix‑Water Engine, Sanitized Block‑2.0, Mechanic’s Battery, and GCI Vortex Spine — this system converts mixed disaster debris into:

• Premium gasoline (91–98 RON)

• Bio‑oil and bio‑char

• Structural gyroid blocks

• Composite lumber

• Fertilizer pellets

• Clean water

• Soil amendments

• Metal‑glass composites

The system is designed for rapid deployment, off‑grid operation, military compatibility, …

Post-Quantum Ready, Offline-Verifiable Digital Identity Credential: Hybrid Ecdsa P-256 And Ml-Dsa-65 Signing With Embedded Offline Verification Engine, Crypto-Agile Suite Registry, And Deterministic Build In A Self-Contained Single-File Document, Michael Benaudis

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A self-contained, single-file digital identity credential that can be generated, stored, and verified entirely offline — integrating hybrid classical and post-quantum signing (ECDSA P-256 combined with ML-DSA-65, FIPS 204), AES-256-GCM payload encryption under Argon2id-derived keys, SHA-256 self-integrity verification, an embedded offline verification engine, a crypto-agile suite registry with backward-compatible hybrid receipts, and a deterministic modular build — all in a single HTML file requiring no server, no account, no network, and no installed software at any stage. Release artefacts (generator and documentation) are independently timestamped on public blockchains (Bitcoin, Ethereum) via a blockchain timestamping service — an issuer-performed, per-release, online …

A Novel Process For The Preparation Of 4-[(2r,3s,4s,5r)-3-(3,4-Difluoro-2- Methoxyphenyl)-4,5-Dimethyl-5-(Trifluoromethyl)Oxolane-2-Amido]Pyridine -2- Carboxamide, Msn Laboratories Private Limited, R&D Center, Hyderabad, India, Srinivasan Thirumalai Rajan, Sagyam Rajeshwar Reddy, Keshavareddy Navin Kumar Reddy, Krishnaiah Kootikanti, Baddipally Ramesh Reddy.

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The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of 4- [(2R,3S,4S,5R)-3-(3,4-difluoro-2-methoxyphenyl)-4,5-dimethyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)oxolane- 2-amido]pyridine -2-carboxamide represented by the following structural Formula-1, which is referred to as Suzetrigine.

Formula-1