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The Dissertation Research Proposal Process: A Systematic Approach, Dianala M. Bernard Feb 2025

The Dissertation Research Proposal Process: A Systematic Approach, Dianala M. Bernard

Journal of Research Initiatives

A dissertation research proposal is more than just a document that represents the foundation of a doctoral candidate's research journey. It is essential to communicate the study's intent to be undertaken and to gain approval from an academic committee. The present analysis provides a systematic approach to writing a dissertation proposal, offering insights and strategies that align with contemporary research practices. From framing the research with an introduction and formulating research questions to outlining the methodology, this guide highlights the key components contributing to a successful proposal. Emphasizing clarity, originality, and scholarly rigor, this guide also draws from current academic …

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Effect Of Shrinkage-Mitigating Materials, Fiber Type, And Repair Thickness On Flexural Behavior Of Beams Repaired With Fiber-Reinforced Self-Consolidating Concrete, Jingjie Wei, Kamal H. Khayat Feb 2025

Effect Of Shrinkage-Mitigating Materials, Fiber Type, And Repair Thickness On Flexural Behavior Of Beams Repaired With Fiber-Reinforced Self-Consolidating Concrete, Jingjie Wei, Kamal H. Khayat

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

While self-consolidating concrete (SCC) has emerged as a highly effective approach for the repair of concrete structures, there have been few investigations regarding the effect of the combination of different fiber and shrinkage-mitigating material types (shrinkage-reducing admixture, SRA; superabsorbent polymer, SAP; and expansive agent, EA) on the flexural behavior of repaired structures. This study aims to explore the influence of three different shrinkage-mitigating materials (1.25%–2.5 % SRA, 4%–8% EA, and 0.2%–0.4 % SAP), four fiber types (two macro synthetic fibers, MSFA and MSFB; 5D hooked steel fibers, 5D; a combination of 80 % 3D hooked steel +20 % short steel …

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Assessing The Impact Of Radar-Rainfall Uncertainty On Streamflow Simulation, Nicolás Velásquez, Witold F. Krajewski, Bong Chul Seo Feb 2025

Assessing The Impact Of Radar-Rainfall Uncertainty On Streamflow Simulation, Nicolás Velásquez, Witold F. Krajewski, Bong Chul Seo

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Hydrological models and quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE) are critical elements of flood forecasting systems. Both are subject to considerable uncertainties. Quantifying their relative contribution to the forecasted streamflow and flood uncertainty has remained challenging. Past work documented in the literature focused on one of these elements separately from the other. With this in mind, we present a systematic approach to assess the impact of QPE uncertainty in streamflow forecasting. Our approach explores the operational Iowa Flood Center (IFC) hydrological model performance after altering two radar-based QPE products. We ran the Hillslope Link Model (HLM) for Iowa between 2015 and 2020, …

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Lsab Minutes February 2025, Shawna Battle, Maryke H. Barber Feb 2025

Lsab Minutes February 2025, Shawna Battle, Maryke H. Barber

WRL: Library Student Advisory Board Minutes

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Chain Reaction Energy Transfer, Claes Thelemarck Feb 2025

Chain Reaction Energy Transfer, Claes Thelemarck

UNH Cooperative Extension

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The Role Of Marine Co2 Removal In Combating Climate Change, Sarah Vican, Meghan Gavin, Wil Burns, Douglas Edwards, Romany M. Webb Feb 2025

The Role Of Marine Co2 Removal In Combating Climate Change, Sarah Vican, Meghan Gavin, Wil Burns, Douglas Edwards, Romany M. Webb

Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

Combating climate change requires not only rapid reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, but also removal of significant amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. CO2 removal (CDR) comes in many different forms, but climate scientists and policymakers are focusing on the potentially important role of large-scale use of emerging ocean-based techniques, often referred to as marine CDR (mCDR). In the United States, mCDR in domestic waters is governed by a patchwork of laws and regulations. There are also major uncertainties concerning regulation of mCDR in the open ocean, where international treaty regimes have struggled to develop coherent rules. On …

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In This Issuesystematic Revieworiginal Articles Feb 2025

In This Issuesystematic Revieworiginal Articles

Saudi Medical Journal

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Hypothyroidism Is A Risk Factor For Transient Ischemic Attack: A Meta-Analysis, Jian Li, Hui Liu, Yan Li Feb 2025

Hypothyroidism Is A Risk Factor For Transient Ischemic Attack: A Meta-Analysis, Jian Li, Hui Liu, Yan Li

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: To evaluate whether hypothyroidism is a risk factor for transient ischemic attack (TIA). Methods: We systematically searched Embase, PubMed, Cochrane, Vipers database, China Biomedical Literature Database, Wanfang Data, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure for studies assessing the association between hypothyroidism and TIA (publication cut-off in May 2024). Two researchers independently extracted the data based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Meta-analysis was carried out using Review Manager 5.3 software. Results: A total of 7 studies (combined n=190248) were included. Hypothyroidism showed a significant association with TIA (risk ratio [RR]=1.43 [95% confidence interval [CI]: [1.29-1.57]). The association was significant in clinical …

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Prevalence And Clinical Considerations Of Y Chromosome Microdeletions In Azoospermic And Oligozoopsermic Infertile Men From Al Madinah Al Munawarah, Saudi Arabia, Monis B. Shamsi, Rima Dada, Reham M. Balahmar, Dimah Zaytuni, Ghadeer Alharbi, Syed N. Imam, Emad Rajih, Muhammad Latif, Saif Ahmad Feb 2025

Prevalence And Clinical Considerations Of Y Chromosome Microdeletions In Azoospermic And Oligozoopsermic Infertile Men From Al Madinah Al Munawarah, Saudi Arabia, Monis B. Shamsi, Rima Dada, Reham M. Balahmar, Dimah Zaytuni, Ghadeer Alharbi, Syed N. Imam, Emad Rajih, Muhammad Latif, Saif Ahmad

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: To characterize the potential role of Y-chromosome microdeletion (YCM) as a genetic cause for infertility in the Arab population from the Al Madinah Al Munawarah. Methods: We screened 97 infertile men from Al Madinah Al Munawarah, from February 2022 to March 2024. Genomic blood DNA was analyzed for 8 sequence tagged site (STS) markers of Y chromosome by multiplex polymerase chain reaction. Results: We found microdeletions in 3 infertile men, indicating a prevalence of 3.1%. The STS markers sY254 and sY255 corresponding to AZFc regions were deleted in these men. No deletion was observed in any other STS markers …

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Association Between Factor I Fibrinogen (Rs6050) And Factor Xi Plasma Thromboplastin (Rs4253417) Genetic Polymorphisms And Recurrent Spontaneous Miscarriage In Saudi Women, Aaishah M. Kaabi, Afrah F. Alkhuriji, Zeneb A. Babay, Ibrahim A. Barakat, Abdullah M. Kaabi, Reem M. Kaabi Feb 2025

Association Between Factor I Fibrinogen (Rs6050) And Factor Xi Plasma Thromboplastin (Rs4253417) Genetic Polymorphisms And Recurrent Spontaneous Miscarriage In Saudi Women, Aaishah M. Kaabi, Afrah F. Alkhuriji, Zeneb A. Babay, Ibrahim A. Barakat, Abdullah M. Kaabi, Reem M. Kaabi

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: To identify genetic polymorphisms in factor I fibrinogen (rs6050) and factor XI plasma thromboplastin (rs4253417) in Saudi women with recurrent spontaneous miscarriage (RSM). Furthermore, to compare the levels of clotting factors in the blood of patients and healthy controls. Methods: The current study was conducted at the King Khalid University Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from September 2022 to June 2023. The study involved 100 Saudi women, 50 pregnant and 50 non-pregnant individuals, who experienced RSM. Furthermore, 100 healthy Saudi women, including 50 pregnant and 50 non-pregnant individuals, were also included as controls. TaqMan genotyping assays were used to …

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Concordance Between Homeostatic Model Assessment And Triglyceride Glucose Index In Assessing Insulin Resistance Among Hiv-Infected Patients, Gokcen Gurkok Budak, Aslı Vatan, Ertuğrul Güçlü, Oğuz Karabay Feb 2025

Concordance Between Homeostatic Model Assessment And Triglyceride Glucose Index In Assessing Insulin Resistance Among Hiv-Infected Patients, Gokcen Gurkok Budak, Aslı Vatan, Ertuğrul Güçlü, Oğuz Karabay

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: To evaluate the concordance between the triglyceride glucose (TyG) index and the homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) in assessing insulin resistance (IR) in people living with HIV (PLWH). Additionally, we aimed to estimate a cut-off value for the TyG index in PLWH. Methods: This retrospective, observational study included medical records of patients diagnosed with HIV at Sakarya Training and Research Hospital from January 2019 to January 2024. Based on their HOMA-IR levels, PLWH patients were divided into 2 groups: Group A (patients without IR) and Group B (patients with IR). Results: In this study, insulin resistance was …

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Management Of Trigger Finger (Stenosing Tenosynovitis) Feb 2025

Management Of Trigger Finger (Stenosing Tenosynovitis)

Saudi Medical Journal

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Does Sleep Apnea Treatment Influence Patients’ Risk Of Getting Into Car Accidents? Feb 2025

Does Sleep Apnea Treatment Influence Patients’ Risk Of Getting Into Car Accidents?

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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Who Prequalifies Diagnostic Test To Support Safer Administration Of P. Vivax Malaria Treatments Feb 2025

Who Prequalifies Diagnostic Test To Support Safer Administration Of P. Vivax Malaria Treatments

Saudi Medical Journal

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Risk Factors For Depression Symptoms In Adolescents: A Population-Based Study, Dewinda Candrarukmi, Fitri Hartanto, Tunjung Wibowo, Hari W. Nugroho, Moh S. Anam, Braghmandita W. Indraswari, Qodri Santosa, Nazliah Hanum Feb 2025

Risk Factors For Depression Symptoms In Adolescents: A Population-Based Study, Dewinda Candrarukmi, Fitri Hartanto, Tunjung Wibowo, Hari W. Nugroho, Moh S. Anam, Braghmandita W. Indraswari, Qodri Santosa, Nazliah Hanum

Saudi Medical Journal

Objectives: To ascertain the prevalence of depressive symptoms and identify related risk factors among adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out using an online questionnaire completed by 1,413 adolescents from Central Java and Yogyakarta Provinces، Indonesia. The validated Indonesian version of the Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI) was used to evaluate depressive symptoms. Results: Symptoms of depression were identified in 28.5% of participants. Multivariate analysis revealed important risk factors, including female gender (OR 3.962, 95% CI 2.684–5.849), having mother who is a housewife (OR 4.155, 95% CI 1.424–12.126) or works in labor/farming/self-employment (OR 3.665, 95% CI 1.216–11.051), residing with a …

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Does Obesity Affect Children’S Likelihood Of Survival After Being Diagnosed With Cancer? Feb 2025

Does Obesity Affect Children’S Likelihood Of Survival After Being Diagnosed With Cancer?

Saudi Medical Journal

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Negotiating With Gpt-4: Digital Doormat Or Skilful Counterpart?, Dorcas Quek Anderson Feb 2025

Negotiating With Gpt-4: Digital Doormat Or Skilful Counterpart?, Dorcas Quek Anderson

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

Large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-4 have been creatively harnessed in the conflict resolution arena as dialogue agents interacting with humans within negotiations, due to their capacity for in-context learning and giving human-like responses. In light of the burgeoning use of LLMs in conflict resolution training, a pilot study was conducted to ascertain the desirability of using dialogue agents built on GPT-4 in conducting simulations for students learning negotiation skills. This article discusses insights gained from the study on the reliability of LLM agents in following prompts for negotiation simulations; notable negotiation behaviour of the LLM agent; the degree …

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Managed Diversity Along The Legal Silk Road: The Asean-Asia Relationship In International Arbitration, Mark Mclaughlin Feb 2025

Managed Diversity Along The Legal Silk Road: The Asean-Asia Relationship In International Arbitration, Mark Mclaughlin

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

Efforts to foster closer economic integration often focus on the alignment of standards with respect to goods and services. The harmonization of substantive regulations mitigates the inevitable friction caused by moving assets from one jurisdiction to another. In this chapter, it is argued that interna- tional arbitration plays a similar function in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Asia relationship. By providing a neutral and reliable forum for dispute resolution, international arbitration helps manage legal diversity by creating a ‘Legal Silk Road’ on which commercial parties can engage with a familiar dispute resolution process without having to engage the local …

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The Nyc Office Of Administrative Trials And Hearings: Forty-Five Years Of Delivering Impartial Adjudications And Providing Access To Justice, Asim Rehman Feb 2025

The Nyc Office Of Administrative Trials And Hearings: Forty-Five Years Of Delivering Impartial Adjudications And Providing Access To Justice, Asim Rehman

Cardozo Law Review

It was an honor to deliver the 2024 Uri and Caroline Bauer Memorial Lecture at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, and to follow in the footsteps of the many legal luminaries who have delivered this lecture before. Given their chosen professions, it may be fair to assume that Uri Bauer was a believer in the rule of law and Caroline Bauer was a believer in government. Accordingly, I would like to talk about those two topics as they relate to the work of the New York City Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH). First, after a general …

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Research Update - February 2025, Office Of Research Feb 2025

Research Update - February 2025, Office Of Research

Research Update

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A Commitment Rule For Insolvency Forum, Anthony J. Casey, Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, Robert K. Rasmussen Feb 2025

A Commitment Rule For Insolvency Forum, Anthony J. Casey, Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, Robert K. Rasmussen

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

In this Article, we propose a new rule for determining the proper forum for insolvency proceedings. Currently, the Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency (Model Law)—promulgated by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)—looks to a debtor’s center of main interest (COMI) to determine the proper forum for a foreign main insolvency proceeding. This rule is flawed. It is both inflexible and manipulable. It is also indeterminate and neither requires nor allows advance commitment by debtors. As a result, it leads to uncertainty, increases litigation costs, and opens the door to opportunistic manipulation by debtors. These costs, in turn, …

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Island Platforms And The Hyper-Terrestrialisation Of Singapore's Smart City-State, Orlando Woods, Tim Bunnell, Lily Kong Feb 2025

Island Platforms And The Hyper-Terrestrialisation Of Singapore's Smart City-State, Orlando Woods, Tim Bunnell, Lily Kong

Research Collection College of Integrative Studies

This paper foregrounds the importance of underlying territorial formations in realising a vision of the smart city. It argues that as a political technology of the state, territory should be understood as a platform upon which data works and the smart city unfolds. In this view, island territories – of which bordered city-states like Singapore provide paradigmatic examples – provide an integral, yet hitherto unexplored, component in the realisation of urban “smartness”. We illustrate these theoretical arguments through an analysis of how the territorial constraints that characterise Singapore’s island platform enable the state to accurately and effectively realise its vision …

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Catchwater Colonialism: Reshaping Hong Kong’S Hydrology, Infrastructure, Metabolism And Landscape, 1937–1968, Jack Greatrex, Florence Mok Feb 2025

Catchwater Colonialism: Reshaping Hong Kong’S Hydrology, Infrastructure, Metabolism And Landscape, 1937–1968, Jack Greatrex, Florence Mok

Research Collection College of Integrative Studies

This article explores the development of hydrological infrastructure in colonial Hong Kong between the late 1930s and the late 1960s. Utilizing archival sources in Hong Kong and London, it shows how this infrastructure fundamentally reshaped Hong Kong’s geography. By way of concrete catchwaters and metal pipes, both ‘green’ and ‘urban’ Hong Kong became counter-intuitively interconnected. This interconnection created both unintended consequences and novel opportunities for colonial governance, driving forward natural conservation, state intervention into rural society and the development of new carceral institutions. Exploring these developments provides pivotal insight into the urban history of Hong Kong, with implications for global …

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Towards The Next Generation Of Geospatial Artificial Intelligence, Gengchen Mai, Yiqun Xie, Xiaowei Jia, Ni Lao, Jinmeng Rao, Qing Zhu, Zeping Liu, Yao-Yi Chiang, Jiao, Junfeng Feb 2025

Towards The Next Generation Of Geospatial Artificial Intelligence, Gengchen Mai, Yiqun Xie, Xiaowei Jia, Ni Lao, Jinmeng Rao, Qing Zhu, Zeping Liu, Yao-Yi Chiang, Jiao, Junfeng

Research Collection College of Integrative Studies

Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI), as the integration of geospatial studies and AI, has become one of the fastest-developing research directions in spatial data science and geography. This rapid change in the field calls for a deeper understanding of the recent developments and envision where the field is going in the near future. In this work, we provide a quantitative analysis of the GeoAI literature from the spatial, temporal, and semantic aspects. We briefly discuss the history of AI and GeoAI by highlighting some pioneering work. Then we discuss the current landscape of GeoAI by selecting five representative subdomains including remote …

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Analysis Of Access And Egress Mode Choice To High-Speed Railway Stations, Jiaoe Wang, Yongling Li, Junfeng Jiao Feb 2025

Analysis Of Access And Egress Mode Choice To High-Speed Railway Stations, Jiaoe Wang, Yongling Li, Junfeng Jiao

Research Collection College of Integrative Studies

High-speed railway (HSR) has become a key mode for short- to medium-haul transportation intercity trips in China and has been regarded as a competitor to air transportation. While significant research has explored daily travel mode choices and access/egress modes for other intercity transport hubs, the factors influencing access and egress to HSR stations – particularly those related to the built environment – remain underexamined. This paper analyses access/egress mode choices for intercity travel along the Beijing-Shanghai HSR corridor using 2015 survey data. The findings show that, during the access stage, the number of bus stations at HSR stations reduces car …

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Recommender Systems And Reinforcement Learning For Human-Building Interaction And Context Aware Support: A Text Mining-Driven Review Of Scientific Literature, Wenhao Zhang, Matias Quintana, Clayton Miller Feb 2025

Recommender Systems And Reinforcement Learning For Human-Building Interaction And Context Aware Support: A Text Mining-Driven Review Of Scientific Literature, Wenhao Zhang, Matias Quintana, Clayton Miller

Research Collection College of Integrative Studies

The indoor environment significantly impacts human health and well-being; enhancing health and reducing energy consumption in these settings is a central research focus. With the advancement of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), recommendation systems and reinforcement learning (RL) have emerged as promising approaches to induce behavioral changes to improve the indoor environment and energy efficiency of buildings. This study aims to employ text mining and Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques to thoroughly examine the connections among these approaches in the context of human-building interaction and occupant context-aware support. The study analyzed 27,595 articles from the ScienceDirect database, revealing extensive use …

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Gamification For Air Quality Education: A Systematic Literature Review, Abdollah Baghaei Daemei, Ruggiero Lovreglio, Zhenan Feng, Daniel Paes, Clayton Miller Feb 2025

Gamification For Air Quality Education: A Systematic Literature Review, Abdollah Baghaei Daemei, Ruggiero Lovreglio, Zhenan Feng, Daniel Paes, Clayton Miller

Research Collection College of Integrative Studies

Air quality is crucial to our health and well-being, as poor air quality can lead to serious health problems such as asthma, allergies, and other respiratory conditions. Educating people about air quality is key to improving awareness and taking action to reduce its negative effects. Gamification offers a creative and engaging way to deliver educational content by incorporating game elements into the learning experience. However, despite its potential, there has been no review of how gamification has been used for air quality education. Thus, this review aims to fill that gap by systematically examining how gamification is applied to air …

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February 2025 Cafe Newsletter, Center For Advancing Faculty Excellence Feb 2025

February 2025 Cafe Newsletter, Center For Advancing Faculty Excellence

CAFE Faculty Newsletters

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At What Cost? The Personal Stakes Of Intellectual Freedom, Jason D. Phillips, Jordan Ruud Feb 2025

At What Cost? The Personal Stakes Of Intellectual Freedom, Jason D. Phillips, Jordan Ruud

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

This chapter explores the emotional, professional, and political costs faced by librarians advocating for LGBTQ+ inclusion and intellectual freedom within libraries. Through personal narrative and critical reflection, the authors introduce the concept of "queer battle fatigue"—a framework for understanding the cumulative psychological toll on LGBTQ+ individuals who are consistently placed in advocacy roles within predominantly cisheteronormative institutions. A case study of a drag storytime event at a university library illustrates the social backlash, institutional pressures, and moral injury experienced by organizers, demonstrating how well-intentioned programming can become flashpoints for political controversy. The authors highlight the intensifying hostility toward LGBTQ+ representation …

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Enemies Within The Gates: Contending With Internal Censorship Challenges, Jason D. Phillips Feb 2025

Enemies Within The Gates: Contending With Internal Censorship Challenges, Jason D. Phillips

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

This chapter explores the rarely discussed but impactful issue of internal censorship within academic libraries, focusing on challenges to LGBTQ+ materials. Drawing on personal experiences at a regional public university in the American South, the author recounts multiple instances where library staff and leadership acted in ways that undermined the inclusion of LGBTQ+ resources. These incidents ranged from quietly removing or hiding books to resisting the addition of LGBTQ+ periodicals and graphic novels, and even denying purchase requests without explanation. The chapter underscores how fear of controversy, personal bias, and institutional conservatism can result in "soft censorship," despite the profession's …

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