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The Blind And His Peer, Abdullah Ibrahim Jul 2026

The Blind And His Peer, Abdullah Ibrahim

SOROUD: The journal of Literacy Criticism

This article explores the existential experience of blindness in the works of Taha Hussein, contrasting his perspective with that of Abu Al-Alaa Al-Maary. The study examines how Hussein transformed his disability into a literary and cultural legacy, utilizing language as a mirror to incorporate the world despite his physical condition. It further highlights Hussein’s role as a symbol of modern Arab culture, shaped by his complex relationship with memory, fiction, and his predecessor Al-Maary.

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Fictional Worlds Theory And Fictional Literary Theories, El Miloud Othmani Jul 2026

Fictional Worlds Theory And Fictional Literary Theories, El Miloud Othmani

SOROUD: The journal of Literacy Criticism

This article explores the novel genre through a spatial approach, arguing that novels require aesthetic foundations based on specific designs, imaginary characters, and symbolic spaces. Drawing on Heidegger’s architectural view of the novel, structural criticism (Genette), and Joseph Kisener’s spatial models, Farchoukh examines how these perspectives enhance the critical process and innovation within the context of postmodernism.

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Narration: From Mono-Disciplinary To Multi-Disciplinary, Said Yaqtine Jul 2026

Narration: From Mono-Disciplinary To Multi-Disciplinary, Said Yaqtine

SOROUD: The journal of Literacy Criticism

Said Yaqtine explores the shift in narrative theory from the structuralist era to the present day. He examines how linguistics and structuralism transformed the approach to narration by focusing on forms and structures rather than just themes. The article traces the transition from mono-disciplinary classical narrative analysis to a multi-disciplinary, post-classical approach that encompasses semiotics and cognitive sciences, reflecting the diverse manifestations of narration in modern human experience.

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Novelistic Foundations, Ahmed Farchoukh Jul 2026

Novelistic Foundations, Ahmed Farchoukh

SOROUD: The journal of Literacy Criticism

Ahmed Farchoukh, in his article, deals with the novel genre from the perspective of the spatial approach. Accordingly, the novel requires aesthetic foundation which makes it subject to strict design associated with the story telling materials and with imaginary characters. Additionally, it necessitates being opened to symbolic spaces which implicate the reader into the storytelling’s mazes, and exercise on him/her a kind of seduction and attraction. Farchoukh starts from Heidegger’s view when he linked the novel genre with architecture to come up to the idea that the novel is a space which exceeds the place and is characterised by diversity, …

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Narrative Technique In William Faulkner’S As I Lay Dying, Samir El Azhar Jul 2026

Narrative Technique In William Faulkner’S As I Lay Dying, Samir El Azhar

SOROUD: The journal of Literacy Criticism

This article focuses on narrative technique in William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying. The events are seen through the eyes of fifteen narrators and the novel consists of fifty-nine sections, each contains feelings, observations and thoughts of a character. In the face of such a complex situation, critics propose several readings, ranging from a traditional view to a more modern perspective. The aim of this paper is to represent the two conflicting views, in an attempt to find an appropriate method suitable to deal with the complex narrative structure of the novel.

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Narrating Back: A Cultural-Critical Approach Of The Egyptian Short Story, Mohamed Al Shahat Jul 2026

Narrating Back: A Cultural-Critical Approach Of The Egyptian Short Story, Mohamed Al Shahat

SOROUD: The journal of Literacy Criticism

This study is informed by the cultural-critical approach which seeks to balance the aesthetic, cultural and historical aspects in a literary text. The current study aims at analyzing transformations of the writing concept adopted by contemporary Egyptian short story writers through three waves: early 20th century, the 'Gallery 1967' magazine writers, and the 1990s writers, focusing on how they employ writing techniques to combat social and political discrimination.

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The Languages Of Translocality: What Plurilingualism Means In A Maghrebi Context, Edwige Tamalet Talbayev Jul 2026

The Languages Of Translocality: What Plurilingualism Means In A Maghrebi Context, Edwige Tamalet Talbayev

SOROUD: The journal of Literacy Criticism

This essay rethinks monolingual approaches to Maghrebi literature that rests on the supremacy of French and Arabic as languages of expression. Instead, Edwige Tamalet proposes a plurilingual translocal critical practice both grounded in local contexts and marked by transversal trajectories between multiple sites across the Mediterranean.

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Editorial (Arabic) Modern Narratives, Chouaib Halifi Jul 2026

Editorial (Arabic) Modern Narratives, Chouaib Halifi

SOROUD: The journal of Literacy Criticism

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Editorial (English) Modern Narratives, Chouaib Halifi Jul 2026

Editorial (English) Modern Narratives, Chouaib Halifi

SOROUD: The journal of Literacy Criticism

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Real-Time Image Denoising And Reconstruction Using Generative Adversarial Networks (Gans), Roa'a M. Al-Airaji, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Rula Kamil, Svyd Iryna Jul 2026

Real-Time Image Denoising And Reconstruction Using Generative Adversarial Networks (Gans), Roa'a M. Al-Airaji, Haider Th. Salim Alrikabi, Rula Kamil, Svyd Iryna

Karbala International Journal of Modern Science

This paper presents a real-time image denoising and reconstruction system based on a compact Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) designed for embedded systems and edge computing. The proposed model employs a [ generator and a PatchGAN discriminator, trained using hybrid loss function that combines L1, perceptual, and adversarial terms to balance pixel and perceptual realism. Evaluations were conducted on multiple datasets, including DIV2K, BSD68, SIDD, DND, RENOIR, and PolyU at noise levels (σ = 15, 25, 50). Quantitatively, the proposed model achieves an average PSNR of 32.8 dB and an SSIM of 0.88, which is higher by more than 3 dB …

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Mucho Ruido Y Pocas Nueces? Rethinking Mexico's Judicial Reform In Comparative Perspective, Oscar Serratos Jul 2026

Mucho Ruido Y Pocas Nueces? Rethinking Mexico's Judicial Reform In Comparative Perspective, Oscar Serratos

Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law

Mexico's 2024 judicial reform, which made it the first country to elect all judges by popular vote, has generated widespread criticism for allegedly threatening judicial independence and democratic governance. This Article challenges the prevailing narrative by arguing that many of these concerns overstate the reform's practical effect. Through a comparative analysis of Mexico's new constitutional framework and judicial electoral systems in the United States, the Article demonstrates that the reform incorporates structural safeguards—including balanced nomination powers, nonpartisan elections, restrictions on campaign financing, and continued judicial training—that set it apart from comparable American models. While acknowledging legitimate concerns regarding implementation and …

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Letter From The Editor Jul 2026

Letter From The Editor

Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

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Shanghai In The 1930s, The German Civil Code And The Tragic Story Of A Brilliant Legal Mind, Lutz-Christian Wolff Jul 2026

Shanghai In The 1930s, The German Civil Code And The Tragic Story Of A Brilliant Legal Mind, Lutz-Christian Wolff

Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

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Community Ai Resilience: A Five-Pillar Framework For Preparing Communities For An Ai-Transformed World, Robin D. Anderson, Nicholas A. Curtis Jul 2026

Community Ai Resilience: A Five-Pillar Framework For Preparing Communities For An Ai-Transformed World, Robin D. Anderson, Nicholas A. Curtis

Faculty Scholarship

Current artificial intelligence readiness strategies focus almost exclusively on two priorities: expanding access to AI tools and developing a technical workforce. While necessary, these efforts are insufficient. AI seems likely to transform how people work and, with that, to reshape how individuals derive meaning, how families function, and how communities organize. This paper presents the Community AI Resilience Framework, a five-pillar model addressing the human systems dimensions of AI transformation: (1) Economic Resilience and Regulatory Adaptation; (2) Social Cohesion and Belonging Infrastructure; (3) Psychological Resilience and Identity Reconstruction; (4) Civic and Educational Renewal; and (5) Ecological and Leisure Commons Management. …

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The Double Attraction Paradox, Rem Jaen D. Krafft Jul 2026

The Double Attraction Paradox, Rem Jaen D. Krafft

Publications and Research

The Double Attraction Paradox is a podcast series that teaches adolescents how to navigate attraction through body language, limerence, and mirroring while understanding the psychology behind emotional connection. It is a manuscript that combines personal experience, observations, and research, inspired by Rem Jaen D. Krafft's high school crush. Not only does it provide a guide for teenagers and young adults, but it also encourages readers to better understand attraction, communication, and emotional development. The final chapter examines how peer pressure, traditional high school cliques, fear of rejection, and fear of intimacy may influence societal norms, emotional contagion, and relationship formation …

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High-Order Brain Interactions During Ketamine-Induced State Changes: A Functional Marker Of Response In Late-Life Treatment-Resistant Depression?, Brittany O'Brien, Rahul Balakrishnan, Sanjay J Mathew, Nicholas Murphy Jul 2026

High-Order Brain Interactions During Ketamine-Induced State Changes: A Functional Marker Of Response In Late-Life Treatment-Resistant Depression?, Brittany O'Brien, Rahul Balakrishnan, Sanjay J Mathew, Nicholas Murphy

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Ketamine is a fast-acting intervention for treatment-resistant depression (TRD), yet only a subset of patients show robust clinical response, and the underlying neural mechanisms remain unclear. High-order interactions (HOI) derived from multivariate information theory provide a framework for examining nonlinear dependencies among brain regions beyond pairwise connectivity. One such metric, the O-information, captures the balance between synergistic and redundant interactions across three or more variables. In this secondary analysis of a randomized, double-blind, midazolam-controlled trial (NCT02556606), we examined EEG-derived HOI in 30 late-life veterans with TRD following a single 40-minute intravenous infusion of ketamine (0.1, 0.25, 0.5 mg/kg; n = …

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Perez V. Meisner Jul 2026

Perez V. Meisner

All Decisions

In this HP proceeding, a default order and money judgment had been entered against Respondent-owners before they appeared by counsel. The court vacated the default judgment, finding Respondent-owners presented a reasonable excuse for their non-appearance and a meritorious defense. The court reaffirmed the April 2025 order to correct and allowed Respondent-owners to file a late answer.

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The Coupled Hydrology–Human Activity Information (Chhai) Dataset: A Global Benchmark Dataset For Model Comparison And Evaluation, Azara Boschee, Aneseh Alborzi, Augustina Clara Alexander, Berit Arheimer, Salsebil Bel Hadj Ali, Günter Blöschl, Andrea Castelletti, Xi Chen, Aniya Dogra, Erhu Du, Jesse Duku, Aldo Fiori, Margaret Garcia, Salvatore Grimaldi, Naota Hanasaki, Yeonjoo Kim, Heidi Kreibich, Chenyuan Li, Ali Mehran, For Full Author List, See Comments Below Jul 2026

The Coupled Hydrology–Human Activity Information (Chhai) Dataset: A Global Benchmark Dataset For Model Comparison And Evaluation, Azara Boschee, Aneseh Alborzi, Augustina Clara Alexander, Berit Arheimer, Salsebil Bel Hadj Ali, Günter Blöschl, Andrea Castelletti, Xi Chen, Aniya Dogra, Erhu Du, Jesse Duku, Aldo Fiori, Margaret Garcia, Salvatore Grimaldi, Naota Hanasaki, Yeonjoo Kim, Heidi Kreibich, Chenyuan Li, Ali Mehran, For Full Author List, See Comments Below

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

To enhance hydrologic modeling, the hydrology community has developed benchmark datasets (e.g. Model Parameter Estimation Experiment, MOPEX), providing standardized data for model evaluation and parameter estimation. However, these datasets primarily focus on modeling natural hydrologic processes, leaving a critical gap in understanding the role of human influences. Here, we introduce the Coupled Hydrology-Human Activity Information (CHHAI) dataset, a benchmark dataset that integrates coupled human–water data from regions across all continents, excluding Antarctica. CHHAI incorporates data from 25 regions that cover various human impacts such as reservoir management, flood protection, river management policies, land use changes, and water use. Each basin …

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Synergistic Effects Of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi And Foliar Nitrogen–Phosphorus Application On Maize Productivity Under Irrigated And Rainfed Conditions, Mst. Lailatul Ferdows, Saima Biswas, Mizanur Rahman, F. M.Jamil Uddin, Md. Nayan, Aporna Tabassum Api, Mohaiminul Islam, Nadia Islam, Swapan Kumar Paul, Md. Harun Rashid Jul 2026

Synergistic Effects Of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi And Foliar Nitrogen–Phosphorus Application On Maize Productivity Under Irrigated And Rainfed Conditions, Mst. Lailatul Ferdows, Saima Biswas, Mizanur Rahman, F. M.Jamil Uddin, Md. Nayan, Aporna Tabassum Api, Mohaiminul Islam, Nadia Islam, Swapan Kumar Paul, Md. Harun Rashid

School of Earth, Environmental, & Marine Sciences Faculty Publications

A field experiment was conducted at the Agronomy Field Laboratory of Bangladesh Agricultural University to evaluate the effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculation and foliar supplementation of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) on the performance of maize (Zea mays L.) under irrigated and rainfed conditions. The experiment followed a randomised complete block design with two levels of AMF (inoculated and non-inoculated) and four foliar treatments (no N and P, N only, P only, and combined N + P). The recommended dose of fertiliser (RDF) was applied as a soil application to all treatments. AMF inoculation significantly increased grain yield …

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Beyond Step Counts: Dual Perspectives On Designing Interactive Technologies To Support Outdoor Movement In Older Adults, Fatima Badmos, Emma Murphy, Peterson Jean, Damon Berry Jul 2026

Beyond Step Counts: Dual Perspectives On Designing Interactive Technologies To Support Outdoor Movement In Older Adults, Fatima Badmos, Emma Murphy, Peterson Jean, Damon Berry

Research Outputs: 2025-Present

Outdoor movement supports older adults' health and wellbeing, yet participation is constrained by environmental, physical, and social barriers. Existing technologies often prioritise clinical risk management and quantified functional metrics, and rarely integrate older adults' lived experience alongside physical activity experts' perspectives in early design. We conducted four focus group workshops with 24 urban dwelling older adults (63 to 91 years) and semi structured online interviews with 11 physical activity experts. Data were analysed using thematic analysis and grounded theory coding, then triangulated to identify convergent themes, divergent perspectives, and complementary views. Key tensions concerned risk management versus independence, clinical benchmarks …

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Volume 16 Issue 2 Masthead Jul 2026

Volume 16 Issue 2 Masthead

Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

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Stopping Child Pornography And Csam Online: Act Local, Unite Global, Hon. Anne-Christine Massullo, Frederick W. Mostert, Lea Leisure Jul 2026

Stopping Child Pornography And Csam Online: Act Local, Unite Global, Hon. Anne-Christine Massullo, Frederick W. Mostert, Lea Leisure

Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

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The Intertemporal Law Doctrine's Application To The Acquisition Of Colonies In The Americas, Kent Mcneil Jul 2026

The Intertemporal Law Doctrine's Application To The Acquisition Of Colonies In The Americas, Kent Mcneil

Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

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The Art Of Misuse: Could The European Union Benefit From The U.S. Copyright Doctrine?, Isabella Fazio Jul 2026

The Art Of Misuse: Could The European Union Benefit From The U.S. Copyright Doctrine?, Isabella Fazio

Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.

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From Vulnerability To Justice: Reframing Indigenous Disaster Recovery Through A Human Rights-Based Lens, Portia Ozioma Chigbu Jul 2026

From Vulnerability To Justice: Reframing Indigenous Disaster Recovery Through A Human Rights-Based Lens, Portia Ozioma Chigbu

Notre Dame Journal of International & Comparative Law

Indigenous populations regard their cultural identity as central to their way of life, and their traditional lifestyles often place them in remote areas, isolating them from mainstream society. This isolation creates a unique set of human rights challenges, such as limited access to healthcare, restricted political representation, housing insecurity, and poor living conditions, making them especially vulnerable compared to other groups. In the context of climate change and the rising frequency of natural disasters worldwide, these vulnerabilities become more protracted and intensified. Since Indigenous populations already face structural disadvantages before disasters strike, such events deepen their vulnerabilities, increase their risk …

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Purification And Concentration Of Model Viruses Using Single-Pass Tangential Flow Filtration, Luis Alberto Mejía-Manzano, Lynn M. Manchester, Grace Wallis, Kan Wang, Bruce Lee, Michael Betenbaugh, Caryn Heldt Jul 2026

Purification And Concentration Of Model Viruses Using Single-Pass Tangential Flow Filtration, Luis Alberto Mejía-Manzano, Lynn M. Manchester, Grace Wallis, Kan Wang, Bruce Lee, Michael Betenbaugh, Caryn Heldt

Michigan Tech Publications

The vaccine and viral vector industry is growing at an accelerated rate. To improve harvest and purification processes, the development of continuous membrane-based operations, such as normal flow filtration (NFF) and single pass tangential flow filtration (SPTFF) for concentration were explored. This work was conducted using two model viruses, non-enveloped porcine parvovirus (PPV) and enveloped Suid herpesvirus (SuHV). The viruses are in the same family as the gene therapy vectors adeno associated virus and herpes simplex virus, respectively. SPTFF design started with batch TFF for membrane selection. Hollow fiber membranes with a 100 and 300 kDa molecular weight cut off …

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Recent Advancements In The Characterization Of Archaeological Wood, Amir Ghavidel, Reza Hosseinpourpia, Jianhui Zhou Jul 2026

Recent Advancements In The Characterization Of Archaeological Wood, Amir Ghavidel, Reza Hosseinpourpia, Jianhui Zhou

Michigan Tech Publications

Archeological wood is a vital organic archive, yet its degraded state challenges traditional methods for species identification, provenance resolution, and decay assessment. This review synthesizes state-of-the-art advances—integrating artificial intelligence, isotopic systems, and molecular biology—and proposes a four-tier hierarchical diagnostic framework that moves the field from qualitative description to quantitative, high-resolution analysis. Landmark case studies demonstrate how multi-scalar data fusion provides mechanistic understanding of structural decay inaccessible through conventional approaches.

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Mapping And Diagnosing Local Climate Zones For Urban Heat Assessment And Planning In Tropical Cities, Inuwa Sani Sani, Adi Wibowo Jul 2026

Mapping And Diagnosing Local Climate Zones For Urban Heat Assessment And Planning In Tropical Cities, Inuwa Sani Sani, Adi Wibowo

Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development

Rapid urbanization and rising heat risk are intensifying thermal stress and environmental degradation in tropical cities. This study applies the Local Climate Zone (LCZ) framework to examine how urban morphology influences land surface temperature (LST) and to support evidence-based urban planning and climate adaptation in Makassar, Indonesia. We hypothesized that compact built LCZs (1–3) exhibit significantly higher LST than vegetated LCZs (A–G). Landsat 8 OLI and MODIS LST datasets (2013–2023) were processed in Google Earth Engine to evaluate decade-long urban development and thermal dynamics. LCZs were classified using a Random Forest (RF) model trained with approximately 100 manually digitized polygons …

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Strategic Artificial Intelligence Use And Microbusiness Performance: Evidence From U.S. Minority-Owned Business, Doreen Nkenyeh Ayafor Jul 2026

Strategic Artificial Intelligence Use And Microbusiness Performance: Evidence From U.S. Minority-Owned Business, Doreen Nkenyeh Ayafor

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present

Minority-owned microenterprises play a critical role in economic development in underserved communities in the United States, yet persistent disparities in business performance remain. Prior research suggests that Black- and Hispanic-owned microenterprises face lower profitability and revenue relative to their White-owned counterparts, reflecting structural constraints such as limited access to capital, professional networks, and digital resources. As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly embedded in entrepreneurial decision-making, an important question is whether strategic AI use mitigates or reinforces these disparities. Drawing on the resource-based view (RBV) and critical race theory (CRT), this study examines whether strategic AI use moderates the relationship between …

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Board Independence And Nonprofit Performance: A Contingency Approach, Ayokunle Abe Amoo Jul 2026

Board Independence And Nonprofit Performance: A Contingency Approach, Ayokunle Abe Amoo

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present

Board independence is central to the governance of nonprofit organizations and is widely recommended by regulators and governing bodies to strengthen accountability and performance. However, little is known about its impact on nonprofit organizations and particularly their operational efficiency, an important facet of performance reflected in fundraising and administrative cost ratios, key metrics that donors and other stakeholders rely on to assess whether a nonprofit is a responsible steward of contributed resources. Drawing on agency and institutional theories, this study examines the link between board independence and performance and the extent to which organizations’ broader socioeconomic context moderates this link. …

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