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October 29, 2026 (Basketball Preview '26)

The Breeze, 2020-

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Día De Los Muertos, Latin American & Iberian Institute, Spanish And Portuguese, Southwest Hispanic Research Institute

LAII Events

Join the LaII, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and the Southwest Hispanic Research Institute to celebrate the Day of the Dead with fun activities, a community altar, calaveritas, poetry, a food truck, and more!

Survivor Justice: Dismantling Rape Culture, Cathryn Lavery, Meghana Nayak

Social Justice Week

Join gender violence experts Dr. Cathy Lavery, chair of Criminal Justice and Security, and Dr. Meghana Nayak, chair of Women’s and Gender Studies and professor of Political Science, for an interactive discussion. Through a trauma-informed, survivor-centered lens, explore how students can dismantle rape culture, help create safer campus environments, and work toward survivor justice.

This event was open to Pace students only.

October 29, 2026, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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Bate-Papo | Portuguese Language Conversation Hours, Learning Language Center

LAII Events

Come practice your Portuguese language skills and enjoy Brazilian food and culture with friends!

Beyond The Barricades: The Designation Of Two Haitian Gangs, Viv Ansanm And Gran Grif, As Foreign Terrorist Organizations, Edward R. Maguire

Reports, Projects, and Research

At the time the U.S. Department of State announced the terrorist designations of Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif on May 2, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the goal of the two Haitian gangs as seeking to establish “a gang-controlled state where illicit trafficking and other criminal activities operate freely.” Achieving this goal, while not strictly ideological, has significant implications for U.S. homeland security. The analysis of the two groups and their evolution highlights that they are an adaptive threat rather than an emerging threat. As Dr. Maguire notes, the groups have advanced beyond street gangs to become alternative …

From Identity To Monetization: Governing Digital Royalty Management Through Digital Identity In Indonesia, Edmon Makarim, Brian Amy Prastyo, Nadirsyah Hosen, Hamzah Halim

Hasanuddin Law Review

Platform-economy royalty systems still rely on fragmented metadata, intermediary-controlled databases, and Digital Rights Management (DRM) systems designed mainly for access control and copyright enforcement. Inconsistent attribution, delayed payments, and limited interoperability therefore persist. This article proposes a Digital Royalty Management Model, a governance framework grounded in Digital Identity and digital trust infrastructures. Its architecture links Subject Identity, Digital Object Identity, Rights and Entitlements, Licensing and Authorization, Provenance and Usage, Royalty Entitlement and Allocation, and Payment and Remuneration. Legally, identity assurance can support verifiable coordination of rights-related relationships without substituting for substantive copyright law. Using a qualitative, normative, conceptual, comparative, and …

Part Ii: Sustainable Irrigation Practices For Cut Flowers, Chloe Seeborg, Melanie Stock, Burdette Barker, Alex Rodriguez, Jonathan D. Meyer

All Current Publications

Sustainable irrigation uses crop and environmental information to guide the frequency (how often) and amount (how much) of water to apply. Without this balance, poor irrigation practices can result, causing crop stress from too little or too much water, nutrient loss and contamination, or wasted water that drains below the root zone. This fact sheet covers the basics of soil water storage, crop water demand, considerations for designating irrigation zones, using free weather stations, and water conservation strategies for gardens and small farms, with a focus on cut flowers.

2026-10-29 Your Guide To Midterm Elections, Erika Morris, Shane Nelson

The Spectator Online

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Problems With The Problem Gambling Severity Index (Pgsi): Is It Fit For Public Health Monitoring Of Gambling Harms? An Analysis With Rasch Measurement Theor, James Close, Ryan Statton

School of Psychology

Objective: The Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) is a widely used tool for measuring gambling-related issues, playing a central role in service delivery and national monitoring, especially in the British context. However, it was developed a quarter of a century ago under clinical paradigms of “problem gambling,” raisingquestions about alignment with contemporary public health approaches. This study evaluates the suitability of PGSI for clinical and population-level monitoring, using Rasch Measurement Theory. Method: Rasch Measurement Theory analysis was conducted on PGSI data from national data sets: Health Survey for United Kingdom, Scottish Health Survey, National Survey for Wales, and Gambling Survey …

Identifying Burnout In Pediatric Clinicians Using Wearable Biometric Data: Development And Feasibility Study., Thomas Ayres, George E. Quaye, Harpreet Gill, Addison M. Pritchett Ms, Catherine Koertje, J Steven Leeder, Brooke L. Fridley, Tiffany Addington

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

BACKGROUND: Addressing the burnout epidemic among health care providers remains one of the foremost challenges of modern health care systems. Past researchers have turned to passively gathered biometric data from wearable devices to identify key variables that predict burnout. However, this has resulted in limited success.

OBJECTIVE: This pilot and feasibility study aimed to test the feasibility and accuracy of developing an Extreme Gradient Boosting machine learning model to classify health care providers as being at higher or lower risk of burnout based on their biometric data.

METHODS: We conducted a 3-month pilot and feasibility study where health care providers …

Continuous Pacing During Lbbap With A Lumenless Lead: A Simplified, Zero-Cost Sliding-Contact Technique, Leonardo Marinaccio

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

Left bundle branch pacing with lumenless leads usually requires disconnecting pacing cables during rotation, creating an electrical blind spot during septal advancement. We describe the "sliding-contact" technique, a zero-cost modification enabling continuous real-time monitoring. Retracting the rubber shroud of a standard sterile alligator pacing clip reduces jaw tension, allowing unrestricted lead pin rotation while preserving electrical continuity. In 42 consecutive cases, LBBAP was successfully performed without complications. Beat-to-beat feedback on QRS morphology, impedance, and injury current was maintained throughout rotation, improving procedural precision and safety without specialized equipment.

Inferior Vena Cava–Left Atrial Connection Hidden Beneath Large Secundum Defect. A Case Report, Alisia Yuana Putri, Muhammad Surya Tiyantara

Journal of the Saudi Heart Association

Inferior vena cava (IVC) drainage into left atrium is an exceptionally rare congenital anomaly and may remain unrecognized when associated with a large atrial septal defect (ASD). A 35-year-old-man presented with progressive exertional dyspnea and fatigue. Transthoracic echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography, and cardiac catheterization demonstrated a large secundum ASD with severe septal malalignment, while systemic venous drainage was interpreted as normal. During surgical ASD repair, an unexpected IVC-to-left atrium connection was identified and redirected to right atrium. Careful assessment of IVC inflow is essential in patients with large malaligned ASD despite normal oxygen saturation.

Enhancing Salinity Tolerance In Black Soybean Genotypes Through Synergistic Rhizobacterial Inoculation, Fairus Hisanah Hibatullah

Scholars Week

Soil salinity is a major environmental constraint that limits soybean productivity by disrupting plant growth, nutrient uptake, and biological nitrogen fixation. Beneficial microorganisms have emerged as a sustainable approach to improve crop tolerance to saline conditions. This study aimed to identify the most salt-tolerant black soybean phenotype and evaluate the individual and combined effects of symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria (SNFB) and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) under salinity stress. This study consisted of two stages, the first identified the most salt-tolerant black soybean phenotype (BS 87, BS 99, and BS 114), and the second evaluated the effects of symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria, plant …

Seasonal Variations In Radar Backscatter And Corn Vegetation In The South Fork Iowa River Watershed During The Growing Season Of 2025, Monika Bhusal

Scholars Week

Remote sensing provides complementary information on crop development and surface conditions, but radar backscatter over agricultural areas can be influenced by vegetation and soil characteristics. This study examines seasonal relationships between Sentinel-1 radar backscatter and Landsat-derived vegetation greenness over corn-growing areas in the South Fork Iowa River Watershed, Iowa, during the 2025 growing season. Landsat 8/9 was used to derive the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), while OPERA RTC-S1 imagery provided VV and VH backscatter and a VH/VV polarization measure. USDA Cropland Data Layer was used to identify corn growing areas, and analysis was restricted to areas with common satellite …

Building A Zapotec Dictionary: Documenting An Endangered Language Of Mexico, John Foreman, Paula M. Foreman, Delaney Dwyer, Camelia Sanchez, Ana Garza, Raul Ortiz-Vera, Hannah Gutierrez, Aziz Quenun, Estrella Garcia

Bilingualism in Higher Ed Summit

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General Call For Manuscripts & Graphics

Michigan Reading Journal

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Building Courage: Children’S Books Are Not Just For Kids!, Nicole R. Peterson

Michigan Reading Journal

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Literacy Activities To Prepare Mll Students For An Art Museum Visit, Marion J. Tate

Michigan Reading Journal

This article describes how I prepared newcomer Yemeni students to visit, understand, and learn from museums while also strengthening their English language development and cultural identity. Many students had limited English proficiency; however, they brought rich personal, family, and cultural knowledge into the classroom. To build on those strengths, I used literacy-based activities before, during, and after museum visits. These activities included shared and independent reading with e-books, pre-assessment charts, vocabulary development, guided discussions, reflective writing, collage-making, and student-led decision-making. Each strategy helped students practice English in meaningful ways while connecting museum content to memory, immigration, history, culture, and identity. …

The Case For Ai-Enhanced Professional Learning For Literacy Educators, Michelle Wagner, Laura Gabrion, Judy Bowling, Beth Gonzalez

Michigan Reading Journal

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping how educators access information, analyze learning, and engage in professional learning, yet its adoption among K–12 educators remains limited compared to the students they serve. This article examines the potential of AI-enhanced professional learning for literacy educators and argues that professional learning providers must move beyond teaching about AI to intentionally using AI within the design, facilitation, and follow-up of professional learning experiences. Drawing on research related to effective professional development, adult learning theory, and emerging studies on generative AI, the authors explore how AI-enabled tools can support active, collaborative, and sustained professional learning …

Redefining “Back To Basics:” Critical Place-Based Education As Essential Practice, Jeffrey Austin, Rosalyn D. Shahid

Michigan Reading Journal

This article explores how an environmental justice-centered summer program in Wayne County, Michigan, one of the areas most impacted by environmental harm in the United States, uses storytelling, critical place-based education practices, teen advocacy frameworks and local curriculum development to push back on current “back-to-basics” education mandates, including scripted curriculum, skills-dominant instruction, and decontextualized learning.  Using the MAISA GELN Disciplinary Literacy Essentials: Grades 6-12 as a guide, we attempt to redefine what ought to be seen as “basic” in schools to ensure that students can be a meaningful part of building a more just, equitable, and sustainable future for our …

Reading With Dad: A Cross-Cultural Comparison Of Fathers’ Literacy Practices In China And The United States, Wei Gu

Michigan Reading Journal

Family literacy research has often centered on mothers, with fathers’ roles receiving comparatively less attention, particularly in studies that examine family literacy across cultural contexts. This study, comparing the literacy practices of fathers with young children in China and the United States, explores cultural patterns of paternal family literacy engagement. The article reveals the relationship between father and child demographic characteristics (age, education, income, child age, number of children, and child gender) and fathers’ literacy involvement in two countries. Using a survey instrument administered to 500 fathers (250 in the United States and 250 in China), the study analyzes fathers’ …

Connecting The Pieces: Designing A Community-Engaged Family Literacy Program, Margaret O. Hanna, Janet Oyebode

Michigan Reading Journal

In this article, the authors describe how they designed a place-based family literacy program using several research-backed practices from the K-3 Literacy Essential Practices. The authors, one teacher educator and one community practitioner, describe how their interactions with the community guided them to a theme and authentic purpose for the program and how they chose a robust set of thematically connected texts for shared reading. They will also share how they identified an ideal community partner whose expertise enhanced their curriculum and helped to shape the authentic purpose and audience for the final project of the program. Finally, they …

From The Editors…, Mihyun Han, Amy Croel-Perrien, Nicole R. Peterson, Kristen L. White

Michigan Reading Journal

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Introducing The Michigan Reading Journal’S Editorial Team 2026-2029, Mihyun Han, Amy Croel-Perrien, Nicole R. Peterson, Kristen L. White

Michigan Reading Journal

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President-Elect’S Message…, Angel Ky

Michigan Reading Journal

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President’S Message…, Jodi Pfeifer

Michigan Reading Journal

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Michigan Reading Association 2025-2026 Annual Report

Michigan Reading Journal

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Executive Director’S Message…, Jeanette Field

Michigan Reading Journal

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Front Matter

Michigan Reading Journal

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