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Multistate Litigation Networks, Elysa M. Dishman, Kristina Bishop

Texas A&M Law Review

State lawsuits challenging executive orders and agency regulations not only disrupt executive policymaking but also reshape constitutional structures. States sue the federal government in highly coordinated multistate coalitions led by state attorneys general. These state coalitions target federal agencies and officials in strategically selected courts seeking sweeping injunctions to block executive actions. Following the Supreme Court’s opinion curtailing universal injunctions for private litigants without class certification, states are uniquely poised to obtain broad injunctive relief against the federal government. This Article theorizes that multistate litigation involves a series of network relationships among state plaintiffs, federal defendants, and federal courts and …

Pressure-Induced Electronic, Structural And Optical Properties Of Ru-Linbo3 Perovskite: A Dft+U Study, Zahraa M. Saab, Hussein A. Miran

Baghdad Science Journal

Owing to its remarkable features, lithium niobate (LiNbO₃) has been deployed in wide range of applications. In this study, the structural, electronic, and optical properties of the pristine LiNbO₃ and Ru substituted B-site of LiNbO₃ were investigated by employing density functional theory approach (DFT) within CASTEP code based on (GGA-PBE). Moreover, different hydrostatic pressures (0, 5, 10, 15, and 20 GPa) were applied. The results revealed that the optimized lattice parameters and energy bandgap are in well agreement with the published results. Besides, the insertion of Ru atoms at Nb site of LiNbO₃ leads to …

Assessment Of Physical And Chemical Methods For The Remediation Of Norm-Contaminated Soil And Its Generated Radioactive Liquid Waste At The Southern Al-Rumaila Oilfield, Iraq, Zaidon H. Ibrahim, Asia H. Al-Mashhadani, Amer Abdulabbas Sakran, Adel Ch. Majeed, Sabah A. Dawood, Taisir K. Abbas, Aseel A. Chasb

Baghdad Science Journal

This study aims to quantify the activity concentrations of ²²⁶Ra and ²²⁸Ra in Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (TENORM) contaminated soils from selected sites within the South Rumaila oilfield, Basra Governorate, southern Iraq, and to evaluate physical and chemical remediation options to reduce contamination below IAEA limits. Using High-Purity Germanium (HPGe) gamma-ray spectrometry, the mean activity concentrations were 7.67× 10⁴; ± 1.5% and 6.26× 10³ ± 1.43% Bq/kg for ²²⁶Ra and ²²⁸Ra, respectively (n = 25). Physical separation by particle size and sequential chemical leaching were applied as remediation approaches. The highest …

Enhanced Minority Class For Oil Spill Detection By Integrating Weighted Data Class Into Mask R-Cnn Architecture (Wmask-Rcnn), Abubakar Salihu Abba, Noorfa Haszlinna Binti Mustaffa, Siti Zaiton Mohd Hashim, Musa Adamu Wakili, Nor Haizan Mohamed Radzi, Zuriahati Mohd Yunos

Baghdad Science Journal

Efficient detection and precise classification of oil spills in marine environments remain challenging, mainly due to the oil spill class imbalance within Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) datasets, which reduces deep learning model performance and often leads to false negatives. Moreover, traditional deep learning models have limited generalization efficiency, making their performance unreliable when tested on new oil spill patterns. Existing models, such as two-stage Region-Based Convolutional Neural Networks (R-CNN), are inefficient in detecting small oil spill patterns because of class imbalance. In response, this study introduces WMask-RCNN, an improved oil spill detection framework based on satellite imagery that focuses on …

Secure Medical Data Hiding Using Dwt, Qpso, And Lightweight Encryption, Aymen Mudheher Badr, Mohammed Layth Talal, Amal Sufiuh Ajrash, Wildan Jameel Hadi

Baghdad Science Journal

With the ever-increasing demand for secure transmission and storage of medical records in a healthcare system, quick and effective data protection techniques are required. In this paper, a new approach of using Speck-Cipher, Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT), and Quantum-based Particle Swarm Optimization (QPSO) is proposed for the security of embedded medical data in medical images. The technique can also maintain good image quality and offers Speck-96bit to safeguard sensitive medical data with high noise & compression attack resistance (CR = 0.95). The results showed that the proposed method performs better, with a Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR) of 46.0 dB (Max …

Flow In Sport Performance: A Systematic Review Of Psychological Mechanisms And Conceptual Gaps, Nanda Farah Muftia, Heny Setyawati, Donny Wira Yudha Kusuma, Churia Dina Rahmatin, Dewi Ayu Kusumaningtyas, Siti Baitul Mukarromah, Adi S

Indonesian Journal of Research in Physical Education, Sport, and Health

Background: Athletic performance is a psychologically complex process, with “flow” recognized as central to optimal performance. However, its emergence is often treated as automatic and lacks sufficient explanation through broader psychological mechanisms. Objective: This study synthesizes recent literature on flow in sport performance, emphasizing psychological mechanisms, situational determinants, and conceptual gaps. Methods: A systematic review was conducted following PRISMA 2020 guidelines. Eight peer-reviewed, English-language articles (published 2022-2026) retrieved exclusively from the Scopus database met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed using thematic synthesis. Result: Flow is a dynamic psychological process, not a static state. Supporting optimal athletic performance through enhanced …

Idiosyncratic Serialists: The Guitar After Tonality, Alex Tripp

Soundboard Scholar

A review of A Twelve-Tone Repertory for Guitar: Julian Bream and the British Serialists, 1956–1983, by Oliver Chandler.

The Gift Of Needing Others, Cailee Pastoor

Staff Work

"What if needing others is not just an unfortunate part of being helpless, but rather the Holy Spirit’s reminder that we belong to the Lord and are called to live in fellowship with His people?"

Posting about the importance of community and support from In All Things, an online hub that offers insight into maintaining and faithful and orthodox Reformed Christian worldview while fearlessly engaging in every aspect of contemporary life – until all is made new.

The Gift of Needing Others

A Qualitative Interview On After-Hours Communication And Reactions To After-Hours Communication, Caleb Browns

Honors Projects

A qualitative study on after-hours communication and its impact on Rumination. The study studied 5 participants from a variety of different fields and organizations who worked more than 20 hours. Questions were asked in a semi-structured interview style. Four Demographic questions, four questions relating to interpretations, and two questions about types of after-work communication. Results were qualitatively coded and reported here.

Ai And Legal Malpractice: Are We Due For A Reckoning?, John Browning

Texas A&M Law Review

As the rate of AI adoption by lawyers steadily climbs, unfortunately so has the number of incidents of AI misuse by attorneys. For some time, courts satisfied themselves with giving offending lawyers warnings, ordering them to take additional CLE, and/or administering relatively nominal monetary sanctions. Lately, however, frustrated judges throughout the country have upped the ante by not only assessing increasingly higher sanctions but also imposing case dismissals and suspensions or disciplinary referrals for the lawyers involved. As this article discusses, with their negligence exposed to the public eye and the harsh gaze of their clients, lawyers who misuse AI …

Animus And Heightened Scrutiny: A Way Out Of The ‘Dead End’, Steve Sanders

Texas A&M Law Review

Laws or government actions that are grounded in animus rather than proper public purposes violate the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection. This principle arises from four canonical cases decided by the Supreme Court between 1973 and 2013. These cases remain good law. Yet in the past decade the Roberts Court has given scant attention to the animus doctrine, and lower courts appear to be in a muddle about how to use it. As a result, the animus doctrine has reached what one prominent scholar calls a “dead end.” The animus cases are often described as exhibiting a more skeptical, more …

Michael Hickson V. Peco Energy Co

2026 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Nidian Mendez-Chacon V. Attorney General United States Of America

2026 Decisions

Agency

Open The Process, Secure The Judgement, Colin N. Webber Dr

Staff Scholarship - Australia & Dubai

Students in higher education are often uncertain about which uses of generative AI are acceptable, and that uncertainty causes stress and inadvertent breaches. Permission scales describe intended use but are hard to enforce in unsupervised work: compliance rests on honest disclosure, and enforcement rests on detection, which is unreliable. This paper proposes a structural alternative organised around one question: was AI present when the assessed work was produced? Presence is defined by opportunity, which design controls. The answer places each assessed component in one of four conditions. Prep is developmental and assessed for feedback. Closed judges unaided capability. Account judges …

Presupposition As A Pragmatic Phenomenon In Daily Communication: A Literature Review, Uhood Abdul Razzaq Sliah

Journal of Language, Literature, and Arts

Presupposition has traditionally been examined as a semantic phenomenon, although its functions in everyday communication extend beyond truth-conditional meaning. This study aims to examine presupposition as a pragmatic phenomenon, particularly how speakers use implicit assumptions to manage information, influence interpretation, and negotiate common ground. Using a literature review approach with qualitative thematic synthesis, the study examines 13 studies published between 2011 and 2026, identified through academic literature searches involving Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar. The analysis identifies four major themes: the development of semantic and pragmatic theories, the rhetorical functions of presupposition in political and media discourse, the …

Spartan Daily, October 27, 2026, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2026

Volume 167, Issue 28

Generative Ai In Early Higher Education: A Systematic Literature Review And Agenda For Future Studies, Michelle Childs, Chris Kilgore

The Interdisciplinary Journal for Research on Pedagogy and Learning Design, Vol. 1, Issue 1., Fall 2026

This systematic literature review synthesizes the rapidly expanding body of empirical research on generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in lower division general education courses. Across disciplines and instructional settings, the review analyzes publication patterns, theoretical perspectives, methodological approaches, and recurring findings related to student learning. Evidence consistently suggests that GenAI can strengthen performance, engagement, confidence, and perceptions of usefulness, particularly when supported through intentional instructional design and opportunities to build AI literacy. At the same time, the literature is dominated by short-term evaluations of product quality, leaving the mechanisms of learning and longer-term development underexplored. In response, the review introduces a …

Research Assessment As Aninstitutional Lever For Sustainabledevelopment: Aligning Researchincentives With Societal Goals, Seán Lacey

Publications

Research assessment is often viewed as a technical process for evaluating research performance. However, assessment systems also function as institutional mechanisms that shape incentives, influence researcher behaviour and help determine which activities are recognized and rewarded within the research ecosystem. This opinion piece argues that research assessment should be understood as an institutional lever for sustainable development. While quantitative indicators such as publications, citations and grant income have facilitated large‑scale evaluation, an over‑reliance on such measures can narrow research agendas and under‑recognize activities that contribute to openness, collaboration, integrity and societal impact. Drawing on contemporary discussions surrounding research assessment reform, …

日本から１０００人の宣教師を送り出す, Yoshihiko Ariizumi

Spiritual Proficiency

兄弟姉妹の皆さん、日本から1,000人以上の宣教師を世界へ送り出すという夢を、今日はお話しします。今の100倍を超える努力が必要な、「無謀だ」と思われても仕方のない目標です。けれども、14歳の少年の祈りも、わずか6人で組織された教会も、数字の上では何の見込みもありませんでした。この教会の歴史は「現実的ではない」と言われた歩みの積み重ねであり、主は「小さなことから大いなることが生じる」と約束しておられます。若者やシニアの宣教師は、異国の地で涙の夜も経験しながら、信仰と忍耐を深め、他者を理解する力を養って帰ってきます。そして、家庭、職場、地域に仕え、少子高齢化や孤立に悩む日本の社会を、内側から支える柱となるのです。この夢は一人の力では届きません。だからこそ、どうか一緒に祈ってください。宣教の準備をする若人を励まし、家族として送り出す文化を築きましょう。1,000人は、一人から始まります。その一人が、あなたの家庭から出るかもしれません。

Paradoxes Of Customary Land Formalization: A Comparative Study Of Papua New Guinea And Indonesia From A Political Anthropology Perspective, Adi Prasetijo

Antropologi Indonesia

This article studies the dynamics of customary land ownership in Papua New Guinea (PNG), where approximately 97 percent of land is collectively held by clans. Drawing on insights from political anthropology—particularly normative pluralism (Griffiths, 1986; von Benda-Beckmann, 2006), Polanyi's double movement (Filer, 2014), along with cosmological perspectives on land and identity (Weiner & Glaskin, 2007; Ingold, 2021), it analyzes how government efforts to formalize customary land through the Land Act 1996 and the Incorporated Land Groups (ILG) Act 2009 generate three principal paradoxes: (1) protection versus exclusion, (2) recognition versus commodification, and (3) negotiation versus rigidity. The study blends an …

Connecting Bim And Gis Through Bsdd: Automating Gis Data Templates And Semantic Mapping - Research Explainer, Hamza Tariq, Ciaran Mcnally

Reports

This research explainer examines how the buildingSMART Data Dictionary (bSDD) can support greater interoperability between Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Drawing on research presented at the 2026 Civil Engineering Research in Ireland conference, it explores practical approaches to automatically generating standardised GIS data templates, mapping existing asset information to common data definitions, and validating information against agreed requirements.

The explainer demonstrates how open standards and structured data can improve information quality, reduce manual processing and support more consistent asset information management throughout the asset lifecycle.

Fair + Equitable October 2026, International Association Of Assessing Officers

Fair + Equitable

The October 2026 issue of Fair + Equitable celebrates the 2026 Annual Conference and examines what happens when real crime meets real estate. Also in this issue:

• The 2026 IAAO Awards
• Social Media Guide for Assessors
• A New Standard for Ratio Studies
• The Complexities of Cannabis Property Assessment
• Making CEAA Recognition More Achievable
• Member News and New Designees

ユーピで１０倍の影響力を！, Yoshihiko Ariizumi

Spiritual Proficiency

労力の強度や効率性とその時間を１０倍にするのは無理です。ストレスが１０倍になったら危険です。楽しく、最初は小さなことをコツコツと、そしてユーピの第４原則を使って、サイクルを上手に作り、絶えず目標とやり方を工夫しながら進化させます。そして、何よりも何かを向上させるプロジェクトについては、天父にシニアパートナーになっていただき、細かいことについても相談し、指示を仰ぐのです。天と調和するとき、自分の力をはるかに超えることができるのは当然ですよね。

次に、「影響力」とはどういう風に働かせるのか。自分一人ですべてのことをやろうとしたら限りがあります。でも、誰かほかの人に働きかけて一緒にやれば、自分の影響力を、1.2倍とかにするのは控え目に見積もってもできるでしょう。その輪を広げていくと、３倍とか５倍とかにまでできますよね。さらに、相手の人やグループの人に働きかけて、その人やグループが、関係ある人たちに自分が与えようとしている影響力を、その人たちの方法で周りに発散するように丁寧に訓練していくなら、時間はかかるかもしれませんが、結果的には、自分の力の及ぶ人たちの全体として、自分の１０倍以上の影響力を周りの人たちに対して与えることになります。

以上のように考えると、１０倍の影響力を社会に対して与えるというのは、あながち不可能ではないと、意外と、根気よくやればできることだと思えてきませんか？

Gli Weekly, October 27, 2026, Franke Global Leadership Initiative

GLI Weekly

Final Stretch: BTC Deadlines for Spring 2027 Experiences -- First & Second Year Advising -- Be a Learning Assistant for GBLD 110 -- UM's Wilderness & Civilization Program -- Student Lobbyist Positions -- ASUM Student Political Action Director -- Student Voting Day: Vote On Campus -- Paid Opportunity with the Montana Election Observation Initiative -- Phone Banking with Catalyst -- Empower Pack Building Recap -- Lauren's Promise -- Playing Attention -- Upcoming Musical & Film Events on Campus

Individual And Community-Level Trauma And Resiliency From Tornadoes, Taylor M. Guerin

Master of Arts in Human Services

This research paper’s goal was to examine the extent and impact of tornado-related PTSD on individual and community levels in relation to factors such as property damage, mass displacement, cumulative trauma, and seasonal retraumatization. The United States has the most tornado touchdowns globally, placing communities in supercell-prone areas, including Tornado Alley, at higher risk of repeated storm trauma that can affect emotional well-being, sense of safety, and overall financial security (Strader et al., 2024). This researcher utilized a comprehensive literature review approach to examine rates of PTSD, the long-term effects of tornado recovery, the risk of community-level trauma, and to …

Data-Driven Discovery Of Canonical Models In Undergraduate Differential Equations Education, Devon L. Garls, Raina Majumder, Scott A. Strong

CODEE Journal

Roughly a decade ago, Brunton, Proctor, and Kutz built upon the re-

sults of classical control theory, compressed sensing, and symbolic regression

to create a method for Sparse Identification of Nonlinear Dynamics (SINDy),

allowing one to infer a dynamical system from time series and bring mathe-

matical dynamics into the modern era of large data. This paper is designed for

a reader concurrently enrolled in a first course in ordinary differential equa-

tions and begins with a technical overview of least-squares regression and

finite-difference approximations to derivatives, which is enough to perform

an example hand-calculation on three data points. The …

Machine Learning Model For Sander’S Score Determination, Andrew Guo

Summer Research Program Abstracts

No abstract provided.

“Zoned Communities”: Signage And The Culture Of Property, Noah M. Kazis

Duke Law Journal Online

At the entrance to many small towns and counties can be found signs proclaiming "Zoning Enforced" or "Zoned Community, Permits Required." Such signage purports to be providing notice of local land use law. In the language used on these signs and in their visual cues, they appear to be official, instrumental communications, like a traffic or "no trespassing" sign. Moreover, when asked, that is what the local officials and residents who advocate for erecting such signs understand them to be.

This Essay, however, argues that such signage primarily functions in a subtler, cultural register. These signs' primary purpose is to …

Risk-Aware Scheduling In Distributed Systems Using Reinforcement Learning And Mined Traffic Patterns, Donia Fadil Chalob, Jaber Karimpour, Zolfaghar Salmanian

Baghdad Science Journal

Large-scale networked systems now face security threats that shift faster than fixed schedulers can follow. Conventional scheduling optimizes throughput and latency, and treats security as an afterthought. This paper takes a different approach: a reinforcement learning framework for risk-aware scheduling, with its risk signal drawn from multi-modal analysis of UNSW-NB15 traffic – statistical profiling, DBSCAN and Gaussian mixture clustering, and sequential pattern mining. The pipeline runs in two phases. First, preprocessing and feature engineering turn raw network data into usable scheduling features. Second, DQN and PPO agents learn scheduling policies under a dynamic, risk-weighted reward. The balance between security and …