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Gutti Rao V. Sleep Number Bed Inc

2026 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Usa V. Julius Postell

2026 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

A Practical Survival Guide For New Faculty, Yoshihiko Ariizumi

Spiritual Proficiency

This guide was written for faculty who are new to academic life — or who sometimes feel like they are drowning in it. You will not find technical jargon here. What you will find are honest descriptions of the traps most academics fall into, and clear, practical suggestions for getting out of them. Everything here is based on real research with real faculty — but you do not need to know the research to use the advice. Treat it as a menu: try what sounds useful, skip what does not fit your situation, and come back to it as your …

Eruptive Flux Drives Atmospheric Lightning Rates And Submarine Hydroacoustic Signals During The 2021 Fukutoku-Oka-No-Ba Eruption, Kathleen F. Mckee, Kristen E. Fauria, Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, Jelle D. Assink, Mikkel Louis, Tushar Mittal, Fukashi Maeno, Mie Ichihara, Dirk Metz, Chris Vagasky

Michigan Tech Publications

The August 2021 eruption of Fukutoku-Oka-no-Ba (FOB) volcano in Japan was a remarkable VEI 4 shallow submarine eruption, partly because it generated a 16-km water-rich atmospheric plume, new islands, and a large pumice raft. Recent studies provide complementary summaries of the atmospheric and oceanic surface expressions of the 2021 FOB eruption, including analyses of regional infrasound and Himawari-8 geostationary satellite data. The hydroacoustic record has also been published. Following these studies, we examine how the processes occurring beneath the sea surface correlate with the intensity of the atmospheric portion of the 2021 FOB eruption. We compare multiple data sets, specifically …

Breaking Down Barriers To Pediatric Respite Care Use, Michelle Montanez

Group: Northern Arizona University School of Nursing, DNP Doctoral Papers

Parents of children with a life-limiting illness provide constant, around-the-clock care, often leaving little time for their well-being. This responsibility is emotionally, mentally, and physically demanding, and without proper support, parents face increased risk of depression, burnout, and deteriorating health. Respite services offer relief by providing a much-needed break and allowing parents the opportunity for self-care and improved well-being. Though the benefits of respite are well documented, these services remain underutilized due to barriers such as limited provider awareness, lack of access, and emotional challenges the parents face. This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project aims to address these barriers …

Nh Sea Grant Awards $1.2m In Funding For Coastal And Marine Research In New Hampshire, Brian Yurasits

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Unh Launches Center For Neurodiversity, Keith Testa

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Draft Final 2024 Unreclaimed Sites Sampling: Ur-21 Site Evaluation Summary Report, Pioneer Technical Services, Inc.

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Sociedad Concesionaria Metropolitana De Salud S.A. V. Webuild S.P.A

2026 Decisions

USDC for the District of Delaware

The Tiger Trap Of Claims-Made-And-Reported Insurance Policies, Vonda Mallicoat Laughlin

Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law

Insurance policies contain notification requirements. A typical requirement is that notice be provided of a claim, or of an incident likely to lead to a claim, promptly or within a certain number of days of the occurrence. A claims-made-and-reported policy generally has this type of notification requirement but further requires that notice of a claim be provided within the coverage dates of the policy or within a set number of days following the policy’s expiration date. Over the years, the claims-made-and-reported form has reached popularity in regard to certain types of liability coverage. As exemplified by the case of President …

Though They Be But Young, They Are Fierce: Generation Z Is Leading The Way Toward A New Model Of Corporate Lawyering, Tania N. Shah

Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law

Since over a century ago, when Dodge v. Ford affirmed shareholder primacy as the central purpose of the corporation, and half a century since Milton Friedman argued that the only responsibility of business is to increase its profits, corporate law has reinforced a narrow tradition of fiduciary duty. But as that framework begins to broaden, a new generation of lawyers—Generation Z—enters the profession just as corporate governance is being redefined. The rise of benefit corporations—statutory entities legally required to pursue public benefit alongside profit—signals a meaningful shift in how corporate purpose is understood. Many Gen Zers came of age as …

Corporate Employment And The First Amendment Shield Against Anti-Dei Legislation, W. Mary Blee

Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law

No one would have thought that a Supreme Court ruling striking down affirmative action in higher education would affect private employment. However, the ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard did exactly that. Corporate employers’ efforts to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) were immediately pushed to the forefront of the political battlefield. In the eyes of Republican lawmakers and politicians, DEI efforts were akin to affirmative action, and therefore unconstitutional in the wake of Harvard. Their solution to this problem involved passing anti-DEI legislation and policies which restricted or eliminated employer’s DEI efforts under the guise of upholding …

Esg-Based Litigation: A Solution To Social Media Companies’ Immunization From Liability For Human Trafficking On Their Platforms, Grace Dore

Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law

Social media platforms have transformed communication, but they have also become a critical tool for human traffickers, who use them to recruit victims, maintain control, and facilitate illegal activities. Despite this, social media companies have largely avoided legal accountability due to the broad immunity provided by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (“CDA”), which courts have interpreted to shield platforms from lawsuits arising from user activity. Congress has sought to address this gap through legislation such as the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (“TVPA”) and the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (“FOSTA”). However, these efforts …

The Constitution And Financial Freedom: Analyzing First Amendment Claims About Cryptocurrencies, Mithun Imbulamure

Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law

In recent years, the United States has intensified regulatory oversight of cryptocurrency technologies. In August 2022, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency mixer, leading to the prosecution and conviction of its developers for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. Congress also amended § 6050I of the Tax Code through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, extending cash transaction reporting requirements to digital assets. These developments prompted cryptocurrency advocates to assert First Amendment protections for their activities, arguing that compelled disclosure requirements violate associational privacy and that computer code constitutes protected speech. The government …

Law Grapples With Its Achilles’ Heel? Uncertainties, Digital Experiments, And The Ai Frontier, Heng Wang

Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law

The governance of digitalization—which encompasses developments such as artificial intelligence (AI) and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)—confronts serious challenges. At the core of these challenges are uncertainties, which form the central obstacle to effective governance. These uncertainties range from cyber risks to shifting societal responses. Law, as an institutionalized framework of governance, faces mounting pressure and wrestles with a fundamental vulnerability: traditional legal frameworks struggle to address uncertainties in digitalization. To tackle the pervasive challenges of uncertainties, this article addresses two connected questions: What uncertainties does law face in governing digitalization shaped by emerging technologies? How can a learning-oriented governance …

Property, Recognition, And The Problem Of The Term “Debtor”: Rethinking Eligibility In Chapter 15 Cross-Border Insolvency, Jonathan Lent

Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law

Congress knows how to draft a property requirement. There is no such requirement for a Chapter 15 debtor to seek recognition of its foreign proceeding, yet there is a circuit split on the issue. In 2005, Congress enacted Chapter 15 through the Bankruptcy Consumer Protection and Consumer Act (“BAPCPA”). The Second Circuit in In re Barnet held that section 109(a), along with its property requirement, applies in a Chapter 15 case through section 103(a), which provides that Chapter 1 of the bankruptcy code applies to Chapter 15. The Eleventh Circuit, in In re Al Zawawi, relying on jurisprudence decided under …

A Case For United States V. Connolly: The Forgotten Posterchild Of Protecting Corporate Employees’ Rights During Internal Investigations And Why It Should Be The Standard, Not The Exception, William Marment

Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law

In May 2019, United States v. Connolly provided a benchmark for government involvement in corporate internal investigations. The decision curtailed the close, and oftentimes coercive nature of the relationship between the prosecutor and corporate counsel conducting internal investigations on a corporation’s behalf. It drew a line between the government improperly outsourcing its investigation to the target corporation and when an employee’s statements are not fairly attributable to government prosecutors, and thus not compelled. The Connolly Court ruled that statements from counsel-led employee interviews, conducted under the threat of termination, were fairly attributable to the government and thus improperly compelled. Those …

Regulatory Whiplash: The Sec’S Proxy Advisor Reversal And A Delaware-Inspired Sliding Scale Framework For Judicial Review, Alexandra Pellegrino

Brooklyn Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s 2020 regulation of proxy advisory firms, and its abrupt 2022 recission, triggered a consequential circuit split that exposes a deeper tension in administrative law: how courts should review agency reversals in regulatory environments where stability and adaptability are both essential. In National Association of Manufacturers v. Securities Exchange Commission, the Fifth Circuit invalidated the recission for failing to adequately address reliance interests and prior factual findings. In contrast, the Sixth Circuit in Chamber of Commerce v. Securities Exchange Commission upheld the agency’s reversal under a more deferential interpretation of Federal Communications Commission v. Fox Television …

Discharge Preparedness Assessment Using The Path-S Tool With Stroke Patient Caregivers, Sue B. Pugh

Group: Samford University Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing

Background of Project:

• Stroke is the leading cause of disability in the United States.
• Caregivers are a vital component to successful discharge.
• Inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRF) are designed to prepare individuals and their caregivers for the transition to home.
• IRF’s measure their success using post discharge surveys.
• The IRF involved in this project measured discharge preparedness against a benchmark score.
• A low score of 3.03/5.0 with a benchmark of 3.4/5.0 resulted in the creation of a key performance initiative regarding discharge preparedness. 

The purpose of this project is to utilize an evidence-based tool in the assessment of stroke caregiver preparedness …

Association Between Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists And Suicidality: A Systematic Review, Timothy H. Chan, Leon E. Cosler, Michael R. Gionfriddo, Emily E. Leppien, Eleanor J. Sommers, Mia E. Lussier

Pharmacy Faculty Scholarship

Aims: We aimed to examine the association between GLP-1 RA use and suicidal ideation or behaviours through a systematic review of observational studies. Materials and methods: A comprehensive search of MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL and PsycINFO was conducted from database inception through December 11, 2025. Observational studies investigating suicidal ideation, suicide attempts or complete suicide among adults using GLP-1 RAs were included. Eligibility screening, data extraction and risk of bias assessments were performed independently and in duplicate, with disagreements resolved by a third reviewer. Results: Forty-three studies were included. Findings varied by study design. Some case reports suggested a temporal …

Medical Monitoring Working Group Meeting Minutes, Mike Mcanulty

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Measuring Treatment Burden With The Treatment Burden Questionnaire (Tbq): A Narrative Literature Review And Implications For Geriatric Research And Clinical Practice, Jennifer Li-Wang, Sophia Hernandez, Sahana Ramasamy, Lawrence Qu, Jack Banks, Rafael Samper-Ternent, Holly Holmes, Aanand Naik, Dana Giza

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: Treatment burden refers to the demands that healthcare places on a patient's daily life, including managing appointments, medications, and lifestyle adjustments. It is a critical concern for older adults, particularly those with multiple chronic conditions. High treatment burden has been associated with poorer treatment adherence, increased disruptions in care, and diminished quality of care. The Treatment Burden Questionnaire (TBQ) is a validated tool that has been successfully used to measure treatment burden in a variety of geographic, clinical, and research settings.

Methods: We conducted a narrative literature review to identify studies that have applied the TBQ in older adult …

Optimization And Energy Efficiency Analysis Of An Automatic Feed Mixer With A Rotating Drum Mechanism, Kris Witono, Talifatim Machfuroh, Nurlia Pramita Sari, Lisa Agustriyana, Aini Lostari

Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST)

Energy-efficient feed mixer machines are important for improving the productivity and sustainability of small and medium-scale livestock farms. Previous studies primarily focused on either structural performance or mixing efficiency, with limited studies integrating both aspects. Therefore, this study evaluated an automatic rotating-drum feed mixer by combining Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis and energy modeling. The study used FEM simulations for different materials, namely A36 steel alloy, stainless steel 304, aluminium 6061, and galvanized steel, with thicknesses of 3 mm and 4 mm, as well as different drum systems. The FEM results showed that all evaluated materials met the minimum safety …

Models, Agency, And Expectations: A Mixed-Methods Study Of How Character Develops In Middle School, Aaron J. Schwindt

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This explanatory sequential mixed-methods study investigated how character develops among middle school students at an international school recognized as a "National School of Character." Despite significant investment in character education (CE), a lack of formal evaluation exists, particularly regarding the process of development during the critical middle school years, a period of intense neurological and social change. Grounded in Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), this study aimed to (1) understand how character develops, (2) compare development before and after program enhancements, and (3) assess the program's impact on discipline. Phase 1 collected Character Growth Index (CGI) survey data from students …

From Code To Calm: Cold Debriefing And Spiritual Sessions For Icu Nurses, Cailin Ford Bsn, Rn-Bc, Va-Bc, Taryn Sheehy Bsn, Rn, Ccrn, Julie Mackenzie Msn, Rn Agcns, Jeanne Hlebichuk

Nursing

Debriefing after critical events promotes communication, teamwork, and performance improvement. Concurrently, a positive spiritual climate is also linked to improved teamwork and safety climates, as well as reducing RN intent to leave and turnover (Celano et al., 2022). Clinical RNs engaged with professional governance identified an opportunity to expand on a nurse-led hot debriefing project and incorporate a second phase consisting of cold and spiritual debriefing. In this second phase, cold and spiritual debriefing was piloted in a 30-bed cardiovascular ICU, staffed with 110 RNs. First, standard cold debriefing materials were developed with organization specific resources. Two RN project leads …

The Impact Of Microvascular Fluorescence Angiography (Mfa) On Healing And Outcomes Of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Patients Following Lower Extremity Amputations Complicated By Flap Ischemia, Gaurav Narula, Benjamin Banks, Prashan Gunasekera, Dawn Wankowski, David Boulware, Sarah Riutta, Laurie Gesell

Aurora GME

No abstract provided.

Improving Explainability And Interpretability Of Neural Networks Via Hyperparameter-Extended Influence Functions, William Breslin

Dissertations and Theses

Understanding how model predictions and training outcomes vary with changes in data, features, and modeling choices is central to explainable artificial intelligence. This dissertation introduces a unified framework for explainability by generalizing classical influence functions to encompass user-defined hyperparameters embedded in the training loss, model architecture, or data representation. By extending influence functions in this way, the framework broadens their applicability and integrates multiple explainability techniques into a single, coherent approach. It provides a common mathematical foundation linking data impact, feature importance, and model design analysis, and supports a broad class of additional explainability analyses beyond these settings. The demonstrated …

Design And Implementation Of Error Estimators For Finite Element Eigenvalue Problems, Gabriel Esteban Pinochet Soto

Dissertations and Theses

We present three publications, all encompassed under the umbrella of a posteriori error estimation theory for eigenvalue problems for finite element discretizations. The central objective of the research is the development of a general framework for the study of reliable estimation of eigenvalues and eigenspaces. We introduce applications to problems of theoretical interest as well as problems arising in real-life scenarios, such as optical fibers. The first paper focuses on the implementation of a dual-weighted residual error estimator for a nonselfadjoint eigenvalue problems arising from the study of leaky modes in optical fibers---Maxwell's equations, Perfectly Matched Layers, and a conforming …

Serum-Derived Albumin As A Cryoprotective Agent For The Long-Term Storage Of Red Blood Cells: A Preliminary Examination, Thomas Bailey-Schmidt, Christine V Saunders, Chloë E George, Thomas G Scorer, Lynn M R Mccallum, Tracey E Madgett

School of Biomedical Sciences

BACKGROUND: Cryopreservation extends the shelf life of red blood cells (RBC) from weeks to years, offering major advantages for blood banking logistics, especially in remote environments. However, current glycerol-based methods, though effective, are limited in scope due to complex post-thaw washing and incompatibility with routine clinical workflows. This study evaluated plasma-derived albumin as a potential alternative cryoprotective agent (CPA) for human RBC.

STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Donor-derived RBC were suspended in 25% w/v bovine serum albumin (BSA) prepared in various diluents and tested for biocompatibility and cryoprotective efficacy under rapid freezing (immersion in liquid nitrogen) and gradual freezing with storage …

Risk Factors And Prevention Strategies For Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Following Fractures: A Scoping Review, Tina Tran, Brian H. Tran, Tatum R. Dam, Ank A. Agarwal, Moorice Caparó

Student Publications

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a neuropathic pain disorder characterized by pain disproportionate to the severity of the inciting injury, persisting beyond the expected period of tissue healing. CRPS can significantly impact functional outcomes, but despite increasing research, risk factors and preventive strategies remain incompletely characterized. The objective is to map the existing evidence on risk factors and preventive strategies for CRPS following fracture, including trauma-related, surgical, and patient-related contributors, and identify gaps in current prevention and risk stratification approaches. A comprehensive search of PubMed, Embase, and Scopus was conducted from database inception through March 17, 2026. Eligible studies …