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Updating Educational Materials For Dale's Ridge Trail, Hannah Klanderman, Ella Slayton, Hallie Mcclure, Kayleigh Long

Final Reports in ENST 411: Environmental Community Projects

We partnered with the Merrill W. Linn Land and Waterways Conservancy to produce an updated trail brochure for the Dale's Ridge Trail. Working alongside Conservation Coordinator, Rob Roberston, and volunteer graphic designer, Jessica Brothers, we were able to create a final draft of a brochure, currently in the final stages of reviewing before being sent off for printing. This brochure is a condensed version of the previous trail brochure, with more emphasis on visuals than text. Our group has also worked to set up the Conservancy to be able to produce a children's brochure, having led a group of students …

Understanding Behavioral And Representational Divergences Of Humans And Machines, Thomas Lasman Botch

Dartmouth College Ph.D Dissertations

Human behavior and cognition are strikingly variable: people differ from one another in their preferences and abilities, and even from themselves across situations. Yet this diversity arises from common neural machinery shaped by the complex environments humans inhabit. A central objective of cognitive neuroscience is to understand how this varied experience emerges from interactions between brains, agents, and environments. In this dissertation, I argue that comparing behavior and neural computation across humans, artificial systems, and contexts is essential for understanding the flexibility of human cognition. Across three chapters, I use this comparative approach to examine how the rich, multimodal contexts …

Early Detection Of Alzheimer's Disease And Related Dementias From Spontaneous Speech Using Foundation Speech And Language Models: Comparative Evaluation, Jingyu Li, Lingchao Mao, Xi Mao, Hairong Wang, Zhendong Wang, Xuelei Sherry Ni

Economics and Finance Faculty Publications

Background: Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) are progressive neurodegenerative conditions where early detection is critical for timely intervention and care planning. However, current diagnostic methods are often inaccessible, costly, and delayed, especially for underserved populations. There is a growing need for scalable, noninvasive tools that can support timely diagnosis. Spontaneous speech contains rich acoustic and linguistic markers that can serve as noninvasive behavioral markers for cognitive decline. Foundation models, pretrained on large-scale audio or text data, generate high-dimensional embeddings that encode rich contextual and acoustic information.

Objective: This study benchmarks open-source foundation language and speech models to evaluate their …

Anatomy Of The Orbit: Radiologic And Surgical Anatomy Of Anterior And Medial Approaches, Emily Garvey, Benjamin Bitner, Mindy R. Rabinowitz

Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Faculty Papers

Purpose of Review: To review relevant medial orbital anatomy as well as the most commonly used approaches to this space. Recent Findings: The use of the endoscopic endonasal approach for access to the medial orbit, including the intraconal space, has expanded allowing for removal of previously “inoperable” pathology. Summary: Each approach has their strength when considering access to the medial orbit, the transcaruncular incision allows for fast access with limited dissection while the transpalebral approach allows for visualization of the medial orbit but also extended access to the superior and lateral orbit. Conversely, the conjunctival approach allows for wider access …

Unh Graduate Student Union Holds “People’S State Of The University” As Contract Negotiations Enter Their 18th Month, Rebecca Colby

Digital Edition

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Senior Farewell: Sophia Schlichtmann, Sophia Schlichtmann

Digital Edition

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Graduate Farewell: Emma Kostyun, Emma Kostyun

Digital Edition

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Senior Farewell: Delaney Nickerson, Delaney Nickerson

Digital Edition

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2026-05-13 Seattle U Khsa Hosts Inaugural Khmer New Year Celebration, Diego Dumlao

The Spectator Online

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2026-05-13 Acquisition Ends Unions At Cornish College Of The Arts, Dylan Berman

The Spectator Online

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2026-05-13 ‘Neumos Workers United’ Organize For Safe Working Conditions, Fair Pay, Keagen Brooks-Torres

The Spectator Online

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Influence Of Semantic Richness On Word Form Learning In Children With Developmental Language Disorder, Mckenzie Scoppa, Sara Benham, Allison Gladfelter, Amanda Steeb, Lisa Goffman

CISLL Publications

Purpose:

Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) show a word form learning deficit, characterized by inaccurate and variable productions of novel words. We investigated whether, when a novel word form is introduced, incremental exposure to either a sparse visual referent or a relatively semantically rich story influences the phonetic accuracy and the phonological and articulatory variability of production in children with DLD and their typically developing (TD) peers.

Method:

Thirty-six preschoolers (18 DLD, 18 TD) aged 4;1–5;11 (years;months) were exposed to six novel words, two in each of three semantic cue conditions: no cues, sparse cues (visual referent), and rich …

2026-05-13 Canvas Disabled In Data Extortion Scheme By Hackers ‘Shinyhunters’, Hadia Noor Ahmed

The Spectator Online

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2026-05-13 Timeout Session: Jacob Kang, Maya Deguzman

The Spectator Online

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2026-05-13 Week In Review May 4-12, Diego Dumlao, Maddie Rodriguez

The Spectator Online

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2026-05-13 Furswap Makes An Impact For Local Furries And Artists, Matthew Mai

The Spectator Online

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2026-05-13 Mosaic Center Hosts Queer Prom, Kean Mathis

The Spectator Online

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2026-05-13 [Review] I’M Finna Be In ‘The Pitt’ (Spoilers), Julia Pilch

The Spectator Online

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2026-05-13 Supreme Court Abortion Pill Mail-Ban Raises Health And Privacy Worries, Lucia Feeney

The Spectator Online

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2026-05-13 Inigo Brings ‘The Addams Family’ To Life In Spring Production, Julia Pilch

The Spectator Online

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2026-05-13 Editorial: It’S Past Time To Stand Up For Your Trans Neighbors, Seattle University

The Spectator Online

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Rongalite Addition To Dienones: Diastereoselectivity In Cyclic Sulfone Synthesis; Stereochemical Rationalization And Prospects As A General Conjugate Nucleophile, Melina Goga, Hao Zong, James Franco, Jazmine Prana, Rudolph Michel, Antonia Muro, Elana Rubin, Janet Brenya, Henk Eshuis, Magnus W.P. Bebbington

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

A detailed experimental and computational study of the diastereoselectivity of cyclic sulfone synthesis by reaction of Rongalite with doubly electrophilic dienones is presented. Computational methods, including density functional theory, conformational search methods, and internal reaction coordinate methods, have been used to rationalize the diastereoselectivity of the reaction by transition-state modeling, and showcases the conformational subtleties of sulfur-containing rings. Extension of the original reaction to double intermolecular additions is also demonstrated along with a comparative study of Rongalite with the reactivity of other readily available sulfinate nucleophiles using competition and exchange experiments.

Parameters, Usawc Press

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

A New Security Framework For Nato’S Eastern Flank, Matthew J. Kukla, Anna Batta

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article argues for a NATO-EU–led security strategy to achieve long-term deterrence in Ukraine after the end of the Russia-Ukraine War. Unlike existing analyses, this article straddles the strategic level of deterrence, outlining an operational road map. Its historical example of the Iraq War shows that long-term security requires the development of plans before a conflict ends, long-term commitments, and multilateral—not unilateral—security efforts. The proposed solution provides strategic planners and policymakers with a low-risk, high-reward approach that leverages burden sharing through a multinational framework.

Fighting For Intelligence In Large-Scale Combat Operations: The Role Of The Intelligence And Electronic Warfare Battalion–Next, Richard Appelhans, Michael Liesmann, B. Clay Jackson, Mikael Heikkinen

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article contends the US Army’s proposed intelligence and electronic warfare battalion–next concept constitutes an organizational solution essential for achieving intelligence dominance in large-scale combat operations. Transcending legacy formations that are predicated on specific intelligence disciplines, this innovative design furnishes a functionally oriented, modular, and layered architecture that affords the requisite analytic capabilities, agility, and endurance for the contemporary battlefield. The analysis incorporates lessons extracted from the Russia-Ukraine War, US Army experimental endeavors, assessments of peer threats, and doctrinal evolutions, thereby providing readers of US Army War College Press publications with vital insights into how the Army is adapting to …

Rethinking Power: E. H. Carr’S Enduring Lessons For Modern Strategists, Brian J. Hasse

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article argues E. H. Carr’s classic conception of power provides enduring lessons for national security, but these lessons are easily lost in application. Unlike much of the existing literature, this article emphasizes how modern conceptions of power convey an illusion of balance, while the national security bureaucracy constrains the effective synchronization of power. The analysis leverages both historical and contemporary case studies to identify what a balanced conception of power looks like in practice, with the hope of informing US national security strategy and policy in today’s complex security environment.

Phosphate-Mediated Regulation Of Intracellular Calcium Dynamics, Huma Shahzad, Mohammed S. Razzaque

School of Medicine Publications

Phosphate (Pi) and calcium (Ca2+) are essential mineral ions that play coordinated roles in maintaining normal cellular functions. While various steps of calcium signaling are well characterized, emerging evidence suggests the critical role of both intracellular and extra cellular phosphate in regulating intracellular Ca2+. In the cytoplasm, phosphate influences ATP production and organelle calcium buffering and influences the activity of calcium pumps, such as sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) and the plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase (PMCA). Extracellular phosphate, taken up via sodium-dependent phosphate transporters, triggers signaling cascades that affect the processes of calcium influx, storage, and release. Additionally, high extracellular phosphate levels …

Redefining The Law Of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis, Richard Caldwell

St. Mary's Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Risk Of Bpa In B Lymphocyte-Mediated Autoimmunity, Mario J. Palacios

Senior Honors Theses

Autoimmune disorders disproportionately affect females, a bias largely attributed to estrogen's modulation of B lymphocyte development and tolerance. Bisphenol A (BPA), a common plastic monomer, shows estrogenic activity and acts as an endocrine disruptor and epigenetic modifier. This thesis examines how BPA may increase autoimmune risk by mimicking estrogen such that it can excite estrogen receptors which rescue autoreactive B lymphocytes from apoptosis. While direct research linking BPA to B lymphocyte-mediated autoimmunity is limited, understanding BPA’s course of action in B lymphocytes is critical for addressing the rising prevalence of autoimmune diseases and its possible link to the increased and …

African American Faculty Members’ Perspectives On The Challenges To Obtain A Position At Predominantly White Colleges In The Southeastern United States, Sonya D. Thomas

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

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