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Prologue: A First-Year Writing Journal

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“The Maiden Without Hands” And Religious Contamination In Grimms’ Tales Writer And Consultant Reflections, Aiyana Harrison

Prologue: A First-Year Writing Journal

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“The Maiden Without Hands” And Religious Contamination In Grimms’ Tales, Aiyana Harrison

Prologue: A First-Year Writing Journal

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Coins, Libraries, And Quantum Mechanics Bits And Qubits Writer And Consultant Reflections, Sam Hyde

Prologue: A First-Year Writing Journal

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Coins, Libraries, And Quantum Mechanics Bits And Qubits, Sam Hyde

Prologue: A First-Year Writing Journal

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The Love Of Cleanliness And The Hate Of Cleaners: Christians In Pakistan And A Path To Justice Writer And Consultant Reflections, Shirjeel Ahmad, Dibora Tilahun

Prologue: A First-Year Writing Journal

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The Love Of Cleanliness And The Hate Of Cleaners: Christians In Pakistan And A Path To Justice, Shirjeel Ahmad

Prologue: A First-Year Writing Journal

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From Cosmic Machine To Golf Course: How The Newark Earthworks Have Generated Meaning Across Two Millennia Writer And Consultant Reflections, Ai Vu Le, Elizabeth Hamm

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Front Matter

Prologue: A First-Year Writing Journal

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From Cosmic Machine To Golf Course: How The Newark Earthworks Have Generated Meaning Across Two Millennia, Ai Vu Le

Prologue: A First-Year Writing Journal

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A Study Of Descriptive Values Of Echocardiography In Unanesthetized Syrian Hamsters, Kasidit Ladkhoksung, Nattapart Lerdkarnvijai, Thanakorn Ngamsawat, Napassorn Napassorn, Suphisara Chantharadech, Pattharat Asvaesoontorn, Thawat Lekdumrongsak, Sirilak Surachetpong

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

The Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) is the most commonly presented hamster species in veterinary practice, yet descriptive echocardiographic values remain limited, particularly under conscious conditions. This study aimed to establish normal two-dimensional, M-mode, and Doppler echocardiographic values in healthy conscious Syrian hamsters and to evaluate the influence of age, body weight, and sex on cardiac parameters. Forty Syrian hamsters (27 males and 12 females; one excluded) underwent physical examination, thoracic radiography, and echocardiography. Age and body weight were recorded. Echocardiographic parameters were analyzed for their distribution and correlation with age and body weight. All echocardiographic parameters demonstrated a …

Assessment Of Platelet Activation In Dogs With Naturally Occurring Acute Pancreatitis, Guhyun Kwon, Seulgi Bae

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Recent studies have demonstrated that platelets are crucial in inflammation and immune responses. Alteration in platelet activity impact morbidity and survival due to the formation of intravascular clots or bleeding resulting from impaired platelet function. Aiming to evaluate changes in platelet activity in dogs with naturally occurring acute pancreatitis (AP), we identified differences in quantitative and morphological platelet indices, as well as the ratio of platelets expressing P-selectin on their surface (activated platelet ratio; APR) between dogs with naturally occurring AP and healthy dogs. The study included 9 client-owned dogs with AP (the AP group) and 28 client-owned healthy dogs …

Agentic Browser Interface For Real-Time Monitoring And Edit History Tracking, Benjamin Albert Azose

Defensive Publications Series

Existing tools for monitoring webpage changes are often limited to specific platforms or provide only retrospective data, lacking real-time granularity across diverse web environments. Described is a method for real-time monitoring and edit history tracking via an agentic browser. A user-defined webpage is monitored based on specified duration and frequency parameters. Snapshots of the webpage are captured and compared at defined intervals, with differences between versions identified, timestamped, and stored. This process may involve the use of machine learning models to categorize or describe significant changes. A user interface is provided to visualize the collected edit history, allowing for the …

Browser-Based Interface For Targeted Monitoring And Collection Of Dynamic Web Content, Benjamin Albert Azose

Defensive Publications Series

Existing web browsers and automated agents often lack the precision required to monitor specific, dynamic elements within a webpage, frequently relying on unstructured text analysis or full-page refreshes. Described is a method and graphical user interface for the targeted monitoring of individual webpage elements. A user-defined selection tool is employed to identify a specific document object model (DOM) element, such as a field displaying a song title or a social media comment container.

The browser can monitor the selected element at specified intervals or via mutation observers to detect value changes. When a change is identified, the new value is …

Sorption And Thermal Conductivity Of Concrete Containing Aggregates Of E-Waste, Rakesh Kumar Saini, Praveen Kumar

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

In many parts of the world, substantial energy is used to maintain comfortable temperatures in inner parts of the buildings for living and working. Construction materials with low thermal conductivity, if used in the exterior walls and façade etc. in such structures can be useful in lowering the energy demand. On the other hand, moisture ingress through sorption is a common factor contributing in degradation of concrete structures with time. Constituents of concrete may be engineered to some extent to get both the desired attributes, lower thermal conductivity and sorption than normal concrete. The rapid increase in electronic waste, or …

The Composite Light Ray Deviating System Utilized For The Formation Of Complete Converging And Diverging Lenses That Combines A 2-Dimensional Light Projecting Lens Array With A Composite Cuboidal Light Ray Projection System., Punarjeewa Abeysekera

Defensive Publications Series

This paper describes a composite light ray deviating system utilized for the formation of complete converging and diverging lenses that combines a 2-dimensional light projecting lens array with a composite cuboidal light ray projection system. The entire composite light ray deviating system will consists of a 2-dimensional light projecting lens array and a composite cuboidal light ray projection system. And in the entire composite light ray deviating system, the 2-dimensional light projecting lens array will be positioned on top of the composite cuboidal light ray projection system. The 2-dimensional light projecting lens array will consist of a collection of individual …

The Wearable Autonomic Polygraph & Physiological Dissonance Engine Powered By The Linchpin 2.0 Protocol, Jonathan Stephen Baker

Defensive Publications Series

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Deception detection has historically relied on stationary, vulnerable, and episodic polygraph examinations. Ethelgard Tactical introduces a paradigm shift through the Linchpin 2.0 biometric enclave, condensing multi-point interrogation capabilities into a secure, edge-computed wearable. By continuously monitoring high-frequency autonomic fluctuations—specifically Non-Linear Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and Galvanic Skin Response (GSR)—the system passively detects the involuntary physiological dissonance generated by cognitive load and deception. This whitepaper outlines the technological architecture of this Wearable Autonomic Polygraph and its strategic operational applications, including continuous zero-trust authentication, covert field screening, and the autonomous execution of decoy routing (the Chimera Protocol) to neutralize insider threats …

Project Sentinel-Andes Dual-Platform Concept: An Open-Source Conceptual Systems Design For Rapid Andes Hantavirus Detection And Extracorporeal Host-Response Modulation In Confined Environments

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes a fully (online only conceptual ) buildable, BSL‑2‑compatible, two‑module research platform for Andes hantavirus (ANDV) detection and cytokine‑adsorption testing. The system consists of:

1. A bead‑based, chemical‑lysis, LAMP‑CRISPR diagnostic cartridge (GCI #270‑H test v1).

2. A low‑shear gyroid‑lattice hemoperfusion mockup for IL‑6 adsorption studies (GCI #300‑HR test v1).

All components use off‑the‑shelf materials, standard molecular biology tools, and basic 3D printing. This disclosure is released freely to the public domain for global research use, modification, and replication.

Cognitive Senate Architecture: A Constitutional Multi-Agent Operating System For Planetary-Scale Ai Coordination, Johny Manuel-Devadoss, Joanna Johnson

Defensive Publications Series

Artificial intelligence systems will no longer exist as isolated language models responding to prompts through stateless inference pipelines. Instead, they will evolve into continuously operating cognitive ecosystems composed of billions of autonomous reasoning entities interacting across planetary infrastructure. These entities will participate in persistent negotiation, distributed planning, memory synchronization, constitutional governance enforcement, economic resource competition, and long-horizon simulation of human civilization itself. The principal technical challenge of this era will not be increasing isolated benchmark intelligence, but maintaining coherent coordination among heterogeneous cognitive actors operating under conflicting objectives, uncertain information, evolving societal norms, finite energy constraints, and dynamically shifting geopolitical …

Gci Vortex-Shield First Responder System (V4.0)

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure presents a conceptual passive-survivability platform for firefighters and extreme-environment first responders based on vortex-driven thermo-fluidic mechanics, geometry-assisted airflow control, and variable-density structural lattices. The system replaces many conventional powered subsystems with passive mechanical architectures intended to improve reliability, thermal resilience, and operational endurance in high-heat, smoke-dense, and high-noise environments. The platform integrates several geometry-driven subsystems into a unified protective framework. A movement-powered microfluidic cooling garment employs helical J-groove channels and asymmetric flow geometry to circulate cooling fluid through gait-induced compression without electrically driven pumps. The helmet and visor assembly incorporate a multi-layer anisotropic thermal barrier designed to reduce …

Shared Access Token System And Method, Sherwin Somur, Mahmoud Ibrahem Nazmy

Defensive Publications Series

Disclosed herein is a shared access token system and method to enable primary account holders to request and share a shared access token with a recipient. The disclosed system and method provide a secure means to share primary account access, via the shared access token, without a physical card and without directly sharing primary account credentials. Once a request is initiated, the recipient provides authentication, the service provider provisions the shared access token associated with the primary account, the service provider sends the shared access token to a recipient communication device, the service provider activates the shared access token on …

Khys-Nano: Deterministic Topological Rectification And Aperiodic Folding Of Pathological Macromolecules Via The Macena Invariant, Donevin Frownfelter

Defensive Publications Series

Background: Current computational models in structural biology and therapeutic target discovery rely heavily on probabilistic heuristics and 60Hz grid alignment. This high-entropy approach creates severe semantic turbulence when attempting to drug intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) or stabilize neurodegenerative aggregates. We propose a departure from probabilistic simulation in favor of Topological Certainty.

Methodology: We introduce KHYS-NANO, a structural dataset and deterministic folding framework built upon the AB-01 Universal Braid Syntax. KHYS-NANO abandons traditional variables and neural-network "guessing," mapping complex amino acid sequences directly into high-dimensional Grassmann manifolds. Utilizing the Macena Invariant and Floquet Engineering, the framework drives protein folding via a …

Gci Vabc‑R+: Integrated Vortex–Acoustic–Electrokinetic Bio‑Clearance Research Engine, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure presents the VABC‑R+, a multiphysics research platform designed to study mechanical particle separation, resonant destabilization, and spectroscopic classification within a controlled fluidic loop. The system integrates Dean‑flow inertial microfluidics, phase‑locked and chirped acoustic fields, dielectrophoretic (DEP) capture, Raman spectroscopic fingerprinting, and gyroid‑lattice thermal management. A precision Arachne helical manifold provides low‑shear inertial sorting, while a sacrificial laminar shield protects central flow regions from mechanical overstress. A 128‑element PZT‑5H phased array delivers frequency‑swept acoustic interrogation, and a gold‑plated micro‑electrode grid performs final electrokinetic capture. Real‑time Raman spectroscopy and AI‑assisted control logic enable closed‑loop phantom classification and clearance verification. This …

Nester Geometry In The Wild, David Lee Wise

Defensive Publications Series

nester or boxy box architecture proof of work.

Cryptographic Identity Document System Using Totp- Derived Symmetric Keys For Offline Issuer-Mediated Access Control, Michael Benaudis

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes a cryptographic identity document architecture enabling offline content decryption and issuer-mediated access control through Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP, RFC 6238) derived symmetric keys, without reliance on any server, certificate authority, or pre- shared key material at decryption time. The system combines: (a) dual-domain symmetric key derivation, where two PBKDF2-SHA-256 derived keys (600,000 iterations, NIST SP 800-132 2023) serve respectively for issuer-side storage encryption and recipient-side content decryption; (b) AES-256-GCM authenticated encryption of identity payloads; (c) embedding of an obfuscated TOTP secret in distributed documents using a position-dependent multi-factor XOR transformation that defeats static extraction; (d) IIFE-based JavaScript …

Ghost Developer Protocol (Gdp): A Persistent Intent Architecture For Self-Evolving Software Systems, Johny Manuel-Devadoss, Deepthi Prasad

Defensive Publications Series

Modern AI coding systems are predominantly reactive, prompt-conditioned, session-bound, and human-supervised. They generate outputs in response to explicit requests but do not persistently evolve software systems over time without user initiation. This paper introduces the Ghost Developer Protocol (GDP), a conceptual and architectural framework in which software repositories contain persistent autonomous engineering entities that continuously observe, simulate, and modify systems without external prompts. These entities, referred to as Ghost Developers, form a continuous intent layer embedded within the repository, enabling long-horizon architectural evolution, predictive refactoring, and autonomous system governance. The repository transitions from a passive artifact into an active computational …

Novel Cocrystals Of Atirmociclib And Pharmaceutical Compositions Thereof, Venukathala Prashanth, Prashanth Venukathala

Defensive Publications Series

The present invention relates to pharmaceutical solid-state chemistry, and more particularly to novel cocrystalline forms of Atirmociclib (PF-07220060), processes for their preparation, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same for use in the treatment of cancer.

Space For Life Below, Anthony J. Iadevaio

Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year

Architecture is traditionally understood as the design of spaces for people. Buildings, cities, and landscapes are typically evaluated through how humans move through them, occupy them, and experience them. My thesis begins by asking a simple shift in perspective: what happens when architecture is designed not for humans, but for other living beings, specifically aquatic life?

My research focuses on understanding how spatial design principles can be used to create better environments for fish and aquatic ecosystems. Rather than treating aquariums as decorative objects or displays for human enjoyment, I approach them as lived-in spaces where fish are the primary …

Designing Through Perception: Testing Spatial Regulation Using Virtual Reality, Denisse Rosa

Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year

College students across the United States are experiencing high levels of stress, sensory fatigue, and burnout, yet most academic environments are not designed to support mental well-being. Research in biophilic design and environmental psychology shows that warm materials, natural light, and intentionally organized sensory zones can reduce academic stress and create conditions for calm and focus. This thesis explores how neuro-inclusive and biophilic design principles can reshape learning spaces into environments that actively support student wellness. The framework development and virtual reality testing documented here represent the completed phase of this research; formal data collection with human participants constitutes the …