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International Legal Developments Year In Review: 2021, Jason S. Palmer, Kimberly Y. W. Holst

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Abstract Of Title John Huitt Survey, Woods-Collins Additions, Block 2, Lot 7, 1945-1946

Arlington, Texas Land Records Collection

Abstract of title for a section of the Woods-Collins Addition to the city of Arlington by Elliott & Waldron Abstract Companies 12 January 1945, abstract of title for a different section of the same by Elliott & Waldron Abstract Companies 7 March 1946

Abstract Of Title John Huitt Survey, Woods-Collins Additions, Block 2, Lot 1, October 1948

Arlington, Texas Land Records Collection

Abstract of title for a section of the Woods-Collins Addition to the city of Arlington by Stewart Title Company 25 October 1948

Abstract Of Title John Huitt Survey, Woods-Collins Additions, Block 2, Lot 1, September 1948

Arlington, Texas Land Records Collection

Abstract of title for a section of the Woods-Collins Addition to the city of Arlington by Stewart Title Company 18 September 1948

Abstract Of Title John Huitt Survey, Wm. M. Dugans Addition, 1920-1953

Arlington, Texas Land Records Collection

Abstract of title for a section of the Wm. M. Dugans Addition to the city of Arlington by The Fort Worth and Tarrant County Abstract Company 1 November 1916, abstract of title for the same by Texas Title Company Abstracts 21 December 1922, abstract of title for a section of the same by Elliott & Waldron Abstract Company of Fort Worth, Inc. 11 January 1940, abstract of title for the same by Rattikin Title Company 12 January 1953

Abstract Of Title John Huitt Survey, Ditto & Collins Addition, Block 1, 1924-1929

Arlington, Texas Land Records Collection

Abstract of title for a section of the Ditto & Collins Addition to the city of Arlington by Texas Title Company 27 Oct 1924, abstract of title for the same by Home Abstract Company 19 July 1929

Abstract Of Title John Huitt Survey, Block 106, City Of Arlington, 1911

Arlington, Texas Land Records Collection

Abstract of title for a section of the 640 acre land of John Huitt by the Fort Worth and Tarrant County Land Title Office 22 March 1911

Abstract Of Title John Huitt Survey, Brown Addition, 1948

Arlington, Texas Land Records Collection

Abstract of title for the Brown Addition to the 640 acre land of the John Huitt survey by Rattikin Title Company 11 May 1948

Abstract Of Title John Huitt Survey, 1946-1948

Arlington, Texas Land Records Collection

Abstract of title for a 2.79 acre section of the 640 acre land of the John Huitt survey by Eliott & Waldron Abstract Companies 27 May 1946, abstract of title for a 50 x 150 foot section of the John Huitt survey by Rattikin Title Company 26 May 1948

Abstract Of Title John Huitt Survey, 1923-1924

Arlington, Texas Land Records Collection

Abstract of title for a 75 x 200 foot section of the 640 acre land of the John Huitt survey by Home Abstract Company 15 October 1924

Abstract Of Title John Huitt Survey, 1919-1923

Arlington, Texas Land Records Collection

Abstract of title for a 75 x 250 foot section of the 640 acre land of the John Huitt survey by Home Abstract Company 29 September 1919, abstract of title for the same by Texas Title Company 1 Sept 1921, abstract of title for a 75 x 200 foot area of the same by Home Abstract Company 31 October 1921, abstract of title for the same by Texas Title Company 16 June 1923

Abstract Of Title John Huitt Survey, 1909

Arlington, Texas Land Records Collection

Abstract of title for the 640 acre land of John Huitt from the Fort Worth and Tarrant County Land Title Office, originally surveyed 8 January 1852

Abstract Of Title John Huitt Survey, 1912-1952

Arlington, Texas Land Records Collection

Abstract of title for a 100 x 266 foot section of the 640 acre land of the John Huitt survey by Texas Title Company 12 September 1912, abstract of title for the same land by Stewart Title Company 1 April 1943, abstract of title for the same land by Rattikin Title Company 16 December 1952

The Impact Of Social Expectations And Gender Norms On Women Leaders' Marital And Partner Relationships And Their Influence On Workplace Outcomes, Hedi Kovacs-Resnik

Economic and Business Review

Leadership sustainability among women remains insufficiently explained in leadership research, as dominant models prioritise workplace factors, neglecting the role of private-life demands. This research explored how social expectations and gender norms influence women's private lives and how the emotional impact spills over into their leadership style and performance, thereby influencing their career progression. Using a qualitative design and thematic analysis of 18 interviews with women in leadership roles, the research examined what it means to lead while also navigating family and relationships.
The findings revealed that the boundaries between women's private and professional lives are almost nonexistent. Professional success often …

When Loyalty Intentions Fail: Evidence On The Intention–Behaviour Gap And Customer Retention In Mobile Telecommunications, Danilo Tomšič

Economic and Business Review

This paper quantifies and explains the consumer intention–behaviour gap in mobile telecommunications and shows how it matters for competitive resource allocation. Using a two-wave longitudinal survey of 4887 consumers, I compare stated switching intentions at time t with self-reported provider choice at t + 1 and identify a 15.4% divergence comprising two forms: nonswitching intenders (consumers who intended to switch but did not) and switching nonintenders (consumers who did not intend to switch but did). Binary logistic models reveal temporal asymmetry in determinants. Among nonswitching intenders, higher baseline loyalty (satisfaction, repeat-choice commitment, and recommendation intention) lowers the likelihood of remaining …

Beyond Adoption: How Technology–Organization–Environment Factors Shape The Use Of Social Media Technologies And Performance In B2b Companies, Peter Grabner, Barbara Čater

Economic and Business Review

This study examines how technological, organizational, and environmental factors shape social media technology (SMT) use in business-to-business (B2B) markets and how SMT use relates to customer relationship performance and marketing performance. Building on the technology–organization–environment (TOE) framework, we develop and test a structural model in which perceived simplicity of SMT (technology), SMT strategy (organization), and mimetic competitive pressure (environment) shape SMT use, which in turn affects customer relationship and marketing performance. We collected data with an online survey of 195 marketing and sales professionals from B2B companies in Slovenia. Results indicate that SMT strategy is the strongest predictor of SMT …

Nigeria's 2025 Tax Act In Comparative Perspective: Tax Rates, Compliance, And Fiscal Space With Econometric And Machine-Learning Evidence From Nigeria, South Africa, The United Kingdom, And The United States, Olatunji Dauda Ojedokun, Seun Adebanjo

Economic and Business Review

This study compares Nigeria's 2025 Tax Act with regimes in South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States using quarterly panel data (2000–2025) and complementary econometric and machine-learning methods. We estimate fixed-effects difference-in-differences, autoregressive distributed lag/cross-sectionally augmented autoregressive distributed lag error-correction models, dynamic panel generalised method of moments, and local projections to identify short- and long-run effects on revenue efficiency, compliance behaviour, and fiscal space. Predictions for VAT/corporate income tax revenues and gaps are generated with Elastic Net, Random Forest, XGBoost, and LightGBM, and heterogeneity is assessed via generalised random forests and doubly robust learners. Results show a significant, …

Geographical Pattern Analysis Of Gis Images With Deep Learning And Voronoi Network, Nidaa Kareem, Tawfiq A. Al-Assadi

Journal of Intelligent Informatics, Networking, and Cybersecurity

Localization is not enough for the analysis of spatial patterns; a principled geometric and statistical framework is required. This paper proposes an integrated spatial intelligence system combining deep learning, computational geometry, and spatial statistics, which is a unified and interpretable system. It is based on segmentation localization that accurately localizes the centroid of each object without the disadvantages of the bounding box. These centroids form a natural Voronoi tessellation of regions of spatial influence intrinsic to the data instead of imposing any artificial restrictions. A geometry-based density formulation is used to improve representation, which includes Voronoi cell areas and neighborhood …

Deterministic Multi-Domain Computational Framework For Bi-Ionic Propulsion And Thermoelectric Resonance (Stalwart V18.1), Daniel Schramm

Defensive Publications Series

This paper details the mathematical and computational architecture of a multi-domain physics engine designed to validate interrelated aerospace systems, specifically bi-ionic vector thrust and solid-state thermoelectric energy recycling. To eliminate computational hallucination and enforce strict physical boundaries, the engine is constructed utilizing highly deterministic Python libraries: SciPy for immutable, universally accepted physical constants; SymPy for strict, symbolic equation rendering and mathematical proofs; and NumPy for continuous spatial array generation. This framework interlinks discrete physical phenomena (magnetic containment, plasma gyration, kinetic wave damping, and thermal energy harvesting) into a singular, codependent mathematical ecosystem. The novel contribution is the Master Resonance Equation …

Physical Oracles And The Instrumental Status Of The Terrestrial Biosphere, Volodymyr Kotegov

Defensive Publications Series

This document develops a general instrumental framework for evaluating physical systems that function as oracles — systems capable of generating high-dimensional observations on the actual physics of the universe, exhibiting substantial computational irreducibility, and producing data in measurement bases not yet fully formalized by the agent. Within this framework the terrestrial biosphere is analysed as the strongest currently known Slow Oracle.

Humanistic, ethical, and sentimental considerations are excluded. Evaluation proceeds solely in terms of expected utility, option value under residual uncertainty, basis diversity rent, thermodynamic opportunity cost, and resistance to model collapse. The central claim is that, while residual uncertainty …

Caldwell Hermes‑Awh V1.0 High‑Flux Enthalpy‑Recycling Modular Extraction System Open-Hardware, Build-And-Test Atmospheric Water Harvester For Low-Humidity Environments, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

Caldwell HERMES‑AWH is a modular, solar-regenerated atmospheric-water-harvesting system designed for low-to-moderate relative humidity, nominally 15–35% RH. The design addresses the major practical bottlenecks of conventional sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting: slow water-vapor diffusion into thick sorbent beds, adsorption heat that reduces uptake, poor thermal uniformity during regeneration, loss of desorbed vapor, incomplete condensation recovery, and low daily cycle count.

The system uses multiple thin structured sorbent cassettes, each carrying a 0.5–2.0 mm active sorbent layer on a thermally conductive backplane. Cassettes operate in sequential modes: ambient-air adsorption, thermal preconditioning, closed solar-thermal regeneration, vapor recovery and condensation, and cooling/reset. The system maintains …

Control-Plane Route Staling In An Ethernet Virtual Private Network Using A Stale Route Target On Ethernet Auto-Discovery Routes, Anonymous

Defensive Publications Series

A control-plane route staling mechanism for an Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN) is disclosed. When a single-homed link between a local Provider Edge (PE) router and a Customer Edge (CE) device fails, the local PE router removes the associated Media Access Control (MAC) and Internet Protocol (IP) forwarding entries from its hardware forwarding table, retains the corresponding EVPN Type 2 routes in its local routing information base, suppresses Type 2 withdrawals, and starts a configurable stale timer. The local PE router readvertises the EVPN Type 1 Ethernet auto-discovery route for the Ethernet Segment with a predefined stale route target in …

System And Method For Statistical Modeling And Automated Lifecycle Refresh Detection Of Digital Media Assets, Manisha Arora, Yassine Idrissi, Bruno Caforio

Defensive Publications Series

A data-driven, statistically rigorous analytical framework is disclosed for determining performance decay and optimizing the replacement timing of digital media assets (such as images and videos) in digital media campaigns. The system ingests campaign-level and asset-level metrics on a daily basis and extracts high-dimensional visual and semantic embedding vectors from the media assets using a deep neural network feature extractor. A visual taxonomy is constructed by clustering similar assets into visual archetypes using K-Means clustering, allowing for aggregate fatigue analysis within specific thematic content clusters. The statistical decay engine fits a non-linear saturation model (e.g., a Hill function S-curve) to …

C++ Iterator Hardening Via Restriction Of Scripting Engine And Inter-Process Communication Execution, Kentaro Hara

Defensive Publications Series

Memory safety flaws, such as use-after-free vulnerabilities, are caused when collection structures are modified during active iteration loops. Modifications to an active collection structure are sometimes induced by unexpected execution of a scripting language engine or an inter-process communication mechanism, whereby dangling iterators are produced. To mitigate these flaws, a thread-local counter mechanism is disclosed. A counter within thread-local storage is modified across iterator lifecycle operations, including construction, copy construction, move construction, assignment, and destruction. Within a rendering process, execution of a scripting language engine is blocked via a process termination if a non-zero value is held within the counter. …

Caldwell W2g‑Vt V2.1 — Continuous Waste‑To‑Gasoline Refinery Using Molten‑Salt Cavitation Depolymerization, Halogen Scrubbing, Dual‑Bed Zsm‑5 Swing Catalysis, Venturi Ultra‑Fast Spray Quench, Ultrasonic Anti‑Fouling, Steam‑Stripped Heavy Bottoms, Optical Cavitation Feedback & Vortex‑Tube Instrument Cooling, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

This research project develops and validates a continuous‑flow waste‑to‑gasoline refinery capable of converting mixed waste plastics and organics into high‑octane gasoline (C₅–C₈, 91–95 RON) at 1.0 kg/s throughput.

The system integrates:

• Molten‑salt depolymerization (NaNO₃/KNO₃ at 450°C)

• Phoenix‑Cracker hydrodynamic cavitation (from your TDCommons inventions)

• Arachne‑NTC optical cavitation sensors (TDCommons)

• CaO/MgO halogen scrubbing

• Dual‑bed ZSM‑5 swing catalytic reactor

• Venturi direct‑contact spray quench (0.12 s)

• 28 kHz ultrasonic anti‑fouling

• Steam‑stripped heavy bottoms

• Vortex‑tube instrument cooling

• Light‑gas oxygen purge

• Fractionation and internal energy recovery

This document provides the full research theory, experimental plan, system diagrams, operating parameters, integration notes, and validation methodology required to …

Coupled Möbius‑Geometry Magneto‑Fluidic Toroids With Distributed Electromechanical Transduction For Induction, Amplification, And Neuromorphic Signal Conditioning, Michael @ Gaiacortex Terzi, Michael Terzi

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes a paired toroidal system containing a magneto‑responsive fluid and distributed electromechanical transducer elements. Each toroid operates in a distinct activation mode: one responds primarily to magnetic field variation, while the other responds primarily to electrical excitation within the fluid. The internal geometry may include non‑orientable pathways, such as Möbius‑like channels, which influence circulation, resonance, and signal propagation. The system enables coupled induction, amplification, and modulation behaviors suitable for neuromorphic, spintronic, or computational applications. Implementation details are intentionally omitted to avoid enabling reproduction.

Adaptive Homeostasis: A Strategy For Preserving Stability And Generative Capacity Under Uncertainty, Volodymyr Kotegov

Defensive Publications Series

This document offers a practical framework of priorities and working tools for people confronting a shrinking planning horizon, the declining value of conventional educational and professional pathways, rising psychophysical exhaustion, and a loss of coherent direction.

The strategy addresses two related tasks. The first is to protect psychological and physical health, secure basic material stability, and maintain the capacity for clear thinking. The second is to sustain generative capacity—the ability to produce non-trivial observations, hypotheses, and life trajectories. Generativity is treated first and foremost as a present-day resource. It supports a sense of meaning, adaptability, and psychological resilience. Secondarily, it …

Key Strategies Enabling The Contribution Of Social Infrastructure In Climate-Proofing Cities: An Explorative Case Study Of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Sara Elgamal, Alaa El.Eashy, Sherif Sheta

HBRC Journal

Social infrastructure, as the physical medium for social life in cities, is increasingly being acknowledged for its ability to offer climate-proofing benefits both in times of climate stability and climate disturbances. However, more evidence is needed on how social infrastructure can be deliberately shaped to contribute to climate-proofing cities. Our study addresses this gap through exploring the key strategies which ensure the effective engagement of social infrastructure (SI) in climate proofing cities (CPC). An explorative case study of Rotterdam city is performed, as the city is well recognized as a pioneer in climate resilience through spatial planning. Data sources for …

Fabrication And Performance Evaluation Of Electrospun Pvdf/Pan Nanofibrous Membranes For Oily Wastewater Separation, Ahmed H. Oleiwi, Akram R. Jabur, Qusay F. Alsalhy, Doinita Roxana Cioroiu Tirpan, Claudia Ana Maria Patrichi

Engineering and Technology Journal

Electrospun nanofibrous membranes are a promising technique for wastewater treatment owing to their high porosity and surface properties. This manuscript presents a systematically designed investigation on the preparation and optimization of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)/polyacrylonitrile (PAN) blended nanofibrous membranes for oil/water separation. Nanofibrous membranes were synthesized by electrospinning with PAN weight percentages of 0 wt%, 10 wt%, 25 wt%, and 50 wt%. The impact of PAN weight percentages on the morphology and separation performance of the membranes was investigated. The membranes were analyzed harnessing scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and water contact angle (WCA) …