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Method For Active Aligning A Microdisplay To A Freeform Lightguide, Ozan Cakmakci, Weicheng Lai, Christian Lizarazu, David Karr

Defensive Publications Series

Techniques are described for aligning a display element relative to an optical component using image-based measurements and model-driven estimation.  One or more image-derived metrics, such as a modulation transfer function (MTF) and/or geometric characteristics including feature displacement or distortion, are evaluated as a function of alignment parameters including translational and rotational degrees of freedom.  A set of measurements may be obtained by sampling the metric or metrics at selected positions, and a model of the metric may be constructed or updated using measurement data and prior information, for example derived from simulation or calibration.  An alignment configuration associated with improved …

Modulized Binocular Display System, Che-Wei Liu, Yi Qin, Claire Guo, Thomas Hoekman

Defensive Publications Series

An adjustment mechanism is provided to connect a left lens and a right lens of smart glasses such as glasses that can include a head-mounted display (HMD), a heads-up display (HUD), or an augmented reality (AR) overlay. The adjustment mechanism allows modification of the relative orientation of the left lens and the right lens to support stereoscopic imagery. Orientation of the left lens or the right lens is adjusted using a gearbox system that allows modification of a corresponding display angle (or incoming angle) of light representing a stereoscopic image that is overlaid with the passthrough images of the real …

Phase‑Aligned Predictive Audio Modulation Utilizing Biomechanical Telemetry And Asymmetric Compute, Nikita Agarwal

Defensive Publications Series

Current physiological audio‑feedback systems may rely on reactive media adjustments (e.g., track skipping, uniform time‑stretching), which can disrupt user immersion or introduce acoustic phase distortion. This publication describes a predictive audio modulation system that dynamically isolates and modulates individual instrumentation layers within an active audio track. The system utilizes a machine learning model to anticipate pacing deviations based on cardiovascular exertion and topographical data. To improve synchronization, the system phase‑locks audio transients to biomechanical footstrikes using an inertial measurement unit (IMU). Further, the system employs an asymmetric computing architecture to dynamically balance computational loads between a primary wearable device and …

Adjustable Floating Multi-Material Seal For Charging Port Light Rings

Defensive Publications Series

This article describes a multi-material floating seal system for vehicle charging port light rings designed to compensate for assembly tolerances. The system comprises a rigid primary housing, a flexible intermediate seal with a bellows-like 'V' profile, and a rigid retention ring with snap features. By snapping directly onto the charging inlet, the intermediate seal allows the assembly to 'float' relative to the vehicle body, ensuring consistent fit-and-finish and a robust barrier against water and debris across three axes of variation.

Solid Forms Of Inaxaplin, Processes For Preparation, And Pharmaceutical Compositions Thereof, Prashanth Venukathala, Venukathala Prashanth

Defensive Publications Series

The present invention relates to the field of pharmaceutical sciences and material chemistry. More particularly, the invention relates to novel solid forms of the apolipoprotein L1 (APOL1) inhibitor Inaxaplin, including a novel crystalline form, an amorphous form, novel solvates, and amorphous solid dispersions (ASDs). The invention further provides cost-effective, industrially scalable processes for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them for treating kidney diseases.

Ambient Cognitive‑Clearance System (Accs V4.0): A Zero‑Wearable, Non‑Contact, Sleep‑Synchronized Glymphatic Modulation Platform For Dementia Prevention And Cognitive Health, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

The Ambient Cognitive‑Clearance System (ACCS v4.0) is a non‑contact, zero‑wearable, room‑scale device designed to support cognitive health by enhancing sleep quality, autonomic stability, and glymphatic clearance — the brain’s natural waste‑removal system.

Unlike wearable neuromodulation, ultrasound helmets, or extracorporeal systems, ACCS v4.0 requires no physical contact, no user compliance, and no medical infrastructure.

The system uses contactless sensing (radar, thermal, acoustic) to detect sleep stages and respiration, and delivers low‑intensity, air‑coupled acoustic/ultrasonic pulses, 40 Hz diffuse light, sub‑audible gamma acoustics, and micro‑airflow cues — all synchronized to the user’s natural physiology.

This document provides full engineering specifications, regulatory considerations, consumer …

Solid State Forms Of Nurandociguat, Prashanth Venukathala, Venukathala Prashanth

Defensive Publications Series

The present invention relates to solid-state forms of Nurandociguat, a soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) stimulator, including novel crystalline polymorphs, amorphous forms, co-crystals, and solid dispersions. The invention further relates to processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and their therapeutic use.

Becds V2.0 — Bilateral Ear‑Canal Closed‑Loop Dementia Support System, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes a non‑invasive, ear‑based neuromodulation system for dementia support. It uses bilateral ear‑canal devices to:

• Sense autonomic state (heart rate, HRV surrogate, temperature, motion).

• Capture ambient sound (TV, conversation, music).

• Deliver gentle electrical and acoustic stimulation in a closed loop to support arousal stability, calm, and engagement.

It is intended as a supportive system, not a cure or neuron‑regrowth therapy.

Cognitive Fabric Os (Cfos), Johny Manuel-Devadoss, Jayden Jack Johnson

Defensive Publications Series

Modern infrastructure orchestration is approaching a fundamental architectural limit. Most existing systems—whether container orchestrators, HPC schedulers, cloud control planes, or GPU resource managers—still operate using largely reactive models. They rely on predefined resource declarations, queue-driven scheduling, and short-term optimization logic to manage increasingly complex environments.

That model worked well when infrastructure was relatively predictable. It does not hold up in the era of hyperscale AI training, sovereign compute requirements, globally distributed inference systems, autonomous scientific computing, and energy-constrained data centers. Infrastructure today is no longer static. It is dynamic, geographically fragmented, thermally sensitive, economically constrained, and continuously changing in real …

Adaptive Communication Interface With Vocal Identity Persistence, Purvam Pujari

Defensive Publications Series

The User Experience Challenge: During real-time audio calls, severe background noise or strict social constraints often force the sender to abandon live speech. Currently, users must either endure broken, unintelligible audio or abruptly terminate synchronous calls—destroying conversational flow and stripping away the sender's personal vocal presence from the receiver.

The Technical Solution: This disclosure introduces an on-device AI voice bridge to preserve the sender's uninterrupted vocal presence. The system continuously monitors the call's audio quality at the sender's terminal using multidimensional acoustic measurements. The interface executes a graceful handover to a synthesized stream when environmental noise …

Anti-Theft Protection Enabling Secure Mode On Optical Pluggable Modules, Emanuele Giacometti, Gilberto Loprieno

Defensive Publications Series

Proposed herein is a comprehensive anti-theft mechanism for optical pluggable modules used in network equipment. The solution introduces a "Secure Mode" that binds each optical pluggable module to specific network equipment using cryptographic authentication and encryption techniques. Key exchange methods, secure channel establishment, and authenticated command protocols are used to ensure that stolen modules cannot be reused or resold, unless proper credentials are provided or the module is securely reset by authorized personnel. Several implementation options are presented, addressing a range of hardware capabilities, all aiming to protect customers' hardware investments and network integrity.

Method, System, And Computer Program Product For Difficulty-Driven Temporal Adaptation Of Direct Preference Optimization, Ziwei Wu, Rashidul Islam, Yiwei Cai

Defensive Publications Series

Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for difficulty-driven, temporal adaption of direct preference optimization of a large language machine learning model. An example method includes receiving pairs of responses associated with text prompts, determining a probability margin score for a pair of responses, computing a measure of semantic similarity associated with the pair of responses, computing a difficulty score for the pair of responses based on the probability margin score, computing a time-dependent temperature parameter for the pair of responses based on a minimum time-dependent temperature parameter, a maximum time-dependent temperature parameter, a time parameter associated with training …

The Cross-Session Learning In Automated Bug Repair Via A Reflective Knowledge Feedback Loop, Huang Xia, Ting Liu, Yulong Zhang, Zhixian Yan, Ke Huang, Paul Zhou, Jialin Yu

Defensive Publications Series

Automated bug repair agents may operate in isolated sessions and can lack a memory of past engagements, which may lead to repeating failed strategies and inefficient workflows. A self-improving framework can use a reflective knowledge feedback loop to address potential inefficiencies. Following a bug-fixing attempt, for example, a reflection phase can analyze the session to extract structured, reusable knowledge, such as dead ends, learnings, and fix patterns. This knowledge may then be categorized and stored in a persistent, indexed repository for retrieval during subsequent tasks. This process can facilitate learning from experience across sessions, which may reduce the repetition of …

Dual-Axis Scoring For Automated Synthesis Of Operational Architectures, Hariprasad Rengarajan, Rahul Jindal

Defensive Publications Series

Some workflow automation systems may evaluate tasks based on a single dimension of logical feasibility, which may not account for human-centric factors and can potentially lead to suboptimal automation strategies. A system may utilize a dual-axis scoring engine to analyze discrete operational tasks along both a cognitive complexity axis and a relational sensitivity axis. Based on a resulting two-dimensional score, each task can be mapped to an execution authority protocol that suggests an appropriate level of automation. An algorithmic synthesis module may then restructure the operational process by applying a library of execution patterns, such as parallelizing independent tasks. This …

Method To Support Distributed And Modular Non-Access Stratum (Nas) Architecture For Improving Network Scalability And Resiliency, Ravi Shekhar, Dishant Parikh

Defensive Publications Series

Techniques are described for a distributed and modular Non-Access Stratum (NAS) architecture in which NAS processing is offloaded from an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) to one or more NAS agents. The NAS agents enable direct communication between network functions and user equipment, reducing dependence on the AMF for signaling and scaling. This architecture improves scalability, resiliency, and signaling efficiency, lowers latency, and helps avoid centralized bottlenecks and single points of failure in next-generation networks.

Network Agent Policy Language (Napl), Sebastian Jeuk, Katrin Simon, Jan Haasch

Defensive Publications Series

Proposed herein is a Network Agent Policy Language (NAPL) that provides a declarative policy language and a nine-component enforcement architecture for governing the actions of autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents operating on network infrastructure. As AI agents gain the ability to invoke network management Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), configuration tools, and telemetry interfaces in real time, existing policy frameworks designed for human operators or stateless access control cannot express or enforce the governance rules that network operations require. NAPL addresses this issue by introducing network-domain semantics directly into policy authoring, enabling operators to write governance rules using primitives such as …

The Relationship Between Government Bailouts And Risk-Taking Behavior In Banks: A Case Study From The Great Financial Crisis Of 2008-09, Derek J. Cameron

Economics Working Papers

This study seeks to determine whether the expectation of a government bailout in the event of a crisis incentivizes ex ante risk-taking in banks. Although this subject has been the subject of extensive research in both economics and finance, this specific paper differs from existing literature in that it uses a strictly empirical methodology with minimal theoretical modeling and few assumptions about the banking sector, while also considering the entire banking sector and limiting itself exclusively to ex ante bank investment decisions. This study employs data compiled from various sources about 11 American banks of various sizes between January 2002 …

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Using Data To Discern Whether Nepa Causes Delay, And What Can Be Done About It, John C. Ruple, David E. Adelman, Jamie Pleune

Public Land & Resources Law Review

This article proceeds in three principal parts. Part I provides an overview of NEPA that is focused on the requirements contained in the Act itself, the Supreme Court’s recent opinion in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado, and developments involving agency NEPA regulations. Part II summarizes what we know about factors causing or contributing to delays in permitting in general and NEPA compliance in particular. The central question examined in Part II is the extent to which changes to NEPA respond to barriers to development and are therefore likely to be effective. Part III offers recommendations and is …

Testing Prior Appropriation As Drought And Climate Change Push States Toward Water Code Reform: Lessons From And For Oregon, Adell L. Amos

Public Land & Resources Law Review

Part I outlines approaches to addressing the challenges that have arisen in water management under state water codes that have been considered—some adopted, and some still under consideration—in Oregon. This section examines some historical material on Oregon water law and describes the current moment as a way for setting the stage for the work that is currently underway. The dynamics described for Oregon are replicated in many western states. So, while the details are Oregon-related, the storyline is a familiar one in the West.2 Part II describes the efforts of a working group of water law attorneys that the Oregon …

Salt In The Public Wound: The Public Trust Doctrine And The Great Salt Lake, Shoshana Grossman

Public Land & Resources Law Review

This paper analyzes how the Utah PTD applies to the non- navigable tributaries that affect the GSL, and whether Utah must consider the PTD in water rights management. Section I explains the GSL case, outlining the issues, the Physicians’ claims, and Judge Scott’s order. Section II outlines the PTD in Utah. Section III first compares the GSL to other decisions applying the PTD to non-navigable water resources and water rights. Section III then assesses whether Utah’s PTD applies to non-navigable tributaries that affect navigable resources like the GSL, and what that may mean for water allocation in Utah. The paper …

"In Keeping With The Constitution’S Original Design": History And Tradition In Federal Indian Law, Meghanlata Gupta

Public Land & Resources Law Review

This Article examines the Supreme Court’s use of history and tradition in federal Indian law. In recent years, the Court has increasingly relied on Founding-era practices and historical traditions to determine constitutional meaning in areas such as firearm regulation, substantive due process, and religious liberty. At the same time, while the Founding-era record contains substantial evidence that Native nations were understood and treated as independent, sovereign political communities, this evidence has not yet been fully incorporated into the Supreme Court’s Indian law jurisprudence. Examining decisions from Oliphant to Castro-Huerta, this Article describes the Court’s approaches to historical analysis in Indian …

Pilot Study On The Use Of Reminder Packaging In Improving Adherence And Blood Pressure Control Among Hypertensive Patients In The Uganda Heart Institute., Grace Among, Grace Nakate

School of Nursing & Midwifery, East Africa

Background: Hypertension is a major global public health challenge that is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Poor medication adherence means the management of hypertension remains unsatisfactory. Non-intentional forgetfulness accounts for around 49.6% of medication non-adherence. Reminder packaging is a measure that has been experimented with in developed countries and has shown improved medication adherence, although limited data exist on its effectiveness in developing countries with resource constraints. Therefore, piloting its use in improving medication adherence and blood pressure control among hypertensive patients in Uganda Heart Institute to ascertain its effectiveness in developing countries like Uganda is paramount. …

Poor Compliance With Private Nursing And Midwifery Practice Guidelines In Urban Settings In Uganda, Dan Muramuzi, Edson Atwine, Barbara Okiror, Mercy Muwema, Christine Nimwesiga, Laban Muteebwa

School of Nursing & Midwifery, East Africa

Background: Optimal compliance with private practice guidelines is one of the core components of quality improvement in nursing and midwifery professions. Private nursing and midwifery practice guidelines in Uganda were introduced in 2019. However, little has been documented about compliance with these guidelines, despite playing a crucial role in ensuring safe nursing and midwifery practice and maintenance of professional standards.  We assessed the compliance with private nursing and midwifery practice guidelines of Uganda (2019) and explored barriers to optimal compliance with these guidelines in private health facilities licensed by the Uganda Nursing and Midwifery Council (UNMC) in Kampala Metropolitan …

Feeding Mechanics And Digestive Physiology Of Map Turtles, Michael Christopher Fulbright

Doctoral Dissertations

The objective of this research was to relate the form of the map turtle feeding apparatus to its function and digestive physiology. Female map turtles (Genus Graptemys) exhibit pronounced differences in their head shapes and prey bases in the wild. I measured voluntary bite force in megacephalic Pearl River map turtles (G. pearlensis) and microcephalic Sabine map turtles (G. sabinensis) along with a suite of morphological characteristics. I found that many morphological characteristics are good predictors of bite performance in both megacephalic and microcephalic map turtles, and that the commonly used metric of head width noted in other studies of …

'Dirty'right-Wing Populist Leader: Between Moral Relativism And Cynical Practices Of Leadership Authority, Filip Pierzchalski, Mark J. Kaswan

School of Political Science, Public Affairs, Legal and Security Studies Faculty Publications

The aim of this article is to try to explain the phenomenon of dirty hands in political leadership as a manifestation of anti-political practices of gaining and maintaining political authority, especially Donald Trump’s leadership phenomenon. The starting point for discussing the phenomenon of ‘dirty’ leadership will be ethical relativism, which can be interpreted not only as a practical denial of the idea of axiological absolutism in politics (a state of diversity regarding moral attitudes among political actors), but also as a manifestation of cynical behavior of a political leader. The phenomenon of the ‘dirty’ leader not only challenges our ideas …

Finding Happiness In "The Orange", Malachi Myers

Student Work

"Everything in the world, no matter how ordinary, is better when shared with friends.

Posting about ­­­­­­­­finding joy in the everyday 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.

Finding Happiness in "The Orange"

Take Me To The Museum: Exploring The Use Of Art Kits For Families In The Art Museum, Amanda Marriott Elton

Theses and Dissertations

This study examines the use of participatory art kits as a strategy for transforming family engagement within the art museum setting. Drawing on theories of experiential learning from John Dewey and participatory art practices rooted in the Fluxus art movement, my research positions art kits as tools that invite active, social, and embodied learning. Using a design-based research methodology, this study investigates how families interact with art kits within gallery spaces and how these tools influence and encourage conversation, artistic behaviors and relational dynamics. Data were collected through observation, family feedback and iterative kit redesign. Findings suggest that art kits …