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A Govsecops-Oriented Governance, Risk, And Compliance Platform For Continuous Authorization In Dod Il4/Il5 Environments, Anand Janjal

Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice

Department of Defense (DoD) Impact Level 4 and Impact Level 5 (IL4/IL5) systems require continuous assurance of cybersecurity posture under stringent operational and regulatory constraints. While the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) and DoD DevSecOps guidance emphasize continuous authorization supported by real-time evidence, many existing Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) platforms remain documentation-centric and insufficiently integrated with operational telemetry. This paper presents a GovSecOps-oriented GRC architecture that integrates vulnerability ingestion, automated Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M) lifecycle management, dynamic risk scoring, and continuous authorization dashboards within IL4/IL5 environments. Using a Design Science Research methodology, the study develops and evaluates …

Pediatric Urology: When To Refer — Practical Red Flags For Pediatricians, Sarah Gubara, Gino J Vricella

Pediatrics in Practice: A CME Podcast

In this episode Dr. Gino Vricella, MD (board‑certified pediatric urologist; Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine) walks pediatricians through a concise clinical heuristic for distinguishing benign findings from those that require specialist referral. Learn clear red flags—pain, asymmetry, recurrent UTIs, gross hematuria, progressive hydronephrosis, and signs of testicular torsion—and how to act quickly to protect renal function and future fertility.

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The Correlation Between Perceptual Abilities And The Acquisition Of Non-Native Consonant Clusters, Hope Emma Nielson

Theses and Dissertations

A common approach in the study of speech motor learning is to have speakers learn to produce clusters of consonants that do not occur in their native language. This study investigated the relationship between auditory or speech perceptual abilities and the initial acquisition of non-native stop-stop consonant clusters. Sixty young adult participants (56 female, four male) were administered a gap detection test and a speech-in-noise test to assess their innate perceptual skills. The participants then performed a nonsense-word repetition task featuring non-native consonant clusters in the initial position. The participants' spoken productions of the nonwords were recorded and analyzed acoustically …

Behind The Bar: Empathy Burnout's Impact On Lawyers' Job Competency, Eva L. Newkirk

Honors Projects

It is well established within psychological literature how burnout develops among human service professionals including nurses, therapists, police officers, and first responders. Despite facing the same kinds of risks for burnout development by helping professions, especially trauma and stressful client relationships, the development and consequences empathy burnout have been under-researched in lawyers. This project aims to explore existing literature around burnout and empathy as related to job competency in legal professionals and develop a survey that explores empathy as a potential indirect mediating variable from burnout to employee engagement. The article additionally discusses the pathway from second-hand trauma to empathy …

Reinforcement Threshold Controlled Modernn Tuned With J* And QMax Bilingual Spatiotemporal Attention Fusion For Inclusive Real-Time Sign Language Interpretation, Harapriya Kar, P Viswanathan

Baghdad Science Journal

Deaf communities still struggle with communication, partly due to the inefficiency of current sign language recognition systems, their poor generalization, and their inability to manage regional and linguistictions. This work suggests a novel architecture that blends attention-based spatiotemporal processing (RTC-ModeRNN-BSF) with a reinforcement threshold–controlled ModeRNN to solve these problems. The model adapts its computation based on the complexity of the input gesture, using between 2 and 8 attention slots, while gradually reducing exploration during training ($\varepsilon$: 0.9→ 0.1). Dual-stream memory pathways are optimized using joint log-likelihood maximization (J-Star) and computational pruning (Q-Max) to capture both immediate sequential patterns (C_{t …}

A Novel Ffueat Technique Enhancing The Performance Of Multiple Url Classification And Cybersecurity Using Rnn And Transformer-Based Models, Zafar Ali, Siti Sophiayati Yuhaniz, Noureen Noureen, Ghulam Mujtaba, Husham M. Ahmed

Baghdad Science Journal

Thousands of new websites are published every day, which pose significant challenges for web classification and cybersecurity. URL classification datasets, including general and cybersecurity-specific ones, face challenges such as class imbalance, noise, and ambiguous data, which can significantly affect model performance. This study proposes a novel Fine-Tuned FastText Unsupervised Embedding Augmentation Technique (FFUEAT). Datasets (DMOZ and Phishing) were used to evaluate the performance of the proposed technique, achieving F1-scores of 0.8639 with DistilBERT and 0.8891 with BERT. The performance of sparse minority classes, achieving accuracy increases of 20.88% for 'home', 58.04% for 'news', and 11.18% for the 'kids' categories of …

Predicting Future Stock Closing Prices: A Five-Stage Approach Utilizing Historical Data And Enhanced Deep Learning Techniques With Multi-Strategies Improved Beluga Whale Optimization, D. Murahari Reddy, R. Balamanigandan

Baghdad Science Journal

Predicting stock market movements is a complex and challenging task due to many factors that can influence stock prices. While there are various approaches and techniques that researchers and analysts have explored, it's crucial to note that accurately forecasting stock prices consistently is complicated. Financial data can be noisy and subject to errors. Minor inaccuracies in data can lead to inaccurate predictions. In this research, we propose a new deep learning technique with an optimization algorithm to overcome the limitations in stock market prediction. This research has five stages to predict closing prices using historical data. The input data is …

Diabetes Case Detection Based On Neuroevolutionary Algorithm And Ganet Tool, Ivan V. Stepanyan, Safa A. Hameed, Minhai Hou

Baghdad Science Journal

This paper proposes a method utilizing an evolutionary algorithm (EA) to improve the learning process within the artificial neural network (ANN). The study utilized two models: the neuroevolutionary algorithm and the GANet tool. These algorithms were trained on two clinical diabetes datasets to discern health conditions. Each Feedforward Artificial Neural Network (FANN) layer in a neuroevolutionary algorithm is broken into multiple ANNs according to the number of neurons. The evolutionary technique later utilizes crossover and mutation operations to produce an ideal FANN. Enhanced artificial neural networks were subsequently incorporated to provide an innovative and robust functional artificial neural network for …

Speeding Up Image-To-Art Transformation Using Pointillism And Dynamic Brush Techniques, Iman S. Mohammed

Baghdad Science Journal

It is a new digital process inspired by the pointillist technique of artist Georges Seurat and seeks to recreate Impressionist paintings in digital form in record time, as opposed to the long duration needed to create a painting by hand. The proposed algorithm breaks down the original image into the components of primary colors with the help of the Self-Organizing Maps algorithm. It's like how Seurat mixed his colours, which, when viewed from afar, creates a complete picture from small dots of color. The methodology has a number of technical improvements, such as a halo effect around the main components …

Cross-Scale Feature Learning For Alzheimer's Disease Detection Via Hybrid Deep Networks, Essam Haidar Majeed, Fallah H. Najjar, Safaa M. Kareem, Munaf H. Kareem, Duha Amer Mahdi

Baghdad Science Journal

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder that is the leading causeof dementia. Early diagnosis is essential for interepting the progressionof cognitive decline and favoring the clinical outcome, although conventional diagnostic means may not be able to identify early symptomatic forms. In this manuscript, we propose a residual attention-based hybrid deep learning model withthe EfficientNetB1 backbone for improving the classification of AD based on structural MRI data obtained from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) and ADNI1 datasets. The network structure integrates two-dimensional (2D) convolutional feature extraction, multi-head self-attention for building the global context information, and residual learning. The …

Screening Key Factors In Cassava-Based Bioethanol Production By Simultaneous Saccharification And Fermentation, Safri Ishmayana, Alief R. P. Andrianto, Shinta D. R. Apandi, Debora Tamaris Horasio, Muhammad Fadhlillah, Irwan Kurnia, Riza Apriani, Fajriana S. Nurrusyda, Ukun M. S. Soedjanaatmadja

Baghdad Science Journal

Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) is considered an efficient approach for bioethanol production from starchy biomass, although its performance is often affected by multiple variables acting at different stages of the process. In the present study, Plackett–Burman experimental design was used as a screening method to evaluate factors affecting ethanol production from cassava flour using Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Eleven variables related to both liquefaction and SSF stages were examined, including temperature, pH, processing time, agitation, enzyme loading, nitrogen supplementation and inoculum level, arranged in twelve experimental runs. As the experimental design was performed without replication, the effect of each variable …

The Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase As A Potential Diagnostic Marker For Beta-Thalassemia And Its Correlation With Hemoglobin Profiles, Duaa K. Mohammed, Layla O. Farhan

Baghdad Science Journal

The erythropoietic dysfunction and iron insufficiency associated with β -Thalassemia (β -TH) underscore the importance of augmenting traditional diagnostic techniques with independent biomarkers, beyond standard panels. This single-center case–control study (n = 120 β -TH major, 55; β -TH intermedia, 25; control, 40) examined whether circulating phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) distinguishes patients from controls and correlates with hemoglobin fractions. The serum PI3K was significantly higher in β -TH (p < 0.001), with excellent discrimination tested in serum (AUC = 0.934; optimal cut-off > 1301 pg/mL; sensitivity 100%, specificity 80%). In a multivariable model, HbA₂% and HbF% were both positively and independently associated with PI3K. These results are biologically consistent with the interaction of erythroid …

Oregon State Rank Assessment For Straggling Gilia (Allophyllum Gilioides), Lindsey K. Wise

Institute for Natural Resources Publications

Oregon state conservation status assessment for Straggling gilia (Allophyllum gilioides) using NatureServe methodology, 2026.

Wake-On-Anomaly Federated Architecture For Privacy-Preserving Poultry Health Early Warning, Mahmoud Aziz Louati

Masters Theses

Highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks, respiratory disease, heat stress, and silent equipment failures share one operational reality: they are detected too late because today’s poultry-health workflow is reactive, manual, and dependent on producers volunteering commercially sensitive data. This thesis presents a wake-on-anomaly federated architecture that addresses both the detection-latency problem and the privacy–adoption deadlock that has so far prevented cross-farm collaboration. The architecture is organized in two tiers. Tier 1 is a lightweight LSTM autoencoder that continuously screens four routine telemetry channels (water, feed, house temperature, activity proxy) and emits a per-window reconstruction-error score. A debounced k-of-m trigger with cooldown …

As-1014-26 Resolution On Ufpp 12.2 Number Of Office Hours, Academic Senate Faculty Affairs Committee

Academic Senate Resolutions

Resolves that UFPP 12.2 be revised effective Fall 2026 according to the attached documents; and further resolves that colleges and departments update their office hours policies to conform with the revisions to UFPP 12.2; and be it further that, when published on the Academic Programs and Planning website, the scaling of the office hours to instructional workload shall be translated into both minutes and credit hours; and further resolves that Cal Poly prioritize the development of a directory of faculty office hours accessible within the portal.

Academic Senate - Agenda, 05/26/2026, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

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Review Of Ruby Blondell. 2023. Helen Of Troy In Hollywood. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Pp. 352. Hardcover (Isbn 978-0-691-22962-1) $39.95., Shubert I. Silveira

New England Classical Journal

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Full Issue - 53.1

New England Classical Journal

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Masthead - 53.1

New England Classical Journal

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Oral Tradition And Literary Innovation In An Epigraphic Oracle: Claros And Caesarea Trocetta During The Antonine Plague, Ryo Nagao

New England Classical Journal

During the Antonine Plague, the Lydian community of Caesarea Trocetta consulted the oracle of Apollo at Claros and inscribed its response, which was exceptional in form and language. This paper argues that Claros drew on performative literature and oracular traditions to provide an authoritative and innovative response that mediated the distress of the client community. Polymetry, diction, and intertexts with Pausanias and Statius combine to enhance both the aesthetic and religious function of the text. This analysis contributes to the study of epigraphy as literature, the mechanisms of oracular institutions, and civic responses to pandemic.

Review Of Monika Woźniak And Maria Wyke (Eds.). 2025. Audio-Visual Roman Women: Gender, History And Screen Media. London: Bloomsbury Academic. Pp. 353. Hardcover (Isbn 978-1-3504-6183-3). E-Book (Isbn 978-1-3504-6186-4). $120., Briana King

New England Classical Journal

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Weekly Published Magazine Covers During World War Ii: Cover Photos Used To Represent The Wartime Experience, Annika B. Larson

Theses and Dissertations

Weekly published magazines served largely as news outlets during World War II, and the images on the covers of these magazines were not only an attention catcher and tone setter, but were images chosen to represent the ever-changing landscape both on the homefront and internationally. In addition, these publications often used photographs that represented the developments their allies and enemies were making in tandem with domestic coverage. The entities publishing the magazines were managed by both the government and independent civilians, dependent on the country, thus providing different views of the war. The coverage in the United States and United …

Acms Alternative Grading Workshop, Amanda Harsy, Sarah Klanderman, Vic Norman, Adam Schultze, Michael D. Smith

Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences Faculty Conferences

Traditional grading can lead to anxiety, discourage productive struggle, and fail to reflect student learning. Alternative grading methods, such as ungrading, specifications grading, contract grading, and standards-based grading, offer more transparent, equitable, and growth-oriented ways to assess students. This pre-conference workshop will serve as a community of practice to explore alternative assessment and to provide a chance to redesign a course you plan to teach in the 2026-27 academic year. Whether you have never heard of grading for growth or have been iterating on alternative assessments for years, come for resources and support to try it yourself.

Little Hallelujahs, Jennifer Vermeer

Staff Work

"What if we each spent a little more intentional time calling attention to the ways the world begs us to recognize [God's] glory?"

Posting about ­­­­­­­­celebrating the small joys in life 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.

Little Hallelujahs

Food Insecurity And Mental Health Among High School Students: Evidence From National And Virginia Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Data, Nigel C. James, Asef Raiyan Hoque, Jada Pedersen, Huong Doan, Liam Hayes, Leah Suggs

Health Studies Faculty Publications

Background

Youth mental health problems are rising nationally. Virginia ranks among the lowest states in youth mental health access and has concentrated pockets of food insecurity (FI), underscoring the urgency of policy responses. FI is a known risk factor, yet surveillance often relies on single-item measures. We introduce a multidimensional Food Insecurity Index (FII) to examine associations with adolescent mental health.

Methods

We analyzed 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System data from Virginia (n = 1866) and the United States (n = 10,724). The FII combined five indicators capturing acute scarcity and chronic dietary compromise. Survey-weighted logistic regression …

Sharon James V. Usa

2026 Decisions

USDC for the District of Delaware

Malinda Smidga V. Spirit Airlines Inc

2026 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Electropulse Annealing: Phase Composition Of Tial6v4, Vaughn Eckhardt, Ethan Croke, Ian Baker, Russ Taylor

Wetterhahn Science Symposium Posters

Titanium alloy TiAl6V4 is the most ubiquitous titanium alloy used for dental care, aerospace manufacturing, and for high performance vehicles. The material typically undergoes a thermal heat  treatment, but electropulse annealing is another process that involves sending current through the material to heat it up at a quicker rate. The rate of post-annealing cooling is high, and around the material's critical point, its two components, alpha and beta phase, change in relative concentration. After testing multiple current densities and temperatures, in general, as the current density that the sample received during electropulse annealing decreased, both the alpha and beta phases …

Researchers Develop Method To Detect Diseases Before Symptoms Appear, Marisa C. Atkinson

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi professor and his team have developed a technology that may one day lead to the early diagnosis of juvenile diabetes and CTE caused by traumatic brain injuries.

Summer School As A Second Chance For Success For Children: Perceptions Of Stakeholders In A Middle Level Summer School Intervention Program- A Mixed-Methods Study, Sara M. Smith

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In the American education system, there is a responsibility of the system to educate all children. Research reveals that there are conflicting ideas on how to address students who are not on track to successfully complete K-12 schooling. Oftentimes, retention policies are utilized in schools to address these students. However, there is a great amount of research that reveals that retention policies have negative effects on a student’s educational trajectory in K-12 schooling. Vulnerable subgroups of students, such as students in poverty and other diverse learners, are even more affected by these policies.

This study focused on the current research …