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Structured Multimode Optical Communication System With Engineered Channel Mixing And Dsp-Based Signal Recovery (Gci-286 “Ariadne’S Braid”), Michael Victor Caldwell Mr. Apr 2026

Structured Multimode Optical Communication System With Engineered Channel Mixing And Dsp-Based Signal Recovery (Gci-286 “Ariadne’S Braid”), Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

GCI-286 “Ariadne’s Braid” describes a structured multimode optical communication architecture in which modal coupling is intentionally engineered rather than suppressed. The system combines wavelength-division multiplexing, dual-polarization encoding, and low-order spatial modes within a controlled propagation medium designed to produce a repeatable and bounded channel matrix. Instead of relying on ideal mode isolation, the receiver estimates the channel response and reconstructs transmitted signals using regularized digital signal processing techniques.

The prototype integrates four optical wavelengths, dual polarization states, and four low-order vortex-like spatial modes within a single engineered waveguide, yielding up to 32 concurrent data streams. The propagation medium employs a …


Canine-Specific Collagen-Binding Flt3-Ligand (Flt3l) Fusion Protein, Mari Maeda Apr 2026

Canine-Specific Collagen-Binding Flt3-Ligand (Flt3l) Fusion Protein, Mari Maeda

Defensive Publications Series

This disclosure describes the molecular architecture and primary amino acid sequence of a recombinant fusion protein comprising a canine-derived Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 ligand (FLT3L) extracellular domain and a collagen-binding domain (CBD). The construct is designed for expression in mammalian systems and includes a signal peptide for secretion, a flexible linker to preserve functional domain activity, and a C-terminal purification tag.

The fusion protein is configured to associate with collagen-rich extracellular matrices through the CBD moiety, enabling localized presentation of FLT3L within tissue environments. FLT3L is a hematopoietic growth factor involved in the expansion and differentiation of dendritic cell populations, …


Sentinel Passive Vortex Space Toilet Separator (Spvts-1), Michael Victor Caldwell Mr. Apr 2026

Sentinel Passive Vortex Space Toilet Separator (Spvts-1), Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

SPVTS-1 is a passive urine–air separation system designed to replace fan-driven separators in spacecraft toilets. It uses a vortex-based phase separation approach combined with adaptive air preflush and capillary-assisted startup to maintain performance across a wide flow range.

The system targets ≤1.2% air entrainment while reducing mechanical complexity, power use, and maintenance requirements.


Public-Exposure Reputational Loss Factor For Adjusting A Defendant Rational Ceiling In Bilateral Settlement Analysis, Aaron Burton Apr 2026

Public-Exposure Reputational Loss Factor For Adjusting A Defendant Rational Ceiling In Bilateral Settlement Analysis, Aaron Burton

Defensive Publications Series

A method for adjusting a defendant's rational settlement ceiling in a civil matter when the case record is indexed on a public legal database and the defendant operates a consumer-facing business. The method detects public indexing of the case record, confirms the defendant's consumer-facing status from structured business data, and then applies a reputational loss factor to the defendant's rational ceiling above the direct projected litigation cost. The adjusted ceiling reflects the empirical observation that a publicly indexed civil matter against a consumer-facing defendant creates ongoing search-surface exposure that translates into projected revenue impact independent of the legal outcome, and …


Monte Carlo Simulation Of Downstream Organizational Cost For Deriving A Risk-Adjusted Defendant Ceiling In Bilateral Settlement Analysis, Aaron Burton Apr 2026

Monte Carlo Simulation Of Downstream Organizational Cost For Deriving A Risk-Adjusted Defendant Ceiling In Bilateral Settlement Analysis, Aaron Burton

Defensive Publications Series

A method for deriving a risk-adjusted defendant rational settlement ceiling by running a Monte Carlo simulation across a population of hypothetical adverse-judgment outcomes and summing the sampled downstream organizational costs into a per-trial total cost. Each trial samples independently from distributions for reputational damage magnitude, operational disruption duration, and future litigation exposure multiplier. The simulation produces a probability distribution of total organizational cost to the defendant conditional on an adverse judgment, and a specified percentile of that distribution is selected as the risk-adjusted defendant ceiling. The ceiling is written to a structured output field and passed to a bilateral settlement …


Docket Activity Density Signals For Estimating Opposing Party Legal Spend In Bilateral Settlement Analysis, Aaron Burton Apr 2026

Docket Activity Density Signals For Estimating Opposing Party Legal Spend In Bilateral Settlement Analysis, Aaron Burton

Defensive Publications Series

A method for estimating an opposing party's cumulative legal spend in a pending civil matter by counting observable case activity signals drawn from the public court docket and extrapolating projected spend from the activity density relative to case age. The method does not require access to the opposing party's billing records, retainer disclosures, or internal financial data. Counted signals include outbound correspondence logged in the docket, inbound legal responses, attorney appearance records, substantive motion filings, and hearing entries. A per-signal cost weight is derived from jurisdictional attorney fee averages, then multiplied by the observed signal counts and scaled by case …


Deterministic Text Fingerprinting Of Legal Documents For Detecting Ai-Generated Passages, Aaron Burton Apr 2026

Deterministic Text Fingerprinting Of Legal Documents For Detecting Ai-Generated Passages, Aaron Burton

Defensive Publications Series

A method for detecting AI-generated passages in legal documents by producing deterministic text fingerprints from each paragraph or section and comparing those fingerprints against a labeled reference corpus of known AI-generated legal writing and known human-authored filings. The method normalizes legal text, canonicalizes tokens against an ontology organized by legal-writing dimensions, produces a fixed-width numeric fingerprint per chunk, and returns a per-paragraph AI-likelihood score together with a document-level composite. The output is intended as a triage signal for attorneys, legal operations teams, and courts subject to standing orders requiring AI disclosure.


Ai Agent Method For Mapping Product Feature Descriptions To Patent Claim Elements With A Coverage Score, Aaron Burton Apr 2026

Ai Agent Method For Mapping Product Feature Descriptions To Patent Claim Elements With A Coverage Score, Aaron Burton

Defensive Publications Series

An AI agent method for reviewing patent claims against product feature descriptions in legal workflows. The agent parses claim text into elements, aligns each element to natural language feature statements drawn from public product materials, and emits a coverage score expressed as a percentage of elements satisfied along with a one sentence explanation per element. The method targets legal operations teams and pro se inventors who need a repeatable first pass before attorney engagement.


Gci #291-V.3, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr. Apr 2026

Gci #291-V.3, Michael Victor Caldwell Mr.

Defensive Publications Series

GCI #291-V.3 This disclosure describes an adaptive transpiration-based thermal protection system (TPS) designed to address clogging, hot-spot formation, and lack of fault tolerance in conventional high-temperature protection systems. The invention replaces straight cooling pores with helically structured vortex microchannels that sustain swirling flow, generating centrifugal forces that reduce particulate deposition and maintain open flow paths under contaminated conditions. The system further incorporates pulsed flow actuation for active clearing of obstructions and a redundant manifold network enabling dynamic redistribution of coolant flow. Together, these features transform transpiration cooling from a passive process into an active, self-cleaning thermal management system. The design …


Context-Aware Database Access Control Via Differential Evaluation Of Candidate Transactions Against Filtered And Unfiltered Projections, Felix Barbalet Apr 2026

Context-Aware Database Access Control Via Differential Evaluation Of Candidate Transactions Against Filtered And Unfiltered Projections, Felix Barbalet

Defensive Publications Series

Problem. Access control in database-backed systems conventionally uses separate mechanisms for read and write paths: read-path filtering (row-level security, query rewriting, view predicates) paired with write-path per-row post-image checks (e.g. SQL WITH CHECK OPTION) or ad-hoc application logic. The two specifications drift apart; per-row write checks miss indirect effects from triggers, referential cascades, derived-data maintenance, and secondary-index side effects; and externalized authorization services introduce staleness hazards.

Technique. A single visibility predicate, derived from the request context, governs both paths. Reads are evaluated against a projection of the database from which elements failing the predicate are absent. A write is authorized …


Shadow Networks The Hidden Infrastructure Behind Global Cyber Attacks, Pranav Bhatnagar Mr Apr 2026

Shadow Networks The Hidden Infrastructure Behind Global Cyber Attacks, Pranav Bhatnagar Mr

Defensive Publications Series

Beneath the visible layer of the internet that supports communication, commerce, and daily digital interaction exists a far more complex and less understood ecosystem of interconnected systems, covert infrastructures, and distributed networks that enable, sustain, and amplify modern cyber operations, forming what can be described as shadow networks, an invisible backbone of global cyber conflict where attacks are not simply launched but orchestrated, routed, disguised, and sustained across borders, jurisdictions, and technological layers, and these networks are not confined to isolated hacker groups but are often embedded within legitimate infrastructure, cloud environments, compromised devices, and anonymization frameworks that make attribution …


Implementing Retrieval And Distributed Practice In A Rotating Block Schedule: Boosting Students’ Memory And Metacognition, Terra A. Caputo, Kaitlyn C. Hoffmann, Cindy Reagan, Guy D. Savastano, Brandon J. Foster, Kathryn Hallal, Kristin Miller-Gecsi, Thomas A. Yarcusko Apr 2026

Implementing Retrieval And Distributed Practice In A Rotating Block Schedule: Boosting Students’ Memory And Metacognition, Terra A. Caputo, Kaitlyn C. Hoffmann, Cindy Reagan, Guy D. Savastano, Brandon J. Foster, Kathryn Hallal, Kristin Miller-Gecsi, Thomas A. Yarcusko

Journal of Catholic Education

An all-boys secondary Jesuit Catholic school in the Midwest, recently transitioned to a rotating block schedule with the goal of supporting deeper learning for all students. Though the transition to longer class meetings helped achieve this goal, less frequent class meetings presented a new challenge in that it tended to exacerbate the natural “forgetting curve.” Retrieval practice, one of the most widely cited high-impact learning strategies to boost student memory, is most beneficial when used alongside spaced practice. A team of teachers implemented and tested the impacts of retrieval and distributed practice on memory in a rotating block schedule. Our …


Rest For The Weary Soul: A Mixed Methods Psychospiritual Exploration Of Faith As A Path To Mental Health Recovery Among Students, Fremativo A. Vergara, Melvin G. Barete, Evan P. Taja-On Apr 2026

Rest For The Weary Soul: A Mixed Methods Psychospiritual Exploration Of Faith As A Path To Mental Health Recovery Among Students, Fremativo A. Vergara, Melvin G. Barete, Evan P. Taja-On

Journal of Catholic Education

Many individuals turn to faith for strength, guidance, and resilience, particularly at times of emotional hardship. As concerns continue to grow about mental health, particularly that of students, exploring how faith influences coping mechanisms and recovery offers valuable insights into alternative approaches to emotional wellbeing. The study found that students exhibit high levels of resilience and spiritual intelligence, suggesting that faith-based beliefs are crucial in students’ ability to cope with adversity. A strong positive correlation between resilience and spiritual intelligence indicates that students who integrate faith into their lives are more likely to develop the psychological strength needed to navigate …


The Ignatian Cybergogical Experience Model: Fostering Competence, Conscience, Compassion, And Commitment In The Digital Age, Theresia Y. Setyawan, Chatarina A. Budiningsih, Sugeng B. Wahyono Apr 2026

The Ignatian Cybergogical Experience Model: Fostering Competence, Conscience, Compassion, And Commitment In The Digital Age, Theresia Y. Setyawan, Chatarina A. Budiningsih, Sugeng B. Wahyono

Journal of Catholic Education

Despite advances in educational technology, learning models that effectively integrate digital tools to develop not only competence but also learners’ conscience, compassion, and commitment remain limited. This article introduces the Ignatian Cybergogical Experience (ICE) model, a novel framework designed to foster these four essential characteristics in digital learning environments. Rooted in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, the model deliberately integrates Ignatian Pedagogy’s proven framework for values formation and reflective practice with cybergogy’s capacity to engage digital learners through technology-mediated experiences. This synergistic blending addresses critical limitations in existing approaches: the ICE model simultaneously develops technological competence and moral character, which neither …


Effective Leadership Of Catholic Microschools, Jill Wierzbicki Apr 2026

Effective Leadership Of Catholic Microschools, Jill Wierzbicki

Journal of Catholic Education

This study aimed to understand effective school principals’ perceptions of their leadership of Catholic schools. It focuses on Catholic schools with student populations of fewer than 150 students and addresses which attributes of their successes may be replicable for other small Catholic elementary school leaders, with focused attention on operational vitality. It is a phenomenological, qualitative research study accomplished through interviews with Catholic school principals whose schools have seen success during their period of leadership.


Scientific Research In Cuba: A General Analysis With A Special Focus On Energy, Agriculture And Technology, Henri Dou, Pierre Fournie Apr 2026

Scientific Research In Cuba: A General Analysis With A Special Focus On Energy, Agriculture And Technology, Henri Dou, Pierre Fournie

International Journal of Islands Research

An analysis of science in Cuba is carried out using data from the OpenAlex database. Examples are developed: agriculture, rice, technology in relation to the current situation: national food supply, energy and medicine. The predominance of research in biology and medicine and the low commitment in the fields of agriculture, energy, medicinal plants and technology are highlighted. Various development schemes are proposed. The conclusion is that research must be directed towards strategic areas: food and energy, must be less dispersed and that technology must be better taken into account. Three proposals are made: the development of a chemical analysis platform …


Pola Pengembangan Wilayah Kota Administratif Depok Menuju Suatu Sistem Perencana Pembangunan Perkotaan (Tinjauan Dari Sudut Administrasi Desa Dan Kota), Siti Patimah Junus Apr 2026

Pola Pengembangan Wilayah Kota Administratif Depok Menuju Suatu Sistem Perencana Pembangunan Perkotaan (Tinjauan Dari Sudut Administrasi Desa Dan Kota), Siti Patimah Junus

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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Kuhap Tidak Membenarkan Pemecahan (Splitsing) Pada Satu Perkara Tindak Pidana, Handoko Tjokroputranto Apr 2026

Kuhap Tidak Membenarkan Pemecahan (Splitsing) Pada Satu Perkara Tindak Pidana, Handoko Tjokroputranto

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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Human Rights, Cultural Relativism And Non-Aligned Countries Perspective, Satya Arinanto Apr 2026

Human Rights, Cultural Relativism And Non-Aligned Countries Perspective, Satya Arinanto

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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Hukum Perjanjian: Antara Norma Dan Pelaksanaannya, Agus Sardjono Apr 2026

Hukum Perjanjian: Antara Norma Dan Pelaksanaannya, Agus Sardjono

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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Kejahatan Di Pasar Modal : Sebuah Perkenalan, Hammud M. Balfas Apr 2026

Kejahatan Di Pasar Modal : Sebuah Perkenalan, Hammud M. Balfas

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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Ketentuan Anti Dumping: Pedang Bermata Ganda Dalam Pencegahan Praktek Bisnis Curang, Agus Brotosusilo Apr 2026

Ketentuan Anti Dumping: Pedang Bermata Ganda Dalam Pencegahan Praktek Bisnis Curang, Agus Brotosusilo

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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Peranan Hukum Untuk Memacu Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Dan Pemerataan Di Sumatera Utara Dalam Rangka Pembangunan Nasional, Erman Radjagukguk Apr 2026

Peranan Hukum Untuk Memacu Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Dan Pemerataan Di Sumatera Utara Dalam Rangka Pembangunan Nasional, Erman Radjagukguk

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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Eksistensi Pemogokan Ditinjau Dari Pandangan Liberal, Marxis, Serta Ensiklik Sisial Rerum Novarum Dan Quadragesimo Anno, A. Uwiyono Apr 2026

Eksistensi Pemogokan Ditinjau Dari Pandangan Liberal, Marxis, Serta Ensiklik Sisial Rerum Novarum Dan Quadragesimo Anno, A. Uwiyono

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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Legal Aspects Of "Going International", David K. Linnan Apr 2026

Legal Aspects Of "Going International", David K. Linnan

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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Pembangunan Hukum Ekonomi Nasional Dalam Menyongsong Pembentukan Kawasan Perdagangan Bebas Asean, Cfg Sunaryati Hartono Apr 2026

Pembangunan Hukum Ekonomi Nasional Dalam Menyongsong Pembentukan Kawasan Perdagangan Bebas Asean, Cfg Sunaryati Hartono

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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The Analysis Of Section 301'S Of The Ustrade Policy In International Trade And The Impact To Gatt Rules (What Can Be Learned As An Indonesian Trader), Vitor Purba Apr 2026

The Analysis Of Section 301'S Of The Ustrade Policy In International Trade And The Impact To Gatt Rules (What Can Be Learned As An Indonesian Trader), Vitor Purba

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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Aspek-Aspek Hukum Medical Records (Rekam Medis) Ditinjau Dari Perspektif Hukum Kesehatan, Soeparjo Sujadi Apr 2026

Aspek-Aspek Hukum Medical Records (Rekam Medis) Ditinjau Dari Perspektif Hukum Kesehatan, Soeparjo Sujadi

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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Wanita Dalam Kungkungan Terali Besi (Suatu Catatan Tentang Upaya Pemahaman Kehidupan Di Lembaga Pemasyarakatan), Harkristuti Harkrisnowo Apr 2026

Wanita Dalam Kungkungan Terali Besi (Suatu Catatan Tentang Upaya Pemahaman Kehidupan Di Lembaga Pemasyarakatan), Harkristuti Harkrisnowo

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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Membangun Condomlnium (Rumah Susun): Masalah-Masalah Yuridis, Praktis Dalam Penjualan, Pemilikan, Pembebanan Serta Pengelolaannya, Arie S. Hutagalung Apr 2026

Membangun Condomlnium (Rumah Susun): Masalah-Masalah Yuridis, Praktis Dalam Penjualan, Pemilikan, Pembebanan Serta Pengelolaannya, Arie S. Hutagalung

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

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