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Coping Mechanisms Employed By Young Cancer Survivors And Their Caregivers., Males Pereira Mph Apr 2026

Coping Mechanisms Employed By Young Cancer Survivors And Their Caregivers., Males Pereira Mph

School of Public Health Delta Omega Honors Day Poster Sessions

No abstract provided.


Structural Drivers Of  Cancer: Mirna Expression As A Link Between Transportation Burden And Tnbc Progression, Nubaira Rizvi Ms Apr 2026

Structural Drivers Of  Cancer: Mirna Expression As A Link Between Transportation Burden And Tnbc Progression, Nubaira Rizvi Ms

School of Public Health Delta Omega Honors Day Poster Sessions

No abstract provided.


Robust Estimation In Autoregressive Models With Skewed Innovations, Mohammed Mohamed Ms Apr 2026

Robust Estimation In Autoregressive Models With Skewed Innovations, Mohammed Mohamed Ms

School of Public Health Delta Omega Honors Day Poster Sessions

No abstract provided.


Mental Health And Substance Abuse In The Aftermath Of Oil Spill Disasters, Will Wisen Apr 2026

Mental Health And Substance Abuse In The Aftermath Of Oil Spill Disasters, Will Wisen

School of Public Health Delta Omega Honors Day Poster Sessions

No abstract provided.


The Crime Of Electronic Document Forgery In Accordance With Federal Decree-Law No. (46) Of 2021 On Electronic Transactions And Trust Services, Kaltham Rashed Almazrouei Apr 2026

The Crime Of Electronic Document Forgery In Accordance With Federal Decree-Law No. (46) Of 2021 On Electronic Transactions And Trust Services, Kaltham Rashed Almazrouei

Thesis/ Dissertation Defenses

This study aims to examine the crime of electronic document forgery in accordance with the provisions of Federal Decree-Law No. (46) of 2021 on Electronic Transactions and Trust Services in the United Arab Emirates. The study begins by establishing the legal concept of the electronic document and distinguishing it from the traditional written instrument, in order to determine the scope of criminal protection granted under the applicable legislation. It also reviews the possible forms of forgery within the digital environment and addresses the adequacy of the legal provisions in defining the elements of the crime and the penalties prescribed thereto. …


Development Of Chitosan Encapsulated Ag/Zno Ternary Nanocomposites For Multifunctional Activity: Synthesis And Characterization, Latifa Ali Al Yabhouni Al Dhaheri Apr 2026

Development Of Chitosan Encapsulated Ag/Zno Ternary Nanocomposites For Multifunctional Activity: Synthesis And Characterization, Latifa Ali Al Yabhouni Al Dhaheri

Thesis/ Dissertation Defenses

Nanocomposites of polymers combined with metal oxide nanoparticles have gained much attention due to their synergistic properties leading to enhanced functional ability. Herein, we report the synthesis of a nanocomposite composed of chitosan (CS) with Ag/ZnO nanoparticles produced via a wet chemistry route and fabrication of a pure CS and CS/Ag/ZnO thin films while varying the concentration of ZnO for each sample using a sol-gel transformation method. The CS/Ag/ZnO nanocomposite was characterized to study its crystal structure, morphology, thermal, and chemical properties. Morphological studies revealed uniform deposition of Ag NPs (with size range of 20-50 nm) and ZnO nanoparticles (with …


Correcting Confusion Over Commandeering, Supremacy, And Preemption: A User’S Guide To Modern Federalism, Vikram David Amar Apr 2026

Correcting Confusion Over Commandeering, Supremacy, And Preemption: A User’S Guide To Modern Federalism, Vikram David Amar

Pepperdine Law Review

Current disputes between state/local entities and the Trump administration, some of which build on flare-ups over the past few decades, place in sharp relief the key doctrinal features of modern federalism, many of which seem to confound the Supreme and lower courts, to say nothing of political actors and legal analysts. The mistakes being made run in both directions; sometimes states are wrongly confined, and in other episodes states are given (or are seeking) more than they are constitutionally due. In this Essay, I use several case studies—some from recent weeks or months and others from recent years or decades—to …


Table Of Contents & Masthead, Mitchell Brost Apr 2026

Table Of Contents & Masthead, Mitchell Brost

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Executive’S Takeover Of Independent Agencies: How Institutional Design Gave Way To Political Will, Neal Devins Apr 2026

The Executive’S Takeover Of Independent Agencies: How Institutional Design Gave Way To Political Will, Neal Devins

Pepperdine Law Review

The anticipated demise of the independent agency is a saga that implicates Congress as much as it does the President or the Supreme Court. By capitulating to presidential initiatives and failing to defend their institutional prerogatives, Congress has facilitated presidential control of the administrative state. Indeed, irrespective of whether the Court formally repudiates Humphrey’s Executor, Congress has largely acquiesced to a regime whereby presidents essentially control independent agencies. By highlighting the competing incentives of Congress and the White House, this Essay explains the rise of presidential unilateralism vis-à-vis independent agencies. This Essay also casts light on a critically important but …


The Imperious Presidency: Brazen Power Plays And Executive Overreach, Daniel Farber Apr 2026

The Imperious Presidency: Brazen Power Plays And Executive Overreach, Daniel Farber

Pepperdine Law Review

The Trump Administration has been prone to brazen power plays. These actions have three basic characteristics: they are dramatic deviations from conventional governance, generating headlines and online clicks; their legal (and sometimes factual) foundations are tenuous; and they are potentially effective even if they are ultimately held lawful. This Essay analyzes this phenomenon. It argues that such power plays can be a rational strategy for a president under certain circumstances. Power plays can help dominate the news flow and energize the political base. They can also cause behavior shifts in their targets, even when litigation would be likely to overturn …


“The Future Of Executive Power”: An Overview, Robert J. Pushaw Jr. Apr 2026

“The Future Of Executive Power”: An Overview, Robert J. Pushaw Jr.

Pepperdine Law Review

This symposium overview examines the rapid expansion of presidential power in the modern era, culminating in what the author and contributors describe as an unprecedented assertion of Article II authority during President Trump’s second term. It argues that the Constitution’s original separation-of-powers framework—designed to prioritize legislative authority and constrain the executive—has been inverted due to the growth of presidential control over foreign affairs, the administrative state, and policymaking. The article traces this shift through historical developments such as the New Deal, the rise of independent agencies, and the emergence of the “unitary executive” theory, while also analyzing recent Supreme Court …


Disconnection Capital: The Privilege To Unplug, Wishy Kane Apr 2026

Disconnection Capital: The Privilege To Unplug, Wishy Kane

Midwest Ethics Symposium

No abstract provided.


Sticky Agencies: How Gamification And Enshittification Trap And Exploit Us, Frankie Knuckles Apr 2026

Sticky Agencies: How Gamification And Enshittification Trap And Exploit Us, Frankie Knuckles

Midwest Ethics Symposium

No abstract provided.


Field Evaluation Of Date Palm Biochar With Chickpea As Model Crop, Shamsa Alketbi Apr 2026

Field Evaluation Of Date Palm Biochar With Chickpea As Model Crop, Shamsa Alketbi

Thesis/ Dissertation Defenses

Arid and semi-arid regions are continuously threatened by soil degradation, high salinity, low organic matter, water scarcity which necessitate soil amendments to ensure sustainability and food security. This study measures the potential of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) frond derived biochar, applied alone and in combination with compost, to overall improve the soil properties, physiological, biochemical performance and the crop productivity of chickpea grown under desert field conditions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Through controlled pyrolysis the biochar was produced and its physicochemical, elemental properties were characterized. Field experiments commenced with randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four treatments: …


Pleistocene Glacial Effects On North American Phylogeographic Patterns, Noah Garland, Ingrid Jordon-Thaden Apr 2026

Pleistocene Glacial Effects On North American Phylogeographic Patterns, Noah Garland, Ingrid Jordon-Thaden

Scholars Week

The biodiversity of alpine ecosystems are grossly underestimated, in turn threatening habitat loss. Much work is needed in this respect to better understand the process of speciation and extinction in these environments, given the threat of global climate change. We are testing hypothesis regarding rapid radiation of plant lineages both into and out of refugia in the context of dispersal during post-glacial and inter-glacial periods, focusing on the phylogeny of trans-Beringian alpine plant species by observing circumpolar lineages extending into southern portions of the North American Cordillera, the Rocky Mountains and the Intermountain Region.  Focal taxa include species of Draba …


When How We Teach Is What We Teach: Teacher Educators As Instructional Models For Novice Teachers, William Waychunas Apr 2026

When How We Teach Is What We Teach: Teacher Educators As Instructional Models For Novice Teachers, William Waychunas

Journal of Educational Research and Practice

Teacher education programs have struggled to overcome the apprenticeship of observation, or the tendency for preservice teachers (PSTs) to replicate the traditional or problematic forms of teaching from their K–12 experience. However, the field tends to assume that PSTs draw only on instructional models from K–12, overlooking higher-education instructors such as professors, other faculty, and teacher educators as sources of pedagogical inspiration and guidance. This study uses data from a longitudinal investigation tracing the development of nine secondary social studies teachers to focus on how the modeling and demonstration of practice within coursework by teacher educators shaped PSTs’ understanding, impressions, …


Complex Systems Mapping Of Fiscal Growth Dynamics At Strategic Maritime Chokepoints Using Time-Series Slopes, Rahul Balamurugan, Preethi Nanjundan, Avichal Sharma Apr 2026

Complex Systems Mapping Of Fiscal Growth Dynamics At Strategic Maritime Chokepoints Using Time-Series Slopes, Rahul Balamurugan, Preethi Nanjundan, Avichal Sharma

Northeast Journal of Complex Systems (NEJCS)

This study examines how maritime and trading states allocate public resources between defence, health, and economic growth around three strategic chokepoints the Strait of Malacca, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Suez Canal. The analysis extends the classic “guns versus butter” framing by treating defence and health spending as co-evolving components of an interconnected fiscal-growth system. Using World Development Indicators data (1999-2024), trend slopes are estimated for military spending (% of GDP), healthcare spending (% of GDP), and GDP growth (annual %). Two derived indicators are computed, a defence-to-health slope ratio (military slope/health slope) and a fiscal-balance proxy (health slope …


From Study Abroad To Language School Owner-An Interview With The Director Of Just Go Languages, Denis Costa Goulart Apr 2026

From Study Abroad To Language School Owner-An Interview With The Director Of Just Go Languages, Denis Costa Goulart

EnglishUSA Journal

No abstract provided.


Non-Esl Faculty Affective Responses To Grammar Errors In Ell Writing, Mark Makino Apr 2026

Non-Esl Faculty Affective Responses To Grammar Errors In Ell Writing, Mark Makino

EnglishUSA Journal

No abstract provided.


English Language Programs As Facilitators Of Soft Diplomacy, Cheryl Ernst, Tong Li Apr 2026

English Language Programs As Facilitators Of Soft Diplomacy, Cheryl Ernst, Tong Li

EnglishUSA Journal

No abstract provided.


Incorporating Metacognition Into 4-3-2 Fluency Activities, Abby Mack Apr 2026

Incorporating Metacognition Into 4-3-2 Fluency Activities, Abby Mack

EnglishUSA Journal

No abstract provided.


Editorial - Englishusa, V. 13, David T. Lind, Mandie Bauer Apr 2026

Editorial - Englishusa, V. 13, David T. Lind, Mandie Bauer

EnglishUSA Journal

No abstract provided.


Advocacy Corner - Englishusa, V. 13, Daryl Bish Apr 2026

Advocacy Corner - Englishusa, V. 13, Daryl Bish

EnglishUSA Journal

No abstract provided.


The Importance Of Sla Training In The Development Of An Intensive English Program, Michael Olsen Apr 2026

The Importance Of Sla Training In The Development Of An Intensive English Program, Michael Olsen

EnglishUSA Journal

No abstract provided.


Sponsors And Upcoming Events - Englishusa, V. 13, English Usa Apr 2026

Sponsors And Upcoming Events - Englishusa, V. 13, English Usa

EnglishUSA Journal

No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents - Englishusa, V. 13, English Usa Apr 2026

Table Of Contents - Englishusa, V. 13, English Usa

EnglishUSA Journal

No abstract provided.


Front Matter - Englishusa, V. 13, English Usa Apr 2026

Front Matter - Englishusa, V. 13, English Usa

EnglishUSA Journal

No abstract provided.


Full Issue - Englishusa, V. 13, English Usa Apr 2026

Full Issue - Englishusa, V. 13, English Usa

EnglishUSA Journal

No abstract provided.


Arum–D Nexus: Adaptive Reflexive Urban Metabolism For Complex Construction And Demolition Waste Governance In Bengaluru, Talat Naaz, Rosewine Joy Apr 2026

Arum–D Nexus: Adaptive Reflexive Urban Metabolism For Complex Construction And Demolition Waste Governance In Bengaluru, Talat Naaz, Rosewine Joy

Northeast Journal of Complex Systems (NEJCS)

Urban material systems exhibit nonlinear dynamics governed by feedback, adaptation, and emergent coupling among institutions, markets, and behaviors. Construction and demolition (C&D) waste in Bengaluru is a great example of such complexity, where fragmented regulation, informal actors, and digital asymmetries coalesce into unstable waste flows and resource leakages. This study conceptualizes Bengaluru’s C&D waste system as a Complex Adaptive System (CAS), where institutional, market, behavioral, and metabolic subsystems co-evolve through nonlinear feedback interactions. A meta-analysis of secondary literature combined with benchmarking of government datasets is used to evaluate two key complexity indicators, i.e., response speed and feedback density. The advancement …


Combatting Ai-Generated Child Sexual Exploitation And Abuse Material: An Analysis Of India’S Techno-Legal Response, Dhruv Garg, Dedipyaman Shukla Apr 2026

Combatting Ai-Generated Child Sexual Exploitation And Abuse Material: An Analysis Of India’S Techno-Legal Response, Dhruv Garg, Dedipyaman Shukla

Indian Journal of Law and Technology

The emergence of generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) presents a significant threat to child safety online, enabling the rapid creation and dissemination of child sexual exploitation and abuse material (“CSEAM”) at an unprecedented scale. This paper examines legal, institutional, and technical responses to AI-generated CSEAM in the Indian context, with a particular focus on the role of digital intermediaries, law enforcement coordination through the Sahyog Portal, and judicial interpretation under Indian law. Drawing on this analysis of key stakeholders, the paper argues for the orientation of India’s CSEAM framework towards proactive detection, and better integration between intermediaries and law enforcement. The …