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An Assessment Of Carbon Dioxide Removal Potential From Stormwater Ponds Using Concrete-Based Materials, Yu-Hsuan Tai

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

Stormwater ponds (SWPs) are engineered stormwater infrastructure known to be major greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters, including carbon dioxide (CO₂). Concrete-based materials have great potential to capture CO₂ as carbonate minerals (CaCO₃), through aqueous carbonation, driven by their alkaline nature and high portlandite (Ca(OH)₂) content. However, the mechanistic understanding of how specific parameters including mass, surface area, and degradation of calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) phases collectively control carbonation kinetics and CO₂ uptake under dynamically evolving conditions remains underexplored. Laboratory-scale experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of cement dosage, particle surface area, and …

Find My Friends: Investigating Peer Direction In The Degu Retrosplenial Cortex, Angela T.N. Le

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In most species, social interaction depends on spatial proximity and the dynamics of approach can signal intention. While representations of others’ spatial locations have been found in areas like the hippocampus, we still have a limited understanding of how the brain uses these to guide social movement. The retrosplenial cortex (RSC) integrates spatial information from both hippocampus and posterior parietal cortex and may help link this information with motor control systems. We recorded neuron activity from the RSC of degus while they freely interacted with one or two peers. Similar to other species, we identified a robust population of head-direction …

The Role Of The Avian Medial Hippocampal Formation In High-Similarity Spatial Discrimination, Alexandre Lebel

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Similar stimuli can create spatial-perceptual challenges, thus leading to errors in recall. To combat this interference, organisms rely on processes within the hippocampal formation (HF) that support the discrimination of highly similar memories. In mammals, memory interference is thought to be reduced by decreasing the correlation between traces of similar events; a process termed pattern separation, often by the dentate gyrus. The extent to which birds, which have granule cells (GCs) but lack a dentate gyrus, utilize HF-dependent mechanisms to mitigate memory retrieval errors remains unclear. This study investigates the role of the triangular region and area V (proposed homologs …

Hearsay In High Definition: Body-Worn Cameras And The Future Of Intimate Partner Violence Prosecutions, Kenechukwu Okocha

Working Papers

Technological advances in documenting police encounters with the public have outpaced evidentiary hearsay rules. Specifically, the rapid adoption of body-worn cameras (BWCs), fueled by racial justice and police reform advocates, has produced previously unavailable, vivid, and timely recordings of IPV victims’ accounts of abuse. Unfortunately, state and federal rules governing hearsay often prevent juries from considering these out-of-court statements. Such restrictions carry particular force in IPV cases, where victims frequently recant or decline to testify at trial due to abuser manipulation or distrust of the criminal justice system.

Courts and legislatures have eased some evidentiary restrictions in IPV cases in …

From Global Governance To Regulatory Retreat: The Csddd, Fashion Supply Chains, And The Limits Of Eu Supply Chain Ambition After Omnibus I, Cienna Alam

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Major League Baseball’S Grand Slam: The History Of The Game, The Present Antitrust Exemption, And The Future Of Baseball Governance, Brenda Delgadillo Mera

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Fragmented Data Privacy Statutes And Political Insecurity In The Face Of Dormant Commerce Clause Challenges, Filip Malesev

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Constitutional Limits On Occupational Licensing Bans As Collateral Consequences Of A Criminal Conviction, Imran Rabbani

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After Alston: Collective Bargaining And The Future Of College Athlete Compensation, Chris Mackey

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Embracing Social Media In Identity Exploration And Treatment, Sharon G. Stalions

Psychology Doctoral Specialization Projects

In recent years, Americans are utilizing social media, and particularly video-based social media like TikTok. At the same time, and potentially in response to the ease of access to mental health information online, Americans are increasingly seeking diagnoses. This can be seen not only for mood disorders, but of neurodevelopmental disorders such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Clinicians are no longer the gatekeepers to information on mental health diagnosis, and some communities question the relevance and validity of a professional diagnosis at all. As digital natives become adult therapy consumers, it is important that clinicians …

Braiding More Than Sweetgrass: A Proposed Support Group Model For (Non)Tribal Native Americans In Recovery, Sara Cannon

Psychology Doctoral Specialization Projects

Native Americans (also referred to as American Indian/Alaska Natives or Indigenous persons) have too often been neglected in mental health interventions. This is a disservice, as they are disproportionately affected by challenges such as alcohol use disorder (AUD) and substance use disorder (SUD). Interventions directly speaking to AI/AN culture are rare to non-existent (at least in a published form), with the exception of White Bison’s Wellbriety (White Bison, 2002, 2024). It is not all together uncommon for individuals with Native roots to seek to (re)learn these traditions while in recovery from alcoholism and addiction. The aim of this project is …

Ai: Governance Patchwork To A Unified Regulatory Regime, Vamsi K. Revuru

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From “Be Kind, Rewind” To The 21st-Century Data Mine: The Video Privacy Protection Act, Jenna Kornicki

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Cyberbullying And Free Speech Considerations Under The New Jersey Anti-Bullying Bill Of Rights Act, Jesse R. Place

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Beyond The Cash Kickback: Contractual Control As Remuneration In Private-Equity-Backed Physician Practices, Maxwell Dandrea

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Revising The Role Of Minors And Their Participation In Their End-Of-Life Care: An Argument For A Shared Decision-Making Model Rooted In Pediatric Patients’ Decision-Making Capacity, Taylor Talcott

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A House Of Cards: Humphrey’S Executor, Trump V. Slaughter, Latombe, And The Structural Vulnerability Of The Eu-Us Data Privacy Framework, Noah Jaffe

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Hidden Obligations: Why Unenforced Discretionary Cia Penalties Trigger Reverse False Claim Liability Under The Fca, Lucas Girardi

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Originalism’S Impact On The Sovereignty Of Indian Nations, Julian Allber

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Bodily Autonomy And Involuntary Servitude: Applying The Thirteenth Amendment To Restrictions On Abortion In The Case Of Pregnancy Induced By Rape, Joseph Innocente

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A Franciscan Approach To Lawyering, Christopher C. Van Haight

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From Schoolhouse To Enforcement Zone: The Legal Limits Of Ice Access In Public Schools, Yinet De Leon

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Employer Sanctions As Market Regulation: A Comparative Study Of The Eu Employers Sanctions Directive And The U.S. Irca, Wagma Noor Isaczai

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Work-Life Balance Of Parents: Comparing The Parental Leave Systems And Their Legal Structures In The United States And European Union, Michelle C. Hunter

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School Deserts And Education Deserts: Systemic Underfunding, Spatial Inequality, And The Case For Reforming School Finance Law, Tyler Riggs

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Circulation Over Preservation: Reintroducing Temporal Limits To Intergenerational Wealth Retention, Jason Irving Galak

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Multidisciplinary Practices (Mdps) In Elder Law, Bryan Koslow

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The Seven Noahide Laws, Mendy Schapiro

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The Doctrine Of Christian Discovery: How Medieval Papal Authority Shaped U.S. Property Law And Continues To Deny Justice To Indigenous Nations, Colin Sumner

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Tackling Climate Disinformation: A Comparative Analysis Of Enforcement Power V. Remedial Strength, Sebastien Decker

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