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Low-Light Vicinity Navigation Using Multi-Spectral Sensor Fusion, Arunoday Bhattacharya, Vidyadhar Ramakrishna Adiraju, Qiuxuan Wu

Defensive Publications Series

Navigating low-light or unfamiliar environments presents significant hazards, as traditional global positioning systems (GPS) lack granular proximity awareness and frequently fail indoors. A system and method are disclosed for a wearable device, such as extended reality glasses, that uses multi-spectral sensor fusion to generate real-time three-dimensional proximity and navigation maps. The system can be configured to fuse data from near-infrared active illumination, direct time-of-flight sensors, ultra-low-light red, green, blue (RGB) cameras, integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) signals, and/or barometric sensors. A tiered sensor activation strategy also manages power consumption based on environmental needs. The processed sensor data can be combined …

Fractal Three-Level Architecture For Reciprocity Economies: Self-Similar Family-And-Global Layering With A Single Mental Model — A Shared Three-Level Account Hierarchy (Pooled Fund, Give-Forward Account, Individual Account) For Family And Peer-To-Peer Payments, Thon Ly

Defensive Publications Series

This paper discloses an account architecture for a reciprocity platform — software through which people give one another money as thanks — designed to operate at two scales, within families and between strangers peer to peer, with one three-level account hierarchy at both, so that a participant who has learned the family-scale system recognizes the planetary-scale one. The three node types are a pooled fund that aggregates contributions and disburses them under published rules; a give-forward account, whose balance can only be passed on to other people; and an individual's own account. Four transfer conventions apply identically at each scale: …

Constraint-Preserving Ai Generation Of Network Test Procedures, Bharath Raj C, Mukund Anandan, Gourav Gourav

Defensive Publications Series

A technique is proposed herein for converting artificial intelligence (AI)-generated network testcase intents and parameter combinations into detailed procedure structures through two independent reuse decisions. Technical-artifact applicability controls whether evidence may be shared, while execution compatibility controls whether an ordered procedure can be shared. A machine-readable row contract preserves testcase constraints for both decisions. One template is generated per compatible procedure family and is bound deterministically to row-specific values and a selected combination, retaining evidence authority, unresolved exact artifacts, and validation lineage. In a matched-input comparison of complete workflows, a working implementation reduced completed AI-agent turns, total tokens and input …

System And Methods For Load And Service Level Agreement Aware Plan Selection, Pivoting, And Auditing Before Workflow Expansion, Sushmitha Vatsal, Ashwini S Kulkarni, Ghulam Ghaus Arshi, Priyanka Bansal, Vivek Kumar Singh

Defensive Publications Series

A load-aware planning system is proposed herein for agentic artificial intelligence (AI) workflows that may amplify a single request into many subtasks, model calls, tool invocations, and agent-to-agent interactions. The system uses a Load-State Registry to obtain a unified view of current load, a Load-Aware Planner to select among Detailed, Balanced, Lightweight, Partial, Deferred, or Fallback plans, Plan Pivoting to adapt a plan when conditions change, and a Plan Decision Store to record the reasoning and audit trail. By selecting how much work to create before execution and adapting the plan during execution, the system addresses concurrent-load conditions that can …

Malina V. 158 Mgt. Llc

All Decisions

In this rent overcharge action, tenants moved for summary judgment declaring their apartments rent stabilized and establishing the frozen legal regulated rent. App Div 1st affirmed. The landlord's claimed pre-HSTPA high-rent vacancy deregulation based on IAIs failed because landlord submitted no invoices, contracts, or checks specific to the affected apartment and no testimony tying renovation records to the unit. Landlord therefore failed to establish sufficiently costly improvements to support deregulation. Under RSL § 26-517(e) and RSC § 2528.4(a), the legal regulated rent is frozen at the last reliable DHCR-registered stabilized rent until landlord complies with registration requirements.

Building Psychological Safety: Fostering Human Connection In Academic Libraries, Dawn Behrend

Library Presentations & Publications

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between Outdoor Recreation, Menopausal Symptoms, And Overall Well-Being, Heather Flock

Doctorate in Kinesiology

Menopause is associated with physical, psychological, and vasomotor symptoms that can affect women’s health, quality of life, and participation in physical activity. Although physical activity has been widely recommended for managing health during menopause, the relationship between outdoor recreation, menopausal symptoms, and overall well-being has remained underexplored. This cross-sectional mixed-methods study examined the relationship between outdoor recreation participation, menopausal symptoms, and well-being while identifying barriers to participation and recommendations for recreation programming. Fifteen menopausal women completed the Greene Climacteric Scale (GCS) and participated in focus groups addressing outdoor recreation experiences, barriers, motivations, and perceived well-being. Quantitative data were analyzed using …

An Exploratory Study Of The Effects Of 8 Weeks Of Nonlinear Periodization Within Tactical Athlete Populations, Stephen Hudgins

Doctorate in Kinesiology

Tactical athletes, including military personnel, law enforcement officers, firefighters, and security professionals, must maintain high levels of physical readiness despite unpredictable schedules, demanding occupational requirements, and elevated injury risk. Traditional training models may not adequately address the need to simultaneously develop multiple components of fitness while remaining adaptable to irregular work demands. Nonlinear periodization has been proposed as a flexible training strategy capable of improving several fitness characteristics concurrently. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of an eight-week nonlinear periodized training program on tactical athlete performance across multiple domains of physical fitness. A repeated-measures quantitative design …

United States Trustee's Objection To Insurance Settlement 363 Motion

Catholic Dioceses in Bankruptcy

No abstract provided.

The Irkutsk Incident: A Warning And Wake-Up Call For Biosecurity And The Btwc, James Giordano

Strategic Insights

The recent Irkutsk incident in Russia highlights critical challenges in global biosecurity, biosurveillance, and the verification of potentially high-risk biological activities. Although the circumstances surrounding the incident remain uncertain, it highlights the difficulty of distinguishing natural disease outbreaks, laboratory accidents, legitimate dual-use research, and potentially prohibited biological activities. Dr. Giordano argues that advances in biotechnology, synthetic biology, gene editing, and artificial intelligence (AI) are outpacing existing biosafety standards and international oversight mechanisms. He advocates a more comprehensive, process-aware approach to biological risk assessment that considers experimental procedures, enabling technologies, potential biological changes, and consequences of failure. The article outlines recommendations …

October 2026 Graduate Council Minutes, University Of Nebraska At Kearney Graduate Council

Graduate Council Minutes

No abstract provided.

Boots, Ropes, And Big Dreams: The Heart Of Fhsu Rodeo, October 08, 2026, Tisa Mason Ed.D.

Heart of a Tiger Columns

No abstract provided.

Shamel Jones V. John Wetzel

2026 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Maria Martinez V. Attorney General United States Of America

2026 Decisions

Agency

Layee Sanoe V. Attorney General United States Of America

2026 Decisions

Agency

Usa V. Robert Pennington

2026 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Market Trends And Challenges For Alabama's Emerging Oyster Aquaculture Industry, Taryn M. Garlock, Quinn Lafontaine, Russell Grice, Andrea M. Tarnecki

Journal of Extension

Different marketing channels influence farm profitability by affecting the costs that producers incur and the prices they receive. This article quantifies oyster sales volume and price by market channel in Alabama's commercial oyster aquaculture sector and assesses challenges to expanding farm businesses. The results show that many oyster producers are selling exclusively through one channel, which raises questions about their resiliency and their capacity to adapt to a dynamic single market. The two most common market channels were processors and distributors. Most growers had a positive outlook on sales growth and showed the greatest interest in expanding sales to distributors, …

Rethinking Existing Extension Programming: A Foundation For Healthy Aging?, Nicholas J. Spokely, Sloane A. Montgomery, Kelsey J. Weitzel, Kristin A. Miller, Marta Novaes Oliveira, Stephen D. Ball, Breanne S. Baker

Journal of Extension

Muscle declines are becoming more prevalent in younger adults, driving the need for accessible exercise programs. The Stay Strong, Stay Healthy (SSSH) Extension program was developed for adults 60 years old or older, but for this study, we enrolled 135 participants aged less than 60 years old in rural and urban counties to assess if it could improve their muscle performance. We analyzed data with time and group comparisons using paired t-tests and 2 × 2 repeated measures ANOVAs. Younger adults significantly improved muscle performance after SSSH, and the results were similar between rural and urban counties. This study …

The Past And Future Of Fungal Diagnoses In Health Records: A Comparative Analysis And Harmonization Of Mycoses Icd Codes., Marhiah C. Montoya, Brooke D. Esquivel, Mark A. Hoffman, Justin V. Remais, Theodore C. White

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

BACKGROUND: International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes are used in healthcare for documenting disease and billing, but also for research in epidemiological and translational studies for cohort identification and specimen selection. Periodic code revisions, while necessary, significantly differ in structure and descriptive content, preventing direct cross-version mapping while also complicating use in longitudinal research and coding accuracy during the transition to newer versions.

METHODS: Mycoses codes within ICD-9, ICD-10, and ICD-11 were manually identified within fungal and non-fungal disease sections using systematic searches for fungal-associated text and eponymous diseases with confirmed fungal etiology. Code descriptions were analyzed to classify etiologic …

2026-10-08 Redhawk Teammates Represent Home Nations At 2026 Asian Games, Hannah Von Richter

The Spectator Online

No abstract provided.

2026-10-08 Hedreen Collection To Be Partially Auctioned Off, Korede Oseni

The Spectator Online

No abstract provided.

2026-10-08 American Association Of University Professors Calls For Reinstatement Of Former Professor Carmen Rivera, Dylan Berman

The Spectator Online

No abstract provided.

Board Gender Diversity, Cultural Logics, And Corporate Tax Behaviour, Atia Hussain, Ammad Ahmed, Bao Thi Ngoc Nguyen

All Works

Corporate tax aggressiveness tests corporate accountability, yet less is known about when board gender diversity translates into more restrained tax behaviour across institutional settings. Using 27,275 firm-year observations from 29 countries across Europe, Asia, and Australasia during 2013–2023, we examine whether board gender diversity is associated with lower tax aggressiveness and whether national culture conditions this association. Board gender diversity is negatively associated with tax aggressiveness: greater female board representation is associated with higher cash effective tax rates and more restrained tax behaviour. This association is stronger in high masculinity, uncertainty avoidance, and long-term orientation settings, but weaker in high …

Life Cycle Assessment Of Emerging Battery Technologies- A Comparative Review Of Sodium-Ion, Zinc-Air, And Aluminum-Ion Systems, Abdulmonem Fetyan, Zishan Shaikh, Syed Nasir Shah, Mohamed Adel Allam, Hemant Mittal, Ahmer A.B. Baloch

All Works

The accelerating global demand for sustainable energy storage solutions has heightened interest in alternative battery chemistries beyond lithium-ion. This review presents a comprehensive comparative analysis of life cycle assessment (LCA) studies on three emerging battery technologies: sodium-ion, zinc-air, and aluminum-ion. By systematically examining peer-reviewed literature published between 2010 and 2025, we evaluate the environmental performance of these chemistries across key life-cycle stages, from raw material extraction to end-of-life treatment. The review employs bibliometric mapping to identify thematic trends and methodological patterns, including system boundaries, functional units, and impact assessment approaches. Sodium-ion batteries show promise due to material abundance and moderate …

Good News! Students With Disabilities Are Overrepresented In Private School Choice Programs, Patrick J. Wolf, John Kristof, Alex Wolf, Alli Aldis

Education Reform Faculty and Graduate Students Publications

• Critics predicted that, once private school choice was implemented on a large scale, students with disabilities would become highly concentrated in the public school system. That hasn’t happened.
• We conservatively estimate that 258,844 students with disabilities are participating in private school choice programs.
• Students with disabilities are being served in the private school choice sector at a rate higher than that in the public school sector.
• Private school choice programs provide important educational options for many students with disabilities, helping ensure they can access the education that best meets their needs.

October 8, 2026, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, October 8, 2026, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2026

Volume 167, Issue 21

Burnout Experiences Of Primary Care Healthcare Workers During The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Basic Qualitative Study, Lucca O. Vandeventer

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The COVID-19 pandemic intensified burnout among healthcare workers. Although burnout in hospital settings has been widely documented, registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), medical assistants (MAs), and equivalent clinical support roles in outpatient primary care have received comparatively limited qualitative attention. Guided by Maslach’s burnout theory and the job demands–resources model, the purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore the experience of burnout among primary care healthcare workers who performed front-line work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thirteen participants, including 10 RNs and three MAs or individuals holding equivalent MA-related roles, completed individual, semi-structured, audio-only Zoom interviews; no …

Expanding The Clinical And Molecular Spectrum Of Tubb2b Through Distinct Variants Identified Across Multiple Families, Haowei Du, Lauren E Westerfield, Chloe Munderloh, Divya Kalra, Yifan Wu, Yi Chen, Marie-Claude Gingras, Shalini N Jhangiani, Sarenur Yilmaz, Maha S Zaki, Daniel G Calame, Davut Pehlivan, Richard A Gibbs, Richard A Lewis, James R Lupski, Jennifer E Posey

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

TUBB2B encodes a β-tubulin isotype essential for neuronal proliferation, migration, and organization during brain development. Pathogenic heterozygous variants in TUBB2B are associated with neurodevelopmental disorders including polymicrogyria and corpus callosum abnormalities. However, the phenotypic spectrum remains heterogeneous, most likely reflecting variant-specific effects on microtubule formation and stability. Homozygous TUBB2B variants are exceedingly rare, with one family reported to date. We describe five individuals in four families with rare TUBB2B variants. Four variants are described, including a previously reported de novo missense variant, c.292G>A (GenBank: NM_178012.5) (p.Gly98Arg), with potential phenotypic expansion including panhypopituitarism; a previously reported de novo missense variant, …

Striking A Balance With Social Media Use On An Uneven Playing Field, Stacey F. Stearns, Jennifer E. Cushman

Journal of Extension

Social media is now an integral part of Extension's communications and marketing strategies; however, it is an uneven playing field. While social media allows greater access to audiences and introduces Extension programs to new audiences, the social media companies also control the platforms and algorithms. The challenge is balancing the need to engage our audiences where they are with the lack of control Extension professionals have over the platform and how audiences access and use our content. This commentary includes a case study of an Extension Facebook page that Meta inadvertently deleted, and the repercussions the organization faced in rebuilding.