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A Synthetic Marketplace: Rethinking First Amendment Theory In The Age Of Ai-Generated Video, Jared Schroeder, Heesoo Jang

The Business, Entrepreneurship & Tax Law Review

First Amendment theory is unprepared for the synthetic-media era. AI-generated videos, which fundamentally portray events and actions that never happened, are changing the ways people construct reality in fundamental ways. These believable videos raise substantial concerns about foundational assumptions of First Amendment theory, particularly the marketplace of ideas. Synthetic videos challenge citizens to discern truth from falsity in new ways. These challenges are multiplied by the nature of video, which scholars have noted audiences find uniquely believable. This article examines First Amendment theory, as well as the nature of video, ultimately contending that the rationales the Supreme Court has traditionally …

Between Expression And Restraint: Reconciling First Amendment Protections With Antitrust Enforcement In Social Media Advertising, Michael Patton

The Business, Entrepreneurship & Tax Law Review

The contemporary advertising ecosystem is increasingly dominated by social media platforms, prompting advertisers to devote substantial resources to these venues and, in many cases, to coordinate their efforts through umbrella organizations. When these organizations recommend that members withdraw or redirect advertising away from specific platforms, the line between coordinated market behavior and protected expressive conduct becomes blurred. A pending lawsuit by a major social media company alleges that such a coordinated refusal to deal constitutes an unlawful group boycott rather than protected First Amendment activity. Although the Supreme Court has developed frameworks for distinguishing between expressive boycotts and anticompetitive conduct, …

At The Crossroads: Sports Betting In Missouri And Proposals For Regulations, Jimin Shumate

The Business, Entrepreneurship & Tax Law Review

Sports betting is a rapidly growing industry nationwide, and Missouri became the 39th state to legalize the practice. Although states hope to reap the benefits of a regulated sports gambling market, the activity carries significant mental, physical, and socioeconomic risks due to its inherently addictive nature. The hyper-accessibility of modern platforms, particularly those enabling unlimited micro betting, magnifies longstanding concerns in a new digital context. Compounding these risks, the absence of federal standards for minimum wagering ages and the aggressive marketing strategies employed by sportsbooks draw in young adults. This article proposes a coordinated federal and state regulatory framework that …

Beyond The Prompt: The Social Costs Of Generative Artificial Intelligence, J. Scott Christianson, Josh Rickard

The Business, Entrepreneurship & Tax Law Review

The rapid commercialization of generative artificial intelligence has produced extraordinary value for technology companies while systematically externalizing costs onto society. This Article provides a review of these externalities across three domains: environmental, human health, and digital infrastructure. The environmental burden includes massive energy and water consumption alongside ecologically destructive mining for rare earth elements and accelerating electronic waste. The human toll encompasses a documented pattern of AI-induced mental health crises, including suicide and self-harm linked to anthropomorphic chatbot design, raising novel questions of product liability in cases like Garcia v. Character.AI. The digital commons face degradation through industrialized data scraping …

Handling Item-Level Missing Data In Linear Regression: A Tutorial, Guyin Zhang, Lihan Chen, Dexin Shen

Faculty Publications

With advances in methodology and statistical software, modern methods for handling missing data have become more accessible and straightforward to apply. In psychological studies, researchers often use questionnaires or scales composed of multiple items to measure constructs of interest. As a result, missing values frequently occur at the item level, whereas data analyses are typically conducted at the scale (composite) level. However, properly addressing item-level missing data remains a common challenge for many applied psychologists, including researchers who are otherwise well experienced in handling missing data at the scale level. In this tutorial, we introduce six approaches for handling item-level …

Stress Management And Resilience Among Students Enrolled In The Entry Level Master Of Science In Nursing (Elmsn) Program, Pius Omolewa, Adekemi Adedipe, Nassrine Noureddine, Destiny Roberts

All Faculty Scholarship

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of mindfulness exercises on stress management and resilience among ELMSN students. Methods: The study was a quasi-experimental design that used a paired samples t-test to compare pre-test and post-test of students’ scores on both GAD-7 anxiety screening tool and short version of Grit-scale. Statistical tests were conducted with significance set at p < 0.05 (two-sided). All analyses were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics, version 31.0 to compare pre-/post-test scores, determine differences, and statistical significance of interventions among the cohort. And a priori power analysis was conducted to determine the required sample size for a paired samples t-test. With an alpha level of 0.05 and a medium effect size (Cohen’s d = 0.50), a total sample size of N = 34 was determined to be sufficient to achieve a power of 0.80. Results: A convenience sample of 40 students (35 females and 5 males) participated in the study. Students had more anxiety before mindfulness exercises (M = 7.00, SD = 5.5) compared to after the mindfulness exercises (M = 6.2, SD = 3.4), t(39) = 1.41, p = 0.17. The effect size was small, d = 0.22. However, the difference in the students’ anxiety levels after the mindfulness exercises was not statistically significant, with a p-value of 0.17. On the resilience, students were less resilient before mindfulness exercises (M = 3.58, SD …

The Use Of High-Fidelity Simulation In Pre-Licensure Nursing Programs: A Systematic Review, Pius Omolewa, John Bressan, Feng Ping Sarah Lee

All Faculty Scholarship

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of high-fidelity simulation in prelicensure nursing programs as it relates to the confidence, knowledge, and skills of student nurses. Background: Initiatives to improve the quality of prelicensure education in nursing programs include high-fidelity simulations, but research on their impact on student nurses’ confidence, knowledge, and skills remains limited. Nurses’ confidence in practical settings is essential for quality patient care and therapeutic use of self. Methods: Articles published between 2014-2025 that used experimental and quasi-experimental studies on high-fidelity simulations were searched in EBSCO host, Google Scholar, ProQuest, Medline, and Cumulative Index to Nursing …

Varicella Zoster Encephalitis In An Immunocompetent Middle-Aged Female With Benign Neurological Presentation, Kopalle Bhanu Sriram, Swathi B.S, Bernice Roberts

Digital Journal of Clinical Medicine

Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) is a neurotropic human herpesvirus that typically presents as herpes zoster following reactivation of latent infection. Central nervous system involvement such as encephalitis is uncommon and is more frequently described in immunocompromised individuals. Increasing use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based diagnostics has enabled improved recognition of VZV-related neurological disease in immunocompetent hosts.

We describe a middle-aged immunocompetent female who presented with a 15-day history of persistent headache associated with vomiting and low-grade fever. Examination revealed vesicular eruptions in the T8–T9 dermatomes, while neurological examination and neuroimaging were normal. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis demonstrated lymphocytic pleocytosis, elevated …

Information Technology Investment Efficiency In Federal Government Agencies: A Data Envelopment Analysis Approach, Angel Blanchard Littlejohn

Dissertations

Federal agencies invest over $115 billion annually in information technology, yet persistent questions remain about whether these substantial investments translate into improved operational efficiency and mission outcomes. Despite transparency requirements established by the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) of 2014 and the creation of the federal IT Dashboard, agency leaders lack systematic frameworks for evaluating optimal IT investment levels and allocation patterns across different technology asset types.

This dissertation examines the relationship between information technology investment clusters and operational efficiency across 24 federal government agencies subject to the CFO Act. Using comprehensive data from the federal IT Dashboard spanning …

A Diffuse Interface Model And Fully Decoupled, Energy-Stable Scheme For The Two-Phase Ferrofluid Flows In Porous Media, Guo Dong Zhang, Shuai Zhou, Yunqing Huang, Xiaoming He, Xiaofeng Yang

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Research & Creative Works

We propose a new diffuse interface model for two-phase porous media ferrofluid flows, employing the phase-field method and establishing an associated energy law. This thermodynamically consistent multi-physics model integrates the Cahn-Hilliard equations, Darcy equations, the magnetostatic equation, and magnetization equations. To efficiently solve the system by addressing its inherent nonlinearities, coupling, and saddle-point structure, we incorporate several advanced techniques, including the SAV-ZEC method to handle nonlinearities and couplings, a reformulated approach to decouple the linear coupling of the magnetic potential and magnetization, and the pressure projection method to decouple velocity and pressure. This results in a numerical scheme that is …

Killer Whales, River Alsalihi

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

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Lighthouse, Andie Brynn Weaver

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

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The Tellers, Kevin Loughrin

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

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Adhesive, Thomas Lowery

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

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Paper Ship Dreams, Adam Coulter

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

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Bruises, C. Z.

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

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“Alaskan Salmon”, Robert Terentieff

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

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Right-Handed, Ashley Greenhouse

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

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Keeping Time By Crickets, Dara Laine

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

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Dream Journalese, Chris Clemens

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

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Episode In Which I Outrun The News, Colette Parris

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

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At Dusk, Carol L. Gloor

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

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Everything Else You Left Behind, Anna Kate Daunt

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

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My Father’S War Story, Denis Bell

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

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Trembling Leaf, Heart In A Cage, Tatiana Chaterji

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

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When The Streetlights Come On, Bob Kelsoe

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

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Look At Yourself, Martha Krausz

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

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Conversation With My Dead Mother, Carroll Ann Susco

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

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Times At The Drive-In, Brian C. Petti

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

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Lunchtime, Judith Shapiro

The Lindenwood Review: a journal of literary prose

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