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Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation In Cloud Service Management Via Significant Feature Ranking With Recurrent Network Model, C. Arun, S. Santhoshkumar, J. Jegathesh Amalraj, T. Suresh

Iraqi Journal of Computers, Communications, Control and Systems Engineering

The increasing adoption of cloud computing (CC) produces a notable growth in data centres, resulting in severe financial, environmental, and operational problems. To mitigate these issues, energy-efficient resource allocation strategies have been developed as a key solution for enhancing energy utilization while ensuring high performance and reliability. In this framework, machine learning (ML) enables the implementation of dynamic and intelligent approaches for effective resource utilization. In this paper, we focus on the Scalable Hybrid Feature Ranking Framework for Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation (SHFRF-EERA) approach in Cloud Service Management Systems. The novelty of the proposed model lies in the integration of hybrid …

New York City’S Outreach And Enrollment Initiative (Oei) Helps Families Overcome Access Barriers To Early Care And Education, Sheila Smith, Maribel Granja

Straus Institute for Thriving Children & Families

This brief presents results of a qualitative study of New York City’s Outreach and Enrollment Initiative (OEI).  The OEI aims to help families facing barriers to accessing publicly funded early care and education (ECE) programs identify and enroll in programs that meet their family’s needs and have open seats.  These barriers include a lack of familiarity with publicly funded ECE programs, housing instability, informal employment, and speaking a language other than English.  During the study period, the OEI was implemented by 19 community-based organizations (CBOs) and   managed by the Mayor’s Office of Child Care and Early Childhood Education. Using structured …

North Dakota Dental Student Rotations: Growing The Dental Workforce. Expanding Access To Care, Shawnda Schroeder

Indigenous Health Faculty Publications

Dental student rotations connect fourth-year dental students from regional dental schools with North Dakota clinical sites, providing hands-on training while increasing access to care for Medicaid and underserved patients, and promoting dental careers in the state. Rotations range from 2 to 6 weeks, depending on the educational program and clinical site. Over nearly a decade, 73 students provided care for thousands of patients through dental exams, restorative treatment, preventive services, extractions, and school-based sealant programs. See additional data in the factsheet.

The Parthenon, October 01, 2026, Trista Honaker, Davina Snyder, Soleil Woolard, Alana Romero-Lozano, Claire Johnson, Hannah Anderson, Tally Mamula

The Parthenon

No abstract provided.

Kansas Speaks Fall 2026 Statewide Public Opinion Survey, Brett Zollinger Ph.D., Jian Sun Ph.D., Michael Walker, Michelle Lippert M.B.A., Marisa M. Johnson M.B.A.

Docking Institute of Public Affairs

In service to Kansans, the Docking Institute of Public Affairs conducts the Kansas Speaks survey and offers this report of the survey’s findings. The Institute is the primary sponsor of this survey, funding it with operating reserves made possible by the Institute’s applied research and organizational planning consulting work.

The Docking Institute of Public Affairs recently released the annual Kansas Speaks Survey of public opinion. A panel of 603 adult residents of Kansas, ages 18 and older, was surveyed online to assess their attitudes and opinions regarding various issues of interest to Kansas citizens. This year’s survey covered topics including …

Ai-Assisted Guide To Converting Equations And Text To Canvas Html With Latex, Emily Duncan

AI Education

This guide describes a repeatable workflow for converting existing course materials into clean, Canvas-compatible HTML using artificial intelligence (AI).

While plain text can often be copied directly into Canvas, mathematical notation frequently requires additional time-consuming formatting. This workflow uses AI to convert images of course materials into semantic HTML designed to support accessibility while preserving mathematical expressions as Canvas-compatible equation images generated from LaTeX. The resulting HTML is then reviewed in Canvas, refined as needed, and compared to the original source material through an iterative review process.

This workflow is appropriate for converting a variety of instructional materials, including:

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Infant And Maternal Psychological Factors As Predictors Of Maternal Stress In Early Motherhood, Anna Muma

Honors College Theses

No abstract provided.

When The System Misreads The Working Caregiver: The Caring Elasticity Index And The Governance Of Participation Under Constraint, Rob E. Carpenter, Brandy Dial, Debaro Huyler, Andrew Krouse, Judy Sun

Human Resource Development Faculty Publications and Presentations

Organizations increasingly use digitally captured behavioral traces to infer engagement, performance, and participation. Yet visible activity is an imperfect proxy for underlying capability, particularly when structural constraints reorganize when and how participation occurs. Using working multigenerational caregivers as a theoretically revealing case, this paper develops a governance-centered account of how constraint-shaped participation variance in presence, timing, and pacing may be misclassified as disengagement within proxy-based organizational systems. We theorize this failure as a self-reinforcing control loop in which misclassification activates penalty-centered responses that further disrupt participation and contribute to capability-flow leakage. To address this inference-to-action failure, we specify the Caring …

From Colonies To Copies: Integrating Pcr, Culture, And Ast In Bacterial Diagnostics, Rob E. Carpenter, Andrew Krouse, Alaina Vincent

Human Resource Development Faculty Publications and Presentations

Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has reshaped bacterial infectious disease diagnostics, yet important interpretive gaps remain regarding the relationship among molecular detection, cycle threshold (Ct) values, microbial viability, culture findings, and phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility. In particular, Ct values are frequently overinterpreted as direct surrogates for viable bacterial burden, and PCR–culture discordance may be interpreted without sufficient consideration of the distinct biological information provided by each method. This review therefore aims to clarify the complementary biological and analytical roles of PCR and bacterial culture, critically examine the determinants and limitations of Ct interpretation and PCR–culture discordance, and provide a practical framework …

Random Disclosure Costs: A Unified Theory Of Disclosure, Jeremy Bertomeu, Edwige Cheynel, Peicong (Keri) Hu

Olin Business School Faculty Research

We propose a unified framework for a class of evidence games in which a sender, seeking to increase posterior expectations (e.g., a market price), chooses whether to reveal or withhold her information. Our model nests several classic models, including type-dependent disclosure costs or benefits, uncertain information endowment, and the market for lemons. Frictions are captured as random disclosure costs that are privately known to the sender and noisily inferred by the receiver. We derive a simple characterization of the equilibrium and show that it features increasing disclosure for lower frictions or greater fundamental uncertainty. Further, with high uncertainty or low …

Learning Opportunities 2026/2027, Illinois Math And Science Academy

Course Catalogs

The graduation requirements of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy are established by the IMSA Board of Trustees. Each semester, students must take a minimum of five academic courses (2.5 credits) for a letter grade (not Pass/Fail), not including Fine Arts or Wellness courses. Students may enroll in a maximum of eight academic opportunities each semester, including academic courses, Fine Arts and Wellness courses, and Experiential programs. The College and Academic Counselor approves enrollment for students in all courses and experiences.

Richmond Law Magazine: Autumn 2026

Richmond Law Magazine

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Check Out The Library, 2026 Fall Issue, Cal Poly Humboldt Library

Library Publications

Issue 21

Pharmacy Access Is Out Of Reach For One In Six South Carolinians, Bryan L. Love Pharm.D., Tessa J. Hastings Phd, Abby Davies

CORE Research Briefs

A cross-sectional geospatial analysis mapped active South Carolina community pharmacies and used 2020 Census tract data to estimate the population residing within and beyond five-mile pharmacy service areas. About one in six South Carolinians lives more than five miles from an active community pharmacy, with limited access disproportionately affecting rural communities.

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Spiritan Horizons

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The Dynamics Of Hospitality: A Paradigm For Promoting And Doing Authentic Catholic Theologies, Gregory Olikenyi Cssp

Spiritan Horizons

No abstract provided.

Recovery And Resilience Of Survivors Of Sex Trafficking In Nepal, Bishnu Sapkota, Glenn M. Miles, Chitra B. Buthathoki

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

This exploratory qualitative study examines how trafficking survivors in Nepalese rehabilitation centres perceive recovery and experience resilience within Nepal's specific socio-cultural context. This qualitative study employed in-depth interviews with six female sex trafficking survivors in Bagmati Province rehabilitation centres and analysed them through Bronfenbrenner's socio-ecological framework under the themes such as Hindu purity concepts, caste discrimination, joint family dynamics, and non-governmental organization dependency which shape their recovery experiences. The findings of the study reveal recovery as gradual emotional stabilization and future orientation rather than complete healing. Survivors describe stigma in terms of religious purity/pollution binary, with Dalit participants experiencing compounded …

In The Shadow Of The Ballot: Children As Victims Of Zimbabwe's 2008 Election Violence, Baldwin Hove, Chitja Twala, Bekithemba Dube

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

The year 2008 witnessed one of the most violent electoral processes in Zimbabwean history. While extensive research has examined the 2008 election violence, limited scholarly attention has been paid to its effects on children. Using the structural violence framework, this study examines how the 2008 electoral violence affected children in Zimbabwe. The study analysed media reports and secondary texts, complemented by retrospective observations, to explore children's experiences during the electoral crisis. It seeks to expose the less examined consequences of political violence on children. The findings reveal that children witnessed assaults, murder, rape, forced displacement, the destruction of homes and …

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William & Mary Law Review

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The End Of Shopping, Mark Bartholomew, Samuel I. Becher

William & Mary Law Review

Self-acting “shopping agents” are no longer science fiction. Deployed by major platforms like Google, Amazon, and Walmart, AI systems are evolving from passive advisors to autonomous decision makers capable of opening accounts, canceling subscriptions, and finalizing purchases without human oversight. Though AI shopping agents have the potential to improve consumer satisfaction and marketplace competition, shopping agents come with attendant risks. By foregrounding shopping’s overlooked economic, psychological, and cultural stakes, we reframe the rise of AI shopping agents as a critical challenge for the law and society, rather than a mere evolution in retail convenience. Drawing on sociology, marketing, and behavioral …

Taking Out The Traitors, David Nows

William & Mary Law Review

Employees join startup ventures to participate in the financial upside of a future acquisition of the company through the equity ownership stake they are granted upon hire. However, startups and their founders are beginning to break the age-old deal they have made with rank-and-file employees that ensures the value of employee equity remains high in an acquisition. Founders have broken this deal by allowing acquirers to hire the startup’s star talent and purchase rights to the company’s core technology for the bulk of the would-be purchase price of the company (the Traitor Transactions). These Traitor Transactions leave behind rank-and-file employees, …

Deferring Legal Adulthood, Cassandra Burke Robertson

William & Mary Law Review

“Happy 18th birthday! Now sign this power of attorney.” Parents of college-bound children are increasingly being coached to say this to their newly adult children, urged on by influencers and affiliate marketers in Facebook groups for parents whose children are heading off to college. Companies market document packages— including a FERPA waiver, a HIPAA authorization, and healthcare and financial powers of attorney—warning that without these documents, parents will be legally shut out of their child’s life the moment the child turns eighteen. The document package is relatively inexpensive and designed to be executed without a lawyer. Parents are urged to …

Co2 Adsorption And Mechanical Performance Of Cement Mortars Incorporating Coconut-Shell-Derived Activated Carbon, Chatchawan Phuchanaphun, Gasidit Panomsuwan, Sureerat Polsilapa, Nuntaporn Kongkajun, Edward A. Laitila, Parinya Chakartnarodom

Michigan Tech Publications

Activated carbon (AC) derived from biomass has attracted increasing attention as a functional additive for developing cement-based materials with enhanced CO2 uptake. In this study, coconut-shell-derived AC was incorporated into a commercial dry premixed plaster mortar at replacement levels of 0–10 wt% to investigate the relationships among fresh-state behavior, mechanical and physical properties, and composite-level CO2 uptake. A constant-workability design was employed, with the mixing-water content adjusted to maintain a target flow range of 105 ± 5%. Under these conditions, mixtures containing 1–5 wt% AC exhibited higher 28-day compressive strengths than the control, reaching a maximum of 7.45 MPa for …

Shareholder Rights As The Last Frontier For Alaska Native Corporations, Francesca Ferraro

William & Mary Law Review

This Note argues that the principles underlying Rule 14a-19, recently implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), are broadly applicable to Alaska Native corporations. Put simply, the introduction of such a rule in the ANRC [Alaska Native Regional Corporation] context would make it easier for Alaska Native shareholders to elect members to their respective boards who are more closely aligned with how the shareholders want their Native values to be implemented in their Native corporation. Part I will trace the complex history that led to the passage of ANCSA [Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act] and the development of the …

Polishing The Gold Standard: Capacity-Based Reform Of The Indian Child Welfare Act, Alston Harwood

William & Mary Law Review

Part I of this Note will provide background on ICWA [Indian Child Welfare Act], from its history and purpose to its current structure and the Supreme Court’s recent interpretation in Haaland v. Brackeen. Part II will expand on ICWA’s practical implementation problems, contrasting well-resourced tribes with the struggles of smaller tribes, and illustrating how recent federal legislation has begun to acknowledge these capacity disparities without adequately addressing them. Part III will then propose a combination of federal reforms, including a tiered system for QEWs [qualified expert witnesses], as well as specialized ICWA dockets, to allow for more consistent, equitable …

Noise Characterization And Mitigation In Intermediate-Scale Quantum Systems, Muhammad Qasim Khan

Dartmouth College Ph.D Dissertations

Current quantum processors, at the intermediate scale of tens to hundreds of qubits, remain error-limited. This thesis studies two related sources of error. The first is environmental noise, which may have temporal and spatial correlations and nonclassical components. The second is state-preparation and measurement (SPAM) error, which arises in the operations used to characterize this noise, a prerequisite for boosting operational fidelities. Neither can be characterized alone. Noise spectroscopy techniques use imperfect preparation and readout, while SPAM characterization is affected by qubit decoherence. Our methods vary measurement depth, drive duration, or sequence repetition so each source changes the measured signal …

Analysis And Design Of Multi-Winding Current Ballasted Magnetics For Integrated Dc-Dc Conversion, Kishalay Datta

Dartmouth College Ph.D Dissertations

Power conversion circuits have become a bottleneck in terms of reducing the size and cost of modern electronic systems in a vast number of applications ranging from personal devices, to automotive systems, to data centers. This has motivated designs at higher frequencies where smaller passive components can be used. Unfortunately, magnetic components scale poorly to smaller dimensions. In addition, the AC resistance of magnetic components deteriorates due to current crowding effects at high frequencies. This has resulted in fully- integrated power converters with planar magnetic components having efficiencies lower than what may be theoretically achieved. In this work, we investigate …

Montana Kaimin, October 1, 2026, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Recognizing The Azygos Lobe: A Case Series Detailing Presentations And Clinical Implications, Salma Alkhatib, Diego Marin

Student Publications

Discovery of an azygos lobe is an infrequently encountered anomaly that can be recognized on chest imaging, occurring in approximately 1.2% of patients. The azygos lobe is formed from abnormal migration of the azygos vein, leading to the formation of an azygos fissure and corresponding azygos lobe. This variant is asymptomatic, however, it has clinical implications because of its ability to be mistaken as various pulmonary pathologies. Recognition of this rare finding is essential to prevent misdiagnosis, and to avoid complications during thoracic procedures such as vascular injury. This case series details 3 presentations of an incidental azygos lobe, identifying …

What's Really Wrong With The Supreme Court -- And Why And How We Should Fix It, Stephen I. Vladeck

William & Mary Law Review

If this Essay accomplishes nothing else, hopefully it at least convinces you that [the Supreme Court's] hard-earned authority is more fickle than it might appear at first blush—and that its continuing maintenance depends upon far more than the letter of the Constitution or the ipse dixit of the Justices. Ultimately, there is nothing inevitable about the Supreme Court we had, the Court we have, or the Court we need. Rather, the persistence of a Court that can live up to its intended constitutional function depends upon all of us—not just to understand the institutional history of the Supreme Court of …