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Artificial Intelligence and Ethical Considerations for the New Legal Learner: An Annotated Bibliography
Full text linkThis annotated bibliography focuses on providing relevant and helpful resources to those who may be new to using artificial intelligence and want to understand the legal and ethical implications. For attorneys to adhere to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct and ethically practice law in conjunction with artificial intelligence, it is vital to learn as much as possible. The articles, cases, advisory opinions, and court rules within this annotated bibliography provide insight into the current state of practicing law with AI
Is There a Gender Gap in Campaign Spending Strategies?
Full text linkWomen politicians have traditionally faced greater challenges when running for office than their male counterparts. These include less encouragement from political gatekeepers, fundraising obstacles, and voter skepticism about their abilities—particularly among men. Nevertheless, women have made substantial advances in the electoral arena, including increasing their numbers in Congress. Some of these gains can be attributed to changing voter attitudes, the mobilization of female campaign contributors, and recent female politicians learning from the successes of their predecessors. Studies have documented the similarities and differences in how men and women candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives raise money, staff campaign organizations, and communicate with and mobilize voters. Nevertheless, there has been little research on one of the most important decisions these candidates make: how to spend campaign funds, and whether these decisions result in women and men spending their funds differently. In our previous research, which provided a detailed examination of campaign expenditures by U.S. House candidates from 2012-2020, we found that budgeting decisions varied only slightly between men and women candidates, and did not do so in a statistically significant way.
In this follow-up study, we update our dataset to include expenditures from candidates for the 2022 and 2024 House elections, as well as candidate characteristics and other contextual factors, to determine whether these budgeting decisions are consistent in elections that again resulted in large numbers of women representing districts in the U.S. House. We draw additional insights into the effects of gender, incumbency, partisanship, and district attributes from case studies of three hotly contested races featuring both men and women candidates. We find there is little evidence of a gender gap in campaign budgeting, and that most differences can be attributed to incumbency, population density, and the cost and efficiencies of local media markets
Zips Baja Chassis Manufacturing Design
Full text linkThe Society of Automotive (SAE) annually organizes collegiate design team competitions for university organizations nationwide. Baja SAE tasks teams comprised entirely of students with developing, iterating, manufacturing, testing, and competing with an offroad race buggy in accordance with all SAE regulations. Teams are responsible for producing a tech compliant vehicle for each competition season, travelling across the United States to put their designs to the test. In the 2022-2023 competition season, SAE introduced ruleset clarifications on the chassis manufacturing process, essentially mandating the production of all vehicle frames to be manufactured entirely in house with no external assistance. A chassis was produced for the 2023 and 2024 competition seasons, however due to the simultaneous addition of mandatory 4WD capabilities to the ruleset, Zips Baja was unable to modify the chassis design for manufacturable simplicity. This led to accuracy complications, wasted material, and ultimately a chassis that was designed to be professionally fabricated. For the 2024/2025 season, team members chose to overhaul the chassis design and manufacturing process entirely to promote a lighter, manufacturable, and structurally sound chassis. Lessons learned over 5 years of Zips Baja experience along with the implementation of cutting-edge fixturing technologies will be utilized to achieve this
East of the Sun, West of the Moon Film Pitch Deck
Full text linkA pitch deck to present an idea for a film adaptation of the fairy tale East of the Sun and West of the Moon. The deliverables include a 3-5 minute animatic of a single scene (complete with placeholder audio), the script of the scene, storyboards used to map out each action, at least one model sheet for each major character, and rough sketches of all 30 characters. They are to be presented in an exhibition with the animatic on loop on a TV, a public presentation in the Myers auditorium, and a written paper on the details regarding the medium and process of creation
Positive Coping within the NICU
Full text linkThe focus of this paper is how nursing staff can cultivate positive coping strategies for both the parents and babies in the neonatal intensive care unit. This was done by analyzing four specific nursing interventions: music therapy, baby cuddling, spirituality, family centered care. The purpose of researching these interventions is because knowledge on their benefits allows for positive coping in both the parents and their baby. The articles chosen were retrieved from EbscoHost, Pubmed, and Wiley Online Library. The articles are primarily levels four and five on the hierarchy of evidence. Family centered care implementation showed a positive effect on parents\u27 stress levels through better communication with nursing staff and being more confident working with their neonate. Implementing music therapy showed a reduction of stress for parents’ and reduced hospitalization stay. The use of religious and spiritual practices as a coping method showed a positive correlation with reduced anxiety within the parents in the NICU. Lastly, baby cuddling was shown to help with bonding for the neonate and parents as well as helping babies overcome withdrawal symptoms
COMSOL Simulation of Pipeline Corrosion with Cathodic Protection
Full text linkCathodic protection (CP) is a widely used technique to mitigate corrosion in buried steel pipelines. This study uses COMSOL Multiphysics to model and analyze the performance of both sacrificial anode and impressed current systems in a simulated 3D environment. The model solves for pipeline potential, current density, and corrosion rate within a surrounding soil domain to assess protection coverage across the pipeline. Simulations were conducted to evaluate the influence of electrode and electrolyte properties on CP effectiveness. The study demonstrates that COMSOL Multiphysics is an effective tool for modeling CP systems, offering insights that align with established industry practices. While simplifications such as uniform soil properties and time-independence limit the model\u27s scope, the results provide a strong foundation for future work involving more complex scenarios like with heterogeneous soil composition, coatings, or temperature variation
Predicting Heart Disease Using Machine Learning Models
Full text linkHeart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, particularly among the elderly population. The growing availability of large-scale health data and the advancement of machine learning tools present an opportunity to create more accurate and individualized predictive models. This study utilizes a subset of the 2020 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) dataset, focusing on individuals aged 70 and above, to explore predictive modeling using logistic regression, random forests, and XGBoost. The models were evaluated using key performance metrics, including sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and the area under the ROC curve (AUC). The findings suggest that while logistic regression remains a strong baseline due to its interpretability, ensemble learning methods like the random forest and XGBoost show superior predictive performance, particularly in complex, high-dimensional settings. The paper is concluded by discussing the potential of integrating such models into public health screening and the broader implications
Frictionless System for Planetary Simulant Testing
Full text linkThe engineering design process is used to create a frictionless system for planetary simulant testing. Research about different types of bearing is used to brainstorm ideas about how to construct a tray and rail system with minimal friction. Using thought-walkthroughs and a weighted decision matrix, it will be determined which ideas can move forward with a tabletop experiment. Based on the results of the experiment, it will be determined which system will be fabricated and installed for the testing system
Body Imagery: How Exercise Motivation Type Affects Self and Social Perceptions
Full text linkThe current research revolves around individuals’ motivations for engaging in regular exercise and how this motivation may be associated with self-esteem, social confidence, social anxiety, and social media behavior. Recent literature on exercise and its relation to anxiety and social media usage has almost exclusively addressed a one-way direction: how social media, especially problematic social media use, and the anxiety derived thereof influence individuals to increase exercise frequency. The present research seeks to understand the potential relationship within the opposite direction, looking to discover confluence between one’s drive to exercise (i.e., for functional reasons or social desirability and aesthetics), derived depressive or anxiety-related symptoms experienced while interacting with social media, self-esteem, and confidence in social settings. Results of this research may gauge how the foundational component of motivation type can permeate throughout our perceptions of self and assumptions of how others perceive us in the domains of peer social settings and social media
Addressing the Perceived Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Attorney Discipline
Full text linkPerceived racial and ethnic disparities in attorney discipline threaten public confidence in the legal profession’s fairness and equity. This Article explores whether lawyers of color are subject to a disproportionate number of disciplinary actions. It draws on studies that reveal patterns of disparate outcomes tied to factors such as practice setting, representation during proceedings, and decision-maker bias. The authors assess how systemic issues may contribute to these disparities and highlights gaps in research and transparency. To address these challenges, the Article recommends a multi-faceted approach. This includes better collection and analysis of demographic data, procedural reforms to ensure equitable treatment, and the adoption of proactive measures to support attorneys most at risk of complaints. These reforms aim to enhance the consistency and impartiality of disciplinary systems while fostering trust and accountability among all stakeholders in the legal profession