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    Content Posted in 2025

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    130nm Chip Design, Xander Gring

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    2023 - 2024 Annual Report, Jessica Segally and Rachael Muszkiewicz

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    96th Annual IASS Conference Call for Papers

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    A 3D Nash Solution for the Ukraine-Russia War, Matthew Landrum

     

    Abscisic acid significantly correlates with increased anthocyanin synthesis in Brassica rapa, Emma Jacobs

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    A Checklist of Illinois Centipedes (Chilopoda), Gerald Summers, J. A. Beatty, and Nanette Magnuson

     

    A Comparison of Gender Representation in Children’s Books, Katherine Naylor, Noemi Vela, Jordyn McNamara, Emma Sherling, Natalie Ensor, and Meghan McCann

     

    Action Research Project- Hands On Science, Kayla N. Dybel

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    AI-Driven Sales Data Analysis for Family Express, Bhavaj Madev Varri, Haydar Cukurtepe, Manisai Chamakuri, Prathyusha Marri, Srikrupa Gutti, and Chinmai Pasupuleti

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    Algorithm for Predicting Bitcoin Fees, Mason Tulacz, Matthew Landrum, Kristian Simakoski, and Mason Ellerbroek

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    A List of the Fulgoroidea (Homoptera) of Southern Illinois, S. W. Wilson and J. E. McPherson

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    A List of the Prey Species of Podisus Maculiventris (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), J. E. McPherson

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    A Multi-Modal Intervention to Improve Identification, Management, and Prevention of Early Childhood Caries in the Primary Care Setting, Rieley M. Hull

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    A Multi-Modal Intervention to Improve Identification, Management, and Prevention of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections in the Urgent Care Clinic, Stephanie Krol

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    A Multimodal Intervention to Improve Treatment and Clinical Outcomes in Children With Recurrent Otitis Media, Daniel Courtaney

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    An Alternate Foodplant for Euphydryas Phaeton Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae), Irwin Leeuw

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    An Annotated List of the Checkered Beetles (Coleoptera: Cleridae) of Michigan, D.C. L. Gosling

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    A New Species of Erioptera Meigen Crane Fly (Diptera: Limoniidae) From Michigan With Notes on Closely Related Species, Stephen W. Taber

     

    Animals in the Sky, Jacqueline Rios-Castaneda

     

    An Iron Oxide Mediated Solar Decoupled Electrolysis Cycle, Sarah Hill and Paul F. Smith

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    Annotated List of Trichoptera Collected Along Furnace Run of the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area in Northeastern Ohio, C. Peterson and B. A. Foote

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    Antiphons of Iron and Blood: The Inspirations of Tolkien's Poetry, Patrick J. Lyon

     

    Are speech errors made by ELLs related to articulation differences between L1 and L2?, Fatima Mota

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    A Response to Claudio Testi on Tolkien and Aquinas, Seth Kreeger

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    A Review of the Biology of the Elm Spanworm (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), A. T. Drooz

     

    A Search for Correlations between Binary Stars and Carbon Chemistry in Planetary Nebulae, Hunter Wood, Leah Shafer, Peyton McCallips, and Angela Webber

     

    A simple Model Demonstrating How EMG Works, Pamela Hernandez-Espiritu, Bri Castle, and Rachel Bednarczyk

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    Assessing Indoor Air Quality in Industrialized Residential Areas Using Solid-Phase Microextraction and Silicon Wristbands for VOC Detection, Emily Broniewicz and Julie Peller

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    Assessing the contribution of geography and host use to genetic structure in New York populations of the parasitoid wasp, Aphidius ervi, Haley J. Plasman and David M. Althoff

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    Assessing the Effectiveness of AI-Generated Software in Withstanding Cyber Attacks, Dominic Niceforo and Haydar Cukurtepe

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    Assistive Technology: Cost-Effective Adaptive Switches, Grant Engelbert, Saeed Barnawi, Jonathan Orozco, and Reva Johnson

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    Associations Among Serropalpus substriatus (Coleoptera: Melandryidae) and Sirex (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) Communities, Tonya D. Bittner, Ann E. Hajek, and James K. Liebherr

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    A Story Through Two Mediums, Samantha Jefferson

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    A survey of native bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophila) at lakeplain prairie and prairie fen habitats in Michigan, Logan M. Rowe, Zachary M. Portman, David Cuthrell, Dan Cariveau, and Meredith Holm

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    A Synopsis of the Cimicoidea (Heteroptera) of Michigan, Daniel R. Swanson

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    “A Time of Fire and Cataclysm”: The Centrality of Cosmic War in Tolkien’s Round World Cosmologies, Kristine Larsen

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    Attraction of Diabrotica barberi Smith and Lawrence (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) to Eugenol-Baited Traps in Soybean, Louis S. Hesler

     

    Attribution Patterns and Relationship Satisfaction in ADHD Romantic Dyads, Brooke Spitler-Nigh and Sasha Foster

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    Author Biographical Notes

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    Backend Design and Development for Sales Data Insights Project, Oluwaseun Sinkaiye, Bhargav Boyapati, Sashank Nagubandi, Pradeep Kumar Bollepalli, Sai Krishna Rao Polasani, and Haydar Cukurtepe

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    Best Businesses for New Urbanist Communities: A Retake, Karl Besel, Tonya Thornton, Yusuf A. Nur, and Kenneth Chilton

     

    Between the Earth and Sky, Amelia Maguire

     

    Big Top Performer, Helen MacWilliams

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    Bilbo's Boethian Heroism, Wendy Marie Hoofnagle

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    Binary Modeling of the Very Hot White Dwarf - Main Sequence Star Binary GD 803, Angela Webber

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    Binary Star System Modeling of a Double White Dwarf System in the Planetary Nebula PN G012.1-11.2, Leah Shafer

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    Biological Control of Pests in Insect Collections, Henry Townes

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    Biology and Larval Morphology of Agrilus subcinctus (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), with Comparisons to the Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus planipennis, Toby R. Petrice, Robert A. Haack, John S. Strazanac, and Jonathan P. Lelito

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    Blue Porch, Bill Stenson

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    Book Review for Hoebeke, E. Richard, James R. LaBonte, and Kent E. Loeffler. 2024. Adventive weevils recorded from North America: A review and illustrated manual for their identification (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea, excluding Scolytinae). The Coleopterists Society Special Publication 5: 1-603, 226 color plates., Wayne Gall

     

    Calibrating for Nonlinearity in the CIBER-2 Detectors, Lilly Blanton, Candice Fazar, and Michael Zemcov

     

    Cavitation in Centrifugal Pumps, Gil Guinto

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    Celebrating Tolkien’s Legacy: Essays (2024), by Nancy Bunting, Seamus Hamill-Keays, and Toby Widdicombe, Douglas Charles Kane

     

    CFD Analysis Comparison of Spoiler Effect on Airflow around Airbus 320 Midspan Airfoil, Jacob Daluga

     

    Comparative Analysis of Drone-Based and Traditional Surveying Methods for Detention Basin Volume, Todd Wagner

     

    Comparing Behavioral Interventions and Sensory Integration Therapy to Improve Occupational Performance in Children with Autism, Ashley Flores, Julianna Colon, Gianna Reyes, and Sara Story

     

    Comparing Interventions for Improving Quality of Life in Pediatric Cancer Patients, Erica Habas, Rachel Kujawa, Veronica Lin, Ally Thaxton, and Sara Story

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    Consumption of Insect Pests by the Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis) in Southeastern Michigan, Olivia M. Münzer, Brian Schaetz, and Allen Kurta

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    Corixid Transients on Stream Riffles (Hemiptera: Corixidae), Ralph D. Stoaks, Joe K. Neel, and Richard L. Post

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    Corporate Taxation and Income Inequality: Implications for Labor, Capital, and the Distribution of Benefits, Aidan Obermueller

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    Correction to the Key (page 92) of Description of the Nymph of Ophiogomphus smithi (Odonata: Gomphidae), With a Key to the Species of Ophiogomphus in the Western Great Lakes Region TGLE 49(1&2): 78–97, William A. Smith and Kenneth J. Tennessen

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    Cover Art

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    Cover Art for TGLE Vol. 57 Nos 3 & 4

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    Cover Pages for TGLE Vol. 57 Nos 3 & 4

     

    Crisis at the Stand and on the Streets: Understanding the Intersections Between Substance Abuse and Criminalization in Competency Outcomes Amongst People Experiencing Homelessness, Megan Goff, Kayla Smith, Kisie Temu, David Ankerberg, Madison Small, Kaori Hamatani Floyd, Lindsey Ortiz-Bautista, Abby Thompson, and Skylar Easha

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    Critical Utopia and Symbiosis in the Works of Octavia Butler, Samuel Burton

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    Description and Biology of Bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Michigan, Robert W. Husband, Roland L. Fischer, and T. Wayne Porter

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    Description of the Nymph of Ophiogomphus smithi (Odonata: Gomphidae), With a Key to the Species of Ophiogomphus in the Western Great Lakes Region, William A. Smith and Kenneth J. Tennessen

     

    Determining Factors that Affect Gas Binding Specificity for the Carbon Monoxide Sensor, CooA, Alexa Lederhaus and Jaycie Thomas

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    Discovering New Plant-Based Compounds To Treat Oral Diseases: An Independent Research Project, Daileen Serrano, Jenna Yehyawi, Danielle Orozco-Nunnelly, and Jeffrey Pruet

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    Diversity and Activity of Ground-Dwelling Spiders (Araneae) in Four Sub-Communities in a Degraded Oak Woodland at the Chicago Botanic Garden, Cook County, Illinois, James F. Steffen and Michael L. Draney

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    Editorial History

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    Editor-in-Chief's Note, Surekha Rao

     

    Effectiveness of Live-Action vs. Animated Videos in Education, Kaylee Shank

     

    Effect of Estrogen on Hyphal-Wall Protein Expression in Candida Albicans, MacKenzie Sorrell, George Gundelach, Patrice Bouyer, and Harold Olivey

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    Effect of Simulated Microgravity on Candida albicans Resistance to Antifungal Drugs, Matthew Gaetano, Kendall Carter, George Gundelach, Patrice Bouyer, and Grace Jendreas

     

    Effects of Music During Task Performance on Alpha Rhythm Patterns, Jordyn McNamara

     

    Enhancing Guitar Sound Quality Through Vibrational Modulation and Listener Analysis, Dominic Rana, Cody Teske, Isaac Gilman, and Andrew Demik

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    Evil Twin Attack Mitigation With Virtual Private Networks, Harris Gustafson

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    Exploring Plant-Derived Compounds to Combat Microbial Infections Related to Space Travel, Karson Hollander, Gracie Holt, Megan Wolf, Sabrina Ezell, Jeffrey Pruet, and Danielle Orozco-Nunnelly

     

    Fatal Attraction: Testing the Efficacy of Bee Attractants, Kristi Bugajski, Bri McFerson, Naomi Luangdilok, Jodie Brasseur, and Brad Albertsen

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    Fears and Pains and Rages: The Psychology of Gandalf's Anger, Nicholas Birns

     

    Feminine Rage, Brianna L. Roll

     

    Fetishization and Representation in Digital Fan Spaces, Mason Ellerbroek

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    Finding Potential Binary Stars in a Hubble Space Telescope Sample of Very Hot White Dwarfs, Peyton McCallips

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    First Record of Eurypogon niger (Melsheimer) (Coleoptera: Artematopodidae) in Illinois, Jordan D. Marché II

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    First Report of Retocomus wildii (LeConte, 1855) (Coleoptera: Anthicidae) From Nebraska, Edwin L. Freese

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    Fleas of the Norway Rat in the Superior, Wisconsin, Harbor Area (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae, Hystrichopsyllidae), Darol L. Kaufmann and Norman D. Radtke

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    Flowers of Black-Seeded and Yellow-Seeded Oilseed Pennycress (Thlaspi arvense): Abundance, Timing, and Potential Insect Visitors, Frank Forcella, Riley Ellarson, Russ W. Gesch, Alex Hard, Nicholas J. Heller, Sarah Jandricic, M D. Marks, Yesuf Mohammed, William L. Perry, Winthrop B. Phippen, Lucas M. Roberts, Samantha Wells, Tad L. Wesley, and Julia Zhang

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    Fraud Detection in Health Insurance Claims using Machine Learning, Geetha Reddy Katam

     

    From Multilingualism to Car Chats: What Viewers Want in Informational Videos, Anika Palm, Natalie Ensor, Meghan McCann, Kaylee Shank, and Ashlee Tracy

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    Full Issue for TGLE Vol. 57 Nos 3 & 4

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    Gallery Characteristics and Life History of the Ambrosia Beetle Anisandrus obesus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Big Tooth Aspen, Steven Cassar, Richard Roeper, Robert Beck, Todd Pomeroy, and Mark Bruce

     

    Geographies of Scheele: On-Campus Housing and the Sorority Landscape at Valparaiso University, Kindra Stetzel

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    George C. Roberts Award Recipients

     

    Golf, God, and The Hunger Games: The Usage and Social Implications of the ‘Magical Negro’ Trope in Film, Natalya Reister

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    Grief, Grieving, and Permission to Mourn in the Quenta Silmarillion, Dawn M. Walls-Thumma

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    Guitar Research, Thane T. Martin, Ruth Cook, and Chris Noga

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    Habitat Distribution of Carabid Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Northern Hardwood Forests of Michigan, Holly A. Petrillo and John A. Witter

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    He Is the Master of Wood, Water, and Hill: Is Tom Bombadil the True Key Keeper of the Old Forest?, Noelia Ramos

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    Host plant resistance of Viburnum taxa for the viburnum leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), Fredric Miller and Chad Rigsby

     

    Hydraulics Lookup Tool, Kurt Brown and Michael Albers

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    Ice Castles, Jacqueline Keren

     

    Identification of Genetic Loci that Improve Plant Response to Precipitation Extremes, Abby Boyle, Ashlee Swierc, and Jane Kenney-Hunt

     

    Impact of Exercise Programs on Overall Function in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis, Sydney Kmetz, Liz Reyes, Sidney Swanson, and Sara Story

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    Impact of Implementing an Updated Cervical Cancer Screening Protocol in the Primary Care Setting, Teri A. Koch

     

    Importance of Researching ELL and SPED students, Avery Beardsley

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    Improving Hospital Discharges Before Noon: Implementation of a VIDA (Very Important Discharge Appointment), Nadia Paul

     

    Improving Traffic Flow and Reducing Congestion Using Predictive Analytic, Yashwanth Revu

     

    Induction Programs for Novice Teachers, Ann Batcha

     

    #Information: A Content Analysis of the Antifeminist Movement on X, Katherine Naylor

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    Initial Responses of Carabidae (Coleoptera) to Intensive Biomass Harvesting and Soil Compaction in Aspen Stands of the Huron-Manistee National Forest, Oscoda County, Michigan, Robert Haack, Robert E. Acciavatti, Robert L. Davidson, and Toby Petrice

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    Instar Head Widths, Individual Biomass, and Development Rate of Forest Tent Caterpillar, Malacosoma Disstria (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), At Two Densities in the Laboratory, Jocelyn M. Muggli and William E. Miller

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    Introduction to Special Issue on Tolkien and Psychology, Kristine Larsen, Sara Brown, and Christopher Vaccaro

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    Invertebrate Communities Associated with Three Early Phases of a Prairie Restoration Project, Tracy R. Evans, Meredith J. Mahoney, E. D. Cashatt, Bryon W. Cross, Geert R. de Snoo, and C. J.M. Musters

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    Investigating π0 and η Production from STAR 2013 Endcap Calorimeter Data, Lucas Opiola and Quinten Metts

     

    Investigation of Traffic Counter Accuracy for Horse-Drawn Vehicles, Ellie McCauley and Jay Grossman

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    J.R.R. Tolkien in Central Europe: Context, Directions, and the Legacy (2023), edited by Janka Kaščáková and David Levente Palatinus, Andrew Higgins

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    Just War, Pacifism, and Inevitability of Conflict: Tolkien’s Changing Attitudes to War, Alexander Retakh

     

    Juvenile Competency in Indiana: A Comparative Analysis of Legal Statutes and Forensic Psychological Guidelines, Lindsey Ortiz Bautista, Abby Thompson, Bryanna Bass, Allie Kom, David Ankerberg, Kaori Hamatani Floyd, Kisie Temu, Madison Small, Megan Goff, and Rylee Garza-Valtierra

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    Learning to Think Like a River Rat: Understanding Place and Identity Beyond the Nature/Society Divide, Nicholas Baxter

     

    Life Becomes Art: How Franz Schubert's Music Reflects his Life, Chris DeGard

     

    Liposome Size Control for Lymphatic Drug Delivery, Anna Fay, Makayla Mann, Kaspar Sepp, and Lauren Sestito

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    Localized Field Migration of the Adult Alfalfa Weevil, Clover Leaf Weevil, and Clover Root Curculio (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), and Its Implication for a Fall Pest Management Program, Robert D. Pausch, Stephen J. Roberts, Robert J. Barney, and Edward J. Armbrust

     

    Maggots are Hot: Determining the Temperature Maggots Experience during Myiasis, Kristi Bugajski, Arturo Baranda, and Eris Nantz

     

    Measurement of the shielding factor of the Magnetically Shielded Room for the nEDM experiment at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Aiden Koch

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    Melin: Academic Reference Manager, Harris Gustafson

     

    Microbial Reactions to Microplastics in Varying pH Conditions, Peter Cammarano and Sara Dick

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    Micromobility Paths at Valparaiso University, Veronica Melo and Connor McMahon

     

    Mindfulness in the Military: A Weaponization of Buddhism, Sofia Portugal

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    Mission and Editorial Policy

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    Mixed Species Feeding Assemblages of Planthopper Nymphs (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea), S. W. Wilson and J. E. McPherson

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    Mobilizing Discord on the United States’ Many Borders: Critical Social Science and Geopolitical Complexity, Margath Walker

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    Modeling Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in Aging Residential Buildings: The Impact of Temperature Control Systems on Occupant Behavior and Energy Consumption, Julia Radcliffe

     

    Modular and Scalable Biosignal Learning Platform, Hugo Salamon, Georges El-Howayek, and Reva Johnson

     

    Monitoring Cavitation in a Cetrifugal Pump, Julia Radcliffe and Gil Guinto

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    Monstrous Feminine, Deviant Mother: Tolkien’s Shelob and the Grotesque Maternal, Sara Brown

     

    More Doodles than Details? A Look at Children's Book Illustrations, Ana Bozinovsky, Meghan McCann, and Sophia Zisterer

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    Moths of the Douglas Lake Region (Emmet and Cheboygan Counties), Michigan: VIII. Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera), Brian Scholtens

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    Moths of the Douglas Lake Region (Emmet and Cheboygan Counties), Michigan: VII. Tortricidae (Lepidoptera), Brian G. Scholtens and Michael Sabourin

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    Mourning and Melancholia in The Lord of the Rings, Ali Mirzabayati

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    Movie Recommendation System, Vinay Karre

     

    Native plant species show differential growth when planted at low and high densities, as well as in mixed species plantings, Alyssa Suprenant, Gavin S. Tabor, and Lilli Goss-Peirce

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    New Records of Aulacigaster neoleucopeza Mathis and Freidberg (Diptera: Schizophora: Aulacigastridae) from Wisconsin, Daniel K. Young and Craig M. Brabant

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    New Wisconsin State Records for Symmerus (Diptera: Ditomyiidae) and Synneuron (Diptera: Canthyloscelidae), Daniel K. Young

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    Notes and new records for parasitoids of exotic drosophilids in Indiana, USA (Hymenoptera: Figitidae and Braconidae), Elizabeth Y. Long and M Andrew Johnston

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    Notes on the Biology and Damage of Two Acrobasis Species (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on Black Walnut in Michigan, Peter J. Martinat and William E. Wallner

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    NSE Bus Emulator for Valparaiso University ThinSat Project, Kenny Blanton and Ranger Scott

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    Observations on the Biology of the Slender Seedcorn Beetle, Clivina Impressifrons (Coleoptera: Carabidae), Robert D. Pausch and Lois M. Pausch

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    Occurrence of Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) in Wild Berries in Forested Areas of Marquette and Keweenaw Counties, Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Alexis M. Shatrau and Erika I. Hersch-Green

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    Odonata of Coastal Peatland Habitats Adjacent to Lake Superior in Wisconsin, Robert B. DuBois, Julie M. Pleski, William A. Smith, and Eric J. Epstein

     

    Open Source Flight Firmware Development for Autonomous Downlinking via SatNOGS, Blair Bram and Peter Sorenson

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    Open Source Step-by-Step Guide for Modifying Ride-On Cars: Accessible Opportunities to Empower Children with Disabilities, Ashley Velasquez, Quinn Brothers, Elliot Cook, Leah Pfister, Mason Pacyga, Reva E. Johnson, and Simon Sunblade

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    Optimization of Mordenite and Brooker's Merocyanine, Damon Virgo

     

    Optimizing Resource Planning for the Perfect Cup, Ben Gaddini, Matt Latzke, and Joel Osterhus

     

    Paradox, Trinity A. Costilla

     

    Pd(0)-Catalyzed TMM Cycloadditions with Epoxide-Modified Precursors: A New Approach to 5-Membered Ring Synthesis, Nolan Brezina, Johana Parrillo, and Kevin Jantzi

     

    Pedestrian Traffic Analysis for Building Site Selection: A Valparaiso University Case Study, Andre Durand and Jay Grossman

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    Perceiving the Perceiver: “Viewing” Sauron Through the Gestalt Theory of Perception, Cameron Bourquein

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    Pest and disease detection in corn with AI, Suma Dommati

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    Phyllopalpus pulchellus Uhler, the Handsome Trig (Orthoptera: Gryllidae), A Confirmed Michigan Resident, Mark F. O'Brien and Julie A. Craves

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    Predicting Chronic Disease Onset Using Wearable Data, Irshad Shaik

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    Predicting Running Backs Yearly Salary Based on On-Field Performance, Kristian Simakoski

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    Predictive Models for Health Monitoring in Wearable Devices, Manideep Akkinapelli

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    Prefatory Notes

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    Preserving What Matters: A Multimodal Approach to Maintaining Fat-Free Mass During Anti-Obesity Medication Based Weight Loss, Sarah Gore

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    Probing Gluon Contribution to Proton Spin with STAR 2015 Endcap Electromagnetic Calorimeter Data, Christopher Noga

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    Probing medicinal plants for novel antimicrobial compounds, Edgar Padilla, Sabrina Ezell, Leah Streetman, and Nolan Brezina

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    Production and maintenance of proper neuron numbers in the developing and aging retina by Nell2, Adelyn R. Carney, Cory Meyers, Timmy Benz, Chizu M. Nakamoto, and Masaru Nakamoto

     

    Progress Towards New Antimicrobial Agents, Abigail Burton, Brooke Ferkull, Danielle Orozco-Nunnelly, and Jeffrey Pruet

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    Quantitative Comparisons of Three Colocated Air Samplers with Simultaneous PM2.5 [Particulate Matter] Measurements, Emma G. Bollech, Abraham Orozco, and Christopher Iceman

     

    Raising the Bar(bell): A Gender Analysis of College Students’ Views, Attitudes, and Behaviors Surrounding Gym Participation, Megan Goff

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    Redescription of the female of Oobius depressus (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), newly found in Michigan, U.S.A., Serguei V. Triapitsyn, Toby R. Petrice, and Vladimir V. Berezovskiy

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    Rediscovery of Eucerceris zonata (Say, 1823) (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae), a Species thought to be Extirpated in Canada, Ludovic Leclerc, Deanna Dodgson, and Matthias Buck

     

    Reflections of the People, Megan Wentz

     

    Reported Bias Incidents in Northwest Indiana: An Examination of Newspaper Accounts, Sophia C. Brown and James Old

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    Report of a Native Foodplant for Haploa Confusa (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae), Thomas J. Rosatti

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    Report of New Trichoptera Records for Ohio, David B. MacLean and Bonnie K. MaClean

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    Representing Middle-earth: Tolkien, Form, and Ideology (2024), by Robert T. Tally, Jr., Andrew Higgins

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    Rescues, John Picard

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    Resonances of Universalism in Tolkien's Legendarium, Nick Polk

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    “Restless and uneasy…thin and stretched”: The Ring, The Ringbearers, and Bodies in Psychological Crisis in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings., Sara Brown

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    Reviewers and Referees

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    Riddles in the Dark (of Space), or, Further Adventures Romanticizing Astronomers’ Middle-earth Identified Research, Kristine Larsen

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    Seasonal Flight Patterns of Hemiptera in a North Carolina Black Walnut Plantation. 1. Pentatomoidea, J. E. McPherson and B. C. Weber

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    Security and Accessibility, Ryan Nguyen

     

    Sensit Technologies Swiss Army Programmer (SAP) App, Nate Beals and Aidan Vazquez

     

    Shaping Young Minds: The Role of Picture Books in Promoting Prosocial Behavior, Natalie Ensor, Meghan McCann, Emma Sherling, Katherine Naylor, Noemi Vela, Jordyn McNamara, and Nayeli Cuevas

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    Simulation of the Effects of Stand Factors on Spruce Budworm (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), W. P. Kemp, J. P. Nyrop, and G. A. Simmons

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    Sirex nigricornis (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) Oviposition Preference and Development in Relation to Host Age, and a Novel Live-Trapping System for Wood-Borers, Jessica A. Hartshorn, Larry D. Galligan, Ace J.W. Lynn-Miller, and Fred M. Stephen

     

    Sisterhood, Spirituality, and Self: How Women Negotiate Hybrid Femininities in Sorority Selection at a Faith-Based University, Noemi Vela

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    Size Reduction Southward in Michigan's Mustard White Butterfly, Pieris Napi (Lepidoptera: Pieridae), W. H. Wagner Jr. and Michael K. Hansen

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    Slavic influences in the Soviet adaptation of The Fellowship of the Rings, Martina Juričková

     

    Small Moments of Joy, Emma Jacobs

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    Social Isolation in Older Adults Transitioning to Assisted Living Facilities, Bryn Benzing, Alyssa Gonzalez, Adalynn Harper, Ariel Farrar, Riley Gaskill, Becca Haller, and Soniya Ottayil

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    Soil Metric Analysis Around Engquist Nature Preserve, Jack E. Colwell, Kora Morgan Stephey, Nicole L. Smar, and Jon-Paul McCool

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    Sounds of Battle and Battle of Sounds: Belliphonic in Tolkien, Ali Mirzabayati

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    Spatiotemporal Patterns of Population Decline in Oarisma poweshiek (Hesperiidae) in Michigan and Minnesota Between 1990 and 2013, Elise C. Rosengren and David A. Andow

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    Spatiotemporal Variation of Violet-Feeding Large Fritillaries (Euptoieta, Speyeria) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Central and Northern Wisconsin, Ann B. Swengel and Scott R. Swengel

     

    Start-Up Lost Time at Signals Using Countdown Timers, Leah Haman and Lilli Goss-Peirce

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    Statement from the Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences and Board of Directors

     

    Steady And Unsteady State Of Boeing 737 Airfoil, Gabriella Forde

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    Surveillance, Punishment, and Rebellion: The Eye of Sauron and Foucauldian Panopticism in J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Isabel M. Birge

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    Susceptibility of English Oak (Quercus robur) to the Twolined Chestnut Borer, Agrilus bilineatus (Coleoptera: Buprestidae): Observations from Michigan, Robert A. Haack and Richard W. Blank

     

    Synthesis and Optimization of Berberine Derivatives as Antimicrobial Agents, Brooke Ferkull, Juan Ostos Hernandez, Danielle Orozco-Nunnelly, and Jeffrey Pruet

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    The Biogeography of a Disjunct Plant-Insect Relationship: Thimbleberry and Diastrophis kincaidii (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) in the Great Lakes Region, Michael C. Rotter and Mac Strand

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    The Biology of the White Pine Sawfly, Neodiprion Pinetum (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae) in Wisconsin, Aunu Rauf and D. M. Benjamin

     

    “The Body of His Friendship”: Harmful and Healthy Masculinity in the Friendships of William Bankes in To the Lighthouse, Helen MacWilliams

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    The Caddisflies (Trichoptera) of an Undisturbed Lower Michigan Habitat, David C. Houghton

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    The “Chains” Of Command: Confronting The Role Of Gender In Perceptions Of Female Service Members’ Professionalism, Dani Schulz

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    The Cresset Occasional Paper: I, Valparaiso University and Gottfried Krodel

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    The Cresset Occasional Paper: III, Valparaiso University

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    The Cresset Reprints: Plum Creek Odyssey, Valparaiso University

     

    The design and development of a Square Koch Fractal Slot Antenna for the BCON-2 satellite mission, Ben Jones and Thaddeus Malatlian

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    The Distribution of the Pentatomoidea in the Northeastern Quarter of the United States (Hemiptera), J. E. McPherson

     

    The Eagle and the Dragon: US and Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America, Lucia Otten

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    The Effect of Midwest Precipitation Extremes on Growth Phenotypes in Arabidopsis thaliana: A Quantitative Genetics Perspective, Ashlee Swierc, Abby Boyle, and Jane Kenney-Hunt

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    The effect of temperature and vegetative substrate on the short-distance dispersal behavior of an invasive weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) to a protected dune thistle, Alyssa S. Hakes, Tina Czaplinska, and Monica Paniagua-Montoya

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    The Effect of Using Pelvic Floor Exercises Administered Through a Smartphone Application in Postpartum Women with Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Elizabeth A. Russell

     

    The Effects of Pristine and Aged Microplastics on Biofilm Formation and Antibiotic Production, Melanie Piunti and Sara Dick

     

    The Effects of Rear Spoilers on Automobiles, Ryan Matchen

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    The English and the Welsh: Tolkien’s Rewriting of History in the Legendarium, Alexander Retakh

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    The Etymology of the Beetle Name Lucanus Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae), H. D. Cameron

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    The European Antecedents of the Schmitt Box, Ronald Sterne Wilkinson

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    The Family Mantispidae (Insecta: Neuroptera) in North Dakota, Eduardo I. Faúndez

     

    The Impact of CREW in the Elementary Classroom, Abigail Hall

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    The Impact of Religiosity and Violence Prevention Programs on Violence amongst Adolescents in the U.S., Ngoc Nguyen, John Paulson, Quentin Maynard, and Thu T. Ha

     

    The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Nicaraguan Immigrants in Costa Rica, Callie Stillion

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    The Lake House, Vanessa Blakeslee

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    The Map of Wilderland: Ecocritical Reflections on Tolkien’s Myth of Wilderness (2022) by Amber Lehning, Andrew Higgins

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    The Mariner and his Astronomer Father: Victorian Masculinities in Númenor, Kristine Larsen

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    The MESS Project, Harris Gustafson, Sam Thyen, and Harley Eades

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    The Midwest’s New American Mother: The Story of Coeducation at the Valparaiso Male and Female College, Olivia Tambrini

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    The Mirror of Desire Unbidden: Retrieving the Imago Dei in Tolkien and Late Medieval English Literature (2024) by Giovanni Carmine Costabile, Łukasz Neubauer

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    The Moral Function of Invented Languages in J.R.R Tolkien's Legendarium, Mareike Huber

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    The Nameless Enemy: How Do You Solve a Problem Like “Mairon”?, Cameron Bourquein

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    The native and introduced bark and ambrosia beetles of Michigan (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae), Anthony I. Cognato, Nicolas Barc, Michael Philip, Robert Mech, Aaron D. Smith, Eric Galbraith, Andrew J. Storer, and Lawrence R. Kirkendall

     

    Theology And Videogames: Addressing The Incoherent Metanarrative Within Our Churches On Videogames, Frank Maldonado

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    The Only Thriller J.R.R. Tolkien (Never) Wrote: Jungian Shapes of Evil in “The New Shadow”, Martin Hauberg-Lund Laugesen and Bo Kampmann Walther

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    The Origin of Unidentified Infrared Emission Lines in Planetary Nebulae Environments, Abigail Proskurniak and Joel Osterhus

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    The Revolutionary Bone Hunter: Mary Leakey, the Real Scientist Who Developed Paleoanthropology, Courtney Rose Ledbetter

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    The Songs of the Spheres: Lewis, Tolkien and the Overlapping Realms of their Imaginations (2024), edited by Łukasz Neubauer and Guglielmo Spirito, G. Connor Salter

     

    The Spectrum of Feminism, Rayne Velazquez

     

    The Tate Phenomenon: Examining Social Media Influencers through the Lens of Weber and Freud, Andrew Attinger

     

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    The Tides Of Time, The Tides Of Fate, And The Power Of Song, Tom Hillman

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    The Wheel of Fire: An Obsessive-Compulsive Reading of Frodo Baggins, Andreas J.W. Minshew

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    The X3 Guitar Processor: A Software Adaptation of Vintage Analog Technology, Jacob Griffin

     

    Tidal Wound, Hope Lukasik

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    Tolkien and Attachment Theory : a Theory to Bind Them All?, Lelie Bremont

     

    Transforming Sales Data into Business Insights with Front-End Innovation, Akshita Sangam, Rahel Ahmed Mohammed, Umamaheswari Balla, Neha Bandi, Sai Charan Chakravarthy Balusu, and Haydar Cukurtepe

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    Túrin Was Dead: To Begin With. Death, Fate, And A Happy Ending In The Book of Lost Tales, Thomas Hillman PhD

     

    Turning Angels in Devils: The Portrayal of Christianity in Anime, Micah Koppang

     

    Unequal Beginnings: The Motherhood Penalty and the Struggle for Paid Maternity Leave in the U.S., Aubree Wallen

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    Using Computational Fluid Dynamics to Examine Fluctuating Pressure in Pitot Tube Measurements, Samuel Starkenburg

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    Validation of a PETE Timing Model for the Oriental Fruit Moth in Michigan and Central California (Lepidoptera: Olethreutidae), B. A. Croft, M. F. Michels, and R. E. Rice

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    Variations, Leandro Fefer

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    VOLUME 27, ISSUE 2 FULL CONTENTS

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    “Walk no more in the shadows, but awake!”: Faramir’s Journey from Family Dysfunction and Grief to the Intimate Space in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Rachel Crane

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    Western Photography, Bradley Clompus

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    “What Ship Will Bear Me Ever Back”: Woundedness and the Western Sea, Janet Brennan Croft

     

    What's On Your Mind?, Jay Bradley

     

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    Who’s That?: Prevalence of Anthropomorphism in Children’s Literature, Mary Beth Mihevc, Kaitlyn Moore, and Larissa Martins Pina

     

    Why do students at Valparaiso University choose to major in education, change their major to education, or leave the education program, and what factors influence these decisions?, Connor Lockwood

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    Wizard, Demon, Cat; Reformer, Satanist, Bureaucrat: a Diachronic Analysis of Three Modes of Sauron in the Legendarium in Light of The Book of Lost Tales, Cameron Bourquein

     

    Writer's Block, Kiana Nunez

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    Xiphydria prolongata (Hymenoptera: Xiphydriidae): First North American Hosts and State Records for Connecticut and New York, Chris T. Maier and David R. Smith

 
 
 

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