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Item Pooja, Sir (Narrative Feature Film)(2024-08-29) Rauniyar, DeepakA taut police procedural set against the volatile backdrop of the India-Nepal border, POOJA, SIR is the third feature film by Deepak Rauniyar. The film had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival in August 2024—one of the most prestigious film festivals globally, recognized at the same level as Cannes and Berlin. It received widespread critical acclaim, with Screen International Daily calling it “a spare, affecting thriller… builds to a resolution that does more than simply answer whodunit.” The Film Fest Post described it as “one of Venice Film Festival’s most remarkable and must-watch entries this year” and praised its “visionary direction.” Other critics highlighted its “unique blend of social realism and Hollywood thriller aesthetics.” Since its Venice premiere, POOJA, SIR has screened at over two dozen major international film festivals, including Tallinn Black Nights, Göteborg, Busan, Thessaloniki, and Mumbai, further solidifying its global recognition. The film is set for theatrical release in multiple countries, including Nepal and the U.S. this March, followed by a summer rollout across most of Europe and Australia. Additionally, the UK’s Channel 4 has acquired its broadcast rights. Notable festival premieres (so far): World Premiere: Venice International Film Festival (Aug 28 – Sept 7, 2024) FilmFest Hamburg (Sep. 26 - Oct. 5, 2024) Busan International Film Festival (Oct. 2 - 11, 2024) MAMI Mumbai Film Festival (Oct. 19 - 24, 2024) Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Oct. 31 - Nov. 10, 2024) Dharamshala International Film Festival (Nov. 7 - 10, 2024) Mezipatra Queer Film Festival, Prague & Brno (Nov. 7 - 22, 2024) San Diego Asian Film Festival (Nov. 7 - 16, 2024) World Film Festival of Bangkok (Nov. 7 - 17, 2024) PÖFF: Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (Nov. 8 - 24, 2024) QCinema International Film Festival, Manila (Nov. 8 - 17, 2024) Films From the South Norway (Nov. 9 - 17, 2024) International Film Festival of Kerala (Dec. 13 - 20, 2024) Goteborg International Film Festival (Jan. 24 - Feb. 2, 2025)Item Mechanical computing with transmissive snapping of kirigami shells(Wiley, 2024-10) Yang, Yi; Feng, Jin; Holmes, Douglas P.Continuum shape‐morphing structures with the capability to encode memory and execute logic operations have garnered significant interest for the development of mechanical systems with embodied intelligence and soft robots. Achieving the integration of memory and computing within a mechanical system necessitates building blocks that possess a range of tunable, metastable states. Prior efforts have been dedicated to constructing mechanical memory and logic through the exploitation of snap‐through instabilities in multistable structures. Typically, the creation of each logic gate demands a distinct structural design. Here, presents an unconventional design strategy that leverages a single kirigami architecture to perform and switch between multiple fundamental logic operations. By utilizing the kirigami architecture as the fundamental element, mechanical signal transmission is demonstrated and half‐adder computations are performed. It is envisioned that this design strategy can be applied to a wide range of materials and structures, and reduce the complexity of developing materials systems with embodied intelligence.Item Methodism and American Empire Reflections on Decolonizing the Church(Abingdon Press, 2023) Scott, David William; Maia, FilipeThrough historical analyses and theological reflections, this volume chronicles the formation of an understanding of The United Methodist Church since the mid-20th century that is both global and at the same time dominated by American ...Item Decolonizing Wesleyan Theology: Theological Engagements from the Underside of Methodism(Cascade Books, 2024-02-15) Maia, FilipeItem The haunting of liberation: Derrida and Dussel, three decades later(2022-11-19) Maia, FilipeItem Carbonate chimneys at the highly productive Point Dume methane seep: fine-scale mineralogical, geochemical, and microbiological heterogeneity reflects dynamic and long-lived methane-metabolizing habitats(Wiley, 2024) Schroedl, Peter; Silverstein, Michael; DiGregorio, Daisy; Blättler, Clara L.; Loyd, Sean; Bradbury, Harold J.; Edwards, R. Lawrence; Marlow, JeffreyMethane is a potent greenhouse gas that enters the marine system in large quantities at seafloor methane seeps. At a newly discovered seep site off the coast of Point Dume, CA, ~ meter-scale carbonate chimneys host microbial communities that exhibit the highest methane-oxidizing potential recorded to date. Here, we provide a detailed assessment of chimney geobiology through correlative mineralogical, geochemical, and microbiological studies of seven chimney samples in order to clarify the longevity and heterogeneity of these highly productive systems. U-Th dating indicated that a methane-driven carbonate precipitating system at Point Dume has existed for ~20 Kyr, while millimeter-scale variations in carbon and calcium isotopic values, elemental abundances, and carbonate polymorphs revealed changes in carbon source, precipitation rates, and diagenetic processes throughout the chimneys' lifespan. Microbial community analyses revealed diverse modern communities with prominent anaerobic methanotrophs, sulfate-reducing bacteria, and Anaerolineaceae; communities were more similar within a given chimney wall transect than in similar horizons of distinct structures. The chimneys represent long-lived repositories of methane-oxidizing communities and provide a window into how carbon can be transformed, sequestered, and altered over millennia at the Point Dume methane seep.Item Interactive drumming, inclusion, and authentic connection(Percussive Arts Society, 2024-02-19) Smith, GarethItem Meaningfulness in DIY/DIWO music making and learning: a duoethnographic exploration of a rock band and a high school choir(SAGE Publications, 2025-01-17) Smith, Gareth Dylan; Lee, Austina FrancesThis article presents two authors’ duoethnographic exploration of meaningfulness in the do-it-yourself/do-it-with-others (DIY/DIWO) contexts of an independent rock band in the United Kingdom and a high school choir in the United States. The authors’ duoethnographic method also models a DIY/DIWO approach to scholarship, fostering a collaborative ethos founded in mutual trust and authentic connection. Meaningfulness is explored in relation to themes of fun, fulfillment, friendship and familiality, which are integral to the experiences and ethos of the musicians and scholars involved. This article concludes by suggesting ways in which the DIY/DIWO practices and contexts explored, might point to modes of engagement that can foster successful intimate, sustained relationships in arts, education and research.Item A durable spirituality: John Sung's ministry in China(2023-11-01) Ireland, DarylItem Overcoming international student matriculation challenges(IGI Global, 2024-12-02) Stoller, GregoryCollege tuition costs have increased more than two-fold, and the Educational Data Initiative anticipates an annual cost of $36,436 and a compound annual growth rate increase of 2% per year moving forward. According to the Journal of International Students, non-U.S. students are an attractive revenue source. However, due to geopolitics and immigration policies, the number of non-American students has declined in the past few years. Smaller colleges will be negatively affected. Global University is one such example. At one point, over one-third of its students were from outside the U.S., but 90% were still waiting to return to America to attend physically. This paper aims to analyze this university's challenges and then develop and discuss a comprehensive strategy as recommendations to Global University's leadership team.Item A nonlinear dimension for machine learning in optical disordered media(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2024-06) Wang, TianyuItem Distributed economic dispatch in power networks incorporating data center flexibility(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2025) Tsiligkaridis, Athanasios; Andrianesis, Panagiotis; Coskun, Ayse K.; Caramanis, Michael C.; Paschalidis, Ioannis Ch.We consider Data Centers (DCs) as flexible loads that can alter their power consumption to alleviate congestion in the electric power network. We model DCs using a queuing-theoretic view and we form a Quality of Service (QoS)-based cost function that signifies how well a DC can carry out its workload given an amount of active servers. We integrate DCs in a centralized economic dispatch problem that determines, apart from power generation, DC workload shifting and server utilization, while respecting transmission line constraints. We further present a tractable decentralized formulation obtained via Lagrangian decomposition, which we solve using a dual gradient ascent algorithm. Experimental results on a standard power network explore the system-wide benefits of DC flexibility in “coupled” data and power networks, emphasizing on the trade-offs between the DC location, QoS, and efficiency.Item Report on the potential impacts of property tax abatement on rental housing construction in Boston(Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 2024) Alejandro, Patricia; Carter, Mary Ellen; DiPasquale, Denise; Glaeser, Edward; Guren, adam; Willen, PaulItem Chekhov on drugs(2024-05-01) Corrigan, YuriItem Chekhov contemplates the void(Wiley, 2024-07) Corrigan, YuriItem Long-range MD electrostatics force computation on FPGAs(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2024-10) Bandara, Sahan; Ducimo, Anthony; Wu, Chunshu; Herbordt, MartinItem Accounting for the mirror principle and its exceptions in Causative-Applicative interactions: the case of isiXhosa(2024-03-26) Myler, Neil; Mali, ZoliswaItem Artificial intelligence and pain management: cautiously optimistic(Informa UK Limited, 2024-07-02) Srinivasan, Bhargav; Venkataraman, Archana; Raja, Srinivasa N.Item Support strategies are needed for women in STEM with childcare responsibilities(Nat Rev Bioeng, 2023-11-22) Hao, Liangliang; Boehnke, NatalieIn addition to systemic inequity, the lack of adequate parental leave conditions at many US institutions can negatively affect career trajectories for women in STEM. Support structures are needed at the institutional, departmental and funding agency level to promote the success of pregnant women and parents with childcare responsibilities in academia.Item The backstory to “Swaying the Public”: a design chronicle of election forecast visualizations(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2025-01) Yang, Fumeng; Cai, Mandi; Mortenson, Chloe; Fakhari, Hoda; Lokmanoglu, Ayse; Diakopoulos, Nicholas; Nisbet, Erik C.; Kay, Matthew