Russell Gormsen (coatcity4)

This paper, to the best of our knowledge, represents the very first instance of using capsule neural networks to detect fake news across multiple languages. By focusing on labor input and a survey of Japanese workers, this study develops a novel method for estimating the compliance costs of rules and regulations. The findings demonstrate that labor hours dedicated to meeting regulatory standards represent over 20% of the total labor input. The finance and insurance industry, as measured by cost, leads the pack, with the health and welfare industry placing a close second. The cost burden is further concentrated within large-scale enterprises. A 50% reduction in these costs is anticipated to bring about an approximate 8% improvement in overall economic productivity. Youth escaping foster care environments are vulnerable to dangers, compromising their safety and health, and exposing them to higher chances of negative child welfare outcomes. A person-centered lens, combined with a concurrent mixed-methods approach, guided this study's investigation of runaway risk, amplifying the perspectives of young people. By combining these methods, we can discover new ways to support youth in placements outside their home environment. Administrative data, encompassing youth aged 12 and above in foster care, was gathered from a Kansas foster care agency. This was supplemented by interviews with 20 youth in the same age group. The study of runaway risk among youth in care employed latent class analysis, followed by multinomial logistic regression, to determine if subpopulations characterized by differential runaway risk exist and to identify if these subpopulations predict runaway behavior. A thematic analysis, employing a modified analytic inductive approach, investigated qualitative data to understand pivotal life experiences potentially influencing the decision to flee care. Results yielded four distinct sub-populations whose profiles were shaped by their prior family and system engagements. Furthermore, class affiliation, gender, the number of siblings, and age were statistically significant predictors of runway conduct. Five key thematic areas pertaining to life experiences, identified through youth interviews, explain the mitigating or exacerbating factors for runaway behaviors among youth. Recommendations from this study are clustered in three main areas: (1) improving family engagement and maintaining connections for youth with their identified family and non-relative kin; (2) supporting service models that honor and empower youth voices, choices, and family relationships; and (3) improving placement standards and providing personalized services. We utilized a community-based participatory research strategy to conduct a survey of 218 food pantry clients in the South Bronx, thereby investigating the causes of food insecurity and childhood hunger. In adjusted multiple regression models, the presence of one or more children and a lack of health insurance were found to be statistically significant risk factors for food insecurity. Having a graduate degree, health insurance, and Spanish spoken at home demonstrated a statistically significant protective effect against childhood hunger. Symptoms of depression were positively correlated with food insecurity and experiences of childhood hunger. The regularity of food pantry visits had no measurable impact on the levels of food insecurity and childhood hunger. This research indicates that families with multiple children and lacking health insurance in the South Bronx are a key demographic to prioritize for improvements in food security. COVID-19's impact on food security and benefit schemes is analyzed from a social policy perspective as well. The COVID-19 pandemic's impact, along with the associated preventative measures, had a diverse range of effects on foster youth and foster care parents. The impact of educational alterations during the first two