/** * Advanced Taxonomy Reengineering - SJB Final Interceptor * Optimized for AcademicCareers.com */ (function() { const reengineerCategories = () => { const selectNodes = document.querySelectorAll('select[name="categories[]"]'); selectNodes.forEach(selectElement => { if (selectElement.dataset.reengineered === 'true') return; const $select = window.jQuery ? jQuery(selectElement) : null; // 1. Destroy existing widget to modify underlying DOM structure if ($select && $select.data("ech-multiselect")) { $select.multiselect('destroy'); } const optionsArray = Array.from(selectElement.options); let currentOptGroup = null; optionsArray.forEach(option => { const text = option.text; // 2. Identify "Header" markers and create