Hempcrete Curtain Walls,
2024
Eastern Illinois University
Hempcrete Curtain Walls, Anh Bui
2024 Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Activity - Documents
This research aims to scrutinize the performance, durability, and viability of hempcrete in curtain wall applications—an exploration critical to advancing sustainable construction practices. Comprising hemp hurds and lime binders, hempcrete stands as an emerging sustainable building material with promising ecological benefits. Despite its potential, there exists a notable research gap concerning its application in curtain walls, which demand rigorous structural and weatherproofing standards. The primary objective is to subject full-scale hempcrete curtain wall assemblies to ASTM standard test methods, comparing their performance with conventional materials like stone and glass. The research hypothesis posits that hempcrete will exhibit satisfactory strength, fire …
The Electric Vehicle Supply Chain Ecosystem: Changing Roles Of Automotive Suppliers,
2024
Illinois State University
The Electric Vehicle Supply Chain Ecosystem: Changing Roles Of Automotive Suppliers, Sandeep Jagani, Erika Marsillac, Paul Hong
Information Technology & Decision Sciences Faculty Publications
The automotive industry is evolving due to the increasing adoption of Electric Vehicles (EVs). This transition has impacted automotive vehicles and led to profound changes in the supply chain ecosystem. Through a comprehensive review of the available literature and industry reports, this research investigates the automotive industry’s transition towards EVs and subsequent supply chain transformation, focusing on the changing roles of automotive suppliers. In this paper, we assess these transformations from economic, environmental, and strategic viewpoints. We examine the impact of these changes on supplier relationships, supplier OEM collaboration, and new entrants’ potential for disruption, as well as propose strategies …
A Review Of Hybrid Cyber Threats Modelling And Detection Using Artificial Intelligence In Iiot,
2024
Cardiff University
A Review Of Hybrid Cyber Threats Modelling And Detection Using Artificial Intelligence In Iiot, Yifan Liu, Shancang Li, Xinheng Wang, Li Xu
Information Technology & Decision Sciences Faculty Publications
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has brought numerous benefits, such as improved efficiency, smart analytics, and increased automation. However, it also exposes connected devices, users, applications, and data generated to cyber security threats that need to be addressed. This work investigates hybrid cyber threats (HCTs), which are now working on an entirely new level with the increasingly adopted IIoT. This work focuses on emerging methods to model, detect, and defend against hybrid cyber attacks using machine learning (ML) techniques. Specifically, a novel ML-based HCT modelling and analysis framework was proposed, in which regularisation and Random Forest …
The Past And The Promised Future Of Supersonic Flight,
2024
Kennesaw State University
The Past And The Promised Future Of Supersonic Flight, Rowan Seskin
Emerging Writers
The commercial aviation industry is extremely competitive, and constant innovation is an essential part of its success. In 1976, the Concorde raised the stakes by more than doubling the cruising speed of existing airliners. However, a handful of issues plagued the aircraft until its eventual retirement in November of 2003. Since then, no airliner has successfully taken its place, but the tides are turning. In my research, I investigated the factors that led to the Concorde's demise and examined the steps currently being taken to overcome those challenges.
Nike's Product Recommendation System And Incorporation Of Ai,
2024
University of Montana
Nike's Product Recommendation System And Incorporation Of Ai, Quinton Truman Lamers
Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts
No abstract provided.
The Fourth Industrial Paradigm: The Emergence Of Artificial Intelligence As A Business Tool For Startups And Technology Companies,
2024
Colby College
The Fourth Industrial Paradigm: The Emergence Of Artificial Intelligence As A Business Tool For Startups And Technology Companies, Evan Barr
Honors Theses
Society is currently living in an era known as the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR 4.0), which is primarily defined by technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, which provide prediction capabilities for businesses across all industries. But how are small technology companies and startup businesses navigating the influx of future possibilities of AI? This thesis examines how governments and consulting firms portray the future possibilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Using Sheila Jasanoff’s concept of sociotechnical imaginaries, the research explores how these imaginaries shape AI narratives through primary documents like the Biden Administration's "Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights" and McKinsey & …
Sustainable Frameworks & The Circular Economy Within Digital Marketing & Advertising Agency Groups,
2024
Colby College
Sustainable Frameworks & The Circular Economy Within Digital Marketing & Advertising Agency Groups, Angelique Bautista
Honors Theses
Digital marketing significantly contributes to the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of marketing and advertising agencies. Despite efforts towards corporate sustainability, discrepancies in carbon accounting and sustainability practices persist across the industry. An increasingly relevant topic for many industries is the circular economy (CE). It is concerned with creating a structured and cyclical sustainable practice and/or operation. This research paper examines the intersection of the CE and environmental sustainability initiatives in global digital marketing, analyzing sustainability efforts and ordinances up to April 2024, alongside theories from Science and Technology Studies (STS). Then, CE principles are explored more in-depth and the sociotechnological …
Innovation Originators,
2024
Lewis & Clark Law School
Innovation Originators, Tabrez Y. Ebrahim, Rafeel Wasif
Michigan Technology Law Review
Asian Americans are one of the most striking and undertheorized ethnic groups in the field of innovation. While a prolific ethnic group when it comes to being named as inventors on U.S. patents, very little has been written on this observation, perhaps because of previously limited datasets and unwieldy data analysis on ethnic backgrounds about patenting at the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). Research on inventor diversity and ethnicity in innovation has begun to explore some ethnic groups, but a more holistic account should focus on one particular overlooked group. Recently, entrepreneurship studies concerning ethnicity have shown that …
Advanced Air Mobility, Economic Impacts, And Equity Considerations,
2024
Old Dominion University
Advanced Air Mobility, Economic Impacts, And Equity Considerations, Robert M. Mcnab
Economics Faculty Publications
Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) may, in the coming decades, result in tens of thousands of new jobs and billions of dollars in additional economic activity. While much of the discussion surrounding AAM focuses on the technical aspects of the nascent industry, estimates of the potential economic impact vary significantly. Much less attention has been paid in the literature to potential externalities, positive and negative, and how these externalities may impact estimates of economic impact. We argue that much work remains to be done before policy advisors and decisions makers can formulate and implement strategies based on the projections of future …
Energy Efficiency In Additive Manufacturing: Condensed Review,
2024
Tennessee Tech University
Energy Efficiency In Additive Manufacturing: Condensed Review, Ismail Fidan, Vivekanand Naikwadi, Suhas Alkunte, Roshan Mishra, Khalid Tantawi
Engineering Technology Faculty Publications
Today, it is significant that the use of additive manufacturing (AM) has growing in almost every aspect of the daily life. A high number of sectors are adapting and implementing this revolutionary production technology in their domain to increase production volumes, reduce the cost of production, fabricate light weight and complex parts in a short period of time, and respond to the manufacturing needs of customers. It is clear that the AM technologies consume energy to complete the production tasks of each part. Therefore, it is imperative to know the impact of energy efficiency in order to economically and properly …
Digitalization Of Railway Transportation Through Ai-Powered Services: Digital Twin Trains,
2024
Virginia Commonwealth University
Digitalization Of Railway Transportation Through Ai-Powered Services: Digital Twin Trains, Salih Sarp, Murat Kuzlu, Vukica Jovanovic, Zekeriya Polat, Ozgur Guler
Engineering Technology Faculty Publications
Digitalization is a key concept that transformed the various industries through technologies like Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Digital Twin (DT). Although innovations provided by the advancement of digitalization have paved the way for more efficient operations and products for transportation, the rail transportation sector struggles to keep up with the rest of the transportation industry, since trains are designed to last for decades, and the insufficient infrastructure investment leads to multiple railroad derailments across the globe. Therefore, the primary aim is to transform current railway systems into human-centric, adaptable, sustainable and future-proof networks, aligning with Industry …
Assessing Performance Optimization Strategies In Cloud-Native Environments Through Containerization And Orchestration Analysis,
2024
Georgia Southern University
Assessing Performance Optimization Strategies In Cloud-Native Environments Through Containerization And Orchestration Analysis, Daniel E. Ukene
College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations
This thesis comprises three distinct, yet interconnected studies addressing critical aspects of web infrastructure management. We begin by studying containerization via Docker and its impact on web server performance, focusing on Apache and Nginx hosted on virtualized environments. Through meticulous load testing and analysis, we provide insights into the comparative performance of these servers, adding users of this technology know which webservers to leverage when hosting their webservice along alongside the infrastructure to host it on. Next, we expand our focus to examine the performance of caching systems, namely Redis and Memcached, across traditional VMs and Docker containers. By comparing …
The Impacts Of Hype And Competition On The Valuations Of Privately-Held U.S. Software Startups,
2024
Claremont Colleges
The Impacts Of Hype And Competition On The Valuations Of Privately-Held U.S. Software Startups, Karan Sudhir Goel
CMC Senior Theses
The impacts of internal conditions on startup valuations have been well studied, but external factors such as market hype and competition have been more restricted to public company valuation research. With soaring valuations in the Generative AI market, an analysis of the relation of hype and competition to startup valuations is timely. I test three hypotheses: (1) More hype about certain business or tech-focused topics is associated with higher valuations for startups operating in those areas (2) More competition is associated with lower valuations for startups (3) The positive effect of hype on valuations is offset by the negative effect …
Towards Algorithmic Justice: Human Centered Approaches To Artificial Intelligence Design To Support Fairness And Mitigate Bias In The Financial Services Sector,
2024
Claremont Colleges
Towards Algorithmic Justice: Human Centered Approaches To Artificial Intelligence Design To Support Fairness And Mitigate Bias In The Financial Services Sector, Jihyun Kim
CMC Senior Theses
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has positively transformed the Financial services sector but also introduced AI biases against protected groups, amplifying existing prejudices against marginalized communities. The financial decisions made by biased algorithms could cause life-changing ramifications in applications such as lending and credit scoring. Human Centered AI (HCAI) is an emerging concept where AI systems seek to augment, not replace human abilities while preserving human control to ensure transparency, equity and privacy. The evolving field of HCAI shares a common ground with and can be enhanced by the Human Centered Design principles in that they both put humans, the user, at …
Leadership In Startups: How Founder Personality And Leadership Behaviors Impact Startup Success And Psychological Safety,
2024
Claremont McKenna College
Leadership In Startups: How Founder Personality And Leadership Behaviors Impact Startup Success And Psychological Safety, Ria Passi, Ronald Riggio
CMC Senior Theses
New ventures created by entrepreneurs are crucial to the economy and to the diffusion of innovative technologies. However, startups often operate in highly uncertain environments characterized by constrained resources, lack of established processes, and complex market dynamics. Despite surges in startup investment, the failure rate for new ventures remains high, making it crucial to understand the factors that can contribute to their success. This thesis explores how founder personalities, leadership styles, and cultivating psychological safety impact startup performance and growth trajectories. Founder personality traits like openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness are positively associated with securing funding, achieving exit opportunities, and overall …
Artificial Intelligence And The Entertainment Industry,
2024
University of New Hampshire, Durham
Artificial Intelligence And The Entertainment Industry, Caroline Rae Mccarthy
Honors Theses and Capstones
Artificial intelligence is a fast-growing technology that is quickly taking over many industries, such as the entertainment industry. Artificial intelligence has the capability to replicate voices, create fake videos and photos, called deepfakes, of just about anything, and can practically bring people back to life. This technology, as it stands now, is similar to the wild west because in the vast majority of places, it’s lawless. Artificial intelligence is growing so rapidly that lawmakers haven’t had a chance to keep up. This paper explains more of what AI does in everyday life, and how its abilities can impact the entertainment …
Innovator Ecosystem Diversity As A Global Competitiveness Imperative,
2024
Emory University School of Law
Innovator Ecosystem Diversity As A Global Competitiveness Imperative, Margo A. Bagley
Faculty Articles
There are myriad ways that discrimination and bias can combine to profoundly limit inventor participation in the patent process. The utilitarian purpose of patents is to incentivize inventors to invent and disclose, so it makes sense to incentivize as large and as diverse a group as possible in order to maximize the likely output of innovative activity. This incentive is important in terms of our geopolitical aspirations as a country, but hopefully also because of our democratic commitment to provide opportunities for flourishing and reaching one's potential that are available to all.
Educational Application For Automated Analysis Of Movie's Narrative Structure Based On Editing Patterns Of Popular Thai Films,
2024
Graduate School
Educational Application For Automated Analysis Of Movie's Narrative Structure Based On Editing Patterns Of Popular Thai Films, Nuttanai Lertpreechapakdee
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
This study investigated the narrative structures of popular Thai films and introduced an innovative approach to film education through the development of ‘Movie’s Narrative Structure Analyzer’ (MOVSA) mobile application. Through the analysis of shot duration patterns using machine learning techniques, five distinct narrative structures were identified in popular Thai films from 2006 to 2022. These include the Classical Three-Act Structure, Reverse Classical Three-Act Structure, Classical Four-Act Structure, Reverse Classical Four-Act Structure, and Roller Coaster Structure, reflecting both universal narrative patterns and the unique storytelling styles of Thai cinema. To further explore the implications of these narrative structures, the study examined …
Assessing Sustainable Innovation Development Potential Of Organizations In Emerging Economies,
2024
Graduate School
Assessing Sustainable Innovation Development Potential Of Organizations In Emerging Economies, Weena Chamlertwat
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
This thesis introduces an innovative approach to assessing the sustainable innovation development potential of organizations in emerging economies by developing a comprehensive assessment framework. This framework is tailored to address the challenges and opportunities in these regions. The extensive literature review identified four key dimensions essential for sustainable innovation development: Sustainability Orientation, Systemic Thinking, Stakeholder Inclusion, and Resilience, each further divided into three sub-dimensions, resulting in a detailed and comprehensive assessment framework comprising twelve sub-dimensions. Empirical validation using data from organizations in Thailand confirms the framework's reliability and effectiveness, reinforcing its applicability. The research led to the creation of the …
ระบบบำรุงรักษาอัจฉริยะสำหรับการจัดการการดำเนินงานโรงแรม,
2024
บัณฑิตวิทยาลัย
ระบบบำรุงรักษาอัจฉริยะสำหรับการจัดการการดำเนินงานโรงแรม, ธนเศรษฐ์ โอชาญสิริ
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
วิทยานิพนธ์ฉบับนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาแนวทางการสร้างระบบบำรุงรักษาสำหรับการจัดการการดำเนินงานโรงแรมในประเทศไทย ผ่านการศึกษาปัจจัยที่เกี่ยวข้อง ทดสอบต้นแบบ ประเมินการยอมรับจากผู้ใช้งาน และวิเคราะห์ความเป็นไปได้ทางการตลาด งานวิจัยนี้ใช้วิธีการวิจัยเชิงพัฒนาผ่านการวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลทุติยภูมิจากวรรณกรรมและข้อมูลปฐมภูมิจากการวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพและเชิงปริมาณ เริ่มต้นจากการสัมภาษณ์ผู้เชี่ยวชาญ 15 คน และเก็บข้อมูลจากแบบสอบถาม 455 ชุด ร่วมกับการวิเคราะห์สายคุณค่าและการหารากสาเหตุของปัญหา ปัจจัยสำคัญที่พบ ได้แก่ การออกแบบระบบ คุณลักษณะของใบสั่งงาน การจัดสรรงาน การวางแผนงาน คุณภาพบุคลากร และความพร้อมของเครื่องมือ ส่วนตัวชี้วัดประสิทธิภาพ ได้แก่ ระยะเวลา ต้นทุน การจัดการข้อมูล และคุณภาพบริการ ข้อมูลที่ได้ถูกนำมาพัฒนาต้นแบบระบบบำรุงรักษา โดยใช้หลักการหาค่าที่เหมาะสมที่สุดแบบหลายวัตถุประสงค์และการเรียนรู้ด้วยเครื่อง เพื่อช่วยจัดกลุ่มข้อมูลให้สอดคล้องกับบริบทของโรงแรม จากนั้นนำไปทดสอบในโรงแรมต้นแบบ 5 แห่ง และปรับปรุงตามคำแนะนำของผู้ใช้งาน 15 คน เมื่อทดลองใช้งานจริง ผู้ใช้งาน 36 คนให้การยอมรับระบบสูงถึงร้อยละ 94.44 การศึกษาความเป็นไปได้ในเชิงพาณิชย์แสดงให้เห็นว่าระบบมีศักยภาพในตลาด โดยมีระยะเวลาคืนทุนประมาณ 2 ปี 1 เดือน
