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Finite Element Study Of Acoustic Mode Force Transmission In A Loaded, Structural-Acoustical Tire Model, Rui Cao, J Stuart Bolton

Publications of the Ray W. Herrick Laboratories

Concerns about tire radiation noise arise from traffic planning, environmental and pedestrian safety stand-points, while from the vehicle passengers' perspective, noise transmitted to the vehicle interior is more im-portant: the latter concern is addressed in this paper. Tire vibration propagates through the vehicle suspension and causes objectionable interior noise; such noise is usually defined as structure-borne noise. Sound absorbing materials have good absorption properties at higher frequencies and are effective at eliminating airborne tire noise, which usually dominates above 500 Hz. Thus, the reduction of relatively low frequency structure-borne tire noise is a continuing focus of auto manufacturers. Among all …

An Ethical Framework For Library Publishing, Jason Boczar, Nina Collins, Rebel Cummings-Sauls, Terri Fishel, Valerie Horton, Harrison W. Inefuku, Sarah Melton, Joshua Neds-Fox, Wendy C. Robertson, Charlotte Roh, Melanie Schlosser, Jaclyn Sipovic, Camille Thomas, Monica Westin

LPC Publications

Inspired by discussions at the 2017 Library Publishing Forum, An Ethical Framework for Library Publishing 1.0 was created by the members of the Ethical Framework for Library Publishing Task Force, with the assistance of many community members who served as peer reviewers and workshop participants, as well as the staff of the Educopia Institute. The Framework introduces library publishers to important ethical considerations in a variety of areas and provides concrete recommendations and resources for ethical scholarly publishing. As the version number in the title suggests, the document is meant to evolve - to be updated and expanded over time. …

Dr. Jekyll Or Mr. Hyde? President Donald Trump’S Personality Profile As Perceived From Different Political Viewpoints, W. Keith Campbell, Courtland S. Hyatt, Donald R. Lynam, Joshua D. Miller

Department of Psychological Sciences Faculty Publications

The present research used an empirical, crowdsourced trait profiling approach to describe the personality of Trump that accounts for political views. Clinton (N=120) and Trump (N=118) voters rated Trump’s personality on the 30 facets of the Five Factor Model. Participants also provided perceived helpfulness and harmfulness ratings of the facets before and after the election. We treated these facet level ratings as trait profiles, which were transformed into estimates of personality disorders (PDs) and complex trait-based constructs based on expert profiles. Results suggest only modest agreement between Clinton and Trump voters on Trump’s personality. Clinton voters perceived much greater antagonism, …

What Predicts Medication Therapy Management Completion Rates? The Role Of Community Pharmacy Staff Characteristics And Beliefs About Medication Therapy Management, Omolola A. Adeoye-Olatunde, Leslie M. Lake, Spencer G. Lourens, Rachel E. Morris, Margie E. Snyder

Department of Pharmacy Practice Faculty Publications

Objectives: To model the association between pharmacy technicians' attitudes and planned behaviors toward participating in medication therapy management (MTM) and MTM completion rates. Secondary objectives included 1) to compare pharmacy technician and pharmacist attitudes and planned behaviors toward participating in MTM and 2) to identify respondent and pharmacy demographic factors associated with MTM completion rates.

Design: A 27-item survey, adapted from a previously published survey tool based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), was used to collect respondent perceptions of MTM. Study procedures were approved by the institutional review board.

Setting and participants: Pharmacy technicians and pharmacists representing 116 …

Found In Translation: Essays On Biblical Jewish Translation In Honor Of Leonard J. Greenspoon, James W. Barker, Anthony Ledonne, Joel N. Lohr

Purdue University Press Book Previews

Found in Translation is at once a themed volume on the translation of ancient Jewish texts and a Festschrift for Leonard J. Greenspoon, the Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Professor in Jewish Civilization and professor of classical and near Eastern studies and of theology at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Greenspoon has made significant contributions to the study of Jewish biblical translations, particularly the ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, known as the Septuagint. This volume comprises an internationally renowned group of scholars presenting a wide range of original essays on Bible translation, the influence of culture on …

Teaching Engineering Design Through Wearable Device Design Competition (Evaluation), Elena N. Veety, Jesse S. Sur, Hannah K. Elliott, James E. Lamberth Iii

Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER)

The Wearable Device Challenge was developed at the Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST). The Challenge is rooted in the research and innovation ecosystem of the Center and its vision: to have a transformational impact on the way doctors and patients manage wellness through wearable, self-powered health and environmental monitoring systems. At its core, the program teaches middle and high school teachers and students how to apply the engineering design process to solve real-world problems through a project-based approach. The program impacts several hundred students in North Carolina annually through real-world, relevant, …

Xp-Antarctik Expedition: The Effect Of A Month-Long Expedition In Antarctica On Physiological Performance, Andrée-Anne Parent, Daniel Martin, Sandra Morales, Jean Boucher, Alain-Steve Comtois

Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments

Antarctica is a challenging habitat for humans. A group of 6 explorers (3 women and 3 men) participated in an expedition in Antarctica. The objective was to observe the physiological acclimatization of the explorers using the following strategies: physical preparation, highcaloric nutritional intake, and the latest physiological monitoring and outdoor equipment. Anthropometric measures (dual x-ray absorptiometry), specific maximal aerobic test, maximal aerobic running speed test, submaximal aerobic cold testing, strength tests (grip strength, leg press and chin up), and endurance tests (bar suspension and chair position) were conducted pre- and post-expedition. Due to the sample size, a paired t-test was …

Including Fossil-Fuel Consumption Subsidies In The Gtap Data Base, Maksym Chepeliev, Robert Mcdougall, Dominique Van Der Mensbrugghe

Department of Agricultural Economics Faculty Publications

Historically fossil-fuel consumption subsidies have been one of the most widely used energy and public policy interventions. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), in 2014 they amounted to $493 billion worldwide, which is equivalent to 0.6% of global GDP. Their contribution is even more significant for most energy exporting countries, in many cases exceeding 5-15% of national GDP. However, despite their large magnitude, fossil-fuel consumption subsidies are not explicitly represented in most global economic databases and models, including the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) Data Base, as they are generally not captured by the input-output framework. In this paper, …

Assigning Responsibility To Ocean Pollution, Sophia Paul, Austin Sheetz

Purdue Policy Research Institute (PPRI) Policy Briefs

The Oceans cover 71% of the Earth’s surface and are home to an incredible amount of biodiversity. Marine plants produce 70% of the oxygen in the world’s atmosphere (National Geographic 2015), and oceans provide valuable resources that have driven both human culture and economic progress throughout history. Despite the ocean's evident importance to life on Earth, humanity has not worked with much effort to maintain their health.

Drone Policy Overview, Abby Lemert, Mikaela Meyer, Rider Mills, Jordan D. Paine, Ally Wong

Purdue Policy Research Institute (PPRI) Policy Briefs

Modern advances in unmanned aerial systems (UAS), or drones, have meant the proliferation of these aircraft throughout the United States (U.S.) that include uses for military, government, commerce, and recreation. Coinciding with advances in technology, increased access to drones, and decreased operational complexities, regulatory models have not been able to adapt to the evolving aerial environment.

Global Gmo Policy, Jordan D. Paine

Purdue Policy Research Institute (PPRI) Policy Briefs

The genetically modified organisms (GMOs) global policy landscape shows one of divergence not convergence. The United States stands on one side as strong advocates for GMOs through approval and production, while the European Union, on the other side, applies the precautionary principle to GMOs as they appear to be more cautious with GMO production. Due to this polarization, other countries are able to more easily develop their own unique policies, mostly falling somewhere in between the leniency towards approval of the United States and the rigidity towards approval of the European Union.

Concerns And Mitigating Strategies For Aircraft Noise Pollution On Airport Communities, Tyler B. Spence

Purdue Policy Research Institute (PPRI) Policy Briefs

Where there are airports, there are noise complaints from residents in the community. Aircraft produce a unique sound that interrupt an existing environment as they traverse a particular point. Noise disturbances from aircraft appear to distract residents near airports more than other types of vehicles such as cars or trains.

Affordable Net Zero Housing And Transportation Solutions, Abby Lemert, Mikaela Meyer, Jordan D. Paine, Ally Wong, Leigh Raymond, S. Laurel Weldon

Purdue Policy Research Institute (PPRI) Policy Briefs

Today the built environment expends 43% of US energy. In the past ten years the science community has begun to tackle this issue with research on the concept of net zero buildings, or buildings that combine energy efficiency and on-site renewable energy production to use no net energy from off-site sources (Dannenberg, 2007). This policy brief explores some of the issues related to net zero construction, as well as variation in state policy approaches that support a net zero construction approach. Current issues affecting net zero are the lack of definitional clarity, the broad range of policies needed to construct …

Data On Major Power Outage Events In The Continental U.S., Sayanti Mukherjee, Roshanak Nateghi, Makarand Hastak

Lyles School of Civil Engineering Faculty Publications

This paper presents the data that is used in the article entitled “A Multi-Hazard Approach to Assess Severe Weather-Induced Major Power Outage Risks in the U.S.” (Mukherjee et al., 2018) [1]. The data described in this article pertains to the major outages witnessed by different states in the continental U.S. during January 2000–July 2016. As defined by the Department of Energy, the major outages refer to those that impacted atleast 50,000 custo- mers or caused an unplanned firm load loss of atleast 300 MW. Besides major outage data, this article also presents data on geo- graphical location of the outages, …

Intersectional Education, Claire Lee, Claire Marsh, Mikaela Meyer, Jessica Sullivan

Purdue Policy Research Institute (PPRI) Policy Briefs

Education leads to higher future success, freedom, autonomy over one’s lifestyle, and an overall better quality of life. Unfortunately, women make up seventy percent of the world’s out-of-school youth. Additionally, minority groups are suffering from lack of access to educational resources, including native tongue instruction (Intel 2012). Not only are both groups suffering separately, but the intersection of female and minority groups are not achieving the same educational outcomes as majority or male groups. This brief explores this problem and examines how some governments are trying—or not trying—to address it.

Opening Pages, Beth R. Bernhardt, Leah H. Hinds, Katina P. Strauch

Charleston Library Conference

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Opening Pages, Beth R. Bernhardt, Leah H. Hinds, Katina P. Strauch

Charleston Library Conference

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Opening Pages, Beth R. Bernhardt, Leah H. Hinds, Katina P. Strauch

Charleston Library Conference

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International Energy Geopolitics, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

Overview of international energy geopolitical trends. Emphasizes the importance of the Persian Gulf, South China Sea, East China Sea, Russia, and the Arctic to U.S. and international economic and strategic developments. Stresses the continuing importance of fossil fuels in domestic and international energy consumption, the variety of energy sources being used by various global regions, the potential for military conflict over access to natural resources, and how emerging energy leaders will determine global energy, environmental, and international security developments.

Habitual Heat Exposure And Acclimatization Associated With Athletic Performance In The Multistage Marathon Des Sables, Leonidas G. Ioannou, Lydia Tsoutsoubi, Lars Nybo, Georgios I. Tsianos, Andreas D. Flouris

Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments

Introduction

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of heat acclimatization on athletic performance during the 7-day Marathon des Sables (MdS) which takes place in the Sahara Desert.

Methods

Anonymous data for nationality and average running speed (km/h) of all runners who ran the MdS during the period 2000–2015 were collected from the official website of the race and other related websites. Average maximum temperature for each runner’s country during the month preceding the MdS was collected from www.weatherbase.com. Athletes were divided into two Torigin groups as follows: 25 to 15°C (i.e., cold countries) and 15 to …

Enhancing Your Intelligence Agency Information Resource Iq: Pt. 2: The Central Intelligence Agency, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

Provides an overview of information resources produced by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) including popular reference works like World Factbook and Chiefs of State and Cabinet Leaders of Foreign Governments. Additional content describes the CIA's origins and development, descriptions of current organizational components, information about it's directors, and the text of historical National Intelligence Estimates (NIE) and the President's Daily Brief covering topics as varied as North Korea, the 1973 Yom Kippur War, and NIE's on Soviet ballistic missile forces and numerous other topics. Features artifacts from the CIA Museum.

Learning In Context With Horizontally & Vertically Integrated Curriculum, Ragu Athinarayanan

Polytechnic Institute Summit

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Developing Intercultural Leadership Competency Through Virtual Reality: Design, Innovation & Transdisciplinarity, Mesut Akdere

Polytechnic Institute Summit

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Industry And Academia Collaboration: A Win Win Situation, Javier A. Pierola

Polytechnic Institute Summit

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Opportunities To Improve Academic Research Through Open Research Practices, Devin R. Berg

Polytechnic Institute Summit

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Supporting The Success Of Service Learning Initiatives In Higher Education, Elizabeth Buchanan, Tina Lee, Devin R. Berg

Polytechnic Institute Summit

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Simulation Training; Allowing Students To Fail Safely, Brad Benhart

Polytechnic Institute Summit

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Battleground Usa: National Coal Regulations And Steel Industry Trends As The Prologue To The 2016 Presidential Election, James Tanoos

Polytechnic Institute Summit

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Electrical Properties Characterization Of Liquid Food By Impedance Spectroscopy, Jorge Ae Flores, Lei Zhang, Raji Sundararajan

Polytechnic Institute Summit

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Electro-Turmeric-Therapy For Aggressive Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Raji Sundararajan

Polytechnic Institute Summit

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