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Intraoperative Neuromonitoring, Xian Boles Dec 2023

Intraoperative Neuromonitoring, Xian Boles

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The purpose of this project is to increase accessibility to safe surgical practices by educating medical professionals on the complex topic of intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM). Working in collaboration with content advisor and neurosurgeon Dr. Wenya Linda Bi and her neuromonitoring team, Mitali Bose, CNIM, and Matthew Toczylowski, CNIM, an online, interactive training module has been developed and hosted on the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Skull Base Laboratory website. The training module covers various monitoring modalities, safety techniques, electrode setups, and clinical applications through a series of 2D illustrations and 3D interactive Sketchfab models. A total of five interactive models and …


Call For Manuscripts, Todd Pagano Dec 2023

Call For Manuscripts, Todd Pagano

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

No abstract provided.


Copyright, Todd Pagano Dec 2023

Copyright, Todd Pagano

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

No abstract provided.


Up To Code: Lessons Learned In Evaluating And Improving Legacy Irs, Frances Chang Andreu Dec 2023

Up To Code: Lessons Learned In Evaluating And Improving Legacy Irs, Frances Chang Andreu

Articles

Not all repositories are created under ideal circumstances, and inheriting an institutional repository can present challenges distinct from building one from scratch. Changes in institutional vision, policies, and priorities can lead to inconsistent content and limited metadata. Lack of documentation and loss of institutional memory can result in uncertainty about previous decisions. This case study examines the process of auditing a legacy institutional repository in order to ensure the content best reflects the institution’s current goals and policies.


Application Of Ai In Financial Sector: Earnings Call Dataset Analysis, Kesa M. Abbas Dec 2023

Application Of Ai In Financial Sector: Earnings Call Dataset Analysis, Kesa M. Abbas

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Deep learning has emerged as a cornerstone in diverse scientific domains, demonstrating profound implications both in academic research and conventional applications. The utilization of deep learning has branched to the financial sector for stock prediction, management of assets, credit score analysis, etc. During the end of the financial fiscal year, top executives present their companies’ growth and losses in earnings calls. These earnings calls invariably webcasted, furnish stakeholders with insights into a firm’s fiscal performance during a given period. These audios along with transcripts are published on the company website for the general public. If these audio and transcripts are …


Haptic2fa: A Haptic-Based 2-Factor Authentication Method For Blind And Low-Vision Users, Palavi Vinod Bhole Dec 2023

Haptic2fa: A Haptic-Based 2-Factor Authentication Method For Blind And Low-Vision Users, Palavi Vinod Bhole

Theses

Two-factor authentication (2FA) is one of the widely adopted authentication methods used in almost all the latest technologies. However, 2FA methods such as one-time passcodes (OTPs) can be inaccessible for blind and low vision (BLV) people due to the requirement of multiple steps, apps and/or devices for authentication and, pose security risks as screen readers may read out the verification codes to bystanders. I propose this study which was conducted in three parts. Part one of the study focused on exploring and understanding accessibility challenges faced by BLV users when using 2FA methods. Through a survey with 62 participants (34 …


The Role Of Large Language Models (Llms) Driven Chatbots In Shaping The Future Of Government Services And Communication With Citizens In Uae, Dina Fares Dec 2023

The Role Of Large Language Models (Llms) Driven Chatbots In Shaping The Future Of Government Services And Communication With Citizens In Uae, Dina Fares

Theses

As technological advancements continue to redefine the landscape of Government Services and Communication with Citizens in the UAE, and in line with the UAE government's efforts towards achieving the UAE charter for future services, the integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) driven chatbots emerges as a pivotal factor in shaping the future of government services and communication with citizens in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Through a comprehensive review of literature and collaboration with industry experts, this thesis explores the development of AI-based chatbots and the introduction of the breakthrough in the field of Deep Learning Language models (Transformers, and …


Non-Invasive Glucose Detection Using A Triple Pole Csrr Sensor, Chibuike Nnabuife Okika Dec 2023

Non-Invasive Glucose Detection Using A Triple Pole Csrr Sensor, Chibuike Nnabuife Okika

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A compact, low-cost, portable, non-invasive blood glucose sensor has been designed and presented in this paper. The proposed sensor is a triple-pole square Complementary Split Ring Resonator (CSRR) sensor that is etched on an FR4 substrate. At the bottom of the sensor is coupled an etched Microstrip Transmission Line (MTL) with an impedance matching of 50 Ω, which excites the sensor elements. Utilizing the CSRR-based sensor overcomes the disadvantages of pain and discomfort that the traditional method of pricking the skin to measure blood glucose levels could pose. The sensors work in such a way that as the glucose concentration …


Copyright Nov 2023

Copyright

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

No abstract provided.


Call For Manuscripts, Todd Pagano Nov 2023

Call For Manuscripts, Todd Pagano

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

No abstract provided.


Copyright, Todd Pagano Nov 2023

Copyright, Todd Pagano

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

No abstract provided.


The Rise Of Heroes, Nava Barenji Nov 2023

The Rise Of Heroes, Nava Barenji

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The Rise Of Heroes is a body of work that represents an era in which Iranian women first revolted for their rights. This body of work incorporates my experiences, feelings, and observations of social incidents that happened during the course of my life as an artist both inside of and outside of Iran. This thesis paper explores the history, culture, and art that I was inspired by to give the visual form to my emotions. These elements clarify the use of traditional art and culture in my Paintings. The research for this body of work originated with my interests involving …


The Fast And The Curious: Accelerating Literature Reviews With Ai, Jennifer Freer, Natalia Tingle Dolan, Gabrielle Wiersma Nov 2023

The Fast And The Curious: Accelerating Literature Reviews With Ai, Jennifer Freer, Natalia Tingle Dolan, Gabrielle Wiersma

Presentations and other scholarship

As the world of academic research shifts gears into the digital age, AI-powered tools are beginning to shape the scholarly landscape. Just as high-performance vehicles transformed the world of car racing, AI-powered tools like scite, Elicit, and Research Rabbit have the potential to revolutionize the traditional literature review process. This presentation will accelerate your understanding of AI literature review tools and how these technologies can turbocharge the research process. Navigating between traditional library tools and AI-powered systems can be like choosing the right vehicle for the race. AI tools can enhance the speed, depth, and breadth of literature reviews, allowing …


Addition Of Fibers Derived From Paper Mill Sludge In Paper Coatings: Impact On Microstructure, Surface And Optical Properties, Bilge N. Altay, Burak Aksoy, Anamiqa Huq, Richard Hailstone, Charles P. Klass, Muslum Demir, Scott Williams Nov 2023

Addition Of Fibers Derived From Paper Mill Sludge In Paper Coatings: Impact On Microstructure, Surface And Optical Properties, Bilge N. Altay, Burak Aksoy, Anamiqa Huq, Richard Hailstone, Charles P. Klass, Muslum Demir, Scott Williams

Articles

Traditionally, cellulose nanofiber (CNF) production has primarily relied on virgin cellulose sources. Yet, the shift to using paper mill sludge (PMS) as a source for CNF underscores the significance of reusing and recycling industrial byproducts. PMS contains significant amounts of cellulose that can be extracted as a raw material. The purpose of present study is to provide a sustainable approach to PMS utilization as a paper coating additive in the cellulose nanofibrils (CNFPMS) form via simply scalable wire-wound rod coating method. The effect of CNFPMS additive amounts at two coating layers on microstructure and surface properties of coatings such as …


Fabrication Of Diffraction Grating Prototype Solar Sails For In-Space Propulsion, Qing Xian Wang Nov 2023

Fabrication Of Diffraction Grating Prototype Solar Sails For In-Space Propulsion, Qing Xian Wang

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Solar sails offer advantages over rockets for heliocentric navigation by utilizing sunlight as an unlimited source of radiation pressure for propulsion. This eliminates the need to carry fuel and allows the sail craft to reach destinations that are difficult or impossible for rockets to reach. Solar sails provide a small but continuous acceleration that produces large changes in the sail craft velocity over time. A conventional solar sail makes use of the law of reflection to achieve in-space propulsion. By tilting the reflective sail away from the sunline, an optimal angle of reflection is achieved, generating a transverse force for …


Learning To Learn From Sparse User Interactions, Krishna Prasad Neupane Nov 2023

Learning To Learn From Sparse User Interactions, Krishna Prasad Neupane

Theses

The ability to learn from user interactions provides an effective means to understand user intent through their behaviors that is instrumental to improve user engagement, incorporate user feedback, and gauge user satisfaction. By leveraging important cues embedded in such interactions, a learning system can collect key evidence to uncover users’ cognitive, affective, and behavioral factors, all of which are critical to maintain and/or increase its user base. However, in practical settings, interactive systems are still challenged by sparse user interactions that are also dynamic, noisy, and highly heterogeneous. As a result, both traditional statistical learning methods and contemporary deep neural …


Self-Assembling Peptide-Based High-Relaxivity Prostate-Cancer-Targeted Mri Contrast Agents, Andrew O'Brien Nov 2023

Self-Assembling Peptide-Based High-Relaxivity Prostate-Cancer-Targeted Mri Contrast Agents, Andrew O'Brien

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a widely used, highly effective imaging method for diagnosing cancer and guiding treatment. MRI contrast agents enhance image quality, with higher relaxivity (r1) contrast agents providing the best utility. Attaching a cancer-specific-targeting group enhances the image further. Therefore, a high-relaxivity cancer-targeted contrast agent is a highly desirable tool for diagnosis and treatment. Our group previously synthesized a peptide-based MRI contrast agent with the Ala(Gd-DO3A) chelator that targeted the prostate cancer biomarker PSMA using the small-molecule ligand DCL. While this agent displayed nominal relaxivity, it was serendipitously found that the relaxivity of a synthetic intermediate containing …


An Introductory Course In Electrical Circuits And Coding For Deaf And Deafblind Middle School Students, Becca Leininger, Christina Yang, Makayla Quinn, Jeffrey Jalkio, Rahaf Bahajry, Mellissa Ingabire, Annmarie Thomas Oct 2023

An Introductory Course In Electrical Circuits And Coding For Deaf And Deafblind Middle School Students, Becca Leininger, Christina Yang, Makayla Quinn, Jeffrey Jalkio, Rahaf Bahajry, Mellissa Ingabire, Annmarie Thomas

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

in is the first Deaf charter school in the United States, opening in 1993. The school serves students in the Twin Cities and Western Wisconsin from ages 2 to 21 who are primarily Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing students, often being visual and/or tactile learners. All students who attend have Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and fall under the special education category, defined by the Minnesota Department of Education as students who “have a disability and need specialized instruction” (Minnesota Department of Education, n.d.). At , students are instructed in American Sign Language (ASL) and English is primarily taught through …


Redshift Wrangler: Conducting A Citizen Science Study Of Extragalactic Spectroscopy, Sadie C. Coffin Oct 2023

Redshift Wrangler: Conducting A Citizen Science Study Of Extragalactic Spectroscopy, Sadie C. Coffin

Theses

I present the citizen science project Redshift Wrangler, designed to use the contributions of volunteers to analyze large samples of galaxy data and build a repository of spectroscopic measurements for various analyses. When we know how to read it, the spectrum of a galaxy can tell the story of its stellar population, distance, and interactions with any close companion galaxies. Through Redshift Wrangler, citizen science measurements become our main tool for extracting information from enormous quantities of collected spectra. Several main goals motivate this work: first, designing and launching Redshift Wrangler on citizen science platform Zooniverse to bring more people …


The Sci – Dot: A New Dimension Of Scientific Innovation For Persons With Blv., Ashley N. Nashleanas Ph.D. Oct 2023

The Sci – Dot: A New Dimension Of Scientific Innovation For Persons With Blv., Ashley N. Nashleanas Ph.D.

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

Throughout history, students with blindness and low vision (BLV) have been vastly underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines with regards to both K-12 education and post-secondary endeavors (Burgstahler, 1994; Supalo, 2010). This underrepresentation of students with BLV in STEM is due to limitations in technology that allow them to access data in a laboratory setting, thus inhibiting their abilities to partake actively in data acquisition with their peers. The Sci-Dot, a multiline, refreshable braille and tactile graphics display capable of logging scientific data in real time with the support of Vernier Science Education’s (VSE) Go-Direct Bluetooth sensors, …


Faculty Library News - Fall 2023, Rit Libraries Sep 2023

Faculty Library News - Fall 2023, Rit Libraries

RIT Digital Archives

No abstract provided.


Student Library News - Fall 2023, Rit Libraries Sep 2023

Student Library News - Fall 2023, Rit Libraries

RIT Digital Archives

No abstract provided.


B/Lv Laboratory Accessibility Technology Adapted For Neurodiverse Chemistry Students, Christin B. Monroe Sep 2023

B/Lv Laboratory Accessibility Technology Adapted For Neurodiverse Chemistry Students, Christin B. Monroe

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

Text-to-speech technology is a common accommodation available for students with disabilities. Despite the ubiquitous nature of text-to-speech, this technology has not been explored in laboratory settings for neurodiverse college students. This study explores the adaptability of laboratory accessible text-to-speech technology (originally developed for blind/low vision (B/LV) students) for neurodiverse students. Students were asked to provide general feedback about the usability and effectiveness of the technology using Likert surveys. The students also answered open-ended questions about how the technology could be adapted to be more neurodiverse friendly. Overall, more than 50% of the students found the technology useful but had specific …


Impact Of Digital Transformation On Achieving Sustainability In Utility Sector Of Uae, Abdulrahman Salem Alsaleh Aug 2023

Impact Of Digital Transformation On Achieving Sustainability In Utility Sector Of Uae, Abdulrahman Salem Alsaleh

Theses

The central focus of the current study is to understand the impact of digital technology on sustainable practices in a utility sector within the UAE. The research examined whether AI, blockchain, and big data can improve sustainability in the company to completely understand how digital technologies influences sustainable practices in the county’s utility sector. Data were gathered using the survey data collection method for a quantitative review. The reliability of the data was examined using Cronbach’s Alpha, and the strength of the relationships between the variables was investigated using correlation analysis. The extent to which the adoption of AI, big …


How Will The Future Of The Dubai Virtual Commercial City Reshape The Policing Sector?, Shamma Ghanimi Mohammad Al Marri Aug 2023

How Will The Future Of The Dubai Virtual Commercial City Reshape The Policing Sector?, Shamma Ghanimi Mohammad Al Marri

Theses

The uncertainty of lack of policing involvement increases the worries and concerns and lack of trust of the potential virtual residents of Dubai Virtual Commercial City. The purpose of this research is to mitigate and minimize virtual crimes and expand safety and security in the virtual world. Using various future foresight tools to bring new solutions and recommendations to support law enforcement to ensure proactive policing in the virtual world. The results of the study show a clear correlation between the lack of rules and regulations and new emerging virtual crimes. Moreover, it also showcases the recent international effort by …


Design And Implementation Of Environmental Management System (Ems) Using Iso 14001:2015 Standard In A Medical/Healthcare Organization, Mohammed Rizwan Mirajkar Aug 2023

Design And Implementation Of Environmental Management System (Ems) Using Iso 14001:2015 Standard In A Medical/Healthcare Organization, Mohammed Rizwan Mirajkar

Theses

Environmental Management Systems (EMS) have been widely implemented by organizations across various industries since late 1980s. The system comprises of policies, procedures, processes, and various documents and formats that are essential not only to attain governance within organizations but also establish a robust management system. In the last decade, the need to enhance environmental performance and achieve sustainability objectives has become a business imperative for organizations across the world. Organizations are mandated to comply with environmental requirements and regulations through contractual agreements between customers and their business partners. Globally, the ISO 14001:2015 standard in its current version is the most …


Eye-Tracking Benchmark Of Retail Grocery Packaging, Julie R. Suggs, Andrew Hurley, Paul Dawson, William S. Whiteside, Sarah F. Griffin Aug 2023

Eye-Tracking Benchmark Of Retail Grocery Packaging, Julie R. Suggs, Andrew Hurley, Paul Dawson, William S. Whiteside, Sarah F. Griffin

Journal of Applied Packaging Research

Eye-tracking technology allows researchers from a wide array of disciplines to capture consumers’ viewing patterns and provides insight into where people look, when they look at something, and how long they look at it. Eye tracking can help investigate the subconscious considerations of consumers and can facilitate a wide range of research, especially in conjunction with other forms of data collection. The availability of eye-tracking technology has increased in the last decade, leading to more companies using this as their primary avenue for market research and consumer insight endeavors. Despite the popularity of eye-tracking technology, there have been few reports …


Optimization Of Alternative Mask Absorber Materials For Euv Lithography, Rajiv Naresh Sejpal Aug 2023

Optimization Of Alternative Mask Absorber Materials For Euv Lithography, Rajiv Naresh Sejpal

Theses

In efforts to continuously scale feature dimensions in semiconductor manufacturing, the industry has moved from refractive optical lithography to reflective extreme ultra-violet lithography (EUVL). The latter provides a significant improvement in the resolution by illuminating mask patterns using 13.5nm source wavelength at oblique chief ray angles (CRA). A typical EUVL mask consists of a multilayer Bragg mirror topped with a 55-70nm Tantalum-based (Ta-based) absorber stack to obtain layout patterns. This current three-dimensional (3D) mask architecture in combination with a small source wavelength and oblique illumination angles results in mask 3D (M3D) effects such light shadowing, pitch dependent best focus variations, …


Faculty Library News - Summer 2023 Reopening Edition, Rit Libraries Aug 2023

Faculty Library News - Summer 2023 Reopening Edition, Rit Libraries

RIT Digital Archives

No abstract provided.


Student Library News - Summer 2023 Reopening Edition, Rit Libraries Aug 2023

Student Library News - Summer 2023 Reopening Edition, Rit Libraries

RIT Digital Archives

No abstract provided.