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Comprehensive Performance Assessment Of Passive Crowdsourcing For Counting Pedestrians And Bikes, Wen Cheng, Yongping Zhang, Edward Clay

Mineta Transportation Institute

Individuals who walk and cycle experience a variety of health and economic benefits while simultaneously benefiting their local environments and communities. It is essential to correctly obtain pedestrian and bicyclist counts for better design and planning of active transportation-related facilities. In recent years, crowdsourcing has seen a rise in popularity due to the multiple advantages relative to traditional methods. Nevertheless, crowdsourced data have been applied in fewer studies, and their reliability and performance relative to other conventional methods are rarely documented. To this end, this research examines the consistency between crowdsourced and traditionally collected count data. Additionally, the research aims …

Optimalisation Of E-Resources From National Library And Online Information Of Covid-19 To Develop Literacy And Numeracy Test Like Pisa, Nadi Suprapto, Binar K. Prahani, Utama A. Deta

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

By utilising the online information of Covid-19 from e-resources including the national library and online information, the development of literacy and numeracy item test called PISA-Cosains (science context of Covid-19) was carried out. The process was oriented to the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) science framework that has been carried out to produce an instrument product that is valid and practical. The method used in this study is the Research and Development method. The analysis in this study uses Rasch's Item Response Theory (IRT) model. The development process utilises e-resources from national library and online portal of Indonesian …

Issn Registration Services In Indonesia: Problems And Solutions, Dwi Ridho Aulianto

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

An ISSN is a number that functions as the identity of a periodical. ISSN registration services in Indonesia are provided through the Indonesian Institute of Sciences. This study aims to determine the inhibiting factors during the ISSN application process in Indonesia. The method used is qualitative with a case study approach. Data collection through in-depth interviews with ISSN service officers and journal managers was conducted at the end of 2019 and early 2020 to obtain information about ISSN registration in previous years. The results of the study concluded that the ISSN registration process did not run smoothly. There was an …

Negotiating Transportation Insecurity: Local Responses And Coping Strategies In San José, Ca, Andrew Ng, Melissa Beresford

Mineta Transportation Institute

People rely on transportation every day to access food, work, and social activities. Transportation insecurity—the lack of regular access to adequate transportation—can therefore cause significant disruptions to livelihoods. Understanding how people experience transportation insecurity in metropolitan areas may contribute to building better transportation systems and help formulate ways to alleviate persistent and underlying transportation issues. In this study, the researchers interviewed San José residents who experience transportation insecurity to better understand their experiences and identify the major ways that they cope with lack of adequate transportation. The researchers then used inductive techniques for thematic text analysis to identify patterns major …

Blockchain-Based Recommender Systems: Applications, Challenges And Future Opportunities, Yassine Himeur, Aya Sayed, Abdullah Alsalemi, Faycal Bensaali, Abbes Amira, Iraklis Varlamis, Magdalini Eirinaki, Christos Sardianos, George Dimitrakopoulos

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Recommender systems have been widely used in different application domains including energy-preservation, e-commerce, healthcare, social media, etc. Such applications require the analysis and mining of massive amounts of various types of user data, including demographics, preferences, social interactions, etc. in order to develop accurate and precise recommender systems. Such datasets often include sensitive information, yet most recommender systems are focusing on the models’ accuracy and ignore issues related to security and the users’ privacy. Despite the efforts to overcome these problems using different risk reduction techniques, none of them has been completely successful in ensuring cryptographic security and protection of …

High-Resolution Fire Danger Forecast For Poland Based On The Weather Research And Forecasting Model, Alan Mandal, Grzegorz Nykiel, Tomasz Strzyzewski, Adam Kochanski, Weronika Wrońska, Marta Gruszczynska, Mariusz Figurski

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Due to climate change and associated longer and more frequent droughts, the risk of forest fires increases. To address this, the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management implemented a system for forecasting fire weather in Poland. The Fire Weather Index (FWI) system, developed in Canada, has been adapted to work with meteorological fields derived from the high-resolution (2.5 km) Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model. Forecasts are made with 24- and 48-h lead times. The purpose of this work is to present the validation of the implemented system. First, the results of the WRF model were validated using in situ …

The Layered Toll Of Racism In Teacher Education On Teacher Educators Of Color, Rita Kohli, Marcos Pizarro

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

To systematically explore the structural racism that teacher educators of Color endure, this article uses a critical race theory lens to analyze the findings from qualitative questionnaires with 141 Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and Asian American teacher educators who work in diverse universities across the United States. We learned that many of the participants in our study were hired to teach race and racism among race-evasive colleagues and predominantly white students that are enabled to protect and leverage their whiteness. As we frame their experiences, we argue that teacher education programs are, in fact, structured for teacher educators of Color to …

Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies In The Perseus Cluster: Comparing Galaxy Properties With Globular Cluster System Richness, Jonah S. Gannon, Duncan A. Forbes, Aaron J. Romanowsky, Anna Ferre-Mateu, Warrick J. Couch, Jean P. Brodie, Song Huang, Steven R. Janssens, Nobuhiro Okabe

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

It is clear that within the class of ultra-diffuse galaxies (UDGs), there is an extreme range in the richness of their associated globular cluster (GC) systems. Here, we report the structural properties of five UDGs in the Perseus cluster based on deep Subaru/Hyper Suprime-Cam imaging. Three appear GC-poor and two appear GC-rich. One of our sample, PUDGR24, appears to be undergoing quenching and is expected to fade into the UDG regime within the next ∼0.5 Gyr. We target this sample with Keck Cosmic Web Imager (KCWI) spectroscopy to investigate differences in their dark matter haloes, as expected from their differing …

Knowledge Management Strategies In Libraries: A Systematic Review, Mercy Abah, Nasir Koranteng Asiedu, Degraft Johnson Dei

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Knowledge has been used by several organizations to plan smart and effective actions. Knowledge Management (KM) research has been undertaken in a variety of fields or disciplines. The goal of this review was to examine knowledge management strategies in libraries and information centres and barriers that prevent these strategies from being implemented. A systematic review of 42 articles from 2001- 2021 was conducted. The review covered studies on both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. Findings of the study revealed that much has not been written on the concept of knowledge management strategies. Lack of knowledge on the concept coupled with …

Investigation Of Undergraduate’S Information Needs, Information Seeking Behaviour And Satisfaction With Library Resources And Services: A Survey On Maharaja Bir Bikram College, Tripura, India, Priyanka Laskar, Pritam Dasgupta

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Rapid growth of technology change the way of people to search, acquire, arrange and retrieve of information. The impact of technology has greatly affected on information searching pattern of college students. It’s a high time for traditional libraries to change their approach as the availability of the digital resources is growing day by day. Librarian has the responsibility to identify what kind of information needed by the users and how it can be provide them effectively. Thus academic libraries need to upgrade their facilities to cope up with the changing needs of users. Library need to implement more technology-based infrastructure …

User-Centered Problem-Based Learning At Learning Commons: In Search Of A Unique Learning Pedagogy In Academia, Mohammed Khalid Alam, Youji Kohda

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to make an attempt to explore the problem-based learning (PBL) method supported student learning in out of class space of Learning Commons (LC) for adopting PBL method based user-centered learning pedagogy at LC of academic libraries.

Design/methodology/approach – The study was conducted for the identification of problem-based learning activities in out of class space informal learning at LC. A comprehensive review of the learning commons and problem-based learning method literature enabled the formulation of the constructs and few hypotheses were formulated that constitute a conceptual user-centered PBL activity based learning model. To …

Development Of Village Libraries Through Identification Of Regional Potentials And Involvement Society (Case Study At The Library Of "Harapan Bangsa" Pegat Bukur Village, Sambaliung District, Berau Regency, East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia), Perwitasari Rengganingtyastuti, Perwitasari Rengganingtyastuti

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Village Library is a forum for providing reading materials as a source of learning for the community in the context of educating and empowering the community, as well as supporting the implementation of national education. Village libraries have a significant role in empowering village communities through literacy, therefore the development of village libraries is very important. One of the village library development strategies is through identification of regional potential and community involvement, where in developing its services the library sees the potential of the area where it is located and involves the community in every program of its activities. …

Western Gull Foraging Behavior As An Ecosystem State Indicator In Coastal California, Megan A. Cimino, Scott A. Shaffer, Heather Welch, Jarrod A. Santora, Pete Warzybok, Jaime Jahncke, Isaac Schroeder, Elliott L. Hazen, Steven J. Bograd

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

With accelerating climate variability and change, novel approaches are needed to warn managers of changing ecosystem state and to identify appropriate management actions. One strategy is using indicator species—like seabirds as ecosystem sentinels—to monitor changes in marine environments. Here, we explore the utility of western gulls (Larus occidentalis) breeding on Southeast Farallon Island as a proxy of ecosystem state in coastal California by investigating the interannual variability in gull foraging behavior from 2013 to 2019 in relation to upwelling conditions, prey abundances, and overlap with humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) as gulls frequently feed in association with whales. Western gulls have …

Spartan Daily, January 26, 2022, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2022

Volume 158, Issue 1

Managing Anger Among Student-Librarians Using Aggression Replacement Training And Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emmanuel Chidiadi Onwubiko

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The destruction of facilities in higher institutions by rampaging angry students during crisis has remained a re-occurring decimal and library schools have had their fair share. This study therefore was aimed at establishing the effectiveness of the application of aggression replacement training and cognitive behavioral therapy in the management of anger among student-librarians. The study was guided by two research questions as well as two hypotheses. The study applied the pre-test, post-test control group quasi experimental design. The target population of this study include, all student-librarians in federal universities running library and information science programmes in Nigeria but the sampled …

Perceived Influence Of Bibliotherapy On The Rehabilitation Of Drug Addicts In South-West, Nigerian Teaching Hospitals: An Investigative Study, Priscilla Abike Agbetuyi, Bolanle Oluwafunke Adeleye, Joseph Kehinde Omolade

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated perceived influence of bibliotherapy on the rehabilitation of drug addicts in South-west Nigerian teaching hospitals. The study specifically identified the pattern of information utilisation by drug addicts; examined approaches used by medical librarians in administering bibliotherapy and perception of drug addicts on behaviour modification using bibliotherapy. The survey research design was used for the study and the population of the respondents consisted of Forty-Eight (48) drug addicts purposively selected. Questionnaires were used as instrument for data gathering and were pretested for validity and analysed using frequency, percentages and four-point Likert scale. Hypothesis was also tested using …

Health Literacy: A Catalyst For Meeting Health Information Need Of Bpl Community Of Malda District, Najhat Tarannum, Parikshit Mondal Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Introduction: Health literacy is the characteristics of an individual as well as the social resources needed for the communities to retrieve, acquire, understand, evaluate and use the information and services to make decisions about their health. This paper seeks to explore the need and the impact of health literacy that causes a change in the lives of below poverty line communities and the way to improve health literacy to make the health information accessible, easily comprehensive and accumulate effective outcomes. Also, examine the significant role of libraries to inculcate health literacy among the community as well. The result of the …

Synergy Between Compost And Cover Crops In A Mediterranean Row Crop System Leads To Increased Subsoil Carbon Storage, Daniel Rath, Nathaniel Bogie, Leonardo Deiss, Sanjai J. Parikh, Daoyuan Wang, Samantha Ying, Nicole Tautges, Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Teamrat A. Ghezzehei, Kate M. Scow

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Subsoil carbon (C) stocks are a prime target for efforts to increase soil C storage for climate change mitigation. However, subsoil C dynamics are not well understood, especially in soils under long-term intensive agricultural management. We compared subsoil C storage and soil organic matter (SOM) composition in tomato-corn rotations after 25 years of differing C and nutrient management in the California Central Valley: CONV (mineral fertilizer), CONV+WCC (mineral fertilizer and cover crops), and ORG (composted poultry manure and cover crops). The cover crop mix used in these systems is a mix of oat (Avena sativa L.), faba bean (Vicia faba …

The Relevance Of The Five New Laws Of Librarianship To The Development Of Mosque Libraries In Indonesia, Ahmad Amir Aziz

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

In today's world of information technology disruption, library science must adapt quickly and accurately. The true library will always play an important role as a center of knowledge, including the mosque library, which is a distinct type of library because the majority of its collections are religious in nature. This article intends to discuss the New Five Laws of Librarianship as proposed by Michael Gorman, who revised the Ranganathan concept. The concept will be tested to determine its applicability to the design of the mosque library development, which is tasked with providing services to the surrounding Muslim community. Gorman's principle …

Google Originality Test: An Instrument For Research Integrity In Higher Educational Institutes, Madhukar Bapu Togam, Prakash Babanrao Jadhav

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper explains the importance of research for development of society. It describes meaning of plagiarism, types of plagiarism and also discussed commercial and open-source plagiarism software which are available in the market. More importantly it talks about Google-Originality check process, Its Advantages and disadvantages of originality check, Importance of plagiarism in research or correlation of plagiarism and research methodology and its implementation and use for research integrity in higher educational institutes. This paper will be useful for teachers, students and librarians for testing the plagiarism report and making the research integrity. This is a best tool for the beginners.

Coding Qualitative Data At Scale: Guidance For Large Coder Teams Based On 18 Studies, Melissa Beresford, Amber Wutich, Margaret V. Du Bray, Alissa Ruth, Rhian Stotts, Cindi Sturtzsreetharan, Alexandra Brewis

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

We outline a process for using large coder teams (10 + coders) to code large-scale qualitative data sets. The process reflects experience recruiting and managing large teams of novice and trainee coders for 18 projects in the last decade, each engaging a coding team of 12 (minimum) to 54 (maximum) coders. We identify four unique challenges to large coder teams that are not presently discussed in the methodological literature: (1) recruiting and training coders, (2) providing coder compensation and incentives, (3) maintaining data quality and ensuring coding reliability at scale, and (4) building team cohesion and morale. For each challenge, …

Islamic Scholarly Publishing And A Comparative Analysis Of Religious Publications In The National Bibliography Of Nigeria, Sirajudeen Bakrin, Sirajudeen Femi Bakrin

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Religious publishing is not strange to the knowledge production community of the human race. However, Islamic publishing has been problematic either in Nigeria or elsewhere in the globe. Literature has shown a slow response to scholarly publishing from the Muslim world generally. This study seeks to evaluate the performance of religious publishing between 2011 and 2018 in Nigeria and the quantum of contributions of Islam to this productivity. The data for the study was obtained from the National Bibliography of Nigeria which aggregates the bibliographic records of publications produced in the country annually. A total of 1,992 entries within the …

The Role Of @Katakecilkana (Instragram Account) To Improve Information Literacy Skills Of Parents With Young Children, Luthfiani Ikhwania, Kiki Fauziah

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This research discusses the role of the @katakecilkana which is an Instagram account to enhance information literacy skills of parents with young children. The purpose of this study is to identify the role of the @katakecilkana to improve the information literacy skills of parents with young children. This research was conducted through qualitative research using a case study. Data was collected by doing an in-depth interview with informants and observing the activity of the @katakecilkana. The results showed that the @katakecilkana played a role in improving information literacy skills of parents with young children. This finding is supported by the …

A Survey On Inmates Of Correctional Centres Information Desires And Accessibility: Librarians And Libraries As Facilitators, Emmanuel Chidiadi Onwubiko

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study is a survey on the inmates of correctional centres information desires and accessibility: Librarians and Libraries as facilitators. The study was guided by five objectives and research questions respectively as well as three null hypotheses. The research design adopted was a descriptive survey while the population of the study is all the correctional centres inmates in Nigeria. Due to the challenge of accessibility, the study was limited to Southeast Nigeria in which through purposive sampling techniques, 354 inmates and 20 staff were selected from the seven correctional centres that have libraries in the zone. The sampled population for …

The Use Of Library In The Promotion Of Packaging Of African Salad Through Vocational Education Strategies In Enugu State, Nigeria, Christian Olori, Florence Igbonekwu, Gloria Olori

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study examined the extent to which the use of the library has contributed to the promotion of the packaging of African Salad through vocational education strategies in Enugu State. Two research questions guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design with a population of 505 producers of African Salad. The sample size of the study was 152, drawn using the purposive sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was the researchers' structured questionnaire, titled 'Promoting the Packaging of African Salad and Vocational Education Strategies (PPASVE), which three experts validated. The mean and standard deviation were statistical …

Machine Learning–Driven Multiscale Modeling Reveals Lipid-Dependent Dynamics Of Ras Signaling Proteins, Helgi I. Ingolfsson, Chris Neale, Timothy S. Carpenter, Rebika Shrestha, Cesar A. Lopez, Timothy H. Tran, Tomas Oppelstrup, Harsh Bhatia, Liam G. Stanton, Xiaohua Zhang, Shiv Sundram, Francesco Di Natale, Animesh Agarwal, Gautham Dharuman, Sara I.L. Kokkila Schumacher, Thomas Turbyville, Gulcin Gulten, Que N. Van, For Full Author List, See Comments Below

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

RAS is a signaling protein associated with the cell membrane that is mutated in up to 30% of human cancers. RAS signaling has been proposed to be regulated by dynamic heterogeneity of the cell membrane. Investigating such a mechanism requires near-atomistic detail at macroscopic temporal and spatial scales, which is not possible with conventional computational or experimental techniques. We demonstrate here a multiscale simulation infrastructure that uses machine learning to create a scale-bridging ensemble of over 100,000 simulations of active wild-type KRAS on a complex, asymmetric membrane. Initialized and validated with experimental data (including a new structure of active wild-type …

Part Three: A Field For The Twenty-First Century: Toward A Global And Intersectional A Scholar-Activism: The Campaign For Decent Housing: Black And Latino Coalition Building In Durham, North Carolina, Elizabeth Barahona

NACCS Annual Conference Proceedings

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Cognitive And Other Types Of Biases Affecting Forensic Evidence: Research Analysis And Expert Conclusions, Sukhmanpreet Kaur

Themis: Research Journal of Justice Studies and Forensic Science

This paper identifies the issue of cognitive bias, with emphasis on confirmation bias, and its implications within the forensic science field. Biased thinking or processing of forensic evidence can have significant effects on an investigation process. The literature analyzed discusses the consequences of providing contextual or irrelevant ancillary information to forensic experts. Following this discussion, the opinions held by forensic professionals with regards to confirmation bias and erroneous conclusions will likewise be evaluated. It is important that the forensic science field continues to listen to its experts in order to develop solutions for dealing with and preventing instances of confirmation …

Sjsu Erfa News, Winter 2022, San Jose State University, Emeritus And Retired Faculty Association

Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association (ERFA) Newsletter

Volume 36, No 2

The Efficacy Of Us-Mexico Border Enforcement In Relation To Crime Prevention, Samuel Klopstock

Themis: Research Journal of Justice Studies and Forensic Science

The Trump Administration brought substantive changes to United States immigration policies, and labeled undocumented immigrants as predisposed towards criminal behavior. This paper presents a brief historical perspective of three major waves of Mexican immigration to the United States: The Early 1900s – Before World War I, Post-World War I – World War II, End of Bracero Accord – Present, and considers the relationship between immigrants and crime. The author explores contemporary immigration enforcement, both conservative and liberal attitudes towards immigrants, and their effects on policy. Consequences of border enforcement policies and the efficacy of border enforcement in preventing crime are …