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Fall 2016

Udsmart Center Leader, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Doug Daniels, a biochemist who led a team of creative scientists seeking new ways to fight fatal diseases, will be the first executive director of the University of Dayton SupraMolecular Applied Research and Technology Center.

Dean's Summer Fellows, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

University of Dayton junior Corey Kuminecz could have worked a typical summer job back home in Indiana, but it would have done little to advance his skills for a potential career in environmental biology. Instead, he is assisting in a National Science Foundation-funded research project to study the impact of invasive honeysuckle shrubs on the biodiversity and function of Dayton-area streams.

An Olympic Ode To Cataloging, Maureen E. Schlangen

Roesch Library Staff Publications

When my colleagues in the University Libraries gathered on the west portico of Roesch Library June 9 for our own version of the Olympics, our competitive nature, mostly dormant in our daily work, emerged in events that put our teams to the test both physically and mentally: journal Jenga, journal toss, cart racing, book balancing, speed sorting and the hardest scavenger hunt I’ve ever participated in.

But like many things I’ve discovered in my two years in the Libraries, the information science that inspired these trivial games is anything but trivial.

As I raced to put a cart full of …

National Honor, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

An internationally recognized contemporary dance company in residence at the University of Dayton has won one of the dance world's top honors.

An Olympic Ode To Cataloging, Maureen Schlangen

University Libraries Blog Archive

Cataloging, done coherently, precisely, correctly and comprehensively, gets results — which is to say, search results.

We've Gone Social, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The College of Arts and Sciences is extending its online presence with the launch of social media pages on Facebook and Twitter.

Endowed Research Fund, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

A University of Dayton alumnus who is considered a pioneer in the field of sea turtle research has committed $100,000 to launch an endowed fund to assist biology and environmental science students with their research projects.

Brighter Connections, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

This summer at the University of Dayton, a group of special needs children are learning to communicate as make-believe characters through Brighter Connections Theatre. The goal is to help them express themselves in real life.

The Integrity Of Financial Analysts: Evidence From Asymmetric Responses To Earnings Surprises, Rui Lu, Wenxuan Hou, Henry Oppenheimer, Ting Zhang

Economics and Finance Faculty Publications

This paper investigates the integrity of financial analysts by examining their recommendation responses to large quarterly earnings surprises. Although there is no significant difference in recommendation changes between affiliated and unaffiliated analysts in response to positive earnings surprises, affiliated analysts are more reluctant than unaffiliated analysts to downgrade stock recommendations in response to negative earnings surprises. The evidence implies that conflicts of interest undermine the integrity of financial analysts. We further examine the effects of reputation concern and the Global Research Analyst Settlement as informal and formal mechanisms, on restoring analysts’ integrity. The results show that the positive bias in …

Oncology Edge Task Force On Prostate Cancer Outcomes: A Systematic Review Of Outcome Measures For Functional Mobility, Claire Davies, Genevieve Colon, Hannah Geyer, Lucinda Pfalzer, Mary Insana Fisher

Physical Therapy Faculty Publications

Background: The medical treatment of prostate cancer results in multiple impairments in body structure and declines functional abilities, resulting in activity limitations and participation restrictions. Measurement of functional mobility is an essential outcome measure in survivorship care.

Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review is to make recommendations of the best measurement tools to assess functional mobility in men treated for prostate cancer based on psychometric properties and clinical utility.

Methods: Multiple electronic databases were searched from February to March 2014. Studies of tools used to assess functional mobility were included if they met the following criteria: reported psychometric properties, …

The Role Of Public Relations In Social Capital, Weiwu Zhang, Alan Abitbol

Communication Faculty Publications

Public relations research has traditionally focused on how public relations efforts make organizations more effective. Recently, scholars have argued for the broader role of public relations in society. That is, how can public relations be used to improve society rather than simply making organizations more effective? Existing studies have emphasized the relationship between internal public relations and organizational social capital. Lack of scholarly attention has been paid to how public relations efforts affect citizens’ social capital in general. To fill the gap in this area, this study examines how different types of public relations efforts contribute to citizens’ social capital. …

‘How Little I Cared For Fame’: T. Sparrow And Women’S Investigative Journalism At The Fin De Siècle, Laura Vorachek

English Faculty Publications

This article analyzes the work of an overlooked female journalist, T. Sparrow, arguing that her career reveals the difficulties female journalists faced when negotiating between the expectations of middle-class gentility and the demands of investigative journalism.

Sparrow asserted her gentility rhetorically, in part because female reporters who took up investigative reporting were vulnerable to criticism for assaying beyond domestic subjects. Moreover, incognito investigative reporting often brought celebrity to its practitioners, which challenged the convention of middle-class female modesty.

Sparrow, therefore, strove for a delicate balance in her career—assuming the stance of a middle-class woman who lived among the poor, someone …

Through The President's Eyes, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

Although I have been a Dayton resident for only a week and today is just my first day as president, I feel as though I’ve come home. My family and I have felt welcomed from the moment I was named Dr. Dan Curran’s successor last fall, and the graciousness and warmth with which we have been greeted and supported have made real for me that “community” is not a word used lightly here. It’s a way of life.

Rec Kids And The Mad River, University Of Dayton

Blog Archive: River Reflections at the University of Dayton

As the end of June is upon us, the beginning of new adventure and excitement is emerging. The Rivers Institute Summer Team had the wonderful opportunity to host three different organizations on paddling programs. It was a true blessing to be able to build new relationships with children and adults in the Dayton community. It was also a beautiful week to enjoy the outdoors and Dayton’s water resources.

Analysis Of Various Classification Techniques For Computer Aided Detection System Of Pulmonary Nodules In Ct, Barath Narayanan Narayanan, Russell C. Hardie, Temesguen Messay

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. It usually exhibits its presence with the formation of pulmonary nodules. Nodules are round or oval-shaped growth present in the lung. Computed Tomography (CT) scans are used by radiologists to detect such nodules. Computer Aided Detection (CAD) of such nodules would aid in providing a second opinion to the radiologists and would be of valuable help in lung cancer screening. In this research, we study various feature selection methods for the CAD system framework proposed in FlyerScan. Algorithmic steps of FlyerScan include (i) local contrast enhancement (ii) …

Unbalancing Acts: Plagiarism As Catalyst For Instructor Emotion In The Composition Classroom, Ann E. Biswas

English Faculty Publications

In this essay, the author reflects on her experiences while researching composition instructors’ emotional responses to plagiarism. The research found that instructors faced a variety of complex and competing feelings when students plagiarized, and those responses threatened to upset relationships, power structures, and professional identities in the classroom. The author considers how and why her own emotional labor was altered in light of these findings and what this might suggest about the need for increased professional conversation in our discipline regarding the impact of emotions in the writing classroom.

Summer Reading, University Of Dayton. University Libraries

University Libraries Blog Archive

Summer would be very boring without a good book. Thankfully, Roesch Library can connect staff, faculty and students with books to read for fun ready for check out at Roesch Library and beyond.

Academic Program, 2016-17, International Marian Research Institute

IMRI Course Listings, Program Guides, and Assorted Academic Materials

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Building Bridges Across Faiths, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The University of Dayton will expand its religious studies offerings this fall with the arrival of a teaching fellow from Cincinnati's Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, the nation's oldest institution of Jewish higher education.

Title Ix, Sexual Assault, And The Issue Of Effective Consent: Blurred Lines—When Should “Yes” Mean “No”?, Lori E. Shaw

School of Law Faculty Publications

This Article is intended to set the process in motion by providing the DOE and the educational institutions governed by Title IX with a proposed standard for “effective consent.” Part I provides an overview of the realities of campus life in the 2010s, delving into the root causes of sexual assault and other forms of unwanted sexual contact. Sexual hookups and binge drinking, two aspects of campus life inextricably linked to one another and to unwanted sexual contact, are explored in depth.

Part II presents an overview of the traditional role, structures, and processes of the student-conduct system. It then …

Virtual Roller Coaster, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

"Remain seated and keep your hands inside the ride at all times" is something you might hear at a theme park, not a computer programming class. But University of Dayton students may want to heed that warning this fall, when learning the basics of programming rises to dizzying new heights.

Roesch: Ask And You Shall Receive, Lucy Fisher, Katy Kelly

University Libraries Blog Archive

Student-suggested items such as phone chargers, headphones and computer cables among top non-book checkouts.

Library I.T.: Information Technologists Or Information Thought-Leaders?, Craig A. Boman, Whitni Watkins

Roesch Library Staff Presentations

Library staff employed in information technology departments are often seen as support staff, only providing services when something breaks. But what more can library IT staff do to support the mission of their libraries? In this presentation we will explore why library IT staff should maximize their ability to work across various library departments to collaboratively design new library services rather than being relegated to support staff. We will also explore how library IT staff may challenge traditional bureaucratic organization structures to lead change efforts.

Kittens From Heaven, Maureen Schlangen

University Libraries Blog Archive

Cuddly felines found on campus 'not the answer' to Roesch Library staff member's impending empty nest.

Flyers In Hollywood, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The University of Dayton has gone Hollywood. In April, a group of media production students visited Los Angeles, where they toured CBS Studios, met with the executive director of the Producers Guild of America and attended a panel discussion with University alumni who work in the entertainment industry.

In The News: June 22, 2016, Michael Duricy

Marian Library Blog Archive

Read recent items about Mary in both Catholic and secular news. Also see International Marian Research Institute news and updates.

Upper And Lower Solution Method For Boundary Value Problems At Resonance, Samerah Al Mosa, Paul W. Eloe

Mathematics Faculty Publications

We consider two simple boundary value problems at resonance for an ordinary differential equation. Employing a shift argument, a regular fixed point operator is constructed. We employ the monotone method coupled with a method of upper and lower solutions and obtain sufficient conditions for the existence of solutions of boundary value problems at resonance for nonlinear boundary value problems. Three applications are presented in which explicit upper solutions and lower solutions are exhibited for the first boundary value problem. Two applications are presented for the second boundary value problem. Of interest, the upper and lower solutions are easily and explicitly …

Defense Worker Degree Path, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The University of Dayton has launched a partnership with the Defense Acquisition University to help increase accessibility of a University of Dayton graduate degree for the defense acquisition workforce.

Phase Gradient Algorithm Method For 3-D Holographic Ladar Imaging, Jason W. Stafford, Bradley D. Duncan, David J. Rabb

Electro-Optics and Photonics Faculty Publications

3-D holographic ladar uses digital holography with frequency diversity to add the ability to resolve targets in range. A key challenge is that since individual frequency samples are not recorded simultaneously, differential phase aberrations may exist between them making it difficult to achieve range compression. We describe steps specific to this modality so that phase gradient algorithms (PGA) can be applied to 3-D holographic ladar data for phase corrections across multiple temporal frequency samples. Substantial improvement of range compression is demonstrated with a laboratory experiment where our modified PGA technique is applied. Additionally, the PGA estimator is demonstrated to be …