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In The News: July 18, 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.

Our Lady Of Fatima Digital Collection, Colleen Hoelscher

Marian Library Blog Archive

Holy cards, photographs, postcards, scholarship, sheet music and stamps related to the apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Fatima.

Weekly Features: July 18, 2016, University Of Dayton

Marian Library Blog Archive

The content for the week, selected from the All About Mary website, features Mary's parents as well as other interesting topics.

Heart And Soul, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

What better way to learn about the heart and soul of the University of Dayton than spending time with students?

Who Really Makes The Jokes That Dorothy Parker Gets Credit For?, Joan Milligan

University Libraries Blog Archive

Discover the various works of Ohio author Dawn Powell (1896-1965) and enjoy her keen wit and comedic voice.

Theorems On Boundedness Of Solutions To Stochastic Delay Differential Equations, Youssef Raffoul, Dan Ren

Mathematics Faculty Publications

In this report, we provide general theorems about boundedness or bounded in probability of solutions to nonlinear delay stochastic differential systems. Our analysis is based on the successful construction of suitable Lyapunov functionals. We offer several examples as application of our theorems.

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.

Additive Manufacturing, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The University of Dayton Research Institute has been awarded $8 million from America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, to lead a national program that will use additive manufacturing to help the Air Force more efficiently and affordably sustain aging aircraft.

Veepstakes, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Initial comments from Christopher Devine, assistant professor of political science, on the latest developments in Election 2016.

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.

Optimal Control Analysis Of Ebola Disease With Control Strategies Of Quarantine And Vaccination, Muhammad Dure Ahmad, Muhammad Usman, Adnan Khan, Mudassar Imran

Mathematics Faculty Publications

The 2014 Ebola epidemic is the largest in history, affecting multiple countries in West Africa. Some isolated cases were also observed in other regions of the world.

In The News: July 11, 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.

Presenting At The Esbvm Usa Conference, Sebastien Abalodo

Marian Library Blog Archive

Two representatives from IMRI will be presenting at the Ecumenical Society of the Blessed Virgin Mary USA conference in August.

Weekly Features: July 11, 2016, University Of Dayton

Marian Library Blog Archive

Scapulars, the Mircaculous Medal and various devotions are highlighted in this week's features.

My Summer Of Science And Oysters, Charlotte Shade

Blog Archive: River Reflections at the University of Dayton

When the children of Dayton tour our River Mobile, the first station they stop at is a large map of the United States to learn how the rivers are connected to one another. They learn that our Great Miami River empties into the Ohio River, which then joins with the Mississippi River, and finally ends its journey as the Mississippi River spills into the Gulf of Mexico. This summer I find myself working in the very same place where the water from the Great Miami River ends its travels: the Gulf of Mexico.

Innovation — It's In Our Dna, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

Students today want to be innovators. It's part of their DNA.

Faculty In The News: July 8, 2016, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

John Heitmann discusses the role of Dayton products in Ohio's manufacturing growth, and other highlights of recent media coverage of College of Arts and Sciences faculty research, scholarship and commentary.

Gratitude, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

During moments of transition, I think it's important to step back and reflect.

Christmas In July, Michele Devitt

Marian Library Blog Archive

The UD Marian Library is sending 30 nativities to Indiana for a Christmas in July event.

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.

Weekly Features: July 5, 2016, University Of Dayton

Marian Library Blog Archive

Seven sorrows, seven joys, a seven decade Rosary and more.

In The News: July 5, 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.

Arts Events: July 2016, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

Whether you want to expand your mind or impact the world, our arts experiences will inspire change.

National Scientists, University Of Dayton

News Releases

University of Dayton researchers are part of a select group of organizations awarded funding for prestigious National Science Foundation research and project grants.

Spring 2016 Newsletter, University Of Dayton

Marian Library Blog Archive

The most recent issue of the Marian Library's newsletter is now available in eCommons.

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. …

Recursive Non-Local Means Filter For Video Denoising With Poisson-Gaussian Noise, Redha A. Almahdi, Russell C. Hardie

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

In this paper, we describe a new recursive Non-Local means (RNLM) algorithm for video denoising that has been developed by the current authors. Furthermore, we extend this work by incorporating a Poisson-Gaussian noise model. Our new RNLM method provides a computationally efficient means for video denoising, and yields improved performance compared with the single frame NLM and BM3D benchmarks methods. Non-Local means (NLM) based methods of denoising have been applied successfully in various image and video sequence denoising applications. However, direct extension of this method from 2D to 3D for video processing can be computationally demanding. The RNLM approach takes …

Pornography, Humiliation, And Consent, Rebecca Whisnant

Philosophy Faculty Publications

This article considers the role of humiliation in contemporary pornography, arguing that it constitutes a severe form of harm to many female pornography performers. It further contends that the apparently consensual nature of much humiliating pornography exacerbates its harm to the humiliated performers.