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Classification Of Cases Of Animal Abuse In Ecuador Using Indetermsoft And C4.5 Algorithms, Viviana Del Rocío Marfetan Marfetan, Lesly Gissela Tipanguano Chicaiza, Styven Andrés Pila Chicaiza, Estephany Monserrath Ojeda Sanchez

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This dissertation aimed to determine the classification of animal abuse within Ecuador by severity, context, and solution through the application of IndetermSoft and the statistical-neutrosophic C4.5 algorithm to classify the uncertainty associated with judicial and administrative efforts for animal protection for domestic dogs and cats. The approach was qualitative and documentary, analyzing judicial sentences, citizen complaints, and municipal ordinances within the three largest Ecuadorian cities of Quito, Guayaquil, and Cuenca to acquire the determination of classifications of animal abuse, subsequent sanctions, and follow-ups. A modeling of IndetermSoft ensembles assessed the indeterminacy of subsequent actions, and inputted into IndetermSoft and the …

Relationship Between Social Context And Women’S Entrepreneurship From The Asopromaher Artisanal Production Association, Analyzed Using Neutrosophic Cognitive Maps, Arturo Gustavo Benavides Rodríguez, Jacqueline Del Rocío Bacilio Bejeguen, Lorena Gisella Reyes Tomala, Lilia Esther Valencia Cruzaty

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

The study of women's entrepreneurship has been gaining notoriety in the academic community. This research explores the relationship between social context and female entrepreneurship. It is essential to understand the context in which the entrepreneur developed in an environment, to determine how this context affects entrepreneurship due to various factors. This paper aims to describe the influence exerted by the social context on the entrepreneurship of women from the ASOPROMAHER Artisanal Production Association in Ecuador. Several aspects, such as family, community, and social networks, are analyzed. It is concluded that the social context significantly influences entrepreneurship and that society is …

Identification Of Critical Pollution Factors In The Chibunga River Using Indetermsoft Ensembles And The C4.5 Decision-Making Algorithm, Mesías Elías Machado Maliza, Gabriela Alejandra Rojas Chávez, Karen Andrea Cayancela Arequipa, María José Calderón Velázquez

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This dissertation fills a gap by assessing what aspects pollute the Chibunga River of Riobamba, Ecuador, which is becoming increasingly polluted. Pollution is a growing source of concern for ecosystems and human health, so assessing what factors is important. Applicable to an increasingly querulous society where river pollution has led to legal ramifications in Ecuador's Monjas and Machángara Rivers, creating a need for more protections and preventative measures makes this study relevant. The literature review cites established studies that have assessed river pollution occurrences similar to the Chibunga River. Still, none have assessed the concern via a truly indeterminate/incomplete approach …

Descriptive And Diagnostic Analysis Of Customer Complaints For Different Electric Companies Of Ecuador Using Neutrosophic Logic, Marco Arguello Arguello, Franklin Parrales Bravo, Roberto Tolozano Benites, Dayron Rumbaut Rangel

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This article presents a descriptive analysis of complaint and claim management by ARCONEL and Electricity Distribution Companies in Ecuador for the year 2023. The dataset includes information about complaint outcomes such as 'Procedentes' (resolved), 'No Procedentes' (dismissed), 'En Proceso' (pending), and 'Invalidado' (invalid). This analysis will examine the complaint dataset using neutrosophic logic, which extends traditional binary logic by incorporating indeterminacy. We apply Neutrosophic Logic to capture not only resolved and unresolved complaints, but also uncertainty in complaint status. Key findings reveal high median resolution rates (99.98%), yet notable disparities exist: Sierra region companies outperform those in Costa, and private …

Neutrosophic Sets And Systems, Vol. 92, 2025, Florentin Smarandache, Maikel Yelandi Leyva, Mohamed Abdel‑Basset

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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How To Talk To A Seahorse: Communication In Transmasculine Gestational Experiences As Told Through Narrative, Emerson Armstrong

Communication ETDs

Transmasculine experiences before, during, and after pregnancy were evaluated using focus groups and autoethnographic research. As transgender people are more likely to experience inequality in healthcare encounters, this project aims to shed light on, and counter sensationalized accounts of male pregnancy, as transmasculine gestational individuals sought normalization in their experiences of pregnancy. Seven focus groups consisted of 90 minute sessions, with a total of 15 participants. Transcripts were analyzed using a trans narrative approach to find a greater understanding about identity construction, challenges, and changes around trans pregnancy. Asking about communities and healthcare experiences worked to create a complete picture …

From Energy Abundance To Blackouts: Political Explanations For Ecuador’S 2024 Electricity Crisis, Selene V. E. Diaz Martinez

Political Science ETDs

Ecuador’s growing reliance on hydropower has positioned it as a regional leader in renewable energy development. However, recent droughts have exposed the vulnerability of this energy model in the face of climate change. In 2024, widespread blackouts underscored the risks of overdependence on hydroelectricity in the country. The media suggested that the cause of the blackouts was due to an abnormal drought that year. However, climate change alone cannot explain the lack of use of other generation sources to meet demand. suggesting that a review of political choices could provide insight into the sector's failure. This research examines the political …

Neurobehavioral Mechanisms Of Psychotic-Like Experiences And Cannabis Use, Ethan Campbell

Psychology ETDs

As cannabis use has increased steadily over the past decade, there is critical need to evaluate early cannabis use as a potential risk factor for the development of psychosis. Neurobehavioral mechanisms underlying novelty salience could clarify how cannabis exposure may influence subclinical psychotic-like experiences (PLEs). The present study leveraged dynamic functional connectivity and task-fMRI to assess the role of novelty processing in cannabis use and PLEs. A group of brain regions dynamically tied to the salience network while viewing short films were found to increase their activation as a function of stimulus novelty during a novelty bandit task. PLEs were …

Guillaume Dustan's Ethico-Politics Of The Body, Noah Mertz

Foreign Languages & Literatures ETDs

In this MA Thesis, I lay out a synthetic overview of polemical French writer Guillaume Dustan's (1965-2005) political philosophy. He is criticized first as irresponsible and dangerous for his defense of barebacking (sex without condoms) in the midst of the AIDS epidemic, and then, after his death, as a neoliberal/anarcho-capitalist for his focus on individual liberty. My overview touches on Dustan's Freudian belief that repression is the root of all social ills, his functional ethics of self-responsibility, the revaluation of heteronormative Judeo-Christian morality towards 'virtusex,' and his social contract that minimizes repression. Dustan’s goal is for you to autonomously subjectify …

Physical Education Through The Lens Of A Transgender Individual, Allison L. Graham

Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs

Transgender students face unique challenges in K–12 physical education (PE) that other groups of students do not experience. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the life history of a transgender woman, Evergreen, with a focus on her experiences in PE throughout K-12 school. This study was guided by Queer Theory (Jagose, 1996) and Atkinson’s (1998) life history methodology, data was collected through nine semi-structured interviews and participant-selected artifacts. Data was analyzed using Merriam and Tisdell’s (2016) coding procedures to identify themes. Findings revealed distinct experiences across four areas: (1) Elementary School PE—positive memories centered on play …

Can Web-Based International Standardized Tests Be More Inclusive? A Udl Mixed-Methods Study Of Accented Tasks, Abdelbaset Haridy

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

This dissertation explores the critical, yet understudied, issue of using a variety of accents/dialects within standardized listening assessments. The current study argues for a paradigm shift from dominant accent to the use of a variety of accents in foreign language testing and assessment. The shift is guided by the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), World Englishes, and Intercultural Communication Theory. Following a mixed-methods design, the study compares student perceptions (N=202) and experts’ (N=64) opinions across two distinct linguistic contexts: English and Arabic. College student participants rated listening samples across nine parameters, including Fluency, Accuracy, Comprehensibility, Intelligibility, and Approachability. …

Efficacy Of Oil And Gas Production Site Remediation In U.S. Arid/Semi-Arid Regions, Skye Ontiveros

Architecture and Planning ETDs

Oil and gas production (OGP) is expanding, paralleled by its polluting leaks and spills (LS), and outpaced by its waste. This raises the question: Does remediation of LS occur effectively when needed to protect the environment and public, particularly in major producing regions like arid/semi-arid regions (ASAR), which account for approximately 72% of US oil and 42% of gas production? To answer, a review of the eight largest national remedial laws, sourced from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), identified 14 OGP exemptions for remedial determinants (RDs): factors affecting remedial frequency and efficacy (e.g. LS monitoring and chemical disclosure). An …

Irregularities In The Dynamics Of Large Networks: Cases On Social Networks And The Internet, Dheeman Saha, Abdullah Mueen, Shuang Luan, Afsah Anwar, Yangsun Hong

Computer Science ETDs

Dynamic networks capture evolving relationships among entities, and irregularities in their behavior often signal significant events. This dissertation investigates such irregularities across social and infrastructural networks. First, we analyze Twitter (prior to its rebranding to X) to characterize influencers, introducing a follower-overlap similarity measure that identifies micro-influencers beyond content-based methods.

We then examine election-related irregularities by comparing suspended and non-suspended accounts during the 2020 U.S. presidential election, revealing behavioral patterns linked to misinformation and coordinated manipulation.

Next, we develop an algorithm to infer post-specific diffusion networks, reconstructing who-saw-from-whom pathways for tweets at scale. This method uncovers structural differences in diffusion …

The Pathophysiological Role Of Mitochondrial Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 1a In Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension, Megan N. Tuineau

Biomedical Sciences ETDs

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is characterized by increased pulmonary arterial constriction, pulmonary arterial remodeling, and right ventricular dysfunction. While metabolic and mitochondrial derangements are increasingly recognized as central pathogenic features, the underlying mechanisms and effectors are not yet fully understood. Acid-sensing ion channel 1a (ASIC1a) is a proton-gated cation channel involved in the development of chronic hypoxia (CH)-induced PH. ASIC1a represents a potential candidate involved in metabolic-mitochondrial dysfunction, as metabolic byproducts can act as ligands for ASIC1a. Additionally, ASIC1a has recently been identified as a mitochondrial ion channel involved in neuronal death following oxidative stress. Therefore, we hypothesize that ASIC1a functions …

2025-11 November Newsletter, Sammi Williams

NMOER Newsletters

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Thesis A Reimagined World Language Curriculum For Secondary Education-Does Culture Matter?, Florence Duncan

Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs

The focus of this study is culture within the New Mexico high school world language

curriculum. Culture, as a topic, over time has evolved from near nonexistence to

becoming a fundamental element helping students derive multilingual and multicultural

understanding.

This study is an effort to reveal practices high school teachers use to teach, discuss and

evaluate cultural understanding. It uses qualitative interviews with high schools world

language teachers. Practices are evaluated against research findings and analyzed for

reliability and effectiveness. Findings will help with curriculum design for world language

application.

Overall, the study’s findings were positive. Interviewed teachers generally incorporate …

Enhancing Cryptocurrency Prediction: A Fusion Of Machine Learning And Neutrosophic Programming, Ahmad Yusuf Adhami, Mohammad Parvej, Nabil Ahmed Khan, Mohd Khalid

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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A Neutrosophic Probabilistic Distribution Framework For Modeling Uncertainty In Political Learning Environments: Precision Delivery Models Evaluation For College Political-Ideological Education, Guangda Zhao

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Modeling Of Cognitive Political Dynamics For Teaching Effectiveness In University Thought And Politics Curriculum In Blended Learning Environments, Xiaoqin Chen

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Pythagorean Language Neutrosophic Number For Teaching Quality Analysis Of Dance Education And Performing Arts Programs Based On Multimedia Technology, Shifei He, Lizhu Fang

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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An Evaluation Of Dental Hygiene Integration From The Nursing Point Of View Within The Intensive Care Units., Alyssa M. Ramos

Dental Hygiene ETDs

This study analyzes the prospective of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurse and the importance of oral hygiene delivery to ventilated patients within the ICU. The results of the study analyze the correlation of oral hygiene care performed by the ICU nurse and the probability of developing ventilator associated pneumonia, which is a prevalent infection in the intensive care units. A descriptive research method was used, sent out via email, using a likert- like ordinal scale. The survey was sent to two urban hospital intensive care units, the population included ICU nurses (n=17) from the same urban city. The ICU …

A Neutrosophic Mathematical Model For Evaluating Innovation Modes In Higher Arts Education, Lechen Dong, Yao Wu, Hao Chen

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Introducing The Neutrosophic Reflexivity Operator: Modeling Recursive Truth Dynamics In Intelligent Teaching Of Journalism And Communication Curricula Under Ai-Mediated Ambiguity, Dawen Xu

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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A Hybrid Pso And Kruskal Approach For Neutrosophic Trapezoidal Minimum Spanning Tree Problem, Kalyan Adhikary, Prashnatita Pal, Jayanta Poray

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Hyper-Distributions For Modeling Teaching Reform And Practice Efficiency Analysis Of University Thought And Political Curriculum In Digital Education Environments, Min Wang, Zhenguo Shang

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Optimal Transport Of Rural Cultural Development Quality Under Rural Revolutionary Topological Constraints: A Strategic Evaluation Model, Yongjun Zhang

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Mr-Metric Spaces: Theory And Applications In Fractional Calculus And Fixed-Point Theorems, Abed Al-Rahman M.Malkawi, Ayat M. Rabaiah

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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N-Edu: An Innovative Neutrosophic Logic Construction For Digital Transformation Effectiveness Of College Ideological And Political Education With Mathematical Foundations And Applied Learning Dynamics, Ye Chen

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Triplet Growth Model For Moral-Linguistic Competence In College English Teaching Reform Under Moral Education And Talent Cultivation, Jianguo Liu, Ruohan Liu

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

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Neutrosophic Truncated Normal Distribution For Renewable Energy Forecasting And Optimization, Afrah Al Bossly, Zahid Khan

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

No abstract provided.