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School Violence Prevention In High Secondary Education In Kosovo And The Role Of School Psychologists, Edita Karavidaj
School Violence Prevention In High Secondary Education In Kosovo And The Role Of School Psychologists, Edita Karavidaj
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This present study explores the prevalence of school violence in the pre-university level of education in Kosovo. Despite the underreported cases, school violence is common and a distressing issue. Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology (MEST) in Kosovo has adopted prevention-based approach towards school violence since 2014 (with a revision in 2018) and regulated that each school must have at least one School Psychologist (SP). Despite the reform efforts, the implementation of such regulations is incomplete. The current study hypothesized that school violence rates are higher in urban schools thus prevention-based programs are more likely to be implemented in these …
The Challenges Of Collecting The Immovable Property Tax: The Case Of The Republic Of Kosovo, Agnesa Jashari
The Challenges Of Collecting The Immovable Property Tax: The Case Of The Republic Of Kosovo, Agnesa Jashari
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Property tax is the only tax in Kosovo which can be collected by municipalities as a result of fiscal decentralization. Key services at the local level are expected to be delivered by the revenues collected from the Property Tax, thus, delay or no payment of it impedes the delivery of these key services. The purpose of this project was to analyze the property tax collection in Kosovo and the factors that influence it. The analysis has been carried out through a triangular method of a legal overview, descriptive analysis of property tax collection rates, and qualitative analysis of the sources …
Using Photoplethysmography For Simple Hand Gesture Recognition, Karthik Subramanian
Using Photoplethysmography For Simple Hand Gesture Recognition, Karthik Subramanian
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A new wearable band is developed which uses three Photoplethysmography (PPG) sensors for the purpose of hand gesture recognition (HGR). These sensors are typically used for heart rate estimation and detection of cardiovascular diseases. Heart rate estimates obtained from these sensors are disregarded when the arm is in motion on account of artifacts. This research suggests and demonstrates that these artifacts are repeatable in nature based on the gestures performed. A comparative study is made between the developed band and the Myo Armband which uses surface-Electromyography (s-EMG) for gesture recognition. Based on the results of this paper which employs supervised …
Vaccine Procurement In A Time-Indexed Model With Quantity-Based Discounts, Joseph N. Yeiter
Vaccine Procurement In A Time-Indexed Model With Quantity-Based Discounts, Joseph N. Yeiter
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Vaccination is hailed as one of the greatest scientific achievements of the past century. However, affordability and accessibility prevent low-income countries from realizing the full benefit of immunization. This study applies operations research methods to a hypothetically coordinated global vaccine market with quantity-based discounts to minimize procurement and holding costs while ensuring investment recovery of manufacturers. The effects on affordability of fixed-costs, holding costs, cold-chain capacity, and tender length (i.e. the maximum number of years ahead markets are willing to order supply from producers) are analyzed for each income-based segment of the global market. Experimental results show that increases in …
Millennial Attitudes And Preferences Of Purchasing Prescription Eyewear, Monika Karlovic
Millennial Attitudes And Preferences Of Purchasing Prescription Eyewear, Monika Karlovic
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This study focused on how influential the pros and cons of buying prescription glasses in store and online were as described by millennials living in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). A qualitative research design was utilized, which included open-ended questions in a structured interview protocol. The seven participants that were interviewed were all millennials living in the GTA and have purchased eyewear online and in store. The main discoveries included participants appreciating the low prices when purchasing online, in store assistance, and the similar quality of eyewear offered online and in store. All participants stated that the fit and style …
Color The Corner, Linxin Jiang
Color The Corner, Linxin Jiang
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Loneliness is a major issue in this era, and youth, as a group, is becoming the main force of the lonely group. Young people are in the stage of being immature. Facing the era of knowledge and information explosion, they are learning how to be adults for the first time. They are eager to love and be loved, they are eager for material satisfaction, they are eager to communicate, and they are eager for the world to understand them. At the same time, they are rebellious and loudly proclaiming their independence and freedom. But they become more lonely because of …
Ritthe Contributions Of Traffic Management Centers In Life Enhancement, Mohammed Hamdan Khalifeh
Ritthe Contributions Of Traffic Management Centers In Life Enhancement, Mohammed Hamdan Khalifeh
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This study focuses on investigating the contributions of traffic management centers to enhancing people’s driving experiences and impacting their level of satisfaction and happiness. Data was collected in the United Arab Emirates through two distinct surveys; the first aimed at drivers (number of respondents: 155), and the second aimed at traffic management center operators (number of respondents: 15). The drivers survey aimed to collect data about drivers’ pain points experienced while driving in the United Arab Emirates and showed that slow drivers on fast lanes and sudden lane changing are the biggest challenges reported. On the operators’ side, the data …
Global Health Education In Chinese Universities: Potential For Collaboration With Schools Of Nursing, Quanlei Li
Global Health Education In Chinese Universities: Potential For Collaboration With Schools Of Nursing, Quanlei Li
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The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) and the Chinese Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CCUGH) were established within public health schools in North America in 2009 and in China in 2013. These consortiums are mandated to engage a variety of complementary disciplines including those in the health sphere such as public health, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and nursing as well as those outside of the health arena, including law, environmental studies, business, anthropology, etc. Specifically, expanding the exposure of nursing students to global health curricula is critical as nurses are essential actors in the health care system: making …
A Simulation Study Of Centralized Versus Decentralized Healthcare Admission Processes, Jacob Smyth
A Simulation Study Of Centralized Versus Decentralized Healthcare Admission Processes, Jacob Smyth
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With an expanding number of healthcare clinics and a growing trend of consolidation, the possibility of a centralized location performing admission for multiple clinics has been presented as a possible method to save on operational costs. This centralized approach would cause significant changes in the admission process for decentralized clinics that have their own admission processes, and the effect on quality of care cannot be ignored when deciding which method to use. To determine the characteristics under which a centralized or decentralized admission system would be better, a discrete event simulation methodology is designed and utilized to compare the alternative …
Ecological Impacts Of Food Waste Digestate Management In An Agricultural Watershed, Shradha Shrestha
Ecological Impacts Of Food Waste Digestate Management In An Agricultural Watershed, Shradha Shrestha
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Globally, more than two billion tons of food are wasted each year, creating significant economic and environmental issues. Anaerobic digestion (AD), a process to convert organic waste to biogas, is a potential waste-to-energy alternative to landfilling wasted food (FW). Liquid digestate, a by-product of AD, is typically stored on-site in ponds prior to field application as a fertilizer, presenting risks of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and nutrient release to sensitive waterways. To assess this risk, we used a co-digestion (FW plus manure) facility and associated row-crop disposal system in an agricultural watershed in western New York, USA as a case …
Human-In-The-Loop Learning From Crowdsourcing And Social Media, Tong Liu
Human-In-The-Loop Learning From Crowdsourcing And Social Media, Tong Liu
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Computational social studies using public social media data have become more and more popular because of the large amount of user-generated data available. The richness of social media data, coupled with noise and subjectivity, raise significant challenges for computationally studying social issues in a feasible and scalable manner. Machine learning problems are, as a result, often subjective or ambiguous when humans are involved. That is, humans solving the same problems might come to legitimate but completely different conclusions, based on their personal experiences and beliefs. When building supervised learning models, particularly when using crowdsourced training data, multiple annotations per data …
Fabrication, Characterization And Applications Of Chemically Modified Planar Metallic Electrodes From Copper Clad Sheets, Rana T. Alsaidi
Fabrication, Characterization And Applications Of Chemically Modified Planar Metallic Electrodes From Copper Clad Sheets, Rana T. Alsaidi
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In this work, we developed a fabricating method for planar electrodes by milling and cutting copper-clad sheets. The main objectives of this thesis are to produce customized planar electrodes with different geometries with relatively higher reusability compared to the screen-printed electrodes available by commercial vendors. The fabricated electrodes from copper-clad sheets were electroplated with different metals using commercial electroplating baths to produce different metallic planar electrodes. Also, the fabrication of planar electrodes with cavities to be filled with modified carbon paste was done. The electroplated planar electrodes were characterized by the cyclic voltammetry technique. In addition to that, they were …
Disruptive Bussiness Model For Higher Education, Aya Rizik Abushawish
Disruptive Bussiness Model For Higher Education, Aya Rizik Abushawish
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A business model is a plan for the successful operation of a business, identifying the source of revenue, the intended customers, value proposition, key resources, activities, and financing. It describes how organizations create, deliver and capture value. The recent developments in information and communications technology (ICT) disrupted most business models in different industries. The higher education industry is no exception, where it witnessed enormous integration of information and communications technologies. E-learning in higher education has made a tremendous shift in students’ life and raised the expectations of higher education service quality. The main objective of this thesis to develop a …
Biological Control Of Fusarium Wilt In Date Palm (Phoenix Dactylifera L.) In The United Arab Emirates By Endophytic Actinobacteria, Aisha Abdullah Darwish Shambeh Alblooshi
Biological Control Of Fusarium Wilt In Date Palm (Phoenix Dactylifera L.) In The United Arab Emirates By Endophytic Actinobacteria, Aisha Abdullah Darwish Shambeh Alblooshi
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Date palm trees suffer from many various serious diseases, including sudden decline syndrome (SDS). External symptoms were characterized by whitening on one side of the rachis, progressing from the base to the apex of the leaf until the whole leaf dies; while the internal disease symptoms included reddish roots and highly coloured vascular bundles causing wilting and death of the tree. Although three Fusarium spp. (F. oxysporum, F. proliferatum and F. solani) were isolated from diseased root samples, the fungal pathogen F. solani was associated with SDS on date palm in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Fusarium spp. were identified …
Biological Control Of Sudden Decline Disease Of Date Palm (Phoenix Dactylifera L.) In The United Arab Emirates, Khawla Juma Saif Zeail Alwahshi
Biological Control Of Sudden Decline Disease Of Date Palm (Phoenix Dactylifera L.) In The United Arab Emirates, Khawla Juma Saif Zeail Alwahshi
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Date palm orchards suffer from serious diseases, including sudden decline syndrome (SDS). The fungal pathogen Fusarium solani was associated with SDS on date palm in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Application of Cidely® Top (difenoconazole and cyflufenamid) significantly inhibited the fungal mycelial growth In vitro and reduced SDS development on date palm seedlings pre-inoculated with F. solani under greenhouse conditions. This is the first report confirming that the chemical fungicide Cidely® Top is strongly effective against SDS on date palm. Fungal pathogens not only inhibit plant growth directly but also induce the plant to synthesize stress ethylene. Much of the …
The Association Between Problematic Internet Use, Depressive Symptoms, Selfesteem, And Personality Traits, Basma Mubarak Yaslam Bensumaidea
The Association Between Problematic Internet Use, Depressive Symptoms, Selfesteem, And Personality Traits, Basma Mubarak Yaslam Bensumaidea
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A number of international studies have investigated the association between problematic internet use (PIU), personality traits, and psychopathology, however, despite their widespread prevalence, such investigations in the Middle East region remain rare. Therefore, this study examined the relationship between PIU and depression, self-esteem, and personality traits in a sample of 350 university students, aged between 17 and 33 years (mage=20.69, SD=2.14), who were residents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Participants completed several assessments of sociodemographic variables, a validated measure of PIU, depression, self-esteem, and a measure of their personality traits. A total of 75.1% of the sample was determined …
Enhanced Removal Of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (Pfoa) Via Microwave-Fenton-Reactive Membrane Filtration, Fangzhou Liu
Enhanced Removal Of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (Pfoa) Via Microwave-Fenton-Reactive Membrane Filtration, Fangzhou Liu
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Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA), one of the common per- and poly fluorinated alkylated substances (PFASs), is increasingly detected in the environment due to the diverse industrial applications and high resistance to degradation processes. This study evaluated degradation of PFOA in microwave-assistant catalytic membrane filtration, a process that integrates microwave catalytic reactions into a ceramic membrane filtration. First, water permeation of the pristine and catalyst-coated membranes were examined under the influence of microwave irradiation to analyse the impacts of the coating layer and water temperature increase on permeate flux, which were well interpreted by three models. Then, the PFOA removal was first …
Analysis Of Gameplay Strategies In Hearthstone: A Data Science Approach, Connor W. Watson
Analysis Of Gameplay Strategies In Hearthstone: A Data Science Approach, Connor W. Watson
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In recent years, games have been a popular test bed for AI research, and the presence of Collectible Card Games (CCGs) in that space is still increasing. One such CCG for both competitive/casual play and AI research is Hearthstone, a two-player adversarial game where players seeks to implement one of several gameplay strategies to defeat their opponent and decrease all of their Health points to zero. Although some open source simulators exist, some of their methodologies for simulated agents create opponents with a relatively low skill level. Using evolutionary algorithms, this thesis seeks to evolve agents with a higher skill …
Recovery Of Valuable Metals From Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Organic Acids: Assessment Of Technoeconomic Feasibility, Leqi Lin
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Lithium ion batteries (LIBs) are used in diverse electronic products with anticipated over 500 thousand tonnes of the waste LIBs globally in 2020. To protect the environment and also recover valuable materials such as lithium (Li) and cobalt (Co), our research employed a hydrometallurgy method and demonstrated that exposure of spent LIBs to Organic Aqua Regia (OAR) could leach Li and Co without the pre-separation of cathode from Al foil using organic solvents such as Dimethylformamide (DMF) and N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP). The leaching efficiency of 99% and 94% for Li and Co were obtained with a leaching rate of 0.021, 0.167 …
School Bus Network Optimization, Husam Abdelrahim Al-Qawasmeh
School Bus Network Optimization, Husam Abdelrahim Al-Qawasmeh
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The city of Dubai has more than 200 schools, with around 6,500 School buses that are either managed by the school itself or bus operator companies. A low percentage of bus-usage aggravates school traffic according to top RTA official that stated that only 11% of total school trips in Dubai are via bus (compared to 32% in the United States), school buses account for 13% of peak-hour traffic while they 53% of bus seats were occupied, as parents prefer private transport. Private transport schools remain as significant contributing factor traffic congestion, and environmental pollution as a major percentage of students …
The Infratemporal Fossa: Visual Communication & 2d Animation To Present Anatomical Forms, Gwendolyn Fuller
The Infratemporal Fossa: Visual Communication & 2d Animation To Present Anatomical Forms, Gwendolyn Fuller
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Gross Anatomy is the study of human organs and tissues that are visible to the naked eye. It is a keystone class intended for medical students, where they can gain hands-on knowledge of human anatomy by dissecting each region of a human cadaver. The class consists of a lecture, where the instructor will discuss a specific anatomical region, and a subsequent lab, where the students will then dissect that region of the cadaver. The goal for lecture is to present an anatomical region to the students with the intention of aiding them to identify the structures later in lab. Most …
Digital Communication Tools Used By Those 65 And Older: The Benefits And Barriers Of Use, Susan Quatro
Digital Communication Tools Used By Those 65 And Older: The Benefits And Barriers Of Use, Susan Quatro
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Utilizing the technology acceptance model theory (TAM), this study focuses on current digital communication tools used by those who are 65 and older, and the benefits and barriers of use. Using a mixed methods approach, individual interviews were conducted with those in this age demographic. The interviews captured older individuals’ preferences of digital communication tools, their primary uses of these tools, and any barriers that hinder their use and acceptance. A survey of caregivers was conducted to gain their perspective on the benefits and barriers they see older people face when using digital technology media. The survey was sent to …
An Analysis Of Communication Apprehension Between Stem And Non-Stem University Students, Samantha Schreiber
An Analysis Of Communication Apprehension Between Stem And Non-Stem University Students, Samantha Schreiber
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This study compares communication apprehension (CA) of undergraduate STEM and non-STEM students at a private university in the United States. Using a variation of the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension, undergraduate students were surveyed online and during in-person class sessions. Based on 409 (N = 409) survey responses, there was no significant difference in CA between STEM and non-STEM students. However, independent sample t-tests revealed differences in STEM for gender and year-level. Male students have significantly higher CA than their female classmates in all contexts. Additionally, senior students have significantly higher CA in group discussions and public speaking settings compared …
The Perception Of Lgbtq Influencers On Social Media, Stephanie Sabala
The Perception Of Lgbtq Influencers On Social Media, Stephanie Sabala
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Social media brand influencers have become one of the biggest marketing and public relations trends of 2017, especially those who promote lifestyle brands (Glucksman, 2017). While many social media users are capitalizing on the “brand influencer” trend, people who identify as the LGBTQ, still struggle to connect with the heterosexual audience as brand influencers source. YouTube and Instagram are visual mediums that allow brand influencers to craft their expertise verbally and visually to communicate their expertise and enhance credibility. Using the source credibility theory, which posits that persuasiveness of the message is based on the perceived credibility of the source …
Evaluating The Impact Of Gun Involved Violence Elimination (Give) Initiative Within The City Of Rochester, Michael Nicholas Surtel
Evaluating The Impact Of Gun Involved Violence Elimination (Give) Initiative Within The City Of Rochester, Michael Nicholas Surtel
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Within the city of Rochester, gun violence has become something of a common occurrence within local neighborhoods and streets where violent crime continues to flourish. Between 2010 and 2018 the recorded number of shootings that have occurred in the city of Rochester were around 1,679, with around 200 being categorized as fatal shootings (https://data-rpdny.opendata.arcgis.com/). Many of the issues plaguing the Rochester Police Department in addressing the issue of gun violence are due to a misperceived idea of what causes gun violence in the first place and how to go about it without having to waste their resources on ineffective tactics. …
Link-Family Safety Mobile Application Design, Yingxin Xie
Link-Family Safety Mobile Application Design, Yingxin Xie
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The safety and health of children are essential issues not only for households but also for society. Missing Child is a severe strike to a family. It causes severe trauma memory and affects family members both psychologically and physically. Incidents like this also spread a feeling of fear among the local community. Many efforts have been made to help with this problem, such as the Amber Alert system, the location-tracking functions in the operating system in smartphones. There are also many safety apps in the app stores trying to prevent this kind of incident. However, there are still things that …
Impact Of Nursing Interventions On Perioperative Throughput: A Review Of The Patient Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy In The Ambulatory Surgery Setting Versus Acute Care Setting, Mary Pat Gilligan
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Opportunities for increased efficiencies can be evaluated by assessing current processes and examining the components of each step to identify adjustments for improvements within a hospital's perioperative department. General systems theory identifies dynamic relationships exist within an open system and components of the perioperative department can be categorized into input, throughput and output. This framework was used to evaluate nursing interventions concerning throughput in an ambulatory and acute care setting. A retrospective chart review utilizing post anesthesia care unit interval times was completed to determine whether preemptive oral narcotic administration impacts times and pain levels of 125 outpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomy …
Dead On Arrival, Paul Benns
Dead On Arrival, Paul Benns
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Dead on Arrival is a film about a character named Blue. The world is comprised of memories and follows our character along a path of self-discovery and redemption. Blue’s earliest memory is that of discovering an object that makes him happy. Through the course of the opening moments of the film, Blue discovers the harsh reality of not quite hitting the mark with his abilities. With the missed mark, comes the self-doubt and negative self-thinking that manifests itself through a physical change in his character. This physical manifestation leads to the rejection of his newfound friend and follows him throughout …
The B Respirator Respiratory Protection For The Bearded Man, Joseph R. Allgeier
The B Respirator Respiratory Protection For The Bearded Man, Joseph R. Allgeier
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The news today is filled with stories of respiratory illnesses. The health risks to people are everywhere. Dangerous health situations are created by nature and they are also man made. One thing stands between people and breathing contaminated air and that is a variety of different types of dust masks and respirators. Unfortunately, a huge portion of our population has been left out of this protective solution since most affordable respirators rely on seal created by skin contact. Men with beards or facial hair that interfere with this seal must choose between faulty protection or no protection at all. “Just …
Design And Development Of An Ergonomic Hybrid Forklift Seat, Pranav Madhav Kuber
Design And Development Of An Ergonomic Hybrid Forklift Seat, Pranav Madhav Kuber
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Ergonomic designs have positive impact on the end-user experience of any product. One of the main challenges is to accommodate a range of end-users, for which the concept of adjustability has been found to be very effective. The backrest in a forklift, for example, is provided for comfortable driving in the form of leaning/sitting postures. An ergonomic backrest has to consider the anthropometric variation in the human population to ensure optimum levels of comfort for everyone. This study provides a comprehensive methodology for developing an ergonomic backrest by combining the features of two different backrests and incorporating the adjustability concept …