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Anomaly Detection Using Predictive Convolutional Long Short-Term Memory Units, Jefferson Ryan Medel

Theses

Automating the segmentation of anomalous activities within long video sequences is complicated by the ambiguity of how such events are defined. This thesis approaches the problem by learning generative models with which meaningful sequences can be identified in videos using limited supervision. We propose two types of end-to-end trainable Convolutional Long Short-Term Memory (Conv-LSTM) networks that are able to predict the subsequent video sequence from a given input. The first is an encoder decoder based model that learns spatio-temporal features from stacked non-overlapping image patches, and the second is an autoencoder based model that utilizes max-pooling layers to learn an …

Thinking Outside The Black Box: A Theoretical Evaluation Of Adult Learning And The Nvq Pathway To Interpreter Qualification, Brett A. Best

International Journal of Interpreter Education

This article utilizes two popular theories of adult learning as analytical lenses to evaluate the National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) process of accrediting British Sign Language (BSL)/English interpreters in the United Kingdom. Although an NVQ is an assessment, learning opportunities are inherent in the assessment process and in the training which typically precedes it. Behaviorist and constructivist theoretical orientations are applied in this analysis as both are applicable and relevant to the NVQ process. The Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Sign Language Interpreting framework exemplifies a behaviorist orientation, although it also blends in elements of constructivism. It is suggested that training …

Membership Trends In The American Ornithologists' Union And The Evolving Role Of Professional Ornithological Societies, Nicholas A. Mason, Michael W. Butler, Jennifer C. Owen

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Shared Phylogeographical Breaks In A Caribbean Coral Reef Sponge And Its Invertebrate Commensals, Melissa B. Debiasse, Vincent P. Richards, Mahmood S. Shivji, Michael E. Hellberg

Faculty Publications

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aim: To test whether phylogeographical barriers in the brooding sponge Callyspongia vaginalis match breaks previously identified in the Caribbean. We also compared patterns of subdivision in the sponge to those of three of its commensals, the broadcast spawning brittle star Ophiothrix suensonii and the brooding amphipods Leucothoe ashleyae and L. kensleyi, and tested whether any shared breaks arose simultaneously. Location: Florida, Bahamas and the Caribbean. Methods: Subdivision of C. vaginalis populations was inferred from one mitochondrial (COI) and six nuclear loci using clustering analyses. We identified phylogeographical breaks in the sponge and its …

Getting A Grip At The Edge: Recolonization And Introgression In Eastern Pacific Porites Corals, Michael E. Hellberg, Carlos Prada, Maxine H. Tan, Zac H. Forsman, Iliana B. Baums

Faculty Publications

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aim: To infer species identity, population isolation, and geographical variation in inter-specific hybridization among corals of the genus Porites from the central and eastern tropical Pacific, with a focus on the timing of separation between populations of P. evermanni and P. lobata divided by the Eastern Pacific Barrier. Location: Hawaii, American Samoa, Panama and the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. Methods: Maximum likelihood gene trees were obtained for mitochondrial DNA (COI), the internal transcribed spacer (ITS), and 5 single-copy nuclear (scn) gene regions. Allelic networks were used to group multi-locus scn data into species …

Research Needs To Improve Hypertension Treatment And Control In African Americans, Paul K. Whelton, Paula T. Einhorn, Paul Muntner, Lawrence J. Appel, William C. Cushman, Ana V.Diez Roux, Keith C. Ferdinand, Mahboob Rahman, Herman A. Taylor, Jamy Ard, Donna K. Arnett, Barry L. Carter, Barry R. Davis, Barry I. Freedman, Lisa A. Cooper, Richard Cooper, Patrice Desvigne-Nickens, Nara Gavini, Alan S. Go, David J. Hyman, Paul L. Kimmel, Karen L. Margolis, Edgar R. Miller, Katherine T. Mills, George A. Mensah, Ann M. Navar, Gbenga Ogedegbe, Michael K. Rakotz, George Thomas, Jonathan N. Tobin, Jackson T. Wright, Sung Sug Sarah Yoon, Jeffrey A. Cutler

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Demographic Correlations On The Stochastic Population Dynamics Of Perennial Plants, Aldo Compagnoni, Andrew J. Bibian, Brad M. Ochocki, Haldre S. Rogers, Emily L. Schultz, Michelle E. Sneck, Bret D. Elderd, Amy M. Iler, David W. Inouye, Hans Jacquemyn, Tom E.X. Miller

Faculty Publications

© 2016 by the Ecological Society of America. Understanding the influence of environmental variability on population dynamics is a fundamental goal of ecology. Theory suggests that, for populations in variable environments, temporal correlations between demographic vital rates (e.g., growth, survival, reproduction) can increase (if positive) or decrease (if negative) the variability of year-to-year population growth. Because this variability generally decreases long-term population viability, vital rate correlations may importantly affect population dynamics in stochastic environments. Despite long-standing theoretical interest, it is unclear whether vital rate correlations are common in nature, whether their directions are predominantly negative or positive, and whether they …

Pragmatic Hydraulic Theory Predicts Stomatal Responses To Climatic Water Deficits, John S. Sperry, Yujie Wang, Brett T. Wolfe, D. Scott Mackay, William R.L. Anderegg, Nate G. Mcdowell, William T. Pockman

Faculty Publications

Ecosystem models have difficulty predicting plant drought responses, partially from uncertainty in the stomatal response to water deficits in soil and atmosphere. We evaluate a ‘supply–demand’ theory for water-limited stomatal behavior that avoids the typical scaffold of empirical response functions. The premise is that canopy water demand is regulated in proportion to threat to supply posed by xylem cavitation and soil drying. The theory was implemented in a trait-based soil–plant–atmosphere model. The model predicted canopy transpiration (E), canopy diffusive conductance (G), and canopy xylem pressure (Pcanopy) from soil water potential (Psoil) and vapor pressure deficit (D). Modeled responses to D …

Transformational Principles For Neon Sampling Of Mammalian Parasites And Pathogens: A Response To Springer And Colleagues, Joseph A. Cook, Stephen E. Greiman, Salvatore J. Agosta, Robert P. Anderson, Brian S. Arbogast, Robert J. Baker, Walter Boeger, Robert D. Bradley, Daniel R. Brooks, Rebecca Cole, John R. Demboski, Andrew P. Dobson, Jonathan L. Dunnum, Ralph P. Eckerlin, Jacob Esselstyn, Kurt E. Galbreath, John Hawdon, Hopi E. Hoekstra, Susan J. Kutz, Jessica E. Light, Link E. Olson, Bruce D. Patterson, James L. Patton, Anna J. Phillips, Eric Rickart, Duke S. Rogers, Mark E. Siddall, Vasyl V. Tkach, Eric P. Hoberg

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Research Outlook : November 2016, Office Of Research & Graduate Studies

Office of Research and Graduate Studies Archives

Content

- Research in the News

- INNOVATE: Building a Future

- INFUSE: Creating the Framework

- IMPACT: Stepping Up

- Funding Opportunities

- Partners at a Glance

Program And Abstracts Of The 63rd Annual Conference Of The Mississippi Entomological Association, October 17-18, 2016, Mississippi Entomological Association

Midsouth Entomologist

No abstract provided.

"He Told Me That My Waist And Private Parts Have Been Ravaged By Demons:" Sexual Exploitation Of Female Church Members By "Prophets" In Nigeria, Chima Agazue

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

In urban southern Nigeria there is a widespread spiritual revival pioneered by Pentecostal pastors who claim to deliver prophecies, miracles, and healings. In many places, multiple churches can be seen within a few hundred yards of each other, while in other places, different floors of multistory buildings are occupied by different church denominations. There is competition among the pastors to present themselves as spiritually powerful and financially favored by God. Some of the pastors, calling themselves “prophets,” engage in immoral and fraudulent activities. Women are the predominant followers of these male religious leaders, and sexual exploitation of vulnerable women by …

News Of The Department Of Animal Science, Department Of Animal Science

Animal Science Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Structural Elements Of An Nrps Cyclization Domain And Its Intermodule Docking Domain, Daniel P. Dowling, Yan Kung, Anna K. Croft, Koli Taghizadeh, Wendy L. Kelly, Christopher T. Walsh, Catherine L. Drennan

Chemistry Faculty Research and Scholarship

Epothilones are thiazole-containing natural products with anticancer activity that are biosynthesized by polyketide synthase (PKS)-nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) enzymes EpoA–F. A cyclization domain of EpoB (Cy) assembles the thiazole functionality from an acetyl group and L-cysteine via condensation, cyclization, and dehydration. The PKS carrier protein of EpoA contributes the acetyl moiety, guided by a docking domain, whereas an NRPS EpoB carrier protein contributes L-cysteine. To visualize the structure of a cyclization domain with an accompanying docking domain, we solved a 2.03-Å resolution structure of this bidomain EpoB unit, comprising residues M1-Q497 (62 kDa) of the 160-kDa EpoB protein. We find …

Methods To Assess The Direct Interaction Of C. Jejuni With Mucins, Julie Ann Naughton, Marguerite Clyne, Gina Duggan, Billy Bourke

Books/Book chapters

Studies of the interaction of bacteria with mucus secreting cells can be complemented at a more mechanistic level by exploring the interaction of bacteria with purified mucins. Here we describe a far western blotting approach to show how C. jejuni proteins separated by SDS PAGE and transferred to a membrane or slot blotted directly onto a membrane can be probed biotinylated mucin. In addition we describe the use of novel mucin microarrays to assess bacterial interactions with mucins in a high throughput manner.

Active Self-Transcendence Within The Scientific Perspective Of Emergence, Lawrence Yew Kim Ng

Jesuit School of Theology Dissertations

There has been a long history in Christianity on the study of the relationship between theology and science. For example, the Greek Fathers "pursued scientific knowledge for its theological and moral use." 1 Even Augustine, who had an "ambivalent attitude toward science," used natural science to oppose astrology, grounding his argument "by reference to observable reality."2 In recent years, there have been efforts to relate theology and science in various ways.3 One of the on-going scientific discussions is the question of how something can arise and develop into something else in the universe. Among the theories that address this question …

Friendship And Mental Health Functioning, Alan R. King, Tiffany Russell, Amy C. Veith

Psychology Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Observation On The Ultrastructure Morphology Of Hela Cells Treated With Ethanol: Statistical Analysis., Fakhri Al-Bagdadi, Matthew J Young, James P Geaghan, Shaomian Yao, Humberto M Barona, Eduardo Martinez-Ceballos, Masami Yoshimura

Articles

It is estimated that 5.9% of all human deaths are attributable to alcohol consumption and that the harmful use of ethanol ranks among the top five risk factors for causing disease, disability, and death worldwide. Ethanol is known to disrupt phospholipid packing and promote membrane hemifusion at lipid bilayers. With the exception of mitochondria involved in hormone synthesis, the sterol content of mitochondrial membranes is low. As membranes that are low in cholesterol have increased membrane fluidity and are the most easily disordered by ethanol, we hypothesize that mitochondria are sensitive targets for ethanol damage. HeLa cells were exposed to …

Chiral Separation And Quantitation Of Khat Designer Drug- Synthetic Cathinones- In Urine And Plasma, Rashed Humaid Khalfan Bin Huzaim

Accounting Dissertations

This dissertation is concerned with the latest class of the new designer drugs (NDDs) which overruns the world in the last few years as “legal high” drugs, under the name of bath salts or synthetic cathinones. Bath salts are a group of central nervous system stimulants that consists mainly of synthetic cathinone derivatives. In nature, cathinone (β-keto amphetamine) exists in the leaves of the Catha edulis plant which can be found easily in the region of northeast Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. All synthetic cathinone derivatives contain a chiral center and most probably sold out as a racemic mixture. Commonly, …

What’S Missing? Addressing The Inadequate Lgbt Protections In The Missouri Human Rights Act, Ellen Henrion

Missouri Law Review

Most Missourians can move into homes with their partners, put up pictures of their spouses at their workplace desks, or book a hotel room for an overnight stay with a carefree confidence that these actions will not result in harassment or discriminatory repercussions. Unfortunately, this is not true for all of the state’s residents. Approximately 160,000 adults in Missouri identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender (“LGBT”). Accordingly, approximately 160,000 adults in Missouri are particularly vulnerable to workplace, housing, and public accommodations discrimination as the Missouri Human Rights Act (“MHRA”), Missouri’s general anti-discrimination statute, does not explicitly prohibit discrimination based …

Productivity And Resistance To Weed Invasion In Four Prairie Biomass Feedstocks With Different Diversity, Jessica E. Abernathy, Dustin R. J. Graham, Mark E. Sherrard, Daryl D. Smith

Tallgrass Prairie Publications and Reports

High-diversity mixtures of native tallgrass prairie vegetation should be effective biomass feedstocks because of their high productivity and low input requirements. These diverse mixtures should also enhance several of the ecosystem services provided by the traditional monoculture feedstocks used for bioenergy. In this study, we compared biomass production, year-to-year variation in biomass production, and resistance to weed invasion in four prairie biomass feedstocks with different diversity: one species – a switchgrass monoculture; five species – a mix of C4 grasses; 16 species – a mix of grasses, forbs, and legumes; and 32 species – a mix of grasses, forbs, legumes, …

Unique Identities And Vulnerabilities: The Case For Transgender Identity As A Basis For Asylum, Adena L. Wayne

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Unquantified Benefits And The Problem Of Regulation Under Certainty, Jonathan S. Masur, Eric A. Posner

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Ashamed And Afraid: A Scoping Review Of The Role Of Shame In Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Ptsd), Tanya Saraiya, Teresa Lopez-Castro

Publications and Research

Background: Despite considerable progress in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a large percentage of individuals remain symptomatic following gold-standard therapies. One route to improving care is examining affective disturbances that involve other emotions beyond fear and threat. A growing body of research has implicated shame in PTSD’s development and course, although to date no review of this specific literature exists. This scoping review investigated the link between shame and PTSD and sought to identify research gaps. Methods: A systematic database search of PubMed, PsycInfo, Embase, Cochrane, and CINAHL was conducted to find original quantitative research related to shame …

Oncolog, Volume 61, Number 11-12, November - December 2016, Brandon C. Strubberg, Sarah Bronson, Stephanie Deming, E Nielsen

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues) Archives

• Innovative Trial Investigates Molecular Drivers of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A new clinical trial focusing on molecular biomarkers of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is attempting to advance targeted therapy against the deadly disease.
• Smac Mimetics Show Activity against Myelofibrosis: Not all cases of myelofibrosis respond well to ruxolitinib, the only drug approved for this disease. However, early studies indicate that a new class of drugs, Smac mimetics, can achieve a response in some patients with myelofibrosis.
• Urothelial Cancer Subtypes Predict Treatment Response: Subtypes of urothelial cancer identified through gene expression profiling predict which patients are most likely to respond to neoadjuvant …

An Examination Of How Adult English Second Language Learners Learn Pronunciation Skills, Joni Pagnotta

Doctor of Education (EdD)

This study examined research questions regarding differences in intelligibility levels of spoken English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and the use of pronunciation drills between two groups: control and treatment. The goal of this study was to discover if even short-term use of dedicated pronunciation drills (simple tongue twisters and voice exercises) in the EFL classroom was sufficient to significantly improve pronunciation in the target language. This study also examined some of the historical pedagogies and methodologies used in pronunciation teaching. Lastly, this research investigated whether or not there were any correlations between the use of and non-use of dedicated …

Koalas (Phascolarctos Cinereus) From Queensland Are Genetically Distinct From 2 Populations In Victoria, Christina T. Ruiz-Rodriguez, Yasuko Ishida, Neil D. Murray, Stephen J. O'Brien, Jennifer A.M. Graves, Alex D. Greenwood, Alfred L. Roca

Biology Faculty Articles

The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) suffered population declines and local extirpation due to hunting in the early 20th century, especially in southern Australia. Koalas were subsequently reintroduced to the Brisbane Ranges (BR) and Stony Rises (SR) by translocating individuals from a population on French Island descended from a small number of founders. To examine genetic diversity and north-south differentiation, we genotyped 13 microsatellite markers in 46 wild koalas from the BR and SR, and 27 Queensland koalas kept at the US zoos. The Queensland koalas displayed much higher heterozygosity (H O = 0.73) than the 2 southern Australian koala populations examined: …

Nebline, November/December 2016

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

Feature: Look Who’s Hatching — Preschoolers Explore Egg-Laying Animals

Food & Health

Farm & Acreage

Pests & Wildlife

Horticulture

Early Childhood

4-H & Youth

Extension Calendar

and other extension news and events

Sustainable Impact, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The University of Dayton Hanley Sustainability Institute has made a visible, positive impact on the campus and surrounding community in the two years since its launch. Its accomplishments include working with community partners to establish an urban farm on a former vacant lot in East Dayton and collaborating with the University's chief financial officer to create a new revolving green fund for energy-saving improvements to campus operations.

The Effect Of Elementary And Middle School Grade Span And Transition On Student Achievement And Graduation, Jeana Conley

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Social factors surrounding critical transition periods, school and class size, and grade configuration at the elementary level greatly impact current and future student performance. The expectation is that all of these factors are standard among schools, but in reality, every school is different; therefore, the potential for inconsistent quality of learning exists. This causal-comparative study explored the difference etween school size, grade span configuration, and transitions associated with a district’s seven elementary feeder schools in a small county in rural Western North Carolina. Differences in student performance, in both reading and math, at the elementary, middle, and high school level, …