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Ultrahigh-Energy Neutrino Follow-Up Of Gravitational Wave Events Gw150914 And Gw151226 With The Pierre Auger Observatory, A. Aab, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta, I. Al Samarai, I. F.M. Albuquerque, I. Allekotte, A. Almela, J. Alvarez Castillo, J. Alvarez-Muñiz, M. Ambrosio, G. A. Anastasi, L. Anchordoqui, B. Andrada, S. Andringa, C. Aramo, F. Arqueros, N. Arsene, H. Asorey, P. Assis, J. Aublin, G. Avila, A. M. Badescu, A. Balaceanu, R. J. Barreira Luz, C. Baus, J. J. Beatty, K. H. Becker, J. A. Bellido, C. Berat, M. E. Bertaina, X. Bertou, P. L. Biermann, P. Billoir

Faculty Publications

On September 14, 2015 the Advanced LIGO detectors observed their first gravitational wave (GW) transient GW150914. This was followed by a second GW event observed on December 26, 2015. Both events were inferred to have arisen from the merger of black holes in binary systems. Such a system may emit neutrinos if there are magnetic fields and disk debris remaining from the formation of the two black holes. With the surface detector array of the Pierre Auger Observatory we can search for neutrinos with energy Eν above 100 PeV from pointlike sources across the sky with equatorial declination from about …

Stroke Outreach In The Lao Community, Noor A. Dythavon

Master's Projects and Capstones

CNL Abstract

A community health needs assessment for the service area prompted concern regarding access to quality healthcare for non-English speaking Southeast Asians (SEA) in the area. Goals of an initial investigation and subsequent implementation of sustainable stroke health fairs for non-English speaking communities were evaluated to assess primary healthcare concerns that the SEA community face and to suggest long-term solutions to these issues. Initial investigation required researching population-specific minority health statistics to quantify the prevalence of chronic diseases and conditions which were prioritized in terms of needs versus disparities. Research came from evidence base practice guidelines and personal concern …

Generation Of Vector Partially Coherent Optical Sources Using Phase-Only Spatial Light Modulators, Milo W. Hyde Iv, Santasri Bose-Pillai, David G. Voelz, Xifeng Xiao

Faculty Publications

A simple and flexible optical system for generating electromagnetic or vector partially coherent sources or beams is presented. The alternative design controls field amplitude (beam shape), coherence, and polarization using only spatial light modulators. This improvement makes the apparatus simpler to construct and significantly increases the flexibility of vector partially coherent source generators by allowing many different types of sources to be produced without changing the physical setup. The system’s layout and theoretical foundations are thoroughly discussed. The utility and flexibility of the proposed system are demonstrated by producing a vector Schell-model and non-Schell-model source. The experimental results are compared …

Potency And Properties Of Hydrazide Compounds That Inhibit The Growth Of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Ronald Bartzatt

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Aims: To examine the properties of hydrazide compounds shown to inhibit Mycobacterium tuberculosis. To identify properties that affect efficiency of bacterial inhibition.

Study Design: Utilizing data from previous studies of compounds that inhibit Mycobacterium tuberculosis, then statistical and pattern recognition methods are applied to identify interrelationships.

Place and Duration of Study: Department of Chemistry, Durham Science Center, University of Nebraska at Omaha, from January 2016 to July 2016.

Methodology: Interrelationships of pharmacological properties were identified by use of various pattern recognition techniques, such as hierarchical cluster analysis and path analysis. Molecular properties and descriptors for all compounds were …

Effecting Some Physical And Motor Abilities Using Auxiliary Tools And Achieving The Effectiveness Of Javelin Throwing, Ibtisam Haydar Bektaş

Modern Sport

This study aimed to identify the impact of exercises designed in some physical and motor abilities using utilities and completion of the effectiveness of the javelin throw, the researcher used the experimental method for suitability and the nature of the research, which included research sample (52) students from the first year for the academic year 2013/2014, divided evenly into two groups. (experimental and control group), as the experimental group used some utilities designed by the researcher (shaft tool weights, different sizes and animation tool roller medical and balls), while the control group based on the usual way of learning and …

Effectiveness Of The Use Of The Training Network In A Number Of Physical Variables Among Young Football Players, Hadi Ahmed Khader

Modern Sport

In football today is trying all control opponent moves the team and narrowing the space and reduce the time given to them to look forward and think .. and the use of the training network in the training provides us with situations similar to what is in modern football, and lines that define these boxes inside the network represent litigants and when out of the ball, the the player loses possession playing this way develop the players capabilities to play within the positions emphasizes the censorship as well as read the game before getting on the ball, and training in …

Some Motor Abilities And Their Relationship To The Level Of Skill Performance Of Young Taekwondo Players, Ali Salman Al-Tarfi, Wathiq Ayed Kazem

Modern Sport

1-A research on the simple introduction to the game of Taekwondo and the research problem and capacity of contribution to performance skills in taekwondo.As well as the imposition of research( there is relationship objectives of the research .which (indenfiy to motor between the level of some motor skill and capacities in Taekwondo.) relation also included a sample research 25 players.2-Ensure that the door presentation of the results of statistical processing using a set of tables, and then analysed and discussed in a scientific sources through this discussion and then to reach the goals of the research and verification of the …

Percentage Of Contribution Of Some Physical Measurements To The Achievement Of ( 400 M) Checkpoints For Men, Wafa Hadi Naama

Modern Sport

The athletics widespread Games all over the world and include the activities of jogging, running and jump and jump and throwing events. Each with its own specifications and physical measurements of physical private must be characterized by its practitioners if the goal was to reach the upper levels (though were similar physical and physical qualities in some games, although these measurements have influence on the appearance of muscle strength, speed, endurance and flexibility, as well as the response of the gymnast's body to the various ambient conditions him, and also the efficiency of physical and mathematical achieve impressive results. it …

Influence Of A Training Program For The Development Of Some Physical Variables And The Digital Level Of The Disk Throwing Competition For Students Of The Faculty Of Physical Education At Al-Aqsa University, Nader Ismail Halawa

Modern Sport

The study focused on the discus throw among second-year students at the College of Physical Education at Al-Aqsa University, utilizing the experimental method to examine the impact of a training program on selected physical variables and performance levels. The sample consisted of 28 students, with 16 actively practicing athletics forming the main group and 12 serving as a pilot study sample. The researcher applied pre-, intermediate-, and post-tests to measure seven physical variables: arm strength (right and left grip), leg strength, motor balance, agility, flexibility, and the numerical performance in discus throwing. The results showed statistically significant improvements in most …

Effectiveness Of Using Some Educational Means (Visual – Auditory - Sensory) In Learning Some Offensive Basketball Skills, Dunia Ali Abdul Hussein

Modern Sport

The basketball game, which is characterized by its own people and easy of practice any of various age props, when teaching skill requires an interaction between the teacher and the learner and can be employed these teaching aids in learning the skills of basketball and help create a positive reaction between teacher and learner, and working on the delivery of information to learners, the importance of research in use some teaching aids, audio visual, and sensory in learning skills. The problem with find the existence of weakness contrast in learning and many teachers do not use teaching aids in the …

Mastery Learning And Its Impact On The Transfer Of Learning In Some Motor Skills In The Technical Gymnasium, Aida Ali, Intisar Kazem, Warda Ali

Modern Sport

The learning methods or different forms including learning mastery a modern strategies in the learning which is based on the learner's effort as the masterly learning way left to make all the educated or most of them arriving by high learning level and focus on making the little differences among learners and to give extra time to master the art. educated or movement which is the arrival of an educated group to the point of perfection in learning and performance before moving on to learn other skills more difficultWe have been using the experimental method; it included research sample (40) …

The Impact Of A Kinetic Program Accompanying Music On Some Of The Physical Abilities And Social Interaction Of Children On The Autism Spectrum, Hala Jamil Shaib

Modern Sport

Autism is considered one of the most complex and puzzling disorders, with varying degrees from one individual to another. Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) represent a heterogeneous group in terms of characteristics and traits. Exercise is known to help reduce stress and anxiety. From this perspective, the importance of the current research lies in enhancing social interaction and developing physical abilities. Additionally, music is introduced as a unique therapeutic technique when combined with other treatment methods, aiming to bring about positive behavioral changes in children with autism spectrum disorder. Research Problem: The problem lies in designing a movement program …

Psychosocial Compatibility And Its Relationship To The Family Climate Among Students Of The Faculty Of Physical Education And Sports Sciences – For Girls, Khansa Sabri Mohammed

Modern Sport

Highlights the importance of research in the study of the variables of psychological and social compatibility, climate and family among a sample search into consideration are one of the important processes associated with the performance of the motor, in addition to the psychological preparation of the athlete taking the course, along with the types of numbers represented by numbers skills, and the numbers are tactical, and the numbers of knowledge, and the numbers of physical, so called for the researcher to study them to learn about the social and psychological problems among a sample search and its causes and whether …

A Comparative Analytical Study Of Some Of The Biokinematic Variables And Skill Performance Of Stability Targeting And Jumping And Their Relationship To The Rebound Strength Of The Arm Muscles Of Young Basketball Players, Mutaz Khalil Ibrahim

Modern Sport

Westphalia idea of research into comparative analysis variables Albiokinmetekih house some of my skills to perform the scoring of jumping, fortitude and strength to pummel their relationship to the muscles of the arm of the basketball players, Vartye researcher to study this similarity with the assistance of technical noting that rely on imaging and analysis Albiomecaniki .research goals: •A comparison of some of the variables Albiokinmetekih to perform my skills scoring consistency and jumping basketball. •The relationship between the power to pummel some arm muscles Albiokinmetekih variables for my skills scoring consistency and jumping basketballMeasures Search:The researcher used the descriptive …

Effectiveness Of The Use Of The Training Network In A Number Of Physical Variables Among Young Football Players, Hadi Ahmed Khader

Modern Sport

In football today is trying all control opponent moves the team and narrowing the space and reduce the time given to them to look forward and think .. and the use of the training network in the training provides us with situations similar to what is in modern football, and lines that define these boxes inside the network represent litigants and when out of the ball, the the player loses possession playing this way develop the players capabilities to play within the positions emphasizes the censorship as well as read the game before getting on the ball, and training in …

The Effect Of Qualifying Exercises In Improving Muscular Strength And Resilience Of The Injured 45 – Inflammation Of The Levator Tendon Of The Shoulder For Ages From 35, Iman Kazem Hani

Modern Sport

Dealt Introduction Find injured shoulder muscles, specifically hamstring muscles and causes that lead to their occurrence in the various movements by the shoulder joint so lies the importance of research to reduce the seriousness of the injury, treatment and improve muscle strength, as well as improve joint flexibility of using exercise Alalajah.ama research problem lies in the development of rehabilitative exercises in accordance with the occurrences of scientific foundations and time codified firming to improve muscle strength and flexibility and detailed knowledge of the extent of the impact of rehabilitation of physically for each infected person.Objectives and hypotheses is to …

Effect Of Special Exercises To Develop The Motor Response Speed Of The Block Wall Skill For Volleyball Players From A Sitting Position, Ali Sabhan Sakhi, Ammar Khalil Ibrahim

Modern Sport

The opening words: - special exercises - speed of response to motor skill bulwark plane reel from a sitting position.A search on the four-door broken down as follows1. A search on the simple introduction to the game of volleyball and the research problem and objectives of the research, which (to identify the effect of exercise training specific to the development of motor response to skill bulwark of volleyball players from sitting) speed mode and also the imposition of research (there are differences in women with significant differences between the results before and after the tests at the speed of the …

The Effect Of Various Exercises To Develop Agility And Flexibility In Some Attack Skills Composite Basketball For Female Students, Laqaa Abdullah Ali, Nada Mohamed Amin

Modern Sport

You need the game of basketball to many of the special physical and kinetic qualities that will help the players to do performance motor for proper skill, and the fact that the adjectives agility and flexibility of the important kinetic qualities that are based on that game and a shortage in those qualities to most of the students have been conducting this research, which aims to prepare special exercises agility and flexibility to their development and find out the extent of their impact on the performance of some offensive skills composite of the game, either the most important research hypotheses …

Ph-Dependent Fluorescent Probe That Can Be Tuned For Cysteine Or Homocysteine, Yongkang Yue, Fangjun Huo, Xiaoqi Li, Ying Wen, Tao Yi, James C. Salamanca, Jorge O. Escobedo, Robert Strongin, Caixia Yin

Chemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

The very close structural similarities between cysteine and homocysteine present a great challenge to achieve their selective detection using regular fluorescent probes, limiting the biological and pathological studies of these two amino thiols. A coumarin-based fluorescent probe was designed featuring pH-promoted distinct turn-on followed by ratiometric fluorescence responses for Cys and turn-on fluorescence response for Hcy through two different reaction paths. These specific responses demonstrate the activity differences between Cys and Hcy qualitatively for the first time. The probe could also be used for Cys and Hcy imaging in living cells.

“A (Blind) Woman's Place Is (Teaching) In The Home”: The Life Of Kate Foley, 1873-1940, Angela Gates

Master's Theses

This thesis examines the life and career of Kate Foley, home teacher of the blind with the California State Library from 1914-1940. The purpose of this investigation is to determine how Foley, who was disabled, built a successful career with the state library despite facing significant discrimination and prejudice. Using a wide variety of primary source material, including letters, library publications, conference proceedings, newspaper articles, and census data, this biography evaluates Foley’s pioneering role as well as the challenges she faced. Home teaching provided a new vocational opportunity for blind women, whose professional choices were extremely limited. Despite her unique …

Winner's Curse Correction And Variable Thresholding Improve Performance Of Polygenic Risk Modeling Based On Genome-Wide Association Study Summary-Level Data, Jianxin Shi, Ju-Hyun Park, Jubao Duan, Sonja T. Berndt, Winton Moy, Kai Yu, Lei Song, William Wheeler, Xing Hua, Debra Silverman, Montserrat Garcia-Closas, Chao Agnes Hsiung, Jonine D. Figueroa, Victoria K. Cortessis, Nuria Malats, Margaret R. Karagas

Dartmouth Scholarship

Recent heritability analyses have indicated that genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have the potential to improve genetic risk prediction for complex diseases based on polygenic risk score (PRS), a simple modelling technique that can be implemented using summary-level data from the discovery samples. We herein propose modifications to improve the performance of PRS. We introduce threshold-dependent winner’s-curse adjustments for marginal association coefficients that are used to weight the single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in PRS. Further, as a way to incorporate external functional/annotation knowledge that could identify subsets of SNPs highly enriched for associations, we propose variable thresholds for SNPs selection. We applied …

Community Participation In Rural Tourism Development: Theexperience Of Wanayasa, Purwakarta, Jajang Gunawijaya, Poeti Nazura Gulfira Akbar, Annisa Pratiwi

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies

Rural tourism has been quite a favourite form of alternative tourism in Indonesia over the last few years. Beeton (2006) defined rural tourism as a various activities that take place in nonurban settings, ranging from natural or manmade attractions, amenities and facilities, transportation, marketing to information system. People want to experience the indigenous culture and natural environment that settled in rural landscape. Many scholars have argued that the success of tourism development in rural areas depends on the collaboration in Indonesia using a case study of Wanayasa, Purwakarta. It assesses the level of community participation, limitations to community participation in …

Aplikasi Pupuk Organik Terhadap Hasil Kacang Hijau (Vigna Radiate L.) Di Ultisol, Ida Widiyawati, T. Harjoso, T. T. Taufik

Jurnal Kultivasi

Permasalahan budidaya kacang hijau di Indonesia adalah produktivitas yang masih rendah dan lahan budidaya yang terbatas, sehingga dapat diatasi dengan mengoptimalkan lahan marginal seperti tanah ultisol untuk kegiatan budidaya kacang hijau. Tujuan pene-litian ini adalah untuk mengetahui varietas kacang hijau dan jenis pupuk organik yang mampu menghasilkan produksi tinggi di tanah ultisol. Penelitian dilakukan menggunakan polibag di Screen House, Fakultas Pertanian, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman pada bulan Juli-September 2015. Penelitian menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok Lengkap (RAKL) dengan dua faktor. Faktor pertama adalah varietas kacang hijau yang terdiri atas tiga varietas, yaitu Vima 1, Betet, dan Murai. Faktor kedua adalah jenis pupuk, …

Pertumbuhan Dan Hasil Padi Gogo Hubungannya Dengan Kandungan Prolin Dan 2-Acetyl-1-Pyrroline Pada Kondisi Kadar Air Tanah Berbeda, A. Y. Rahayu, T. A.D. Haryanto, S. N. Iftitah

Jurnal Kultivasi

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui respons varietas padi gogo pada kadar air tanah berbeda terhadap pertumbuhan, hasil dan kandungan prolin dan 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline biji. Penelitian dilaksanakan di Universitas Tidar Magelang mulai bulan September 2012 sampai dengan Maret 2013. Percobaan menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok Lengkap terdiri atas dua faktor yaitu varietas padi gogo (Inpago Unsoed-1, galur JSPGA 136, varietas Situ-bagendit (non-aromatik) dan varietas Mentik Wangi) dan tingkat kadar air tanah (100 % kapasitas lapang dan 50 % kapasitas lapang). Variabel pengamatan meliputi: tinggi tanaman (cm), jumlah anakan total per rumpun (batang), jumlah anakan produktif (batang), total panjang akar (m), umur berbunga (hst), …

Pengaruh Pupuk Pelengkap Cair Dan Sistem Olah Tanah Terhadap Pertumbuhan Dan Hasil Kacang Tanah (Arachis Hypogaea L.) Kultivar Nkancil Pada Inceptisols Jatinangor, Aep Wawan Irwan, Fiky Yulianto Wicaksono

Jurnal Kultivasi

Percobaan ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh dosis pupuk pelengkap organik cair dan sistem olah tanah terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil kacang tanah (Arachis hypogaea L.). Percobaan dilaksanakan di Kebun Percobaan Fakultas Pertanian, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jatinangor, dari bulan Januari 2015 sampai April 2015.Rancangan percobaan yang digunakan adalah rancangan acak kelompok (RAK) dengan 18 perlakuan dan 2 ulangan. Perlakuannya meliputi: kontrol (50 kg/ha Urea + 125 kg/ha SP-36 + 100 kg/ha KC1) + tanpa olah tanah, kontrol (50 kg/ha Urea + 125 kg/ha SP-36 + 100 kg/ha KC1) + pengolahan tanah minimum, kontrol (50 kg/ha Urea + 125 kg/ha SP-36 + 100 kg/ha …

Music Accompaniment And Its Impact On Some Functional Variables And Achievement In The 1500 Meters Running Event, Intisar Kazem Abdul Karim, Zainab Qahtan

Modern Sport

Although the music accompanying it is a part of the performance in the sport of gymnastics, but it is one of the means to assist in the teaching and training process in order to Jiont music sensation and motor training. The study aimed to identify the impact of music in the dressing and some functional changes in the effectiveness ran 1,500 meters to the students the second phase has assumed the researchers first and statistically significant differences in the completion ran 1,500 meters with and without musical attendant, as well as the presence of statistically significant differences in some functional …

The Determinants Of Health: Neighborhood Characteristics, Obesity And The Mental Health Of African-American Adolescent Girls, Roseanne L. Flores

Publications and Research

The present study examined the relationship among neighborhood characteristics, obesity, and the mental health outcomes of a nationally representative sample of African-American adolescent girls between the ages of 12 - 17. Using data from the 2011/2012 National Survey of Children’s Health, four questions were extracted to measure neighborhood amenities, neighborhood detractors, body mass index, and experience of depression. Ordinal regressions were calculated to estimate the relationships between all variables. The results indicated that over 25% of African- American girls, ages 12 - 14 were overweight and obese with fewer 15 - 17-year-old girls falling within these categories. African-American girls had …

Electrocatalytic Valorization Of Biomass Intermediates Via 1st-Row Transition Metal Electrocatalysts, Yujie Sun

Funded Research Records

No abstract provided.

Comparative Evaluation Of Malnutrition Screening In Oncology Patients In An Acute Care Hospital: A Pilot Study, Chandni Sen Sinha

Master's Theses

Malnutrition is associated with negative health consequences in the vulnerable cancer population, making it imperative for an efficient interdisciplinary approach to conduct nutritional screening using an appropriate scale. For the present study, a comparison between an existing malnutrition risk-screening questionnaire (EMR-SQ) and a comprehensive screening questionnaire (CMR-SQ) was performed on 37 cancer patients. The first stage of data collection required the nurses to electronically complete the EMR-SQ. In the second stage, the same patients’ data were assessed using the CMR-SQ, developed by the authors based on the guidelines of the PG-SGA and A.S.P.E.N. The CMR-SQ identified 32.4% at low, 37.8% …

Rna-Protein Structure Classifiers Incorporated Into Second-Generation Statistical Potentials, Takayuki Kimura

Master's Theses

Computational modeling of RNA-protein interactions remains an important endeavor. However, exclusively all-atom approaches that model RNA-protein interactions via molecular dynamics are often problematic in their application. One possible alternative is the implementation of hierarchical approaches, first efficiently exploring configurational space with a coarse-grained representation of the RNA and protein. Subsequently, the lowest energy set of such coarse-grained models can be used as scaffolds for all-atom placements, a standard method in modeling protein 3D-structure. However, the coarse-grained modeling likely will require improved ribonucleotide-amino acid potentials as applied to coarse-grained structures. As a first step we downloaded 1,345 PDB files and clustered …