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Understanding Climate-Hydrologic-Human Interactions To Guide Groundwater Model Development For Southern High Plains, Venkatesh Uddameri, Sreeram Singaraju, Abdullah Karim, Prasanna Gowda, Ryan Bailey, Meagan Schipanski

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

The Ogallala Aquifer is the only reliable source of freshwater in the Southern High Plains (SHP) and is used extensively to build a strong agricultural economy with a significant impact on global food security. Groundwater models capable of simulating human-hydrologic-climate interactions are crucial to guide future water management and policy planning endeavors in this water stressed region. A well-defined conceptual model is a necessary first-step in that direction. Conceptual modeling should not be limited to compiling necessary datasets but must also focus on generating critical insights pertaining to human-climate-aquifer interactions especially when the emphasis is on guiding future policy. Model …

Aquifer Depletion In The Lower Mississippi River Basin: Challenges And Solutions, M.L. Reba, J.H. Massey, M.A. Adviento-Borbe, D. Leslie, M.A. Yaeger, M. Anders, J. Farris

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

The Lower Mississippi River Basin (LMRB) is an internationally-important region of intensive agricultural crop production that relies heavily on the underlying Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer (MRVAA) for irrigation. Extensive irrigation coupled with the region's geology have led to significant aquifer decline. The response to the decline has been multi-faceted. Research related to three responses are highlighted: innovation in rice irrigation, on-farm reservoirs, and managed aquifer recharge. Irrigated rice grown in Arkansas, which is nearly 50% of annual U.S. rice production, accounts for a significant portion of aquifer withdrawal. As a result, strategies for using less water while maintaining rice …

Comparison Of Chemotherapy Response And Adverse Effects Of Double-Platinum Plus Egfr-Tki Versus Double-Platinum Alone On Nslclc Patients With Disease Progression And Egfr-Tki Treatment, Laksmi Wulandari, Edward Pandu Wiriansya

Folia Medica Indonesiana

EGFR-TKI is the first-line therapy for EGFR-mutant patients. Nevertheless, patients will have disease progression (median PFS 10 – 12 months) due to resistance. The treatment options are still limited in developing countries for such cases, thus double-platinum chemotherapy is the next option. Although IMPRESS study reported no difference in terms of PFS and OS between double-platinum alone and double-platinum plus EGFR-TKI, several local studies reported benefit of continuing EGFR-TKI in combination with double-platinum chemotherapy (treatment beyond progression). This study aimed to compare chemotherapy effects of double-platinum plus EGFR-TKI versus double-platinum alone on patients with NSCLC progression after EGFR-TKI treatment. This …

Physical Activity Profile Of The Professors Of Padjadjaran University Based On Global Physical Activity Questionnaire, Mutia Nur Maulida, Leonardo Lubis, Dian Marta Sari

Folia Medica Indonesiana

Physical activity is one of the factors which determines one's health and fitness, including the professors of Padjadjaran University, as it might support their academic performances. Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) may describe physical activity. The purpose of this study was to describe physical activity profile of the professors of Padjadjaran University based on GPAQ. Physical activity profile which was classified as gender, age group, recommendation fulfillment, and intensity variables by present-ing quantity (n) and percentage (%) was obtained from 141 professors who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The result of this des-criptive-quantitative study showed that 109 of the respondents were …

Psychological Conditions That Promote Job Engagement: Test Of A Model, Zhuo Chen

Doctoral Dissertations

According to Kahn’s theoretical model (1990), the following three psychological conditions - meaningfulness, safety, and availability - are the key proximal predictors of job engagement. The current study examined the effects of these three psychological conditions (meaningfulness, safety, and availability) on three aspects of job engagement (JE), using both cross-sectional and daily diary data to examine between-person and within-person relationships among these variables. Psychological conditions were also examined as mediators of relationships between organizational and personal factors and job engagement. Furthermore, positive affect (PA) was tested as a moderator of the relationships between distal predictors and the three psychological conditions. …

Electrochemical Behaviors Of Ce3+/Ce4+ Couple In A Mixed-Acid Medium Of Ch3So3H And H2So4, Zhao-Hua Li, Jiao-Long Xu, Ting Wu

Journal of Electrochemistry

In order to determine the optimum molar ratio between methanesulfonic acid (MSA) and sulfuric acid, linear sweep voltammetry (LSV), cyclic voltammetry (CV), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were used to investigate the electrochemical behaviors of cerium (III)/cerium (IV) (Ce³⁺/Ce⁴⁺couple on a Pt electrode in a mixed acid solution. Various concentrations of sulfuric acid were considered in the experiments, while the concentration of MSA was fixed at 1.0 mol·L^-1. It was found that the optimum concentration of sulfuric acid was 0.8 mol·L^-1 since the current response was the highest in the control groups and …

Is The State Of The Air-Sea Interface A Factor In Rapid Intensification And Rapid Decline Of Tropical Cyclones?, Alexander V. Soloviev, Roger Lukas, Mark A. Donelan, Brian K. Haus, Isaac Ginis

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

Tropical storm intensity prediction remains a challenge in tropical meteorology. Some tropical storms undergo dramatic rapid intensification and rapid decline. Hurricane researchers have considered particular ambient environmental conditions including the ocean thermal and salinity structure and internal vortex dynamics (e.g., eyewall replacement cycle, hot towers) as factors creating favorable conditions for rapid intensification. At this point, however, it is not exactly known to what extent the state of the sea surface controls tropical cyclone dynamics. Theoretical considerations, laboratory experiments, and numerical simulations suggest that the air-sea interface under tropical cyclones is subject to the Kelvin-Helmholtz type instability. Ejection of large …

An Investigation Of Factors Predicting The Type Of Bladder Antimuscarinics Initiated In Medicare Nursing Homes Residents, Daniela C. Moga, Qishan Wu, Pratik Doshi, Amie J. Goodin

Pharmacy Practice and Science Faculty Publications

Background: To examine factors predicting type of bladder antimuscarinics (BAM) initiated in nursing home (NH) residents.

Methods: Incident BAM initiators following NH admission were identified by constructing a retrospective cohort from Medicare files and Minimum Data Set (MDS). Participants included all residents 65 years and older admitted in Medicare-certified NH between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2008 who were prescribed BAM and had continuous Medicare (Part A, B, and D) enrollment. Patient characteristics, medications, and comorbidities were derived from Medicare enrollment and claims. NH characteristics and health status were derived from MDS assessments. The outcome was defined as type …

Stable Solution To L 2,1-Based Robust Inductive Matrix Completion And Its Application In Linking Long Noncoding Rnas To Human Diseases, Ashis Kumer Biswas, Dongchul Kim, Mingon Kang, Chris Ding

Faculty Articles

Backgrounds A large number of long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) are linked to a broad spectrum of human diseases. The disease association with many other lincRNAs still remain as puzzle. Validation of such links between the two entities through biological experiments are expensive. However, a plethora lincRNA-data are available now, thanks to the High Throughput Sequencing (HTS) platforms, Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS), etc, which opens the opportunity for cutting-edge machine learning and data mining approaches to extract meaningful relationships among lincRNAs and diseases. However, there are only a few in silico lincRNA-disease association inference tools available to date, and …

First Narrow-Band Search For Continuous Gravitational Waves From Known Pulsars In Advanced Detector Data, B. P. Abbott, K. Aultoneal, S. Gaudio, K. Gill, E. M. Gretarsson, B. Hughey, M. Muratore, J. W. W. Pratt, S. G. Schwalbe, K. Staats, M. J. Szczepańczyk, M. Zanolin, Et Al.

Publications

Spinning neutron stars asymmetric with respect to their rotation axis are potential sources of continuous gravitational waves for ground-based interferometric detectors. In the case of known pulsars a fully coherent search, based on matched filtering, which uses the position and rotational parameters obtained from electromagnetic observations, can be carried out. Matched filtering maximizes the signal-to-noise (SNR) ratio, but a large sensitivity loss is expected in case of even a very small mismatch between the assumed and the true signal parameters. For this reason, narrow-band analysis methods have been developed, allowing a fully coherent search for gravitational waves from known pulsars …

Effects Of Blue Light Emitting Diode (Led) And Doxycycline To Sebaceous Gland In Acne Vulgaris, M Yulianto Listiawan, Cita Rosita Sigit Prakoeswa, Dhyah Aksarani Handamari, Regitta Indira

Folia Medica Indonesiana

Acne vulgaris (AV) is an inflammation of pilosebaceous unit especially in young adult. The pathophysiology is the elevation of sebum production, keratinization of abnormal pilocebaseous follicles, and inflammation caused by immune response to Propionibacterium acnes. Therapy combination of oral antibiotics (doxycycline) and physical therapy (blue light) in moderate-severe acne is one option to reduce antibiotic resistance. Doxycycline is a commonly antibiotic used. The effects of photosensitive can increase the penetration of blue light by sebaceous glands. There was a total decrease in sebum and clinical improvement of combination therapy of blue light and doxycycline in seven patients. The combination therapy …

Stable Solution To L 2,1-Based Robust Inductive Matrix Completion And Its Application In Linking Long Noncoding Rnas To Human Diseases, Ashis Kumer Biswas, Dong-Chul Kim, Mingon Kang, Chris Ding, Jean X. Gao

Computer Science Faculty Publications

Backgrounds

A large number of long intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) are linked to a broad spectrum of human diseases. The disease association with many other lincRNAs still remain as puzzle. Validation of such links between the two entities through biological experiments are expensive. However, a plethora lincRNA-data are available now, thanks to the High Throughput Sequencing (HTS) platforms, Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS), etc, which opens the opportunity for cutting-edge machine learning and data mining approaches to extract meaningful relationships among lincRNAs and diseases. However, there are only a few in silico lincRNA-disease association inference tools available to date, and …

Study On Relationship Of Quaity Between Wheat Quality And Fresh Noodles, Deng Hang, Zhou Wenhua, Li Lihua

Food and Machinery

In this study, five different varieties of Chinese wheats: “Jimai 22”, “Yannong 19”, “Yannong 5158”, “Aikang 58”, “Lunxuan 988” from the main producing area in China: Shanxi, Anhui and Henan were selected. The main physical and chemical characters, such as the content of protein, ash, starch, et al, as well as the farinograph property of flour milled by those five different varieties of wheats, were described, and the sensory evaluation and textural properties (TPA) of fresh noodle made from those flour were determined. The correlation between wheat quality and farinograph property and quality of fresh noodles were all analyzed. The …

Study On Correlation Between Sound Of Breaking And Crispness Of Potato Chips, Zhang Zihan, Feng Tao, Liang Yi, Feng Lili, Wang Jing

Food and Machinery

The hardness and crispness of potato chips were tested by texture analyzer in the present study. Moreover, the fractured acoustic signals were collected to analyze the relationship between the crispness of potato chips and the acoustic characteristics, and the acoustic rating of physical properties were evaluated. The relationship between the hardness crispness and flexibility of three different potato chips and their acoustic characteristics were investigated. The results showed that the more crispness of potato chips had, their hardness and toughness were lower, and the sound of breaking was louder. However, no significant linear correlation were found between the characteristics.

The Technology Optimization Of The Freezing Microwave Treatment Assisted Extraction Of Phenols From Red Grape Juice, Hong Meiling, Feng Zuoshan, Bai Yujia, Zheng Wancai, Ma Dexiu

Food and Machinery

In order to promote the rapid dissolution of anthocyanins and other polyphenols in colored grapes into grape juice, taking cabernet sauvignon grape as raw materia, using non thermal processing technology combined with freezing microwave treatment. Based on the single factor experiment, choosing the anthocyanin and polyphenol content of dual response value. Factors such as sample quality, freezing time, freezing temperature, microwave time and microwave power were selected as optimization factors, designed optimization of response surface methodology based on Box-Behnken experimental design principle. The optimum conditions for the simultaneous optimization of the two indicators were as follows: The sample quality was …

Breast Cancer Awareness Among Zayed University Female Students, Shaima K. Alblooshi, Lina T. Al Kury, Pavlos Malindretos

All Works

Background/Aim : Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among female population worldwide. In the United Arab Emirates, breast cancer accounts for 31-43% of all cancer types. Recently, breast cancer incidence has declined as a result of development of better diagnostic techniques. Good knowledge and awareness about early detection of signs and symptoms of the disease are the most important keys for reducing morbidity and mortality. This study aims to evaluate the level of awareness about the risk factors of breast cancer, as well as, the knowledge about screening methods among female students at Zayed University in Abu …

Preparation Of Nis2 Nanosheet And Its Application In Asymmetric Supercapacitor, Yuan-You Wang, Ya-Nan Liu, Dang-Qin Jin

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this work, the NiS₂ nanosheets have been synthesized using Ni(OH)₂  as a precursor through a sacrificial template method. The microstructure and chemical composition of as-prepared NiS₂ were characterized by XRD, EDS, BET, SEM and TEM techniques. The results showed that both Ni(OH)₂  and NiS₂  were composed of nanoplates. The electrochemical tests revealed that NiS₂ exhibited the high specific capacitance of 1067.3 F•g^-1 at a current density of 1 A•g^-1 and excellent rate performance. Furthermore, in order to evaluate the practical application of NiS₂, an asymmetric supercapacitor, NiS₂ as …

Applications Of N-Methyl-N-Butyl-Pyrrolidinium Bromide And N-Methyl-N-Ethyl-Pyrrolidinium Bromide In Zn-Br Flow Batteries, Qi Zhang, Miao-Miao Zhang, Lin Meng

Journal of Electrochemistry

It is extremely important for battery performance and safety in Zn-Br flow battery to use quaternary ammonium salts as complex agents for bromine. In this work, the effects of electrolyte compositions and concentrations on the electrode reactions and battery performances were studied in the absence and presences of N-methyl-N-ethyl-pyrrolidinium bromide (MEP) or N-methyl-N-butyl-pyrrolidinium bromide (MBP). The conductivities in the electrolytes containing different constitutions and concentrations were measured by EIS method. The charge-discharge performance for the battery and the complex ability for bromine in different electrolytes were also investigated. The results showed that the electrolyte containing MBP was better than that …

Kinetics And Mechanism Toward Electrochemical Reductions Of Sodium Bromide And Methanol Over Iron Electrodes, Qun Liao, Shu-Feng Zhang, Wen-Hua Leng

Journal of Electrochemistry

It is of technological value and scientific interest to the electro-synthesis of ferrocene, conversion of carbon dioxide (CO₂) and organic electro-synthesis in non-aqueous solutions by investigating the kinetics and mechanism toward electrochemical reductions of sodium bromide (NaBr) and methanol over iron electrodes. However, few reports in the related researches are available. In this article, the kinetics and mechanism toward electrochemical reductions of NaBr and methanol over iron electrodes were examined in detail by carrying out the polarization curve and electrochemical impedance spectroscopic measurements. The results showed that methanol was the reactant, while Na⁺ ions were functioned only …

Effect Of Peg-Coating On Properties Of Lithium-Sulfur Battery Cathode Material Containing Carbon Fiber Conductive Agent, Jie-Cheng Tan, Yan-Hong Tian, Xue-Jun Zhang, Kai-Le Fan

Journal of Electrochemistry

The composite materials contained high modulus carbon fiber (HMCF) were successfully prepared by employing a ball-milling process based on the coating treatment of polyethylene glycol (PEG), and their structures and morphologies were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) techniques．The influences of PEG content on sulfur cathode capacity, cycle stability and rate performance were systematically studied. It was found that by the pre-coating of PEG, the cathode exhibited the high initial discharge specific capacity of 1312.5 mAh⋅g^-1 at a current rate of 0.2C, and the reversible discharge capacity of 650 mAh⋅g …

Capacity Fading Analyses Of Lini0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2And Lini0.5Co0.2Mn0.3O2/Lifepo4 Cathode Materials For Lithium-Ion Battery, Yi Hu, Xiang-Zhu He, Zhong-De Deng, Ling-Yong Kong, Wei-Li Shang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The LiNi _0.5Co _0.2Mn _0.3O₂/LiFePO₄ (NMC532/LFP) composite cathode material for lithium-ion battery was prepared by wet ball-milling. The capacity fading behaviors of LiNi _0.5Co _0.2Mn _0.3O₂ (NMC532) and LiNi _0.5Co _0.2Mn _0.3O₂/LiFePO₄ (NMC532/LFP) were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), charge/discharge and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) tests. The results indicated that the capacity retention values of NMC532/LFP were 97.80% and 86.48%, respectively, after 50 cycles and 60℃ high temperature storage. The NMC532/LFP exhibited better cycle performance and high temperature storage performance. …

Pengekspresian Jatuh Cinta Siswa Sekolah Menengah Pertama Melalui Media Tulisan: Kreativitas Atau Vandalisme?, Intan Imaningtyas, Adi Atmoko, Triyono Triyono

Jurnal Kajian Bimbingan dan Konseling

The purpose of this research is to understand the characteristics of falling in love and the love expression in writing media (graffiti) on Junior High School students. The chosen approach is qualitative approach with phenomenological research type. The subject is students of Sekolah Menengah Pertama Pancadarma Malang. The result shows love is expressed in the form of courting behavior, the love that underlies this relationship is romantic love so it cannot be said to be deep love (unreflective). In love expression, it can be directly (oral and action) or indirect (writing). The expression of love through writing can be classified …

The Downward Spiral: Postmodern Consciousness As Buddhist Metaphysics In The Dark Souls Video Game Series, Paolo Xavier Machado Menuez

Dissertations and Theses

This paper is about locating the meaning of a series of games known as the Dark Souls series in relation to contemporary social conditions in Japan. I argue that the game should be thought of as an emblem of the current cultural zeitgeist, in a similar way one might identify something like Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums as an emblem of the counter cultural 60s. I argue that the Dark Souls series expresses in allegorical form an anxiety about living in a time where the meaning of our everyday actions and even society itself has become significantly destabilized. It does …

Merchandise Security System With Breakaway Feature, Invue Security Products Inc.

InVue Defensive Publications

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to security systems and methods for securing an item of merchandise from theft or unauthorized removal. For example, the security system may include a sensor configured to be coupled to the item of merchandise and a base configured to removably support the sensor and the item of merchandise thereon. The base is configured to be fixed to a support surface. The security system also includes a cable configured to be connected to the sensor, wherein the cable defines a sense loop therethrough configured to detect unauthorized removal of the sensor from the cable …

Systems And Methods For Protecting Retail Display Merchandise From Theft, Invue Security Products Inc.

InVue Defensive Publications

Security systems and methods for protecting retail display merchandise from theft are provided. For example, a security system includes a plurality of sensors, each sensor configured to be secured to an item of merchandise. The security system also includes a monitoring device configured to wirelessly communicate with each of the plurality of sensors, wherein the monitoring device and the plurality of sensors are configured to communicate with one another to determine a distance between each of the plurality of sensors and the monitoring device. The monitoring device and/or at least one of the plurality of sensors is configured to initiate …

Merchandise Security System With Inductive Communication, Invue Security Products Inc.

InVue Defensive Publications

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to security systems and methods for securing an item of merchandise from theft or unauthorized removal. For example, the security system may include a sensor configured to be coupled to the item of merchandise and a base configured to removably support the sensor and the item of merchandise thereon. Both the sensor and the base may include at least one inductive coil. The security system also includes a cable configured to be connected to the sensor at one end and the base at an opposite end, wherein the cable has an inductive coil …

Così Fan Tutte: A Better Approach Than The Right To Be Forgotten, Martha Garcia-Murillo, Ian Macinnes

School of Information Studies - Faculty Scholarship

In this article, we argue in favor of a macro-societal approach to protect people from the potential harms of personal information online. In the tension between information and privacy, “the right to be forgotten” is not an appropriate solution. Such a micro, individual-based answer puts the burden of protection on each person instead of on external entities that can abuse such knowledge. The personal responsibility to delete personal data is challenging because of the leakage of data that happens through the connections we have with others, many of whom do not share the same privacy preferences. We show that effective …

Evaluation Of The Community Multiscale Air Quality Model For Simulating Winter Ozone Formation In The Uinta Basin, Rebecca Matichuk, Gail Tonnesen, Deborah Luecken, Rob Gillam, Sergey L. Napelenok, Kirk R. Baker, Donna Schwede, Ben Murphy, Detlev Helmig, Seth N. Lyman, Shawn Roselle

Bingham Research Center

The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) and Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) models were used to simulate a 10 day high-ozone episode observed during the 2013 Uinta Basin Winter Ozone Study (UBWOS). The baseline model had a large negative bias when compared to ozone (O₃) and volatile organic compound (VOC) measurements across the basin. Contrary to other wintertime Uinta Basin studies, predicted nitrogen oxides (NO_x) were typically low compared to measurements. Increases to oil and gas VOC emissions resulted in O₃ predictions closer to observations, and nighttime O₃ improved when reducing the deposition velocity …

Materialism Without Matter: Deleuze, Steven Swarbrick

Publications and Research

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Inhabitat Says Govorov Research Could Open Greater Efficiencies For Solar Energy, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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