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Parameter-Free Outlier Scoring Using Acute Angle Ordered Difference Distance, Pollaton Pumruckthum

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

An anomaly scoring algorithm assigns a score to an instance that provides a large value for an outlier in order to help detecting anomalies within a dataset. In 2013, one of the parameter-free techniques called the order difference distance outlier factor was proposed (OOF). OOF was computed using the ordered difference distance derived from the distance matrix sorted in each row, before calculating the difference. The minimum distance was included to avoid false detection but it also decreased the score of anomalies forming a small cluster. To avoid the use of the minimum distance, the new technique is proposed base …

การบำบัดสารหนูที่ปนเปื้อนในกากโลหกรรมจากการทำเหมืองทองคำด้วยหญ้าเนเปียร์แคระร่วมกับเทคนิคจลนศาสตร์ไฟฟ้า, กฤษฎี วานิชสวัสดิ์วิชัย

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การศึกษาในครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์ เพื่อศึกษา 1) ผลของปัจจัยทางจลนศาสตร์ไฟฟ้า (ปริมาณสนามไฟฟ้าที่ป้อนและชนิดขั้วอิเล็กโทรด) และลักษณะภาชนะที่ทดลองต่อการเคลื่อนที่ของสารหนูในวุ้น และกากโลหกรรม และ 2) ความสามารถของหญ้าเนเปียร์แคระร่วมกับการใช้จลนศาสตร์ไฟฟ้าในการดูดดึงสารหนูที่ปนเปื้อนในกากโลหกรรม และสะสมไว้ในส่วนเหนือกากโลหกรรม (ลำต้นและใบ) และส่วนใต้กากโลหกรรม (ราก) การศึกษาการเคลื่อนที่ของสารหนูในตัวกลางวุ้นที่มีการเติมสารหนูความเข้มข้น 50 มิลลิกรัมต่อลิตร และมีการป้อนสนามไฟฟ้าที่ 1 และ 2 โวลต์ต่อเซนติเมตร ที่ระยะเวลา 72 ชั่วโมงต่อเนื่อง พบว่า ในแต่ละชุดการทดลองมีแนวโน้มค่าของการเคลื่อนที่สารหนูที่คล้ายกัน คือ ในบริเวณที่ 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 และ 9 ซึ่งเป็นบริเวณที่มีการวางขั้วแคโทด มีการสะสมสารหนูในปริมาณที่ต่ำ สำหรับบริเวณที่ 5 ซึ่งเป็นบริเวณที่มีการวางขั้วแอโนด มีการสะสมสารหนูในปริมาณสูงที่สุด ผลการศึกษาปัจจัยที่มีผลต่อการเคลื่อนที่ของสารหนูในตัวกลางวุ้น พบว่า รูปแบบภาชนะทรงกลมและขั้วกราไฟท์ที่ป้อนสนามไฟฟ้าที่ 2 โวลต์ต่อเซนติเมตร ให้ประสิทธิภาพในการเคลื่อนที่ของสารหนูได้ดีที่สุด การเคลื่อนที่ของสารหนูในตัวกลางกากโลหกรรมที่มีความเข้มข้นของสารหนู 60.02 มิลลิกรัมต่อกิโลกรัม ที่ถูกบำบัดด้วยการป้อนสนามไฟฟ้าที่ 1 และ 2 โวลต์ต่อเซนติเมตร ที่ระยะเวลา 3, 5 และ 7 วันต่อเนื่อง พบว่า ระยะเวลาที่ 5 วัน การป้อนสนามไฟฟ้าที่ 2 โวลต์ต่อเซนติเมตร มีผลต่อการเคลื่อนที่ของสารหนูดีที่สุด โดยเคลื่อนที่มาบริเวณระหว่างขั้วแอโนดและแคโทด มีค่าเฉลี่ยเท่ากับ 63.07±1.60 มิลลิกรัมต่อกิโลกรัม ในส่วนการบำบัดกากโลหกรรมที่ปนเปื้อนสารหนูด้วยหญ้าเนเปียร์แคระร่วมกับการใช้จลนศาสตร์ไฟฟ้าที่ปริมาณสนามไฟฟ้าแตกต่างกัน (0, 1, 2 และ 4 โวลต์ต่อเซนติเมตร) ที่ระยะเวลา 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 105 และ 120 วัน พบว่า พืชสามารถดูดดึงและสะสมสารหนูได้สูงที่สุดในส่วนรากของชุดการทดลองที่บำบัดด้วยสนามไฟฟ้า 1 โวลต์ต่อเซนติเมตร เป็นเวลา 90 …

Multidimensional Item Response Theory And The Conceptual Survey Of Electricity And Magnetism, Cabot Zabriskie, John Stewart

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Quantitative Methods in PER: A Critical Examination.] While many studies have examined the structure, validity, and reliability of the Force Concept Inventory, far less research has been performed on other conceptual instruments in widespread use in physics education research. This study performs a confirmatory analysis of the Conceptual Survey of Electricity and Magnetism (CSEM) guided by a theoretical model of expert understanding of electricity and magnetism. Multidimensional Item Response Theory (MIRT) with the discrimination matrix constrained to the theoretical model was used to investigate two large datasets (N1=2014 and N2=2657) from …

Partitioning The Gender Gap In Physics Conceptual Inventories: Force Concept Inventory, Force And Motion Conceptual Evaluation, And Conceptual Survey Of Electricity And Magnetism, Rachel Henderson, John Stewart, Adrienne Traxler

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Over the last decade, the “gender gap” in physics conceptual inventory scores has been extensively studied by the physics education research community. Researchers have identified many factors that influence the overall differences in post-test scores between men and women. More recently, it has been shown that the Force Concept Inventory (FCI) contains eight items that are substantially unfair; six are unfair to women, two are unfair to men. The Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation (FMCE) and the Conceptual Survey of Electricity and Magnetism (CSEM), however, contain fewer unfair items. In this work, results from prior studies are used to further …

Interface Engineered Room‐Temperature Ferromagnetic Insulating State In Ultrathin Manganite Films, Weiwei Li, Bonan Zhu, Qian He, Albina Y. Borisevich, Chao Yun, Rui Wu, Ping Lu, Zhimin Qi, Qiang Wang, Aiping Chen, Haiyan Wang, Stuart A. Cavill, Kelvin H.L. Zhang, Judith L. Macmanus-Driscoll

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

emperatures near room temperature are critically needed for use in dissipationless quantum computation and spintronic devices. However, such materials are extremely rare. Here, a room‐temperature FMI is achieved in ultrathin La0.9Ba0.1MnO3 films grown on SrTiO3 substrates via an interface proximity effect. Detailed scanning transmission electron microscopy images clearly demonstrate that MnO6 octahedral rotations in La0.9Ba0.1MnO3 close to the interface are strongly suppressed. As determined from in situ X‐ray photoemission spectroscopy, O K‐edge X‐ray absorption spectroscopy, and density functional theory, the realization of the FMI state arises from a reduction of Mn eg bandwidth caused by the quenched MnO6 octahedral …

Gnss/Lidar-Based Navigation Of An Aerial Robot In Sparse Forests, Antonio C. Chiella, Henrique N. Machado, Bruno O.S. Teixeira, Guilherme A.S. Pereira

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Autonomous navigation of unmanned vehicles in forests is a challenging task. In such environments, due to the canopies of the trees, information from Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) can be degraded or even unavailable. Also, because of the large number of obstacles, a previous detailed map of the environment is not practical. In this paper, we solve the complete navigation problem of an aerial robot in a sparse forest, where there is enough space for the flight and the GNSS signals can be sporadically detected. For localization, we propose a state estimator that merges information from GNSS, Attitude and Heading …

Automated Polarization-Dependent Multidimensional Coherent Spectroscopy Phased Using Transient Absorption, J. K. Wahlstrand, G. M. Wernsing, J. Paul, A. D. Bristow

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

: An experimental apparatus is described for multidimensional optical spectroscopy with fully automated polarization control, based on liquid crystal variable retarders. Polarization dependence of rephasing two-dimensional coherent spectra are measured in a single scan, with absolute phasing performed for all polarization configurations through a single automated auxiliary measurement at the beginning of the scan. A factor of three improvement in acquisition time is demonstrated, compared to the apparatus without automated polarization control. Results are presented for a GaAs quantum well sample and an InGaAs quantum well embedded in a microcavity

Maser Radiation From Collisionless Shocks: Application To Astrophysical Jets, D C. Speirs, A D R Phelps, M E. Koepke, R A. Cairns, A Rigby, F Cruz, R M G M Trines, R Bamford, B J. Kellet, B Albertazzi, J E. Cross, F Fraschetti, P Graham, P M. Kozlowski, Y Kuramitsu, F Miniati, T Morita, M Oliver, B Reville, Y Sakawa, S Sarkar, C Spindloe, M Koenig, L O. Silva, D Q. Lamb, P Tzeferacos, S Lebedev, G Gregori, R Bingham

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

This paper describes a model of electron energization and cyclotron-maser emission applicable to astrophysical magnetized collisionless shocks. It is motivated by the work of Begelman, Ergun and Rees [Astrophys. J. 625, 51 (2005)] who argued that the cyclotron-maser instability occurs in localized magnetized collisionless shocks such as those expected in blazar jets. We report on recent research carried out to investigate electron acceleration at collisionless shocks and maser radiation associated with the accelerated electrons. We describe how electrons accelerated by lower-hybrid waves at collisionless shocks generate cyclotron-maser radiation when the accelerated electrons move into regions of stronger magnetic fields. The …

Orofacial Granulomatosis In A Child, Reena Razdan, Maxwell D. Newby, Michele M. Carr

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Orofacial granulomatosis (OFG) is a rare, idiopathic disorder of the orofacial region. It is clinically characterized by persistent and/or recurrent enlargement of the soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region, often manifesting as labial enlargement and swelling of intraoral sites such as the gingiva, tongue, and buccal mucosa. Full-thickness mucosal biopsy reveals noncaseating granulomatous inflammation, similar to Crohn’s disease and sarcoidosis. Thus, OFG must be distinguished from other chronic granulomatous disorders. We report a case of a young female patient who presented with labial and maxillary gingival enlargement without any identifiable systemic causes, with suggested involvement of environmental triggers.

Overview Of Big Data-Intensive Storage And Its Technologies For Cloud And Fog Computing, Richard S. Segall, Jeffrey S. Cook, Gao Niu

Faculty Publications

Computing systems are becoming increasingly data-intensive because of the explosion of data and the needs for processing the data, and subsequently storage management is critical to application performance in such data-intensive computing systems. However, if existing resource management frameworks in these systems lack the support for storage management, this would cause unpredictable performance degradation when applications are under input/output (I/O) contention. Storage management of data-intensive systems is a challenge. Big Data plays a most major role in storage systems for data-intensive computing. This article deals with these difficulties along with discussion of High Performance Computing (HPC) systems, background for storage …

Micro/Nanofabrication And Characterization Of Advanced Materials And Devices, Yanxi Li, Liang He, Mengyu Yan, Zhengjun Wang

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

No abstract provided.

We Would If We Could: Examining Culturally Responsive Teaching Self-Efficacy In A Middle School Mathematics Methods Course, Jamaal R. Young, Jemimah L. Young, Brandon L. Fox, Earl R. Levingston Jr., Alana Tholen

Northwest Journal of Teacher Education

Despite mounting evidence of the pedagogical importance of culturally responsive teaching, many teachers do not implement culturally responsive practices in their classrooms. The purpose of this study was to investigate pre-service mathematics teachers’ culturally responsive teaching and outcome expectancy in order to inform teacher preparation in mathematics methods courses. Participants completed the Culturally Responsive Teaching Self-efficacy Scale (CRTSE) and the Culturally Response Teaching Outcome Expectancy (CRTOE) Scale. Results suggest that middle school mathematics teachers were only moderately efficacious in their ability to implement culturally responsive teaching practices, despite strong beliefs in the instructional utility of culturally responsive teaching practices.

The Impact Of Attending An Equity-Based Conference On One Teacher Educator: Five Pedagogical Changes Of Practice, Rebecca Smith

Northwest Journal of Teacher Education

This article is a reflective overview of five pedagogical practice changes that one teacher educator made after attending a multicultural education conference. The article integrates current research to highlight the educational benefits of innovative, equity-based instructional strategies. The pedagogical changes are explored through the theoretical lens of culturally relevant pedagogy (Ladson-Billings, 1995; Gay, 2010) and culturally sustaining pedagogy (Paris & Alim, 2017) and include: diversifying curriculum, engaging with community partners, collaborating with K-12 practitioners, innovative technology, and self-reflection.

Administrators' Insights Into The Preparation And Performance Of New Teachers, Sarah J. Kaka, Jennifer A. Tygret

Northwest Journal of Teacher Education

There are few studies that focus on the perceptions and experiences of school administrators toward new teachers; however, understanding of both are required for accreditation. Furthermore, the school administrators’ perceptions of the training, as well as teachers’ performance and impact on student learning during their first years of teaching is vital to determine how new teachers are performing in the classroom. This case study explored these perceptions and three main themes emerged: Indicators of New Teacher Effectiveness, Evidence of Impact on Student Learning, and Identified Areas for Growth. Insight for understanding ways to improve teacher preparation are included.

The Genome Of Broomcorn Millet, Changsong Zou, Leiting Li, Daisuke Miki, Delin Li, Qiming Tang, Lihong Xiao, Santosh Rajput, Ping Deng, Li Peng, Wei Jia, Ru Huang, Meiling Zhang, Yidan Sun, Jiamin Hu, Xing Fu, Patrick S. Schnable, Yuxiao Chang, Feng Li, Hui Zhang, Baili Feng, Xinguang Zhu, Renyi Liu, James C. Schnable, Jian-Kang Zhu, Heng Zhang

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) is the most water-efficient cereal and one of the earliest domesticated plants. Here we report its high-quality, chromosome-scale genome assembly using a combination of short-read sequencing, single-molecule real-time sequencing, Hi-C, and a high-density genetic map. Phylogenetic analyses reveal two sets of homologous chromosomes that may have merged ~5.6 million years ago, both of which exhibit strong synteny with other grass species. Broomcorn millet contains 55,930 proteincoding genes and 339 microRNA genes. We find Paniceae-specific expansion in several subfamilies of the BTB (broad complex/tramtrack/bric-a-brac) subunit of ubiquitin E3 ligases, suggesting enhanced regulation of protein dynamics …

Development Of Cooperative Photocatalysts, Tossapong Phuangburee

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Photosynthesis involves electron/energy transfer between photocatalyst and catalyst. This concept called “cooperative photocatalyst” is of interest for researchers to develop sustainable photocatalytic systems. In this dissertation, two catalytic systems including graphene oxide (GO) and copper complexes as catalysts were combined with photocatalysts to achieve alcohol oxidation and atom-transfer radical addition (ATRA), respectively. In the first system, GO was modified with porphyrin derivatives (TPP or ZnTPP) using sonication method. The prepared composites were characterized by spectroscopic techniques such as UV-Vis, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activity of the GO-ZnTPP was significantly lower than that of GO-TPP due to the interactions between …

Numerical Methods For Jump-Extended Cox-Ingersoll-Ross And Constant Elasticity Of Variance Models, Purin Klunklar

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The jump-extended Cox-Ingersoll-Ross and jump-extended constant elasticity of variance models are stochastic differential equations (SDEs) used to forecast interest rates or stock prices. We simulate these SDEs directly by eight numerical methods: Euler Maruyama method, simplified Euler method, jump-adapted Euler method, jumpadapted simplified Euler method, jump-adapted order two weak method, jump-adapted simplified order two weak method, jump-adapted order two derivative free method and jump-adapted simplified order two derivative free method. The transformed approach is also applied with these eight numerical methods. We compare their performance by testing the positivity preserving of numerical solutions and finding their weak orders of convergence …

Stationary Test For First Order Autoregressive Model Subject To Sampling Errors, Weerapat Rattanachadjan

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In 1979, Dickey and Fuller introduced a stationary test on the first order autoregressive model, AR(1), and limitting distribution of the estimator of autoregressive coefficient and the test statistics. The method has been applied to test the stationarity of the first order autoregressive time series model. However, the method has been applied regardless of sampling errors which usually occurs in data collection. autoregressive model subject to sampling errors.

A Species-Specific Individual-Based Simulation Model Of Mixed Mangrove Forest Stands, Ian Estacio, Khristoffer Ryan Quinton, Edgardo Macatulad, Severino G. Salmo Iii

Environmental Science Faculty Publications

A species-specific spatially explicit individual-based model has been developed to simulate the development of mixed mangrove forest stands featuring eight species. The model is a forest stand model that forecasts mangrove forest development in a 50 m x 50 m plot by simulating the recruitment, growth, and mortality of individual mangrove trees. Species-specific growth rates, shade responses, and salinity responses of each species were incorporated to observe differences in forest structure given different salinity conditions. The model used a modified Field of Neighborhood (FON) approach that considers species-specific responses to shading and a salinity response function that considers the species-specific …

Recolonization Of Mollusc Assemblages In Mangrove Plantations Damaged By Typhoon Chan-Hom In The Philippines, Severino G. Salmo Iii, Ian R. Tibbetts, Norman C. Duke

Environmental Science Faculty Publications

We investigated the effects of a catastrophic typhoon on mollusc assemblages of damaged mangrove plantations of different ages. Molluscs were sampled from infaunal, epifaunal and arboreal assemblages of mangrove stands in Lingayen Gulf, northwest Philippines, and compared with assemblages of un-impacted areas. Prior to the occurrence of the typhoon, there were clear shifts in the species diversity (H’) and composition of mollusc assemblages with stand age of mangrove forests. This was observed in species composition through the succession in dominance from pioneer to seral or putative climax species, and assemblage type (as arboreal, epifaunal and infaunal). However, severe damage to …

Do Teachers Participating In A Therapy Dog Program Perceive An Impact On Students’ Attitudes And Behaviors Toward Reading?, Jenna M. Dragani-Reagan

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Describing The Impact Of Low Socioeconomic Status On School Performance, Barry Linden Cropp Ii

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

This study used archival school data compiled during the 2017-2018 school year to analyze the impact of family income, as determined by student eligibility for free- or reduced-lunch benefits, on several measures of school performance. This study was based upon an investigation of the effects of income on three dependent variables: academic performance, school attendance, and need for behavioral management interventions. Participants included 165 male students in third through fifth grade who attended a single elementary school in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Indicators of school performance were derived from data routinely collected and maintained in students' cumulative …

The Effects Of A Guided Imagery Intervention On The Working Memory Of Primary Aged Students, Monica D. Addison-Walker

PCOM Psychology Dissertations

Many practitioners view working memory as the temporary capacity to store and manipulate information. Current findings suggest a developmental trajectory of working memory and other executive functions. Limited research has been effective in improving working memory using short term methods; however, recent findings suggest guided imagery and mindfulness meditation improves working memory in children. This study examined whether or not a 30 day guided imagery intervention affected the working memory of students in the primary grades of an elementary school. Participants from a sample of convenience were randomly assigned to a guided imagery intervention (n = 12) or to a …

E2f6 Is Essential For Cell Viability In Breast Cancer Cells During Replication Stress, Inam Lafta

Turkish Journal of Biology

E2F6 is a member of the E2F family of transcription factors involved in regulation of a wide variety of genes through both activation and repression. E2F6 has been reported as overexpressed in breast cancers but whether or not this is important for tumor development is unclear. We first checked E2F6 expression in tumor cDNAs and the protein level in a range of breast cancer cell lines. RNA interference-mediated depletion was then used to assess the importance of E2F6 expression in cell lines with regard to cell cycle profile using fluorescence-activated cell sorting and a cell survival assay using (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide …

Modifying Skyrim’S Ai, Aaron Dodds

Whittier Scholars Program

This paper describes the process by which the author attempted to make the video game Skyrim’s Artificial Intelligence feel more realistic and human-like. The author describes how the Artificial Intelligence is implemented in Skyrim, and the various ways in which it can be used. The author describes how they went about changing the AI in the game using quests and Package Stacks to modify the actors. The author also describes how code is used in the game as scripts and how it can be used to work in conjunction with the Package Stacks to modify the AI of the actors.

Preventing Tax-Exempt Propaganda: The Case For Defining The Second Prong Of The Methodology Test, Jordanne Miller

Catholic University Law Review

Under current Treasury Regulations, various propaganda groups throughout the United States are exempt from paying federal income tax. This is so because the current test used by the IRS to determine tax-exempt eligibility, the methodology test, is incapable of separating wild propaganda from viewpoints supported by facts.

The IRS created the methodology test in the late 1970s/early 1980s. Since then, groups denied tax-exempt status have repeatedly challenged its validity. The IRS has responded, and the test has evolved. However, the second prong of the test remains undefined—it is still unclear what it means for facts to be “distorted.” This Comment …

The Underrepresentation Of Cld Students In Gifted And Talented Programs: Implications For Law And Practice, Chelsea E. Connery, Preston C. Green Iii, James C. Kaufman

University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class

No abstract provided.

What High School Students Want To Know About Music: An Information Literacy Instruction Course For A High School Music Camp, Michael J. Duffy Iv

University Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications

The SEMINAR High School Summer Music Camp at Western Michigan University provided an opportunity to offer intensive music related information literacy instruction to a small group of high school students over a two-week session. These students participated in an assessment study in which they provided answers to questions related to information literacy learning outcomes before and after the course of instruction. This case study presents a model for lessons and curricular structure for an information literacy course in music for high school students.

Human Performance In Manufacturing Tasks: Optimization And Assessment Of Required Workload And Capabilities, Maria Chiara Leva, Lorenzo Comberti, Micaela Demichela, Alberto Caimo

Conference papers

This paper discusses some examples where human performance and or human error prediction was achieved by using a modified version of the Rasch model(1980), where the probability of a specified outcome is modelled as a logistic function of the difference between the person capacity and item difficulty. The model needs to be modified to take into account an outcome that may not be dichotomous and o take into account the interaction between two macro factors: (a) Task complexity: that summarises all factors contributing to physical and mental workload requirements for execution of a given operative task & (b) Human capability: …

Nidus Idearum. Scilogs, Vii: Superluminal Physics - Second Edition, Florentin Smarandache

Branch Mathematics and Statistics Faculty and Staff Publications

My lab[oratory] is a virtual facility with non-controlled conditions in which I mostly perform scientific meditation and chats: a nest of ideas (nidus idearum, in Latin). I called the jottings herein scilogs (truncations of the words scientific, and gr. Λόγος – appealing rather to its original meanings "ground", "opinion", "expectation"), combining the welly of both science and informal (via internet) talks (in English, French, and Romanian). * In this seventh book of scilogs collected from my nest of ideas, one may find new and old questions and solutions, referring to different scientific topics – email messages to research colleagues, or …