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Approved Programs, November 5, 2019, Programs Committee Nov 2019

Approved Programs, November 5, 2019, Programs Committee

Programs Committee (PC)

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Impact Of Chemical Compositions On Mechanical Properties Of Modified Asphalt Binders, Mohammad Nazmul Hassan Nov 2019

Impact Of Chemical Compositions On Mechanical Properties Of Modified Asphalt Binders, Mohammad Nazmul Hassan

Student Theses and Dissertations

Modified asphalt binders offer better mechanical performance in field conditions. According to many researchers, nanoclay modified asphalt binders can be a cheaper alternative of currently practiced polymer modified binders. The primary purpose of this study was to observe any changes in asphalt chemistries due to nanoclay modification and explore any correlations that may exist between chemical compositions and mechanical properties. Changes in chemical fractions were found to be source variant. Insoluble Asphaltene contents were observed to increase significantly after aging, whereas the Saturate contents decreased. Correlations were observed between mechanistic properties and chemical compositions. Moreover, aggregate-binder compatibility evaluation showed nanoclay …

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Supporting The Changing Practices Of Teaching In Business At Queens College, City University Of New York, James Tasato Mellone, Edward F. Wall Iii, Qiong Xu Nov 2019

Supporting The Changing Practices Of Teaching In Business At Queens College, City University Of New York, James Tasato Mellone, Edward F. Wall Iii, Qiong Xu

Publications and Research

This investigation sheds light on the teaching practices of Queens College (QC) faculty in Business. It identifies the Business faculty’s teaching support needs in order to develop ideas for improving Library services to them. This report is the result of research conducted under the guidance of Ithaka S+R, and in accordance with Office of Regulatory Compliance procedures at QC. Using a grounded theory approach to qualitative research, the investigators conducted in-person audio-recorded semi-structured interviews of seven full-time QC faculty who teach Business courses. Evidence derived from the transcribed interviews informed analysis of the current state of QC’s Business teaching experience, …

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From King Solomon To Ian Smith: Rhodesian Alternate Histories Of Zimbabwe, Edward Guimont Nov 2019

From King Solomon To Ian Smith: Rhodesian Alternate Histories Of Zimbabwe, Edward Guimont

Doctoral Dissertations

In the eleventh century CE, the Shona people of Central Africa built the city of Great Zimbabwe, an administrative center and royal home. Connected to the Indian Ocean gold trade, it would become the largest pre-colonial city in sub-Saharan Africa. However, it entered into decline and was ultimately abandoned by the sixteenth century – when the first Portuguese expeditions came in contact with the region. The fact that this city entered into decline just as Europeans encountered it set it up to become the center of a number of fantastical legends about its origins, typically linking it with the Biblical …

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Ucc Minutes 11-5-19, Angela Brock Nov 2019

Ucc Minutes 11-5-19, Angela Brock

UCC Agendas/Minutes

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Streambed Flux Measurement Informed By Distributed Temperature Sensing Leads To A Significantly Different Characterization Of Groundwater Discharge, Troy E. Gilmore, Mason Johnson, Jesse T. Korus, Aaron R. Mittelstet, Marty A. Briggs, Vitaly A. Zlotnik, Sydney Corcoran Nov 2019

Streambed Flux Measurement Informed By Distributed Temperature Sensing Leads To A Significantly Different Characterization Of Groundwater Discharge, Troy E. Gilmore, Mason Johnson, Jesse T. Korus, Aaron R. Mittelstet, Marty A. Briggs, Vitaly A. Zlotnik, Sydney Corcoran

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

Groundwater discharge though streambeds is often focused toward discrete zones, indicating that preliminary reconnaissance may be useful for capturing the full spectrum of groundwater discharge rates using point-scale quantitative methods. However, many direct-contact reconnaissance techniques can be time-consuming, and remote sensing (e.g., thermal infrared) typically does not penetrate the water column to locate submerged seepages. In this study, we tested whether dozens of groundwater discharge measurements made at “uninformed” (i.e., selected without knowledge on high-resolution temperature variations at the streambed) point locations along a reach would yield significantly dierent Darcy-based groundwater discharge rates when compared with “informed” measurements, focused at …

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Cyber-Ship: Developing Next Generation Maritime Cyber Research Capabilities, Kimberly Tam, Kevin Forshaw, Kevin Jones Nov 2019

Cyber-Ship: Developing Next Generation Maritime Cyber Research Capabilities, Kimberly Tam, Kevin Forshaw, Kevin Jones

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

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A Bibliometric Study Of Communications Published In Journal Of Informetrics From 2012 To 2016, Dr. Mirza Muhammad Naseer, Dr. Abu Waris, Shakil Ahmad, Dr. Manuelraj Peter, Prof Isam Mohammed Abdel-Magid Nov 2019

A Bibliometric Study Of Communications Published In Journal Of Informetrics From 2012 To 2016, Dr. Mirza Muhammad Naseer, Dr. Abu Waris, Shakil Ahmad, Dr. Manuelraj Peter, Prof Isam Mohammed Abdel-Magid

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This research work exemplifies a bibliometric study of communications published in the Journal of Informetrics from 2012 to 2016. The main schema and source used for this study is the Web of Science domain. A bibliometric analysis of 459 records was conducted using MS Excel. The study indicated that the maximum number of articles were in the year 2016, representing 23% of total contributions. Top contributing organizations during the study period were Max Planck Society of Germany, Indiana University of USA, and University Roma Tor Vergata of Italy. Top contributing authors included Lutz Bornmann, Mike Thelwall, and Ludo Waltman. China …

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Users' Satisfaction With Information Resources And Services: A Survey Of Gc University Library Lahore, Khurram Shahzad Nov 2019

Users' Satisfaction With Information Resources And Services: A Survey Of Gc University Library Lahore, Khurram Shahzad

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The basic objective of this article is to know users’ satisfaction with GC University Library’s resources and services. An effort was also made to know the impact of university library resources and services upon users’ work. Research was done by using a survey method. Self-structured questionnaire was used in order to get the desired objectives of the study. Findings show users’ levels of satisfaction with online catalog, reference services, book materials, Interlibrary loan, usefulness of the information received in the library, library professionals’ availability, library staff friendliness, librarians’ expertise, service delivery time, library instruction, working hours, computer equipment, recorded webinars, …

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Making Decision Adaptive To Price Uncertainty And Risk Preference: A New Decision-Making Model For Forest Management, Fan Zhang Nov 2019

Making Decision Adaptive To Price Uncertainty And Risk Preference: A New Decision-Making Model For Forest Management, Fan Zhang

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

While the forest grows, the price of timber fluctuates. Price uncertainty plays a key role in forestry due to the extended rotation length of growing trees. Like double sides of the same coin, risk preference and uncertainties should be considered together. This is because risk preference represents people’s attitude toward that uncertainty when making management decisions. Risk preference is especially an important issue for forest management because forests are exposed to substantial uncertainties during their long growing period. However, most existing relevant studies either simply overlook the risk preference issue or fail to consider it together with a practical forest …

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Production Of Oyster Flavor Powder From Byproducts Of The Gulf Of Mexico Oyster Industry Using A Combination Of Hydrolyzation, Ultrafiltration, And Spray Drying Technologies, Alexander Chouljenko Nov 2019

Production Of Oyster Flavor Powder From Byproducts Of The Gulf Of Mexico Oyster Industry Using A Combination Of Hydrolyzation, Ultrafiltration, And Spray Drying Technologies, Alexander Chouljenko

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Oyster processing generates large quantities of oyster wash water (OWW) containing solids and undersized oyster meat (UOM), both of which contain protein and flavor compounds. The objective of this study was to produce oyster flavor powder (OFP) from byproducts of the Gulf of Mexico oyster industry and to evaluate selected quality parameters. The first chapter of this work discussed the chemical composition and volatile flavor compound profile of OFP produced from enzymatically hydrolyzed and spray-dried oyster processing byproducts. UOM was homogenized with OWW and hydrolyzed using Protease BL. Nitrogen recovery for the hydrolysate was 89.21±1.92%. Benzaldehyde, benzeneacetaldehyde, and 2-aminoacetophenone were …

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Root Cause Analysis And Method Development Of Calorimetry Experiments, Anya M. Deaton, Lydia R. Deaton, John M. Farrar Dr. Nov 2019

Root Cause Analysis And Method Development Of Calorimetry Experiments, Anya M. Deaton, Lydia R. Deaton, John M. Farrar Dr.

Posters-at-the-Capitol

First year chemistry students learn a broad range of concepts that are also proven out in the lab environment. These concepts are a basis for a solid foundation for future chemistry learning. When the lab experiments don’t produce the expected results, students understanding in these concepts diminish and overall confidence and grades suffer. Our project details the root cause analysis and subsequent method development work for two experiments related to calorimetry; heat of solution and freezing point depression. The team sought to refine these experiments after finding that many of the students were unable to generate the expected results for …

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Geodetic Imaging Of Volcanic Deformation With Time Series Radar Interferometry, Zhang Yunjun Nov 2019

Geodetic Imaging Of Volcanic Deformation With Time Series Radar Interferometry, Zhang Yunjun

Open Access Dissertations

Volcanic hazards threaten millions of people in their vicinity worldwide. To mitigate the volcanic risk, we need to know which volcanoes are actively deforming and how much have they deformed. Ideally, ascending magma leads to surface uplift through elastic response, which can be precisely measured using the technique of interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) and inferred through geophysical inverse model, such as the point pressure source. In practice, the (de)pressurization process could have complex geometry in space and change nonlinearly in time, posing challenging for the deformation mapping and risk assessment afterwards. Here, I first develop algorithms to correct for …

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Estimation Of The Function Of Consentration For An Ordered Statistics, A. E. Madrahimov Candidate Of Physical And Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor. Nov 2019

Estimation Of The Function Of Consentration For An Ordered Statistics, A. E. Madrahimov Candidate Of Physical And Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor.

Scientific journal of the Fergana State University

This article examines the issue of estimating the concentration function for ordinal statistics and sample size.

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Medicaments In Preventing Iodine Deficiency, And Their Chemical Composition, I. R. Asqarov Doctor Of Chemical Sciences, Professor, A. S. Xojiqulov Teacher Nov 2019

Medicaments In Preventing Iodine Deficiency, And Their Chemical Composition, I. R. Asqarov Doctor Of Chemical Sciences, Professor, A. S. Xojiqulov Teacher

Scientific journal of the Fergana State University

The article discusses the causes of iodine deficiency, the state of the spread of iodine deficiency in the world and in the Republic of Uzbekistan, synthetic and natural remedies used for its treatment are described from the information given in writing supplements, used as the “Alcoman” medicinal product, as well as methods for making tincture from it and its use.

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Differential Games Of The Second Order, B. T. Samatov Doctor Of Physics-Mathematics, Professor, U. B. Soyibboev Master Student, U. A. Mirzamahmudov Master Student Nov 2019

Differential Games Of The Second Order, B. T. Samatov Doctor Of Physics-Mathematics, Professor, U. B. Soyibboev Master Student, U. A. Mirzamahmudov Master Student

Scientific journal of the Fergana State University

In this paper, we study the pursuit-evasion problem for the second order differential game when the initial positions of moving objects are linearly dependent and controls of the players have geometric constraints. The new sufficient solvability conditions are obtained for problems of the pursuit and evasion.

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Synthesis Of The Betulinic Acid, Sh. Sh. Turg‘Unboyev Base Doctoral Student, A. X. Xaitbayev Doctor Of Chemical Sciences, Associate Professor Nov 2019

Synthesis Of The Betulinic Acid, Sh. Sh. Turg‘Unboyev Base Doctoral Student, A. X. Xaitbayev Doctor Of Chemical Sciences, Associate Professor

Scientific journal of the Fergana State University

Today, one of the most important tasks for the further development of the pharmaceutical industry is medicines obtained from local raw materials. This article describes the production of betulin from the bark of the Betula pendula tree growing in the territory of Uzbekistan, the synthesis of various derivatives based on it, and the study of the structure of substances by physical methods. Based on these studies, medicines will be created from local raw materials.

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Beer Classification And Certification Based On Chemical Composition, D. T. Xasanova Doctor Of Philosophy In Chemical Sciences (Phd), I. R. Asqarov Doctor Of Chemical Sciences, Professor Nov 2019

Beer Classification And Certification Based On Chemical Composition, D. T. Xasanova Doctor Of Philosophy In Chemical Sciences (Phd), I. R. Asqarov Doctor Of Chemical Sciences, Professor

Scientific journal of the Fergana State University

The article analyzes the physical-chemical indicators that determine the commodity status characteristic of beer products, gives criteria for differentiating existing product codes and assigning product codes to the new types of products, as well as the features of applying new express analysis methods.

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Great Life Cycle Of Agropyron Cristatum (L.) Beauv. In The Conditions Of Domestification, V. Mahmudov Assistant Professor Nov 2019

Great Life Cycle Of Agropyron Cristatum (L.) Beauv. In The Conditions Of Domestification, V. Mahmudov Assistant Professor

Scientific journal of the Fergana State University

The article studies the biomorphological features of Agropyron cristatum in the conditions of introduction in the zone of the montainous semi-desert and the definition of their economic prospects for ufilizing in bogharic lands.

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About The Life Cycle Of Black Vulture (Milvus Migrans) In Fergana Valley, M. Xoliqov Candidate Of Biological Sciences, Y. Axmedova Master Student Nov 2019

About The Life Cycle Of Black Vulture (Milvus Migrans) In Fergana Valley, M. Xoliqov Candidate Of Biological Sciences, Y. Axmedova Master Student

Scientific journal of the Fergana State University

The article described the life cycle of Milvus migrans in the Fergana valley. On the basis of literary data and personal observation some information such as knowing their couples, their occurrence, building nests are given.

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Morphogenetic And Biogeochemical Features Of The Medicinal Capparis Spinosa, M. Isag‘Aliyev, Candidate Of Biological Sciences Associate Professor, M. Obidov Base Doctoral Student., R. Matholiqov Master Student Nov 2019

Morphogenetic And Biogeochemical Features Of The Medicinal Capparis Spinosa, M. Isag‘Aliyev, Candidate Of Biological Sciences Associate Professor, M. Obidov Base Doctoral Student., R. Matholiqov Master Student

Scientific journal of the Fergana State University

The article studies the morphogenetic features, the composition of macro- and microelements, the coefficient of biological absorption in medicinal Capparis spinosa in light serozems, and also proved the high demand of macro elements of phosphorus, and microelements of zinc.

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Morphogenetic Characteristics Of Irrigated Typical Serozem Soils, N. J. Xalilova Independent Researcher Nov 2019

Morphogenetic Characteristics Of Irrigated Typical Serozem Soils, N. J. Xalilova Independent Researcher

Scientific journal of the Fergana State University

In the article formation of morphogenetic characteristics of irrigated typical serozem soils widespread in sub mountain flats of the republic, their change under the influence of irrigation and their role in soil fertility assessment are discussed.

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Geoenergetic Features Of Lanthanoids And Radioactive Elements In Irrigated Soils, A. Turdaliyev Doctor Of Biological Sciences, K. Asqarov Teacher, N. Xodjibolayeva Teacher Nov 2019

Geoenergetic Features Of Lanthanoids And Radioactive Elements In Irrigated Soils, A. Turdaliyev Doctor Of Biological Sciences, K. Asqarov Teacher, N. Xodjibolayeva Teacher

Scientific journal of the Fergana State University

The paper studies the geoenergetic features of the lanthanides and radioactive elements in the genetic horizons of irrigated meadow saz soils of Central Fergana. moreover, the number of these elements was determined depending on their geoenergetic features in the soil profile, and the geochemical Clark spectra of these elements were developed.

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Understanding Factors Related To Undergraduate Student Decision-Making About A Complex Socio-Scientific Issue: Mountain Lion Management, Ashley Alred, Jenny Dauer Nov 2019

Understanding Factors Related To Undergraduate Student Decision-Making About A Complex Socio-Scientific Issue: Mountain Lion Management, Ashley Alred, Jenny Dauer

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

We outline an instructional strategy for supporting students’ science literacy skills using a structured decision-making tool in an interdisciplinary undergraduate course. Instructional tools support basing complex socioscientific issues decisions on a reasoned analysis of tradeoffs among multiple conflicting values rather than heuristics, such as social norms. We explored the factors related to students’ decision-making about mountain lion management by examining if students’ value orientations, identity, or knowledge predicted their management decisions before, during, and after engaging in structured decision-making where they performed a tradeoffs analysis. We found that student decision-making may align more closely to students’ value orientations and identity …

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Porous Radiative Cooling Paint For Building Thermal Management, Yuan Yang Nov 2019

Porous Radiative Cooling Paint For Building Thermal Management, Yuan Yang

Energy Harvesting from Infrastructure and Ocean Systems (EHIOS)

Surface coating with high solar reflectance and high thermal emittance are attractive for saving energy in buildings. Conventional paints typically have a solar reflactance < 93% due to UV and near infrared absorption. Here we demonstrate a porous PVdF copolymer surface coating that shows high solar reflectance of over 96% and high thermal emittance of 0.97. When it is placed under sunlight, it can be 6 oC cooler than the environment without any electricity.

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Fort Hays State University Faculty Senate Minutes, November 4, 2019, Fhsu Faculty Senate Nov 2019

Fort Hays State University Faculty Senate Minutes, November 4, 2019, Fhsu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate

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The Impact Of College Students’ Motivational Orientations And The Social Dimension Of Emotional Intelligence In Their Willingness To Study Abroad, Juan P. Rodríguez Prieto Nov 2019

The Impact Of College Students’ Motivational Orientations And The Social Dimension Of Emotional Intelligence In Their Willingness To Study Abroad, Juan P. Rodríguez Prieto

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

This study investigated the effect of motivational orientations and the social aspects of emotional intelligence (EI) on L2 Spanish learners’ willingness to participate in a study abroad program. The only significant result was the correlation between an integrative motivational orientation and the Altruism Scale score (N = 68, r = .290, p < .05), indicating that those learners with a higher desire to learn the L2 in order to interact with members of the target community also showed more responsiveness to others as measured by empathy, nurturance, helpfulness, and social responsibility. No additional interactions were found between the motivational orientations and the social aspects of EI. Neither the motivational orientations (integrative/instrumental) nor the social subscales of EI used correlated with the L2 learners’ participation in a short-term (three weeks to Costa Rica, N = 30) or a long-term study abroad program (a full semester to Spain, N = 13). This finding is indicative that those variables do not seem to have an influential effect or predictability on whether participants would ultimately continue their study of L2 Spanish in a foreign country or at home in the near future.

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The Mosdef Survey: Direct-Method Metallicities And Ism Conditions At Z ∼ 1.5-3.5, Ryan L. Sanders, Alice E. Shapley, Naveen A. Reddy, Mariska Kriek, Brian Siana, Alison L. Coil, Bahram Mobasher, Irene Shivaei, William R. Freeman, Mojegan Azadi, Sedona H. Price, Gene Leung, Tara Fetherolf, Laura De Groot, Tom Zick, Francesca M. Fornasini, Guillermo Barro Nov 2019

The Mosdef Survey: Direct-Method Metallicities And Ism Conditions At Z ∼ 1.5-3.5, Ryan L. Sanders, Alice E. Shapley, Naveen A. Reddy, Mariska Kriek, Brian Siana, Alison L. Coil, Bahram Mobasher, Irene Shivaei, William R. Freeman, Mojegan Azadi, Sedona H. Price, Gene Leung, Tara Fetherolf, Laura De Groot, Tom Zick, Francesca M. Fornasini, Guillermo Barro

Pacific Faculty Work

We present detections of [O III] λ4363 and direct-method metallicities for star-forming galaxies at z = 1.7-3.6. We combine new measurements from the MOSFIRE Deep Evolution Field (MOSDEF) survey with literature sources to construct a sample of 18 galaxies with direct-method metallicities at z > 1, spanning 7.5 < 12+log(O/H) < 8.2 and log(M∗/M☉) = 7-10. We find that strong-line calibrations based on local analogues of high-redshift galaxies reliably reproduce the metallicity of the z > 1 sample on average. We construct the first mass-metallicity relation at z > 1 based purely on direct-method O/H, finding a slope that is consistent with strong-line results. Direct-method O/H evolves by ≲0.1 dex at fixed M∗ and star formation rate from z ∼ 0 to 2.2. We employ photoionization models to constrain the …

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Inferred Function And Dynamics Of Microbial Communities From The Northern Gulf Of Mexico, Deepesh Tourani Nov 2019

Inferred Function And Dynamics Of Microbial Communities From The Northern Gulf Of Mexico, Deepesh Tourani

HCNSO Student Theses and Dissertations

Microbial communities, or microbiomes, are the major drivers of global biogeochemical cycles, acting as primary producers and decomposers across the water column in the oceans. Thus, they reflect changes in physicochemical properties and nutrient composition of the ocean. However, this correlation between ecological changes and the function of marine microbiomes is poorly understood. Large-scale oceanic events such as the bottom-water oxygen-depleted zone (i.e., “dead zone”) and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) render the ecosystem fragile. These events decrease survival rates of pelagic and coastal macrofauna and affect the biodiversity of the region. As part …

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The Daily Gamecock, Monday, November 4, 2019, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media Nov 2019

The Daily Gamecock, Monday, November 4, 2019, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

November

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