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The Rider (2019-11-18), Victor G. Ramirez Nov 2019

The Rider (2019-11-18), Victor G. Ramirez

The Rider Archives

Vol.5 No.13

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Research Trends In Knowledge Management Seen Through Web Of Science: A Bibliometric Analysis, Sankha Subhra Das, Arpita Roy Chowdhury, P Balasubramanian Nov 2019

Research Trends In Knowledge Management Seen Through Web Of Science: A Bibliometric Analysis, Sankha Subhra Das, Arpita Roy Chowdhury, P Balasubramanian

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study presents the trends of research in Knowledge Management during 2014-2018. The data has been extracted from the Web of Science database on the affiliation of basic search. The research output has been derived on the basis of 963 publications receiving 4148 citations with a 4.87 percent average citation per paper. The authorship pattern was dominated by two authors securing 35.099% and collaboration co-efficient of 0.488. The country-wise publication was dominated by the United States contributing 159 papers. Out of the total 963 publications, 881(91.5%) are article which seems to top the list. The Journal of Knowledge Management seems …

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A Method To Analyze Similarities Of Eye Movements: A Giscience Based Spatiotemporal Approach, Mehrdad Vaziri Nov 2019

A Method To Analyze Similarities Of Eye Movements: A Giscience Based Spatiotemporal Approach, Mehrdad Vaziri

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Similarity analysis is the subject of several studies that primarily collect, process, and analyze movement data of various types, including animals, humans, vehicles, hurricanes, and eye tracking. The movement studies often focus on characteristics of a mobile entity (moving object) over time and space. Such studies usually are interested in tracking the changes to the moving object. Therefore, the size of the object becomes irrelevant. Each mobile object is considered a moving point through time and space. The points have all two attributes in common which are locations and timestamp of those locations. Despite the similarities between the movement datasets, …

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Dynamical Modeling In Cell Biology With Ordinary Differential Equations, Renee Marie Dale Nov 2019

Dynamical Modeling In Cell Biology With Ordinary Differential Equations, Renee Marie Dale

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Dynamical systems have been of interest to biologists and mathematicians alike. Many processes in biology lend themselves to dynamical study. Movement, change, and response to stimuli are dynamical characteristics that define what is 'alive'. A scientific relationship between these two fields is therefore natural. In this thesis, I describe how my PhD research variously related to biological, mathematical, and computational problems in cell biology. In chapter 1 I introduce some of the current problems in the field. In chapter 2, my mathematical model of firefly luciferase in vivo shows the importance of dynamical models to understand systems. Data originally collected …

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The Effect Of Postsecondary Education On The Occupational Attainments Of Deaf Adults, William A. Welsh, Gerard G. Walter Nov 2019

The Effect Of Postsecondary Education On The Occupational Attainments Of Deaf Adults, William A. Welsh, Gerard G. Walter

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Perspectives On Deafness And Mental Health, Mccay Vernon Nov 2019

Perspectives On Deafness And Mental Health, Mccay Vernon

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The Peacetime Right Of Approach And Visit And Effective Security Council Sanctions Enforcement At Sea, Craig H. Allen Nov 2019

The Peacetime Right Of Approach And Visit And Effective Security Council Sanctions Enforcement At Sea, Craig H. Allen

International Law Studies

Naval forces deployed across the world’s seas to enforce counterproliferation sanctions imposed by the U.N. Security Council must surmount any number of operational and legal challenges. High seas boardings by any State other than the vessel’s flag State remain controversial. The 1982 Law of the Sea Convention’s high seas articles carefully balance the principles of freedom of navigation and exclusive flag-State jurisdiction with the shared interest in ensuring effective enforcement of laws against certain serious offenses. The peacetime right of visit is a limited but invaluable compromise between those competing interests. Some commentators have suggested expanding the right to address …

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‘Navigating’ The Huntington’S Disease Community Towards Crucial Clinical Trials, Kenneth P. Serbin Nov 2019

‘Navigating’ The Huntington’S Disease Community Towards Crucial Clinical Trials, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

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Manipulating The Limbic System To Create Space In Our Schedules, Devraj Thakkar '21 Nov 2019

Manipulating The Limbic System To Create Space In Our Schedules, Devraj Thakkar '21

TEDxYouth@IMSA

No abstract provided.

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Old Order Mennonites In New York: Cultural And Agricultural Growth, Judson Reid Nov 2019

Old Order Mennonites In New York: Cultural And Agricultural Growth, Judson Reid

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

New York is experiencing dramatic population growth among horse-and-buggy driving populations. Farming is recognized as essential to the maintenance of these cultures. Nationally, these groups, particularly in larger settlements, struggle to stay active in farming. However, Old Order Mennonites run contrary to trends within the plain sects as well as agriculture at large. With over 570 households, a central New York settlement of Groffdale Conference Mennonites grew by 2,700% over the last three decades. They have one of the highest percentages of their population in agriculture, operating 99% of the dairy farms in the area, yet with a herd size …

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Online Mapping Tools For Geolocating Amish Settlements, Andrew Wilson, Brian Lonabocker, Megan Zagorski Nov 2019

Online Mapping Tools For Geolocating Amish Settlements, Andrew Wilson, Brian Lonabocker, Megan Zagorski

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

This technical note demonstrates the value of using online mapping tools as a method of geolocating Amish settlements. Primarily using freely available Bing and Google maps and published lists of the addresses of Amish ministers, we geolocated 1,362 Amish households in Ohio and 1,203 in Pennsylvania, representing about 10% of Amish households in those states. From these data we were able to derive a population density map of the Amish across Ohio and Pennsylvania. We caution that our map is merely a model and based on several assumptions, but the product is a finer resolution map of Amish distribution than …

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Efforts To Improve Roadway Safety: A Collaborative Approach Between Amish Communities And A Professional Engineering Society, S. Dee Jepsen, Andrew "Dewey" Mann Nov 2019

Efforts To Improve Roadway Safety: A Collaborative Approach Between Amish Communities And A Professional Engineering Society, S. Dee Jepsen, Andrew "Dewey" Mann

Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies

Lighting and marking recommendations for animal-drawn buggies and wagons were first established in 2001 through an American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Engineering Practice, EP576.1. Many Anabaptist communities who primarily rely on animal-drawn vehicles utilize this practice for marking their buggies and wagons; however they do not utilize the practice for their low-profile vehicles, such as pony carts. Visibility for pony carts on public roads is important to protect the operators, typically women and children. Following a series of tragic deaths in their community, the Holmes and Wayne Counties, Ohio, Amish safety committee raised the concern of having …

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Occupational Mismatch Among Immigrants, Sophia Pribus '20 Nov 2019

Occupational Mismatch Among Immigrants, Sophia Pribus '20

TEDxYouth@IMSA

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Results Of A Fall And Spring Bioblitz At Grassy Pond Recreational Area, Lowndes County, Georgia., Emily Cantonwine, James Nienow, Mark Blackmore, Brandi Griffin, Brad Bergstrom, David Bechler, Timothy Henkel, Christopher A. Slaton, James Adams, Arthur Grupe, Malcolm Hodges, Gregory Lee Nov 2019

Results Of A Fall And Spring Bioblitz At Grassy Pond Recreational Area, Lowndes County, Georgia., Emily Cantonwine, James Nienow, Mark Blackmore, Brandi Griffin, Brad Bergstrom, David Bechler, Timothy Henkel, Christopher A. Slaton, James Adams, Arthur Grupe, Malcolm Hodges, Gregory Lee

Georgia Journal of Science

Two 24 h BioBlitzes were conducted in September, 2018, and April, 2019, at Grassy Pond Recreational Area in Lowndes County, Georgia. Teams of scientists, students, and public participants surveyed plants, insects, amphibians and reptiles, birds, mammals, fungi, lichens, and aquatic microorganisms. Both events included educational programs with informational walks and activities targeted to youth. In the fall, 654 species and 55 additional genera were recorded. In the spring, there were 581 species and 54 additional genera recorded. Two fungi and 38 lichens were first reports for Lowndes County; one fungus was a first for Georgia. One lichen may be a …

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An Extension Of The Skew-Normal Distribution, Haroon M. Barakat, Abdallah W. Aboutahoun, Aeema N. El-Kadar Nov 2019

An Extension Of The Skew-Normal Distribution, Haroon M. Barakat, Abdallah W. Aboutahoun, Aeema N. El-Kadar

Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability

The stable symmetric family of distribution functions (DF’s) suggested by [1] is a family that contains the reverse of every DF belonging to it. It is revealed that the stable families are capable of describing many types of statistical data. We introduce a new stable family via a mixture of the skew-normal distribution and its reverse, after inserting a scale parameter and its reciprocal to the skew-normal distribution and its reverse, respectively. We show that this family contains all the possible types of DFs. Besides, it has a very remarkable wide range of the indices of skewness and kurtosis. Computational …

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Approximate Bayes Estimators Of The Inverted Kumarswamy Distribution Parameters Based On Progressive Type-Ii Censoring Scheme, A. Rashad, M. Yusuf, Sara Moheb Nov 2019

Approximate Bayes Estimators Of The Inverted Kumarswamy Distribution Parameters Based On Progressive Type-Ii Censoring Scheme, A. Rashad, M. Yusuf, Sara Moheb

Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability

The purpose of this study is to estimate unknown parameters, reliability, the hazard rate, and the reversed hazard rate function of the inverted Kumaraswamy distribution based on progressively type-II censoring samples. Maximum likelihood estimators are obtained. The Bayesian estimation is studied under quadratic (squared error) and general entropy loss functions using Lindley’s approximation.Non-informative prior distributions are used for the parameters. Based on a Monte Carlo simulation study, the statistical performances of Bayes estimators based on quadratic and general entropy loss functions are compared between various estimates.

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Catching Killers With Consumer Genetic Information, Angela Hackstadt Nov 2019

Catching Killers With Consumer Genetic Information, Angela Hackstadt

University Libraries Faculty Scholarship

In April 2018, Joseph James D'Angelo was arrested as a suspect in the Golden State Killer case. DNA evidence collected at a 1980 crime scene finally shed light on the murderer's identity in early 2018 when investigators turned to GEDMatch, a service that allows users to upload and share DNA data obtained from consumer genetic tests. Consumer genetic testing, DNA collection, and familial DNA searching all raise ethical and privacy concerns. If investigators are using genetic genealogy to solve cold cases, where does that leave consumers?

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Pathogenic Resistance In Soil Microbes For Drug Discovery, Saachi Dalvi '20, Neha Maddali '20 Nov 2019

Pathogenic Resistance In Soil Microbes For Drug Discovery, Saachi Dalvi '20, Neha Maddali '20

Student Publications & Research

Antimicrobial resistance has become a prevalent phenomenon and now poses a great threat to public health. In the United States alone, more than 2 million citizens suffer from a disease related to antimicrobial resistance, of which an estimated 23,000 people will die per year.1 To combat the growing threat of such illnesses, several researchers have tested for new microbes from the soil that exhibit antimicrobial properties against these newly resistant pathogens. A study conducted by A.A. Elbendary and his research group collected soil isolates from Egypt and identified bacterial samples K. kristinae, K. rosea, S. griseus, and S. flaveolus as …

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Antibacterial Activities Of Extracts From Hypoxis Hemerocallidea Corm, Eliza Apavaloaiei '20, Rachel Mason '20 Nov 2019

Antibacterial Activities Of Extracts From Hypoxis Hemerocallidea Corm, Eliza Apavaloaiei '20, Rachel Mason '20

Student Publications & Research

In developing countries, people with severe/chronic illnesses rely heavily on medicinal plants. Unfortunately, very little is known about the chemical composition of these plants, which means that their effect on diseases is unknown. One of the most popular medicinal plants in South Africa is the African Potato, which is used to treat Tuberculosis, a global health emergency in many developing countries. It is also known to have anti-inflammatory properties and can help with the symptoms of AIDS. While all of these uses have been cited for the plant, very few studies have been conducted to confirm the African Potato as …

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Sagp Annual Meeting At Christopher Newport University, November 16 And 17 2019, Anthony Preus Nov 2019

Sagp Annual Meeting At Christopher Newport University, November 16 And 17 2019, Anthony Preus

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

The Program of the Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Annual Meeting, at Christopher Newport University, November 16 and 17, 2019. Includes abstracts of the papers presented.

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From Higher Education, Success Stems, Bill Dabney Nov 2019

From Higher Education, Success Stems, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.

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Sea Robin (Triglidae) Neurocranium, David W. Kerstetter, Sarah Kennedy, Kathryn Kuruoglu Nov 2019

Sea Robin (Triglidae) Neurocranium, David W. Kerstetter, Sarah Kennedy, Kathryn Kuruoglu

All Scans: Kerstetter Fisheries and Avian Ecology 3D Scan Series

No abstract provided.

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Investigations Of Aerobic Methane Oxidation In Two Marine Seep Environments: Part 1—Chemical Kinetics, Eric W. Chan, Allan M. Shiller, Dongjoo J. Joung, Eleanor C. Arrington, David L. Valentine, Molly C. Redmond, John A. Breier, Scott A. Socolofsky, John D. Kessler Nov 2019

Investigations Of Aerobic Methane Oxidation In Two Marine Seep Environments: Part 1—Chemical Kinetics, Eric W. Chan, Allan M. Shiller, Dongjoo J. Joung, Eleanor C. Arrington, David L. Valentine, Molly C. Redmond, John A. Breier, Scott A. Socolofsky, John D. Kessler

School of Earth, Environmental, & Marine Sciences Faculty Publications

Microbial aerobic oxidation is known to be a significant sink of marine methane (CH4), contributing to the relatively minor atmospheric release of this greenhouse gas over vast stretches of the ocean. However, the chemical kinetics of aerobic CH4 oxidation are not well established, making it difficult to predict and assess the extent that CH4 is oxidized in seawater following seafloor release. Here we investigate the kinetics of aerobic CH4 oxidation using mesocosm incubations of fresh seawater samples collected from seep fields in Hudson Canyon, U.S. Atlantic Margin and MC118, Gulf of Mexico to gain a fundamental chemical understanding of this …

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Teaching Qualitative Research Methods Online: A Scoping Review Of The Literature, Chareen Snelson Nov 2019

Teaching Qualitative Research Methods Online: A Scoping Review Of The Literature, Chareen Snelson

The Qualitative Report

Online education has become well established as an avenue for flexible access to educational opportunities. Those who teach qualitative research methods online may find it difficult to locate research or best practice literature to inform practice. A scoping review was conducted to identify and synthesize the literature about teaching qualitative research methods courses online. Eleven peer-reviewed journal articles were identified through a scoping review of the literature. The TPACK framework, which defines teacher knowledge in terms of technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge, was used as a conceptual framework. Results from this scoping review indicate that online qualitative research methods educators …

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Hypoxia-Inducible Gene Domain 1 Proteins In Yeast Mitochondria Protect Against Proton Leak Through Complex Iv, Ngoc H. Hoang, Vera Strogolova, Jaramys J. Mosley, Rosemary A. Stuart, Jonathan Hosler Nov 2019

Hypoxia-Inducible Gene Domain 1 Proteins In Yeast Mitochondria Protect Against Proton Leak Through Complex Iv, Ngoc H. Hoang, Vera Strogolova, Jaramys J. Mosley, Rosemary A. Stuart, Jonathan Hosler

Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

Hypoxia-inducible gene domain 1 (HIGD1) proteins are small integral membrane proteins, conserved from bacteria to humans, that associate with oxidative phosphorylation supercomplexes. Using yeast as a model organism, we have shown previously that its two HIGD1 proteins, Rcf1 and Rcf2, are required for the generation and maintenance of a normal membrane potential (ΔΨ) across the inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM). We postulated that the lower ΔΨ observed in the absence of the HIGD1 proteins may be due to decreased proton pumping by complex IV (CIV) or enhanced leak of protons across the IMM. Here we measured the ΔΨ generated by complex …

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Childhood Trauma: Considering Diagnostic And Culturally Sensitive Treatment Approaches For Deaf Clients, Tomina Schwenke Nov 2019

Childhood Trauma: Considering Diagnostic And Culturally Sensitive Treatment Approaches For Deaf Clients, Tomina Schwenke

JADARA

As the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV-TR, 1994) is under revision, the complexity of diagnosing and treating childhood trauma with the current trauma-related diagnoses, including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Acute Stress Disorder (ASD)is being debated (van der Kolk,2 005). Regarding deaf individuals, significant differences in symptom presentation (e.g., avoidance/numbing, hyperarousal, and re-experiencing symptoms) suggest that caution is needed when using the current criterion for the diagnosis of PTSD within this population (Schild & Dalenberg, 2011). Despite diagnostic uncertainties, it is generally accepted that regardless of hearing status, early childhood is a critical period for the development …

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Signing While Driving: An Investigation Of Divided Attention Resources Among Deaf Drivers, Jason J. Zodda, Shawn S. Nelson Schmitt, Anna E. Crisologo, Rachael Plotkin, Michael Yates, Gregory A. Witkin, Wyatte C. Hall Nov 2019

Signing While Driving: An Investigation Of Divided Attention Resources Among Deaf Drivers, Jason J. Zodda, Shawn S. Nelson Schmitt, Anna E. Crisologo, Rachael Plotkin, Michael Yates, Gregory A. Witkin, Wyatte C. Hall

JADARA

Safely operating vehicles require significant visual attention. While attention can be divided, cognitive resources are not limitless. Deaf and hearing participants engaged in a simulated driving task while simultaneously engaging in a conversation in their preferred language. Results indicated that hearing drivers may have a performance advantage over deaf drivers, though it is so minor that it will not likely be seen outside of the laboratory setting. The results also indicated differing cognitive processing among hearing and deaf drivers. The results may inform policy, reduce stigma, and serve as the base for future research on deaf-specific cognitive factors of driving.

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The Bioethics Of Providing Cochlear Implants To Children: Informed Choices And Autonomous Decision-Making, Katherine Mascia, John Mascia Nov 2019

The Bioethics Of Providing Cochlear Implants To Children: Informed Choices And Autonomous Decision-Making, Katherine Mascia, John Mascia

JADARA

The significant advances in technology and educational options for children who are deaf present a parent with opportunities to make choices on behalf of their child. The variability in overall results for all available options and the long-term implications of decisions made early in a child's life make it necessary for parents to utilize an objective process. A framework for ensuring the parent's right to make decisions on behalf of their child will be discussed using five principles of bioethics. Points of controversy regarding the use of cochlear implants as well as the use of American Sign Language (ASL) will …

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Effects Of Photopollution On Circadian Activity Rhythms, Aaron Schimer, Ting Liu, Elyse A. Bolterstein, Seth Magle, Caleb Gallemore, Elisabeth Dinello Nov 2019

Effects Of Photopollution On Circadian Activity Rhythms, Aaron Schimer, Ting Liu, Elyse A. Bolterstein, Seth Magle, Caleb Gallemore, Elisabeth Dinello

Faculty Research and Creative Activities Symposium

Many aspects of organismal behavior and metabolism are modulated by biological clocks that oscillate with 24-hour (circadian) rhythms. These circadian clocks synchronize to environmental cues, such as cycles of light and dark, and allow organisms to anticipate changing environmental conditions and make use of temporal niches. The circadian clocks’ function, as well as the biological processes they modulate, can be altered by excess artificial lighting (photopollution). Photopollution levels in Chicago are some of the highest in the world, making it an ideal location to investigate the ecological and health impacts of nighttime light. While photopollution’s effects on specific species (e.g. …

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Helping Blind And Visually Impaired Children To Feel The World Around Them: My Life Comes Full Circle, Frederick Prete Nov 2019

Helping Blind And Visually Impaired Children To Feel The World Around Them: My Life Comes Full Circle, Frederick Prete

Faculty Research and Creative Activities Symposium

I fell in love with Biology as a young boy. Although originally intending to enter the ministry, once I stepped onto the Luther College campus at 18 years old, I thought, perhaps, I would instead pursue an undergraduate degree in biology and, ultimately, an M.D. However, as I entered the book store, I happened to pick up an anthology entitled, The Pre-Socratic Philosophers. I became enthralled and could not put it down. Thus started a many year intellectual love affair that took me on a journey through all writings philosophical. I landed, eventually, at the Gujarat Vidyapith in Ahmedabad, India …

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