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A Comparison Of Multi-Attribute Utility Theory, The Analytic Hierarchy Process, The Analytic Network Process, And New Hybrid Approaches For A Case Study Involving Radon, Jesse Ray Toepfer

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Theses & Dissertations

This dissertation focuses on the use of three new combinational hybrid approaches to solve a rational decision problem. Even though Multi-Attribute Utility Theory (MAUT) and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), and the Analytic Network Process (ANP), are all long established theories, their practical applications continue to grow and generate new knowledge. As a case study approach, there exists a knowledge gap concerning the use of these MCDM methods in the area of environmental remediation, and more especially, in situations that involve radioactive materials. From this, and as borne out by the literature review discussed herein, a problem statement is thus …

A Delphi Study: Retention Of Women In Leadership Positions In Stem Disciplines, Kimberly T. Luthi

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

This Delphi study explores barriers and support systems that impact women’s professional advancement in STEM disciplines. There were 20 expert panelists who committed to participate in the study and 15 panelists completed the four rounds of the study after attrition. The panelists were selected based on specific criteria including educational background, diversity within STEM disciplines, experience as a former or current female administrator who served at two-year degree offering institutions, leadership and membership within women’s advocacy organizations in STEM and related workforce education fields, and depth of knowledge and understanding of the research questions. Through the four rounds of the …

Gender Differences: A Result Of Differences In The Brain Or Socialization?, Courtney Storms

Locus: The Seton Hall Journal of Undergraduate Research

There are obvious differences between males and females observed in society; aside from physical features, gender differences are present from infancy through adulthood in virtually all areas from childhood play to occupational choices. It is heavily debated as to whether these gender differences are a result of socialization or a result of differences between the male and female brain. This paper will explore both sides of the controversy, outlining the evidence offered by Cordelia Fine and Simon Baron-Cohen in their books ”Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference” and ”The Essential Difference: Male and Female Brains …

Body Brokerage: Inside The Trafficking Of Human Materials, Michelle Prizzi

Locus: The Seton Hall Journal of Undergraduate Research

In 2011 Scott Carney, anthropologist and investigative journalist, introduced the public to the horrifying underworld of the Red Market, the illegal trade of human materials. Carney’s book The Red Market: On the Trail of the World’s Organ Brokers, Bone Thieves, Blood Farmers, and Child Traffickers (2011) deduces through ethnographic experiences that “[r]ed markets are the product of contradictions, aris[ing] when social taboos surrounding the human body collide with the individual urge to live a long, happy life” (5). The web behind this twisted niche of the black market is expansive and has a hold in many countries worldwide including the …

Ecological Indicators Of Mammal Exposure To Ebolavirus, John Paul Schmidt, Sean Maher, John M. Drake, Tao Huang, Maxwell J. Farrell, Barbara A. Han

College of Natural and Applied Sciences

Much of the basic ecology of Ebolavirus remains unresolved despite accumulating disease outbreaks, viral strains and evidence of animal hosts. Because human Ebolavirus epidemics have been linked to contact with wild mammals other than bats, traits shared by species that have been infected by Ebolavirus and their phylogenetic distribution could suggest ecological mechanisms contributing to human Ebolavirus spillovers. We compiled data on Ebolavirus exposure in mammals and corresponding data on life-history traits, movement, and diet, and used boosted regression trees (BRT) to identify predictors of exposure and infection for 119 species (hereafter hosts). Mapping the phylogenetic distribution of presumptive Ebolavirus …

The Western Insider, Western Michigan University

The Western Insider

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Faculty Newsletter Fall 2019, University Of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries

Library Publications

No abstract provided.

Chang Publishes Essay On Drawing The Oankali Imagining Race Gender And The Posthuman In Butlers Dawn, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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Morris Gives Plenary Lecture At International Conference Of Poeciliid Biologists, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

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Impacts Of Mannan Oligosaccharides (Mos) On Growth Performance Andgastrointestinal Health Of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus), Ahmed Al-Wakeel

Mansoura Veterinary Medical Journal

Objective: This study was undertaken to evaluate the potential role of Mannan oligosaccharides (MOS) on growth performance, liver and intestine tissue morphology, and gut microbiota of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).Design: Controlled study.Animals: Three groups of Nile tilapia.Procedures: Three diets were formulated to contain 0 % of MOS 500 (MOS) as control (control), 0.05% of MOS plus adding MOS into water as well at level of 12.5 mg/l (MOS (feed +water), and the third group MOS was added only to water (MOS water) at the same level, and fed to Nile tilapia for 6 weeks.Results: Simultaneous water and feed additives with …

Reinecke (John) Collection, Mississippi State University Libraries

Special Collections Finding Aids

MSS. 615. 1903-1987. 4 cubic feet. The collection consists of copies of entomological articles collected by Dr. Reinecke,a former adjunct professor of entomology at MSU, focusing on the boll weevil and pink boll-worm but also including other insects such as the sugar-cane borer and the tobacco budworm, their physiology, life-cycles, control, and rearing in the laboratory. The articles are drawn from a variety of scientific journals and other publications, mostly from the 1960s to the 1980s.

Hepatic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Pahs) Concentrations In Red Hind (Epinephelus Guttatus) Collected Aboard Multiple R/V Weatherbird Ii Cruises In The Southern Gulf Of Mexico (Mexico And Cuba) From 2015-09-18 To 2017-05-23, Erin Pulster, Steven A. Murawski

C-IMAGE data

This dataset contains hepatic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) concentrations in Red Hind (Epinephelus guttatus) collected aboard R/V Weatherbird II cruises (WB1603, WB1701, WB1731) in the southern Gulf of Mexico (Mexico and Cuba) from 2015-09-18 to 2017-05-23. The dataset includes the location, date, concentrations of various PAHs in liver tissue (ng/g w.w.), and the total or sum of the low and high molecular weight PAHs (ng/g w.w.). PAHs were extracted from homogenized liver tissues using QuEChERS EMR (Agilent Technologies, Bond Elut). Individual PAHs were confirmed and quantified using an Agilent’s 7890B gas chromatograph (GC) coupled to a 7010 tandem mass spectrometer …

Live-Streamed Labs Offer A Glimpse Into Creative Research, Haley Herfurth

Browse All News

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The Daily Gamecock, Monday, September 30, 2019, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

September

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Usft Textbook Instructional Material Affordability Report 20190930, Usf Libraries

All Assessment Data

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2018 - Annual Security And Fire Safety Report, Utep Police Department

Annual Reports

Annual security and fire safety report for the University of Texas at El Paso.

The Rider (2019-09-30), Victor G. Ramirez

The Rider Archives

Vol.5 No.6

Inclusion Of Enclosed Hydration Effects In The Binding Free Energy Estimation Of Dopamine D3 Receptor Complexes, Rajat Kumar Pal, Satishkumar Gadhiya, Steven Ramsey, Pierpaolo Cordone, Lauren Wickstrom, Wayne W. Harding, Tom Kurtzman, Emilio Gallicchio

Publications and Research

Confined hydration and conformational flexibility are some of the challenges encountered for the rational design of selective antagonists of G-protein coupled receptors.We present a set of C3-substituted (-) -stepholidine derivatives as potent binders of the dopamine D3 receptor.The compounds are characterized biochemically, as well as by computer modeling using a novel molecular dynamics-based alchemical binding free energy approach which incorporates the effect of the displacement of enclosed water molecules from the binding site.The free energy of displacement of specific hydration sites is obtained using the Hydration Site Analysis method with explicit solvation. This work underscores the critical role of confined …

Shelf Inputs And Lateral Transport Of Mn, Co, And Ce In The Western North Pacific Ocean, Peter L. Morton, William M. Landing, Alan M. Shiller, Thomas D. Kelly, Michael Bizimis, John R. Donat, Eric H. De Carlo, Joseph Shacat

Faculty Publications

The margin of the western North Pacific Ocean releases redox-active elements like Mn, Co, and Ce into the water column to undergo further transformation through oxide formation, scavenging, and reductive dissolution. Near the margin, the upper ocean waters enriched in these elements are characterized by high dissolved oxygen, low salinity, and low temperature, and are a source of the North Pacific Intermediate Water. High dissolved concentrations are observed across the Western Subarctic Gyre, with a rapid decrease in concentrations away from the margin and across the subarctic-subtropical front. The particulate concentrations of Mn, Co, and Ce are also high in …

Light Pollution, Radio Interference, And Space Debris: Threats And Opportunities In The 2020s, Jeffrey Hall, Lori Allen, Douglas Arion, John Barentine, Daniel Caton, Harvey Liszt, James D. Lowenthal, Dan Mckenna, Ashley Pipkin, Patrick Seitzer, Constance Walker

Astronomy: Faculty Publications

In this white paper, we will outline threats to astronomy in the areas of light pollution, radio interference, and space debris, and we will specify key principles and policy points that the AAS and other advocates can use in mitigating these threats.

Crow's Nest, September 30, 2019, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The September 30, 2019, issue of the Crow's Nest.

Music Therapy’S Role In The Education System, Madison Riley, Tori L. Colson, Moriah Smothers

Kentucky Teacher Education Journal: The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Kentucky Council for Exceptional Children

Music therapy is a lesser-known and used related service, yet it provides significant benefits to students that have language, behavioral, and social needs. This article reviews the literature on music therapy, discusses its historical and theoretical roots, and examines its use in educational settings. Special attention is given to therapeutic practices that are geared toward students on the autism spectrum because their social and communication needs are often a good fit for music therapy practices. Recommendations on using music therapy in special and general education classrooms are also made. Additionally, recommendations for including music therapy content in teacher preparation programs …

Postdocs’ Lab Engagement Predicts Trajectories Of Phd Students’ Skill Development, David F. Feldon, Kaylee Litson, Soojeong Jeong, Jennifer M. Blaney, Jina Kang, Candace Miller, Kimberley Griffin, Josipa Roksa

Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications

The doctoral advisor—typically the principal investigator (PI)—is often characterized as a singular or primary mentor who guides students using a cognitive apprenticeship model. Alternatively, the “cascading mentorship” model describes the members of laboratories or research groups receiving mentorship from more senior laboratory members and providing it to more junior members (i.e., PIs mentor postdocs, postdocs mentor senior graduate students, senior students mentor junior students, etc.). Here we show that PIs’ laboratory and mentoring activities do not significantly predict students’ skill development trajectories, but the engagement of postdocs and senior graduate students in laboratory interactions do. We found that the cascading …

The Free Press Vol 51, Issue 4, 09-30-2019, Alyson Peabody

Free Press, The

Woodbury Campus Center closed due to flooding--New vaccination laws create a grassroots movement--Solving Maine’s lead poisoning problem--USM Joins the University of the Arctic--Dr. Robert Sanford appointed to Board of Environmental Protection--UMaine School of Law will separate from USM in 2022--Art professor Michael Shaughnessy running for Mayor of Westbrook--Following the impeachment investigation on President Trump

Improving Creative Thinking Skills Of Students Through Learning Based On Simple Hydroponic Projects, Nur Umami Rosidah, Herawati Susilo, Susriyati Mahanal

Jurnal Pendidikan Sains

Project Based Learning (PjBL) teaches many important strategies to train various life skills to face the challenges of 21st century life, one of which is creative thinking. This quasi experiment research aims to determine the effect of project-based learning on the material of growth and development in high school students by using simple hydroponic cultivation techniques on students’ creative thinking skills. The research instrument was in the form of pre test and post test questions given to the experimental class and the control class. Data analysis with independent t-test shows the results of p value < α (α = 0.05), which proves that the research hypothesis is accepted, so it can be concluded that simple hydroponic project-based learning can improve students’ creative thinking skills.

The Effect Of Guided Inquiry-Based Practicum Learning And Prior Knowledge On Learning Outcomes And Science Process Skills Of High School Students On Solubility And Solubility Products, Jakub Saddam Akbar, I Wayan Dasna, Surjani Wonorahardjo

Jurnal Pendidikan Sains

This study aimed to compare the students’ learning outcome and science process skill that learned by two different methods viewed from prior knowledge. This study used the quasi-experimental design. The research‘s instruments were student‘s learning outcome and science process skill test. Data were analyzed using by MANOVA. The results showed that: (1) there was differences in student‘s learning outcome and science process skill that learned with guided inquiry based laboratory activities and verification based laboratory; (2) there was no interaction between learning methods in laboratory activity and prior knowledge on student‘s learning outcome. Thus, the guided inquiry strategy has enhanced …

Back Matter Vol. 55, No. 3 September (2019), Back Matter

Folia Medica Indonesiana

Plague disease remains a public health problem in the world. According to the International Health Regulations (IHR), an outbreak is an infectious disease that has the potential to cause an outbreak. The purpose of this study was to analyze a significant relationship between human behavior and the environment with the density of the number of rats in the focus, threatened and outbreak-safe areas in Tutur Regency, Pasuruan Regency, in 2016. This was an observational analytic study with cross correlation sectional where the research variables are population behavior, environment, and the number of rat densities observed once at a time. The …

Cmut/Cmos-Based Butterfly Iq – A Portable Personal Sonoscope, Joyce Liu, Ba, Jiajun Xu, Md, Flemming Forsberg, Phd, Faium, Ji-Bin Liu, Md

Department of Radiology Faculty Papers

With the development of bioengineering technologies, medical ultrasound systems have evolved and advanced over the years, including the transition of ultrasound machines from analog devices to digital systems and improvements in transducer assembly from piezoelectric ceramics to single crystals. In the past several years, the further miniaturization of ultrasound units has become possible with the advancement of computer chip manufacturing and production. Most recently, a new handheld ultrasound system has been developed by the startup company Butterfly Network, using an innovative CMUT/CMOS-based probe technique. This paper will review the history, technology and features of this new device, as well as …

Temporal Changes In Abundance–Occupancy Relationships Over 40 Years, Lisa L. Manne, Richard R. Veit

Publications and Research

1. Abundance–occupancy (A–O) relationships are widely documented for many organismal groups and regions, and have been used to gain an understanding of regional population and community trends. Monitoring changes in abundance and occupancy over time may be what is required to document changes in conservation status and needs for some species, communities, or areas.
2. We hypothesize that if there is a higher proportion of declining species in one group of species compared with another (e.g., migratory species vs. permanent residents), then a consequence of that difference will be vastly different abundance–occupancy relationships. If this difference persists through time, then the resulting …

Emotional Labor And Emotion Management: Power And Negotiation Among Female Laotian Migrant Sex Workers In A Karaoke Bar, Nattawut Singkul, Pimpawun Boonmongkon, Thomas E. Guadamuz

Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

The growth of the sex trade is connected with globalization and cross-border migration. There is an increase of young female Laotian sex workers who respond to the demand of Thai male customers. Emotion and sexuality are integrated as an essential part of sexual goods and services, and are essential tools for sex workers to generate business profits and customer satisfaction. The study’s objectives are to study the expression of emotion and sexuality among female Lao migrant sex workers (FLMSWs) who work in one Thai-Lao cross border town, and to analyze the management and negotiation of emotion and sexuality in the …