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Exsubsecretaria De Hud Trabaja En Empresa Contratada Para La Recuperación En Puerto Rico, Vanessa E. Colón-Almenas, Brenda León

Capstones

“Un vistazo después de María” es una mirada inicial al proceso de asignaciones y desembolsos de fondos federales para la recuperación de Puerto Rico tras el paso de los huracanes Irma y María, en 2017.

Este proyecto contiene una historia sobre cómo la exsubsecretaria del Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de los Estados Unidos (HUD, por sus siglas en inglés), Pamela H. Patenaude, ayudó a conseguir una cantidad récord de fondos para la isla; y luego comenzó a trabajar en una empresa contratada para la recuperación de Puerto Rico.

Igualmente, se consignan fechas importantes relacionadas a la Subvención en …

Dirty Water: The Newburgh Water Crisis, Shantal Riley

Capstones

Dirty

Dirty Water: the Newburgh water crisis

Summary

This project covers the ongoing water crisis in the City of Newburgh, New York. It tells the story of the contamination of the city’s drinking water by chemicals known as PFAS – short for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Valued for their resistance to water and oil, the chemicals are found in carpets, furniture, clothes, non-stick cookware, food packaging and a range of industrial products. They’re nicknamed “forever chemicals” because they don’t break down in the environment. They’re also found in fire foam, which was used at Stewart Air National Guard Base. Located …

Ploidy And Clonal Membership In Populus Tremuloides From Radseq Data, James A. Walton, Benjamin Blonder, Karen E. Mock

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Ipyrad pipeline parameters files, raw sequence data, barcodes and supporting scripts for clonal and cytotype sample assignment of Populus tremuloides.

Sate V. Stegall Clerk's Record Dckt. 47612

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

State V. Bills Appellant's Reply Brief Dckt. 46612

Idaho Supreme Court Records & Briefs, All

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Charge Storage Properties Of Prussian Blue Analogues Containing Cobalt And Copper, Amanda Rensmo, Jennifer R. Hampton

Faculty Publications

Prussian blue analogues are of great interest as alternative battery materials because of their long life cycle and potential use of earth-abundant elements. In this work, thin film mixed-metal hexacyanoferrates (HCFs) based on NiCo and NiCu alloys were fabricated in an all electrochemical process. The structure and composition of the samples were characterized, along with the charge storage capacity and kinetics of the charge transfer reaction. For both NiCo-HCF and NiCu-HCF samples, the total charge capacity increased with the substitution of Ni with more Co or Cu, and the increase was larger for Cu samples than for Co samples. On …

A Discrete Event Simulation-Based Approach For Managing Cyber Vulnerabilities In A Full-Service Deep Waterway Port, Hebah Mohammed Mimesh

Theses and Dissertations

Deepwater sea ports are considered to be gateways for global trade and susceptible to a diverse range of risks, including natural disasters such as hurricane, storm, drought, as well as a course of events ranging from human error to malicious cyber-attack. To deal with cyber vulnerabilities, this study examines how cyber-attack to a given technology (e.g., Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Radio Frequency Identification Tags (RFID), Navigation Technologies, and others) impacts the overall port operations. We use Port of Pascagoula as testbed to visualize and validate the modeling results utilizing FlexSim software. Several sets of experiments are conducted to provide important …

An Analysis Of User Comfort For Wearable Devices And Their Impact On Logistical Operations, Eboni Smith

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation is comprised of three different studies researching user perception of comfort when using wearable technology. The first study investigated the use of altered smart glasses to study comfort, preference, and performance while executing common logistical order picking and shipment putting tasks. The impact of design type (weighted front, side, or back) was investigated using comfort rating scales (CRS). There was no significant difference in device preference regardless of task type. Despite the side weighted arrangement being the most comfortable, the participants still felt uncomfortable. The second study explored modifying the weights to the six dimensions of the CRS …

A Modular Open-Source Pre-Processing Tool For Finite Element Simulations Of Additive Manufacturing Processes, William Furr

Theses and Dissertations

Additive manufacturing has shown the ability to produce highly complex geometries that are not easily manufactured through traditional means. However, the implications of building these complex geometries regarding thermal history requires more attention. AM process simulations have proven to be computationally expensive and require large amounts of pre-processing to execute. This thesis will start with a review of additive manufacturing along with current modeling efforts. Then, the development of a pre-processing tool for finite element simulations of these processes is presented. It is shown that the pre-processing tool significantly decreases the total time-to-simulation by removing manual steps. Finally, a study …

A Multiscale Continuum Fragmentation Model Motivated By Lower Length Scale Simulations, Bradley Huddleston

Theses and Dissertations

A multiscale continuum model for fragmentation in ductile metals was developed, motivated by structure-property relationships obtained from lower length scale and numerical simulations. Fragmentation occurs during high strain rate deformation as the result of widespread internal damage in the form of void or crack nucleation, growth, and coalescence. The connection between internal damage structures and fragmentation was determined through Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations of high rate deformation in copper, iron, and iron-carbon alloys. The fragmentation metric of interest in this study is the fragment size, which is represented in MD simulations by the fragment length scale, or the solid volume …

Implementation Of A Mentor Program To Support Nurse Retention: A Pilot Project, Lucy Camarena

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects

Abstract

Problem: Primary factors affecting nurses’ decisions to stay at an organization include nurse self-concept, job satisfaction, and professional growth. A high turnover rate of nurses poses a risk to patients’ safety and healthcare outcomes. The implementation of mentor programs in institutions that employ new nurses has been shown to reduce turnover rates, increase the quality of patient care, and empower nurses in professional development. The existing literature supports the use of mentor programs and encourages their implementation in healthcare institutions.

Interventions: The DNP project’s goal was to identify effective methods of promoting positive nurse self-concept and increasing job satisfaction …

Larc Method Appropriateness In Substance Use Treatment: A Quality Improvement Project For Integrated Care, Malia Johnson Dnp, Fnp, Alexa Curtis Phd, Fnp-Bc, Neda Afshar Dnp, Fnp-C, Msn, Cgrn

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects

Problem: Individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) have disproportionately higher rates of unintended pregnancy when compared to the general population, estimated to be 85% (Heil et al., 2011). Not only are poor maternal and fetal outcomes associated with unplanned pregnancies, but pregnancies in women with SUD are further complicated by additional risks and adverse outcomes (Black & Day, 2016).

Context: Addiction treatment centers and programs are primed with opportunity to offer family planning services, when contact with medical providers is increased for substance use treatment. In response to the opioid crisis and unprecedented rates of unintended pregnancy, this project …

A Quality Improvement Project To Implement Shared Medical Appointments For The Management Of Type 2 Diabetes In Latino Patients, Denisse Maldonado

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects

Problem: Santa Rosa Community Health (SRCH) is one of the largest federally qualified health centers in Northern California, providing health care to more than 30,000 patients. More than half of the patients receiving care at the SRCH Lombardi site are Latino patients. Patients self-identify as Latino or other ethnicity on the initial health center registration form. SRCH serves 964 patients with diabetes. Due to limited access to appointments and resources, seeing a healthcare provider regularly can be difficult, posing a barrier to diabetes management. Patients with diabetes would greatly benefit from regular appointments with their primary care provider and resource …

Nursing Practice Meets Theory, Debra J. Morton

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects

These are challenging times for nurse leaders. Over the last decade, debates on healthcare reform have focused on the cost of care in the United States. This discussion has placed increasing pressure on nurse leaders to operate organizations that are more efficient, while improving quality and patient outcomes.

The practice of commanding and directive leadership has never been effective long term. Nurses want leaders to make sense of a situation and explain the why. With the growing trend toward hospital reimbursement for performance measures that are nurse-driven and informed consumers with higher expectations than ever before, it is vital …

Dnp Project: Development Of A Nurse-Led Pop-Up Clinic Model In San Diego, Jennifer King

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects

Baccalaureate nursing programs across California (CA) are required by the state board of nursing to provide theory of public health and applied clinical learning to meet the requirements of the state’s public health nurse (PHN) certification. Students in Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) programs are expected to enter the workforce prepared to address population health needs that synthesize community-based assessment and understand epidemiologic approaches to strategize interventions in diverse populations at the local, state and national levels. To adequately prepare nurses for true population health practice, clinical experiences need to be in appropriate settings where they can apply theory …

Senior Capstone Lecture Recital: Matthew Boatwright, Tenor, Matthew Boatwright, Sherri Barrett

Bailey School of Music Concert Programs

This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree Bachelor of Arts in Music. Mr. Boatwright studies voice with Valerie Walters-Gold.

Fsec Meeting Minutes December 13, 2019, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Enhanced Controllers For Voltage-Sourced Converters Interfaced With Weak Ac Power Grids, Sushil Silwal

Theses and Dissertations

Many distributed energy resource (DER) systems are remotely located and are often interfaced at low or medium voltage levels through power electronics converters such as voltage-sourced converters (VSC). Therefore, a weak-grid situation is encountered where the voltage and frequency at the point of DER coupling can experience fluctuations. A power converter designed to operate in normal and strong grid conditions may not perform satisfactorily during such weak and distorted grid conditions. Hence, considering the full dynamics of the system during weak-grid conditions in the design of converter control is indispensable to ensure the stability of the DER and the grid. …

Ud In The News Dec. 6-13, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The Atlantic examined UD's role as an anchor institution in Dayton. The Online Jurist featured the law school in a story about the American Bar Association increasing online learning hours. Michelle Pautz, assistant provost for the Common Academic Program, was a guest of Faculty Focus. GEN, a new publication focused on politics, power and culture, talked to historian Ashleigh Lawrence-Sanders about Confederate monuments.

Building The Hiv Public Health Service Structure By Quality Improvement, Graham F. Watts Sr

Florida Public Health Review

Quality improvement (QI) is a tool in the public health inventory. It has value in that it provides a modality for accelerating science-based intervention into routine public health practice. In doing so, it holds promise to make transparent how care and service systems demonstrate efficiencies in the structure, operations, and outputs that should translate into improvements in population health outcomes. One HIV health services grant in Northeast Florida touches the lives of over 4,200 persons. How to render services so that it maximally benefits all clients is ongoing work. Service recipients engage nine HIV care funded providers, who differentiate on …

Board Of Trustees Agenda, Dec. 13 2019 - Finance Committee, Indiana State University Board Of Trustees

Board of Trustees

No abstract provided.

Point Cloud Processing With Neural Networks, Stephanie Miller, Jiahao Li

All Computer Science and Engineering Research

In this project, we explore new techniques and architectures for applying deep neural networks when the input is point cloud data. We first consider applying convolutions on regular pixel and voxel grids, using polynomials of point coordinates and Fourier transforms to get a rich feature representation for all points mapped to the same pixel or voxel. We also apply these ideas to generalize the recently proposed "interpolated convolution", by learning continuous-space kernels as a combination of polynomial and Fourier basis kernels. Experiments on the ModelNet40 dataset demonstrate that our methods have superior performance over the baselines in 3D object recognition.

Droplet Condensation And Actuation Via Surface Acoustic Waves On Lubricant Infused Surfaces, Mitry Anderson, Patricia Weisensee, J. Mark Meacham

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Independent Study

Both lubricant-infused surfaces and surface acoustic waves have been studied for their applicability to the field of microfluidics. However, combining the use of the two technologies has not been thoroughly explored. Specifically, this research aims to build off of the work done with single droplets last semester to characterize the way surface acoustic waves cause condensed droplets to behave over a range of wave frequencies and amplitudes, as well as droplet sizes, for possible heat transfer applications. From this study, it is clear that there are four distinct modes of droplet actuation for a given frequency, depending on their size. …

Basal Travertine Of The Bouse Formation: Geochemistry, Diagenesis And Implications For The Integration Of The Colorado River, Christina Ferguson

Earth and Planetary Sciences ETDs

The Pliocene Bouse Formation is discontinuously exposed in the lower Colorado River region and is a record of the first arrival of the Colorado River to the Gulf of California 5 million years ago. It consists broadly of a lower carbonate member (travertine, marl, and bioclastic units) and an upper siliciclastic member (claystone, mudstone, and Colorado River sands). This paper focuses on the basal travertine (synonymous with “tufa”) unit of the lower carbonate member. Because of its basal position and its chemical encrustation of pre-Bouse topography, the travertine can offer insight into the earliest depositional settings and may be a …

Parental Influence On Sedentary Behavior In Children: A Systematic Review, Kaitlyn Albrecht Bsn, Rn, Neil Peterson Phd, Rn, Np-C, Agacnp-Bc, Jane Lassetter Phd, Rn

Student Works

The purpose of this systematic review is to appraise and synthesize the evidence regarding parental influences on sedentary behavior (SB) in children and explore associations promoting parent-based interventions. Prominent research in the last decade has established SB as a health risk, but to our knowledge, no systematic reviews observing parent to child SB associations have been conducted. Inclusion criteria required publication in the English language, utilization of objective measures for SB evaluation, and samples that included the 11 to 17 year age range, thus yielding a total of 15 identified studies. PRISMA guidelines were used to lead the search methodology …

The Diamond, December 13, 2019, Dordt University

Dordt Diamond

• Front Page: One Expensive Longboard Ride; Trump Impeachment Inquiry Timeline; Beyond a Prank: East Hall Feels Effects of Policy Violations
• Opinion: "Dordtspeak" Trumps Biblical Teaching?; A Thankful State of Mind; A Whole New World Awaits: The Advent of Disney Plus; Seven Tips for Surviving Your First Winter
• News: Rhinos Face Extinction as Christians Face Facts
• Arts & Entertainment: The Making of Airwaves; The Irishman: Long but Worth It; For the First Time in Forever... or Since 2013; Wind Symphony Prepares for Christmas; Knives Out: A Twist of a Mystery; Service of Lessons and Carols
• Sports: Dordt Men's Basketball Shows Confidence …

Project Leaf Year, Allison Godfrey

Honors Projects

On the most basic level, Project Leaf Year is an environmentally focused page-a-day desk calendar. However, the calendar is much more as it is a tool to promote an overarching environmental movement. This calendar is sustainable in both its construction and its purpose involving sustainable manufacturing, spiral-binding, and reusable considerations. The calendar itself includes nature photographs from local artists, daily tasks to promote conservation efforts, and supplemental educational information (either through website articles or videos) for the purpose of inspiring individuals to make environmentally conscious decisions.

Ice Castle Retirement Fund L.L.C., Appellee, V. Anderson Geneva, Llc; Mlh Investments, Llc; Gerald D. Anderson; And Michael L. Hutchings, Appellants., Utah Supreme Court

Utah Supreme Court Briefs (2000–2020)

On appeal from the Third Judicial District Court, Salt Lake County, Honorable Paul B. Parker, District Court No. 170900743

C(Sp2)-C(Sp3) Cross-Coupling Of Aryl Halides And Active C(Spp3)-H Bonds Via Dual Catalysis: Organic Photocatalysis/Nickel Redox Catalysis, Nicholas Armada

Department of Chemistry: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Convenient catalytic methodologies that can facilitate the formation of C-C bonds are undoubtedly of great interest in synthetic organic chemistry. Recent reports in literature have showcased hybrid catalytic methods that couple Ni-redox catalysis and photocatalysis to enable C-H activation of tetrahydrofuran (THF) and subsequent cross-coupling with aryl halides in appreciable yields and under relatively mild reaction conditions.^1-2 However, these studies used expensive, heavy metal-containing photocatalysts and both report difficulty obtaining low-specificity across their scopes of aryl-halides. The following report will shed light on a class of photo-excitable small organic molecules that – in conjunction with a catalytic Ni-redox cycle …

Advent Calendars, Ann Zlotnik

Marian Library Blog Archive

Opening windows into the art of Advent.