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The Holy Land In Paris. Embroidering, Depicting, And Stamping The Passion In A Fifteenth-Century Book Of Hours (Paris, Bibliothèque De L’Arsenal, Ms 1176 A Rés.), Loretta Vandi

Peregrinations: Journal of Medieval Art and Architecture

No abstract provided.

Barrier Layer Impact On Rapid Intensification Of Hurricanes (2000-2018) In The Atlantic Ocean, J. Gaston Hayworth

HCNSO Student Capstones

Hurricane prediction is an evolving challenge that has seen much improvement over the years. While hurricane models have improved in predicting the path of storms, forecasts of hurricane intensity are unreliable due to the complexity of environmental data, lack of understanding of how relative humidity, vertical wind shear, hurricane structure and other possible factors affect intensity. Rapid Intensification (RI), which is a wind speed increase of +30 kts over a 24-hr period, can contribute to major destruction and loss of life to coastal communities affected by hurricanes, and is especially difficult to predict. Given the continued development of coastal regions …

"Due To" Or "Owing To"?, Laura L. Russell

Word for Word 2019

No abstract provided.

Investigation Of A Neuro-Stimulator Retrieved Posthumously, Megan Markl, Rodney J. Gutherie, Tarun Goswami

Biomedical, Industrial & Human Factors Engineering Faculty Publications

A neurostimulator was investigated in this paper posthumously. Device was presented to our anatomical gift program. Investigation was multi-fold and contained visual inspection, using an optical microscope, and mechanical and electrical testing of leads and its insulator. It was concluded that the device could have been damaged during implantation, in vivo, during removal, and/or during transportation to author’s laboratories. The damage observed on the lead insulation is similar to that which can occur due to anchoring of the lead and hardening due to oxidation. Insulation stiffness was determined to be 1/10 of new insulator. The results reported here on the …

Spectrum, Volume 43, Issue 11, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Naming of Upper Quad Residence Halls -- Sacred Heart University Bridge Portal -- Instagram: Like it or Not --- Do You Still Make a Christmas List -- Audrey's Corner -- American Music Awards Recap -- SHU Players of the Week

Childhood Food Allergies In Association With Psychosocial Development, Haley N. Pucel

Honors Capstones

A pediatric food allergy is a chronic and potentially life-threatening anaphylactic condition affecting a child’s psychosocial health. Food allergies can impede upon many areas of a child’s life including the way they are parented, how they interact at daycare or school, and how they develop independence. The purpose of this literature review is to examine the stresses that surround childhood food allergies in order to keep a child in a safe, allergen free environment. The scholarly journal articles used for this review, that were published within the last ten years, were found in the article databases CINAHL Complete, Nutrition Abstracts …

Yes, I Waited 6 Hours In Line For A New Theme Park Ride, Emma Gisclair

UCF Forum

I’ll always remember the day’s outing — not just because of the four-minute ride — but also because of the whole shared experience with other fans.

Attempts Towards A Zero-Sum Game: A Recurring Imbalance Between Individual Privacy And The Fourth Amendment, Christopher Netniss

Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review

The digital era we live in today allows society to work, shop, socialize, and even monitor one’s health without having to leave the confines of one’s home. In a recent landmark privacy case, Carpenter v. United States, the individual privacy implications of the Fourth Amendment were strengthened when the Supreme Court held that the government must generally obtain a warrant before collecting more than six days of historical cell-site location information from a third-party service provider, like Verizon. Cell-site location information could implicate numerous Fourth Amendment concepts, such as the third-party doctrine, mosaic theory, and public exposure doctrine. Refusing to …

Actual Harm Means It Is Too Late: How Rosenbach V. Six Flags Demonstrates Effective Biometric Information Privacy Law, Chloe Stepney

Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review

Technology is rapidly advancing, and the law is trying to keep up. While this challenge is not new, technological advancements are impacting privacy rights in unprecedented ways. Using a fingerprint to clock in at work or face identification to unlock a smartphone provides ease and convenience, but at what cost?

Currently, there is no federal law that regulates the collection, use, and storage of biometric information in the private sector. On a local level, three states have enacted laws that specifically address biometrics. Of those, the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) in Illinois provides the strongest protections for consumers, who …

Courts, Trademarks, And The Icann Gold Rush: No Free Speech In Top Level Domains, Jerome O'Callaghan, Paula O'Callaghan

Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review

In recent years, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) expanded top-level domains, such as .com, .net, and .org, to include a very wide variety of new terms. One of the new options is .sucks. This Article examines the potential for conflict when trademark holders seek to protect their mark in the context of the .sucks domain. There is a temptation to see this issue in terms of consumers’ free speech rights pitted against corporate interests. However, the recent privatization of ICANN does not bode well for promoting consumers’ First Amendment rights in domain name battles.

1-2-3: From Bachelors To Masters To Doctorate, Arora Set To Earn His Third Uab Degree, Alicia Rohan

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Augmented Reality Gaming: Harnessing Real-World Environment With Game Interactions, Steven Li

Publications and Research

Augmented Reality (AR) technologies enhance the version of the physical environment with computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, or graphics overlaid on top of the real-world view. AR can also be used to improve the user experience while interacting with the world. Today, some examples of AR games consist of Pokémon Go and Zombies Run!. These games display virtual characters in the real-world using smartphones, capturing the surrounding environment, and embedding the virtual characters as if they were real ones. In these games, players are also able to interact and play against each other. AR has other uses beyond …

Implication Of Local Weather On Heat Transfer Rates By Infiltration, Kyungmin Park, Anthony Rivera

Publications and Research

The first law of thermodynamics, also known as “Law of Conservation of Energy”, states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed; energy can only be transferred or changed from one form to another. The natural transfer of heat flows from a warmer environment to a colder environment. Infiltration through a building entrance door has major impacts on the indoor thermal environment, indoor air quality and energy performance. In our research, we measured differential pressure and air velocity across entrance doors. We also monitored the indoor and outdoor environments in the Environmental Building by collecting data using specialized instruments and …

Spectator 2019-12-04, Editors Of The Spectator

The Spectator

No abstract provided.

Secukinumab Efficacy On Resolution Of Enthesitis In Psoriatic Arthritis: Pooled Analysis Of Two Phase 3 Studies., Laura C Coates, Johan K Wallman, Dennis Mcgonagle, Georg A Schett, Iain B Mcinnes, Philip Mease, Lawrence Rasouliyan, Erhard Quebe-Fehling, Darren L Asquith, Andreas E R Fasth, Luminita Pricop, Corine Gaillez

Articles, Abstracts, and Reports

BACKGROUND: Enthesitis is one of the psoriatic arthritis (PsA) domains. Patients with enthesitis are associated with worse outcomes than those without enthesitis. The effect of secukinumab on the resolution of enthesitis in patients with PsA was explored using pooled data from the FUTURE 2 and 3 studies.

METHOD: Assessments of enthesitis through week 104 used the Leeds Enthesitis Index. These post hoc analyses included resolution of enthesitis count (EC = 0), median time to first resolution of enthesitis (Kaplan-Meϊer estimate), and shift analysis (as observed) of baseline EC (1, 2, or 3-6) to full resolution (FR), stable (similar or reduction …

Gardner-Webb Expands Church-Matching And Minister’S Dependent Scholarships For Traditional Undergraduate Students, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Gardner-Webb University values its partnerships with churches to prepare graduates for lives of service to God and humanity. To enhance this relationship, GWU has announced a substantial expansion of its Church-Matching and Minister’s Dependent scholarship programs. Matching scholarships will now be offered to traditional undergraduate students, who receive a scholarship from any Christian church.

Search For Gravitational Waves From Scorpius X-1 In The Second Advanced Ligo Observing Run With An Improved Hidden Markov Model, B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott, S. Abraham, F. Acernese, K. Ackley, C. Adams, R. X. Adhikari, V. B. Adya, C. Affeldt, M. Agathos, K. Agatsuma, N. Aggarwal, O. D. Aguiar, L. Aiello, A. Ain, P. Ajith, G. Allen, A. Allocca, M. A. Aloy, P. A. Altin, A. Amato, A. Ananyeva, S. B. Anderson, W. G. Anderson, S. V. Angelova, S. Antier, S. Appert, K. Arai, M. C. Araya, J. S. Areeda, M. Arène, N. Arnaud

Faculty Publications

We present results from a semicoherent search for continuous gravitational waves from the low-mass x-ray binary Scorpius X-1, using a hidden Markov model (HMM) to track spin wandering. This search improves on previous HMM-based searches of LIGO data by using an improved frequency domain matched filter, the J-statistic, and by analyzing data from Advanced LIGO's second observing run. In the frequency range searched, from 60 to 650 Hz, we find no evidence of gravitational radiation. At 194.6 Hz, the most sensitive search frequency, we report an upper limit on gravitational wave strain (at 95% confidence) of h095%=3.47×10-25 when marginalizing over …

The Criminogenic Effect Of Marijuana Dispensaries In Denver, Colorado: A Microsynthetic Control Quasi-Experiment And Cost-Benefit Analysis, Nathan Connealy, Eric L. Piza, Dave Hatten

Publications and Research

The study analyzed the criminogenic effect of legalizing recreational marijuana dispensaries in Denver. Street segments with recreational dispensaries experienced no changes in violent, disorder and drug crime but did experience an 18% increase in property crime, and street segments adjacent to recreational dispensaries experienced some notable (but non-significant) drug and disorder crime increases. Medical dispensaries demonstrated no significant crime changes. A cost-benefit analysis found the associated crime costs were largely offset by sales revenue. Monetary benefits were much less pronounced, and barely cost effective, when only considering tax revenue.

Assigning Triaged Patients To Treatment Rooms In A Hospital Emergency Department, Barry E. King E. King, Tyler Pollard, Jennifer Rice, Jane Siegler

Scholarship and Professional Work - Business

The assigning of new arrivals at a hospital emergency department to treatment rooms was examined. New patients are summarily triaged and assigned to a treatment room based on severity of their symptoms, the grade of a treatment room, and an exponential benefit curve that encourages the solver to schedule the most severe cases early. SAS’s OPTMODEL modeling language was employed to build the model and SAS’s MILP solver was used to perform the scheduling. Up to thirty patients were optimally assigned to depict the example of a large emergency department.

Assessing Participants' Feedback To Dental Screenings And Hygiene Care Provided By City Tech's Dental Hygiene Students, Alona Abdullaieva, Wen Wen Dong, Yujing Mei, Susan Davide, Audra Haynes

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Determinism Of Stochastic Processes Through The Relationship Between The Heat Equation And Random Walks, Gurmehar Singh Makker

Publications and Research

We study the deterministic characteristics of stochastic processes through investigation of random walks and the heat equation. The relationship is confirmed by discretizing the heat equation in time and space and determining the probability distribution function for random walks in dimension d = 1, 2. The existence of the relationship is presented both through theoretical analysis and numerical computation.

The Privacy Preserving Framework With Virtual Ring And Identity-Based Cryptography For Smart Grid, Leonard Sutanto

Publications and Research

One of the main challenges in the smart grid is how to efficiently manage the high-volume data from smart meters and sensors and preserve the privacy from the consumption data to avoid potential attacks (e.g., identity theft) for the involved prosumers, retail electricity providers and other clusters of distributed energy resources. This poster proposes a two-layer framework with the cloud computing infrastructure. The virtual ring and identity-based cryptography are utilized in each layer to preserve privacy efficiently. The methods of the virtual ring and identity-based cryptography are introduced. The purposes and needs are discussed at the end of this poster.

The Sustainability Of A Vegan Diet, Morgan Henry, Ben Leombruno, Mia Serritella

Student Work

No abstract provided.

Veganism, Mackenzie Bancroft, Kelsey Klosko, Vanessa Bonilla, Sarah Schmitt

Student Work

This flyer examines the ecological effect of the vegan diet and compares it against omnivorous and vegetarian diets.

Cuo/Cu Core/Shell Nanostructured Photoconductive Devices By Hwt And Hips, Khalidah Hussein Habeeb Al-Mayalee

Theses and Dissertations

Over recent years, great efforts are being dedicated to developing low cost and high-efficiency nanostructured design for optoelectronic applications. Nanostructured semiconductor materials have demonstrated superior performance as compared to bulk materials. Core/shell nanostructured geometries have received a great deal of attention not only in the area of synthesis and characterization but also in their potential applications. These structures have been used in abundance in various areas such as electronics, sensors, catalysis, biomedical, and optical devices. Well-controlled core/shell nanostructured geometries can offer a significant improvement in the devices' performance. Therefore, the fabrication of complex 3D core/shell architectures with controlled morphology, homogeneous …

Global Engagement News, Georgia Southern University

Office of Global Engagement

Czech Republic The Hidden Jewel in The Heart of Europe

December 4, 2019 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

Activities, Therapy Pets Help Ease Finals Week Stress, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Finals week is a stressful time for college students, so the University of Dayton is offering a variety of stress-busting activities — and advice — to ease anxiety for students, ranging from free food and beverages to therapy pets to massages.

Conspiracy Allegations In The Stock Loan Market: Why Plaintiffs Should Be Seeking A Remedy In Congress And Not In Court, Danielle P. Katz

Et Cetera

This Article first provides a comprehensive analysis of conspiracy allegations in over-the-counter markets, focusing on the stock loan market as an exemplar.

Multiple conspiracy claims, implicating antitrust law, have been brought regarding over the counter markets since the financial crisis of 2008. The biggest banks in the country have been the center of novel complaints, new regulations, and innovative legislation in the recent years. But, despite regulation and legislation, Sherman Act litigation alleging conspiracy has endured as plaintiffs claim that big banks are conspiring to fix markets when, in fact, they are exercising economies of scale to provide unique, tailored …

The Combine Receives Sba Award, Tom Chapman

Nebraska Innovation Campus Materials

In September 2019, Invest Nebraska (https://investnebraska.org) announced its new incubator program, called the Combine (https://nebraskacombine.com/). This program is a statewide initiative to support high growth companies in food and agriculture. The program provides support to help companies commercialize nascent technologies that are being developed in the state – including those at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The incubator is housed on Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln, and it represents the aggregation of five entities’ efforts to build ag-tech businesses in Nebraska – NUtech Ventures, Invest Nebraska, The Nebraska Food Processing Center & Greenhouse Innovation Center, the Robert B. Daugherty Institute, and …