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Perfluoroalkyl Substances In The Yangtze River: Changing Exposure And Its Implications After Operation Of The Three Gorges Dam, J Li, Yue Gao, Nan Xu, B Li, Rui An, Weiling Sun, Alistair G.L. Borthwick, Jinren Ni Jan 2020

Perfluoroalkyl Substances In The Yangtze River: Changing Exposure And Its Implications After Operation Of The Three Gorges Dam, J Li, Yue Gao, Nan Xu, B Li, Rui An, Weiling Sun, Alistair G.L. Borthwick, Jinren Ni

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

No abstract provided.


Determination, Occurrence, And Treatment Of Saccharin In Water: A Review, Lina Pang, Alistair G.L. Borthwick, Efthalia Chatzisymeon Jan 2020

Determination, Occurrence, And Treatment Of Saccharin In Water: A Review, Lina Pang, Alistair G.L. Borthwick, Efthalia Chatzisymeon

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

No abstract provided.


Dynamic Flood Topographies In The Terai Region Of Nepal, E. H. Dingle, M. J. Creed, H. D. Sinclair, D. Gautam, N. Gourmelen, A. G.L. Borthwick, M. Attal Jan 2020

Dynamic Flood Topographies In The Terai Region Of Nepal, E. H. Dingle, M. J. Creed, H. D. Sinclair, D. Gautam, N. Gourmelen, A. G.L. Borthwick, M. Attal

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

AbstractFlood hazard maps used to inform and build resilience in remote communities in the Terai region of southern Nepal are based on outdated and static digital elevation models (DEMs), which do not reflect dynamic river configuration or hydrology. Episodic changes in river course, sediment dynamics, and the distribution of flow down large bifurcation nodes can modify the extent of flooding in this region, but these processes are rarely considered in flood hazard assessment. Here, we develop a 2D hydrodynamic flood model of the Karnali River in the Terai region of west Nepal. A number of scenarios are tested examining different …


A Road Map To Indoos-2: Better Observations Of The Rapidly Warming Indian Ocean, L. M. Beal, J. Vialard, M. K. Roxy, J. Li, M. Andres, H. Annamalai, M. Feng, W. Han, R. Hood, T. Lee, M. Lengaigne, R. Lumpkin, Y. Masumoto, M. J. Mcphaden, M. Ravichandran, T. Shinoda, B. M. Sloyan, P. G. Strutton, A. C. Subramanian, T. Tozuka, C. C. Ummenhofer, A. S. Unnikrishnan, J. Wiggert, L. Yu, L. Cheng, D. G. Desbruyères, V. Parvathi Jan 2020

A Road Map To Indoos-2: Better Observations Of The Rapidly Warming Indian Ocean, L. M. Beal, J. Vialard, M. K. Roxy, J. Li, M. Andres, H. Annamalai, M. Feng, W. Han, R. Hood, T. Lee, M. Lengaigne, R. Lumpkin, Y. Masumoto, M. J. Mcphaden, M. Ravichandran, T. Shinoda, B. M. Sloyan, P. G. Strutton, A. C. Subramanian, T. Tozuka, C. C. Ummenhofer, A. S. Unnikrishnan, J. Wiggert, L. Yu, L. Cheng, D. G. Desbruyères, V. Parvathi

Faculty Publications

The Indian Ocean Observing System (IndOOS), established in 2006, is a multinational network of sustained oceanic measurements that underpin understanding and forecasting of weather and climate for the Indian Ocean region and beyond. Almost one-third of humanity lives around the Indian Ocean, many in countries dependent on fisheries and rain-fed agriculture that are vulnerable to climate variability and extremes. The Indian Ocean alone has absorbed a quarter of the global oceanic heat uptake over the last two decades and the fate of this heat and its impact on future change is unknown. Climate models project accelerating sea level rise, more …


Towards Overcoming The Curse Of Dimensionality In Predictive Modelling And Uncertainty Quantification, Dan Gabriel Cacuci Jan 2020

Towards Overcoming The Curse Of Dimensionality In Predictive Modelling And Uncertainty Quantification, Dan Gabriel Cacuci

Faculty Publications

This invited presentation summarizes new methodologies developed by the author for performing high-order sensitivity analysis, uncertainty quantification and predictive modeling. The presentation commences by summarizing the newly developed 3rd-Order Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis Methodology (3rd-ASAM) for linear systems, which overcomes the “curse of dimensionality” for sensitivity analysis and uncertainty quantification of a large variety of model responses of interest in reactor physics systems. The use of the exact expressions of the 2nd-, and 3rd-order sensitivities computed using the 3rd-ASAM is subsequently illustrated by presenting 3rd-order formulas for the first three cumulants of the response distribution, for quantifying response uncertainties (covariance, skewness) …


Copyright And The 1%, Glynn Lunney Jan 2020

Copyright And The 1%, Glynn Lunney

Faculty Scholarship

No one ever argues for copyright on the grounds that superstar artists and authors need more money, but what if that is all, or mostly all, that copyright does? This article presents newly available data on the distribution of players across the PC videogame market. This data reveals an L-shaped distribution of demand. A relative handful of games are extremely popular. The vast majority are not. In the face of an L curve, copyright overpays superstars, but does very little for the average author and for works at the margins of profitability. This makes copyright difficult to justify on either …


An Empirical Analysis Of The Leading Determinants Behind The Opioid Epidemic The 50 States, Sydney Levine Jan 2020

An Empirical Analysis Of The Leading Determinants Behind The Opioid Epidemic The 50 States, Sydney Levine

Empirical Economic Bulletin, An Undergraduate Journal

This paper investigates the determining factors influencing the opioid epidemic in each of the 50 states of the United States of America. The opioid epidemic is a rising concern throughout the nation and has been associated with economic conditions. The health crisis poses additional threats to the labor market and the overall economy. This study looks at the age adjusted opioid death rate per 100,000 people as the dependent variable and how unemployment rate, the labor force participation rate, ESOOS funding, the number of hospitals, Median household income, the GINI index, adults reporting poor mental health status, individuals reporting past …


Infant Mortality Rate And Life Expectancy Across High Income Nations: A Panel Data Analysis, Matthew Antonino Jan 2020

Infant Mortality Rate And Life Expectancy Across High Income Nations: A Panel Data Analysis, Matthew Antonino

Empirical Economic Bulletin, An Undergraduate Journal

This paper will investigate the connection of infant mortality rate and life expectancy across the world. Particularly in those countries that are considered to be High Income. It will investigate multiple different variables using an econometric approach to find whether there is a correlation. The data will be collected using WDI and will be using multiple high income countries from each region of the world. By spreading the data collection across multiple continents, it will allow for multiple variables to account for differences in lifestyle.


Supp & Mapp: Adaptable Structure-Based Representations For Mir Tasks, Claire Savard, Erin H. Bugbee, Melissa R, Mcguirl, Katherine M. Kinnaird Jan 2020

Supp & Mapp: Adaptable Structure-Based Representations For Mir Tasks, Claire Savard, Erin H. Bugbee, Melissa R, Mcguirl, Katherine M. Kinnaird

Statistical and Data Sciences: Faculty Publications

Accurate and flexible representations of music data are paramount to addressing MIR tasks, yet many of the existing approaches are difficult to interpret or rigid in nature. This work introduces two new song representations for structure-based retrieval methods: Surface Pattern Preservation (SuPP), a continuous song representation, and Matrix Pattern Preservation (MaPP), SuPP’s discrete counterpart. These representations come equipped with several user-defined parameters so that they are adaptable for a range of MIR tasks. Experimental results show MaPP as successful in addressing the cover song task on a set of Mazurka scores, with a mean precision of 0.965 and recall of …


Blizzard Watch : Plant Sciences : 2020 Jan 2020

Blizzard Watch : Plant Sciences : 2020

Blizzard Watch Newsletter

Newsletter for the Department of Plant Sciences.


Mid‐Holocene Grounding Line Retreat And Readvance At Whillans Ice Stream, West Antarctica, R. A. Venturelli, M. R. Siegfried, K. A. Roush, W. Li, J. Burnett, Robert Zook, H. A. Fricker, J. C. Priscu, A. Leventer, B. E. Rosenheim Jan 2020

Mid‐Holocene Grounding Line Retreat And Readvance At Whillans Ice Stream, West Antarctica, R. A. Venturelli, M. R. Siegfried, K. A. Roush, W. Li, J. Burnett, Robert Zook, H. A. Fricker, J. C. Priscu, A. Leventer, B. E. Rosenheim

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

Understanding ice sheet evolution through the geologic past can help constrain ice sheet models that predict future ice dynamics. Existing geological records of grounding line retreat in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, have been confined to ice‐free and terrestrial archives, which reflect dynamics from periods of more extensive ice cover. Therefore, our perspective of grounding line retreat since the Last Glacial Maximum remains incomplete. Sediments beneath Ross Ice Shelf and grounded ice offer complementary insight into the southernmost extent of grounding line retreat, yielding a more complete view of ice dynamics during deglaciation. Here we thermochemically separate the youngest organic carbon …


Intercultural Communication Competence In Upper Primary Students: International Collaboration Case Studies Using Web 2.0 Technologies, Rebecca Louise Duyckers Jan 2020

Intercultural Communication Competence In Upper Primary Students: International Collaboration Case Studies Using Web 2.0 Technologies, Rebecca Louise Duyckers

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Globalisation has seen our world become increasingly interconnected through the rapid expansion of digital technologies. Intercultural communication competence is a key aspect of global competence for young people to develop their skills, values and behaviours as global citizens. The rapid expansion of the social web (Web 2.0) enables teachers to create rich authentic learning experiences that foster the development of students’ intercultural communication competence through synchronous and asynchronous web tools. The inclusion of these learning experiences engage students beyond the traditional classroom, enabling them to improve and advance 21st Century skills of collaboration, critical and creative thinking, perseverance, interpretation and …


Taking A Walk On The Wild Side: Case Studies Of Programs That Integrate K-12 Curricula With Adventure Sports And Outdoor Learning, Jonathan Trzepkowski Jan 2020

Taking A Walk On The Wild Side: Case Studies Of Programs That Integrate K-12 Curricula With Adventure Sports And Outdoor Learning, Jonathan Trzepkowski

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

In the United States there are a number of schools that utilize outdoor learning and adventure sports as part of their educational approach. The purpose of this case study was to analyze several programs that utilize adventure sports and outdoor learning in their curriculum and then present their distinguishing features in case study form. This case study selected 16 schools/programs that used adventure education or outdoor learning and created a profile for each one using a set of common guiding questions. This paper offers an interpretation of the findings that goes beyond the 16 profiles by synthesizing common components of …


Developing Normal Placental Growth Curves Using 2-D Ultrasound In A Zimbabwe Maternity Hospital, Belinda Juliana Nhundu Jan 2020

Developing Normal Placental Growth Curves Using 2-D Ultrasound In A Zimbabwe Maternity Hospital, Belinda Juliana Nhundu

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

The placenta aids in providing nutrients and oxygen from the mother to the developing fetus. Using a validated tool to measure Estimated Placenta Volume (EPV) prior studies have shown a small EPV predicts low birthweight in pregnant women in US institutions. The aim of this study was to develop Estimated Placental Volume (EPV) normative curves for a population of women in Zimbabwe across a range of gestational ages. Additionally, to determine if low EPV measurements were predictive of IUFD or stillbirth. From January to June of 2019 a total of 150 women at Mbuya Nehanda Maternity Hospital in Harare Zimbabwe …


Cerebral Autoregulation-Based Blood Pressure Management In The Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit: Towards Individualizing Care In Ischemic Stroke And Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Andrew Silverman Jan 2020

Cerebral Autoregulation-Based Blood Pressure Management In The Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit: Towards Individualizing Care In Ischemic Stroke And Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Andrew Silverman

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

The purpose of this thesis is to review the concept of cerebral autoregulation, to establish the feasibility of continuous bedside monitoring of autoregulation, and to examine the impact of impaired autoregulation on functional and clinical outcomes following subarachnoid hemorrhage and ischemic stroke. Autoregulation plays a key role in the regulation of brain blood flow and has been shown to fail in acute brain injury. Disturbed autoregulation may lead to secondary brain injury as well as worse outcomes. Furthermore, there exist several methodologies, both invasive and non-invasive, for the continuous assessment of autoregulation in individual patients. Resultant autoregulatory parameters of brain …


Description Of Income And Substitution Effects Using Slutsky Identity, Julius N. Esunge, Dali Magrakvelidze Jan 2020

Description Of Income And Substitution Effects Using Slutsky Identity, Julius N. Esunge, Dali Magrakvelidze

Mathematics Articles

In the paper we describe how income and price changes affect consumer's decision making using the Slutsky Identity. We also investigate economical meaning of curve turn-movements of consumer's budget. For analyzing the changes of consumer's choice we are using two step movements (turn, then parallel movement) of budget curve.


Development Of An Ophthalmic Nanoemulsion Topical Formulation For Corneal Wound Healing, Chuntian Cai Jan 2020

Development Of An Ophthalmic Nanoemulsion Topical Formulation For Corneal Wound Healing, Chuntian Cai

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Corneal wound healing is a complex process involving cell death, migration, proliferation, differentiation, extracellular matrix remodeling and a various of growth factors. Of these factors, interleukin-1 and transforming growth factor beta allow the effectiveness of cell migration and tissue repair. Current management advocates multiple therapies aimed to prevent inflammation, avoid the fibrosis. Pirfenidone (PFD) has recently been investigated for its anti-fibrotic effect. The current study was undertaken to develop and optimize PFD-loaded nanoemulsion (NE; PFD-NE) which could increase the drug load and the duration of activity. Hot homogenization and probe sonication methods were used for the preparation of PFD-NEs, sesame …


2020 Program And Abstracts For The Celebration Of Student Scholarship, Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs. Morehead State University. Jan 2020

2020 Program And Abstracts For The Celebration Of Student Scholarship, Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs. Morehead State University.

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Reports and Publications

Program and Abstracts from the Celebration of Student Scholarship held in the Spring of 2020.


A Karst Feature Predictability Model Within Barber County, Kansas, Gary M. Kelner Jan 2020

A Karst Feature Predictability Model Within Barber County, Kansas, Gary M. Kelner

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

This research consisted of two topics: 1) geographic predictive models of karst features and 2), a petrographic study examining the lithology of the study area. The study area is a privately owned ranch in the Gypsum Hills of Barber County, Kansas and is known to have karst features. Two predictive models for karst features were utilized. Previously identified features, Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), and Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) imagery aided in the creation of these predictive models. These predictability models also used the ESRI ArcMap software platform. The data for these models consists of slope, …


Computer Science Program, Mathematics & Computer Science Jan 2020

Computer Science Program, Mathematics & Computer Science

Program Revisions/Additions

No abstract provided.


Bear Stearns Asset Management Collateral Manager Presentation, Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. Jan 2020

Bear Stearns Asset Management Collateral Manager Presentation, Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.

Documents

No abstract provided.


Bear Stearns High Grade Structured Credit Strategies Presentation, Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. Jan 2020

Bear Stearns High Grade Structured Credit Strategies Presentation, Bear Stearns Companies, Inc.

Documents

No abstract provided.


Lehman Brothers Consolidated Supervised Entity Market And Credit Risk Review, United States: Securities And Exchange Commission (Sec) Jan 2020

Lehman Brothers Consolidated Supervised Entity Market And Credit Risk Review, United States: Securities And Exchange Commission (Sec)

Documents

No abstract provided.


Effects Of Hard Clam (Mercenaria Mercenaria) Density And Bottom Shear Stress On Cohesive Sediment Erodibility And Implications For Benthic-Pelagic Coupling, Elka T. Porter, Barbara J. Johnson, Lawrence P. Sanford Jan 2020

Effects Of Hard Clam (Mercenaria Mercenaria) Density And Bottom Shear Stress On Cohesive Sediment Erodibility And Implications For Benthic-Pelagic Coupling, Elka T. Porter, Barbara J. Johnson, Lawrence P. Sanford

Journal of Marine Research

The interacting effects of little neck hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) density and bottom shear stress on cohesive sediment erodibility were investigated. Short-term stepwise erosion experiments in 30 and 40 cm diameter Gust microcosms over a range of 0.0083 to 0.1932 Pa were performed using sequential 20-minute constant shear stress steps while sampling turbidity regularly. In addition, sediment erodibility was monitored in two one-month long ecosystem experiments with tidal resuspension and 0, 10, and 50 hard clams in 1 m3 shear turbulence resuspension mesocosms (STURM) with an initial stepwise erosion experiment (0.313 to 0.444 Pa). In short-term erosion …


เรื่องจากปก: "Single Use Plastic" มีค่ามากกว่าที่เรารู้, สุทธิรัตน์ กิตติพงษ์วิเศษ Jan 2020

เรื่องจากปก: "Single Use Plastic" มีค่ามากกว่าที่เรารู้, สุทธิรัตน์ กิตติพงษ์วิเศษ

Thai Environment

No abstract provided.


บทความ: ถอดเกร็ดความรู้จากการสัมมนาวิชาการ "My Building Is Killing Me: How To Grow Fresh Indoor Air", มณีรัตน์ องค์วรรณดี Jan 2020

บทความ: ถอดเกร็ดความรู้จากการสัมมนาวิชาการ "My Building Is Killing Me: How To Grow Fresh Indoor Air", มณีรัตน์ องค์วรรณดี

Thai Environment

No abstract provided.


บทความ: จีโอพอลิเมอร์…ทางเลือกใหม่สู่อุตสาหกรรมการก่อสร้าง, วราพร วงษ์เจริญสมบัติ, วีระวรรณ เฉลิมสกุลกิจ, นุตา ศุภคต Jan 2020

บทความ: จีโอพอลิเมอร์…ทางเลือกใหม่สู่อุตสาหกรรมการก่อสร้าง, วราพร วงษ์เจริญสมบัติ, วีระวรรณ เฉลิมสกุลกิจ, นุตา ศุภคต

Thai Environment

No abstract provided.


บทความ: แนวทางการพัฒนาสภาพแวดล้อมการท่องเที่ยวไทยผ่านมุมมองของตลาดญี่ปุ่น, อำพัน เหล่าสุนทร, ณัฏฐ์ ลีละวัฒน์, Jing Tang, วันใหม่ โพธิ์ถาวร, ศิวกร กมลภากรณ์ Jan 2020

บทความ: แนวทางการพัฒนาสภาพแวดล้อมการท่องเที่ยวไทยผ่านมุมมองของตลาดญี่ปุ่น, อำพัน เหล่าสุนทร, ณัฏฐ์ ลีละวัฒน์, Jing Tang, วันใหม่ โพธิ์ถาวร, ศิวกร กมลภากรณ์

Thai Environment

No abstract provided.


บทความ: สารหนูในดินของประเทศไทยและการเปลี่ยนแปลงชีวปริมาณออกฤทธิ์ของสารหนูภายใต้สภาวะไร้อากาศ, ศีลาวุธ ดำรงศิริ, อภิชญา ดวงทอง Jan 2020

บทความ: สารหนูในดินของประเทศไทยและการเปลี่ยนแปลงชีวปริมาณออกฤทธิ์ของสารหนูภายใต้สภาวะไร้อากาศ, ศีลาวุธ ดำรงศิริ, อภิชญา ดวงทอง

Thai Environment

No abstract provided.


The Four Functions Of Management - An Essential Guide To Management Principles, Robert Lloyd, Wayne Aho Jan 2020

The Four Functions Of Management - An Essential Guide To Management Principles, Robert Lloyd, Wayne Aho

Management Open Educational Resources

The purpose of this book is to provide an introduction to the four essential functions of management. The history of management, managerial decision making as well as business strategy are covered in addition to an in depth exploration of the planning, organizing, leading and controlling roles of the contemporary manager. This text was written with simplicity in mind, and a hyper-focus on the four functions. The intended use of this book is to give students a mastery of these fundamentals to prepare them for their more complex applications in subsequent management courses.