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Mitigating Versus Managing Epistemic And Aleatory Uncertainty, Mark D. Packard, Brent B. Clark

Marketing and Management Faculty Publications

We are grateful for Holmes and Westgren’s (2020) thoughtful response to our recent article (Packard & 872 Academy of Management Review October Clark, 2020a). In it, they argued that “a mitigability– immitigability axis does not map well onto the aleatory–epistemic uncertainty axis” (p. 7). This challenge to our delineation casts doubt to its usefulness in strategic theorizing, as we have supposed. They thus proposed a revision to our definitions that encapsulates epistemic uncertainty within the confines of the present state of knowledge and the costs of acquiring such knowledge, allowing strategic analysis of the value of mitigation efforts to be …

We Are...Marshall, November 18, 2020, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.

Fall Newsletter 2020 (Issue 8), Csusb

Coyote Chronicle (1984-)

Inside This Issue

• Senior athletes offered another year of eligibility
• Opinion: Positive vaccine updates don't mean we are out of the woods yet
• Vox pop: How has social distancing affected your friendships?
• Teachers, parents, and students on the struggles of online learning during COVID-19
• Advice: Don't forget to take breaks
• Advice: How to maximize your LinkedIn experience
• Review: Playing Ring Fit Adventures for a heart-pumping indoor workout
• Advice: Cheap and delicious meals to make with household staples

Fall 2020 Virtual Student Showcase For Research & Creative Inquiry Program, Office Of Student Research

Fall Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry

Office of Student Research/Fall Showcase information: http://www.longwood.edu/studentresearch/student-showcase-for-research-and-creative-inquiry/

Conference page: https://symposium.foragerone.com/lufssrci20

*Conference page will be unavailable until November 18, 2020

Flowers Are Essential To Maintain High Beetle Diversity (Coleoptera) In A Neotropical Rainforest Canopy, Susan Kirmse, Caroline S. Chaboo

University of Nebraska State Museum: Staff and Affiliates, Publications

Many hypotheses have been proposed to explain the megadiversity of angiosperms and insects. Flowers and their pollinators represent the most common terrestrial mutualistic interaction today and this is thought to have driven the evolution of angiosperms and their visitors. Within the framework of that interaction, this paper develops and tests two new hypotheses: 1) megadiversity of canopy beetles in tropical rainforests is largely based on flower resources, and 2) the majority of adult canopy beetles are adapted to visit flowers. To test hypothesis 1, the beetle fauna associated with 23 canopy tree species (13 families, 45 individuals) in a 1.4 …

Senate Meeting, November 18, 2020, Academic Senate, Illinois State University

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

A Posteriori Error Estimates For Maxwell's Equations Using Auxiliary Subspace Techniques, Ahmed El Sakori

Dissertations and Theses

The aim of our work is to construct provably efficient and reliable error estimates of discretization error for Nédélec (edge) element discretizations of Maxwell's equations on tetrahedral meshes. Our general approach for estimating the discretization error is to compute an approximate error function by solving an associated problem in an auxiliary space that is chosen so that:

-Efficiency and reliability results for the computed error estimates can be established under reasonable and verifiable assumptions.

-The linear system used to compute the approximate error function has condition number bounded independently of the discretization parameter.

In many applications, it is some functional …

Rsif Weekly Vol.1 No.25, Regional Scholarship And Innovation Fund (Rsif)

Rsif Newsletters

No abstract provided.

The Parthenon, November 18, 2020, Douglas Harding, Brittany Hively, Taylor Huddleston, Grant Goodrich, Meg Keller, Isabella Robinson, Denise Jackson, Zachary Hiser

The Parthenon

No abstract provided.

The Future Environmental And Health Impacts Of Coal, Robert B. Finkelman, Amy L. Wolfe, Michael S. Hendryx

Faculty, Staff, and Affiliated Publications--KGS

In the United States, coal consumption in the last 12 years has declined from 1,045,140 million short tons in 2007 to 539,420 million short tons in 2019, a decrease of almost 50%. During that period the number of electric power coal generators has declined from 1,470 to 738 accounting for 21% of capacity. An even more dramatic decrease in coal use has occurred in Western Europe. This significant reduction in coal use and the concomitant closure of coal mines and coal-burning power plants will result in substantially cleaner air, reductions in respiratory problems such as asthma, less heart disease, fewer …

2020-11-18 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate., Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.

Faculty Senate Records

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee meeting minutes for November 18, 2020.

The Gilded Finch: An Exploration Of Class Conflict, Mattea Harrison

Senior Honors Theses

Research is applied to create a play exploring the conflict between two women in the American upper class at the end of the nineteenth century. Both Mrs. Astor and Mrs. Vanderbilt’s family, wealth, and relationships were researched through studying primary and secondary accounts of their lives and times. A study of the women has produced a comprehensive picture of their motivations in their lives’ actions. The relationships between the women and their daughters has also been examined and applied. These two women are interesting characters in history to examine due to their family history and the families that they married …

Repeated Minimizers Of $P$-Frame Energies, Alexey Glazyrin, Josiah Park

School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences Faculty Publications

For a collection of $N$ unit vectors ${X}=\{x_i\}_{i=1}^N$, define the $p$-frame energy of ${X}$ as the quantity $\sum_{i\neq j} |\langle x_i,x_j \rangle|^p$. In this paper, we connect the problem of minimizing this value to another optimization problem, thus giving new lower bounds for such energies. In particular, for $p<2$, we prove that this energy is at least $2(N-d) p^{-\frac p 2} (2-p)^{\frac {p-2} 2}$ which is sharp for $d\leq N\leq 2d$ and $p=1$. We also prove that for $1\leq m

A Quantitative Assessment Of The Effectiveness Of A Global Online Professional Development Course To Enhance 21st Century Skills In Stem Instructional Design, Chris Link

Dissertations

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines are becoming increasingly important in the 21st century workforce, but there is currently a shortage of STEM professionals around the world. Even when students graduate with STEM degrees, many lack basic interpersonal skills such as communication and problem solving that would position them for success in the marketplace. The New York Academy of Science developed the STEM Education Framework to help ensure that STEM curricula teach the Essential Skills that students need in order to thrive in the modern workplace. In order for educators to proficiently utilize the STEM Education Framework, they must …

Online Assessment Methods For Student-Centered Learning: Active Learning, Collaboration, And Application With Authentic Assessment, Charlotte Nirmalani Gunawardena, Stephanie L. Moore Phd, Linda Barril, Kathiravelu Thabotharan

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Agenda

Introduction
Lani Gunawardena

A Learning and Pedagogical Foundation & Taxonomy for Selecting Assessment Methods
Stephanie Moore

Assessing Collaborative Learning
Lani Gunawardena

Student-Centered Assessment Methodologies at the University of Jaffna
K. Thabotharan

Technologies for Assessment
Linda Barril

Labs & Art Online - Assessing Practicals
Stephanie Moore

Questions & Discussion

Sustainability And The Evolution Of The Academic Library Ecosystem: Pressing Forward With The Greening Of Wcu's Presser And F.H. Green Libraries, Walt Cressler

Sustainability Research & Practice Seminar Presentations

No abstract provided.

Editorial: Carbon- And Inorganic-Based Nanostructures For Energy Applications, Federico Cesano, M. Jasim Uddin, Yuanbing Mao, Muhammad N. Huda

School of Integrative Biological & Chemical Sciences (Formerly Dept. of Chemistry)

No abstract provided.

Machine Learning Augmentation Micro-Sensors For Smart Device Applications, Mohammad H. Hasan

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Novel smart technologies such as wearable devices and unconventional robotics have been enabled by advancements in semiconductor technologies, which have miniaturized the sizes of transistors and sensors. These technologies promise great improvements to public health. However, current computational paradigms are ill-suited for use in novel smart technologies as they fail to meet their strict power and size requirements. In this dissertation, we present two bio-inspired colocalized sensing-and-computing schemes performed at the sensor level: continuous-time recurrent neural networks (CTRNNs) and reservoir computers (RCs). These schemes arise from the nonlinear dynamics of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), which facilitates computing, and the inherent ability …

Assessing The Impact Of Land Use And Land Cover Data Representation On Weather Forecast Quality: A Case Study In Central Mexico, Rezaul Mahmood

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

In atmospheric modeling, an accurate representation of land cover is required because such information impacts water and energy budgets and, consequently, the performance of models in simulating regional climate. This study analyzes the impact of the land cover data on an operational weather forecasting system using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model for central Mexico, with the aim of improving the quality of the operative forecast. Two experiments were conducted using different land cover datasets: a United States Geological Survey (USGS) map and an updated North American Land Change Monitoring System (NALCMS) map. The experiments were conducted as a …

An Investigative Study Of Combustion And Emissions With Noise And Vibrations Of Synthetic Fuels Within An Aero-Gas Turbine, Camille J. Phillips

Honors College Theses

The pollution from the aerospace transportation is rapidly becoming the largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The FAA expects aviation emissions to almost triple by 2050, making the aerospace industry responsible for the release of approximately 25% of the global carbon dioxide budget. These aviation emissions, including CO2 and NOx, as well as other GHGs, contribute to the destruction of ozone layer. Carbon dioxide emissions have a particularly negative effect on humans, leading to airway diseases especially in children and elderly. To combat the addition of further GHG emissions into the atmosphere, it is necessary to minimize the usage …

Impact Of Virtual Flow Rate Meter On Brushless Dc Motor Based Pv-Water Pumping System., Mahmoud Abdo, Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed Saeed, Magdi El-Saadawi

Mansoura Engineering Journal

Photovoltaic (PV) water-pumping systems have considerable cost-effective value in rural zones. Virtual flow rate (VFR) meter is a technique to measure the water flow rate through a water pump using a numerical method as a function of the pump head, motor power, and overall efficiency of the pump. VFR meter eliminates the need for rotor speed sensors in PV water pumping systems. In this paper, the virtual flow meter is proposed as a novel reference for improving maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithms for PV water-pumping systems. VFR meter removes the expensive flow meter sensors, hence, reducing the overall costs …

Economics Of Kashmir Conflict, Bilal A. Pandow

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

In a political conflict like Kashmir, human loss is the first tragedy coupled with the economic damage to the oppressed class. Repeated shutdowns that include curfews and protests have dented the economy of Kashmir, a fact that is irrefutable. However, this is supplemented by the ‘normalcy period’ that paves way for the economic captivity of the region. The Narendra Modi government’s decision to abrogate Article 370, which guaranteed a special status to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) under the Indian constitution, and divide the J&K state into two separate Union Territories on 05 August 2019 has already immensely dented the local …

Measurements And Mitigation Of Scattered Light Noise In Ligo, Corey Daniel Austin

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The Advanced LIGO (aLIGO) detectors use 1064 nm lasers to measure the tiny fluctuations in spacetime that occur when gravitational waves pass through the earth. LIGO makes use of advanced coating methods and materials to limit the amount of light that scatters from the main beam, but some amount of light does scatter. This stray light can interact with surfaces inside the interferometer that are not seismically isolated and then recombine with the main beam, introducing excess noise into the gravitational wave channel. This thesis reviews the methods for modeling scattered light with ray tracing software and analytical models, for …

The Relationship Between Psychological Needs And Teaching Performance Of Teachers Learning Disabilities, Hamzah Alawamreh

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between psychological needs and teaching performance in teachers of learning disabilities in Abha.In order to achieve the objectives of the study. the researcher developed scales of psychological needs and teaching performance.where the descriptive analytical method was employed.The researcher also applied the scales of psychological needs and teaching performance on a sample of (30)teachers.The outcomes of the study indicated that there is a relationship between psychological needs and teaching performance.the study recommended some recommendations as, conductfurther studies and research on learning disability teachers that address psychological needs and teachingperformance, andattention to …

The Impact Of Using Sts Approach According To Scientific Curiosity Among Basic Stage Students In Palestine In Acquiring Scientific Values, Hiba Al-Mohtaseb

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed to investigate the effect of using STS approach based on scientific curiosity among basic stage students in Palestine in acquiring scientific values. The sample of the study consists of (59) female 9thgrade students, was distributed over two groups; the first was taughtbyusing STS approach, and the second was taught using the traditional method. The instructional material based on STS, and the scientific values scale, and Campbell’sscientific curiosity scale were prepared. Then the tool of the study waspre-applied on both experimental and control groups. The tool of the study then postsapplied on both groups. The results of the …

The Impact Of Using Driver Model On Acquitting Mathematical Concepts And Their Tendency Towards Mathematics Learning Among Fifth Grade Students In Public Schools At Nablus Directorate, Ilham “Ahmad Hassan”, Soheil Salha, Ali Barakat

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed at exploring "the effect of the DRIVER model on acquisition of mathematical concepts for the fifth grade students' and their tendency towards learning in public schools at Nablus directorate". The study sample consisted of (75) students offifth grade girl students at Mahmoud Abu Ghazalah basic school. The study found that there are statistically significant differences between the meansscores of the experimental and control groups in the post-test to acquire mathematical concepts for the benefit of the experimental group. There are also statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental and control groups in the measurement …

The Level Of Understanding Of The Nature Of Science In Light Of The Project (2061) Among Science Teachers In Jordan And Its Relation To Some Demographic Changes, Fatima Alrababah

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aims to define the level of science teachers’ understanding the nature of science in the light of (2061) project, and its relationship with can be related to some of their demographic variables. To answer the studyquestions, the researcher applied the descriptive analytical approach. The study population included all the secondary stage science teachers registered in the Ministry of Education, Amman, Jordan. They were (3265) teachers for the term (2017/2018). The study sample was made of (175) teachers, males and females. Theyhave been chosen randomly of schools. The study tool has been distributed among them and retrieved. To collect …

The Degree Of Interest Of Public Schools Principals In The Physical Education Classes And Its Practice From The Physical Education Teachers Perspective In North West Bank District, Ayoub Ahmad, Imad Abdelhaq, Bader Dwaikat

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed at investigating the role of the principals of governmental schools in activating the physical education lesson and the sport activity from the points of view of the physical Education teachers. To achieve that, the study was carried out on a stratified random sample that consisted of (289) male and female teachers of physical education in the north of west-bank. Statistical analysis was performed on SPSS (v. 20) and the statistical significant level was set at (α ≤ 0.05). The results of the study showed that the role of the principals of governmental schools in activating the physical …

Differential Effects Of Nitrogen And Phosphorus Additions On The Ecology Of Soil And Vegetation Of Dry Tropical Forests And Derived Savanna Ecosystems In India, S. K. Tripathi, K. P. Singh

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.

Investigation Of Affecting Some Climatic Factors On Distribution Of Plant Societies In Eastern Alborz (Ir‐Iran), Mohammadreza Tatian, Muhammad Ali Bahmanyar, Reza Tamartash, Hamid Jalilvand

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.