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Employing Optical Flow On Convolutional Recurrent Structures For Deepfake Detection, Akash Chintha Jun 2020

Employing Optical Flow On Convolutional Recurrent Structures For Deepfake Detection, Akash Chintha

Theses

Deepfakes, or artificially generated audiovisual renderings, can be used to defame a public figure or influence public opinion. With the recent discovery of generative adversarial networks, an attacker using a normal desktop computer fitted with an off-the-shelf graphics processing unit can make renditions realistic enough to easily fool a human observer. Detecting deepfakes is thus becoming vital for reporters, social networks, and the general public. Preliminary research introduced simple, yet surprisingly efficient digital forensic methods for visual deepfake detection. These methods combined convolutional latent representations with bidirectional recurrent structures and entropy-based cost functions. The latent representations for the video are …


Pink And Blue Lenses: Duoethnographic Reflections On Biological Sex In Conservative Christian Education, Phillip A. Olt, Linly Stowe Jun 2020

Pink And Blue Lenses: Duoethnographic Reflections On Biological Sex In Conservative Christian Education, Phillip A. Olt, Linly Stowe

The Qualitative Report

In this duoethnography, we explored how experiences in conservative Christian high schools were viewed through the different lenses of our binary-constructed, biological sexes. Our perceptions varied along the axes of gendered roles, gendered responsibilities, and romance and sexuality. Through reflecting on our own experiences, we critiqued what we were taught and the lasting repercussions those teachings left on our lives. The approach of indoctrination proved counterproductive in our schools, as graduates left unprepared to enter meaningful romantic relationships or to encounter a world outside their previously sheltered environs.


The Parallel Htm Spatial Pooler With Actor Model, D Dobric, A Pech, B Ghita, T Wennekers Jun 2020

The Parallel Htm Spatial Pooler With Actor Model, D Dobric, A Pech, B Ghita, T Wennekers

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

The Hierarchical Temporal Memory Cortical Learning Algorithm (HTM CLA) is an algorithm inspired by the biological functioning of the neo-cortex, which combines spatial pattern recognition and temporal sequence learning. It organizes neurons in layers of column-like units built from many neurons such that the units are connected into structures called regions (areas). Layers can be hierarchically organized and can further be connected into more complex networks, which would allow to implement higher cognitive capabilities like invariant representations. However, a complex topology and a potentially high number of neurons would require more computing power than a single machine even with multiple …


Soil Factors Affecting The Distribution Of Four Salt Tolerant Range Plants In Eastern Azarbaijane Province (Gharakhlar), A. Mokhtari Asal, Sh. Rastegar, S. Kh. Mahdavi, M. R. Sadeghimanesh Jun 2020

Soil Factors Affecting The Distribution Of Four Salt Tolerant Range Plants In Eastern Azarbaijane Province (Gharakhlar), A. Mokhtari Asal, Sh. Rastegar, S. Kh. Mahdavi, M. R. Sadeghimanesh

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.


Initial Development Of Dwarf Elephant Grass (Pennisetum Purpureum Schum.) Clones In The Coastal Region Of Pernambuco State, Brazil, Alexandre C. L. De Mello, M. V. Cunha, M. A. Lira, M. V. F. Santos, José C. B. Dubeux Jr., E. V. Freitas Jun 2020

Initial Development Of Dwarf Elephant Grass (Pennisetum Purpureum Schum.) Clones In The Coastal Region Of Pernambuco State, Brazil, Alexandre C. L. De Mello, M. V. Cunha, M. A. Lira, M. V. F. Santos, José C. B. Dubeux Jr., E. V. Freitas

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.


Biodiversity And Structure Of Subtropical Boliviano‐Tucumano Mountain Forests, Depending On Disturbance Intensity Due To Forest Grazing And Selective Timber Logging, Andrea C. Mayer, F. S. Zenteno, S. Beck, Svenja Marquardt, Michael Kreuzer, H. Alzérreca Jun 2020

Biodiversity And Structure Of Subtropical Boliviano‐Tucumano Mountain Forests, Depending On Disturbance Intensity Due To Forest Grazing And Selective Timber Logging, Andrea C. Mayer, F. S. Zenteno, S. Beck, Svenja Marquardt, Michael Kreuzer, H. Alzérreca

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.


Tiller Weight Versus Tiller Number In A Perennial Ryegrass Population: A Productivity Index, Cory Matthew, A. M. Sartie, H. S. Easton Jun 2020

Tiller Weight Versus Tiller Number In A Perennial Ryegrass Population: A Productivity Index, Cory Matthew, A. M. Sartie, H. S. Easton

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

No abstract provided.


Omwanathrive: A Neonatal Survival App, Story Deweese, Tiffany Lee, Samantha Sy, Emily Zhang Jun 2020

Omwanathrive: A Neonatal Survival App, Story Deweese, Tiffany Lee, Samantha Sy, Emily Zhang

Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses

Uganda’s infant mortality rate is alarmingly high, ranking twenty-first in the world for highest infant mortality; eighty-one babies die within their first month of life each day in Uganda. The UN reports the greatest risk factors are rural location, prematurity, and young impoverished mothers with limited educational opportunities. Thus, young women are giving birth to children before they even learn about how to take care of their newborn infant. Our solution to this problem is in the form of a mobile application called OmwanaThrive: Neonatal Survival App. The purpose of the app is to educate women about how to properly …


Sex And Gender In Research On Healthcare Workers In Conflict Settings: A Scoping Review, Dana A. Halwani, Diana Mikati, Layal Hneiny Jun 2020

Sex And Gender In Research On Healthcare Workers In Conflict Settings: A Scoping Review, Dana A. Halwani, Diana Mikati, Layal Hneiny

Faculty Publications

The occupational health literature has established that sex and gender are associated with all dimensions of the workplace. Sex and/or gender (sex/gender) factors play an important role in shaping the experiences, exposures, and health outcomes of male and female healthcare providers working in war and conflict settings. This study aims to (1) assess how sex/gender is considered in the occupational health literature on healthcare workers in conflict settings, and (2) identify the gaps in incorporating sex/gender concepts in this literature. A scoping review was carried out and nine electronic databases were searched using a comprehensive search strategy. Two reviewers screened …


Crispr Artificial Splicing Factors., Menghan Du, Nathaniel L. Jillette, Jacqueline Jufen Zhu, Sheng Li, Albert Wu Cheng Jun 2020

Crispr Artificial Splicing Factors., Menghan Du, Nathaniel L. Jillette, Jacqueline Jufen Zhu, Sheng Li, Albert Wu Cheng

Faculty Research 2020

Alternative splicing allows expression of mRNA isoforms from a single gene, expanding the diversity of the proteome. Its prevalence in normal biological and disease processes warrant precise tools for modulation. Here we report the engineering of CRISPR Artificial Splicing Factors (CASFx) based on RNA-targeting CRISPR-Cas systems. We show that simultaneous exon inclusion and exclusion can be induced at distinct targets by differential positioning of CASFx. We also create inducible CASFx (iCASFx) using the FKBP-FRB chemical-inducible dimerization domain, allowing small molecule control of alternative splicing. Finally, we demonstrate the activation of SMN2 exon 7 splicing in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) patient …


Plastic Rain In Protected Areas Of The United States, Janice Brahney, Margaret Hallerud, Eric Heim, Maura Hahnenberger, Suja Sukumaran Jun 2020

Plastic Rain In Protected Areas Of The United States, Janice Brahney, Margaret Hallerud, Eric Heim, Maura Hahnenberger, Suja Sukumaran

Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications

Eleven billion metric tons of plastic are projected to accumulate in the environment by 2025. Because plastics are persistent, they fragment into pieces that are susceptible to wind entrainment. Using high-resolution spatial and temporal data, we tested whether plastics deposited in wet versus dry conditions have distinct atmospheric life histories. Further, we report on the rates and sources of deposition to remote U.S. conservation areas. We show that urban centers and resuspension from soils or water are principal sources for wet-deposited plastics. By contrast, plastics deposited under dry conditions were smaller in size, and the rates of deposition were related …


Phosphorylation-Dependent Substrate Selectivity Of Protein Kinase B (Akt1), Nileeka Balasuriya, Norman E. Davey, Jared L. Johnson, Huadong Liu, Kyle K. Biggar, Lewis C. Cantley, Shawn Shun Cheng Li, Patrick O'Donoghue Jun 2020

Phosphorylation-Dependent Substrate Selectivity Of Protein Kinase B (Akt1), Nileeka Balasuriya, Norman E. Davey, Jared L. Johnson, Huadong Liu, Kyle K. Biggar, Lewis C. Cantley, Shawn Shun Cheng Li, Patrick O'Donoghue

Paediatrics Publications

Protein kinase B (AKT1) is a central node in a signaling pathway that regulates cell survival. The diverse pathways regulated by AKT1 are communicated in the cell via the phosphorylation of perhaps more than 100 cellular substrates. AKT1 is itself activated by phosphorylation at Thr-308 and Ser-473. Despite the fact that these phosphorylation sites are biomarkers for cancers and tumor biology, their individual roles in shaping AKT1 substrate selectivity are unknown. We recently developed a method to produce AKT1 with programmed phosphorylation at either or both of its key regulatory sites. Here, we used both defined and randomized peptide libraries …


Lstm-Based Anomaly Detection For Non-Linear Dynamical System, Yue Tan, Chungjing Hu, Kuan Zhang, Kan Zeng, Ethan A. Davis, Jae Sung Park Jun 2020

Lstm-Based Anomaly Detection For Non-Linear Dynamical System, Yue Tan, Chungjing Hu, Kuan Zhang, Kan Zeng, Ethan A. Davis, Jae Sung Park

Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering: Faculty Publications

Anomaly detection for non-linear dynamical system plays an important role in ensuring the system stability. However, it is usually complex and has to be solved by large-scale simulation which requires extensive computing resources. In this paper, we propose a novel anomaly detection scheme in non-linear dynamical system based on Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) to capture complex temporal changes of the time sequence and make multi-step predictions. Specifically, we first present the framework of LSTM-based anomaly detection in non-linear dynamical system, including data preprocessing, multi-step prediction and anomaly detection. According to the prediction requirement, two types of training modes are explored …


Learning Acoustic Word Embeddings With Dynamic Time Warping Triplet Networks, Denis Shitov, Elena Pirogova, Tadeusz A. Wysocki, Margaret Lech Jun 2020

Learning Acoustic Word Embeddings With Dynamic Time Warping Triplet Networks, Denis Shitov, Elena Pirogova, Tadeusz A. Wysocki, Margaret Lech

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering: Faculty Publications

In the last years, acoustic word embeddings (AWEs) have gained significant interest in the research community. It applies specifically to the application of acoustic embeddings in the Query-by Example Spoken Term Detection (QbE-STD) search and related word discrimination tasks. It has been shown that AWEs learned for the word or phone classification in one or several languages can outperform approaches that use dynamic time warping (DTW). In this paper, a new method of learning AWEs in the DTW framework is proposed. It employs a multitask triplet neural network to generate the AWEs. The triplet network learns acoustic representations of words …


Quantitative Biology Institute News In Review 2019-20, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences Jun 2020

Quantitative Biology Institute News In Review 2019-20, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.


Built Bodies: Representations Of Monstrous Transsexuality In The Frankenstein Film, 1945-1975, Carmilla M. Morrell Jun 2020

Built Bodies: Representations Of Monstrous Transsexuality In The Frankenstein Film, 1945-1975, Carmilla M. Morrell

College of Communication Theses and Dissertations

This thesis considers the relationship between representations of the Frankenstein’s Monster on film and the transsexual identity to argue that they can be ontologically consolidated into the figure of the Monstrous transsexual: a constructed, hybrid being whose uncategorizability within conventionally rigid structures of sex and intolerable embodiment of incongrous “parts” renders them as simultaneously powerful with radical potential and vulnerable from ostracization, oppression, and hostility. By analyzing both Frankenstein films from the post-war era of 1945-1975 and the power dynamics of the gender clinics in which the modern understanding of transsexuality was established, this thesis demonstrates the ways in which …


Diversity Of Trichoptera Emergence And Their Longitudinal Distribution Along Streams In Central Palawan, The Philippines, Hendrik Freitag, Wolfram Mey Jun 2020

Diversity Of Trichoptera Emergence And Their Longitudinal Distribution Along Streams In Central Palawan, The Philippines, Hendrik Freitag, Wolfram Mey

Biology Faculty Publications

Trichoptera emergences were cumulatively collected from two rivers in central Palawan over 11 months by use of specially modified emergence traps. The quantitative samples were identified at species level. Fifty morphospecies, of which fifteen have been recently newly described, are recognized. The highest species diversity was found in pristine headwater streams. Leptoceridae were most speciose with eleven Oecetis spp., four Leptocerus spp., two Adicella spp., and one species each of Tagalopsyche, Triaenodes, and Triplectides. Highest abundances were observed for Ecnomus cabayugani (Ecnomidae), Dipseudopsis digitata, and Hyalopsyche winkleri (Dipseudopsidae) which contributed alone 34% of the annual emergence. A mid-stream site where …


Improving The Piezoelectric Properties Of Flexible Polymer-Nanoparticle Energy Harvesters, Muhammet Emin Cavusoglu Jun 2020

Improving The Piezoelectric Properties Of Flexible Polymer-Nanoparticle Energy Harvesters, Muhammet Emin Cavusoglu

Theses and Dissertations

In this research, one of the widely used polymers, poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF), was used to develop thin-film polymer energy harvesters. Dimethylformamide (DMF) and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) were used to dissolve the PVDF powder. Four different (0%, 3%, 5%, and 7%) ZnO nanoparticle (NP) concentrations were used to enhance the electrical output of the thin-film energy harvesters. A sonication bath and additional MEK were used in dispersing the ZnO NPs to obtained uniform PVDF/ZnO NP solution. The electrode poling technique was used for dipole alignment to improve the electrical performance of the devices. The fabricated samples were tested using the tensile …


#Metoo Meets The Emergency Room: Providing And Paying For Care After A Sexual Assault, Stacey L. Worthy, Shruti R. Kulkarni, Taylor J. Kelly, Jessica Johnson Jun 2020

#Metoo Meets The Emergency Room: Providing And Paying For Care After A Sexual Assault, Stacey L. Worthy, Shruti R. Kulkarni, Taylor J. Kelly, Jessica Johnson

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

Sexual assault continues to be a major public health problem in the United States. Compounding the problem, survivors of sexual assault all too often face challenges of obtaining and paying for sexual assault forensic exams (SAFEs), commonly referred to as a “rape kit,” and related medical services. Sexual assault survivors who do seek medical care in the emergency department (ED) are often turned away for several reasons, such as EDs determining that sexual assault is not an emergency medical condition, failing to carry SAFEs, or refusing to treat survivors who lack proof of insurance. Denial of care can …


Damage Control Interdisciplinarity: An Antidote To Death Despair In Military Medicine, Erika "Ann" Jeschke Jun 2020

Damage Control Interdisciplinarity: An Antidote To Death Despair In Military Medicine, Erika "Ann" Jeschke

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

“Diseases of despair” is a conceptually broad category used to describe the phenomenon of premature mortality caused by suicide, drug poisoning, and alcoholic liver disease. Central to this conceptualization of mortality is that death occurs too early in an entire population of individuals infected with social despair. Implicit in the diseases of despair construct is a powerful normative claim about the manner and time of death—that death is bad if it is contextualized in unwanted conditions and happens before reaching midlife. As such, diseases of despair ought to be reduced, if not eliminated. Interestingly, military medical research on combat casualties …


Taking The Politics Out Of Vaccines: Increasing Vaccination Rates Without Repealing Exemptions, Kylie A. Thompson Jun 2020

Taking The Politics Out Of Vaccines: Increasing Vaccination Rates Without Repealing Exemptions, Kylie A. Thompson

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

Vaccinations have become a vital part of disease prevention and public health; however, they remain a controversial topic in our society today. Non-medical exemptions to mandatory vaccination laws are the core of most of the controversy surrounding vaccinations. This Comment examines the controversy surrounding vaccinations and proposes interventions communities can adopt to increase vaccination rates without repealing non-medical exemptions to mandatory vaccination laws.


Reproductive Failure Predicts Intracolony Dispersal Of Female Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs (Cynomys Ludovicianus) In A Northern Population, Jillian M. Kusch, Colleen C. Matzke, Jeffrey E. Lane Jun 2020

Reproductive Failure Predicts Intracolony Dispersal Of Female Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs (Cynomys Ludovicianus) In A Northern Population, Jillian M. Kusch, Colleen C. Matzke, Jeffrey E. Lane

Western North American Naturalist

Dispersal in mammals is typically male-biased and occurs primarily in sexually immature individuals. These dispersal characteristics are especially true for ground-dwelling sciurids, such as black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus), that have polygynous breeding systems, with dispersing males and philopatric females. Prairie dogs are small, colonial rodents found in patches throughout the Great Plains of North America. Previous literature reports that females exist in philopatric units called coteries, typically with one unrelated breeding male. Yearling males disperse from their natal coterie in order to form their own coteries. We observed 1450 prairie dogs over 3 consecutive years in one …


Pathogenic Variants In Kptn Gene Identified By Clinical Whole-Genome Sequencing, Isabelle Thiffault, Andrea Atherton, Bryce Heese, Ahmed Abdelmoity, Kailash Pawar, Emily G. Farrow, Lee Zellmer, Neil A. Miller, Sarah E. Soden, Carol J. Saunders Jun 2020

Pathogenic Variants In Kptn Gene Identified By Clinical Whole-Genome Sequencing, Isabelle Thiffault, Andrea Atherton, Bryce Heese, Ahmed Abdelmoity, Kailash Pawar, Emily G. Farrow, Lee Zellmer, Neil A. Miller, Sarah E. Soden, Carol J. Saunders

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

Status epilepticus is not rare in critically ill intensive care unit patients, but its diagnosis is often delayed or missed. The mortality for convulsive status epilepticus is dependent on the underlying aetiologies and the age of the patients and thus varies from study to study. In this context, effective molecular diagnosis in a pediatric patient with a genetically heterogeneous phenotype is essential. Homozygous or compound heterozygous variants in KPTN have been recently associated with a syndrome typified by macrocephaly, neurodevelopmental delay, and seizures. We describe a comprehensive investigation of a 9-yr-old male patient who was admitted to the intensive care …


Post-Birth Marriage, White-Hispanic Families, And Child Academic Achievement, Sadie Andrews Slighting Jun 2020

Post-Birth Marriage, White-Hispanic Families, And Child Academic Achievement, Sadie Andrews Slighting

Theses and Dissertations

Over the past decade, policymakers have promoted marriage as a pathway to improve child outcomes in single-parent households. However, previous research on single mothers who later married in the United States has failed to examine how the structural advantages and disadvantages of race influence post-birth marriages and the advantage they may confer. I investigate how white advantage—the human- and social-capital benefits that come from being a white individual—acts as a resource distributed differently across three couple configurations. I predict that having access to white advantage via a white parent will improve child academic achievement. Using the US Early Childhood Longitudinal …


Baby On The Way, Sex Gone Away? A Dyadic Investigation Of Sexual Satisfaction In Pregnancy, David Brent Allsop Jun 2020

Baby On The Way, Sex Gone Away? A Dyadic Investigation Of Sexual Satisfaction In Pregnancy, David Brent Allsop

Theses and Dissertations

Research indicates that having high sexual satisfaction during pregnancy is difficult for couples. This negative trend is important considering that low sexual satisfaction can negatively affect both relationship satisfaction, psychological health, and child outcomes. However, there is evidence that this trend does not apply to all and different groups of couples exist in terms of their sexual satisfaction in pregnancy. Guided by family systems theory and the biopsychosocial model, the current study explored if different subsets of couples, composed of pregnant wives and husbands, exist in terms of their sexual satisfaction during pregnancy and what factors distinguish potential subsets. Using …


Thermal Conductivity Performance Of 2d Hbn/Mos 2/Hybrid Nanostructures Used On Natural And Synthetic Esters, Jaime Taha-Tijerina, Hélio Ribeiro, Karla Aviña, Juan Manuel Martínez, Anna Paula Godoy, Josué Marciano De Oliveira Cremonezzi, Milene Adriane Luciano, Marcos Antônio Gimenes Benega, Ricardo Jorge Espanhol Andrade, Guilhermino José Macedo Fechine Jun 2020

Thermal Conductivity Performance Of 2d Hbn/Mos 2/Hybrid Nanostructures Used On Natural And Synthetic Esters, Jaime Taha-Tijerina, Hélio Ribeiro, Karla Aviña, Juan Manuel Martínez, Anna Paula Godoy, Josué Marciano De Oliveira Cremonezzi, Milene Adriane Luciano, Marcos Antônio Gimenes Benega, Ricardo Jorge Espanhol Andrade, Guilhermino José Macedo Fechine

Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering Faculty Publications

In this paper, the thermal conductivity behavior of synthetic and natural esters reinforced with 2D nanostructures-single hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), single molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), and hybrid h-BN/MOS2-were studied and compared to each other. As a basis for the synthesis of nanofluids, three biodegradable insulating lubricants were used: FR3TM and VG-100 were used as natural esters and MIDEL 7131 as a synthetic ester. Two-dimensional nanosheets of h-BN, MoS2, and their hybrid nanofillers (50/50 ratio percent) were incorporated into matrix lubricants without surfactants or additives. Nanofluids were prepared at 0.01, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, and 0.25 weight percent of filler fraction. The experimental …


Employee Awards Night 2020 A Celebration Of Accomplishments And The Return Of Golden Cardinal Awards Jun 2020

Employee Awards Night 2020 A Celebration Of Accomplishments And The Return Of Golden Cardinal Awards

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

No abstract provided.


Developmental Predictors Of Adolescent Alcohol Intake: A Nonhuman Primate Model, Elizabeth Katherine Wood Jun 2020

Developmental Predictors Of Adolescent Alcohol Intake: A Nonhuman Primate Model, Elizabeth Katherine Wood

Theses and Dissertations

Alcohol abuse is one of the costliest human health problems in the United States. Studies assessing the etiology of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) in adulthood suggest that these disorders are predicted by trait-like differences, such as low or impaired central serotonin or temperamental anxiety. Few studies, however, have assessed neonatal, infant, and adolescent characteristics that lead to alcohol abuse in adolescence. Given that the expression of AUDs is rooted in biological processes, the set of studies presented in this work investigate the early origins of excessive alcohol use in adolescence, with an overall goal of identifying risk factors that may …


Microbiomes Of Caribbean Octocorals Vary Over Time But Are Resistant To Environmental Change, Mark Mccauley, Colin R. Jackson, Tamar Goulet Jun 2020

Microbiomes Of Caribbean Octocorals Vary Over Time But Are Resistant To Environmental Change, Mark Mccauley, Colin R. Jackson, Tamar Goulet

Faculty and Student Publications

The bacterial microbiome is an essential component of many corals, although knowledge of the microbiomes in scleractinian corals far exceeds that for octocorals. This study characterized the bacterial communities present in shallow water Caribbean gorgonian octocorals over time and space, in addition to determining the bacterial assemblages in gorgonians exposed to environmental perturbations. We found that seven shallow water Caribbean gorgonian species maintained distinct microbiomes and predominantly harbored two bacterial genera, Mycoplasma and Endozoicomonas. Representatives of these taxa accounted for over 70% of the sequences recovered, made up the three most common operational taxonomic units (OTUs), and were present in …


Genetic Diversity And Low Stratification Of The Population Of The United Arab Emirates, Guan K. Tay, Andreas Henschel, Gihan Daw Elbait, Habiba S. Al Safar Jun 2020

Genetic Diversity And Low Stratification Of The Population Of The United Arab Emirates, Guan K. Tay, Andreas Henschel, Gihan Daw Elbait, Habiba S. Al Safar

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

© Copyright © 2020 Tay, Henschel, Daw Elbait and Al Safar. With high consanguinity rates on the Arabian Peninsula, it would not have been unexpected if the population of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was shown to be relatively homogenous. However, this study of 1000 UAE nationals provided a contrasting perspective, one of a relatively heterogeneous population. Located at the apex of Europe, Asia, and Africa, the observed diversity could be explained by a plethora of migration patterns since the first Out-of-Africa movement. A strategy to explore the extent of genetic variation of the population of the UAE is presented. …