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Gtap-Power Data Base: Version 10, Maksym Chepeliev

Department of Agricultural Economics Faculty Publications

This paper documents changes introduced to version 10 of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) Power (GTAP-Power 10) Data Base construction process relative to the GTAP-Power build stream developed in Peters (2016). First, in Peters (2016) output of the electricity and heat generation sector was split into different technologies using electricity generation data only. We use heat and electricity generation volumes to provide a more representative sectoral split and achieve a better concordance with GTAP 10 Data Base sectoral definitions. Second, we introduce data on country and year-specific shares of transmission and distribution costs in electricity price for 80 countries. …

A Sub-Band Filter Design Approach For Sound Field Reproduction, Yongjie Zhuang, Guochenhao Song, Yangfan Liu

Publications of the Ray W. Herrick Laboratories

The purpose of sound field reproduction is to use loudspeakers to produce desired sound at particular locations in a given environment, which has a wide range of applications such as virtual reality, etc. The computational load required to design and implement filters involved in sound reproduction systems can be significant, especially when the desired sound has rich information over a wide frequency band. To reduce the computational load, sub-band filtering approaches are usually used in sound reproduction systems. In the present work, an approach is proposed to design the sub-band filters used in sound reproduction systems in a more convenient …

Pressure-Induced Formation And Mechanical Properties Of 2d Diamond Boron Nitride, Filippo Cellini, Francesco Lavini, Elton Chen, Angelo Bongiorno, Filip Popovic, Ryan L. Hartman, Remi Dingreville, Elisa Riedo

Publications and Research

Understanding phase transformations in 2D materials can unlock unprecedented developments in nanotechnology, since their unique properties can be dramatically modified by external fields that control the phase change. Here, experiments and simulations are used to investigate the mechanical properties of a 2D diamond boron nitride (BN) phase induced by applying local pressure on atomically thin h-BN on a SiO2 substrate, at room temperature, and without chemical functionalization. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations show a metastable local rearrangement of the h-BN atoms into diamond crystal clusters when increasing the indentation pressure. Raman spectroscopy experiments confirm the presence of a pressure-induced cubic BN …

Promoting 21st-Century Learning: Online Collaboration Through Design Thinking Framework For Today's Esl Students, Hande Yildiz

Master's Projects and Capstones

Learners of the 21st-century engage and learn differently than ever before. Policymakers and teachers are now challenged to makeshift into the 21st-century education model and adapt their approaches to better prepare the students for the future work world. 21st-century ESL classrooms should reflect this learning model through a more engaging, collaborative, and student-centered approach. Collaboration and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) skills are vital in 21st-century learning. Research shows that ESL learners can benefit from collaborative activities and the use of technology improves students' language reception and production. However, due to the lack of understanding of the paradigm shift in …

Nature And Origin Of The East Traverse Mountains Mega-Landslide, Northern Utah (Usa), Rodney Ryan Chadburn

Theses and Dissertations

The East Traverse Mountains are an E-W trending mountain range dividing Utah and Salt Lake valleys in northern Utah. Geologically perplexing, the nature of the East Traverse Mountains has been under investigation for 140 years. Previously, the mountain range was proposed to be a dismembered but still coherent down-faulted block that experienced 4 km of post-thrusting extension within the Charleston-Nebo thrust sheet. However, new insight on the origin of the East Traverse Mountains indicate that it is a mega landslide, roughly ~100 km3 in size, which catastrophically slid from the upper reaches of the Little-Cottonwood stock to its present-day location. …

Evaluation Of A Fall Prevention Program For Older Adults In A Rural Community, Candice Morris

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project

This project set out to evaluate fall prevention interventions for older adults in a rural community. A literature review was performed to identify evidence-based fall prevention programs that could be modified to meet the needs of the community. Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI), the Otago Exercise Program, and Stepping On were selected as the most appropriate fit for the needs of this project. The researcher combined and modified the programs in order to bring the intervention to participants in the community. The modified fall prevention intervention successfully reduced key fall risk factors in the participants that completed the …

Introducing First-Year Students To Business Ethics, Dave Moore

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Applying Web Technologies For Data Mining Of Models Of Advancement Over Time In Space Exploration Technology, Peng-Hung Tsai

Theses and Dissertations

The development of web technologies has progressed rapidly in the past few decades. As a result, these technologies have increasingly gained popularity among researchers as an instrument for data analysis and visualization to aid their work. The purpose of this project is to pursue a new method for mining time-based data to perform curve fitting, using web client technology. This requires comparing the advantages and disadvantages of different JavaScript software designs to determine which is best. Based on the results, we emphasize developing a client-side web application and demonstrate its use through fitting a curve for a new metric to …

How Live Streaming And Twitch Have Changed The Gaming Industry, Krystal Ruiz

ART 108: Introduction to Games Studies

Live streaming in itself has become a booming industry in which its content consists of “streamers” who live broadcast numerous events and real-time interactions while simultaneously chatting with viewers drawing huge and increasing numbers (Adamovich). Twitch has especially excelled at garnering attention as one of the most popular live streaming platforms that focuses on broadcasting and viewing video game content (Adamovich). Twitch has grown rapidly within the last few years asserting its dominance as one of the major forces in the games industry and becoming a multi-billion-dollar industry (Adamovich). For example, according to Descrier, in 2016 there were approximately 292 …

The Diamond, December 11, 2020, Dordt University

Dordt Diamond

• Front Page: Dordt Ends Semester with 153 Total Recorded Positive COVID-19 Cases; Home to Quarantine: Dordt Students to Spend Last Two Weeks in Isolation; Saving Those Who Served
• News: Marriage Culture at Dordt University; Ed Starkenburg to Retire from Dordt University; Is Theft a Problem at Dordt?; Small Business Saturday a Life Vest to Some; Students on Campus During Online Learning
• Feature: A Fractured Faith; Rain or Snow, Hot or Cold, 712 Nutrition Has the Healthy Treat for You; Married Professors Share Their Story; De Vries' Agricultural Journey; Custom Clips and College Profits; Buker Brought to Dordt
• Art & Entertainment: …

Policy Analysis: Appropriate Opioid Prescribing Practices For Post-Surgical Patients, Joan S. Daversa

Doctors of Nursing Practice (DNP) Final Projects, 2020-current

The pervasiveness of legally prescribed opioids in the United States has led to increased post-surgical patients succumbing to opioid dependence. There is a vast disparity in pain management practices across clinical settings. The lack of well-defined policies specifying opioid prescribing practices for post-surgical patients has created inconsistency among providers. This situation creates a risk for misuse and long-term opioid dependence for patients. This policy analysis aims to implement an evidence-based opioid prescribing policy for post-surgical patients to improve current opioid prescribing practices and implement a best practice culture to reduce excessive opioid practices. Collins (2005) health policy analysis adapted from …

Locally Monochromatic Approximation To Qed In Intense Laser Fields, T. Heinzl, B. King, A. J. Macleod

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

No abstract provided.

Message From The President, Georgia Southern University

Messages from the President

• Message to Students from the President – Dec. 11, 2020

Knowledge, Attitudes, And Practices Against The Growing Threat Of Covid-19 Among Medical Students Of Pakistan, Khola Noreen, Zil-E Rubab, Muhammad Umar, Rehana Rehman, Mukhtiar Baig, Fizzah Baig

Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Background: On account of the COVID-19 pandemic, many changes have been implicated in university medical students. We are cognizant that pandemic can be controlled with dedicated contributions from all involved in the healthcare profession. Therefore, it is important to know the pandemic and application of knowledge by the medical students to formulate a further line of management in Pakistan.
Objective: We aimed toinvestigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding COVID-19 and its impact on medical students of Pakistan.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in June 2020 by a validated self-administered questionnaire. The survey instrument was tailored from a …

Effects Of Agricultural Intensification Practices On Smallholder Farmers’ Livelihood Outcomes In Kenyan Hotspots Of Climate Change, F. O. Ouya, O. I. Ayuya, M. I. Kariuki

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

Developing countries, Kenya included are mostly affected by food shortage and poverty as a result of high dependence on agriculture constrained by climate variability, declining land sizes and low agricultural technologies. Agricultural intensification is key in solving these problems to ensure increased farm output per unit land area. This study analyzed the role of agricultural intensification on smallholders’ poverty and food security status. The study is based on data collected from a sample of 320 smallholder households from two Sub-counties of Kenya, Makueni and Nyando. Principle Component Analysis (PCA) was first used to group agricultural intensification practices into clusters. The …

The Use Of Drone Technology As An Effective Tool In Providing Information Services In Nigeria, Josephine Onohwakpor

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Diverse research investigations and observations have revealed that majority of Nigerian university libraries do not have adequate information delivery tools. This seems to be characterized by the failure of these various higher institutions to acquire and utilize same for information delivery.The study gave brief introduction and definition of drone and delve into the history on the evolution of drone technology down to its present stage. It went further to categorize the different types of drones/UAVs. This study revealed the use of drone technology as an information delivery tool in the library and also showcase the benefits of its applicability …

Publication Productivity Trend Of Indian Institute Of Technology, Delhi During 2015 To 2019: A Scientometric Study, Chaitanya D. Veer, Jagdish N. Kulkarni

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present paper reveals the research productivity of scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi during 2015 to 2019. Computational analysis carried out in Microsoft Excel. The required bibliographic information collected from the Clarivate Analytics's Web of Science database. The data analysis has done with the help of Scientometrics methodology and computational analysis. This study aims to find out the research productivity of IIT Delhi in terms of publication year-wise analysis, National and International collaboration, authorship pattern. It is found that international research collaboration of IITD faculties with USA, Germany, England, France and more countries. It is found …

Administrative Appeal Decision - Cadigan, Cornelius (2019-11-26)

Parole Administrative Appeal Decisions

No abstract provided.

Multivariate Time Series Unsupervised Anomaly Detection And Diagnosis In 5g Networks, Sreyan Ghosh, Vijay Kataria

Defensive Publications Series

For a variety of reasons (including, for example, increasing cyber security threats, increased network heterogeneity, the increased use of virtualization technologies, etc.) maintaining the fifth generation (5G) networks of tomorrow will be challenging. To address such challenges techniques are presented herein that support a multivariate time series unsupervised method for anomaly detection using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that are derived from various infrastructure level metrics collected from all kinds of networking nodes deployed in 5G networks. Multivariate time series unsupervised anomaly detection is the future of anomaly detection with systems generating real-time time series data but this is an area …

Information Retrieval Skills As It Correlates To Undergraduate Use Of Library Information Resources At A Nigerian University, Jude Chidike Onah, Innocent O. Adayi Mr, Ebubechukwu Arinze Okonkwo, Grace U. Onyebuchi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study examined the correlation between information retrieval skills possessed by undergraduates and the use of library information resources in a Nigerian University of Education. A Correlational survey research design was adopted. The population of the study consists of the entire cohort of undergraduate students in Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State. The first University of Education in Nigeria was used for the study. A sample size of 800 undergraduates was drawn using a stratified sampling technique across the five colleges of the university. A total of 765 questionnaires were returned. A frequency distribution table, mean, standard deviation …

Non-Sterile Fermentation Of Food Waste Using Thermophilic And Alkaliphilic Bacillus Licheniformis Ynp5-Tsu For 2,3-Butanediol Production, Joshua A. O'Hair, Qing Jin, Dajun Yu, Jian Wu, Hengjian Wang, Suping Zhou, Haibo Huang

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Research

Conversion of food waste into 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BDO) via microbial fermentation provides a promising way to reduce waste disposal to landfills and produce sustainable chemicals. However, sterilization of food waste, an energy- and capital-costly process, is generally required before fermentation to avoid any contamination, which reduces the energy net output and economic feasibility of food waste fermentation. In this study, we investigated the non-sterile fermentation of food waste to produce 2,3-BDO using a newly isolated thermophilic and alkaliphilic B. licheniformis YNP5-TSU. Three unitary food waste samples (i.e., pepper, pineapple, cabbage wastes) and one miscellaneous food waste mixture were respectively inoculated with …

Functional Complementation Of The Ppgcn4 And Ppnhx2 Genes In Arabidopsis Thaliana To Study Salt Tolerance, Amanda Moravek

Fall Student Research Symposium 2020

Climate change induces unexpected weather and causes abiotic and biotic stresses in plants. These stresses negatively affect crop growth and production. Additionally, a steady increase in the world population has been leading to higher food demand. Therefore, the development of more stress-resilient crops is essential to combat these problems. One such stress is a salinity that affects crop production. Almond is a salt-sensitive crop, so there is a need to identify salt-tolerant almond rootstocks. AtGCN4 is a novel gene that was identified in Arabidopsis thaliana to play a significant role in host-pathogen interaction and drought tolerance when overexpressed. The preliminary …

Modeling Performance Of Microgrid And Electric Vehicle Technology On The Utah State University Electric Distribution Network, Jackson Morgan

Fall Student Research Symposium 2020

To estimate the value of solar power, energy storage, and electric vehicle charging on a small utility's distribution network, power system simulation was performed to compare the load profiles and bills of various levels of deployment. This project used Utah State University's south distribution network and its new parking structure as a testbed for simulation and analysis of new energy technology. The project found that for a rate structure with a fixed capacity reservation and a low energy charge, campus solar power is not currently viable for significantly reducing costs. Conversely, electric vehicle charging could be implemented at a low …

A Profile On The Effects Of A Worldwide Pandemic On Writing In The Workplace, Maigan Sorensen

Fall Student Research Symposium 2020

In the midst of a worldwide pandemic, many social norms in society have changed. Social norms have changed as well as how businesses function. Many people spend more time at home than outside, and infection is still on the rise. Workers and their employers have turned to remote or tele-commuting solutions to avoid spread of COVID-19. Businesses and other establishments that employ considerable numbers of people had to develop communication plans or draw on existing emergency procedures to ensure that processes continued as normally as possible. This research project was designed to examine the changes that have been implemented in …

The Earliest Drawings Of Dogs, Myles Bradley

Fall Student Research Symposium 2020

The oldest depictions of dogs ever found are over 8,000 years old, found carved into a cliff in the desert of Saudi Arabia. Studies show, however, that dogs are found coexisting with humans as far back as 30,000 years ago. If this is the case, "Why does it take so long for dogs to appear in human artwork?" Dogs have certainly been an integral part of human society for almost as long as they've been around, so what do these early images reveal about the ancient relationship between dogs and man? This paper explores possible answers to both of these …

Hardware Verification Of Lunar Terrain Relative Navigation, Sam Christensen

Fall Student Research Symposium 2020

Autonomous delivery to the lunar surface requires proven, cost-effective navigation techniques, especially during the final descent. Terrain Relative Navigation (TRN) is a compelling solution because it has no infrastructure requirements, such as beacons on the lunar surface. However, previous validation of this technique has relied on software simulation of image acquisition and vehicle state estimation. This research leverages the autonomous drone facilities at USU to validate the TRN technique in a hardware system. A hardware demonstration will verify the effectiveness of the TRN technique in a realistic environment simulating the final descent of a lunar lander. This environment will provide …

Static Heat Exchanger For The Wireless Charging Of Electric Vehicles, James Mullen

Fall Student Research Symposium 2020

The USU College of Engineering partnered with the Aspire NSF Engineering Research Center to develop wireless charging pads for electric vehicles. These concrete pads, when placed in roadways, charge the batteries of electric vehicles that pass over them. As the pads charge vehicles, they produce excessive thermal energy (heat), which dissipates slowly through the surrounding concrete. This excess heat reduces the efficiency of the charging apparatus and can damage the imbedded electrical components. To manage the pad temperatures, the USU Nanoscale Thermal Energy Lab proposed to submerge the heat-generating elements in a Phase Change Material (PCM). As a solid, a …

Dogs In Ancient Egypt, Ella Olson

Fall Student Research Symposium 2020

The Ancient Egyptians are infamous for their love of cats, but what about dogs? It turns out that dogs were equally loved and praised in Egyptian culture. A large part of this comes from the religious significance of dogs- they are connected to the afterlife through Anubis, the god of the dead, and were thought to act as companions and guides to humans in the afterlife. Anubis is an interesting god to look at because he's one of the oldest and most respected gods. In today's terms, we refer to him as having a jackal head, but the Egyptians considered …

The Dog As A Trend In Art, Whitney Stewart

Fall Student Research Symposium 2020

I have always believed that art is one of the biggest forms of communication and signs of cultural assimilation and it has been throughout history. I choose to explore the role that dogs play in this theme. From changes in the symbolism of the dog and the ethics of breeding, art reveals a lot about our furry friends. While I learn much about dogs by themselves, the way we represent them also says a lot about our society. Do we see animals as more than us in some way and less in others? Is a dog painting really about the …

Enabling Mars Farms Through Microbial Remediation Of Wastewater, Tyler Wallentine

Fall Student Research Symposium 2020

This research evaluates the capacity of photoheterotrophic purple non-sulfur bacteria to utilize wastewater organics to grow and produce nitrogen-rich biomass. Inhibitory components of wastewater are determined. A scaled up production system is designed and utilized to culture bacteria in wastewater. The application of this technology in the production of agriculturally viable amounts of nitrogen-rich biomass is evaluated in the context of a Mars mission and enabling agriculture in a barren environment.