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Faculty Senate Chronicle December 3, 2020, Heather M. Loughney

The University of Akron Faculty Senate Chronicle

Minutes for the regular meeting of The University of Akron Faculty Senate on December 3, 2020

Daily Eastern News: December 03, 2020, Eastern Illinois University

December

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Students, Innovation Studio Team Up To Help Whiteclay Makerspace, Deann Gayman

Nebraska Innovation Campus Materials

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Through a partnership with Rotary International District 5610 out of southern South Dakota, staff from Nebraska Innovation Studio and students from the College of Engineering learning community, Engineering to Change the World, made 30 individual toolboxes for Native American artists who are utilizing the new and developing Whiteclay Makerspace.

Whiteclay Makerspace took shape in 2018, when a nonprofit was formed to purchase a former liquor store and make something good out of it. The tiny, unincorporated town of Whiteclay — population, nine — had gained infamy for its four liquor stores that sold 3.5 million cans …

First Results On Protodune-Sp Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber Performance From A Beam Test At The Cern Neutrino Platform, B. Abi, A. Abed Abud, R. Acciarri, M. A. Acero, G. Adamowski, D. Adams, P. Adrien, M. Adinolfi, Z. Ahmad, J. Ahmed, T. Alion, S. Alonso Monsalve, C. Alt, J. Anderson, C. Andreopoulos, M. P. Andrews, F. Andrianala, S. Andringa, A. Ankowski, M. Antonova, Roberto Petti, Et. Al.

Faculty Publications

The ProtoDUNE-SP detector is a single-phase liquid argon time projection chamber with an active volume of 7.2 × 6.1 × 7.0 m³ . It is installed at the CERN Neutrino Platform in a specially-constructed beam that delivers charged pions, kaons, protons, muons and electrons with momenta in the range 0.3 GeV/�� to 7 GeV/��. Beam line instrumentation provides accurate momentum measurements and particle identification. The ProtoDUNE-SP detector is a prototype for the first far detector module of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, and it incorporates full-size components as designed for that module. This paper describes the beam line, the …

Landfill Suitability Analysis Using Gis (Geographic Information System) And Ahp (Analytic Hierarchy Process): A Case Study Of Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, Sunah Moon

Community and Regional Planning Program: Theses

The objective of this study was to identify and prioritize the potential sites that are the most suitable to host landfills using Geographic Information System (GIS) and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. First, the criteria that influence in a decision-making process of landfill placement in social, environmental, and physical perspectives were established, and the area was assessed based on the grading structure of each criterion on a scale of 0 to 10. The second step was the main process for the study using the AHP. Thirty-two experts who work as planners, engineers, landfill staff, and environmental …

Chanticleer | December 3, 2020, Jacksonville State University

Chanticleer

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Media Advisory: Unh Hosts Discussion On University-Wide Covid Testing, Erika Mantz

Media Relations

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Eligibility For Rehire

Human Resources Policies

Georgia Southern University adopts the University of Georgia, Board of Regents Human Resources Administrative Practice Manual regarding Eligibility of Rehire.

Covid-19 Educational Inequities: Shining A Light On Disparities In A Graduate School Of Social Work, Jason Jabbari, Dan Ferris, Tyler Frank, Michal Grinstein-Weiss

Social Policy Institute Research

In the wake of COVID-19, universities and schools of social work face unprecedented challenges and uncertainty in aligning their academic models with public heath protocols and best practices, while prioritizing the safety and well-being of their students. In order to best respond to these challenges and uncertainty, more research is needed to advance a greater understanding of (1) what challenges students face, (2) who is most at risk and impacted by these challenges, and (3) how universities can best support students. Through a survey administered during the spring 2020 semester at a large research university in the Midwest, we explored …

Silverwing Dev. V. Nev. State Contractors Bd., 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 74 (Dec. 3, 2020), Yoosun Jun

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Nevada State Contractors Board filed a complaint against Silverwing Development’s multiple contracts entered for a project claiming the total contracted amount for the project exceeded Silverwing’s monetary license limit in violation of NRS 624.220(2). NRS 624.220(2) limits the monetary license amount a contractor can bid on “one or more construction contracts on a single construction site or subdivision site for a single client.” The Board fined Silverwing $1,000 per violation, and Silverwing petitioned for judicial review. The district court denied Silverwing’s petition, and Silverwing appealed. Silverwing argued the term “subdivision site” in the statute is not unconstitutionally vague. The Board …

In Re Petition Of Aragon, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 75 (Dec. 3, 2020), Victor Kang

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

The Court found that a gross misdemeanor open or gross lewdness is not an offense for which a criminal record cannot be sealed. Thus, the district court abused its discretion when it denied appellant Aragon’s petition to seal his record regarding that offense.

State, Dep't Of Transp. V. Bronder, 136 Nev. Adv. Op. 76 (December 3, 2020), Alina Krauff

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

The Nevada Supreme Court considered whether NAC 281.305(1)(a) is a procedural rule within the rulemaking authority that NRS 281.641(5) gives the Nevada Department of Administration's Personnel Commission, or instead a jurisdictional rule that exceeds the Personnel Commission's authority and thus invalid. The Court concluded that NAC 281.305(1)(a) is a jurisdictional rule and is invalid.

Southern Staff Stories: Hudson Overcomes Cancer After Most Unlikely Diagnosis, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• SOUTHERN STAFF STORIES: Hudson Overcomes Cancer After Most Unlikely Diagnosis

Ethical Testing In The Real World: Evaluating Physical Testing Of Adversarial Machine Learning, Kendra Albert, Maggie Delano, Jonathon W. Penney, Afsaneh Rigot, Ram Shankar Siva Kumar

Articles & Book Chapters

This paper critically assesses the adequacy and representativeness of physical domain testing for various adversarial machine learning (ML) attacks against computer vision systems involving human subjects. Many papers that deploy such attacks characterize themselves as “real world.” Despite this framing, however, we found the physical or real-world testing conducted was minimal, provided few details about testing subjects and was often conducted as an afterthought or demonstration. Adversarial ML research without representative trials or testing is an ethical, scientific, and health/safety issue that can cause real harms. We introduce the problem and our methodology, and then critique the physical domain testing …

Supply Chain Reduction For Wellstar Kennestone Sterile Processing Department, Thomas Waluk, Michael Aniagboso, Shamaila Khalil, Alondra Quintero

Senior Design Project For Engineers

The WellStar Healthcare System provides world-class healthcare across 11 hospitals. One of those hospitals is Kennestone located in Marietta, GA. They are continuously implementing new technology to attend to their patients in the operation rooms (ORs). However, the hospital’s Sterile Processing Department has seen an increase of unused supplies being returned after surgeries are completed. This results in certain supplies not being placed back in inventory immediately or accounted for. Upon discovering these process inadequacies, WellStar requested a project group to analyze and present a solution for decreasing its rate of returned supplies, quantify the cost of the current processes, …

Very Light Jet Trainer (Vlj) - Phoenix Iv, Saxton Robinson, Eric Gentry, Daniyel Holmes, Navee Cheng

Senior Design Project For Engineers

This project was pursued to bring another possible solution to a major problem within the pilot training industry. When it comes to pilots training with aircraft, they must often use repurposed older aircraft to log their training hours. With few options when it comes to aircraft that are designed specifically for training, we have researched, modeled, and simulated tests for our own trainer jet to add to the market. The aircraft was designed to seat 4-8 people (1-2 for crew and 2-6 for passengers), weigh less than 10,000 lbs., have a range of about 1195.5 nautical miles, have a max …

Furman Fourth Quarter Surge Downs Gs Women's Basketball, 73-58, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Furman Fourth Quarter Surge Downs GS Women's Basketball, 73-58

Regulation Of Transposable Elements By Tumor Suppressor Protein 53, Andrew J. Rosato

Theses

Multiple transposable elements have been identified by colocalization analysis that display a strong predicted regulatory relationship with p53 associated peaks. RNA-Seq was used to identify differentially expressed transposable elements. ChIP-Seq was used to identify peaks representing transcription factor binding sites in p53 activated cells. The results of both experiments were then combined in a colocalization analysis identifying transposable element locations that were both differentially regulated and located near p53 associated peaks. The colocalization of ChIP-Seq and RNA-Seq analyses allows for the verification of p53’s regulatory role in the expression of transposable elements across the genome. A Monte Carlo simulation was …

Comparing The Effects Of Hiv Self-Testing To Standard Hiv Testing For Key Populations: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, T Charles Witzel, Ingrid Eshun-Wilson, Muhammad S Jamil, Nerissa Tilouche, Carmen Figueroa, Cheryl C Johnson, David Reid, Rachel Baggaley, Nandi Siegfried, Fiona M Burns, Alison J Rodger, Peter Weatherburn

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: We update a previous systematic review to inform new World Health Organization HIV self-testing (HIVST) recommendations. We compared the effects of HIVST to standard HIV testing services to understand which service delivery models are effective for key populations.

METHODS: We did a systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) which compared HIVST to standard HIV testing in key populations, published from 1 January 2006 to 4 June 2019 in PubMed, Embase, Global Index Medicus, Social Policy and Practice, PsycINFO, Health Management Information Consortium, EBSCO CINAHL Plus, Cochrane Library and Web of Science. We extracted study characteristic and outcome data …

Understanding Caffeine Vs. Kids, Cindy Nelson, Rachel Mcmaster

All Current Publications

Children enjoy numerous foods and drinks on a regular basis that contain caffeine: soda, chocolate candy, energy drinks, and so forth. In fact, almost 3 out of 4 children consume caffeine regularly (American Academy of Family Physicians, 2020). This is a concern because studies show caffeine can affect children and adults differently, and too much caffeine can have detrimental health effects on kids. This fact sheet defines caffeine, reviews its effects and risks, identifies popular foods containing caffeine, and how to reduce consumption of caffeine.

Parametric Model Development For Heterogeneous Atmospheric Conditions, Daniel Paul Greenway

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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A Qualitative Study Exploring Attachment Through The Context Of Indian Boarding Schools, Melissa D. Olson (Zephier)

College of Education and Human Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

This is a qualitative phenomenological exploration looking at how Indian boarding schools impacted Indigenous families and indicators of how their attachment was affected. Thirty-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 individuals who attended Indian boarding schools and 13 descendants of those who attended these schools. The interviews were conducted on a Northern Plains reservation where approval was obtained from that tribal college and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Results indicate knowledge sharers in both groups, individuals who attended boarding schools and those who descended from these individuals experienced critical impacts to their ability to form intergenerational attachments with subsequent generations due …

Quality Control In Concrete Pavement: Early Detection Of Near-Surface Honeycombing With Gpr, Theresa Mccabe

Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

This thesis presents utilization of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) for the assessment of highway pavements to gain a better understanding of this NDE method’s capabilities in terms of early detection of consolidation-caused air voids in brittle materials. The objectives are to first, determine the earliest time during the dormant, setting, and early hardening periods of concrete’s set that GPR can be used to detect shallow air voids. Secondly, the change in dielectric constant will be tracked over the first 24 hours of concrete setting in order to quantify the impact of the dielectric constant assumptions in early detection. Two different …

Population Characteristics And Movement Of Blue Catfish In The Kansas River, Quintin Dean

School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus is a mobile, large-river species native to the Missouri River and its tributaries, including the Kansas River. Historical data regarding the Kansas River population is negligible, limiting managers’ ability to appropriately manage this population. Multiple anthropogenic barriers along the Kansas River create a gradient of connectivity within the Kansas River, and with the Missouri River, possibly limiting Blue Catfish movement. Additionally, the contribution of tributary-reservoir populations to the Kansas River remains unknown. My objectives were to: 1) describe population characteristics and 2) quantify stock contributions from the Missouri River and Kansas River tributary reservoirs to the …

Donations Sought For 23rd Annual Books And Bears Program, Edwin B. Smith

University of Mississippi News

UM community asked to donate funds for Facilities Management employees' children

Chemistry Chair Elected As Fellow Of Prestigious Science Association, Shea Stewart

University of Mississippi News

Greg Tschumper earns rank with American Association for the Advancement of Science

( The Comprehensive Urban Development Of Egypt In The 21 St Century) (Development Of The Informal Housing Areas In The Egyptian Cities) (The Case Of The Informal Housing Areas In Almansoura City In Dakahlia Province)., Mohamad Almekawy

Mansoura Engineering Journal

The Egyptian cities suffer from the spread of the informal housing area. These areas established in the Absence of Jaws of urban planning and protection of agriculture lands. And these areas may embellished as a part Of a city or in the margins of it inside the agriculture lands. And because these areas lack to correct planning, therefore, they suffer the shortage of infrastructure, services, environmental pollution, and also decreasing the social, economic, and environmental' life standards. This paper discusses the case of the informal housing areas in Almansoura city in Dakahlia province. and proposes solutions for developing them. This …

The Magic School Bus, Thomas Murdoch, Hassan Hassan, Nardeen Saleb

Senior Design Project For Engineers

This report recreates the Fairey Rotodyne in modern, electric form. Extensive research into the market requirements and history of the autogiro are presented as justification for the implementation of such a design. The design criteria and mission profile are selected in order to compete with inter-city commuting in the range of 20 to 30 statute miles or with longer range travel at roughly 100 miles. Cost estimations are also made in order to gauge the feasibility of this design from an economic standpoint. Achieving the design criteria and desired mission profile are done through numerical integration and analysis through CFD …

Designing A Job Aid To Prepare An On-Location Immersive Virtual Expedition (On-Live), Sandra Powell

Instructional Psychology and Technology Graduate Student Projects

Brigham Young University (BYU) Division of Continuing Education (DCE) completed the proof-of-concept phase of an innovation proposal to create On-Location Immersive Virtual Expeditions (on-LIVE) for an online geology course. On-LIVE uses 360-degree video to give students a front-row experience at locations of educational interest. Using Articulate Storyline, this 360-degree view allows viewers to look in all directions and interact with specific parts of the location.

The product is a set of documents including a decision tree to determine if an on-LIVE is valuable for a course, step-by-step instructions for designing the interaction, planning and preparing for the 360-degree video shoot, …

Lateral Resistance Of 24-Inch Statically Loaded And 12.75-Inch Cyclically Loaded Pipe Piles Near A 20-Ft Mechanically Stabilized Earth (Mse) Wall, Addison Joseph Wilson

Theses and Dissertations

Installing load bearing piles within the reinforcement zone of mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) retaining walls is common practice in the construction industry. Bridge abutments are often constructed in this manner to adapt to increasing right-of-way constraints, and must be capable of supporting horizontal loads imposed by, traffic, earthquakes, and thermal expansion and contraction. Previous researchers have concluded that lateral pile resistance is reduced when pile are placed next to MSE walls but no design codes have been established to address this issue. Full –scale testing of statically applied lateral loads to four 24”x0.5” pipe piles, and cyclically applied lateral load …