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Characterization Of Substance Use Among Underrepresented Sexual And Gender Minority Participants In The Population Research In Identity And Disparities For Equality (Pride) Study, Branden T. Barger, Juno Obedin-Maliver, Matthew R. Capriotti, Mitchell R. Lunn, Annesa Flentje

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Background: Profiles of substance use among less commonly described subgroups of sexual and gender minority (SGM) people (e.g., queer, genderqueer) remain largely unknown. Objective(s): To identify substance use differences among less commonly described SGM identity-based subgroups. Methods: The PRIDE Study is a national, online, longitudinal cohort study of self-identified SGM adults living in the U.S. Between 2015–2017, an iPhone application was used to administer three cross-sectional health questionnaires to participants, one of which included questions about binge alcohol, marijuana, and other drug use (substance use). This study was a secondary data analysis of participant responses to substance use survey items. …

Expanding The Narrative: ‘Fashion, Style, Aesthetics And #Blacklivesmatter’, Travis D. Boyce, Lisa D. Lenoir, Winsome M. Chunnu

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

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2021 Silicon Valley Pain Index, Scott Myers-Lipton, William Armaline

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

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Review On Resistive Switching Mechanisms Of Bio-Organic Thin Film For Non-Volatile Memory Application, Kuan Yew Cheong, Ilias Ait Tayeb, Feng Zhao, Jafri Malin Abdullah

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Bio-organic, as one of the sustainable and bioresorbable materials, has been used as an active thin film in producing resistive switching random access memory (RRAM) due to its specialized properties. This type of nonvolatile memory consists of a simple unit structure with the processed and solidified bio-organic-based thin film sandwiched between two electrodes. Its memory characteristics are significantly affected by the resistive-switching mechanism. However, to date, the reported mechanisms are very diverse and scattered, and to our best knowledge, there is no literature that reviewed comprehensively the mechanisms of resistive switching in bio-organic-based thin films. Therefore, the objective of this …

“I Shall Watch Their Progress”: The Observer Effect And Information Theory In Literary Systems, Michael L. Shohet

Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects

This treatise will fully embrace the interdisciplinary approach and will attempt to apply theoretical physics to works of literature. There is no escape from the search for an ultimate connection between all disciplines of human thought. Culture, progress, their relationships with material things are all inevitably connected, even if this connection is its all-prevalent absence. Recent developments in quantum physics and post-human philosophy have provided the key to the intimate substance of all things – information. Although, the numerous branches of information structures are to be studied separately to grasp, appreciate and use their manifestations, to truly understand reality it …

Navigating Internalized Stigma And Identity Development In Bipolar Disorder I: A Grounded Theory Investigation., Kaylyn L. Watterson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Mental illness stigma occurs at multiple levels in Western societies. Internalized stigma, the application of negative stereotypes and prejudice about mental illness to self-concept, has deleterious effects on mental health for adults living with a serious mental illness. Historically, research on stigma in serious mental illness has centered on schizophrenia. Recently, researchers and clinicians have drawn attention to bipolar disorder I, an affective disorder that creates disruptions in functioning and increased risk for substance abuse and suicide. Despite the growing literature establishing the relationship between recovery in serious mental illness and identity, little is known about how adults in long-term …

여성의 약함과 부드러움이 인류를 구원한다: 중세 유럽의 여성 성인 빙엔의 힐데가르트가 본 태초의 몸과 타락한 몸, Minji Lee

Department of Religion Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was a German Benedictine nun, specialized in theology, medicine, and other various fields. Her Cause et cure, "Cause and cure" in English, is one of her many writings that show Hildegard's unique understanding of the human body and soul. Especially this medicinal book presents an unusually favorable understanding of the woman's reproductive body as something healing and creative, which contrasts the polluting and dangerous nature commonly attributed to the woman's body according to the most medieval male theologians and physicians. For Hildegard, conception, pregnancy, and childbirth are the holy repetition of God's Creation. Moreover, these reproductive …

True Knowledge Of God Obscured In Mind And Body: Hildegard Of Bingen’S Medical And Religious Understanding Of Adam’S Fall, Minji Lee

Department of Religion Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

According to Hildegard of Bingen, Cause et Cure or “Causes and Cures” in English, Adam saw God’s full prophesy for the structure of the world and the last day of the world that eventually the humankind will restore the secret knowledge given by God and they will come back to God. Here, the woman’s body works essential as it is not polluted by the first sin and it can save the humankind as the Virgin Mary gave birth to the Christ. The woman’s body became the important tool to restore the hidden knowledge of God as the body could remember …

"Who Can Help Me?'': Knowledge Infused Matching Of Support Seekers And Support Providers During Covid-19 On Reddit, Manas Gaur, Kaushik Roy, Aditya Sharma, Biplav Srivastava, Amit Sheth

Publications

During the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, subreddits on Reddit, such as r/Coronavirus saw a rapid growth in user's requests for help (support seekers - SSs) including individuals with varying professions and experiences with diverse perspectives on care (support providers - SPs). Currently, knowledgeable human moderators match an SS with a user with relevant experience, i.e, an SP on these subreddits. This unscalable process defers timely care. We present a medical knowledge-infused approach to efficient matching of SS and SPs validated by experts for the users affected by anxiety and depression, in the context of with COVID-19. After matching, each SP to …

Enabling Machine Learning On The Edge Using Sram Conserving Efficient Neural Networks Execution Approach, Bharath Sudharsan, Pankesh Patel, John G. Breslin, Muhammad Intizar Ali

Publications

Edge analytics refers to the application of data analytics and Machine Learning (ML) algorithms on IoT devices. The concept of edge analytics is gaining popularity due to its ability to perform AI-based analytics at the device level, enabling autonomous decision-making, without depending on the cloud. However, the majority of Internet of Things (IoT) devices are embedded systems with a low-cost microcontroller unit (MCU) or a small CPU as its brain, which often are incapable of handling complex ML algorithms.

In this paper, we propose an approach for the ecient execution of already deeply compressed, large neural networks (NNs) on tiny …