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Practical Geometry, Christopher Clavius S.J., John B. Little

Holy Cross Bookshelf

John B. Little is the translator.

This is a Latin to English translation of Geometria Practica by Chrisopher Clavius, S.J. (1538-1612), the preeminent Jesuit mathematician and mathematical astronomer of his time. The first edition of Geometria Practica appeared in 1604. This translation is of the second edition from 1606, produced by the printshop of Johann Albin in Mainz.

In preparing this translation we have made use of the electronic version of the 1606 edition of the Geometria Practica maintained by the Bayerische StaatsBibliothek. In particular, all of the figures have been copied from the scanned images here. The typesetting was …

Artificial Intelligence Method For The Forecast And Separation Of Total And Hvac Loads With Application To Energy Management Of Smart And Nze Homes, Rosemary E. Alden, Huangjie Gong, Evan S. Jones, Cristinel Ababei, Dan M. Ionel

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Separating the HVAC energy use from the total residential load can be used to improve energy usage monitoring and to enhance the house energy management systems (HEMS) for existing houses that do not have dedicated HVAC circuits. In this paper, a novel method is proposed to separate the HVAC dominant load component from the house load. The proposed method utilizes deep learning techniques and the physical relationship between HVAC energy use and weather. It employs novel long short-term memory (LSTM) encoder-decoder machine learning (ML) models, which are developed based on future weather data input in place of weather forecasts. In …

Teacher Efficacy, Burnout, And Retention: An Examination Of Instructional Coaching And The Implications As Measured By The Maslach Burnout Inventory, Patricia Jeanette Rodriguez

Dissertations

Instructional coaching is implemented by school districts for the professional development of staff (Knight, 2007). The purpose of this quantitative study was to gain information regarding the effectiveness of an instructional coaching program to limit teacher burnout and increase teacher retention. Non-tenured teachers from two rural school districts were surveyed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory to determine levels of burnout in teachers who participated in an instructional coaching program versus teachers in a school district that did not offer instructional coaching. Retention data gathered from district administrators were analyzed to determine how instructional coaching impacts teacher retention. A purposive sample …

Applications And Power Analyzation Of New Multiple Testing Procedures Based On Covering Principle, Yu Zhang

Student Theses and Dissertations

Multiple comparison tests are quite prevalent in clinical trials to increase efficiency and the chance of finding treatment or drug effects. However, making multiple comparisons will lead to the potential inflation of the Type I error rate. How well one test procedure controls the rate of false-positive conclusions becomes the main concern nowadays. A novel method named Covering Principle has been proposed recently. It provides a new approach to designing multiple testing procedures from the angle of rejection regions in the sample space, rather than in the parameter space, which uses in the methods based on the closed testing and …

Modeling The Dynamics Of Charged Nanoparticles In Inverted Dielectric Systems For Exploration Of Novel Tunable Materials, Etee Kawna Roy

Student Theses and Dissertations

The electrostatic force plays an important role in charged particles’ self-assembly in inverted dielectric systems. The non-linear interactions between higher order multipoles are held responsible for the minimum energy equilibria formation of the dielectric particles. In this thesis, we use dynamic modeling of electrostatic interactions of charged particles and show that multiple nanoparticles can bind in minimum energy configurations exclusively by electrostatic forces that dominate at short distances in an inverted dielectric environment. It is also seen that the approximate model cannot explain the anomalous interactions for all binary clusters. Moreover, while an analytical model provides proper explanation for these …

Shifts In The Acute Stress Response In Red-Eared Sliders (Trachemys Scripta) During The Activity Season, Jennifer Lauren Terry

Student Theses and Dissertations

Tradeoffs may occur among biological processes if individuals are energetically challenged. Glucocorticoids (GC) promote essential daily processes and energy reprioritization during stressful or energy-demanding periods and provide insight to an individual’s energetic state. I captured 123 wild adult red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta) outside of Cherry Valley, Arkansas in the Arkansas Delta between May and October 2019 to assess energy tradeoffs between innate immunity and GC secretion. I collected blood samples at 0–3, 30, and 60 min and used plasma in bacterial killing assays and radioimmunoassays to assess innate immunity and corticosterone concentrations, respectively. Tradeoffs were not evident in this population …

Using Deep Learning To Predict The Path Of A Shuttlecock In Badminton, Sachleen Singh

Student Theses and Dissertations

With this thesis we intend to predict the movement of the shuttlecock given ten frames of a video for the each of the next ten frames. We also present a new regression model for the prediction of the frames called PIFR [Present Imputation and Future Regression] which consists of two models prepared for the same. Both the models try to predict the “future” position of the shuttlecock, the players and their rackets. There are two parts of the prediction network: An object detection stage based YOLO and the regression model. [40]

Humor As A Defense Mechanism In 19th-Century Women's Writing, Hannah Mae Shelby

Student Theses and Dissertations

Women in Western societies have been repeatedly placed into inferior, gendered roles by their patriarchal societies, which often left them with little hope of autonomy apart from a male companionship. Women writers during the nineteenth century, especially, were chastised for daring to write beyond the sentimental because many male critics and writers believed that women were not capable of complex writing. The women featured in this thesis weaponized humor—such as irony, sarcasm, and narrative quips—to create intriguing narratives while also commenting on gendered oppression. Works by women from the British Regency era to the American fin-de-siècle center on female characters …

Mgrre_Pureoilscouttickets_Miller, Martin_2_21127128770000, Mgrre

Legacy Scout Tickets from Pure Oil Company

No abstract provided.

Operational Detection Of Sun Glints In Dscovr Epic Images, Tamás Várnai, Alexander Marshak, Alexander Kostinski

Michigan Tech Publications, Part 1

Satellite images often feature sun glints caused by the specular reflection of sunlight from water surfaces or from horizontally oriented ice crystals occurring in clouds. Such glints can prevent accurate retrievals of atmospheric and surface properties using existing algorithms, but the glints can also be used to infer more about the glint-causing objects—for example about the microphysical properties and radiative effects of ice clouds. This paper introduces the recently released operational glint product of the Earth Polychromatic Camera (EPIC) onboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) spacecraft. Most importantly, the paper describes the algorithm used for generating the key component …

Satcon2: Community Engagement Working Group Report, Aparna Venkatesan, J. D. Lowenthal, Doug Arion, Fernando Avila Castro, Michele Bannister, John Barentine, David Begay, Juan-Carlos Chavez, Sally Carttar, Et Al

Astronomy: Faculty Publications

The SATCON2 Community Engagement Working Group aimed to engage a broad and diverse swath of stakeholders in dark skies and near-Earth space who are impacted by large mega-constellations of tens of thousands of low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, beyond professional astronomy alone. The working group consisted of 22 members across 23 time zones including professional and amateur astronomers, members of sovereign Indigenous/First Nations communities, dark-sky advocates, planetarium professionals, and environmental/ecological non-governmental organizations. We set out to work together towards a new and effective conceptual, ethical, legal, and regulatory framework for the protection and sustainability of space and the night sky as …

Satcon2: Executive Summary, Jeffrey Hall, Constance Walker, Meredith Rawls, Jonathan Mcdowell, Robert Seaman, Aparna Venkatesan, J. D. Lowenthal, Richard Green, Kelsie Krafton, Joel Parriott

Astronomy: Faculty Publications

About twenty years ago, rapid advances in technology led to the viability of lightemitting diodes (LEDs) as outdoor lighting. With compelling operational and economic reasons to make the shift from legacy gas-discharge systems, communities around the world began installing white LEDs as their lighting of choice. In time, the side effects of the vastly increased sky glow and blue-rich spectral distribution of white LEDs became apparent, negatively impacting not only ground-based professional and amateur astronomy but also casual appreciation of the sky, flora and fauna, and human health.

Today, we are in the initial years of an analogous watershed moment, …

Where Does Sustainability Stand In Underground Tourism? A Literature Review, Piera Buonincontri, Roberto Micera, María Murillo-Romero, Tommasina Pianese

KIP Articles

Underground sites have become an attractive tourist destination for an increasing number of visitors. This flow of visitors has made sustainability a major issue, that is, the way in which tourism development ensures economic benefits for host communities and respects local identity without compromising the environmental resources. Many studies have explored sustainable tourism in the Underground Built Heritage (UBH), but privilege the analysis of a single perspective, that is, economic sustainability, e.g., potentialities of cultural routes, or environmental sustainability, such as the impact of visitors on the cave climate. However, some attention has been paid to the social implications of …

Breeding And Feeding Habitat Selection By An Island Endemic Bird May Increase Its Vulnerability To Climate Change, Paul M. Radley, Eddie J. B. Van Etten, David Blake, Robert A. Davis

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Characterizing patterns of habitat use is an important first step for effective conservation planning. Species restricted to low-lying islands are at greatest risk from climate change-related sea level rise, and requirements for breeding and foraging habitat may determine their risk from tidal inundation. The endangered Micronesian Scrubfowl (Megapodius laperouse senex) is a model species for understanding these impacts. This species faces the cumulative challenges of tourist visitation, invasive species, and rising sea levels, yet little is understood about its habitat use in the Rock Islands Southern Lagoon Conservation Area (RISL) of Palau. We studied the habitat requirements of this mound-nesting …

Gc Minutes Nov 18, 2021, Graduate Council

Graduate Council Minutes

No abstract provided.

Neutron Stars In F(R,Lm) Gravity With Realistic Equations Of State: Joint-Constrains With Gw170817, Massive Pulsars, And The Psr J0030+0451 Mass-Radius From Nicer Data, R. V. Lobato, G. A. Carvalho, Carlos A. Bertulani

Faculty Publications

In this work, we investigate neutron stars (NS) in f(R,Lm) theory of gravity for the case f(R,Lm) = R +Lm +σRLm, where R is the Ricci scalar and Lm the Lagrangian matter density. In the termσRLm,σ represents the coupling between the gravitational and particles fields. For the first time the hydrostatic equilibrium equations in the theory are solved considering realistic equations of state and NS masses and radii obtained are subject to joint constrains from massivepulsars,thegravitationalwaveeventGW170817and from the PSR J0030+0451 mass-radius from NASA’s Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) data. We show that in this theory of gravity, the mass-radius …

The Cowl - V. 86 N. 9 - Nov 18, 2021

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol. 86 No. 9 - November 18, 2021. 24 pages.

Pelagic Tunicate Grazing On Marine Microbes Revealed By Integrative Approaches, Kelly R. Sutherland, Anne W. Thompson

Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Marine microorganisms comprise a large fraction of ocean carbon and are central players in global biogeochemical cycling. Significant gaps remain, however, in our understanding of processes that determine the fate, distribution, and community structure of microbial communities. Protists and viruses are accepted as being part of the microbial loop and a source of microbial mortality. However, pelagic tunicates (salps, doliolods, pyrosomes, and appendicularians), which are abundant in oceanic and coastal environments and consume microorganisms with higher individual grazing rates than other common grazers, remain underappreciated in their role controlling microbial communities, distributions, and flux through ecosystems. In spite of sampling …

Racial And Ethnic Difference In Music Performance Self-Efficacy Among Undergraduate Students, George W. Shannon Ii

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Musical self-efficacy is an area that has been studied in areas such as music performance (McCormick & McPherson, 2000; Zelenak, 2011) and music achievement (Zelenak, 2019). McPherson and McCormick (2006) conclude that the relationship between music self-efficacy and music performance is significant. With this understanding, the present study will determine if there is a significant difference by race or ethnicity in music performance self-efficacy among undergraduate students. Researchers have long reported the need for additional racially diverse studies in educational research with newer studies needed in music. Using the Music Performance Self-Efficacy Scale (MPSES), African-American, Caucasian, and Mixed responded to …

The Impact Of Disease Control Measures On The Spread Of Covid-19 In The Province Of Sindh, Pakistan, Bilal Ahmed Usmani, Mustafain Ali, Muhammad Abul Hasan, Amna Rehana Siddiqui, Sameen Siddiqi, Aaron Guanliang Lim, Saad Ahmed Qazi

Community Health Sciences

The province of Sindh reported the first COVID-19 case in Pakistan on 26th February 2020. The Government of Sindh has employed numerous control measures to limit its spread. However, for low-and middle-income countries such as Pakistan, the management protocols for controlling a pandemic are not always as definitive as they would be in other developed nations. Given the dire socio-economic conditions of Sindh, continuation of province-wise lockdowns may inadvertently cause a potential economic breakdown. By using a data driven SEIR modelling framework, this paper describes the evolution of the epidemic projections because of government control measures. The data from reported …

Faculty Senate Agenda

Faculty Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

Development Of A Novel Algorithm To Remove Spurious Edges From Biological Networks Through Functional Enrichment, Jeffrey Page

Theses

The field of systems biology has facilitated the modelling of large and complex biological networks. These networks, generated from prior knowledge contained in the corpus of medical and scientific literature, or from experimental data are being used to model differing macromolecule networks associated with distinct disease states. While these networks are vital in understanding disease pathology and possible treatment options, they are rife with spurious interactions. These interactions arise from the methods used to create such networks, where the ability to discriminate between direct and indirect relationships is a challenge. To combat these spurious interactions an algorithm that leverages functional …

Geometric Characterization Of Continuously Defective Elastic Crystals, Marek Z. Elźanowski

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Publications and Presentations

We show how some differential geometric structures associated with a concept of a homogeneous space appear naturally in a kinematic model of continuously distributed defects in an elastic crystal solid and discuss how one can use them to describe the defectiveness of such a continuum.

Creativity In Science, Engineering, And The Arts: A Study Of Undergraduate Students' Perceptions, Dildora F. Beaulieu

Dissertations and Theses

Creativity is widely recognized as being invaluable for human development and a crucial 21^st century talent. Preparing students for an uncertain and complex world requires that higher education promote students' imagination, originality, curiosity, and flexibility and build their capacity to take risks to try new approaches to problem-posing and problem-solving. However, little is known about how undergraduates enrolled in different disciplines view creativity. This quantitative study at a university in the northwestern United States assessed how undergraduate students in different academic disciplines responded to an instrument on creativity measurement developed by Dlouhy (2012). The study asked: How do undergraduates …

Petrographic Study Of Alkaline Volcanic Rocks In Al-Basit Region Northwest Of Syria, Muhammad Qoujah

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The petrographic and mineralogical investigations on Alkali volcanic rocks from Qastal Maaf. Albassit area, N W Syria show that they have a various composition, extending from microsyenite aegirine, trachyte aegrine nepheline to basanite - tephrite, including a distintet plastomorphic texture aspects and a distinct domination of minerals alteration According to the data, obtained from the field and laboratories, most of the alkaline rocks in Qastal Maaf area belongs to the shoshonitic group, formed by partial melting in the upper mantel at the intra - plate setting due by subduction of the Afro - Arabian plate under the Euro - Asian …

A Chemical Mineralogy Study Of ‎The Pad Laba Rocks And The Amber ‎Formation In Al-Basit, North- ‎Western Syria, Mahmoud Qoujah

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

The aim of this research is to investigate pillow - lava rocks and amper formation, which located ‎in the top of Syrian ophiolite complex. We test about (50) chemical and mineralogical analyses, ‎to find out the concentration, type, and the distribution of these metals and minerals, in the ‎Bassit region in Latakia. This study help to define the petrogenesis of ambers and he's ‎relationship with upper pillow - lava, we thought that amber was formed by the result of some ‎reasons such destruc tion of pillow - lava, or the result of reaction of lava with seawater, or ‎hydrothermal activity …

A Proposed Mathematical Model For ‎Allocating Energy Costs And Joint ‎Costs In Industrial Facilities In Light Of ‎Agency Theory, Hasan Zaki

Jerash for Research and Studies Journal مجلة جرش للبحوث والدراسات

Banker and Haghes (1994) demonstrated the economic sufficiency of normal activity - based ‎unit cost for optimal pricing decisions. This paper provides an agency paralle to their analysis by ‎examining how, in the presence of capacity cost, the desirable tradeoff between risk- sharing ‎and incentives can be achieved through modification of the performance measures on which ‎the contract is based. Similar to Banker and Hughes (1994), it was found in this study that the ‎optimal capacity cost allocation is a function only of budgeted volume when capacity can be ‎used to product a single product. Analysis of a joint production …

Decarbonisation – Origins And Evolution Of The Process On The European Level, Sylwia Jarosławska-Sobór

Journal of Sustainable Mining

Decarbonisation of the european economy is one of the most important megatrends that will shape economic and social development in the coming years. This paper discusses the basic concepts of decarbonisation in terms of climate change, the history of this idea development and the legal basis introduced in the European Union, including key European documents and tools influencing the process, like ETS or CO2 emission allowances. Background on decarbonisation has been presented as a European roadmap to achieve a low-carbon economy in Europe. In the article the main assumptions of the EU strategy papers like Clean Energy for All Europeans …

Memory Forensics Comparison Of Apple M1 And Intel Architecture Using Volatility Framework, Joshua Duke

LSU Master's Theses

Memory forensics allows an investigator to get a full picture of what is occurring on-device at the time that a memory sample is captured and is frequently used to detect and analyze malware. Malicious attacks have evolved from living on disk to having persistence mechanisms in the volatile memory (RAM) of a device and the information that is captured in memory samples contains crucial information for full forensic analysis by cybersecurity professionals. Recently, Apple unveiled computers containing a custom designed system on a chip (SoC) called the M1 that is based on ARM architecture. Our research focused on the differences …

Effect Of Concentrate Supplementation On Milk Yield Of Crossbred Holstein X Zebu Cows Grazing Elephantgrass, Fermino Deresz, Antonio Carlos Cóser, Rui Da Silva Verneque

IGC Proceedings (1977-2023)

The study was carried out using 12 ha of Elephantgrass (Pennisetum purpureum Schum.) pasture, fertilized with 660 kg/ha/year of 20.05.20 formula, during the rainy season of 1999. It was used eight cows per treatment/site in a completely randomized block design. Blocks were based on milk yield and date of calving. Pasture was managed with 30 days of resting period using a stocking rate of five cows/ha. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effects of feeding concentrate for the first 60 (T60) or 120 days (T120) post-partum on milk yield, in relation to the control-group (T0), fed …