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Oversight Riders, Kevin M. Stack, Michael P. Vandenbergh

Notre Dame Law Review

Congress has a constitutionally critical duty to gather information about how the executive branch implements the powers Congress has granted it and the funds Congress has appropriated. Yet in recent years the executive branch has systematically thwarted Congress’s powers and duties of oversight. Congressional subpoenas for testimony and documents have met with blanket refusals to comply, frequently backed by advice from the Department of Justice that executive privilege justifies withholding the information. Even when Congress holds an official in contempt for failure to comply with a congressional subpoena, the Department of Justice often does not initiate criminal sanctions. As a …

Predicting Lifespan Of Drosophila Melanogaster: A Novel Application Of Convolutional Neural Networks And Zero-Inflated Autoregressive Conditional Poisson Model, Yi Zhang, V. A. Samaranayake, Gayla R. Olbricht, Matthew S. Thimgan

Mathematics and Statistics Faculty Research & Creative Works

A model to classify the lifespan of Drosophila, the fruit fly, into short- and long-lived categories based on a sleep characteristic, extracted from activity data, is developed using a two-stage process. Stage 1 models the per-minute activity counts of each fly using a zero-inflated autoregressive conditional Poisson model. These probabilities are allowed to vary hourly, reflecting the circadian and other cycles present in a fly's sleep architecture. A 5-day moving window is used to model data allowing the model parameters to vary over the course of the fly's life. The resulting probabilities capture information about changes in sleep patterns with …

Post-Czu Lightning Complex Regeneration In The Año Nuevo Monterey Pine Stand, Allison Trutna

Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Management Projects

Climate induced increases in fire frequency and severity along with years of fire suppression and drought are predicted for California. The recent CZU Lightning Complex, a high severity wildfire, burned in the Santa Cruz Mountains on California’s central coast and affected an assortment of vegetation, including the survival and recovery of the native Año Nuevo Monterey pine (Pinus radiata (D. Don)) stand. This stand is partially located in Cal Poly’s Swanton Pacific Ranch and has been monitored for over 20 years for the presence of pitch canker (Fusarium circinatum) fungal disease. This study characterized the survival and initial recovery of …

“Transport Batteryfication” Analysis Of Pre-Recycling Phases Of End-Of-Life Electric Vehicle Lithium-Ion Batteries From An Irish Perspective, Matt Mcguinness

Masters

Transport plays a key role in maintaining the economic prosperity of our society. However, transport has remained reliant on fossil fuels, a main contributor to climate change. New EU and Government policies aim to decarbonise the transport sector through batteryfication by shifting to electric vehicles. The lithium-ion battery will underpin this strategy.

Lithium-ion batteries have a limited lifespan for automotive applications, this will bring new and unprecedented challenges for end-of-life waste management. The recent growth of electric vehicles is expected to continue exponentially which raises important questions on how to process this new waste stream.

This study investigates the recycling …

The Opioid Crisis: Evaluating Current Practices And Outcomes For Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Deborah A. Mendoza

Nursing | Senior Theses

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) in the infant are severe symptoms from opioid exposure in utero. These symptoms include: “central nervous system irritability, autonomic over-reactivity, and gastrointestinal tract dysfunction” (Ko et al., 2016). The treatment for NAS can be a combination of drug therapy and non-pharmacological interventions, but a standardized treatment is lacking. A review of this literature aims to evaluate the available interventions that lead to decreased symptom severity, reduction of length of hospital stay, and a reduction in the use of drug therapy. As a result of the literature review, the nurse researcher supports the standardization of treatment and …

Understanding Colorectal Cancer: Increasing Screening Rates Amongst Young- And Middle-Aged Adults By Enhancing Prevention Potential, Sarah Agudelo

Nursing | Senior Theses

As nurses, working towards the best health outcomes for our patients is critical to our care. A large aspect of this care includes being knowledgeable of risk factors and precautions to take to avoid conditions and illnesses. Colorectal cancer remains to be a highly preventable disease, yet it is one of the top five leading causes of cancer deaths in the nation. Preventing colorectal cancer requires the efficient use of screening and education, while also addressing barriers of inconvenience and affordability. This senior thesis delves deeper into colorectal cancer prevention by asking the research question: For young and middle-aged adults, …

2021-12-01_Michigandaily_Covidmap, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Daily Michigan COVID-19 Update

The "WHERE WE STAND WITH COVID-19" map was obtained from Michigan's main COVID-19 page: https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus. Data was compiled by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). The information was updated daily at 3p.m., Monday - Saturday.

The State of Michigan is working around the clock to test and treat COVID-19 patients. Below is the most recent data healthcare experts across the state have compiled.

The image contained a map, indicating total cases by county, and also provides statistics on Total Confirmed Cases, Total COVID-19 Deaths, Daily Confirmed Cases, and Daily COVID-19 Deaths. There …

Perceived Family And Partner Support And The Work-Family Interface: A Meta-Analytic Review, Heather H. Kelley, Ashley Lebaron-Black, E. Jeffrey Hill, Diana Meter

Human Development and Family Studies Faculty Publications

This study employed meta-analytic techniques to elucidate the role of perceived partner and family support in four measures of the work-family interface. We extracted 183 effect sizes from 82 samples and a total of N = 36,226 individuals. We found perceived familial (partner and family) support was negatively associated with work-to-family conflict (r = -.099) and family-to-work conflict (r = -.178). It was positively associated with work-to-family enrichment (r = .173) and family-to-work enrichment (r = .378). Various sample-level moderators were investigated through meta regression and subgroup analyses, including whether the support measure was family or …

El Lápiz, Logan Baker

Microrrelatos (Flash Fiction) Collection

Destruir el lápiz es fácil. Hay muchas opciones para hacerlo. Para romperlo en dos pedazos, ponle fuerza en los dos extremos del lápiz. Tire el lápiz por el suelo.

Donna La Yegua, Ellie Christensen

Microrrelatos (Flash Fiction) Collection

Donna anda por el campo en busca de su amigo Flash. Ellos son los mejores amigos. Han sido amigos por casi diez años ya. Por eso, han llegado al punto en su amistad en que puedan expresar todos sus sentimientos. Donna cuenta Flash de su odio por Wyatt, su compañero del trabajo. Donna no entiende por qué no puede halar vagones con Flash en lugar de Wyatt. Igual, ella trabaja dura por sus choferes preferidos. Si no fuera por ellos, ella no le gustaría hacer nada.

La Hamaca, Anna Lamoreaux

Microrrelatos (Flash Fiction) Collection

En la vida temprana de la hamaca, estaba haciendo una excursión con su familia. No planearon bien y una tormenta grande y fuerte crecía en el área. En la conmoción, todas los miembros de su familia se separaron y la hamaca fue dejada a solas en el medio del bosque. No sabía qué hacer cuando no tenía a alguien con qui en estar ni algo a qué agarrarse. No había nadie por cientos de millas. La hamaca sobrevivió la tormenta pero andaba sola por mucho tiempo.

La Vida Secreta De Las Cucharas, Gabriela Christiansen

Microrrelatos (Flash Fiction) Collection

El cuerpo cursivo, cumple con su propósito Cuya cúspide curvada lleva lo sabrosito. Chapulines, champiñones, salchichas para tí Y champaña, chacarero, y concha para para mí No te preocupes, nadie te juzgará rara, Lo racional no importa tanto como la sonrisa en tu cara.

El Cactus, Jake Vurpillat

Microrrelatos (Flash Fiction) Collection

Amanece. Cada día pasa, no lo he visto fallar: El sol brilla tan fuerte y nos da luz. Somos mucho aquí en este desierto, y todos estamos hartos de sus rayos. Los coyotes y pumas duermen, Y los roedores y reptiles se esconden. Pero nosotros no tenemos esa opción, nos quedamos en el sol todo el día. Pero por alguna razón, me gusta. Y después de un día muy largo y caloroso atardece.

Chocolate, Maybree Spilsbury

Microrrelatos (Flash Fiction) Collection

Chocolate es marrón y tiene muchas formas diferentes. Muchas veces el diseño es importante para vendederos y estético pero la cosa más importante es como sabe el chocolate. Chocolate diseño por empresas de chocolate y dulces.

El Laptop, Elijah Larson

Microrrelatos (Flash Fiction) Collection

Tenían aluminio. Tenían plástico. Tenían cobre. Tenían miles de componentes diferentes. Juntaron todo y tenían un laptop.

La Fruta, Jacey Wilson

Microrrelatos (Flash Fiction) Collection

Para comprar fruta, obviamente puede ir a una tienda grande. Pero, para comprar la fruta más fresca, deberías encontrar una frutería y comprarlo por ahí. Cuando estaba manejando por las calles del campo en Oregon, vi una frutería y paré para comprar mangos. El hombre que los estaba vendiendo por su camión me dijo que la fruta era de México.

Mi Perrita, Kaleb White

Microrrelatos (Flash Fiction) Collection

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Apepenas su corazón deja de latir tan rápido. La Perrita persuige a una hoja en el viente.

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Tan aburrido está la Perrita cuando no tiene con quien jugar. Que horrible sería esto.

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Corre la perrita como está mirando a una torta.

Assessment Of Tree Health For Erie Street Cemetery And Cleveland State University, Jillian Bastock

Digital Student Showcase Fall 2021

Please describe your digital work

a.)What was the assignment prompt?

b.)What tools did you use to create your digital project?

a.) The group project requires completion of several related tasks, including collection of data from an urban greenspace, integration of that data with additional information from other sources (e.g., academic journals, government agencies, conservation non-profits), and creation of an end-product, such as a proposal to fund greenspace restoration, or a presentation or journalistic report on the status and potential futures of the ‘forest’ in a greenspace.

b.) Excel, RStudio, ArcMap, QGIS, QField, i-Tree Eco, Google Docs
c.) We collected and …

Investigating Corruption Amongst Uniformed Police Officers In Local Police Departments, Keara Dixon

Honor’s College Freeman Research Journal

Police corruption within the United States has been around since the formation of the first police department in Boston, Massachusetts. Furthermore, the pervasiveness of police corruption threaten the lives and safety of civilians residing in the U.S. Past reform movements failed to eradicate the issue and bring about change. This has inspired the question how can police departments and uniformed officers be reformed to eradicate police corruption. A case study of uniformed police officers in popular police departments would demonstrate the pervasiveness, adaptability, and factors of police corruption. A historical analysis of the New York Police Department, Miami Police Department, …

Methods Utilized For Music Education And Their Effectiveness, Camryn Roberts

Honor’s College Freeman Research Journal

The purpose of this paper is to educate, inform, and analyze how music is taught within the education system today. Music is a very essential part of the education system and is oftentimes overlooked. The State of Texas has a system that is different from most states when it comes to education and meeting academic standards on all grade levels(Matthew 2006).This alone has placed fear in some educators for teaching within the State of Texas because they just want to be successful overall and give their students the opportunity to do the same. The most frustrating thing to me, is …

A Multiwell Plate-Based System For Toxicity Screening Under Multiple Static Or Cycling Oxygen Environments, Ming Yao, Glenn Walker, Michael P. Gamcsik

Faculty and Student Publications

Tumor tissue contains a continuous distribution of static and dynamically changing oxygen environments with levels ranging from physiologically normal oxygen down to anoxia. However, in vitro studies are often performed under oxygen levels that are far higher than those found in vivo. A number of devices are available to alter the oxygen environment in cell culture, including designs from our laboratory. However, in our devices and most other designs, changing the media in order to feed or dose cells remains a disruptive factor in maintaining a consistent hypoxic environment. This report presents a novel 96-well plate design that recirculates the …

South Dakota Farmers’ Perceived Value Of Carbon Credits, Tong Wang, Jim Ristau

South Dakota Farm Survey

Researchers at South Dakota State University (SDSU) conducted surveys with South Dakota commodity crop producers in the eastern part of the state in both 2018 and 2021. Producers could take the survey online or via mail and were asked questions about their farm, farming practices including usage of soil and water conservation practices, challenges and benefits to using conservation practices, and their attitudes about the environment. Using publicly available addresses from the Farm Service Agency of government program participants, a random sample of 3,000 producers were sent the survey in 2018. 650 were ineligible, and 708 responded to the survey …

South Dakota Farmers’ Usage Of Cover Crops, Tong Wang, Jim Ristau

South Dakota Farm Survey

Researchers at South Dakota State University (SDSU) conducted producer surveys in the eastern part of South Dakota in both 2018 and 2021. Producers could take the survey online or via mail and were asked questions about their farm, farming practices including usage of soil and water conservation practices, and their values. Using publicly available addresses from the Farm Service Agency, a random sample of 3,000 producers were sent the survey in 2018. 650 were ineligible, and 708 responded to the survey for a response rate of 30%. In 2021, the same producers who took the survey in 2018 were asked …

Peaks Island Star : December 2021, Vol. 41, Issue 12, Service Agencies Of The Island

Peaks Island Star, 2021

The Peaks Island Star is the newsletter of the island's service agencies and other community news.

Waring Library Society Newsletter, Fall 2021, Waring Library Society, Waring Historical Library, Medical University Of South Carolina, Anna Marie Schuldt

The Waring Library Society Newsletters

The Fall edition includes an end of the year message from WLS President Dr. James H. Tolley and an update on the work of the Bicentennial Steering Committee from the Waring’s Curator Dr. Brian Fors. Also, in this issue, Ms. Tabitha Samuel discusses the recent acquisition of the photography of MUSC MICU Nurse Alan Hawes to the MUSC COVID-19 Archive and Ms. Brooke Fox announces plans for the Waring’s 2022 HIV/AIDS Symposium, marking the 40th anniversary of the diagnosis of the first AIDS patient in South Carolina. Finally, Ms. Anna Schuldt announces the remaining events for the 2022 Waring Library …

The Roddey Mcmillan Record - December 1, 2021, Winthrop University

The RMR 2020-2029

The Roddey McMillan Record (RMR) is Winthrop’s monthly multicultural student publication. The RMR has been a significant voice of the minority population of the Winthrop community since its creation by Gail Harris in April 1986. It promotes awareness and understanding of issues concerning minorities for the prosperity of the entire Winthrop community. The purpose of the RMR is to shine light on the many diverse cultures at Winthrop, focusing on issues, concerns and happenings of those who represent the multicultural community on campus. The Roddey McMillan Record is named after Dr. Cynthia Roddey and Atty, Sheila McMillan. Cynthia Roddey was …

Mindful Wandering: Nature And Global Travel Through The Eyes Of A Farmgirl Scientist, Rebecca J. Romsdahl

Digital Press Books

Mindful Wandering is an inspiring blend of memoir, travelogue, and environmental manifesto. As a translational ecologist, Rebecca Romsdahl is trained to ask critical questions about how we can improve our human relationships with the natural world for a sustainable, resilient future. As a farmgirl, she learned how to observe nature and life through the changing seasons. In this collection of essays spanning two decades, Romsdahl weaves these ideas together as she travels our changing world. From a Minnesota farm to the mountains of Peru and the edge of the Sahara Desert, she explores strategies for sustainability and resilience, and advocates …

Advising News | Psychology Peer Mentors Help Undergraduate Students Navigate College Life, Careers, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

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Young Professionals, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Young Professionals

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Copyright And The Creative Process, Mark Bartholomew

Notre Dame Law Review

Copyright is typically described as a mechanism for encouraging the production of creative works. On this view, copyright protection should be granted to genuinely creative works but denied to non-creative ones. Yet that is not how the law works. Instead, almost anything—from test answer sheets to instruction manuals to replicas of items in the public domain—is deemed creative and therefore eligible for copyright protection. This is the consequence of a century of copyright doctrine assuming that artistic creativity is incapable of measurement, unaffected by personal motivation, and incomprehensible to novices and experts alike. Recent neuroscientific research contradicts these assumptions. It …