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Pet Food Protector, Braeden Balch, Trey Dillan, Brandon George, David Owens

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

food consumption while keeping each pet separate from the others. The device will detect a certain pet, using a transmitter and receiver that would be on the collar of the pet and in the device itself, and enable them to access their specific food by way of an opening and closing lid. If the pet leaves the area, the food is no longer accessible. The device will also track the amount of food consumed and regulate how much food should be consumed in a given amount of time. This will allow owners to feed their pets without worrying about overeating …

Totally Tubulair - Adjustable Nasal Cannula, Megan Bruns, Emily Mcgrath, Angelina Marchio, Olivia Renkel

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Many individuals require short-term and long-term oxygen therapy. These users experience discomfort and problems with the standard nasal cannula that are compounded by issues with oxygen sources being heavy with limited supply and tubing getting tangled, kinked, or not providing enough mobility. The objective of this project was to address ergonomic issues with oxygen therapy devices to increase the ease of use for healthcare workers, patients, and families. By following the engineering design process, a prototype was developed for a nasal cannula with interchangeable prongs. The new design allows users to select a prong size that is more comfortable for …

Smart Kettlebell, Cole Russell, Patrick Davis, Ryan Deboer, Isaac Stecker

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

The purpose of design team 08’s senior design project is to create and implement a workout device that will be able to calculate the caloric expenditure, repetitions, and length of a workout. Once the duration of a workout is completed, the user metrics will be communicated from the kettlebell system to a user application via Bluetooth. The caloric expenditure will be used using the data that is provided from the accelerometer. The duration of the workout will be controlled using a push button that is connected to the kettlebell system that will allow for the start and stop of a …

Reinforcement Of Elastomers By Reactive Ionic Surfactant, Nicole Vickerman

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Elastomers without cross-linking agents or fillers do not have the necessary properties for practical applications in the rubber industry. Elastomers must be reinforced with fillers and/or cross-linking agents to achieve the needs of physical and mechanical properties for commercial products. Sodium octyl 6-mercaptohexyl phosphate (SOMP) and sodium ethyl (6-mercaptohexyl) phosphate (SEMP) were used to investigate the influence of a reactive ionic surfactant and its influence on the physical properties of peroxide crosslinked styrene butadiene rubber (SBR). SEMP and SOMP were both found to be able to be grafted successfully on to the SBR chains within the rubber using extraction testing …

How Do Digital Lives Affect Resident Mental Health In The Digital Era? Empirical Evidence Based On Chinese General Social Survey, Yan Chen, Mengyang Wei, Jaime Ortiz

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Having good mental health means we are better able to connect, function, cope and thrive. The widespread application of digital technology in daily life provides new ways and promising tools for residents to maintain their mental health. Given the importance of mental health for everyone, and the fact that mental health problems are prevalent worldwide, this study discusses how digital lives affects the mental health of residents. The results suggest that digital lives are significantly and positively associated with mental health. Mechanisms analysis identifies personal perceptions (self-rated physical exercise and subjective wellbeing) as the important paths for digital lives to …

Temporal Stability Of Seagrass Extent, Leaf Area, And Carbon Storage In St. Joseph Bay, Florida: A Semi-Automated Remote Sensing Analysis, Marie Cindy Lebrasse, Blake A. Schaeffer, Megan M. Coffer, Peter J. Whitman, Richard C. Zimmerman, Victoria J. Hill, Kazi A. Islam, Jiang Li, Christopher L. Osburn

OES Faculty Publications

Seagrasses are globally recognized for their contribution to blue carbon sequestration. However, accurate quantification of their carbon storage capacity remains uncertain due, in part, to an incomplete inventory of global seagrass extent and assessment of its temporal variability. Furthermore, seagrasses are undergoing significant decline globally, which highlights the urgent need to develop change detection techniques applicable to both the scale of loss and the spatial complexity of coastal environments. This study applied a deep learning algorithm to a 30-year time series of Landsat 5 through 8 imagery to quantify seagrass extent, leaf area index (LAI), and belowground organic carbon (BGC) …

Present And Future Thermal Regimes Of Intertidal Groundwater Springs In A Threatened Coastal Ecosystem, Jason J. Karrisallen, Aaron A. Mohammed, Joseph Tamborski, Rob C. Jamieson, Serban Danielescu, Barret L. Kurylyk

OES Faculty Publications

In inland settings, groundwater discharge thermally modulates receiving surface water bodies and provides localized thermal refuges; however, the thermal influence of intertidal springs on coastal waters and their thermal sensitivity to climate change are not well studied. We addressed this knowledge gap with a field- and model-based study of a threatened coastal lagoon ecosystem in southeastern Canada. We paired analyses of drone-based thermal imagery with in situ thermal and hydrologic monitoring to estimate discharge to the lagoon from intertidal springs and groundwater-dominated streams in summer 2020. Results, which were generally supported by independent radon-based groundwater discharge estimates, revealed that combined …

Artificial Intelligence In The Pediatric Echocardiography Laboratory: Automation, Physiology, And Outcomes, Minh B Nguyen, Olivier Villemain, Mark K Friedberg, Lasse Lovstakken, Craig G Rusin, Luc Mertens

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Artificial intelligence (AI) is frequently used in non-medical fields to assist with automation and decision-making. The potential for AI in pediatric cardiology, especially in the echocardiography laboratory, is very high. There are multiple tasks AI is designed to do that could improve the quality, interpretation, and clinical application of echocardiographic data at the level of the sonographer, echocardiographer, and clinician. In this state-of-the-art review, we highlight the pertinent literature on machine learning in echocardiography and discuss its applications in the pediatric echocardiography lab with a focus on automation of the pediatric echocardiogram and the use of echo data to better …

Magneto-Exothermic Catalytic Chemical Reaction Along A Curved Surface, Muhammad Ashraf, Uzma Ahmad, Saqib Zia, Rama S. R. Gorla, Amnah S. Al-Johani, Ilyas Khan, Mulugeta Andualem

Faculty Publications

In the current study, the physical behavior of the boundary layer flows along a curved surface owing exothermic catalytic chemical reaction, and the magnetic field is investigated. The mathematical model comprised of a part of momentum, energy, and mass equations, which are solved using a finite difference method along with primitive variable formulation. Numerical solutions, using the method of quantitative differentiation, are made with the appropriate choice of dimensionless parameters. Analysis of the results obtained shows that the field temperature and flow of fluids are strongly influenced by the combined effects of catalytic chemical reactions and the magnetic field. The …

The Third International Hackathon For Applying Insights Into Large-Scale Genomic Composition To Use Cases In A Wide Range Of Organisms, Kimberly Walker, Divya Kalra, Rebecca Lowdon, Guangyi Chen, David Molik, Daniela C Soto, Fawaz Dabbaghie, Ahmad Al Khleifat, Medhat Mahmoud, Luis F Paulin, Muhammad Sohail Raza, Susanne P Pfeifer, Daniel Paiva Agustinho, Elbay Aliyev, Pavel Avdeyev, Enrico R Barrozo, Sairam Behera, Kimberley Billingsley, Li Chuin Chong, Deepak Choubey, Wouter De Coster, Yilei Fu, Alejandro R Gener, Timothy Hefferon, David Morgan Henke, Wolfram Höps, Anastasia Illarionova, Michael D Jochum, Maria Jose, Rupesh K Kesharwani, Sree Rohit Raj Kolora, Jędrzej Kubica, Priya Lakra, Damaris Lattimer, Chia-Sin Liew, Bai-Wei Lo, Chunhsuan Lo, Anneri Lötter, Sina Majidian, Suresh Kumar Mendem, Rajarshi Mondal, Hiroko Ohmiya, Nasrin Parvin, Carolina Peralta, Chi-Lam Poon, Ramanandan Prabhakaran, Marie Saitou, Aditi Sammi, Philippe Sanio, Nicolae Sapoval, Najeeb Syed, Todd Treangen, Gaojianyong Wang, Tiancheng Xu, Jianzhi Yang, Shangzhe Zhang, Weiyu Zhou, Fritz J Sedlazeck, Ben Busby

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

In October 2021, 59 scientists from 14 countries and 13 U.S. states collaborated virtually in the Third Annual Baylor College of Medicine & DNANexus Structural Variation hackathon. The goal of the hackathon was to advance research on structural variants (SVs) by prototyping and iterating on open-source software. This led to nine hackathon projects focused on diverse genomics research interests, including various SV discovery and genotyping methods, SV sequence reconstruction, and clinically relevant structural variation, including SARS-CoV-2 variants. Repositories for the projects that participated in the hackathon are available at https://github.com/collaborativebioinformatics.

Selectively Targeting Disease-Restricted Secretogranin Iii To Alleviate Choroidal Neovascularization, Liyang Ji, Prabuddha Waduge, Lili Hao, Avinash Kaur, Wencui Wan, Yan Wu, Hong Tian, Jinsong Zhang, Keith A Webster, Wei Li

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Choroidal neovascularization (CNV), a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, is routinely treated with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitors that have limited efficacy and potentially adverse side effects. An unmet clinical need is to develop novel therapies against other angiogenic factors for alternative or combination treatment to improve efficacy and safety. We recently described secretogranin III (Scg3) as a disease-selective angiogenic factor, causally linked to diabetic retinopathy and acting independently of the VEGF pathway. An important question is whether such a disease-selective Scg3 pathway contributes to other states of pathological angiogenesis beyond diabetic retinopathy. By applying a novel …

Georgia High School Counselor Perceptions Of Careers In The Agricultural Field, Meredith Arrington

Murray State Theses and Dissertations

The word “farmer” somehow still evokes that stereotypical image of an old man in overalls wearing a straw hat and holding a pitchfork. Agriculture is our nation’s largest employer, but agriculture careers still have that stigma of being backbreaking manual labor that yields a low income and is reserved for those less educated or uneducated. At the secondary education level, this type of skewed perception by school counselors can have an impact on their abilities to counsel students who are seeking college or career advice. To meet the demands of our growing population, agricultural careers have evolved to become highly …

Who Lists 9th Covid-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use With Aim To Increase Access To Vaccination In Lower-Income Countries

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Finding Aid For The Dorothye Quaye Chapman Reed (Mum00799)Collection

Archives & Special Collections: Finding Aids (alphabetical)

Collection of correspondence, clippings, photographs, writings, and material pertaining to the life and career of Dorothye Quaye Chapman Reed.

Don't Let The Digital Tail Wag The Transformation Dog: A Digital Transformation Roadmap For Corporate Counsel, Michele M. Destefano, Tellmann P. Bjarne, Daniel Wu

Articles

Due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic, enhancements in technology, as well as shifts in the macroeconomic and socioeconomic dynamics of globalization, Digital Transformation (DT) has become an enterprise-wide imperative for most multinational companies (MNCs). As a result, legal departments are being challenged to embrace enterprise DT and start their own departmental DT journeys. Despite these trends, there is little scholarship and research about how MNC legal departments are addressing the DT challenge. How are General Counsel (GCs) currently approaching DT? Is what they are doing effective and value-accretive? And importantly, how should GCs approach DT to best generate value? …

Localizing Human Rights In Cities, Tamar Ezer

Articles

No abstract provided.

Telemedicine And The Cloud Computing: A Path To The Future, Abdul Samad Qurashi Mohammed

All Capstone Projects

The medical industry is quickly adapting to keep up with the rapid improvements in technology. The use of the technical developments that had been made in this area resulted in the conception of " telemedicine”. Methods that were previously imprecise, time-consuming, and riddled with errors are being phased out in favor of more efficient ones that make use of the internet. These methods make it possible to access data in real time while maintaining a high level of authentication. The concept revolves on the use of cloud computing and the broadcasting of media in real time. The data is uploaded …

Rent-A-Car, Mohammed Mateen Khan

All Capstone Projects

The Rent-a-Car application will improve the efficiency of the web-based Rental Car business. A renter can reserve a car from anywhere in the world. Renters from all around the world will be able to book cars through our website. The owner enters their vehicle information, which is shown on the main page. A renter who has registered on the website has the option of reserving the car they require. The renter pays the owner for the car rental and can reserve it whenever they want. The money will be deposited into the car owner's account. The vehicle's condition and details …

Data Leaks Detection Mechanism For Small Businesses, Hannan Mohammed Abdul

All Capstone Projects

The protection of sensitive customer information is a vital responsibility for companies of all sizes. In modern times, there is a significant need for not only protecting the data that is being shared but also gaining knowledge of its leakage points and the circumstances under which it is compromised. After locating the location where data is being lost, it is necessary to identify the person responsible for the breach. When it comes to protecting a company from suffering significant financial damage because of data leakage throughout the course of normal business operations, it is very essential to have a solid …

Rent-A-Car, Faheemuddin Mohammed

All Capstone Projects

The Rent-a-Car application will improve the efficiency of the web-based Rental Car business. A renter can reserve a car from anywhere in the world. Renters from all around the world will be able to book cars through our website. The owner enters their vehicle information, which is shown on the main page. A renter who has registered on the website has the option of reserving the car they require. The renter pays the owner for the car rental and can reserve it whenever they want. The money will be deposited into the car owner's account. The vehicle's condition and details …

Rent-A-Car, Irfan Mohammad Masood Ali

All Capstone Projects

The Rent-a-Car application will improve the efficiency of the web-based Rental Car business. A renter can reserve a car from anywhere in the world. Renters from all around the world will be able to book cars through our website. The owner enters their vehicle information, which is shown on the main page. A renter who has registered on the website has the option of reserving the car they require. The renter pays the owner for the car rental and can reserve it whenever they want. The money will be deposited into the car owner's account. The vehicle's condition and details …

Airline Search Engine Project, Mahendra Nagalla

All Capstone Projects

The Airline Search Engine Project is a tool that helps anyone to find the facts/data related to Airlines/Airports. For this project, the raw data set is available in the .dat format. We are going to use this data, which can be downloaded from [1].

The tool may also do some first cleaning of the data if needed for forming dimensional data, the cleaning process such as data value unification, data type and size unification, deduplication, dropping columns, and correcting some known errors.

The data will be processed with the help of languages like Python and Spark. By storing the data, …

Management System For A Restaurant, Srikar Macha

All Capstone Projects

The Management System for a Restaurant is a web application that allows customers to make online orders by choosing their favorite food items from the restaurant's menu. This website's user-friendly layout organizes a variety of food items. Customers can order food courses and items online and pick them up at a nearby location. This web application consists of a database that stores information about customers, the food menu, and inventory. This application provides a feasible way to order inventory for owners. The motive for designing this web application is to encourage the cloud kitchen concept. Nowadays, due to COVID, most …

Management System For An Apartment, Srihari Mondem

All Capstone Projects

We all know that the population is growing daily, and the existing resources are not satisfying the population's needs. If we consider a city where in finding a home for rent, knowing the amenities of the house, rent of the house, location of the house is difficult. In the current system, finding a house for rent is difficult for a tenant, but managing the home by the owner is also a complicated issue. Keeping in mind about the issues of the tenant and owner, a new application is developed which is known as Management system for Apartment.
This application will …

Airline Search Engine Project, Arun Kailasa

All Capstone Projects

The Airline Search Engine Project is a tool that helps anyone to find the facts/data related to Airlines/Airports. For this project, the raw data set is available in the .dat format. We are going to use this data, which can be downloaded from [1].

The tool may also do some first cleaning of the data if needed for forming dimensional data, the cleaning process such as data value unification, data type and size unification, deduplication, dropping columns, and correcting some known errors.

The data will be processed with the help of languages like Python and Spark. By storing the data, …

Management System For An Apartment, Sai Mohan Manukonda

All Capstone Projects

We all know that the population is growing daily, and the existing resources are not satisfying the population's needs. If we consider a city where in finding a home for rent, knowing the amenities of the house, rent of the house, location of the house is difficult. In the current system, finding a house for rent is difficult for a tenant, but managing the home by the owner is also a complicated issue. Keeping in mind about the issues of the tenant and owner, a new application is developed which is known as Management system for Apartment.
This application will …

Registration (Management) System For An Academic Conference, Manikanta Borra

All Capstone Projects

In every college or university, people will conduct different academic conferences so that students will know what is going on in the world related to the latest technological updates. The conference information should be distributed globally in order to reach a larger number of people. For reaching many people, physical communication is not sufficient, and it won't help the people to clear their doubts. We propose an online registration management system for the conduct of academic conferences in any college or university to overcome all of the limitations of a physical system in conducting the conference.

This is a new …

Career Engine, Aishwarya Lankoti

All Capstone Projects

Career Engine is a website where people can search for jobs, apply for one or multiple positions, or review a company as a current or past employee. A recruiter, who represents a company, can post openings on the website, contact applicants, or conduct interviews. Job postings on this website are free to be searched or browsed by anyone visiting the site. However, if one needs to apply for a job, this user needs to register with or log in to the website. All recruiters also need accounts to post job openings.

By using this website, companies or recruiters can also …

Career Engine [Jobesy], Tejaswini Kapa

All Capstone Projects

The "Career Engine" software is focused with job posting and registration. We may also use this application to look for employment openings in a certain location, and the name of the firm will be presented. Timings and other details are also available online. It will assist you in applying for a better job than the one you now have. Position seekers may select and register for positions that interest them, and the information received from the recruiter providing the job will be shown on the job details site. We chose the MERN stack to develop our "JobEsy" career engine website, …

Registration Management System For Online Learning, Vishal Reddy Shyamala

All Capstone Projects

As there are so many changes occurring in the current education system. If we see the last 2 years, most of the student community faced a lot of issues in attending classes. To overcome all those issues, all the educational organizations transformed their current manual teaching-learning system into an online learning system. Sudden transformation to an E-Learning system is creating issues like managing the students, schedules, communication, and other information. Keeping all this in mind, we want to manage all the student and teacher data with the help of automating the current manual system.

To learn the courses online, educational …