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Perceptions Of Coding Instruction In K-12 Archdiocese Of Los Angeles Catholic Schools, Krikor Koko Kiladjian

LMU Theses and Dissertations

Traditional pedagogy offers students opportunities to enhance various skills and acquire content knowledge; however, additional steps can be taken to enhance student achievement, prepare them for future occupations, and bridge the divide in access to technology. A curriculum that integrates coding instruction affords students the opportunity to augment their collaboration, communication, creative thinking, and problem-solving skills. This is especially crucial for traditionally marginalized populations who have experienced inequitable access to technology. Nevertheless, coding is not integrated in schools in different domains, including Catholic institutions in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles (ADLA).

This dissertation used a descriptive and inferential quantitative methodology …

Application Of Uas Remote Sensing For Cultural Heritage Preservation And Archaeology, Nickolas D. "Dan" Macchiarella, Kevin A. Adkins

Publications

Using small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) to gain aerial perspectives for remote sensing with cameras and LiDAR is truly benefiting cultural heritage preservation and archaeological work. Photogrammetric products derived from sUAS captured images are providing precise and detailed data. LiDAR- equipped sUAS are also making precise and detailed data available for analysis. Rapid technological gains associated with all UAS are bringing these remote sensing technologies to bear in exciting ways. Novoberda fortress in the Republic of Kosovo and Creekside Village, Tularosa Basin, New Mexico provide excellent examples of photogrammetric work and LiDAR derived analysis products resulting from the use of …

Barcoding And Its Application For Visualizing Ecological Dynamics, Vitul Agarwal, Colleen B. Mouw

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

Time is perceived to be unidirectional and continuous in the philosophy of science. This continuity can play a crucial role in time series analysis as events are generally seen as an outcome of the past, or subject to events that occurred previously in time. In this study, we describe an ordinal approach to perceiving ecological time series – one that relies on pattern formation with both antecedent and future events. Our approach defines a limited set of structural shapes that can occur for past, present, and future time points. Such a library of all possible shapes can then be …

Dynamic Modeling Of Inland Flooding And Storm Surge On Coastal Cities Under Climate Change Scenarios: Transportation Infrastructure Impacts In Norfolk, Virginia Usa As A Case Study, Yawen Shen, Navid Tahvildari, Mohamed M. Morsy, Chris Huxley, T. Donna Chen, Jonathan Lee Goodall

Civil & Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications

Low-lying coastal cities across the world are vulnerable to the combined impact of rainfall and storm tide. However, existing approaches lack the ability to model the combined effect of these flood mechanisms, especially under climate change and sea level rise (SLR). Thus, to increase flood resilience of coastal cities, modeling techniques to improve the understanding and prediction of the combined effect of these flood hazards are critical. To address this need, this study presents a modeling system for assessing the combined flood impact on coastal cities under selected future climate scenarios that leverages ocean modeling with land surface modeling capable …

Transport And Fate Of Aqueous Film Forming Foam In An Urban Estuary, David R. Katz, Julia C. Sullivan, Kevin Rosa, Christine L. Gardiner, Anna R. Robuck, Rainer Lohmann, Christopher R. Kincaid, Mark G. Cantwell

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

The deployment of aqueous film forming foams (AFFF) used for firefighting during emergencies and training often releases per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) into the environment. In October 2018, first responders in Providence, RI, USA applied an AFFF during a fuel spill. Due to the proximity of the incident to the upper reaches of Narragansett Bay (NB), an unknown quantity of gasoline and AFFF entered the estuary via surface runoff and stormwater drains. Water samples near the spill were collected approximately 15 h after the incident and analyzed for 24 PFAS. Minor increases in measured PFAS concentrations were observed relative to …

Presence, Sources And Transport Of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons In The Arctic Ocean, Lihong Zhang, Yuxin Ma, Simon Vojta, Maya Morales-Mcdevitt, Mario Hopggmann, Thomas Soltwedel, Jane Kirk, Amila De Silva, Derek Muir, Rainer Lohmann

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are continuously released from multiple sources and are prone to long-range transport. Little is known regarding their presence, transport and fate in remote and deep oceans. Polyethylene passive samplers were hence deployed at deep moorings and surface seawater in the Fram Strait and Canadian Archipelago, as well as in air and surface water of the lower Great Lakes, a potential high-emission region, to understand the transport of PAHs to the Arctic. Dissolved PAHs showed significantly higher concentrations in the lower Great Lakes than those in the high Arctic. Concentrations of dissolved PAHs (Σ₁₉PAHs) ranged …

Editorial: Symbiotic Relationships As Shapers Of Biodiversity, Guillaume Chomicki, Roxanne A. Beinart, Carlos Prada, Kimberly B. Ritchie, Marjorie Gail Weber

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Global 16s Rrna Diversity Of Provannid Snail Endosymbionts From Indo-Pacific Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents, Corinna Breusing, Jade Castel, Yi Yang, Thomas Broquet, Jin Sun, Didier Jollivet, Pei-Yuan Qian, Roxanne A. Beinart

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Pfas And Precursor Bioaccumulation In Freshwater Recreational Fish: Implications For Fish Advisories, Heidi M. Pickard, Bridger J. Ruyle, Colin P. Thackray, Adela Chovancova, Clifton Dassuncao, Jitka Becanova, Simon Vojta, Rainer Lohmann, Elsie M. Sunderland

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a diverse class of fluorinated anthropogenic chemicals that include perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAA), which are widely used in modern commerce. Many products and environmental samples contain abundant precursors that can degrade into terminal PFAA associated with adverse health effects. Fish consumption is an important dietary exposure source for PFAS that bioaccumulate in food webs. However, little is known about bioaccumulation of PFAA precursors. Here, we identify and quantify PFAS in recreational fish species collected from surface waters across New Hampshire, US, using a toolbox of analytical methods. Targeted analysis of paired water and tissue samples …

Strength And Consistency Of Density Dependence In Marine Fish Productivity, Anna Rindorf, Mikael Van Deurs, Daniel Howell, Elder Andonegi, Aaron Berger, Bjarte Bogstad, Noel Cadigan, Bjarki Þór Elvarsson, Niels Hintzen, Marie Savina Roland, Marc Taylor, Vanessa Trijoulet, Tobias Van Kooten, Fan Zhang, Jeremy Collie

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

The correct prediction of the shape and strength of density dependence in productivity is key to predicting future stock development and providing the best possible long-term fisheries management advice. Here, we identify unbiased estimators of the relationship between somatic growth, recruitment and density, and apply these to 80 stocks in the Northeast Atlantic. The analyses revealed density-dependent recruitment in 68% of the stocks. Excluding pelagic stocks exhibiting significant trends in spawning stock biomass, the probability of significant density dependence was even higher at 78%. The relationships demonstrated that at the commonly used biomass limit of 0.2 times maximum spawning stock …

Global Distribution Of The Cold-Water Coral Lophelia Pertusa, R. Tong, Andrew J. Davies, A. Purser, X. Liu, F. Liu

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

Lophelia pertusa plays an important role as a major contributor to many cold-water coral reefs, supporting a high diversity of associated benthic and benthopelagic species. Due to the high sensitivity of L. pertusa to human activity, it has been classified as indicator species for Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems. However, the global spatial distribution of L. pertusa is far from well known. In this study, a database of L. pertusa presence data was compiled derived from the large number of L. pertusa occurrence records appearing in recent years. In conjunction with data layers covering a range of environmental drivers, habitat suitability for …

Editorial: Advances In 3d Habitat Mapping Of Marine Ecosystem Ecology And Conservation, Renata Ferrari, Javier X. Leon, Andrew J. Davies, John H.R. Burns, Stuart A. Sandin, Will F. Figueira, Manuel Gonzalez-Rivero

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Generation Of High-Frequency Topographic Rossby Waves In The Gulf Of Mexico, Alexis R. Johnson, Kathleen A. Donohue, D. Randolph Watts, Karen L. Tracey, Maureen A. Kennelly

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

The Loop Current Eddy (LCE) separation cycle energizes deep circulation in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, transferring energy from the surface intensified Loop Current (LC) to the typically quiescent lower layers. To document the generation and radiation of deep energy during this cycle, an array of 24 current and pressure recording inverted echo sounders (CPIES) is deployed in the region 89°W to 86°W, 25°N to 27.5°N with the intent to capture circulation near bathymetric features thought to be important for current-topographic interactions: Campeche Bank, Mississippi Fan, and West Florida Shelf. During the nearly two-year deployment, June 2019 to May 2021, …

The Developing Brain: Considering The Multifactorial Effects Of Obesity, Physical Activity & Mental Wellbeing In Childhood And Adolescence, Nicole E. Logan, Christie L. Ward-Ritacco

Kinesiology Faculty Publications

Obesity during childhood has been associated with many important physiological and neurological health considerations. Specifically concerning are the associations between youth obesity and declines in mental health, as shown with increasing rates of adolescent depression and anxiety worldwide. The emergence of mental health disorders commonly arises during adolescent development, and approximately half the global population satisfy the criteria for at least one psychiatric disorder in their lifetime, suggesting a need for early intervention. Adolescence is critical time whereby brain structure and functions are not only negatively associated with obesity and declines in mental health, while also coinciding with significant declines …

Perspectives On Ocean Mapping, Chiaki Okada, Dulap Ratnayake, Elaina O'Brien, Ellas Adediran, Nicki Andreasen, Sally Jarmusz, Sara Cardigos

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

No abstract provided.

Reflector Magazine, Georgia Southern University

Reflector Magazine

• Letters from the Editor
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• Georgia's Most Haunted
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Reflector Magazine, Georgia Southern University

Reflector Magazine

• Letters from the Editors
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• Kaz Thomas Defining Non-Binary
• The Female Gaze
• 100th Edition Photoshoot
• Men Embrace Femininity
• Ode to Nail Polish
• The Power in Expressing Femininity

Bayesian Methods For The Design And Analysis Of Cluster Randomised Controlled Trials, Benjamin Gary Jones

Other Faculty of Health Theses

Cluster Randomised Controlled Trials involve randomising groups of participants, rather than the individual participants themselves, whilst the outcomes are measured on the participants. Whilst there are a number of practical and methodological advantages to such a design, there are also statistical implications, both in terms of study design and sample size calculation, and in analysis. The methodology underpinning the cluster randomised design is now well-established in the statistical literature. However, the overwhelming majority of methodological developments to date have been within the frequentist paradigm, and as such, there is an opportunity to explore methodological developments in the context of Bayesian …

Novel Approaches To Assess Cellular Interactions And Their Role In The Pathology And Treatment Of Lymphoproliferative Disorders, Frances Hilary Rose Frend

Other Faculty of Health Theses

Background: Migration and homing are essential to B-lymphocyte mediated immunity, and are driven by rapid, directed, and appropriate reorganisation of the actin cytoskeleton. Important observations have linked the cytoskeletal-rearrangements made by leukaemic B-lymphocytes of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) to disease pathology. In particular, cytoskeletal alterations mediated by B-cell receptor (BCR) engagement or chemokine-binding are recognised to be central to the migration of CLL cells to lymphoid tissues, where they engage in the complex cellular and molecular interactions that underlie their survival, proliferation, and drug resistance. Further emphasising this importance, has been the observation that highly effective small molecule inhibitors that …

Nitrite And Insulin Lower The Oxygen Cost Of Atp Synthesis In Skeletal Muscle Cells By Pleiotropic Stimulation Of Glycolysis, Rosie Donnell

Other Faculty of Health Theses

Dietary nitrate lowers the oxygen cost of submaximal exercise, but precise mechanistic insight into how this occurs is lacking. Research suggests that dietary nitrate may render oxidative ATP synthesis more efficient, but evidence is inconclusive at present. This thesis aimed to establish how nitrite (a reduced form of nitrate) affects the bioenergetics of cultured skeletal muscle cells. Comparison between the acute effects of nitrite and insulin, a hormonal regulator of muscle function that increases mitochondrial efficiency, was explored to assess possible mechanistic overlap. Calculation of real-time intracellular ATP synthesis rates from simultaneous oxygen consumption and medium acidification measurements revealed the …

Prediction Of Cardiometabolic Risk In Children, Olubukola Ajala

Other Faculty of Health Theses

Background: Three decades of clinical research have demonstrated that the risks of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ACVD: coronary disease and ischaemic stroke), and the closely related type 2 diabetes (T2D) are established and influenced by events during childhood. This is at least partly because childhood obesity usually leads to adult adiposity; so, the currently high prevalence of adult cardiometabolic disease, means that obesity needs to be identified as early as possible, ideally in childhood. Screening for obesity largely relies on anthropometric measurements like body mass index (BMI), however this has many limitations including its inability to distinguish lean from fat mass. …

Contributions Of Source-Constrained Search And Late Monitoring To Recall Accuracy, James Randle

Other Faculty of Health Theses

This thesis aimed to investigate in detail the processes underlying the control of recall accuracy. It is believed that recall accuracy control comprises processes occurring at memory search and post-retrieval. There is a large body of research concerning post-retrieval monitoring processes; however, less is known about how memory search is constrained and what factors affect this process.Chapter 2 developed and tested a new paradigm for measuring the accuracy of constrained search and monitoring processes simultaneously. Participants were able to selectively retrieve one of two lists irrespective of which list was the target list, indicating successful constrained search. A key role …

Dementia Friendly Flying: Investigating The Accessibility Of Air Travel For People Living With Dementia, Kate Turner

Other Faculty of Health Theses

A diagnosis of dementia should not mean the end of a person’s ability to participate in meaningful activities. However, accessibility for people living with dementia requires improvement across a range of settings. Anecdotal evidence and critical incident reporting suggests that air travel is not meeting the needs of people with dementia, although evidence-based research into air travel and dementia is extremely limited. This research bridges the gap in the evidence-base on the accessibility of air travel for people living with dementia from within the United Kingdom by: 1) Exploring the experiences of air travel of 10 people living with dementia …

Atrial Fibrillation In Middle-Eastern Arabs And South Asians: Studies From A 20-Year National Registry In Qatar, Amar Mohammad Amin Farhan Salam

Other Faculty of Health Theses

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice accounting for approximately one-third of hospitalizations for cardiac rhythm disturbances and is associated with increased risk for stroke, heart failure and death. The epidemiology and clinical features of AF have primarily been characterized in whites of European-descent. The world literature on the epidemiology of AF among different ethnicities is very limited with most of the published reports of AF in non-white ethnicities focusing mainly on black (African-American) patients. The current work represents structured and staged examination of AF in two ethnic groups where very limited literature is available …

Becomebecome - A Transdisciplinary Methodology Based On Information About The Observer, Andrea T. R. Traldi

School of Art, Design and Architecture Theses

ABSTRACT Andrea T. R. Traldi BECOMEBECOME A Transdisciplinary Methodology Based on Information about the Observer The present research dissertation has been developed with the intention to provide practical strategies and discover new intellectual operations which can be used to generate Transdisciplinary insight. For this reason, this thesis creates access to new knowledge at different scales. Firstly, as it pertains to the scale of new knowledge generated by those who attend Becomebecome events. The open-source nature of the Becomebecome methodology makes it possible for participants in Becomebecome workshops, training programmes and residencies to generate new insight about the specific project they …

A Media Archaeology Of Technologies Of Enchantment, Jane Hutchinson

School of Art, Design and Architecture Theses

This thesis explores how an understanding of an immaterial dimension of human experience was expressed and experienced in the context of nineteenth century engagement with science and technology. Drawing upon methods of media archaeology, it presents examples of visual technologies where apparatus and images representative of scientific and technological objectivity appear to have been appropriated and modified for the purpose of experiencing this dimension, an experience this thesis calls enchantment. The thesis suggests that some period specific behaviours associated with these visual technologies are sophisticated and subtle mechanisms that contribute to the affective and cognitive experience of enchantment. The flickering …

An Earthly Response To Movement. Moving Images Diffracted Through New Materialism, Emilio Chapela Pérez

School of Art, Design and Architecture Theses

This practice-led research follows my exploration of the Sierra Negra astronomical observatories in Mexico, as well as other sites and temporalities where my practice has drifted: it flows from the heights of two volcanos, across Idaho during a total eclipse of the sun, and into the waters of the Usumacinta River. It proposes an ‘earthly’ (Latour 2016) moving image practice that considers the planet as a source of movement, effects and, affects: a vibrant entity that is not seen as static or mechanical, but one that ‘is moved’ (Serres 1995) because it is agitated by the liveness of matter and …

Architectural Design For Dementia: Exploring Alternate Contemporary Cultures Of Residential Care Design, Ricky Burke

School of Art, Design and Architecture Theses

Architectural Design for Dementia: exploring alternate contemporary cultures of residential care design. The Alzheimer's Association (2018) projected the number of people living with a dementia diagnosis to surpass 2 million, reaching 1 in 37.5 of the population of the United Kingdom by 2051: up from 1 in 79 in 2015. This growth in rate and number coincides with an ageing population and a decline in the relative number of people able to care for the needs of people suffering difficulties associated with the symptoms of their diagnosis. The move to a residential care home is not only a viable but …

The Disquieting Image, Retracing The Filmmaking Of Danièle Huillet And Jean-Marie Straub, Luisa Greenfield

School of Art, Design and Architecture Theses

Luisa Greenfield The Disquieting Image, Retracing the filmmaking of Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub The Disquieting Image is a practice-led research project that began in 2016, which prompted my work with analogue film materials and joining the LaborBerlin artist-run film collective. As part of the research process, I have taken part in analogue film workshops, film archive study, and essayistic scriptwriting. At its core, this project stems from making and presenting five 16mm/digital films in response to Geschichtsunterricht (History Lessons), the 1972 film by Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub. By engaging with their “geological” approach to filmmaking, which involves taking …

An Interdisciplinary Study Of An Aesthetic Particularism: The ‘Split Representation In The Art Of Asia And America’, Benjamin Pothier

School of Art, Design and Architecture Theses

An interdisciplinary study of an aesthetic particularism: the ‘Split representation in the Art of Asia and America’. This thesis consists of an interdisciplinary research on an aesthetic particularism mentioned by anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss as “The split representation in the Art of Asia and America” in his 1944 eponymous essay. Most researchers include in this group the Ainu and Jōmon People from Japan, tribes from the Amur Basin, Haida people from the Northern West Coast, Ancient China (Yangshao and Shang Dynasty), Māori People from New Zealand and Kadiweu people from Brazil. I conducted this inquiry through an online study of academic …