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Republic Franklin Insurance Co V. Travelers Casualty Insurance Co Of America

2023 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Book Of Abstracts, Seton Hall University

Petersheim Academic Exposition

No abstract provided.

Is Your Computer Lying? Ai And Deception, Noreen L. Herzfeld

Reuter Professorship of Science and Religion Publications

Recent developments in AI, especially the spectacular success of Large Language models, have instigated renewed questioning of what remains distinctively human. As AI stands poised to take over more and more human tasks, what is left that distinguishes humans? One way we might identify a humanlike intelligence would be when we detect it telling lies. Yet AIs lack both the intention and the motivation to truly tell lies, instead producing merely bullshit. With neither emotions, embodiment, nor the social awareness that leads to a theory of mind, AIs lack the internal referents on which to judge truth or falsity. When …

Gardner-Webb Class Travels To Cataloochee Valley To Study Elk Behavior, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Gardner-Webb University students in Biology 315 (animal physiology) recently made a trip to Cataloochee Valley in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where they viewed elk in their natural habitat. Assistant Professor of biology Jay Zimmer teaches the class and noted that the fall of the year is one of the best times to study elk behavior.

Gardner-Webb’S First Living-Learning Community Helps Students Transition To Campus Life, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Gardner-Webb’s Division of Student Success and Office of Housing and Residence Education offered the University’s first living-learning community (LLC) this semester. An LLC is a program where first-year students live together on campus and participate in a shared academic endeavor. They also have resources in their residence environment designed for them and engage in structured social activities that also emphasize academics.

Fostering Udl-Informed Library Instruction Practices Developed From The Covid-19 Pandemic, Niki Fullmer, Katie Strand

Library Faculty Research

Purpose: This case study explores how universal design for learning (UDL)-informed online instruction modules developed during COVID-19 can better support student information literacy outcomes. This study will also examine how hybrid learning lends itself to UDL and may resolve some of the issues within library instruction.

Design/methodology/approach: This case study explores how a team of librarians at Utah State University developed three UDL-informed modules to support library instruction and hybrid learning during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey was sent to composition instructors to understand how they utilized the three new UDL-informed modules and if the modules helped …

Issues In Robot Law And Policy, A. Michael Froomkin

Books and Book Chapters

No abstract provided.

Lindenwood Faculty And Students Collaborate On Community Art Project, Lindenwood University

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.

Assessment In Art Education: Exploring Strategies To Support Student Learning, Mindy Armstrong

Art 895 Research Papers

The purpose of this case study is to examine how assessing students in various ways throughout the artistic journey is best practice for art classrooms. This qualitative inquiry analyzed various assessment artifacts, involved collecting surveys from art educators, and incorporated personal observations to make the meaning from the data.

Spartan Daily, December 5, 2023, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2023

Volume 161, Issue 43

Alexnet Convolutional Neural Network Architecture With Cosine And Hamming Similarity/Distance Measures For Fingerprint Biometric Matching, Ahmed Sabah Ahmed Al-Jumaili, Huda Kadhim Tayyeh, Abeer Alsadoon

Baghdad Science Journal

In information security, fingerprint verification is one of the most common recent approaches for verifying human identity through a distinctive pattern. The verification process works by comparing a pair of fingerprint templates and identifying the similarity/matching among them. Several research studies have utilized different techniques for the matching process such as fuzzy vault and image filtering approaches. Yet, these approaches are still suffering from the imprecise articulation of the biometrics’ interesting patterns. The emergence of deep learning architectures such as the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) has been extensively used for image processing and object detection tasks and showed an outstanding …

A Novel Water Quality Index For Iraqi Surface Water, Zahraa Z. Aljanabi, Abdul-Hameed M. Jawad Al-Obaidy, Fikrat M. Hassan

Baghdad Science Journal

The study aims to build a water quality index that fits the Iraqi aquatic systems and reflects the environmental reality of Iraqi water. The developed Iraqi Water Quality Index (IQWQI) includes physical and chemical components. To build the IQWQI, Delphi method was used to communicate with local and global experts in water quality indices for their opinion regarding the best and most important parameter we can use in building the index and the established weight of each parameter. From the data obtained in this study, 70% were used for building the model and 30% for evaluating the model. Multiple scenarios …

Gardner-Webb’S Department Of Music Ushers In The Christmas Season With Festival Of Lights, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Gardner-Webb’s annual program to welcome the Christmas season— Festival of Lights—featured performances by GWU music groups, the reading of the Christmas story and carol singing. Additionally, for the first time in the celebration’s history, the GW Orchestra participated in the program.

Academic Senate - Agenda, 12/5/2023, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

December 5, 2023 Ereporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Standing Rock Trip, Campus Colloquium Connect Students With Indigenous Communities, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The University of Dayton’s efforts to build connections with America’s Indigenous communities extend from campus to the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Correction Of Spinal Sagittal Alignment After Posterior Lumbar Decompression: Does Severity Of Central Canal Stenosis Matter?, Delano Trenchfield, Yunsoo Lee, Mark J. Lambrechts, Nicholas D'Antonio, Jeremy Heard, John Paulik, Sydney Somers, Jeffrey Rihn, Mark Kurd, David Kaye, Jose Canseco, Alan Hilibrand, Alex Vaccaro, Christopher K Kepler, Gregory Schroeder

Rothman Institute Papers

STUDY DESIGN: This study adopted a retrospective study design.

PURPOSE: Our study aimed to investigate the impact of central canal stenosis severity on surgical outcomes and lumbar sagittal correction after lumbar decompression.

OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE: Studies have evaluated sagittal correction in patients with central canal stenosis after lumbar decompression and the association of stenosis severity with worse preoperative sagittal alignment. However, none have evaluated the impact of spinal stenosis severity on sagittal correction.

METHODS: Patients undergoing posterior lumbar decompression (PLD) of ≤4 levels were divided into severe and non-severe central canal stenosis groups based on the Lee magnetic resonance imaging …

Overcoming Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety: Practical Approaches In The Classroom, Sarah Day

Honors Projects

Foreign language speaking anxiety is a prevalent issue impacting language learners' confidence, participation, and overall language acquisition. With personal experiences as a language learner, a Spanish teacher in the United States, and an English teacher in Spain, I have observed how foreign language speaking anxiety affects learners from various demographics. Using a combined approach of personal observations, experiences as a language learner and teacher, and secondary research this project aims to address the primary sources of foreign language speaking anxiety among high school students and how both students and teachers can work to lessen the negative effects of foreign language …

Nurses’ Lived Experiences Of Coping With The Long-Term Effects Of Compassion Fatigue From The Covid-19 Pandemic, Philip Joseph Nelan

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.

Thermal Rectifying Antenna Complex (Trac), Michael Wayne Fountain, Gabriel Lee Saffold

USF Patents

A method and device to collect and convert thermal energy from the surrounding environments to produce usable electric power. The device includes a rectenna that is preferably a narrow bandwidth rectenna. In an embodiment, the rectenna comprises a rectenna complex, which is, in sequence, a high gain antenna, optional matching circuits, an optional narrow bandpass filter, and one or more rectifying diodes. An embodiment may include multiple arrays of linked nanoscale rectenna complexes. When linked in arrays using preselected bandwidths in the infrared and near infrared spectral regions, the rectenna complex acts as a thermally responsive collector capable of extracting …

From Mother To Infant, From Placenta To Gut: Understanding Varied Microbiome Profiles In Neonates, Riadh Cheddadi, Venkata Yeramilli, Colin Martin

2020-Current year OA Pubs

The field of human microbiome and gut microbial diversity research has witnessed a profound transformation, driven by advances in omics technologies. These advancements have unveiled essential connections between microbiome alterations and severe conditions, prompting the development of new frameworks through epidemiological studies. Traditionally, it was believed that each individual harbored unique microbial communities acquired early in life, evolving over the course of their lifetime, with little acknowledgment of any prenatal microbial development, but recent research challenges this belief. The neonatal microbiome's onset, influenced by factors like delivery mode and maternal health, remains a subject of intense debate, hinting at potential …

Association Between Remote Monitoring And Interstage Morbidity And Death In Patients With Single-Ventricle Heart Disease Across Socioeconomic Groups., Bianca Cherestal, Lori A. Erickson, Janelle R. Noel-Macdonnell Phd, Girish S. Shirali, Hayley S. Hancock, Doaa Aly, Matthew Files, Sarah Clauss, Natalie Jayaram

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

BACKGROUND: Despite improvements in survival over time, the mortality rate for infants with single-ventricle heart disease remains high. Infants of low socioeconomic status (SES) are particularly vulnerable. We sought to determine whether use of a novel remote monitoring program, the Cardiac High Acuity Monitoring Program, mitigates differences in outcomes by SES.

METHODS AND RESULTS: Within the Cardiac High Acuity Monitoring Program, we identified 610 infants across 11 centers from 2014 to 2021. All enrolled families had access to a mobile application allowing for near-instantaneous transfer of patient information to the care team. Patients were divided into SES tertiles on the …

A Prototype Of Simple Implantable Optofluidic Device Enabled By 3d Printing Technology, Yu Chang

Theses

Superhydrophobic surface-based optofluidics have been introduced to biosensors and unconventional optics recently with unique advantages such as dynamic adjustable optical properties, low light loss, and high versatility. Most of these platforms were manufactured by Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) manufacturing technology and usually need to be further packaged or sealed. Although the MEMS-based technology is prone to make an integrated device containing sensing and electronic components, the technology may constrain the design of the morphology of the featured structures. For example, it was hard to manufacture a three-dimensional, fully enclosed round channel with complex structures along the inner surface. The limitations could …

2023-December-05-Emeritus Etsu Professor Authors Textbook On Hematology.Pdf, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Whether at home or abroad, East Tennessee State University’s commitment to advancing understanding in complex areas of medical research is embodied by its faculty.

And when it comes to the field of hematology, Dr. Koyamangalath Krishnan is doing exactly that. Earlier this year, Krishnan, a professor emeritus with East Tennessee State University’s Quillen College of Medicine, recently authored a textbook on hematology for the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), in Chandigarh, India. It serves as a dedication to the founding hematology faculty at PGIMER.

Krishnan, an alum of PGIMER, served as the editor-in-chief of the multi-author publication …

Teacher, Gatekeeper, Or Team Member: Supervisor Positioning In Programmatic Assessment, Janica Jamieson, Simone Gibson, Margaret Hay, Claire Palermo

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Competency-based assessment is undergoing an evolution with the popularisation of programmatic assessment. Fundamental to programmatic assessment are the attributes and buy-in of the people participating in the system. Our previous research revealed unspoken, yet influential, cultural and relationship dynamics that interact with programmatic assessment to influence success. Pulling at this thread, we conducted secondary analysis of focus groups and interviews (n = 44 supervisors) using the critical lens of Positioning Theory to explore how workplace supervisors experienced and perceived their positioning within programmatic assessment. We found that supervisors positioned themselves in two of three ways. First, supervisors universally positioned themselves …

Programs Agenda 12-5-23, Angela Brock

Programs Committee (PC)

No abstract provided.

Approved Programs 12-5-23, Angela Brock

Programs Committee (PC)

No abstract provided.

Professional Deaf Resources Liaison Certificate Report 11-7-23, Angela Brock

Program Review Committee

No abstract provided.

Chemistry And Biochemistry Report, Angela Brock

Program Review Committee

No abstract provided.

2023 December, 5; Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes; 2023 December, 5

SUNY Cortland Syllabus Statements for Generative AI and Student Writing