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Adaptive Metric-Driven Load Balancing For Specialized Clusters Using Nginx, Juhi Raju Malkani

Master's Projects

Adaptive Metric-Driven Load Balancer is an innovative two-tier load-balancing system that uses NGINX and Prometheus to optimize resource allocation in specialized cloud clusters. This framework is built to give great performance and flexibility and runs on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), but it may also be deployed on local cloud environments for added security. The first tier of our system uses an NGINX-based load balancer to route incoming requests based on content type, sending traffic to hardware-optimized clusters for processing requests through specialized hardware. In our algorithm, the second tier dynamically modifies load distribution throughout each cluster by calculating pod weights …

Embracing Mindfulness-Based Professional Development In Early Childhood Education, Drew Giles

Dissertations

There is a growing need for school districts to identify additional strategies to support the work-related stress and emotional labor ingrained in an early educator’s career. By orienting early childhood education (ECE) staff to mindfulness practices, education leaders may identify new approaches to assist early childhood educators’ well-being, building healthy work atmospheres, and activities to shift the culture in early childhood settings. This study employs a qualitative exploratory research design, specifically video documentary methodology to better understand how early childhood educators experience a mindfulness-based professional development (MBPD) program designed for ECE staff, explore what they say education leaders should know …

Effect Of A Brief Coping Intervention On Activity Of Target Organs Of The Sympathetic And Parasympathetic Nervous Systems During Stress, Kyle P. Rawn

Theses and Dissertations--Psychology

Stress is a critical aspect of the human experience and how an individual responds to stress can shape future outcomes, such as physical and mental health, as well as shape the patterns of stress responding that persist throughout one’s lifespan. Coping is a central element of stress responding and can strongly influence the outcome of the stress process. Successful coping can alleviate stress, but ineffective coping may lead to less-than-optimal responding. For example, aspects of the biological stress response, such as activity of target organs for the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, have important implications for future susceptibility to health …

Hormonal Effects On Adhd Symptoms In Adolescents Across The Menstrual Cycle, Ashley G. Eng

Theses and Dissertations--Psychology

Background: Females with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) become particularly impaired during adolescence, experiencing increased rates of depression and anxiety, as well as important public and personal health outcomes like increased suicide attempts, risky sexual behavior, and substance use. However, female-specific risk factors for ADHD have been vastly understudied despite this increased impairment and comorbidity. One particularly understudied risk factor is the dramatically rising and fluctuating levels of ovarian hormones during late puberty that begin cycling monthly. In adult women, rapid decreases in estrogen levels increase risk for ADHD symptoms across the menstrual cycle, particularly for those with high trait impulsivity. Preliminary …

A Mixed-Methods Study Exploring Free Nicotine Replacement Therapy As A Strategy To Promote Tobacco Treatment Equity At Cancer Center Cessation Initiative Sites, Marguerite A. Webster

Theses and Dissertations--Psychology

Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is a safe, efficacious smoking cessation treatment for cancer patients; however, equitable access is limited due to insurance gaps. Offering free NRT to patients with cancer has potential to increase tobacco treatment engagement and promote equity. This mixed-methods study aims to describe how some Cancer Center Cessation Initiative (C3I) sites implemented free NRT within their tobacco treatment programs (TTPs) to inform future development of equitable TTPs. Participating sites’ (N=9) TTP and patient population characteristics were assessed via survey and analyzed with descriptive statistics. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 individuals and analyzed using directed …

Terror And Time: Analyzing Homegrown Terrorism In The United States, Kyser Daniels-Baessler

Theses and Dissertations

The events of September 11th, 2001, prompted a global reckoning with the threat of international terrorism, leading to intensified awareness and policy responses worldwide. However, amidst this heightened global focus, the United States has faced a concerning rise in politically motivated violence on its soil. Against this backdrop, this thesis delves into the phenomenon of homegrown terrorism within the United States from 2000 to 2020. By employing advanced geospatial techniques, this study seeks to pinpoint areas nationwide with elevated rates of homegrown terrorist incidents. Moreover, it endeavors to uncover potential temporal correlations between these acts of violence and significant events, …

Intimate Partner Violence And Parent Perceptions Of Their Emotional Bond To Their Children, Lia T. Mclanahan

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

As research on intimate partner violence (IPV) continues to grow and there are more ways of defining IPV and identifying its differing forms, a related topic of interest has become the impact IPV has on families (Fong et al., 2019). Similarly, research on IPV as a form of trauma and its implications is well-researched for both children and adults, as is the research on trauma and attachment (Cook et al., 2017). However, there seems to be a lack of research on how parent–child attachment is predicted by IPV. The present study aimed to assess how parent perceptions of their level …

Weathering The Storm: Risk And Resiliency Factors In Transgender And Gender-Diverse Youth, Haley R. Hedrick

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

Compared with their cisgender peers, transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) youth face unique and significant risk factors and are at increased risk for health disparities due to intersectional psychosocial factors including high prevalence of childhood trauma, discrimination and minority stress, societal stigma, and lack of access to competent, comprehensive, gender-affirming healthcare. A total of 180 participants were included in the current study, comprised of a clinically-derived sample of TGD youth aged 8–20 years (M = 14.42, SD = 2.17), and their parents. The current study examined risk and resilience variables relevant to TGD youth, with specific focus on adverse childhood events, …

Communication Decency Act And The Intellectual Property Exception, Casey Windsor

American University Business Law Review

As the internet proliferated in the 1990s, Congress became concerned with courts impeding the advancement of the internet and the distribution of obscene materials. Congress passed Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act (CDA), which was part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Section 230(c), known as the “Good Samaritan” provision, gave broad immunity to interactive computer services providers (ISPs) who monitor third-party content posted to their website.3 Section 230 created the regulatory foundation for modern day ISPs, including social media websites like Facebook.

Accidental Corporate Social Norms, David Kwok

American University Business Law Review

Corporations deliberately attempt to shape social norms through advertising, publicity, and political contributions. This paper considers the threat of corporations’ accidental influence on social norms and expectations. When corporations have accidents, we frequently focus on direct harms: an oil platform may catch fire and explode, leading to environmental and human losses. These accidents may also impact social norms, though. If users stay with a dominant social networking firm despite repeated data privacy breaches, for example, people might come to accept a lack of data privacy. Dominant firms may inadvertently facilitate rapid reshaping of societal expectations. Judicial recognition of this threat …

High-Frequency Traders: How The Sec Can Tighten Regulation While Maintaining The Benefits Of A Competitive Market, John I. Sanders

American University Business Law Review

In 2010, the so-called “Flash Crash” of the U.S. stock market brought the overlooked practice of high-frequency trading into the spotlight for the first time. Initial efforts to study and curtail the practice, including a transaction fee pilot attempted by the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2018, have been unsuccessful. After outlining the substantial benefits market participants gain from the activities of high-frequency traders, this article argues that there are three potent and readily available tools for limiting the harmful excesses of those traders: (i) aggressively bring market manipulation charges under § 9(a)(2) of the Exchange Act against those who …

Clothes Captioning: The Demand For A Sustainable Fashion Industry And The European Union’S Push For Digital Product Passports, Grace Baer

American University Business Law Review

First, this Comment will provide background on the demand for transparency on the fashion industry, its response, and the regulatory framework proposed by the EU. Then, Part III will argue that the ESPR and the SSCT fall short of meeting the EU’s objectives because their requirements, as applied to textiles, are too stringent; their enforcement and effect on trade partners too disparate; and the risk of businesses’ intellectual property too high. In Part IV, this Comment will recommend that the EU strengthen its proposals by providing guidance on enforcement, equal treatment of small and medium-sized enterprises (“SMEs”) in the textile …

The Domestic And International Limitations Of The Third-Party Doctrine In The Digital Age, Miguel E. Serrano

American University Business Law Review

This Comment argues that the third-party doctrine further alienates EU-U.S. partnerships because the doctrine subverts privacy interests as binding legal precedent. Part II will explore the history of the third-party doctrine up until the Carpenter decision and explain why U.S. privacy rights are linked with access to third-party information. This Comment will further outline EU data protection laws, EU legislation, and the CJEU’s Schrems II decision. In Part III, this Comment will also analyze the new data protection framework, Executive Order 14086, and discuss whether it fails to overcome the CJEU’s concerns over U.S. privacy laws for EU subjects. By …

Rediscovering Adam Smith: An Inquiry In The Rule Of Law, Competition, And The Future Of The Federal Trade Comission, Melissa Holyoak, Christopher G. Mufarrige

American University Business Law Review

It is my privilege to be here to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Competitive Enterprise Institute (³CEI´), along with the 300th birthday of Adam Smith. For decades, CEI has been at the vanguard of free-market advocacy, and it is wonderful to combine CEI's anniversary with a celebration of Adam Smith. I will start with a standard disclaimer: The views I express today are my own. They do not necessarily represent those of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or ³Commission´) or any other commissioner.

Shame Clogs The Arteries Of Love: How To Love In The Face Of Shame And Conditions Of Oppression, Theodore J.M. Siasat

CMC Senior Theses

Love and shame, on its face, are at odds with one another. Love tends to foster connection while shame makes one want to hide and isolate oneself. This thesis aims to resolve this tension, particularly in cases of mistaken shame, where the ashamed agent need not feel ashamed, such as in cases of internalized racism, sexism, etc. To do so, this thesis begins by exploring similar cases of love driving people away, looking at (1) love under conditions of oppression and (2) love as seen in Vida Yao’s “Grace and Alienation,” where she is also concerned with ashamed beloveds. …

U.S. Bankruptcy Courts Balance The Statutory Protections Of Stakeholders With The Needs Of Discovery In Foreign Bankruptcy Proceedings, Conor Carman

Bankruptcy Research Library

(Excerpt)

Chapter 15 of title 11 of the United States Code (the "Bankruptcy Code") establishes methods for managing insolvency cases that encompass debtors, assets, claimants, and other parties across multiple nations. Section 1521(a)(4) allows courts to grant discovery relief. To determine whether to grant discovery relief, courts balance the right to discovery relief with stakeholder interests. As part of a U.S. courts’ analysis, it considers principles of comity to support a foreign bankruptcy proceeding.

This memorandum discusses the statutory availability for discovery relief under chapter 15, limitations on discovery imposed by courts to protect stakeholder interests, comity, and how courts …

Service Of A Subpoena Through Alternative Means: Social Media, Tayler Eynon

Bankruptcy Research Library

(Excerpt)

Service of a subpoena via a means besides personal service, i.e., "alternative service," has been "routinely authorized" under Rule 45 of the Federal Rules. The functional purpose of requiring delivery is to "ensure receipt," which then allows the enforcement of a subpoena to be consistent with due process. With the development of new means of communication, however, an emerging issue has become whether service of a subpoena via social media may provide similar "evidence of actual receipt." Many courts have read Rule 45 broadly to allow for service of a subpoena through social media if certain fundamental requirements are …

Amended Proofs Of Claims That Present A New Request For Relief Could Be Disallowed, Lianna Meehan

Bankruptcy Research Library

(Excerpt)

When a creditor seeks to amend a proof of claim after the bar date has passed with an amount different to that provided in the original proof of claim, courts engage in an equitable analysis of multiple factors to determine whether to grant or deny the motion to amend. Under certain circumstances, Bankruptcy Rule 9006(b)(1) gives creditors an opportunity to file a proof of claim after the bar date has passed.

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This memorandum examines whether a creditor can amend a timely-filed proof of claim after the bar date has passed with an amount that is unrelated to the …

How Sexual Health Knowledge Can Affect The Reproductive Behaviors Of Ethnic Minority Women, Bansari Modi

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Background: Health knowledge plays a large role in health outcomes, especially those of racial and ethnic minorities. There is a lack of literature discussing the relation between sexual health knowledge obtained during adolescence and the reproductive behaviors of minority women later in life.

Purpose: To examine the association between sexual health knowledge during adolescence and subsequent contraception use among racial and ethnic minority women in adulthood.

Methods: Data from Waves I, III, and IV of the National Longitudinal Study if Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) was used to explore the relation between adolescent health knowledge and subsequent contraception use …

Decolonizing Yoga: Historical Perspectives And Contemporary Practices, Archana Ram

Honors Undergraduate Theses

Over the last few decades, yoga has become a multi-billion-dollar industry in the West. This industry is typically represented by glossy photographs of thin white women in physical postures. Given its religious origins in South Asia, this mass marketing of yoga has raised important questions about Western commodification and cultural appropriation. As a result, counter-movements have emerged to “Take Back Yoga” and “Honor the Cultural Roots of Yoga.” This thesis analyzes a range of critical-constructive responses to the commodification and colonization of yoga. It focuses on two case studies: Susanna Barkataki, an American yoga teacher of Indian descent, and Kallie …

Economic Policy Uncertainty And Its Impact On Unemployment Rates Among U.S. Ethnic Groups, Melody Shirley Nimoh

Doctoral Dissertations (DBA)

The study aims to investigate the transmission of Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU) shocks on unemployment rates across different ethnic groups in the United States. The research employs econometric analysis such as regression modeling to determine the relationship between EPU and unemployment rates among African American, Hispanic or Latino American, and White American communities. The study estimates coefficient estimates for the lagged change in EPU and its impact on respective unemployment rates for each ethnic group. This shows that there are statistically significant positive relationships between EPU shocks and unemployment rates across all ethnic groups. An increase in EPU leads to …

Synapsis: South Georgia Campus (2024), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

DO Yearbooks (1925-2019)

The 2024 South Georgia Campus Synapsis includes Student National Medical Association 2023-2024, White Coat, DO Class of 2024, DO Class of 2025, DO Class of 2026, DO Class of 2027, Master's of Biomedical Sciences Class of 2024 and 2025, Faculty and Staff, Student Ambassadors, Student Government Association, Student Osteopathic Medical Organization, Student Organizations Council, Student Ambassadors-Pathway Coordinators, Infectious Disease Society, Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA), Research Club, American Medical Women's Association (AMWA), Emergency Medical Club, Nutrition in Medicine, Pediatric Club, PsyCOM, Sports Medicine and Orthopedics Club, Wilderness Medicine Club, Wholistic Wellness Committee, Diversity Equity & Inclusion Council, Sisters in Medicine, …

Actionpoint: An App To Combat Cyberbullying By Strengthening Parent-Teen Relationships, Maddie Juarez, Natali Barragan, Deborah Hall, George K. Thiruvathukal, Yasin Silva

Computer Science: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Overview: Urgent need for intervention tools to mitigate increase in cyberbullying • ActionPoint is based on parent-teen relationship research • App includes interactive modules to improve family communication and online behavior to combat cyberbullying effects • To be presented in the IEEE World Forum on Public Safety Technology 2024.

Understanding The Trafficking Of Children For The Purposes Of Labor In The United States, Amy Farrell, Meredith Dank, Katherine Kaufka Walts, Callie Hansson, Andrea Hughes, Chlece Neal

Center for the Human Rights of Children

No abstract provided.

Synthesis Of Cationic Liposome Nanoparticles Using A Thin Film Dispersed Hydration And Extrusion Method, Alessandro Cazzolla, Julie Rose Mae Mondala, Janith Wanigasekara, Joanna Carroll, Noah Daly, Brijesh Tiwari, Alan Casey, James F. Curtin

Articles

Liposome nanoparticles can carry a wide range of therapeutic molecules including small molecules and nucleic acid-based therapeutics. Potential benefits include translocation across physiological barriers, reduced systemic toxicity, and enhanced pharmacokinetic parameters such as absorption, distribution, selective release and optimal elimination kinetics. Liposome nanoparticles can be generated with a wide range of natural and synthetic lipid-based molecules that confer desirable properties depending on the desired therapeutic application Nel et al (2023), Large (2021), Elkhoury (2020). This protocol article seeks to detail the procedures involved in the production of cationic liposomes using thin-film dispersed hydration method with an estimated uniform size of …

Synergistic Cytotoxicity Effect Of Ultrasound And Plasma Microbubble In Glioblastoma 3d Tumor Sphere Model, Janith Wanigasekara, Patrick J. Cullen, Brijesh Tiwari, James F. Curtin

Articles

The combined application of ultrasound (US) and plasma microbubble (PMB) is a promising technology against glioblastoma (GBM). Here, we determined the effects of US and PMB (alone and combined) on U-251 MG GBM and A431 epidermoid carcinoma spheroids under different conditions. The synergistic treatment of US- and PMB-induced tumor sphere cell death in a time-, dose-, treatment frequency-, and reactive oxygen species dependent manner, while multiple treatments augmented this effect. Synergistic treatments significantly reduced three-dimensional GBM spheroid regrowth and cell proliferation while inducing cytotoxicity, spheroid shrinkage, and damage to the tumor microenvironment. PMB-induced cytotoxicity throughout the tumor sphere, likely via …

Loot Boxes May Exploit Gamers, But Their Sale Does Not Constitute Unlawful Gambling, John J. Chung

Law Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

From Andy Warhol To Barbie: Copyright’S Fair Use Doctrine After Andy Warhol Foundation V. Goldsmith, Niki Kuckes

Law Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence To Improve Data Configuration & Accuracy In Modern Flight Management Systems, Sreeram Chittayil

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace

AI (Artificial intelligence) can automate the process of generating optimized flight routes using real-time data, such as AIRAC (Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control), significantly reducing the time needed for flight management tasks. While AIRAC data typically takes up to 28 days to refresh, AI could condense this process to just minutes, enhancing operational efficiency and ensuring pilots have timely and accurate flight information. The research includes practical experiments, prototype code, and visual case studies to demonstrate AI's role in optimizing FMS functions while addressing issues related to data input errors and human intervention. Key findings from trials show the algorithm's …

Performance Prism: A Comprehensive Framework For Performance Measurement In Aircraft Maintenance, Mohammed Timjerdine, Saoudi Taibi, Younes Moubachir

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace

Aircraft maintenance is governed by rigorous safety requirements and high operational complexity, demanding robust performance measurement frameworks to ensure optimal maintenance practices. This paper investigates existing performance measurement methodologies within the sector, highlighting their limitations and the need for a more structured evaluation system. Through this critical analysis of current literature, the paper proposes the Performance Prism (PP) framework as a novel and potentially robust solution for assessing and enhancing aircraft maintenance performance. Because the PP framework integrates multiple dimensions of evaluation, it provides a holistic assessment of aircraft maintenance performance, thereby enhancing reliability, efficiency, and overall effectiveness. Using examples …