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Decomposition Of Diisopropyl Methylphosphonate (Dimp) Exposed To Elevated Temperatures And Combustion Products Of Reactive Materials, Elif Irem Senyurt

Dissertations

The safe and efficient destruction of chemical weapon agents (CWAs) stockpiles remains a critical global challenge. Understanding the thermophysical properties, decomposition mechanisms, and interactions of CWAs with their environment is crucial for developing effective strategies to mitigate their threats. Diisopropyl methylphosphonate (DIMP) and Dimethyl methylphosphonate are commonly used nerve agent surrogates. This dissertation focuses on DIMP and DMMP, investigates their properties and behavior under conditions relevant to prompt defeat scenarios.

The thermophysical properties of DIMP and DMMP were experimentally characterized, including vapor-liquid surface tension (3-60 °C) and viscosities of neat and aqueous solutions. Results revealed significant non-ideal behavior in aqueous …

Crowd-Sourced Learning For Computer Graphics Applications, Yunhao Zhang

Dissertations

Computer Graphics (CG) revolves around virtual content creation using computational methods, spanning applications from games to visual effects. Typically, the creation of CG content is led by expert practitioners who guide computational algorithms towards satisfactory results. Thus, creating CG content often requires manual iterations encompassing algorithm design, parameter tuning, and aesthetic feedback. This work investigates how to leverage crowd-sourcing to streamline such creation processes, focusing on animation and simulation. In animation, a novel crowd-sourcing framework is proposed for combat animation, enabling users to analyze motion similarities, and retrieve matching motions using novel crowd-sourced motion features. Such features enable quantifying previously …

Number Sense Profile Of Prospective Elementary School Teachers In Blendedmathematics Learning, Welly Novitasari, Herwin Herwin, Supartinah Supartinah, Putri Wulandari, Budiharti Budiharti

REID (Research and Evaluation in Education)

Number sense is a skill that contributes significantly to learning mathematics. However, number sense is often positioned as a fundamental skill whose development is more focused on children. The contribution of number sense in mathematics is even more apparent at higher levels of education. Ironically, number sense seems ignored and has become a rarely studied topic in higher education. Thus, the student’s number sense ability profile seems buried with various problems. This study aims to reveal the profile of prospective elementary school teachers’ number sense abilities and the factors causing their failure in solving math problems during the implementation of …

A Psychometric Evaluation Of An Item Bank For An English Readingcomprehension Tool Using Rasch Analysis, Louis Wai Keung Yim, Che Yee Lye, Poh Wee Koh

REID (Research and Evaluation in Education)

This study reports the psychometric evaluation of an item bank for an Assessment for Learning (AfL) tool to assess primary school students’ reading comprehension skills. A pool of 46 primary 1 to 6 reading passages and their accompanying 522 multiple choice and short answer items were developed based on the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) assessment framework. They were field-tested at 27 schools in Singapore involving 9834 students aged between 7 and 13. Four main com- prehension processes outlined in PIRLS were assessed: focusing on and retrieving ex- plicitly stated information, making straightforward inferences, interpreting and inte- grating …

Simulation Of Low-High Method In Adaptive Testing, Rukli Rukli, Noor Azeam Atan

REID (Research and Evaluation in Education)

The era of disruption significantly engineered a classic testing system into an adaptive testing system where each test taker takes a unique test. However, the carrying capacity of the adaptive testing system engineering is experiencing obstacles in terms of the method of presenting the test questions. The study aims to introduce the low-high adaptive tracking method with the item response theory approach, where the difficulty level of the questions is adapted to the test takers' abilities. The number of test questions in the question bank is 400 questions. Data analysis used the Bilog-MG program. The range of the difficulty level …

Constructing And Providing Content Validity Evidence Through The Aiken's Vindex Based On The Experts' Judgments Of The Instrument To Measuremathematical Problem-Solving Skills, Nia Kania, Yaya S. Kusumah, Jarnawi Afgani Dahlan, Elah Nurlaelah, Ferit Gürbüz, Ebenezer Bonyah

REID (Research and Evaluation in Education)

Test content-based proof of validity is a type of evidence that supports the validity of a measuring instrument. This research aims to develop a mathematical problem-solving assessment instrument utilizing five experts. This study is classified as developmental research and follows a research design that includes two separate stages: the preliminary design stage and the prototype stage. However, its application is restricted to Prototype 1 and Prototype 2, specifically for expert evaluation. This instrument was designed explicitly for grade VIII students studying mathematics, covering all the topics from the odd semesters. The analysis progressed through three distinct stages— curriculum analysis, content …

Stability Of Estimation Item Parameter In Irt Dichotomy Considering The Number Of Participants, Zulfa Safina Ibrahim, Heri Retnawati, Alfred Irambona, Beatriz Eugenia Orantes Pérez

REID (Research and Evaluation in Education)

This research is related to item response theory (IRT) which is needed to measure the goodness of a test set, while item parameter estimation is needed to determine the technical properties of a test item. Stability of item parameter estimation is conducted to determine the minimum sample that can be used to obtain good item parameter estimation results. The purpose of this study is to describe the effect of the number of test takers on the stability of item parameter estimation with the Bayes method (expected a posteriori, EAP) on dichotomous data. The minimum sample for stability is 1,000 participants …

Automatic Generation Of Physics Items With Large Language Models (Llms), Moses Oluoke Omopekunola, Elena Yu Kardanova

REID (Research and Evaluation in Education)

High-quality items are essential for producing reliable and valid assessments, offering valuable insights for decision-making processes. As the demand for items with strong psychometric properties increases for both summative and formative assessments, automatic item generation (AIG) has gained prominence. Research highlights the potential of large language models (LLMs) in the AIG process, noting the positive impact of generative AI tools like ChatGPT on educational assessments, recognized for their ability to generate various item types across different languages and subjects. This study fills a research gap by exploring how AI-generated items in secondary/high school physics aligned with educational taxonomy. It utilizes …

Accounting Firm Professionals’ Perceptions Of Internal Control And User Issues Associated With Quickbooks, Dena Breece, William Thomas, Daniel Parisian

The North American Accounting Studies

With increased Certified Public Accountants eligible to retire and challenges with hiring quality accounting staff, organizations must be increasingly aware of the likelihood of accounting information system internal control problems and possible solutions to address these issues. With the ongoing desire for sound financial reporting and fraudulent activity on the rise, organizations should also prioritize understanding the existence and differences of system internal controls. This study examines accounting firm professionals’ perceptions or beliefs on potential internal control problems and solutions in utilizing Intuit QuickBooks Desktop and QuickBooks Online to gain insight on whether problems and solutions exist and any differences …

Major Trends In Oral Historiography In Mainland Tanzania, 1960s To The Present: A Review Of Published Sources, Albertus K. Onyiego

Zamani: A Journal of African Historical Studies

This article examines the role of oral methodology in reconstructing historical knowledge in Mainland Tanzania over the last six decades. Although greater attention is paid to the period from the 1960s onwards, efforts have been made to illuminate on the use of oral methodology in the period before. The article is organised into four temporal sections, each representing a distinct phase of oral methodology. The first section explores the role of oral methodology before independence. It will be noticed that the gradual use of oral sources in the writing of history in Mainland Tanzania started way back during German and …

A Predictive Iot And Cloud Framework For Smart Healthcare Monitoring Using Integrated Deep Learning Model, Preeti Rani, Umesh Chandra Garjola, Haider Abbas

NJF Intelligent Engineering Journal

The researchers developed a deep learning-based smart healthcare monitoring system based on IoT and cloud technology. The proposed system integrates IoT sensors for real-time collection of physiological data, such as ECG, blood pressure, and heart rate, with cloud computing for secure storage and advanced analytics. Utilizing the Bi-LSTM model with fuzzy inference systems (FIS), the framework enhances the accuracy and efficiency of heart disease prediction. According to the evaluation, the model performs better in terms of accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 score than traditional LSTM and FLSTM models. By enabling early detection and personalized interventions, the system aims to reduce …

A Predictive Framework Combining Iot And Machine Learning Regression Models For Smart Precision Farming, Kusum Yadav, Nesreen Abdou El-Hadiede

NJF Intelligent Engineering Journal

In this paper, the Internet of Things (IoT) and machine learning algorithms that incorporate regressor are integrated to improve precision agriculture. Data from Internet of Things sensors like temperature sensors, humidity sensors, and soil sensors can be collected and analysed using machine learning algorithms like Support Vector Machines (SVMs) and Multilayer Perceptrons (MLPs). By using the proposed system, crop yield will be optimised, resource usage will be minimised, and the environmental impact of agriculture will be reduced. A comparison of predictive accuracy and error metrics, such as RMSE, demonstrated the effectiveness of automated monitoring, predicting crop health issues, and implementing …

Inspection Program Effectiveness Key Performance Indicator For Pressurized Static Equipment Integrity At Offshore Platform, Teuku Ahmad Haekal, Johny Wahyuadi Soedarsono, Badrul Munir, Muhammad Yudi Masduky Sholihin

Journal of Materials Exploration and Findings

One of the key challenges in asset integrity management system at offshore platform is the lack of visibility regarding performance issues and program effectiveness. Without proper performance measurement systems, it becomes difficult to address positive or negative trends promptly and for management to stay informed about the status and the impact of the inspection program. Therefore, Key Performance Indicator (KPI) is needed to measure inspection program effectiveness to prevent undesirable equipment failures that could lead to Loss of Primary Containment (LOPC) or Process Safety Event (PSE). The developed KPI is the ratio of the number of non-leak inspection findings with …

A Comparative Study Of Conventional And Statistically Active Corrosion Methods For Corrosion Growth Assessment Of A 24-Inch Gas Pipeline, Rudi Rinaldi, Jaka Fajar Fatriansyah

Journal of Materials Exploration and Findings

Component failures in oil and gas pipelines can have fatal consequences, leading to operational downtimes and environmental damage. Knowledge of the corrosion growth rate is fundamental to pipeline integrity management, as it is essential for risk assessment and decisions related to asset management. This article aimed to compare two approaches for the corrosion growth estimation of the 24-inch offshore gas pipeline: the conventional method versus the Statistically Active Corrosion (SAC) method. This article is based on the in-line inspection (ILI) results of two consecutive assessments from 2020 to 2023 of the entire 73 km of the pipeline. The results show …

Tennessee Jail Summary Report, December 2023, Tennessee. Department Of Correction.

Jail Summary Reports

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46th Annual Judge Robert H. Staton Indiana Law Update, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Iclef)

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum 2024

Meeting proceedings of a seminar by the same name, held September 12-13, 2024.

Using Technology To Manage A Distributed Workforce & Work Together Seamlessly, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Iclef)

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum 2024

Meeting proceedings of a seminar by the same name, held October 11, 2024.

Recent Developments In Employment Law, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Iclef)

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum 2024

Meeting proceedings of a seminar by the same name, held December 17, 2024.

Advanced Family Law (South), Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Iclef)

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum 2024

Meeting proceedings of a seminar by the same name, held July 25-26, 2024.

Advanced Issues In Real Estate, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Iclef)

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum 2024

Meeting proceedings of a seminar by the same name, held February 2, 2024.

Electronic Document Security & Digital Signatures, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Iclef)

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum 2024

Meeting proceedings of a seminar by the same name, held Aug. 20, 2024.

Bankruptcy, Debtor And Creditor, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Iclef)

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum 2024

Meeting proceedings of a seminar by the same name, held June 13-14, 2024.

Legislative Update, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Iclef)

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum 2024

Meeting proceedings of a seminar by the same name, held May 8, 2024.

Gain The Edge! Negotiating To Get What You Want, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Iclef)

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum 2024

Meeting proceedings of a seminar by the same name, held December 5, 2024.

Elevate Your Family Law Practice, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Iclef)

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum 2024

Meeting proceedings of a seminar by the same name, held March 1, 2024.

Advanced Employment Law, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Iclef)

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum 2024

Meeting proceedings of a seminar by the same name, held September 26-27, 2024.

The Value Of Qualified Asset Appraisals For Lawyers, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Iclef)

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum 2024

Meeting proceedings of a seminar by the same name, held October 29, 2024.

Elevating Your Estate Planning Practice, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Iclef)

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum 2024

Meeting proceedings of a seminar by the same name, held February 29, 2024.

How To Use Litigation Technology To Prepare & Present Your Case At Trial, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Iclef)

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum 2024

Meeting proceedings of a seminar by the same name, held September 11, 2024.

36th Annual Medicaid In Indiana For The Elderly And Disabled, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Iclef)

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum 2024

Meeting proceedings of a seminar by the same name, held April 26, 2024.