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Analyzing Handwriting Legibility In Children Using Smart Vs. Traditional Pen, Franceli L. Cibrian, Lauren Min, Yingying 'Yuki' Chen, Kayla Anderson, Oscar Gutierrez, Lizbeth Escobedo

Engineering Faculty Articles and Research

Handwriting, traditionally acquired through paper, pen, or pencil, is crucial for children’s development, learning, and communication. The legibility of letters holds crucial implications for children’s composition and even self-esteem. In order to ensure legibility, timely input from educators and parents is essential, although it primarily depends on their experience. With current technological advancements, smartpens, augmented with sensing capabilities, could offer a novel approach providing feedback. However, it is unclear if the smartpen’s weight and form factor could affect children’s handwriting legibility is unclearsmartpen’s weight and form factor could affect children’s handwriting legibility. This study involves 16 children aged 9 to …

Towards A Multimodal Approach For Assessing Adhd Hyperactivity Behaviors, Franceli L. Cibrian, Lauren Min, Vitica Arnold

Engineering Faculty Articles and Research

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most prevalent childhood psychiatric condition that needs an assessment of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness symptoms. Particularly in young children, hyperactivity-impulsivity stands out as a primary concern. However, those behaviors may or may not be evidenced when a child is in a small room, one-on-one with a single adult. Therefore, Ambient Intelligence technology that supports data collection in a natural setting, paired with expert human decision-making can potentially improve the quality of assessments. In this paper, we conduct a literature review and analysis to align ADHD assessment criteria with potential sensor technologies to collect …

Extraordinary 21st Century Drought In The Po River Basin (Italy), Abel Andrés Ramírez Molina, Glenn Tootle, Giuseppe Formetta, Thomas Piechota, Jiaqi Gong

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

Recent research identified 2022 as being the year of lowest seasonal April–May–June–July (AMJJ) observed streamflow for the Po River Basin (PRB) in the past two centuries. Expanding upon this research, we applied filters (2-year to 30-year filters) to the AMJJ observed streamflow and identified the late 20th and 21st century as displaying extreme drought. In this study, we introduce PALEO-RECON, an automated reconstruction tool developed to leverage tree ring-based proxies and streamline regression processes. Using PALEO-RECON, we reconstructed the AMJJ streamflow, applying traditional regression techniques and using a nested approach in which 30-, 40-, and 50-year windows within the ~200-year …

Graduate Student Journal Article Writing Group: Creating Community Around Publishing, Gabrielle Brehne, Catherine Baird, Alicia Remolde

Journal of Graduate Librarianship

At Montclair State University, the online and outreach librarian and the assistant director of the Center for Writing Excellence paired up to create a supplemental program to support graduate students seeking to publish journal articles. A graduate assistant joined the team and created content based on Wendy Laura Belcher’s book Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks. We will discuss how we collaborated to establish this writing group and what we learned from the experience. A journal article writing group is a great addition to any graduate program, and we hope our story will inspire others.

Making Conflicts Of Interest Matter To Federally Funded Academic Research, Kimberly M. Papadantonakis

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

This article first provides background on the academic science and technology enterprise and the concerns of counterintelligence agencies that prompted the White House, DOJ, and Congress to act. Section III discusses specific criminal and civil cases, focusing on where prosecutions succeeded or faltered. Section IV covers the new rules and how the agencies are implementing them. Finally, Section V analyzes themes from the cases and examines how the new rules may impact future enforcement and compliance efforts.

Maintaining The Magic: Utilizing Strategies For Change, Katherine B. Reyes, Angelique Vansky, Curtis Isozaki, Christian Peralta

The Scholarship Without Borders Journal

This study analyzes "Rides and Foodie Inc.," with pseudonyms used for confidentiality: Ivan for the CEO and Daniel for the Founder. It examines internal and external factors impacting the company, highlighting challenges such as executive training, racial justice, and policy reform. Utilizing Kotter's 8-Step Model and the McKinsey 7-S Framework, the paper presents a comprehensive strategy for organizational change and proposes an evaluation model to assess the success of these changes.

Rides and Foodie Inc., a $155 billion enterprise, faces significant competition and evolving consumer preferences. Recent restructuring into three divisions led to layoffs and potential power imbalances. The company …

Practical Considerations For Xr Technologies Implementation In The Elementary School Curriculum, Tracey Jackson, Oscar Valenzuela, Linda Lee, Chloe Ford

The Scholarship Without Borders Journal

One of the modalities of the digital landscape that is gaining attention is extended reality (XR), a term that is used to encompass all technologies that merge the physical and virtual worlds (Marr, 2019). Through the evolving landscape of XR, students are now able to attend class, learn, and socialize with their teachers and peers from anywhere in the world. This literature review seeks to examine the existing research on practical, yet important considerations that need to be made when implementing XR technologies in the elementary school curriculum, such as instructor competency, social learning, learning transfer, and belonging.

Collaborative Leadership In Disaster Mitigation Development In Australia, Chidimma A. Abuka

The Scholarship Without Borders Journal

Background: In light of escalating environmental risks due to climate change, rigorous research in natural disaster mitigation is gaining significance. The United Nations’ (UN) 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) address disaster mitigation broadly, calling attention to both natural and human-induced crises. Australia has the fourth highest score globally in Freeman & Hancock’s (2017) Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience-Building (DRRR) Index. This research explores the aspects of collaborative leadership and sustainable development pathways to understand what is working in Australian communities and to address multifaceted challenges surrounding the further improvement of community resilience in Australia.

Existing Literature: Many studies emphasize the …

Tweeting Over Time: Twitter/X For Communication, Assessment, And Growth In Middle Level Teacher Education, Toni M. Williams

Current Issues in Middle Level Education

This article shares how preservice Middle Level teacher candidates used social media, specifically Twitter/X as both a resource and a tool and how that tool became important in assessing student growth and knowledge building which, in turn, informed instructional planning for the teacher education classroom. This is paramount for teacher educators and the future educators they teach, as they are preparing to create a variety of engagements for learning in teacher education programs and in middle level classrooms. Creating an online community is a means in which all preservice teachers can use their voices while at the same time having …

On The Morality Of Prostitution Under Hierarchical Social Structures: A Radical Feminist Analysis, Kendra F. Ballard

Quest

Moral Philosophy Essay

Research in progress for PHIL 2306: Introduction to Ethics

Faculty Mentor: John Macready, Ph.D.

The following article represents exemplary student research produced in PHIL 2306, a sophomore-level course in ethical and moral philosophy at Collin College. PHIL 2306 introduces students to an array of ethical and moral theories, such as virtue ethics, deontology, consequentialism, and contractarianism, as well as the dominant critiques of these theories. These ethical and moral theories provide models for reasoning about ethical and moral issues, which students practice by applying these theories to specific issues like abortion, torture, capital punishment, and genetic engineering. …

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 2, No. 8, 2004, Glynn Osburn, Paula Vastine

North Texas Archeological Society Records

Volume two and issue eight of TCAS Benchmark.

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 2, No. 8, 2004, Color Copy, Glynn Osburn, Paula Vastine

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Color copy of volume two and issue eight of TCAS Benchmark, missing several pages.

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2004, Glynn Osburn, Paula Vastine, Patrica A. Mercado-Allinger

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Volume two and issue two of TCAS Benchmark.

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2004, Glynn Osburn, Paula Vastine

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Volume two and issue one of TCAS Benchmark.

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 1, No. 10, 2003, Glynn Osburn, Tom Guderjan

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Volume one and issue ten of TCAS Benchmark.

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 1, No. 11, 2003, Glynn Osburn, Susan Bruning

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Volume one and issue eleven of TCAS Benchmark.

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 1, No. 9, 2003, Glynn Osburn, Tiffany Osburn, Carolyn Murphy, Gen Freix

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Volume one and issue nine of TCAS Benchmark.

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 1, No. 4, 2003, Glynn Osburn, Tamra Walter, Johnny Byers

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Volume one and issue four of TCAS Benchmark.

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 17, No. 2, 2003, Glynn Osburn, Elton R. Prewitt, Vickii Scism

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Volume seventeen and issue two of TCAS Benchmark.

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 16, No. 10, 2002, Wendy Lockwood, Vickii Scism, Pennie Lowetz

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Volume sixteen and issue ten of TCAS Benchmark. This issue includes a lineup for the 2003 staff.

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 16, No. 4, 2002 (Should Be No. 5), Wendy Lockwood, Eddie Osburn

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Volume sixteen and issue five of TCAS Benchmark. This issue is incorrectly labeled as issue four.

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2002, Wendy Lockwood, Clair Russel Ossian, Glynn Osburn

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Volume sixteen and issue one of TCAS Benchmark.

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 15, No. 9, 2001, Wendy Lockwood, Jesse Todd, Eddie Osburn

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Volume fifteen and issue nine of TCAS Benchmark.

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 15, No. 3, 2001, Wendy Lockwood, Glynn Osburn, Eddie Osburn

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Volume fifteen and issue three of TCAS Benchmark.

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 14, No. 11. 2000, Wendy Lockwood, Marvin Glasgow, Jim Blanton

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Volume fourteen and issue eleven of TCAS Benchmark.

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 14, No. 3, 2000, Wendy Lockwood, Marvin Glasgow, Glynn Osburn

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Volume fourteen and issue three of TCAS Benchmark

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 14, No. 4, 2000, Wendy Lockwood, Marvin Glasgow, Glynn Osburn

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Volume fourteen and issue four of TCAS Benchmark.

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 13, No. 11, 1999, Wendy Lockwood, Marvin Glasgow, Eddie Osburn, Bryan Jameson

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Volume thirteen and issue eleven of TCAS Benchmark.

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 13, No. 8, 1999, Glynn Osburn, Marvin Glasgow, Jesse Todd, Pennie Lowetz

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Volume thirteen and issue eight of TCAS Benchmark

Tcas Benchmark, Vol. 13, No. 5, 1999, Wendy Lockwood, Gen Freix, Marvin Glasgow, Glynn Osburn

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Volume thirteen and issue five of TCAS Benchmark.