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Fares On Fairness: Using A Total Error Framework To Examine The Role Of Measurement And Representation In Training Data On Model Fairness And Bias, Patrick Oliver Schenk, Christoph Kern, Trent D. Buskirk

Data Science Faculty Publications

Data-driven decisions, often based on predictions from machine learning (ML) models are becoming ubiquitous. For these decisions to be just, the underlying ML models must be fair, i.e., work equally well for all parts of the population such as groups defined by gender or age. What are the logical next steps if, however, a trained model is accurate but not fair? How can we guide the whole data pipeline such that we avoid training unfair models based on inadequate data, recognizing possible sources of unfairness early on? How can the concepts of data-based sources of unfairness that exist in the …

Countries As Laboratories: Reflections On Sierra Leone’S Amended Anti-Human Trafficking Law, Andrea L. Dennis

Scholarly Works

Sierra Leone’s improved anti-trafficking laws align with global norms, but enforcement remains weak due to socio-economic realities and Western deterrence mismatches, limiting effective prosecution despite recent legislative reforms.

Transunion, Vermont Agency, And Statutory Damages Under Article Iii, Randy Beck

Scholarly Works

The Supreme Court concluded in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez that a plaintiff may not sue to collect statutory damages under a statute like the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) simply because the defendant violated a right Congress conferred on the plaintiff. Instead, Article III requires the plaintiff to show that the statutory violation resulted in a “concrete” injury with “a ‘close relationship’ to a harm ‘traditionally’ recognized as providing a basis for a lawsuit in American courts.” The TransUnion Court made no effort to explain how its conclusion could be reconciled with Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States …

Streamlining Digital Elevation Model Construction From Historical Aerial Photographs: The Impact Of Reference Elevation Data On Spatial Accuracy, Xin Hong, Christopher H. Roosevelt

All Works

This study proposes a streamlined workflow for producing historical digital elevation models (hDEMs) from scanned 1950s aerial photographs using structure-from-motion and multi-view-stereo (SfM-MVS) techniques along with co-registration methods. We also conducted a sensitivity analysis to assess the impact of DEM references with varying spatial resolutions on the SfM-MVS process and co-registration accuracy. The DEM references included a 30 m SRTM DEM (low resolution), a 12 m TanDEM-X DEM (medium resolution), and a 5 m DEM provided by the General Directorate of Mapping of the Ministry of National Defense, Republic of T & uuml;rkiye (high resolution). Results indicate that higher resolution …

Science Education In The Age Of Misinformation, Elissar Gerges

All Works

No abstract provided.

Zynfluencers: Decoding The New Wave Of Nicotine Culture On Tiktok, Abbie Walls, Page D. Dobbs, Susana Rodriguez Gongora

2025 Research Poster Competition

Significance: This research is crucial for understanding how ZYN, a leader in the rapidly growing nicotine pouch market, influences younger generations through platforms like TikTok. With the nicotine pouch industry projected to grow from $1.99 billion in 2022 to $22.98 billion by 2030, ZYNfluencers play a key role in shaping trends, building brand loyalty, and attracting new users. This phenomenon poses a challenge to tobacco control policies, as marketing strategies targeting youth—potentially with modified risk claims—could undermine efforts to limit nicotine's appeal. By examining ZYN’s impact on social media, this study highlights the need for updated regulations to address the …

University Students' Understanding And Utilization Of Food Labels: A Cross-Sectional Study, Sharifa Alblooshi, Linda Smail, Asya Aldayyani, Falak Zeb, Alia Ibrahim

All Works

Introduction: This study is aimed at investigating Zayed University students' knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) regarding food labels and at identifying key predictors of food label use through logistic regression analysis.Methods: This quantitative cross-sectional study used a validated questionnaire to elicit data on KAPs regarding the use of nutritional information and food labels. This study was conducted from January to May 2023 in the UAE among students from Zayed University. A total of 1153 students aged 18 and above from Zayed University participated in the study. They were recruited using snowball sampling. Descriptive statistics were obtained using the Statistical Package …

Designing Ai To Foster Acceptance: Do Freedom To Choose And Social Proof Impact Ai Attitudes Among British And Arab Populations?, Sameha Alshakhsi, Mohamed Basel Almourad, Areej Babkir, Dena Al-Thani, Ala Yankouskaya, Christian Montag, Raian Ali

All Works

This study examines the impact of two key AI modalities–freedom of choice (FoC) and social proof (SP)–on public attitudes toward AI, focusing on cultural differences between UK and Arab participants. FoC refers to the option of selecting a non-AI, possibly human, alternative, while SP means knowing that others have used AI without issues. Four scenarios were designed, combining the presence or absence of these modalities. The context was a customer service chatbot for a telecommunications company, familiar to all participants. A total of 639 participants (316 British and 323 Arab) were introduced to the modalities and then the scenarios in …

The Passing Of A Giant In Proteoglycan Research: Robert J. Linhardt (1953–2025), Renato V. Iozzo, Fuming Zhang, Paul L. Deangelis

Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Faculty Papers

No abstract provided.

Historic Rock Hill Collection - Accession 1844, Historic Rock Hill, Rock Hill, Sc, White Family, Rock Hill History

Manuscript Collection

The Historic Rock Hill Collection consists of materials relating to the history of Rock Hill, South Carolina and its notable historic buildings, businesses, and people. The collection also documents the pioneering White Family of Rock Hill as well as the history of Historic Rock Hill, a nonprofit historical preservation organization headquartered at the historic White Home in Rock Hill, SC. Founded in the 1980s as the Midtown Preservation Association, the group continues to work to preserve and promote the many historic sites and stories of Rock Hill through preservation projects and educational programming. HRH records (by-laws, newsletters, agendas, etc.), …

American Association Of University Women - Rock Hill Chapter Records-Accession 1516, American Association Of University Women Rock Hill Chapter Records

Manuscript Collection

This collection consists of American Association of University Women Rock Hill Chapter bulletins, posters, illustrations, time cards, and branch yearbooks. This collection also contains invoices, meeting notes, and correspondence with colleges and other branches. The American Association of University Women (AAUW), was founded in 1881 as a non-profit organization that advances equity and education for women. The Rock Hill Chapter of the American Association of University Women was founded in 1925 or 1926 with Miss Anne W. Stevens serving as first president.

Eldon Beaver Papers - Accession 1670, Eldon Beaver, Civilian Conservation Corp

Manuscript Collection

Eldon Beaver (1917-2019) was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) company 1417 located in Rodman, SC. Eldon Beaver also worked for the Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company until retirement. This collection contains documents related to the CCC company 1417 men as documented by Eldon Beaver and his wife Chloe Beaver. He was also a Corporal in the US Army Air Corp during World War II. The Eldon Beaver collection includes photographs, reunion information, and member information. This collection also contains textile sample pieces from Eldon Beaver’s time working for the Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company.

William Joseph Roddey Papers - Accession 1882, William Joseph Roddey

Manuscript Collection

William Joseph Roddey (1861-1945) was a businessman and manufacturer in Rock Hill, SC. Roddey was president of Victoria Cotton Mills, organizer of the First National Bank of Rock Hill, president of National Union Bank, manager of the Rock Hill-Charlotte agency of the Equitable Life Assurance Society and was a member of the Winthrop Board of Trustees. The William Joseph Roddey Papers were discovered at the vacant Arcade Textile Mill by the Williams family. It appears that these papers were from the office of William Joseph Roddey. The William Joseph Roddey Papers contain documents related to William Joseph Roddey and the …

Sara Perry Mcleod Papers - Accession 1432, Sara Perry Mcleod, Winthrop College

Manuscript Collection

The Sara Perry McLeod Papers include a May Day program, newspaper clippings and photographs from a scrapbook, and Winthrop College yearbooks (Tatler) from Sara Perry’s student years. Sara Perry McLeod (1921–2011), a 1942 Winthrop College graduate, served as Maid of Honor during the May Day festivities in the spring of 1942. The bulk of the collection documents the 1942 May Day celebration, featuring images and articles related to that event, along with materials reflecting her time as a student at Winthrop.

Review On Surface Engineering Of Nmc For High Performance Of Lithium-Ion Batteries, Pongsakorn Kantichaimongkol, Thanyalux Wanotayan, Jiaqian Qin

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

The lithium-ion battery stands as a highly promising energy storage system. Among its key components, the cathode material—particularly lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide (LiNiMnCoO₂), or NMC—is of great importance due to its high specific capacity and cost-effectiveness. Despite its advantages, NMC faces certain challenges, with limited cycle performance being one of the most critical issues. To address this issue, extensive research has been dedicated to surface modification strategies for NMC materials. Studies have identified two primary approaches, doping and coating, both of which have proven effective in enhancing the material's long-term stability. This work systematically examines, categorizes, and compares recent …

Oxidation Of Sn-1 Wt.% Bi In Air And In Oxygen Deprived Environment, Pakawat Polmanee, Benjie Fernandez, Patama Visuttipitukul, Ittipon Cheowanish, Tachai Luangvaranunt

Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals

Oxidation of Sn-1wt% Bi in air and in oxygen deprived environment is studied in this research. Electrochemical process with SERA technique was used to determine oxide film thickness and rate of oxidation of tin alloy. The thickness of oxide film at 72 hours of the specimens that is tested in air, in vacuum, in argon environment, and wrapped with plastic film are 16, 10, 18, and 13 Å respectively. XPS was used to determine the type of oxides in the oxide layer. Result after signals deconvolution shows that SnO and SnO2 compounds were formed on the Sn-1wt% Bi surface.

A Comparative Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficients And Difference Files For Audio Effect Identification Using Convolutional Recurrent Neural Networks., Patrick Sneyd

ICT

The field of Music information retrieval (MIR) is concerned with computational systems which help humans better make sense of the processing, searching, organizing, and accessing of music-related data and takes in disciplines such as music theory, computer science, psychology, neuroscience, library science, electrical engineering and machine learning. MIR processes relating to audio classification have applications in fields such as speech recognition, automatic bandwidth allocation and Audio Database Indexing which is especially of relevance to large audio collections in broadcasting facilities, the movie industry or music content providers.

These indexing aspects of MIR have been applied to classifying audio into musical …

Customer Service Support. Utilizing Machine Learning To Classify, Prioritize And Summarize Issues., Hoai Nhan Nguyen

ICT

This capstone project investigates the application of machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) to enhance customer support operations through automated ticket classification, prioritization, and summarization. Using the multilingual Customer Support Emails dataset from Kaggle, the project follows the CRISP-DM methodology, performing extensive data cleaning, preprocessing, feature engineering, and class balancing. Five machine learning models—Decision Tree, KNN, LinearSVC, Naive Bayes, and Random Forest—were evaluated using hyperparameter tuning, cross-validation, confusion matrix analysis, and learning curves. LinearSVC demonstrated the strongest performance for both queue and priority classification, achieving accuracies of 89.8% and 81.2% respectively, with consistent generalization across folds. For summarization, extractive …

Time Series Forecasting In Financial Markets: Benchmarking The Temporal Fusion Transformer Against N-Beats., Fergus Fleury

ICT

This study compares the performance of two deep learning architectures, the Temporal Fusion Transformer (TFT) and N-BEATS, for 10-day stock price forecasting. Both models were implemented using the Darts Python library, which ensured consistent preprocessing, training, and evaluation. The dataset, sourced from Yahoo Finance, included daily equity prices, technical indicators, a market sentiment index, and earnings announcements.

TFT was applied as a multivariate model incorporating past, future, and static covariates, while N-BEATS was trained as separate univariate models with past covariates only. A rolling forecast cross-validation approach was used for evaluation. Results show that TFT consistently outperformed N-BEATS, particularly under …

Data-Driven Public Transport Planning For Dublin: A Clustering And Forecasting Approach, Magdalena Burtinik Urueta, Mirae Yu

ICT

Dublin has been experiencing severe traffic congestion due to rapid economic and population growth, with residents losing an average of 158 hours per year in traffic during rush hour (Europe Data, 2025). A 2022 European Commission study found that 76% of Irish people use a car as their primary mode of transport on a typical day—an 8% increase from 2019, compared to the EU average of 47% (MacCarthaigh, 2022).

This project proposes a data-driven approach to identifying current transport accessibility gaps and forecasting future population growth across Dublin to support sustainable infrastructure development. Using Ireland’s Census data, an unsupervised method …

Detecting Fake News Using Ai, Gustavo Lambert, Lucas Schultz

ICT

This is a document that presents a strategic analysis of the project “Detecting Fake News using AI”. Developed as part of the BSc (Hons) in Computing in IT at CCT College Dublin. The goal is to analyse the potential advantages, exploiting the viability and the impact of applying Artificial intelligence to check, verify and alert about misinformation found and to answer the question “How can Artificial Intelligence be leveraged to accurately detect and combat fake news while ensuring data privacy and compliance with regulations?” and “To what extent can AI-driven misinformation detection help reduce the spread of fake news on …

The Purpose Of The Preliminary Injunction, Samuel Bray

Journal Articles

This Article explores a reshaping of the preliminary injunction that is occurring in the federal courts. A preliminary injunction is designed to be a "hold in place" order, blocking actions by the parties that would undermine the efficacy of the court's remedial options. But the preliminary injunction is becoming a device for accelerating the merits decision. Instead of a four-factor test for preliminary relief, increasingly there is one factor: the merits. This Article critiques this transformation, and it argues that the preliminary injunction should be recentered on the protection of the court's remedial options.

Parental Rights, Parental Choice, And State Public Education Mandates, Nicole Stelle Garnett

Journal Articles

Pierce v. Society of Sisters and Meyer v. Nebraska were cases about parental rights in general, and parental choice in particular. Both centered on a challenge to a state's legal effort to reduce or eliminate the educational choices available to parents-in the former, by requiring students to attend public schools, in the latter, by requiring instruction in all schools, public and private, be conducted in English. Pierce and Meyer also were about state efforts to forge a homogeneous American citizenry by limiting the educational choices available to parents. As Justice McReynolds observed in Meyer, "The desire of the Legislature to …

Using Ai To Improve Study Skills, Lesley L. Rennis

Open Educational Resources

This module consists of three lesson plans designed to teach students to use AI tools responsibly and ethically to create outlines, refine research questions, and use APA referencing. By integrating AI into study practices, students enhance their organizational, analytical, and citation skills, while maintaining academic integrity. The lessons emphasize using AI as a tool to improve study skills so that more time can be spent on deep learning and critically thinking about class material.

Public Writing As Open Pedagogy, Rachael Nevins

Open Educational Resources

This guide to inviting students to share their writing publicly was developed for faculty participating in seminars on open pedagogy at BMCC. It discusses public writing as a way to engage in open pedagogy, outlines the types of writing that students may engage in publicly, and presents the relevant pedagogical, technical, and ethical considerations.

Meant To Burn: Wildfire In The West (2025), University Of Montana--Missoula. School Of Journalism

Byline

Learning to Live -- Behind the Fireline -- Nowhere to Hide -- Empowered to Fight -- Mann Gulch -- A Way of Life

Interventions Designed To Increase Scholarly Activity And Achieve Promotion Among Primarily Junior Clinical Faculty In The United States: A Scoping Review, Heather A. Billings, Ashlee Mills Duffy, Gary L. Beck Dallaghan, Emily Glenn, Eric S. Peeples, Matthew R. Sandbulte, Jason F. Shiffermiller, Carrie Valenta, Bethany Lowndes, Jana L. Wardian

Journal Articles: Hospital Medicine

BACKGROUND: For many U.S. academic physicians, direct patient care is the primary focus of daily work and the most important professional responsibility. Concurrently, some degree of scholarly activity is often required for career advancement. Junior clinical faculty often face challenges that limit their success in this area such as heavy clinical workloads or other time constraints, a lack of personal expertise or experience, mentorship, and institutional infrastructure. Support systems and faculty development interventions may mitigate these challenges and contribute to increased academic productivity and promotion. The objective of this study was to perform a scoping review of literature on strategies …

The Gospel According To Matthew: Emphasizing Jesus’ Character In Us & His Mission Through Us, Mark E. Killam

Academic Books

No abstract provided.

In From The Cold: Notes On Sixteenth-Century English Catholic History, Freddy Cristobal Dominguez

History Faculty Publications and Presentations

English Catholic history continues to tread new ground, revisit old theories, and draw together theoretical and geographical frameworks. However, it continues to struggle to be accepted as part of the "mainstream" narrative of English history. In this review essay, I explore three key areas of growth related to the study of sixteenth-century English Catholicism: returning Catholics to the "high politics" of England; a renewed emphasis on gender, particularly the role of religious women; and an international/transnational orientation that reaffirms the close ties between Britain and the Continent. Recently reviewed works include Lillian Lodine-Chaffey, A Weak Woman in a Strong Battle: …

A Wesley Bibliography. -- Fourteenth Edition, Kenneth J. Collins

Academic Books

No abstract provided.