Infrasound From Genesee High Falls, Rochester, Ny, Usa, Jacob Anderson, Hugo Ortiz

Fluvial Acoustics Data

This is one of the datasets referred to in a paper on waterfall infrasound by Anderson, Ortiz, and Barber, that relates a waterfall's infrasound to its physical characteristics (height, discharge, and power), maps infrasound power over the waterfall's surroundings, and models audibility distance for pigeons as an example of a well-studied infrasound-sensitive animal.

A Real-Time Framework For Forecasting Metal Prices, Andrea Bastianin, Luca Rossini, Lorenzo Tonni

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

This paper develops a real-time forecasting framework for monthly real prices of four key industrial metals – aluminum, copper, nickel, and zinc – whose demand is rising due to their widespread use in manufacturing and low-carbon technologies. To replicate the information set available to forecasters in real time, we construct a new dataset combining daily financial variables with first-release macroeconomic indicators and use nowcasting techniques to address publication lags. Within this real-time environment, we evaluate the predictive accuracy of a broad set of univariate, multivariate, and factor-augmented models, comparing their performance with two industry benchmarks: survey expectations and futures-spot spread …

Power Solutions For Large Loads: Mastering Electrical Supply For New Industrial Facilities, Chris Boyer, William Bourgeois, Skyler Bryant

Mavs Open Press Open Educational Resources - Archive

The next 25 years will see unprecedented growth in U.S. electricity demand, driven primarily by data centers for AI and industrial electrification. This surge presents unique challenges for power generation, especially for large loads requiring hundreds of megawatts to gigawatts from a single location. Conventional grid expansion is inadequate, prompting the need for innovative, flexible, and sustainable solutions. This book explores the opportunities, challenges, and hybrid generation strategies to support the evolving landscape of large-scale electric loads.

Preparing Students For College And Careers: Recommendations For Scaling College And Career Pathways In Southwestern Illinois, Laura Monteagudo

Reports, Analyses, and other Publications

Education Systems Center (EdSystems) at Northern Illinois University provided strategic counsel and support to Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC) for a 12-month period to develop comprehensive college and career pathways. Our support included the development of a unified, regionwide college and career pathway system aligned with Illinois’ College and Career Pathway Endorsement framework, Perkins V, and the State of Illinois Model Programs of Study Guides.

Instead of each district building pathways independently, this regional approach brings together high schools, community college faculty, and local employers to create shared structures that reflect real workforce needs and rural access challenges.

In this report, …

Chronic Absenteeism: A Case Study In A Central Virginia High School Investigating Student Habits And Potential Interventions, Ronald R. Proffitt

Graduate Dissertations and Theses

Abstract

The purpose of this single case study was to discover and determine the contributing factors for chronic absenteeism for high school students at a rural Central Virginia high school in order to discover potential solutions to increase attendance and to combat chronic absenteeism. An additional factor considered was habits that may have formed during the COVID-19 pandemic, which may have led to an increase in chronic absenteeism rates. The theory that guided this study was Bronfenbrenner’s (1979) Ecological Systems Theory, as it directly addressed how a child relates and reacts to their environments based upon their interactions. The participants …

Conquer And Prevail Issue 203 December 18 2025, Wofford College. Office Of Marketing And Communications

Conquer and Prevail Newsletter

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Creating Your Own Learning Path: Lessons From The Physics Classroom, Natalia Romero

Teaching Repository of AI-Infused Learning

Driving Your Own Learning Path is a strategy that guides students to create personalized AI-supported learning. Students initiate and refine their own prompts, progressing from basic questions to deeper conceptual and relational inquiries while using AI as a thinking partner rather than an answer provider. This approach strengthens self-regulation and metacognitive awareness by allowing students to reflect on their learning process and adapt their study strategies in real time.

The Other Side Of The Wall: A Study On The Impact Of Paternal Incarceration On African American Children, Chance M. Wideman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative dissertation explores the long-term psychological, relational, and systemic impacts of paternal incarceration on adult children. Guided by Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Theory, Attachment Theory, and Family Process Theory, this study examines two research questions:

(1) What types of childhood trauma are associated with paternal incarceration?

(2) How does the childhood trauma associated with paternal incarceration impact one in adulthood?

The study draws on three in-depth narrative interviews with adults who experienced paternal incarceration in childhood. These interviews, framed as dialogic and reflexive spaces, illuminate the deep and layered consequences of incarceration across the lifespan.

Five central findings emerged: …

Book Review: Code Name Puritan: Norman Holmes Pearson At The Nexus Of Poetry, Espionage, And American Power, Wylie W. Johnson

Parameters Bookshelf – Online Book Reviews

Author: Greg Barnhisel

Reviewed by: Wylie W. Johnson

In this riveting biography, Greg Barnhisel uncovers the extraordinary life of Norman Holmes Pearson—a Yale professor, literary tastemaker, and covert intelligence officer. Seamlessly blending poetry, espionage, and Cold War politics, Code Name Puritan reveals how Pearson helped shape both American cultural identity and national security strategy. From championing modernist women poets to dismantling Nazi spy networks, Pearson’s story is a fascinating portrait of influence at the intersection of intellect and power.

©2025 Wylie W. Johnson

Assessing River Herring Habitat After Aquatic Herbicide (Fluridone) Application, Caroline Reusch

Master’s Theses and Projects

No abstract provided.

Reimagining Success In Specialty Courts: Developing A Recovery-Oriented Success Model (Rosm) To Guide Funding, Evaluation, And Participant Outcomes In Massachusetts, Kerri Cianciarulo

Master’s Theses and Projects

No abstract provided.

Turtlebot4 For Inventory Delivery Tasks: Practical Implementation In An Academic Setting, Aisha Alchaar

Master’s Theses and Projects

No abstract provided.

The Hrt Conjecture: Known Results And Recent Advances, Sophia Maniscalco

Master’s Theses and Projects

No abstract provided.

Taking Back The Trades: Southwestern Illinois Work-Based Learning Inventory Report, Alexia Santiago

Reports, Analyses, and other Publications

In 2025, Education Systems Center at Northern Illinois University (EdSystems) partnered with Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC), regional school districts, and industry partners to build a strong and comprehensive system of work-based learning opportunities for K-12 students that is aligned with Illinois statutes and frameworks. In this report, EdSystems identifies the existing regional events and activities that promote high-quality work-based learning for college and career pathways in the health sciences and manufacturing sectors.

The Singlet Scalar State In A Chiral Ensemble In $Su(2)$ With Two Fundamental Flavours, Laurence Bowes, Vincent Drach, Patrick Fritzsch, Sofie Martins, Antonio Rago, Fernando Romero-Lopez

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Composite Higgs models are a class of Beyond the Standard Model (BSM) models proposed to address the hierarchy and naturalness problems associated with the Standard Model (SM) Higgs. A new QCD-like strongly interacting sector based on SU(2) with two fundamental flavours can be used to build a composite Higgs model which is not yet ruled out by experiment. The role of the singlet scalar resonance will affect Higgs phenomenology at the LHC. In this project our goal is to understand the properties of the singlet scalar state in the new strongly interacting sector in isolation as a first step to …

Gauge Invariance And Repeated Time Isolated Solution Discontinuities, James Glimm, James Glimm, James Glimm

Department of Applied Mathematics & Statistics Faculty Publications

The main conclusion of this paper is (a) a gauge structure for the underlying physics, at or above a critical dimension, forces multiple time isolated solution discontinuities (blowups). The main conclusion (b) is that the solution is one Sobolev index more singular that the natural Hilbert space H. Proofs are given for Navier-Stokes fluids.

Impact Of Complex Operating Conditions Caused By Superposition Of Photovoltaic Access And System Short-Circuit On Distribution Network Lightning Arrester Operation, Jin Bai, Xiu Zhou, Xin Yang, Tian Tian, Rui Yin

Journal of Electric Power Science and Technology

In recent years, a large number of photovoltaic power sources have been connected to the distribution network, and the line voltage fluctuations caused thereby have become a research hotspot.However, at present, there is insufficient understanding of the complex operating conditions formed by the superposition of overvoltage generated by short-circuit faults in the distribution network and system voltage fluctuations caused by photovoltaic access, as well as a lack of knowledge about the fault mechanisms of distribution network lightning arresters and other equipment under such operating conditions.To solve the above problems, a simulation calculation model for substation overvoltage with photovoltaic access is …

Short-Term Prediction Model For Pv Coupled With Wrf-Solar And Irradiance Correction, Bin Li, Yi Ding, Zhe Bao, Yu Song, Wei Li

Journal of Electric Power Science and Technology

As the depletion of traditional fossil energy becomes more serious, the use of solar energy for photovoltaic power generation has been an important direction for global countries to adjust their energy structure.There is an urgent need to improve the prediction accuracy of photovoltaic power generation capacity.A short-term prediction model for photovoltaics （PV） coupled with a weather research and forecasting model for solar energy （WRF-Solar ） and irradiance correction is proposed to enhance the accuracy and reliability of short-term prediction of photovoltaic power.Firstly, WRF-Solar is used for numerical prediction of dynamic downscaling weather to obtain future meteorological factors, including irradiance.Then, a …

Secure Communication Scheme For Power Lines Based On Ofdm-Im, Fang Chen, Sihao Zhu, Weijie Yang, Guixian Cheng, Zhou Dai

Journal of Electric Power Science and Technology

To address the illegal eavesdropping problem caused by the openness of power line communication （PLC） channels, a physical-layer secure transmission scheme, namely artificial noise added orthogonal frequency division multiplexing with index modulation （AN-added OFDM-IM ）, is proposed from the perspective of physical-layer security for wiretap PLC channels.In this scheme, the index bits are still transmitted through the states of carriers, and the modulated bits are still transmitted via active carriers, while the idle inactive carriers are used to transmit artificial noise （AN） generated based on the channel state information （CSI） between legitimate links.The secure transmission rate of the proposed scheme …

Research On Distribution Network Reconstruction Based On K-Nn Hybrid Genetic Algorithm, Fu Li, Zhi Zhang, Jiawei Ding, Kun Wang

Journal of Electric Power Science and Technology

In the case of widespread access to distributed generation, in order to meet the radial topology constraints of the network, the distribution network topology constraints and other constraints are considered, and a distribution network reconfiguration method based on a k-NN hybrid genetic algorithm is proposed.First, the minimum network loss, load balance, and the minimum number of circuit breaker actions are used as the objective function.The mathematical model of distribution network reconfiguration is constructed under the constraints of the power flow equation, load balance, voltage ceiling, and power ceiling.The k-NN algorithm is used to ensure that the chromosomes always meet the …

Precise Feedback Decoupling Control Of A Three-Level Buck Converter Based On A Pre-Filter, Xin Fan, Jiarong Wu, Lin Yang, Weilin Wu

Journal of Electric Power Science and Technology

To improve the stability performance of a three-level Buck converter, a precise feedback decoupling control strategy based on a pre-filter is proposed.The mathematical model of the three-level Buck converter is established, and the reversibility analysis of the model is carried out based on the inverse system theory.The original model is linearly decoupled into two pseudolinear subsystems.The proportional-integral controller and the optimal controller are designed for the two subsystems, respectively to improve the performance of the system and suppress the influence of external disturbances on the system.Then, the pre-filter is designed to eliminate the adverse effects of the closed-loop zero point.Simulation …

Multi-Time-Scale Rolling Optimization And Control Strategy For Hybrid Energy Storage Based On Empirical Mode Decomposition, Wenyuan Zhang, Liping Tan, Zhiqiang Xu, Qing Chen, Shijie Zhang, Yushuang He

Journal of Electric Power Science and Technology

To effectively improve the new energy accommodation level of photovoltaic （PV） transformer districts and the tie-line power fluctuation suppression capability and address the problem that various energy storage systems cannot achieve optimal output from a global perspective due to the need for secondary correction in the “optimization-first and decomposition-later ” control approach, a multi-time-scale rolling optimization and control strategy for hybrid energy storage based on empirical mode decomposition （EMD） is proposed.Firstly, the EMD is used to decompose the net load power of transformer districts into high-frequency and low-frequency modal components, which are taken as the reference output powers of the …

Teachers’ Perceptions Of Employer-Provided Afterschool Childcare As A Retention Strategy: A Herzberg-Informed Qualitative Case Study, Lakinsha R. Swinton

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Teacher retention has been a growing issue, as the rate of teacher vacancies has continued to increase after the COVID-19 pandemic. The increase in teacher vacancies after the pandemic highlighted the importance of retaining and attracting highly qualified teachers for schools and school districts. A coastal South Carolina school district had been providing employee support services to retain current staff and create a competitive advantage over other school districts in attracting new staff. The purpose of this generic qualitative study is to examine the perception of classroom teachers regarding the efficacy of free afterschool childcare as an employee support service …

Abstract By Shambhav Shriraam, Shambhav Shriraam

STEM for Success Showcase

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Using Improvement Science To Examine The Effects Of The Eureka Math On Teacher Perceptions And Student Achievement In Grades 3–5, Latishia Ptomey

Education Theses and Dissertations

This Improvement Science Dissertation in Practice (ISDiP) investigates teacher perceptions of implementing Eureka Math TEKS Edition in grades three through five within a rural Central Texas district and the resulting impact on student achievement. The study employed a mixed methods design incorporating surveys, observations, and performance data collected over two academic years (2023-2025). Participants over the two years included 16 teachers, one instructional coach, and one principal at a campus of approximately 500 students in grades three through five. Teacher perceptions were analyzed to understand factors influencing curriculum fidelity, instructional practices, and classroom implementation. Concurrently, student mathematics performance was monitored …

A Comprehensive Study Of Integration And Alternatives For Concrete In The Construction Industry, Saee Sawlikar

Theses

Concrete dominates the building industry as a construction material, frequently used due to its versatile, enormous application properties and the flexibility it offers. When just traditional concrete is considered, it contributes to only 8% of the total global warming potential. However, due to its countless vast applications, it’s energy and emissions consumption is up to roughly 35% and 38% respectively when compared with other industries. The study focuses on proposing three alternative low-carbon concrete materials with modified component chemical properties with reference to concrete itself and will test if any material could replace and surpass the benefits offered by concrete …

Cmsi Translations #25: A New Pillar For Distant Oceans: Concepts For The Chinese Navy's New Generation Of General-Purpose Destroyers, Ying Tian

CMSI Translations

A recent unconfirmed rumor about the Chinese Navy developing a new general-purpose guidedmissile destroyer has stirred debate online. Many commenters argue that the Type 055 already offers exceptional capability across air defense, missile defense, anti-ship, anti-submarine, and general warfare roles, and is more than capable of meeting current mission needs. But because it’s expensive to build, it is not practical to produce in large numbers or to use for routine tasks, so it will likely remain a smaller part of the fleet. In contrast, the more affordable Type 052D class is limited by its size and displacement, which restricts how …

Exploring Occupational Therapists' Experiences With Animal Assisted Therapy Competencies For Safe And Ethical Practice, Macy Burr

Student Dissertations

The implementation of animal-assisted therapy requires professionals to establish competencies and work with animals that possess specific characteristics and have undergone specialized training. Researchers noted a lack of uniform guidelines for practicing animal-assisted therapy in occupational therapy. The Association of Animal-Assisted Intervention Professionals recently developed a set of competencies for the safe and ethical inclusion of animals in professional settings, with a section in the appendix specifically tailored to occupational therapy. Although extensive research was conducted to develop these competencies, there is little research on their application to practice. The identified problem was the lack of research to guide the …

Give Me Your Hungry, Your Poor: How Welfare Restrictions Perpetuate Recidivism, Kaitlyn Hammond

Vanderbilt Social Justice Reporter

No abstract provided.

Tennessee’S Families Rights And Responsibilities Act: A Risky Gamble With Adolescent Health And Safety, Oluwafunmilayo Oguns

Vanderbilt Social Justice Reporter

No abstract provided.