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Animal To Human Scaling Of Cervical Spine Injury Tolerance In Frontal Impact, Jesse William Gerringer

Dissertations (1934 -)

Cervical spine (c-spine) injury tolerance is not well understood during severe frontal impacts. While these c-spine injuries are rare, they are disproportionally debilitating to the individual in the long term. To study the dynamics of c-spine injury during frontal impact, this dissertation repurposed historical kinematic data from frontal impact experiments using a modern statistical and modeling approach. Frontal impact data was obtained from two historic sources: non-human primate (NHP) experiments from the Naval Biodynamics Laboratory and human research volunteer (HRV) experiments from the Air Force Research Laboratory. First, injury probability curves were calculated from published NHP peak head kinematics and …

Novel State Estimation Techniques And Their Applications, Jiayi Su

Dissertations (1934 -)

This dissertation contributes to the field by developing and applying novel state estimation techniques in three distinct areas: the detection of cyber-physical systems (CPS) intrusion, the estimation of State-of-Charge (SOC) and State-of-Health (SOH), and multi-object tracking in video sequences. In the first area, emphasis is placed on the detection of unknown intrusion signals within CPS. A pioneering detection scheme is formulated to discern potential cyber-attacks on industrial control systems. A novel intrusion model is first introduced and subsequently incorporated into the Multi-Model Adaptive Estimation (MMAE) technique for the identification of sensor or actuator attack signals. Simulation results underscore the effectiveness …

Mechanisms Of Fatigability In Individuals With Prediabetes And The Effect Of Dietary Nitrate Supplementation, Blaine Evan Arney

Dissertations (1934 -)

Prediabetes is characterized as elevated blood glucose levels below the clinical threshold for type 2 diabetes. Previous research identified an increased fatigability (exercise-induced reduction in limb force or power) of the lower limb muscles in individuals with prediabetes which can impair physical function and lead to reduced physical activity. The mechanisms of fatigability in people with prediabetes are not known but are likely related to suggested vascular dysfunction in prediabetes. An important healthcare goal is to determine effective treatments to offset the increased fatigability in people with prediabetes to improve daily function. The purpose of this dissertation was to determine …

Enhancing Security In Modern Medical Devices: The Medicalharm Methodology And Cyberllama2, Emmanuel Kwarteng

Dissertations (1934 -)

With the rapid growth of Modern Medical Devices (MMDs) and their increasing connectivity to enhance patient care, concerns about security, privacy, and safety are paramount. If compromised, these devices can expose sensitive patient information and harm patients. Therefore, securing MMDs against cyber-attacks is critical. Threat modeling, mandated by the FDA as a premarket submission requirement in the MMD domain, serves as the first defense mechanism. However, our investigation of 119 participants from various MMD manufacturing companies revealed a need for a tailored threat modeling methodology that considers both patient safety and device complexity. To address this, we present MEDICALHARM, a …

Sacred Heart University Magazine, Volume 5, Issue 2, Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Food Insecurity & Gendered Vulnerability – Sarai/Sarah And Rebekah In Genesis, Maricel S. Ibita

Theology Department Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Lactobacillus Rhamnosus Interactions With Foodborne Pathogens And Impact On Plant Productivity In A Model Hydroponic System, Esther Titilope Oginni

Theses and Dissertations

Food production is a global problem, and this has been further compounded with changes in weather patterns necessitating the need for a sustainable approach to production. Chapter 1 introduces the broad concept of the Control environment agriculture (CEA) and then narrows it doe to the hydroponic system its food safety risks. The CEA has been employed alongside conventional practices methods to improve meet the demand for food without placing pressure on the land available. Foodborne outbreaks have been recorded in the production medium and are therefore susceptible to contamination. In Chapter 2, the study focused on using Lactobacillus rhamnosus and …

Viewing Ir Through A Unicolonial Lens: A Case Study On The Effects Of Cultural Recognition On State Behavior, Andrew Viera

Theses and Dissertations

The following thesis utilizes the concept of unicoloniality, a process found within several ant species, to analyze the aggressive behavior and alliance-forming behavior of states. Through the unique lens of ant colony behavior, this study creates a new variable for quantifying culture that measures whether two states can recognize each other based on their cultural identity. Utilizing this noble variable, a logistic regression model was run to test the impact of cultural recognition on state behavior. The results indicated that cultural recognition had no effect on the decision of a state to join an alliance or engage in a militarized …

Injuries Related To Waterskiing Between 2012 And 2022: A National Database Study., Sean M Muir, Tyler Rizzieri, Andrew Brown, Cole Graham, Laken Fulmer, Ryan Scagliarini, Kristine Lombardozzi

Trauma and Acute Care Articles

We conducted an epidemiological study by using the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) database to assess and quantify waterskiing injuries between 2012 and 2022. A total of 898 injuries were reported, primarily among Caucasian males during competition. Head (177, 20%), face (93, 10%), and knee (70, 8%) were the most prevalent types of injuries. Common physical examination findings included muscle strains, ligament sprains, lacerations, and fractures. Although rare, there were reported cases of dental injury, hemorrhage, crushing, foreign body, and amputation as well. These findings suggest that protective equipment, particularly headgear, is necessary to reduce the incidence of waterskiing …

Netiquette For Upper Elementary Multilingual Learners: A Curriculum Resource, Denise Price

School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects

This capstone paper explores the research question: When teaching computer-mediated communication (CMC) skills to upper elementary students, how can teachers include politeness (netiquette) instruction tailored to meet the needs of multilingual learners (MLs)? After reflecting on her own previous difficulties trying to learn the netiquette rules of another language, the author conducted a literature review that revealed an important gap: despite the increasing prevalence of CMC at the elementary level, little research currently exists on how best to teach netiquette skills to this age group. In the accompanying project, the author wove together ideas from traditional linguistic theories about polite …

Abroad In The Archives: Engaging Students Across Cultures And Through Time, Christiane Métral

French Studies: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Neutrosophic Clustering Analysis With Data From Cysticercus Tenuicollis Dna Samples, Blanca Mercedes Toro Molina, Rafael Alfonso Garzón Jarrin, Mauricio Rafael Aguilera Vizuete, Christian Geovanny Ávila Rocha, Luis Favian Cartuche Macas, Edilberto Chacón Marcheco

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

Parasitic diseases caused by Cysticercus tenuicollis significantly impact the livestock industry. The quantification of such impacts presents challenges due to the handling of data obtained through modern molecular techniques. This investigation explores the application of neutrosophic cluster analysis to the study of Cysticercus tenuicollis DNA. Neutrosophic clustering and the use of linguistic terms help interpret analyses, employing a five-step neutrosophic clustering algorithm: selection of the clustering algorithm, definition of distance metrics, data preparation, algorithm execution, and examination of results. Samples from 20 sheep exhibiting liver cysts were collected in Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador. The analysis resulted in a neutrosophic cluster where …

Neutrosophic Analysis In The Evaluation Of The Use Of Beauveria Bassiana Against The Potato White Grub, Edwin M. Chancusig-Espin, Paulina Imbaquingo Cachipuendo, Doris Guil-Camaigua

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

Beauveria bassiana is an entomopathogenic fungus that has been shown to have the potential to control the potato white grub (Premnotrypes vorax), a pest that significantly affects potato production, especially in Ecuador. Therefore, the present study has focused on evaluating the effectiveness of Beauveria bassiana in the control of the potato white grub under laboratory conditions. To this end, neutrosophic statistics have been used to analyze larval mortality, by applying concentrations of 〖10〗^4, 〖10〗^6 and 〖10〗^8 conidia of Beauveria bassiana by spraying and immersion. Among the results, it was determined that treatment at a concentration of 108 conidia per spray …

Nonlocal Frameworks For Nonlinear Conservation Laws And Advection-Diffusion Processes, Anh Thuong Vo

Dissertations and Doctoral Documents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023–

Conservation laws are fundamental principles that play an important role in modeling various phenomena in physics, chemistry, and biology. However, their limitations, such as the development of shocks despite smooth initial conditions, are well known. The nonlocal model framework can be used to overcome these challenges. Nonlocal frameworks utilize integral operators that mimic differential operators but also incorporate long-range interactions within a finite horizon. This approach not only allows for non-smooth solutions, but also provides flexibility in modeling different phenomena. This study investigates the convergence of nonlocal divergence operators, defined with a general flux density function, to their classical counterparts. …

Structural Analysis Of Dj-1 Glyoxalase Activity By Mix-And-Inject Serial Synchrotron Crystallography, Coleman Dolamore

Department of Biochemistry: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

Observing enzyme structures while they are catalyzing a reaction has been a major goal of both enzymology and structural biology for decades. With the advent of time-resolved serial X-ray crystallography using X-ray free electron lasers (XFELs) and synchrotron sources, enzyme reactions can be monitored in real time in crystallo. Here, we use two different approaches to study related enzymes involved in methylglyoxal detoxification. For human DJ-1, we used pink beam mix-and-inject serial crystallography (MISC) at the Advanced Photon Source (BioCARS 14-ID) to probe the controversial mechanism of DJ-1’s action on methylglyoxal by using serial Laue diffraction. The high flux …

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Of The Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Does Not Improve Handgrip Time-To-Failure Or Alter Central Or Peripheral Hemodynamics, Yousef Qadumi

All NMU Master's Theses

Age-related deviations to the neuromuscular system negatively impact motor function and performance. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been linked to improvements in the neuromuscular system. The purpose of this study was to determine if tDCS delivered to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) would improve handgrip time-to-failure in adults 60 years old and older. Twenty-five participants completed five maximal voluntary contractions, followed by 20-minutes of a-tDCS or SHAM conditions. Next, participants completed a handgrip time-to-failure task by maximally squeezing an electronic handgrip dynamometer until they could no longer maintain 50% of their maximal voluntary contraction. Pairwise t-test revealed a non-significant …

Effects Of Diazepam, D-Amphetamine, And Morphine On Rats’ Choices Between Food Alone And Food With Delayed Shock, Mackenzie Baranski

All NMU Master's Theses

Repeated choices that result in immediate reinforcing consequences followed by delayed aversive consequences are commonly associated with failures in “self-control”. The present study evaluated acute effects of diazepam, d-amphetamine, and morphine on rats’ choices using a variable-delay procedure that arranged choices involving conflicting-valence consequences. Rats pressed response levers to choose between a single-valence consequence (1 food pellet) and a conflicting-valence consequence (3 food pellets followed by a delayed shock). In each condition, the delay to shock varied systematically in a fixed sequence across blocks of trials of a session. After choice was stable, rats were exposed to acute administration …

Rescoring The Animation: “Das Müesli”, Alexandre Alves Lunardelli

Scoring for Film, Television, and Video Games

This thesis narrates the journey behind all stages of my Culminating Experience project in the Master of Scoring for Films, Games, and TV at Berklee Valencia. It focuses on the challenges of reading the narrative arc of a picture, conceptualizing the music, and writing and orchestrating it. The development of a digital mock-up, as well as the post-production stages, are also discussed in the later chapters. The music written will be analyzed in sections with score excerpts for better clarity, where I will discuss references, melody, harmony, and orchestration in depth. The results of this journey are insightful as I …

Van Raalte Hall, Hope’S Former Campus Center; Hope’S First International Graduates: Class Of 1879, Wyatt Wilcox, Douglas Braat

Archives and Special Collections Quarterly

Van Raalte Hall, Hope’s Former Campus Center

Column: From the Director of Archives and Special Collections

Hope’s First International Graduates: Class of 1879

Missing History Of A Modern Domesticate: Historical Demographics And Genetic Diversity In Farm-Bred Red Fox Populations, Halie M. Rando, Emmarie P. Alexander, Sophie Preckler-Quisquater, Cate B. Quinn, Jeremy T. Stutchman, Jennifer L. Johnson, Estelle R. Bastounes, Beata Horecka, Kristina L. Black, Michael P. Robson, Darya V. Shepeleva, Yury E. Herbeck, Anastasiya V. Kharlamova, Lyudmila N. Trut, Jonathan N. Pauli, Benjamin N. Sacks, Anna V. Kukekova

Computer Science: Faculty Publications

The first record of captive-bred red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) dates to 1896 when a breeding enterprise emerged in the provinces of Atlantic Canada. Because its domestication happened during recent history, the red fox offers a unique opportunity to examine the genetic diversity of an emerging domesticated species in the context of documented historical and economic influences. In particular, the historical record suggests that North American and Eurasian farm-bred populations likely experienced different demographic trajectories. Here, we focus on the likely impacts of founder effects and genetic drift given historical trends in fox farming on North American and Eurasian farms. A …

2024 Nh 4-H State Horse Show Supporter Packet, Unh Cooperative Extension

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Quantification Of Ampicillin Through Kinetic Exclusion Assay (Kinexa) Technology, Julie Li

Idaho Conference on Undergraduate Research

This work is focused on investigating the utilization of aptamers in conjunction with the Kinetics Exclusion Assay (KinExA) technology for detection and quantification of the antibiotic ampicillin in solutions. To achieve the scientific objectives of this project, I exploited the strong affinity of biotin for streptavidin and functionalized microscopic beads to be utilized as capture elements for fluorescent, free ampicillin aptamers left in equilibrated solutions. To capture single stranded DNA aptamers, the last layer immobilized on the beads comprised single stranded DNA molecules complementary to the aptamer’s sequence. Equilibrated mixtures of a fixed aptamer concentration and variable ampicillin concentrations have …

Camas, Summer 2024

Camas

Nonfiction:

The Well-Being / Rick Kempa -- Home Range / Liz Domenech -- Khepri / Rebecca Williams

Fiction:

Leaving Odessa / Peter Newall -- Papa / DM Anderson

Poetry:

Homesick / Myrriah Gomez -- Closing time / Jessie Zechnowittz Lim -- The Place Between / Yvette Schnoeker-Shorb -- Arrow - Leaf Balsamroot - unfinished / Ella Wilson -- Intention / Alexandra Risley Schroeder -- Baptism in the Anthropocene / Evie Toland -- Untitled poem about fire / Priya Subberwal -- Sapir-Whorf / Donna Mendelson -- Moving Water V / Jake Grussing -- I am Whatever's Distant / …

Making Sense Of The Arab State, Steven Heydemann, Marc Lynch

Middle East Studies: Faculty Books

Book abstract:

No region in the world has been more hostile to democracy, more dominated by military and security institutions, or weaker on economic development and inclusive governance than the Middle East. Why have Arab states been so oppressively strong in some areas but so devastatingly weak in others? How do those patterns affect politics, economics, and society across the region? The state stands at the center of the analysis of politics in the Middle East, but has rarely been the primary focus of systematic theoretical analysis. Making Sense of the Arab State brings together top scholars from diverse theoretical …

Study Of Knowledge And Preservation Of Traditional Stories Of The Shipibo-Konibo Culture In Primary School Students Based On Neutrosophic Logic, Hulda Cahuaza Ochavano, Beker Maraza Vilcanqui, Elizabeth Norma Calixto Arias, Aniceto Elías Aguilar Polo, Iris Katheryne Mori Cairuna, Walter Arturo Quispe Cutipa, Maritza Soria Ramírez, Roció Del Águila Sandoval

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

This paper aims to determine the knowledge and preservation of traditional stories of the Shipibo-Konibo culture in students of the Primary Educational Institution No. 64161-Bilingue Nuevo Nazareth de Iparia, Peru in 2023. A population of 119 students from the educational institution was considered, whom we interviewed personally after filling out a questionnaire to collect information regarding their knowledge of traditional stories of the Shipibo-Konibo culture. The opinions of the children surveyed are given in the form of linguistic values associated with Single-Valued Neutrosophic Numbers. The data is processed with the help of some propositions according to the neutrosophic logic. The …

Schrodinger's Dissent: The Hybrid Authority Of A Dissenting Opinion, Christina Frohock

Articles

A dissenting opinion is the Schrodinger's cat of authorities: both the law and not the law simultaneously. Courts and scholars often clarify that a dissenting opinion is not binding. Outside the universe of precedent, that authority defies easy description. Emerging from the pen of a judge wearing a black robe and acting in an official capacity, a dissenting opinion exhibits the form of the law. Yet, beneath that lofty sheen, a dissent exhibits the substance of commentary. A dissenting judge writes to undercut the law, providing a case law coda. This Article describes the traditional categories of authority, primary and …

Epbc 2010/5491: Weaber Plain Development Project Compliance Report - 1st May 2023 To 30th April 2024, Department Of Primary Industries And Regional Development, Western Australia

Irrigated Agricultural Development in the North

The Weaber Plain Development Project (Goomig Project) was approved on 13 September 2011. The approval reference is EPBC 2010/5491 (the Approval).

The Goomig Project comprises irrigated farmland, associated infrastructure, and a buffer area on the Weaber Plain located about 30km north-northeast of Kununurra in Western Australia. Figure 1 shows the location and layout of the Goomig Project and interface with other projects including the Knox Creek Plain Irrigation Development (EPBC 2014/7143), Sorby Hills Silver Lead Zinc mining project, and Ord River Irrigation Area (ORIA) Stage 1 'Cave Springs' farms.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is the Goomig …

How Does A Diabetes Drug Lessen Symptoms Of Depression?

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Cultivating Leaders In Care: Establishing An Intercollegiate Occupational Therapy Student Leadership Society, Rianna Lafleche

OTD DEx Reports - College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

"Occupational therapy (OT) students currently do not have access to an inclusive student leadership society. There are student organizations that exist, however they do not provide the opportunity to solely develop leadership skills. These organizations also do not offer the opportunity for intercollegiate collaboration. The purpose of this research project was to develop an inclusive, intercollegiate student leadership society for OT students. Through the distribution of a survey, recruitment of student volunteers, board member meetings to develop the society and a focus group to understand the effectiveness of this organization, an inclusive OT student leadership society has been developed. This …

Fc Engineering By Monoclonal Mammalian Cell Display For Improved Affinity And Selectivity Towards Fcγrs, Zening Wang, Minhyo Kang, Afshin Ebrahimpour, Chuan Chen, Xin Ge

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Fc optimization can significantly enhance therapeutic efficacy of monoclonal antibodies. However, existing Fc engineering approaches are sub-optimal with noted limitations, such as inappropriate glycosylation, polyclonal libraries, and utilizing fragment but not full-length IgG display. Applying cell cycle arrested recombinase-mediated cassette exchange, this study constructed high-quality monoclonal Fc libraries in CHO cells, displayed full-length IgG on cell surface, and preformed ratiometric fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS) with the antigen and individual FcγRs. Identified Fc variants were quantitatively evaluated by flow cytometry, ELISA, kinetic and steady-state binding affinity measurements, and cytotoxicity assays. An error-prone Fc library focusing on the hinge-CH2 region was …