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James, Giorgio, And Georges, Koen Peeters

James Joyce Literary Supplement

No abstract provided.

Ecocriticism And Joyce’S Poetry, Tim Wenzell

James Joyce Literary Supplement

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A Turning Point For Future Conversations, Tara Harney-Mahajan

James Joyce Literary Supplement

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Parallel Readings: From Mythic Time To Our Time Too, Alison Armstrong

James Joyce Literary Supplement

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No Longer Perry Mason: How Modern American Television's Portrayal Of Attorneys Shifts Public Opinion, Christopher Ryan

Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal

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Transformative Use Test Cannot Keep Pace With Evolving Arts, Geoffrey F. Palachuk

Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Desire Paths In The Information Landscape, Victoria Van Hyning, Mason A. Jones, Travis Wagner

Journal of Critical Digital Librarianship

Libraries and archives serve so many different users who come to information institutions with various perspectives, needs, experiences, and desires around accessing physical or digital collections. While our users may find what they are looking for immediately, many have to beat their own paths through complex systems and metadata that doesn’t align with their needs. Their search strategies may leave digital “desire paths”–alternative routes through the information landscape that can show us how to better meet their needs. This article covers three scenarios where users’ desire paths can be seen or where gaps around user experience can be better addressed. …

Nuanced Echoes: Examining Lord George Macartney's Writings On China Through The Lens Of The Late Enlightenment, Mathew Lazare

Chronos

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Elizabeth On Paper: Elizabeth I Viewed Through Her Writings And Public Addresses, Kelly Bogart

Chronos

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The Potential Of Concrete With Titanium Dioxide (Tio2) And Corncob Activated Carbon Admixture As A Photocatalyst, Stacy Eleoriene T. Arzadon, Jezreel V . Hernandez, Ara Isybelle T. Manalo, Jamaeca Whine A. Payduan

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress

Environmental health is directly linked to human health and societal growth; it is a significant threat to humanity and a major contributor to illness and mortality. In response to these issues, photocatalysis is becoming a trend in the pursuit of the abatement of environmental threats as it is a promising approach to the destruction of contaminants. This study aimed to develop concrete with admixtures of TiO2 and Corncob Activated Carbon (CAC) and to determine its potential for photocatalysis through the investigation of morphology and durability. Results showed that in terms of morphology, the Scanning Electron Microscopy showed that the concrete …

Akong Uma, Akong Ugma: Experiences Of Local Farmers In Valencia City, Bukidnon Integrating Organic Farming Practices, Aleli A. Abonete, Stephanie Gail M. Alcontin, Princess Althea Jhanne C. Ancheta, Jessa Athena Q. Cabada, Johaima O. Hadji Manaf

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress

Organic farming uses biological fertilizer inputs and lessens the reliance on chemicals compared to conventional farming. This improves ecosystem services and impacts water quality, soil health, and biodiversity. This study aimed to determine the experiences of local farmers in Valencia City, Bukidnon, who are integrating organic farming. Specifically, the study focuses on organic farming practices, challenges, and consequences. In addition, the researchers utilized snowball sampling. The sample population of this research is composed of five (5) organic farmers from Valencia City, Bukidnon. The researchers conducted a semi-structured one-to-one interview with the participants. Moreover, the researchers developed five (5) themes after …

Basta Na Lang: Analyzing Absurdity Use In Selected Rc Cola Commercials, Evian Jeline T. Barba, Alexander Rafael A. Reporte, Julian Felisejulian Felise L. Santos, Kurt Adrian I. Taiño

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress

Advertising permeates every aspect of everyday life, with companies often changing their strategies to engage and hook audiences with continually evolving tastes. Due to the dearth of research in the field of absurdity in advertisements, this qualitative study examines the usage of absurdity and humor within selected RC Cola commercials from the viral #BastaRCColaMasarap campaign. Using literary descriptors that define absurdity (Arias-Bolzmann et al., 2000) and humor categories (Catanescu & Tom, 2001), it explicitly addresses how the chosen commercials utilize absurdity, the reasoning behind said usage, as well as how it provides insights into Filipino humor culture. Findings revealed that …

Chronos Volume 6 Issue 1 - Full Issue

Chronos

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A Glance Through A Bachelors Picture Window: Playboy And The Transformation Of The Feminine Family Room Into A Masculine Entertainment Room And Den Of Seduction, Joclyn Wallace

Chronos

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The Medieval Bestiary As A Tool For Intensifying Anti-Semitism, Sarah Spencer

Chronos

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Thyrobot: A Chatbot For Tracking The Effects Of Levothyroxine On The Physical Health Of Filipino Women With Hypothyroidism, Georgette Kate P. Bayna, Eunice Miel P. Santos

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress

Levothyroxine remains the most commonly prescribed medication for hypothyroidism; however, there may be side effects on the patient's health. While these side effects are unavoidable, technological developments can be utilized to aid patients in mitigating them. This study aims to determine Levothyroxine's effects on Filipino women's physical health and how technology, specifically a chatbot, can assist in symptom tracking. The study evaluates the usability and effectiveness of ThyroBot, a chatbot that tracks and journals the symptoms of Levothyroxine in Filipino women with hypothyroidism, provides medication intake reminders, and offers a summary of logs. ThyroBot was created via Chatfuel. To evaluate …

Pm 2.5 Adsorption By Bamboo Charcoal Padding In A Close- Ventilated Environment: Air Quality Index Assessment, Beatrice Andrea Nicole G. Andaya, Edierson Grey V. Andres, Shaine P. Delos Reyes, Claire Jenric R. Domingo, Kurvin Raine L. Manuel, Mark A. Naval, Ralph Dwyane T. Perdon, Malik Lorenzo T. Villafuerte

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress

This study investigates the adsorption of bamboo charcoal padding (BCP) in reducing indoor PM 2.5 levels, aligning with Sustainable Development Goal 3. PM 2.5 concentrations highly pose a risk to human health. Therefore, this study highlights the effectiveness of BCP as an air filter. The methodology employs a quasi-experimental design, specifically the time-series method. With a dependent t-test analysis, the study shows a statistically significant difference in pre- and post-filtration, proving carbon filters, such as BCP, as a reliable material within the context of air filtration. Results indicate a significant decrease in AQI post-filtration (p = 0.030), affirming BCP's effectiveness …

Symmetric Dimethylarginine In Dogs With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, Siwayu Rattanakanokchai, Numfa Fungbun, Ketmanee Senaphan, Supranee Jitpean, Trasida Ployngam

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) causes impaired kidney function in humans. However, this occurrence has not been well investigated in PAH dogs. Serum symmetrical dimethylarginine (SDMA) is one of the early biomarkers of kidney impairment. The present study aims to evaluate SDMA levels of first diagnosed PAH (n=14) compared with healthy dogs (n=12) and to analyze the correlation between SDMA levels and significant echocardiographic parameters of PAH dogs. The mean SDMA of PAH dogs was statistically higher than that of healthy dogs (P = 0.003), while the mean serum creatine level had no difference among groups (P = 0.456). Precapillary PAH …

Distant Horizon: Exploring Human-Ai Interaction Through Video Games, Gabe Labadie, Dalia Suszko, Max White

Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses

As the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to grow and become more and more integrated into our everyday lives, it has begun to raise ethical concerns surrounding authority, autonomy, and responsibility. Researchers and consumers alike have begun to wonder how much trust we are willing to place in a non-human decision maker, especially if an Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) capable of surpassing human cognitive capabilities is ever developed. If we are willing to let an AI write essays for us, are we willing to let it manage a business? A government agency? What about a nuclear reactor?

Our project …

General Purpose Tuning Data Visualization, Chris Augustine, Francisco Salinas, Aakash Shetty

Computer Science and Engineering Senior Theses

This project centers on the visualization of High-Performance Computing (HPC) data obtained from the GPTune website. GPTune serves as a valuable resource for HPC experiments, providing a wealth of performance data from tuning studies and optimization tasks. Our objective is to develop an advanced data visualization framework tailored to GPTune’s datasets. Utilizing state-of-the-art visualization techniques, we aim to create an interactive platform that allows users to explore, analyze, and derive insights from the diverse tuning experiments conducted on HPC systems. The visualization tool will facilitate the identification of optimal configurations, performance trends, and patterns within GPTune data, empowering researchers and …

Issue 445: June 13-27, 2024, The Local Voice

The Local Voice

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Theory-Based Science Communication At Comic Cons, Lisa Lundgren, Emily Slater, Man Zhang, Kadie Kunz, Gabriel-Philip Santos

Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications

The majority of research concerning science communication happens in spaces where people already have a vested interest in or knowledge of science, such as museums and science cafes. Thus, there is a gap in understanding what theory-based science communication looks like in non-science-centered spaces. This qualitative research study, which featured cosplaying science communicators at comic conventions, offers insights into what science communication practices occur within everyday spaces. We conducted observations of and semi-structured interviews with 15 cosplaying scientists, examining how they utilized effective framing and narrative structuring when communicating science at comic cons in cosplay. Across 700 coded utterances, cosplaying …

Puberty Classifications In Beef Heifers Are Moderately To Highly Heritable And Associated With Candidate Genes Related To Cyclicity And Timing Of Puberty, Melanie K. Hess, Anteneh Mersha, Sadie S. Ference, Sarah R. Nafziger, Jessica A. Keane, Anna M. Fuller, Scott G. Kurz, Courtney M. Sutton, Matthew L. Spangler, Jessica Lynn Petersen, Andrea S. Cupp

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Introduction: Pubertal attainment is critical to reproductive longevity in heifers. Previously, four heifer pubertal classifications were identified according to attainment of blood plasma progesterone concentrations > 1 ng/ml: 1) Early; 2) Typical; 3) Start-Stop; and 4) Non-Cycling. Early and Typical heifers initiated and maintained cyclicity, Start-Stop started and then stopped cyclicity and Non- Cycling never initiated cyclicity. Start-Stop heifers segregated into Start-Stop- Discontinuous (SSD) or Start-Stop-Start (SSS), with SSD having similar phenotypes to Non-Cycling and SSS to Typical heifers. We hypothesized that these pubertal classifications are heritable, and loci associated with pubertal classifications could be identified by genome wide association …

Real Time 3d Internal Building Directory Map, Zi Yang Chia, Pey Yun Goh

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

Global Positioning System (GPS) is a famous technology around the world in identifying the real time precise location of any object with the assistance of satellites. The most common application of GPS is the use of outdoor maps. GPS offers efficient, scalable and cost-effective location services. However, this technology is not reliable when the position is in an indoor environment. The signal is very weak or totally lost due to signal attenuation and multipath effects. Among the indoor positioning technologies, WLAN is the most convenient and cost effective. In recent research, machine learning algorithms have become popular and utilized in …

A Bilingual Immersive Environment For Kids Learning, Tufail Ahmad, Arifa Bibi, Umar Farooq, Ihsan Rabbi

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

Virtual Worlds (VWs) provide an improved learning experience as they have an increased level of user participation and technological involvement. They avoid content duplication and following a set of predefined rules to overcome the issues in game environments. VWs are coherent, persistent and collaborative social places that believe in realism through immersion. Client viewer software is used for user immersion in the form of avatars and in-world content creation in these environments. This work presents a simple bi-lingual environment developed for kids’ learning in English and Urdu using the well-known VW development framework called OpenSimulator (OpSim). It used Firestorm viewer …

Wix For Web Development And The Application Of The Waterfall Model And Project Based Learning For Project Completion: A Case Study, Mawar Madiah, Ng Kai Xuen, Tan Yew Wen, Tan Zhi Heng, Chong Zhi Tian, Chan Jia Xuan

Journal of Informatics and Web Engineering

Website development without prior knowledge of HTML or programming experience would be a significant challenge. This study aims to share the students' experiences developing a website using Wix, a user-friendly website builder. The website was assigned as a project-based assessment of one of the courses required to complete a Foundation programme. The course was delivered using a project-based learning (PBL) approach in this context. The students worked as a group to write a project proposal, plan activities, develop the website, write reports, and present the outcome. As for the website development process, the study demonstrates the completion of the project …

When Helping Hurts: The Association Between Hamilton's Rule And Suicide Risk, Katherine L. O'Connell

Clinical Psychology Dissertations

Emergency telecommunicators are critical as first responders and often experience great reward and distressing consequences of their work. This study investigates the suicide risk among these first responders, drawing on the Eusocial Theory of Suicide, which suggests that individuals may engage in altruistic self-sacrifice after weighing benefits, costs, and relatedness using a mathematical model, Hamilton’s Rule. Proxy variables were used: perceived social support and perceived work cohesion for relatedness, compassion satisfaction for benefit, and compassion fatigue for cost. The study was a non-experimental, cross-sectional self-report survey of predominantly White cisgender heterosexual female emergency telecommunicators (N = 346) in Washington, …

When Helping Hurts: The Association Between Hamilton's Rule And Suicide Risk, Katherine L. O'Connell

Clinical Psychology Dissertations

Emergency telecommunicators are critical as first responders and often experience great reward and distressing consequences of their work. This study investigates the suicide risk among these first responders, drawing on the Eusocial Theory of Suicide, which suggests that individuals may engage in altruistic self-sacrifice after weighing benefits, costs, and relatedness using a mathematical model, Hamilton’s Rule. Proxy variables were used: perceived social support and perceived work cohesion for relatedness, compassion satisfaction for benefit, and compassion fatigue for cost. The study was a non-experimental, cross-sectional self-report survey of predominantly White cisgender heterosexual female emergency telecommunicators (N = 346) in Washington, …

Methionine Sulfoxide Speciation In Mouse Hippocampus Revealed By Global Proteomics Exhibits Age- And Alzheimer’S Disease-Dependent Changes Targeted To Mitochondrial And Glycolytic Pathways, Filipa Blasco Tavares Pereira Lopes, Daniela Schlatzer, Mengzhen Li, Serhan Yılmaz, Rihua Wang, Xin Qi, Marzieh Ayati, Mehmet Koyutürk, Mark R. Chance

Computer Science Faculty Publications

Methionine oxidation to the sulfoxide form (MSox) is a poorly understood post-translational modification of proteins associated with non-specific chemical oxidation from reactive oxygen species (ROS), whose chemistries are linked to various disease pathologies, including neurodegeneration. Emerging evidence shows MSox site occupancy is, in some cases, under enzymatic regulatory control, mediating cellular signaling, including phosphorylation and/or calcium signaling, and raising questions as to the speciation and functional nature of MSox across the proteome. The 5XFAD lineage of the C57BL/6 mouse has well-defined Alzheimer’s and aging states. Using this model, we analyzed age-, sex-, and disease-dependent MSox speciation in the mouse hippocampus. …

Methionine Sulfoxide Speciation In Mouse Hippocampus Revealed By Global Proteomics Exhibits Age- And Alzheimer’S Disease-Dependent Changes Targeted To Mitochondrial And Glycolytic Pathways, Filipa Blasco Tavares Pereira Lopes, Daniela Schlatzer, Mengzhen Li, Serhan Yılmaz, Rihua Wang, Xin Qi, Marzieh Ayati, Mehmet Koyutürk, Mark R. Chance

Computer Science Faculty Publications

Methionine oxidation to the sulfoxide form (MSox) is a poorly understood post-translational modification of proteins associated with non-specific chemical oxidation from reactive oxygen species (ROS), whose chemistries are linked to various disease pathologies, including neurodegeneration. Emerging evidence shows MSox site occupancy is, in some cases, under enzymatic regulatory control, mediating cellular signaling, including phosphorylation and/or calcium signaling, and raising questions as to the speciation and functional nature of MSox across the proteome. The 5XFAD lineage of the C57BL/6 mouse has well-defined Alzheimer’s and aging states. Using this model, we analyzed age-, sex-, and disease-dependent MSox speciation in the mouse hippocampus. …