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Extending Trailer, Alex Grove Jan 2024

Extending Trailer, Alex Grove

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

The goal of this research project is to revolutionize the convenience in towable transportation. This innovative design aims to enhance the versatility of pull-behind trailers by incorporating an extendable feature, allowing users to effortlessly adjust the length according to their specific needs. Whether navigating tight spaces or accommodating extra cargo, our trailer adapts to diverse situations, providing unmatched flexibility. In addition to its adjustable length, the trailer is engineered to be compactable, addressing the storage constraints often faced by users with limited space. The collapsible design ensures easy storage without compromising on functionality, making it an ideal solution for individuals …

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Declining Approval In The Supreme Court Of The United States, Gabriella Thompson Jan 2024

Declining Approval In The Supreme Court Of The United States, Gabriella Thompson

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

American citizens are granted several freedoms by the Bill of Rights in the United States Constitution. The First Amendment established protections for the rights of assembly, petition, press, religion, and speech, the lattermost of which enables people to express ideas without fear of suppression from their government. Therefore, the general public is empowered to hold various opinions about the institutions that wield authority over them. Measuring public opinion is a crucial endeavor to those in power, as such work yields intuition for how different branches of government are perceived over time. The federal judiciary is helmed by the Supreme Court …

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Considering Extended High-Frequency Audiometry As A Screening Tool For Auditory Processing Disorder, Maylee Martin Jan 2024

Considering Extended High-Frequency Audiometry As A Screening Tool For Auditory Processing Disorder, Maylee Martin

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

The purpose of this research project is to describe Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) and its background and etiology, signs and symptoms, and treatment options. APD is an auditory disorder that affects the central nervous system. Individuals with auditory processing disorders are able to detect sounds at normal hearing levels and pass a standard hearing test, but struggle with higher order auditory skills such as auditory discrimination, binaural processing, including understanding in the presence of background noise, and temporal processing (ASHA, 2005). A full auditory processing test battery is time consuming, and many audiologists are not skilled in administering typical APD …

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Yankee Feedstock Project, Nathan Mcanany, Richard Gualtiere Jan 2024

Yankee Feedstock Project, Nathan Mcanany, Richard Gualtiere

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

This report details the design process, application, considerations, costs, and functionality of an automated tape “feedstock” machine. Yankee Insulation Products will use this project to create rolls of Aluminum foil tape that are included in their Therma-Dome assembly kit. The goal of this design will aid in the streamlining and effectiveness of the current process. When designing the automated process, the current process was evaluated for areas of improvement. Design parameters were also given to the project by the sponsoring company that were to be considered and incorporated.

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Autonomous Basketball Court Creation Robot, Bryce Haldeman, Tyler Gray, Dalon Vura Jan 2024

Autonomous Basketball Court Creation Robot, Bryce Haldeman, Tyler Gray, Dalon Vura

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

The Autonomous Basketball Court Outlining System presents a comprehensive solution for precision court marking. Powered by a 24V lithium-ion battery and driven by a single ST microcontroller, the system autonomously marks the outline of a half basketball court using predefined algorithms. User-friendly features include easy loading of marking material, actuated by gravity or a small servo motor depending on material of choice, ensuring intuitive operation. Safety is prioritized, with the servo motor eliminating high-pressure concerns, and the system maintains a controlled speed accounting for user well-being. Two step and direction servo motors enable accurate linear displacement, facilitating straight lines, and …

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Mitigating Cyber Espionage: A Network Security Strategy Using Notifications, Claire Headland Jan 2024

Mitigating Cyber Espionage: A Network Security Strategy Using Notifications, Claire Headland

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

Network security and its mitigation of cyber espionage is paramount to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data within the intelligence field. With the advancing efficacy of social engineering to execute cyber espionage attacks, further measures and fail-safe mechanisms have become necessary. If a malicious actor successfully penetrates the network, suspending confidential data transmissions over the compromised network becomes crucial. However, connected users need a platform to receive security notifications and, therefore, need to know that their continued network use compromises more data. This project eliminates this by achieving two primary objectives: designing a multi- layered, hardened, and segmented network …

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Cognitive Indicators Of Performance In League Of Legends Players, Emerson Fant Jan 2024

Cognitive Indicators Of Performance In League Of Legends Players, Emerson Fant

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

This project attempts to discover the importance of several cognitive traits in esports performance, specifically League of Legends. The traits (performance indicators) measured are frustration tolerance, locus of control, self-efficacy, and intrinsic/extrinsic motivation. Participants will take several existing tests to measure each trait, as well as provide their League of Legends username(s) so that their results can be compared to their in-game performance. I hypothesize a positive relationship between League of Legends rank and frustration tolerance, internal locus of control, intrinsic motivation, and self-efficacy. I hypothesize a negative relationship between rank and external locus of control, extrinsic motivation, and frustration …

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Tympanostomy Tube Efficiency Study, Reem Ghumrawi, Kristi Weir Jan 2024

Tympanostomy Tube Efficiency Study, Reem Ghumrawi, Kristi Weir

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

The ventilation of the middle ear, crucial for maintaining optimal ear health, is often impeded by factors such as swelling, inflammation, and mucus in the eustachian tubes, particularly during upper respiratory infections or allergies. This issue, prevalent in children due to their narrow and horizontal eustachian tubes, prompts the insertion of tympanostomy tubes by ENT surgeons to establish an alternative airway for pressure equalization and fluid drainage. Despite the common belief in the effectiveness of these tubes, there is a notable dearth of research validating their optimal functionality. This study aims to address this gap by systematically comparing the efficiency …

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Smart Longboard, Ben Rath Jan 2024

Smart Longboard, Ben Rath

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

The proposed design project includes a motorized longboard, equipped with a wireless handheld remote to manage the speed of the board. An embedded system mounted underneath the board will gather data from an accelerometer and a GPS sensor. This information is sent through a Bluetooth connection to a compatible smartphone application where it will be displayed. The project also includes a custom battery and charging circuit for the board to ensure that all of the engineering requirements are met. The board will be easy to use and the smartphone application will be able to display ride statistics of the user …

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The Potential Power Of Cedaw In America's Post-Roe Abortion Debate Outside Of Its Formal Mechanisms, Hannah Grayson Jan 2024

The Potential Power Of Cedaw In America's Post-Roe Abortion Debate Outside Of Its Formal Mechanisms, Hannah Grayson

Minnesota Journal of International Law, Vols. 28:2 onward (2019-present)

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A War On Ukraine, A War On Culture: Protecting Cultural Identity In International Law, Anastasiya Kadukov Jan 2024

A War On Ukraine, A War On Culture: Protecting Cultural Identity In International Law, Anastasiya Kadukov

Minnesota Journal of International Law, Vols. 28:2 onward (2019-present)

No abstract provided.

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Healing Prayer, L. Ann Hamel Jan 2024

Healing Prayer, L. Ann Hamel

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

A major theme of both the Old and New Testaments is that of healing and restoration. The Old Testament teaches that it is God who heals (Deut 32:39; Exod 15:26), while the New Testament presents Jesus’ ministry as one of healing and restoration (Luke 4:18-19). Healing was clearly a major theme in Christ’s earthly ministry with biblical scholars reporting that approximately one fifth of gospel texts relate stories of Christ’s healing miracles. The Bible teaches that not only did Jesus heal but he gave his disciples the power and authority to heal in his name, thus empowering the church to …

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Ecclesiological Meaning In Jesus’ Sabbath Healings, Sven Östring Jan 2024

Ecclesiological Meaning In Jesus’ Sabbath Healings, Sven Östring

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

The earthly life and ministry of Jesus Christ was the full incarnation of his divine identity and mission. However, certain events and situations became windows that allowed his relationship with his Father and his divine mission to be revealed with clarity to those around him. In particular, Jesus saw in the Sabbath a unique and regular opportunity to reveal both his identity and his mission. Likewise, his opponents understood, with almost surprising accuracy and clarity, what he was communicating about himself from his religiously non-conforming actions on Sabbath. However, this was not just a minor ethical scuffle between a well-studied …

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Implementing Timothy Keller’S Center Church Principles: Transforming Your Church Into A Center Of Influence, Danie Potgieter Jan 2024

Implementing Timothy Keller’S Center Church Principles: Transforming Your Church Into A Center Of Influence, Danie Potgieter

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

In contemporary religious discourse, the concept of a church transcending its traditional role as a mere congregation to become a dynamic center of influence within its community has gained significant traction. This paradigm shift, often fueled by a desire to engage with societal issues and impact lives beyond the church walls, finds resonance in Timothy Keller’s Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City. Grounded in theological depth and practical wisdom, Keller presents a compelling framework for transforming churches into vibrant hubs of influence capable of effecting meaningful change in the world around them.

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Biblical And Theological Principles For Ministry To The Deaf And Other Isolated Groups, Joseph Jacobson Jan 2024

Biblical And Theological Principles For Ministry To The Deaf And Other Isolated Groups, Joseph Jacobson

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

Deaf people are one of the largest unreached groups in the world (Lowenstein 2019, para. 2). To reach this group with the gospel, it is vital to build a solid biblical foundation for ministry to deaf individuals. The knowledge of God and the importance of faith, hope, and trust in God are often limited among deaf communities despite technological advancements (Broesterhuizen 2005:307). It is essential to show the different groups of deaf communities scattered around the world that Jesus loves them and that “the Bible is at heart a text that is positive for all marginalized people, whether poor, or …

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Is There A Future For The Missiological Study Of Worldview? Part 2, Paulo C. Oliveira Jan 2024

Is There A Future For The Missiological Study Of Worldview? Part 2, Paulo C. Oliveira

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

In Part 1 of this article, I revisited the foundational intellectual roots of the missiological worldview construct, described the concept, and presented an argument advocating for additional critical engagement in mission circles. In Part 2, the focus will be on probing the anthropological shift moving away from worldview studies, exploring some implications of this shift for missiology, and, finally, addressing—more directly—the question of the future of missiological worldview studies.

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Spiritual And Theological Foundations For Ministry Among Secret Followers Of Christ, Shari Colins Jan 2024

Spiritual And Theological Foundations For Ministry Among Secret Followers Of Christ, Shari Colins

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

This article provides a spiritual and theological foundation for mentoring and discipling young women who are secret followers of Christ in a restricted access country. The objective of this article is to encourage effective mentoring and discipling that can contribute to shaping an individual’s spiritual growth in Christ. By nurturing these relationships, I seek to establish a supportive community that empowers young women in their spiritual journeys.

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Evaluation Of A Blockchain-Based Prescription System And Data Source For National Research And Development, Sean Chan, Aedin Clay, Lance Tan, Christian E. Pulmano Jan 2024

Evaluation Of A Blockchain-Based Prescription System And Data Source For National Research And Development, Sean Chan, Aedin Clay, Lance Tan, Christian E. Pulmano

Department of Information Systems & Computer Science Faculty Publications

In the Philippines, healthcare providers, government agencies, and research institutions use data from patient prescriptions to generate reports for health planning and decision-making. However, current e-prescription systems have vulnerabilities, including erroneous information, hacking attempts, a single point of failure, and medical fraud. In addition to affecting the quality of data reporting, these issues violate a patient's rights to data privacy. One promising solution is a blockchain-based prescription system. Blockchain's immutable ledger accurately traces medical fraud and erroneous information, while its decentralized nature reduces the impact of failures. Performance is an important consideration, as healthcare systems need to be scalable and …

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Narratological Considerations In Translating Maria Magsano’S Duksay Kapalaran, Benigno C. Montemayor Jr. Jan 2024

Narratological Considerations In Translating Maria Magsano’S Duksay Kapalaran, Benigno C. Montemayor Jr.

Perspectives in the Arts and Humanities Asia

Translation requires a thorough understanding of the source text, so that it can be aptly conveyed into the target text regardless of the source and target languages. In view of translating Maria Magsano’s Pangasinan novel Duksay Kapalaran into English using foreignizing strategies, which privilege the culture, society, and history embedded in the source text over the cultural values attending the target language, the author first performs a careful reading of the novel. What is brought to the fore are the novel’s nuances and relevant attributes, specifically orality and didacticism, which Ma. Crisanta Nelmida asserts are the dominant features of the …

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Examining Public Responses To Transgressions Of Ceos On Youtube: Social And Semantic Network Analysis, Jin A. Choi, Sejung Park Jan 2024

Examining Public Responses To Transgressions Of Ceos On Youtube: Social And Semantic Network Analysis, Jin A. Choi, Sejung Park

College of Communication and Media Scholarship and Creative Works

In what was labeled the "nut rage" incident, the vice president of Korean Air, Hyun-Ah Cho (Heather Cho), demonstrated behavior that exemplifies corporate transgression and deviation from societal moral standards toward a flight attendant aboard a flight. Such behavior instigated the public to express negative sentiment on various social media platforms. This study investigates word-of-mouth network on YouTube in response to the crisis, patterns of co-commenting activities across selected YouTube videos, as well as public responses to the incident by employing social and semantic network analysis. A total of 512 YouTube videos featuring the crisis from December 8, 2014 through …

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A New Day For Environmental Justice At The U.S. Epa, Clifford J. Villa Jan 2024

A New Day For Environmental Justice At The U.S. Epa, Clifford J. Villa

University of Memphis Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Essentially Expendable: The Failure Of Preemptive Agency Space To Protect Farmworkers From Dangerous Pesticides, Laurie Jamile Beyranevand Jan 2024

Essentially Expendable: The Failure Of Preemptive Agency Space To Protect Farmworkers From Dangerous Pesticides, Laurie Jamile Beyranevand

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Outside The Monastery: A Historical Look At Judicial Ethics, Honorable M. Margaret Mckeown Jan 2024

Outside The Monastery: A Historical Look At Judicial Ethics, Honorable M. Margaret Mckeown

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Off The Record: Transparency Challenges In Judicial Misconduct And Discipline, Sarah M.R. Cravens Jan 2024

Off The Record: Transparency Challenges In Judicial Misconduct And Discipline, Sarah M.R. Cravens

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Regulating Entities, Not Activities: Reforming The Environmental Permit Raj, Andrew P. Morriss, Roger E. Meiners Jan 2024

Regulating Entities, Not Activities: Reforming The Environmental Permit Raj, Andrew P. Morriss, Roger E. Meiners

Case Western Reserve Law Review

No abstract provided.

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An Empirical Study Of The Relationship Between Automation And Aircrew Accident Performance In High Performance Aircraft Operating In The U.S. Naval Shipboard, Richard Matthew Gensley Jan 2024

An Empirical Study Of The Relationship Between Automation And Aircrew Accident Performance In High Performance Aircraft Operating In The U.S. Naval Shipboard, Richard Matthew Gensley

Dissertations

The research described in this dissertation was an empirical study of cockpit automation and aircrew accident performance in high performance aircraft. The data set consisted of 3,249 accident records released by the U.S. Naval Safety Center and publicly available information for high performance aircraft based aboard U.S. aircraft carriers between the years of 1980 and 2013. Five conclusions resulted from this study. The first result was a demonstration that through statistical analysis, it is possible to assess if different aircraft over a prolonged period of time have been exposed to a common operating environment. The second result was that while …

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Transition-Aged Youth Perspectives On Social Media Use Behaviors And Mental Health: A Qualitative Study, Lauren L. Niles Jan 2024

Transition-Aged Youth Perspectives On Social Media Use Behaviors And Mental Health: A Qualitative Study, Lauren L. Niles

Dissertations

Rates of mental health difficulties have risen drastically in recent years. Transition-aged youth (TAY) ages 18-24 years old represent a vulnerable population at risk for poor mental health outcomes, with depression and anxiety diagnoses increasing faster than any other age group. While the cause for this upsurge is multifaceted, these trends have occurred concurrently with the increasing popularity of social media (SM) platforms. Current evidence presents contradictory findings as to the impact of SM platforms on mental health, revealing a critical gap in knowledge. This study addresses this gap by exploring how TAY perceive their use of SM platforms and …

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Analysis Of A Magnetically Enhanced Microwave Powered Split-Ring Resonator Plasma Source For Micropropulsion, Andrew Walsten Jan 2024

Analysis Of A Magnetically Enhanced Microwave Powered Split-Ring Resonator Plasma Source For Micropropulsion, Andrew Walsten

Dissertations

This work focuses on better understanding split-ring resonators (SRRs) as plasma devices and exploring their use as a plasma source in a two-stage Hall thruster. This is done by first studying the effect of a single versus a coupled SRR on plasma production. Through the use of simulations in ANSYS HFSS and Langmuir probe measurements, it is found that coupled SRRs result in a more uniform plasma at higher pressures due to the introduction of a secondary ionization point, and the electromagnetic coupling resulting in a slightly stronger electric field being produced at the primary gap. Experiments were also done …

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When Justice Destroys Cement Monsters, Abigail Fleming, Photini Kamvisseli Suarez Jan 2024

When Justice Destroys Cement Monsters, Abigail Fleming, Photini Kamvisseli Suarez

University of Memphis Law Review

Dusty, toxic “cement monsters”⎯cement plants⎯have plagued Black communities in the United States for decades. Spewing air pollutants while contributing to greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions, cement plants cause detrimental long-term health and environmental effects, making it impossible for Black communities to breathe. In the face of the global climate crisis, Black communities are demanding a radical shift. This Article explores the impacts of cement production on Black communities, barriers to change, and potential avenues for change. First, it provides an overview of the process of cement production in cement plants, highlighting how pollution is produced and the specific pollutants of concern. …

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In Defense Of Land And Water Protectors: Environmental Justice And The Criminalization Of Environmental Activism, Mia Montoya Hammersley Jan 2024

In Defense Of Land And Water Protectors: Environmental Justice And The Criminalization Of Environmental Activism, Mia Montoya Hammersley

University of Memphis Law Review

No abstract provided.

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