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Anomaly Detection Approaches Of Energy Storage Systems Using Kalman Filter And Machine Learning Techniques, Phadungsak Tubuntoeng

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The increasing prevalence of cyber-attacks poses a significant concern, particularly within critical infrastructures like the power system. Such attacks have the potential to cause substantial impacts on essential services, economic stability, and national security. Energy storage systems (ESS) are integral components of the power grid and are particularly vulnerable to cyber threats. These vulnerabilities can be exploited through various means, including two-way communication, web portals, and remote access.

Given the critical nature of ESS, the ability to detect and mitigate malicious cyber-attacks is imperative. Various methods can be employed for cyber-attack detection, including signature-based, anomaly-based, and behavior-based approaches. In this …

The Perceptions Of Black Women In Principalships On Navigating And Negotiating The Racial Contexts Of Their Equity-Focused Leadership: A Q Methodology Study, Easter M. Brown

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

One consequence of the Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ruling regarding desegregation of American public schools has been the destabilization of Black educators’ legacy of school leadership (Tillman, 2004). The effects of these failures continues to be problematic in US public education. Students of color account for over half of all P-12 enrollments, in contrast to the disproportionate lack of diversity among its teaching and leadership rosters (Frankenberg, et al., 2019; NCES, 2018, 2022). The stagnant rate at which American schools have diversified principal leadership since Brown v. Board (1954) begs the question of how equipped schools are to …

Infusing Universal Design For Learning With Trauma-Informed Educational Practice: What Early Childhood Personnel Think And How They'll Pull It Off, Marlena L. Jenkins

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This research recruited ten early childhood personnel within a public elementary school and attempted to gain insight into their beliefs and attitudes directly related to the principles of universal design for learning and the tenets of trauma-informed educational practice. Through this qualitative study, the researcher posited the importance of explicit professional learning and a supportive and openly communicative school environment to support the implementation of a combined trauma-informed universal design for learning (Ti-UDL) framework. Such a model has implications not only impacting personnel and student relationships, but those occurring amongst school-wide personnel of all levels. This research employed multiple phases, …

Rose Nourish To Flourish Obesity Prevention Program Targeting Children At Risk For Food Insecurity In Jacksonville, Florida, Jamie Marchio

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The Nourish to Flourish study aimed to decrease the prevalence of obesity among food insecure children in Jacksonville, FL. Specifically, the program focused on nutrition education and access to healthy foods. The study consisted of a 4-week nutrition education series emphasizing the major determinants of healthy weight known as 5-2-1-0! This includes expanding knowledge of fruit and vegetable intake to achieve a target intake of five servings a day, screen time reduction to no more than two hours a day, achieving a physical activity goal of one hour a day outside of school hours, and limiting sugar sweetened beverage consumption …

Can A Phycosphere Associated Bacterium Be Used As A Biological Control For Floating Algal Mats?, Aubrey C. Patterson Holsworth

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Abstract

Freshwater harmful algal blooms (HABs) are a global water quality issue. Algae, especially cyanobacteria, are integrally associated with complex microbial assemblages, which cycle nutrients, provide microenvironments, breakdown potentially harmful molecules, etc. However, these same microbial consortia are competitors or even inhibitors to algae in these systems. One potential biological control is Rhodospirillum rubrum, a Gram- proteobacterium. To evaluate its capacity for HAB mitigation, experimental mesocosms were inoculated with a native assortment of algae and R. rubrum and grown for 2-months. Relative Fluorescence Units (RFU), Ash Free Dry Mass, and eukaryotic (23S rDNA) metabarcoding were conducted to estimate algal …

Integrating Therapy Into Play: Stand-On Ride-On For A Child With Cerebral Palsy, Kira Flanagan

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study focuses on the development of an adaptive ride-on toy specifically designed for a 2.5-year-old child with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy. As a feasibility study, the primary objective of this innovative device is to enhance motor function, foster autonomy, and improve the overall quality of life for the child. The Power Mobility Device (PMD) integrates actuation and steering modifications, and a harness mechanism tailored to meet the child's unique needs. Comprehensive assessments of the child's spatiotemporal gait characteristics were conducted before and after a three-month usage period. The results reveal significant improvements in the child's ability to control dynamic …

Organizational Support And Its Impact On Mental Health In Humanitarian Aid Volunteers, Valeria Prudnikova

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Humanitarian aid volunteers encounter a wide range of stressors, from witnessing horrific events and human suffering to facing organizational challenges and threats to their personal safety. These experiences can have significant and lasting impacts on their mental and emotional well-being. Despite increasing awareness of the psychological toll on aid volunteers, research on effective coping mechanisms and organizational support remains limited, while efforts by organizations that have begun implementing mental health training remain insufficient in providing the comprehensive, long-term support needed to mitigate these effects. This article aims to address the gap by reviewing existing literature on the psychological and emotional …

Rhetorical (Re)Inscription Practices Among Black Intercollegiate Football Participants In The Era Of Name, Image And Likeness, Mikayla Beaudrie

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

When intercollegiate athletic participants were permitted the right to profit off of their name, image and likeness (NIL), the landscape of college sports was fundamentally changed. This qualitative explanatory case study investigated one consequence of that change: the discourse of amateurism. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has historically identified participants in the athletic programs it oversees with the word “student-athlete.” In the years since the word was first introduced, its meaning has generally been static. In short, the linguistic sign “student-athlete” has been signified in and by the discourse to reflect the amateur status of collegiate sport participants, emphasizing …

Large Language Models For Multimodal User Interaction In A Virtual Environment, Ahmed A. Sayed

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Virtual Reality (VR) is increasingly popular, but many barriers exist for individuals with little experience in coding, 3D modeling, or creating their own virtual experiences. The current tools used for content creation are often viewed as complex or frustrating, and they exhibit a steep learning curve. This problem presents an opportunity to develop tools incorporating Natural User Interfaces that better support end users. One such possible tool to assist users is Large Language Models (LLM), which can, extract a user's intention through speech or text. We posit how using LLMs can better support novice and expert developers alike, and using …

A New Perspective On Teacher Attrition And Retention: What Can Be Learned From Teachers That Continue In The Profession, The Stayers?, Haley M. Vogel

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This phenomenological research study focuses on closing the divide between ongoing teacher shortages created by labor market cycles and teacher attrition with retention practices that keep qualified teachers in K-12 public schools. The literature review of this study identified a gap in research related to teacher shortages. Significant research exists around why teachers leave the profession, however, research related to why teachers stay is limited. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to better understand the lived experiences (Moustakas, 1994, van Manen, 2023, Creswell & Poth, 2018) of K-12 secondary public-school teachers continued decision to remain in the profession. The …

Critical Belief Analysis For Security Studies, Barnet D. Feingold, Michael W. Collier

EKUOPEN: Open Textbooks

Critical Belief Analysis for Security Studies is a companion volume to Security Analysis: A Critical-Thinking Approach. Critical Belief Analysis (CBA) is an emerging analytic technique for describing, explaining, and predicting decisions and actions of agents (actors, believers, decision-makers). CBA provides analysts a deeper understanding of agents’ points of view, assumptions, and the webs of belief supporting those points of view and assumptions. CBA also provides a framework for analysts to assess the quality of their final analytic efforts. While this volume is adapted to security studies and foreign policy analysis, the techniques included apply to any social science field analyzing …

Belleza Femenina E Identidad En El Metaverso En Desde La Óptica Del Género: El Género Como Perspectiva, M. Mar Martínez-Oña, Ana M. Muñoz Muñoz

Capítulos de libros

La belleza femenina como una construcción social ha sido constantemente reelaborada a lo largo de la historia. Por ello, ante un futuro incierto, ante una realidad “irreal” quizás se debe plantear cómo es la belleza femenina en el metaverso y si existe o no un canon de belleza femenino que configura no solo la estética femenina, sino la identidad de las mujeres en un entorno virtual.

Women's Tales De Miu Miu (2011-2024) O El Fashion Film Como Herramienta De (Re)Creación Femenina, Ana Llorente Villasevil, Natalia Gutiérrez-Colomer Ruiz

Capítulos de libros

La presente investigación se centra en el análisis de la serie de cortometrajes que, bajo el título Women’s Tales, son producidos desde 2011 por la firma italiana de moda de lujo Miu Miu. En concreto, se trata de veintisiete piezas hasta la fecha, cuyo pilar maestro es el estar dirigidas por realizadoras y cineastas invitadas, con antecedentes diversos desde ángulos geográficos291, culturales e intelectuales. Inicialmente, el proyecto se definía ocasionalmente como una exploración del romance femenino con Miu Miu. A partir de 2017, se describe como una investigación sobre la feminidad y la vanidad del siglo XXI. Presentados bianualmente, son …

Espacios Sonoros. Un Estudio De Caso Sobre Innovación Docente En El Área De Comunicación Bajo Una Perspectiva De Género, Paloma Rodera Martínez

Capítulos de libros

En este capítulo, se profundiza en la exploración de la innovación docente desde una perspectiva multidisciplinaria, donde se entrelazan aspectos como la comunicación contemporánea, la transferencia de conocimiento y los Espacios Sonoros. Nos adentramos en un estudio de caso concreto, enmarcado en el Proyecto de Investigación: "Madrid Mítico Virtual", donde se ha llevado a cabo un taller focalizado en los Espacios Sonoros, desde una óptica que considera las diferencias de género.

Applying Ux Principles To Innovate Citizen Science Platform Development: An Integrative Approach. In: Tareq Ahram And Waldemar Karwowski (Eds) Human Factors In Design, Engineering, And Computing. Ahfe (2024) International Conference. Ahfe Open Access, Vol 159, Manuel Gertrudix, Alejandro Carbonell-Alcocer, Juan Romero-Luis, Alberto Sánchez-Acedo, Begoña Rivas-Rebaque

Capítulos de libros

The development of digital platforms is critical for the success of Citizen Science initiatives, as it facilitates the effective engagement of diverse participant profiles. To ensure these platforms are effective, efficient, and satisfactory for users, a strategic development approach is necessary. This research proposes a design and development model for a Citizen Science platform at the European level, grounded in User Experience (UX) principles. The methodology involved benchmarking existing platforms, developing user stories to identify necessary functionalities, and assessing user engagement and satisfaction through focus groups, UX research using Hotjar, and web analytics via Matomo. The findings reveal a set …

Evaluation And Treatment Of Central Auditory Processing And Sound Tolerance Disorders, Aaliyah Gladney, Antony Joseph

AuD Capstone Projects - Communication Sciences and Disorders

Abstract 1

Introduction: Central auditory processing disorder (CAPD) affects how a listener understands speech even though their peripheral auditory system is intact. Case Presentation: An adult female was seen for a CAPD evaluation after experiencing recent listening difficulties following an automobile accident while 20 weeks pregnant. Results from a comprehensive audiological evaluation revealed audiometrically normal hearing in both ears. Results from the CAPD evaluation suggested a prosodic deficit. Discussion: Although results from testing were consistent with a prosodic deficit, the patient’s case history, original complaints, and recommendations were more consistent with an integration deficit. Conclusion: This case demonstrates that clinicians …

An Analysis Of Interprofessional Education Research Literature And Characterization Of Audiology-Inclusive Studies, Gabriella Schalasky, Antony Joseph

AuD Capstone Projects - Communication Sciences and Disorders

This project aimed to explore the foundational connection between Audiology and interprofessional education as reflected in published scientific reports, while also identifying the common tools utilized in audiology interprofessional education and interprofessional practice research. Through a comprehensive literature review and analysis of publications encompassing both Audiology and those without, it was observed that studies involving audiology often lacked the utilization of validated interprofessional education surveys. In contrast, publications not focused on Audiology exhibited a higher prevalence of using validated interprofessional education surveys. Within audiology-inclusive publications, two specific questionnaires emerged as frequently employed in interprofessional education research. This analysis identifies the …

Multiple Exemplar And Mastery Criteria For Stimulus Generalization, Micah Mense

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

This study examines the inclusion of multiple exemplars in mastery criteria and its effect on maintenance and generalization. This study examines early intervention with children aged 3-6 diagnosed with ASD. The utilization of three exemplars in mastery criteria compared to one exemplar lead to greater generalization, but generalization remined low across both conditions.

Nuestras Voces: Representation And Visibility Of Latinx Women Archaeologists In The U.S., Milsy Westendorff

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

According to the 2020 Society for American Archaeology Members Assessment Survey, Latinx individuals comprise the largest minority group within archaeology. However, there is no scholarship or literature focusing specifically on the experiences of Latinx women archaeologists based in the U.S. This research fills in that gap through ethnographic interviews with 9 Latinx women archaeologists. By centering their experiences, we are able to see how their background and identity impacts and influences the way they conduct archaeology and the questions they ask, the barriers that are unique to them as Latinx women, why there is such a lack of representation of …

Short, Full, Best: Analysis Of Different Conference Papers, Miguel Williams

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Research, publish, repeat. This is the basic cycle of anyone in academia. Individuals in academia conduct research, write up your research into a paper or journal article, submit to a conference or journal, and repeat the process. If you're skilled you may even obtain the coveted best paper award from the conference. In this research, I compare full papers to short papers and full papers to best papers. I start by fine-tuning three transformer models for classification capabilities. After I calculate lexical diversity and readability metrics of the papers, I use the features to train three traditional machine learning models. …

The Role Of Self-Assertion And Academic Self-Efficacy In Predicting Acculturation Of Saudi Students Studying In The United States, Abdulmohsen Hasen Alomran

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

This dissertation study examines the acculturation experiences of Saudi Arabian students pursuing higher education in the United States. It investigates the relationships among students’ acculturation strategies, self-assertion, and academic self-efficacy, while exploring the moderating effects of English proficiency and length of stay. The study is grounded in Berry et al.’s model of acculturation, which proposes four acculturation strategies: integration (maintaining one’s original cultural identity while participating in the host society), assimilation (adopting the host culture while relinquishing one’s heritage culture), separation (preserving the original culture while avoiding contact with the host culture), and marginalization (rejecting both cultures). These strategies are …

Harmony And Turmoil: Comparative Study Of Political Stability In Cambodia And Uganda, Pheanusa Satra Ty

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

Authoritarian regimes have several mechanisms that enforce that rule. Rooted in Gerszewski's “The Three Pillars of Stability,” this thesis utilizes the theoretical framework that explain how the three main strategies of repression, co-optation and legitimation are used by Cambodia and Uganda. Each of these strategies or “authoritarian pillars” are used to different degrees by the regimes of the countries. The difference in their outcome, however, lies in the stabilization process of the pillars in the regimes. Combining primary and secondary qualitative data, I will demonstrate how Cambodia’s balancing of their pillars was more successful than Uganda’s. The former managed to …

Cues And Clues: How Humor Targets Classify Joker Intent, Jared Elijah Patrick Wilson

Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations

When targeted by a joke, the target has an evaluation to make: is this joke an affiliative tease or an aggressive joke? While both are characterized by a humorous but relevant provocation, a tease is intended to communicate face-protective information or general affiliation (e.g., Keltner, 2001) while an aggressive joke is intended to enhance the self by socially demeaning another (e.g., Martin et al., 2003). The target must engage in everyday mind-reading in an attempt to accurately classify such a joke, considering information such as off-record marker usage and the reputation of the commenter, but little research has been done …

Development And Evaluation Of A Retrofittable Variable Rate Applicator Controller, Ahmed Abdalla

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The need to optimize resource utilization while increasing crop productivity is paramount. This research proposes a Low-cost Retrofittable Variable Rate Applicator Controller (VRAC) that aims to leverage the adoption of Variable Rate Technologies. The controller operates via the Raspberry Pi platform, a Global Positioning System (GPS), a stepper motor drive, and an anti-slip wheel encoder. The VRAC allows precise, on-the-fly control of variable-rate application of farming inputs. It utilizes GPS with 10 cm accuracy to pinpoint geographic coordinates in real-time. A wheel encoder measures traveling speed with a slip-resistant wheel design for precise RPM readings. The Raspberry processes the data, …

Kidney-Targeted Mrna Nanoparticles: Exploration Of The Mrna Loading Capacity Of A Polymeric Mesoscale Platform Employing Various Classes Of Excipients, Arantxa Roach

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Mesoscale nanoparticles (MNPs) for the therapeutic relief of renal ailments can be modulated to deliver various payloads – including biomolecules such as mRNA. In preparing mRNA loaded-MNPs, we observed a point of saturation for mRNA loading of these particles, when aiming to increase the payload per particle. Here, we aimed to circumvent this limitation by incorporating various excipients that interact with mRNA for increased loading. These interactions involved the reduction of mRNA electrostatic repulsion and improving mRNA stability during formulation and release. Thereafter, we tested the encapsulation efficiency of these modified particles and compared it to our original formulation. Further, …

Judges As Lawyers, Deirdre M. Smith

Faculty Publications

The integrity of the American legal system and, thereby, of our democracy rests on the shoulders of the judiciary. It is widely understood that the roles of jurist and advocate are incompatible and that the fairness and legitimacy of our court systems require maintaining clear boundaries between those roles. Accordingly, an essential feature of every state’s judicial conduct code is a prohibition on the practice of law by judges. However, many states have carved out exceptions to this prohibition to allow part-time judges sitting in low-level trial courts to supplement their modest judicial compensation by practicing law. The rationale for …

The Art Of Nfts: Copyright, Contracts, And The Fallacy Of Ownership, Christine S. Davik

Faculty Publications

With cryptocurrency Bitcoin’s prices continuing to hit record highs, overall public interest in NFTs will likely increase significantly as it ordinarily has in the past. But before purchasing an NFT, it is important that consumers understand exactly what they are buying. Many assume their purchase will include the associated art that is shown in the individual NFT marketplace listing, whether it be a CryptoKitty, a Bored Ape, or a single video clip from an NBA game. However, in reality, most buyers are getting little more than a few lines of code on the blockchain. What explains these misconceptions, especially when …

The Social, Mental, And Physical Health Impacts Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On People With Hiv: Protocol Of An Observational International Multisite Study, Yvette P. Cuca, Christine Horvat, Inge Corless, Craig Phillips, Álvaro José Sierra-Perez, Solymar Solís Báez, Emilia Iwu, Motshedisi Sabone, Mercy Tshilidzi Mulaudzi, Sheila Shaibu

School of Nursing & Midwifery, East Africa

As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the world, immunocompromised individuals such as people with HIV (PWH) may have faced a disproportionate impact on their health and HIV outcomes, both from COVID-19 and from the strategies enacted to contain it. Based on the SPIRIT guidelines, we describe the protocol for an international multisite observational study being conducted by The International Nursing Network for HIV Research, with the Coordinating Center based at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing. Site Principal Investigators implement a standardized protocol to recruit PWH to complete the study online or in-person. Questions address demographics; …

Teaching “Mistrust”, Sarah J. Schendel, Sam E. Bourgeois

Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality

No abstract provided.

New York State Climate Impacts Assessment: 04 Buildings, Nicholas B. Rajkovich, Carrie Brown, Ilya Azaroff, Erik Backus, Shannon Clarke, Jared Enriquez, Bethany Greenaway, Meghan T. Holtan, Jamal Lewis, Ozgem Ornektekin, Laurie Schoeman

Publications and Research

New York State has nearly 5.3 million buildings, and all of them are vulnerable in some way to the impacts of climate change. Understanding these impacts is critical, because risks to buildings not only threaten individual lives but also pose threats to community-level resilience. This chapter examines the impacts of climate change on buildings and, by extension, the people and communities they shelter and support. It also highlights building types and populations that are at particular risk and presents adaptation strategies to protect the state’s existing and future building stock from climate impacts.