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Managing Devices In A Device Ecosystem By Detecting Eye Gaze, Gestures, And User Medical Diagnostics, Ramprasad Sedouram

Defensive Publications Series

A network of interconnected user devices and peripherals is used together in such a way that eye tracking, gestures, and medical diagnostics detected by one or more devices in the device ecosystem are used to control, manage, and interact with other devices in the ecosystem.

Three-Dimensional Higher-Order Compressive Sensing For Raypath Separation In An Acoustic Waveguide, Fengyan Zhong

Journal of Marine Science and Technology–Taiwan

In an acoustic waveguide, the separation of multiple raypaths, especially close raypaths, is a challenging task in the presence of colored noise due to interference in the acoustic eld. In this paper, a three-dimensional higher-order compressive sensing method for raypath separation is proposed. The method is applied on an array-to-array experimental conguration where both emitter and reception arrays are used. With the array-to-array conguration, the raypaths are characterized by three parameters including arrival direction, departure direction, and arrival time. Furthermore, the performance of the proposed algorithm is illustrated by simulations and experiments. The numerical results based on simulation illustrate that …

Advancing Health And Well-Being In Hospitality: Employers Respond To New Workforce Expectations, Deborah Popely, Leigh Uhlir

Kendall College Research

Kendall College at National Louis University conducted research between Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 on the status of health and well-being initiatives in hospitality. The research involved in-depth surveys with 27 hotels and 18 restaurants, for a total sample of 45 hospitality businesses located primarily in the Chicago region. In addition, working collaboratively with the national food service research firm, Datassential, a sample of 401 food service providers from across the U.S. was collected. The findings confirmed that poor working conditions have helped drive turnover and that current and prospective employees are seeking healthy, safe and inclusive work environments with …

Challenges, Barriers, And The Underrepresentation Of Black Women In Sustainable Global World Environment, Edo Branch, Karina Kasztelnik

Accounting Faculty Research

Women make up at least 50.8% of the United States population, and 46.8% are in the professional workforce per Census Quick Facts from 2016. United States Department of Labor, n.d.). Despite making up half of the United States population, women only represent 26% of managing roles in the workforce. In the 2019 study, “Women in the Workplace 2019”, McKinsey & Company found women to still lag in corporate America in areas of salary gaps, promotions due to the broken rung, glass ceilings, lack of training and development, among other gender and racial barriers. Workplace Fairness”, a broken rung is a …

Beverly Lorraine Wright, Wilmer Amina Carter Foundation

Bridges Digital Archive: Audio and Video Recordings

In this interview, Beverly Lorraine Wright is the guest. She discusses her childhood in Redlands, discrimination, and community activism. Born in 1955 in San Diego, Wright mentions that her family moved to the diverse and multiethnic Carlotta Courta area of Redlands. Wright had a wonderful childhood in the tight knight community where everyone looked out for each other. After talking about faith and how her mother was Baptist and her father Catholic, the interviewee goes on her discussion of school. She said that she was in the third grade when John F. Kennedy was assassinated and talked about strict teachers …

2022-2023 Annual Report, Southern Illinois University Board Of Trustees

Annual Report Archive

No abstract provided.

Search For Low-Mass Dark Matter Via Bremsstrahlung Radiation And The Migdal Effect In Supercdms, M. F. Albakry, I. Alkhatib, D. Alonso-González, D. W. P. Amaral, T. Aralis, T. Aramaki, I. J. Arnquist, I. Ataee Langroudy, E. Azadbakht, S. Banik, C. Bathurst, R. Bhattacharyya, P. L. Brink, R. Bunker, B. Cabrera, R. Calkins, R. A. Cameron, C. Cartaro, D. G. Cerdeño, Y. -Y. Chang, M. Chaudhuri, R. Chen, N. Chott, J. Cooley, H. Coombes, J. Corbett, P. Cushman, S. Das, F. De Brienne, M. Rios, S. Dharani, M. L. Di Vacri, M. D. Diamond, M. Elwan, E. Fascione, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, C. W. Fink, K. Fouts, M. Fritts, G. Gerbier, R. Germond, M. Ghaith, S. R. Golwala, J. Hall, N. Hassan, B. A. Hines, Z. Hong, E. W. Hoppe, L. Hsu, M. E. Huber, V. Iyer, D. Jardin, V. K. S. Kashyap, M. H. Kelsey, A. Kubik, N. A. Kurinsky, M. Lee, A. Li, M. Litke, J. Liu, Y. Liu, B. Loer, E. Lopez Asamar, P. Lukens, D. B. Macfarlane, R. Mahapatra, J. S. Mammo, N. Mast, A. J. Mayer, H. Meyer Zu Theenhausen, É. Michaud, E. Michielin, N. Mirabolfathi, B. Mohanty, J. Nelson, H. Neog, V. Novati, J. L. Orrell, M. D. Osborne, S. M. Oser, W. A. Page, L. Pandey, S. Pandey, R. Partridge, D. S. Pedreros, L. Perna, R. Podviianiuk, F. Ponce, S. Poudel, A. Pradeep, M. Pyle, W. Rau, E. Reid, R. Ren, T. Reynolds, A. Roberts, A. E. Robinson, T. Saab, D. Sadek, B. Sadoulet, I. Saikia, J. Sander, A. Sattari, B. Schmidt, R. W. Schnee, S. Scorza, B. Serfass, S. S. Poudel, D. J. Sincavage, P. Sinervo, J. Street, H. Sun, G. D. Terry, F. K. Thasrawala, D. Toback, R. Underwood, S. Verma, A. N. Villano, B. Von Krosigk, S. L. Watkins, O. Wen, Z. Williams, M. J. Wilson, J. Winchell, C. -P. Wu, K. Wykoff, S. Yellin, Betty A. Young, T. C. Yu, B. Zatschler, S. Zatschler, A. Zaytsev, E. Zhang, L. Zheng, A. Zuniga

Physics

We present a new analysis of previously published SuperCDMS data using a profile likelihood framework to search for sub-GeV dark matter (DM) particles through two inelastic scattering channels: bremsstrahlung radiation and the Migdal effect. By considering these possible inelastic scattering channels, experimental sensitivity can be extended to DM masses that are undetectable through the DM-nucleon elastic scattering channel, given the energy threshold of current experiments. We exclude DM masses down to 220  MeV/𝑐² at 2.7×10−30  cm² via the bremsstrahlung channel. The Migdal channel search provides overall considerably more stringent limits and excludes DM masses down to 30  MeV/𝑐 …

2023-June-30-A Familiar Voice Signs Off The News, University Marketing And Communication, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

Fred Sauceman, news director at WETS-FM, will sign off the news desk for the last time on Friday, June 30, 2023, after a decade of delivering local and regional news at the station.

In 2013, WETS-FM introduced its first news department in its 40-year history, with Sauceman at the helm to add local news content during National Public Radio’s newsmagazines “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered.” For the last 10 years, Sauceman has focused on stories and issues that affect listeners in the region, such as education, the environment, the economy and local and state government.

“Fred Sauceman has …

Komparatibong Pananaliksik Sa Mga Etnikong Estereotipo Sa Mga Ilocano, Itawes, At Ibanag Sa Lungsod Ng Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Rosette B. Balisi, Guadalupe B. Cagurangan

Malay Journal

Ang Lungsod ng Tuguegarao sa Cagayan ay maituturing na isang multikultural at multietnikong lugar na namamayani ang mga etnolingguwistikong pangkat ng mga Ilocano, Itawes, at Ibanag. Sa tulong ng metodolohiya nina Katz at Braly na nilapatan ng modipikasyon nina Mendoza et al., napagtagumpayan ng pananaliksik na ito ang mga sumusunod na layunin: 1) nalaman ang 12 pangunahing katangiang estereotipo ng etnolingguwistikong pangkat, 2) nakalkula ang uniformity indeces ng bawat etnolingguwistikong pangkat, 3) nalaman ang pagkapositibo/pagkanegatibo indices ng mga etnolingguwistikong pangkat 4) napaghambing ang 12 pangunahing mga katangiang estereotipo ng etnolingguwistikong pangkat, 5) napaghambing ang uniformity indices at, 6) napaghambing ang …

Users’ Opinions Towards The Prototype Of Infographics On Google’S Online Platform To Enhance Student Teachers’ English Grammar Learning Achievement, Sutthisin Suksabai

Journal of Education Studies

The research aimed to investigate the opinions concerning the user reactions towards the prototype of the infographics on Google's online platform, and to revise the prototype in accordance with the users’ opinions appropriately. The sample group was 976 student teachers of the Education Faculty at Suratthani Rajabhat University in semester 1 of the academic year 2022, selected by using the table for identifying the sample size. Then, 30 users were selected to participate in the focus group discussion, and 5 experts were employed to assess the appropriateness of the prototype. The research instruments were the selected features prototype, the questionnaire …

Needs Assessment Of Teachers’ Instructional Video Production Ability, Narin Nonthamand

Journal of Education Studies

The purposes of this study were to explore whether teachers in Phayao needed to enhance their ability to produce instructional videos and to identify the problems and obstacles this group of teachers faced in producing instructional videos. The samples in this study consisted of 359 teachers working in educational institutions under the supervision of different agencies in Phayao. The data were collected using a survey on the need for promoting teachers’ instructional video production abilities, and a modified Priority Needs Index (PNImodified) was employed to analyze the collected data. In addition, the problems and obstacles the teachers faced in producing …

Smart Communications: Boosting Mental Health Literacy, Sara Lai-Reeve, Shaun Wong, Kk Lai, Gary Chan

Journal of Education Studies

The prevalent public health measures against the spread of the COVID-19 disease like social distancing guidelines are necessary but they can make us feel isolated and lonely. Young people are even more vulnerable. Medical professionals have acknowledged the existence of COVID-induced stress and its insidious creep into the fabric of student life. Sadly, open discussions on mental health issues are often viewed as a form of weakness, if not a taboo, among students. This project aims to describe university students’ thoughts and perceptions of the mobile app (StudyBird) to enhance their learning experience under the social-distancing mandates and beyond. The …

On The Use Of Wireless Technologies For Wildlife Monitoring: Wireless Sensor Network Routing Protocols, Lilian Mutalemwa

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

Traditional methods for wildlife monitoring are labor-intensive and time-consuming. Therefore, advanced technologies and remote monitoring methods are becoming increasingly popular. This paper presents a study on wireless technologies for wildlife monitoring. In the study, a review of the literature was done to identify the most commonly used wireless technologies. Various technologies were explored including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Internet of Things (IoT), wireless sensor networks (WSNs), artificial intelligence (AI), global positioning system (GPS), and very high frequency (VHF) radio. Then, a more detailed study was done on WSN technology. Investigations were done to observe the performance of routing protocols in …

2023 South Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey, Angela Starrett, Steve Barth, Ruiqin Gao, Christine Distefano, Jin Liu, Jungsun Go

Reports

The South Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Survey (SCTWCS) was mandated by Act 185 of the 20222023 South Carolina state appropriations to offer better insights into teachers’ workplace satisfaction and working conditions. SC TEACHER designed the SCTWCS to include 11 areas of working conditions (seven resources and four demands) with job satisfaction and intentions to stay in the classroom as outcomes; three areas of mentor support for new teachers (support for teaching, support outside of teaching, and proximity) are included. SCTWCS results provide a clearer understanding of the working conditions for classroom teachers across the state. Findings can be leveraged to …

Full Issue, Iajbs Ateneo De Manila University

Journal of Management for Global Sustainability

No abstract provided.

Composite Storytelling Affiliated College Faculty Narratives In India To Propose Curriculum And Exam Policy Revisions, Matthew A. Witenstein, Joanna Abdallah

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

Affiliated college academic staff members in India represent an abundance of frontline knowledges which hold great promise for impacting bottom-up policy. However, their knowledges are typically missing from the literature or not shared cross-institutionally. While it is common for them to express a lack of discretion, many find avenues for invoking high impact practices common to street-level bureaucrats. This study focuses on how they navigate university curriculum and exam policies through six emerging and high impact practices. This study highlights their high impact practices performed by illustrating meaningful mechanisms for coping and adapting to policies, and emerging insights regarding the …

Operating Fund Budget/ Expenditure Summary Report 2022-23, Csusb Budget Office

University Budget Office records

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Hedonic Motivation As The Mediator In The Effect Of Social Media Endorsement Short Video Toward Impulsive Repurchase Intention On Generation Z, Anandita Nurasti, Nurdin Sobari

ASEAN Marketing Journal

Manuscript Type: Research Paper Research Aims: To analyze how demand, convenience, interactivity, and playfulness in short videos influence perceived enjoyment, which in turn affects hedonic motivation and impulsive repurchase intentions, both directly and indirectly.
Design/Methodology/Approach: This study used quantitative research with 278 respondents, analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). Research Findings: Demand, convenience, and playfulness significantly enhance perceived enjoyment, while interactivity does not. Perceived enjoyment positively influences hedonic motivation, which partially mediates its effect on impulsive repurchase intention.
Theoritical Contribution/Originality: This study reveals that stimuli in short video endorsements, including demand, convenience, and playfulness, significantly boost perceived …

Integrating Lipid Metabolism, Pheromone Production And Perception By Fruitless And Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4, Jie Sun, Wen Kan Liu, Calder Ellsworth, Qian Sun, Yufeng Pan, Yi Chun Huang, Wu Min Deng

Faculty Publications

Sexual attraction and perception are crucial for mating and reproductive success. In Drosophila melanogaster, the male-specific isoform of Fruitless (Fru), FruM, is a known master neuro-regulator of innate courtship behavior to control the perception of sex pheromones in sensory neurons. Here, we show that the non-sex-specific Fru isoform (FruCOM) is necessary for pheromone biosynthesis in hepatocyte-like oenocytes for sexual attraction. Loss of FruCOM in oenocytes resulted in adults with reduced levels of cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs), including sex pheromones, and show altered sexual attraction and reduced cuticular hydrophobicity. We further identify Hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 (Hnf4) as a key target of …

Kamatayan, Pag-Ibig, At Himagsik Ng Mapagpalayang Diwa Ng Kababaihan: Diyalektika Ng Kalayaan At Nesesidad Sa Sixty In The City Ni Lualhati Bautista, Epifanio San Juan

Malay Journal

Sinuri ang pangunahing tema ng nobela at kabuluhan nito sa sitwasyong pampolitikang ekonomiya ng kasarian. Sa pagkakaibigan ng tatlong ina, isinadula ang ugnayang sumasalungat sa piyudal-kapitalistang ideolohiya ng reipikasyon: ang magkalakip na diyalektika ng pag-ibig, seksuwalidad, at kamatayan. Pinagsanib ang teorya ni Georges Bataille hinggil sa erotisismo at historiko-materyalismong analisis ng hidwaan ng mga uring panlipunan sa neokolonya. Sa metodong iyon, naisadula ang karanasan ng mapagpalayang diwa ng kababaihan laban sa patriyarkang dominasyon. Kongklusyon ng saliksik ng mga pangyayaring dinalumat hinggil sa tatlong babaeng nagnasang makamit ang pagkilala sa sarili at pagkakilanlan sa kanila ay mailalagom dito: dapat sipatin muna …

Photos Of The Titan Sub's Wreckage Support The Theory That The Carbon-Fiber Hull Failed First, Expert Says, Marianne Guenot, Jasper Graham-Jones

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Onlookers caught glimpses of the Titan submersible wreckage as its crews brought its remains ashore.These provide clues to what may have happened while a formal investigation is underway.Though it's difficult to know for sure, an expert said the carbon-fiber hull likely failed first.

اسهام الذكاء التنافسي في تحقيق الميزة التنافسية المستدامة: دراسة استطلاعية, عبدالعزيز بشار حسيب زكريا, عبدالله هاني صالح

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يسعى البحث الحالي الى اختبار الدور الذي يمكن ان يسهم به الذكاء التنافسي في تحقيق الميزة التنافسية المستدامة من خلال دراسة استطلاعية في مجموعة شركات كرونجي للمشروبات الغازية والمياه الصحية والعصائر والالبان ومشروبات الطاقة المحدودة، اذ تمثلت المشكلة البحثية بعدم ادراك عينة البحث لأهمية استخدام الذكاء التنافسي لأجل بناء ميزة تنافسية مستدامة، وللحصول على البيانات اللازمة لاستكمال متطلبات البحث تم بناء استبانة بوصفها اداة البحث الرئيسة وزعت على عينة البحث التي تمثلت ب (56) من الافراد العاملين ممن هم بدرجة (مدير عام، مدير قسم/ وحدة، مشرفي الخطوط الانتاجية، فنيين)، وتم اعتماد البرمجيات الاحصائية (SPSS V26) و (AMOS V24) لتحليل تلك …

The Risk Associated With The One-Partner Audit Team Scenario: A Preliminary Study, Khalid R. Al-Adeem

Jurnal Akuntansi dan Keuangan Indonesia

An accounting firm may bear the risk associated with the partner supervising the engagement. This study aims to explore the dynamics within the audit engagement to illustrate the potential consequences of the partner's actions and decisions that extend beyond the firm. A synthesis of three theories, namely functional organization theory, the power of lower participants theory, and the third dimension of power theory, reveals the power distribution between the partner leading the audit engagement and other participating auditors. While the functional organization theory and the second and third dimensions of power theory suggest that the lead partner holds more power, …

Screening Of Ionic Liquids For Co2 Capture Using Data Analytics Techniques, Aliyu Adebayo Sulaimon, Aaron Ringkai Timothy Salang, Ali Qasim, Sarah Abidemi Akintola, Cecilia Devi Ap Wifred

Platform: A Journal of Engineering

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most prominent greenhouse gas (GHG) present in the atmosphere, making it the most accountable for global warming. CO2 capture is capable of greatly reducing carbon emissions. The current method of CO2 capture by amine-based solvent has drawbacks, such as high demand for energy and intense corrosion, making it a less reliable method. More attention is given to ionic liquids (ILs) for their negligible vapour pressure, low melting point, and high chemical and thermal stability advantage. This study uses data analytics techniques to develop a predictive model for screening ILs for CO2 capture, moving away from …

Online Radicalization Case Study Of A Mass Shooting: The Payton Gendron Manifesto, Daniela Peterka-Benton, Bond Benton

Department of Justice Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

On May 14th, 2022, 18-year-old Payton S. Gendron of Conklin, New York, drove his car more than 200 miles to a predominantly black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York. At around 2:30 p.m., Gendron arrived at a Tops supermarket wearing body armor, tactical gear and a helmet with a video camera attached. He utilized the camera to livestream the event and carried an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle because of its proven deadly nature. He began firing his assaultrifle in the parking lot of the supermarket, killing three victims. He then went inside the store where he killed a security guard and nine …

The Potential Of Economic Loss Due To Stunting In Indonesia, Esty Asriyana Suryana

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

Stunting cases continue to increase, along with the high risk of undernutrition, the increasing prevalence of malnutrition, and decreasing productivity. If this condition is not handled correctly, it can affect Indonesia's development performance, inequality, and poverty. Stunting can hinder economic growth and labor productivity, affecting 11% of GDP (gross domestic product) and reducing the income of adult workers by up to 20%. Based on this, it is necessary to make prevention and control efforts in nutrition intervention activities an economic investment. Therefore, this study estimates the economic potential lost due to stunting in children under five. This descriptive study is …

Evaluating The Accuracy Of Inertial Measurment Units In Detecting Gait Parameters For Lower Limb Prosthesis And Orthosis Users, Bryce Fuller

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

A Gait Extraction System (GES) was developed to investigate the accuracy of wearable sensors by producing gait parameters, to be compared against a gold standard motion capture system. Two inertial measurement units (IMUs) were placed in the lower limb region, specifically in the shank region of each leg. The GES uses algorithms to extract the gait cycle from raw acceleration data to produce gait parameters such as stride length, stride time, step length, step time, stance time, swing time and cadence. There were three main trials that consisted solely of a flat road, a road with small hills and a …

Optimization Techniques For Machine Learning Inference And Near Memory Image Processing In Hardware For Highly Constrained Iot Edge Nodes, Rajeev Joshi

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The growing demand for fast and energy-efficient hardware for resource-constrained Internet of Things (IoT) edge devices has highlighted the limitations of conventional computing architectures. This research focuses on addressing the demand for fast, optimized, and energy-efficient machine learning inference engines as well as image processing in IoT edge applications. In this work, we address three challenging research problems and devise efficient solutions. Our investigation involved comprehensive exploration and analysis, leading to the proposal of effective approaches for overcoming these demanding issues. Through our work, we contribute novel solutions that offer improved efficiency and effectiveness in handling these research problems.

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Vehicle-To-Vehicle (V2v) And Vehicle-To-Infrastructure (V2i) Based Intersection Movement Assist, Lane Change Assist, And Rear Traffic Jam Formation Safety Applications, Gustavo Olenscki

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) technology can be implemented in many different ways in terms of communication protocols. Utilizing Dedicated Short-Range Communication (DSRC) in the implementation of V2V, or even Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), may prove to be extremely effective in solving issues related to transit safety as well as traffic flow. Forward Collision Warning (FCW), Slow Moving Vehicle (SMV), and Lane Keep Assist (LKA) are some examples of V2V safety applications whereas Platoonig may be considered to focus on improving traffic flow and fuel efficiency. Vehicles can be equipped with inexpensive embedded devices known as on-board units (OBUs) which offers the capability of data …

Multimodal Assessment Of Human Behavior With Applications In Analysis Of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sk Rahatul Jannat

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Human behavior analysis is an important application area of artificial intelligence. Usingdata collected from sensors (e.g., cameras), human behavior including, but not limited to, emotions, expressions, body movement, and eye gaze are analyzed. This analysis is useful in applications in diverse fields ranging from healthcare, defense, education, and marketing. Considering this, in this dissertation, we have proposed new approaches to emotion and expression recognition, subject identification, and classification of autism spectrum disorder. More specifically, this dissertation has the following contributions: 1) A new approach for multimodal ubiquitous emotion recognition is proposed; 2) Investigation into the impact of large expression variations …