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An Empirical Analysis Of The Factors Influencing Online Meal Delivery Services, O. Jawabreh, R. Mahmoud, O. A. Alananzeh, B. J. A. Ali

Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability

The study examined the effects of diversity, advertising, ease of demand, and service quality. The study used a quantitative approach, distributing a questionnaire to a randomly selected sample of (514) consumers from the study population. The studys factors (menu variety, promotion, and service quality) had a statistically significant effect on consumer satisfaction with food delivery. In contrast, the findings revealed that consumers were dissatisfied with the ease of ordering (convenience). The online meal delivery market is still in its infancy, necessitating additional research from academics and industry professionals to determine its full potential. This study examines the few available studies …

Umsgp The Emergency: A Sci-Art Facilitative Process And Collective For Um, Diana Six, Eric Jensen

University Grant Program Reports

Thanks to a UM Small Grant, over the last year we developed a scientist-artist collective to communicate pressing issues in ecology. The collective, called The Emergency, facilitated collaborations between scientists and artists to produce works to reach broad audiences in unique and effective ways on ecological problems in the Anthropocene.

Economic Contribution Of The Agricultural Sector To The Arkansas Economy In 2021, Leah English, Jennie Popp

AAES Research Reports and Research Bulletins

Agriculture and associated agricultural activities are major contributors to the Arkansas economy. Agriculture is defined as the sum of agricultural production and processing activities, unless otherwise specified, and includes crop and animal production and processing, agricultural support industries, forestry and forest products, and textile goods. Agriculture contributes to the economy through direct agricultural production and processing, leading to economic activity in other parts of the economy.

This report is the sixteenth in a series that examines agriculture’s economic contribution to the Arkansas economy. The total economic contribution of agriculture (direct, indirect, and induced effects) on value added, employment, and labor …

The Oval, 2023

The Oval

This issue includes creative work from undergraduate students at the University of Montana.

Deliquescence, Lindsay Hause

The Oval

No abstract provided.

Analysis Of A Federated Learning Framework For Heterogeneous Medical Image Data: Privacy And Performance Perspective, Julia Brixey

Computer Science and Computer Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses

The massive amount of data available in our modern world and the increase of computational efficiency and power have allowed for great advancements in several fields such as computer vision, image processing, and natural languages. At the center of these advancements lies a data-centric learning approach termed deep learning. However, in the medical field, the application of deep learning comes with many challenges. Some of the fundamental challenges are the lack of massive training datasets, unbalanced and heterogenous data between health applications and health centers, security and privacy concerns, and the high cost of wrong inference and prediction. One of …

The Effects Of Lecture Capture Design On Student Performance In An Online, Asynchronous Nonmajors Biology Course, Melissa Ann Gutierrez

Dissertations

Lecture capture technology, the ability to provide multimedia recordings of instructional content, has become an essential technology for online learning. One of the ways online courses have tried to appeal to the digital lifestyle of today’s students is providing different lecture capture styles, such as audio (podcasts), video, or interactive videos, due to the popularity of mobile media players providing anytime and anywhere learning. Although lecture capture technology provides educators with a diverse set of tools on how content is delivered, studies have shown mixed results on the impact of lecture capture styles on learning.

For this study, the main …

2023 Manifest Program, Columbia College Chicago

Manifest Urban Arts Festival Programs

A program for the Manifest Urban-Arts Festival held by Columbia College Chicago on May 12, 2023.

An Examination Of Legal Responses By United States To Technological Advances In Organized Drug Smuggling, Abdulwahab Aldossary

Symposium Projects

Recent advances in technology have aided terrorists in their ability to smuggle drugs in order to finance their operations. Drug trading routes have changed and so have methods of transportation and financial transaction. This study investigates the improved technology utilized by transnational organized crime groups and how the present laws and policies address the use of the improved technology for drug smuggling. The study will first look into the current models, such as the Counter-Terrorist Funding and Money Laundering model, and understand its weaknesses regarding drug smuggling within the United States. Moreover, the paper will focus on the current laws …

Detecting Retinal Damage With Image Analysis Using Machine Learning Algorithm, Anitha. E, A. Antonidoss

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

Retina is an important layer of tissue in the back of the eye. The retina’s primary job is to gather light that the lens has focused, convert the light into neural signals, and send those signals to the brain for optical compensation. This crucial tissue may appear damaged due to retinal detachment (RD). Such conditions can impair vision and undoubtedly have the potential to be severe enough to cause blindness. It can be challenging to identify the damage since the layers and the nerve connections are too delicate and thin, and they may be mistaken for another illness. IMRCNN, an …

Approach To Cryptography From The Lieb-Liniger Model, Mukhayo Rasulova

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

In this paper, using the method of statistical physics, a new encryption method is proposed that provides its own transformation for each cell of information, i.e., the perfect secrecy of information. This new method is based on the Lieb-Liniger model, which describes a gas of bosons in one-dimensional space.

Numerical Solutions Of A Three-Dimensional Schro ̈Dinger Equation For A Non–Relativistic Quark Model, M. Allosh, M. S. Abdelaal, F. Alshowaikh, A. Ismail

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

An accurate bound state eigenvalues are evaluated and plotted utilizing the non–relativistic quark model by using three different methods. The methods are employed perfectly within the three-dimensional time–independent Schro ̈dinger equation. Therefore, developing an effective technique to manipulate this well–known equation is the main reason for publishing this study. In this regard, an extensive comparison of the calculated numerical approaches with experimental data was conducted. In most cases, the three considered methods reflected optimal results for heavy mesonic family members by satisfying the minimization condition of χ2 values for each.

Solitary Wave Solution For Fractional-Order General Equal-Width Equation Via Semi Analytical Technique, Khalid K. Ali, F. E. Abd Elbary, Mohamed S. Abdel-Wahed, M. A. Elsisy, Mourad S. Semary

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

This paper presents an innovative approach to solve equal-width time-fractional-order equations that describe the behavior of waves in a certain physical system, using the Caputo operator to express the fractional derivative by improving the Taylor series expansion.Its convergence theorem is proven, and the error between the exact and approximate solutions is estimated; the resulting solutions are illustrated using graphs for different values of the fractional derivative order and time.The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of the method in reducing computational effort for solving nonlinear fractional partial differential equations (NFPDEs).

Pmrsa: Designing An Efficient And Secure Public-Key Similar To Rsa Based On Polynomial Ring, Fatima Rheem Atea, Hassan Rashed Yassein

Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences

RSA and NTRU encryption methods it is the still used nowadays and they constantly evolving simultaneously, thus paper proposed an encryption method based on linking the concepts of NTRU and modified RSA by using polynomials ring Zp[κ]/ < N (κ) > through generate two public keys, consisting four polynomials private key, this increase increases the complexity algorithm, in spite of this method is slows although this method is slow, it gives a high efficiency of security.

From The Master’S Maternity To Redemptive Nurturing: Liberating Motherhood In Toni Morrison’S Beloved And N.K. Jemisin’S Broken Earth Trilogy, Isabelle Stillman

English (MA) Theses

Science fiction author N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy (2015, 2016, 2017), set in a distant future on an unrecognizable Earth, may seem worlds away from Toni Morrison’s seminal historical novel Beloved (1987), set in 1870s Ohio, but at its core the trilogy furthers an examination that Morrison began years before Jemisin began writing. Both authors situate their protagonists at the intersection of motherhood and slavery, asking what it means to mother under oppression and how we might liberate women from the racist patriarchy’s brutal rules of maternity. In this paper, I study feminist icon Audre Lorde’s “The Master’s Tools Will …

The Role Of Fto, A Human Rna Demethylase In Perennial Grass Development And Abiotic Stress Responses, Andrew Fiorentino, Qian Hu, Xiaotong Chen, Zhaohui Chen

Honors College Theses

The integration of the human fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene into turfgrass is a novel approach at improving cell proliferation and abiotic stress resistance. The FTO protein is an RNA demethylase responsible for epigenetic regulation of the genome. In related rice, the gene is associated with increased crop yield, tiller number, and aerial biomass. It is proposed to work via demethylation of repeat RNA associated with chromatin remodeling, causing widespread transcriptional activation. In this study, the feasibility of using FTO for plant trait modification in perennial grasses is being investigated. Potentially transformed embryogenic calli of creeping bentgrass with …

Understanding The Effect Of Nanointerfaces On Nanostructure And Mechanical Properties Of Semicrystalline Polymers Using Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamic Simulations, Nayoung Kim

Honors College Theses

Polymer crystallization is a classical problem of polymer research. Many synthetic and natural polymers take the semi-crystalline form. Crystallization of polymers is a complex process associated with the partial alignment of their molecular chains. The final physical properties of semicrystalline polymers are determined by the degree of crystallinity and the size and orientation of the crystallites (nano- to micro-sized crystalline regions). Although it has been studied for many years, we still lack a fundamental understanding of the types of factors that influence the semicrystalline structure and how the structure affects the final properties. It is difficult because crystalline polymers are …

Food And Sovereignty: Enacting Mino-Bimaadiziwin In Gaa-Waabaabiganikaag, Zaryn Prussia

Anthropology Honors Projects

No abstract provided.

Not So Set In Stone: A Digital History Of The Macalester College Campus, Andie Walker

Individually Designed Interdepartmental Major Honors Project

College communities are constantly in flux, as students typically remain in school for only four years. However, parts of the physical environment of a college campus might last for centuries. This project investigates the evolution of Macalester College’s campus and asks the following questions: What has guided the design decisions for new buildings and structures at Macalester throughout its history? How have people interacted with, manipulated, and potentially subverted these spaces and places? How is settler colonialism physically embodied at Macalester? These questions have illuminated the ways that people have attempted to control the space and place that makes up …

Revenue Collections, May 2022, Tennessee. Department Of Revenue

2023 Revenue Collection Reports

No abstract provided.

Southern Adventist University Commencement Program May 2023, Southern Adventist University

Commencement Programs

Program for Southern Adventist University Spring 2023 graduation. The commencement service took place on May 7, 2023 at 9 am and 1 pm in Iles Physical Education Center.

Are Brain Games Really As They Seem?, Ania Axas

Scientific Kenyon: The Neuroscience Edition

No abstract provided.

Health Equity Module: The Latino Paradox, Noel A. Tufts, Jackie V. Carman, Laura Barbas Rhoden

Community Based Research

This project aims to educate participants about health inequities and the Latinx community, particularly first and second generation immigrants. Participants may be students who plan careers in health care or professionals and community experts new to working with Latinx community members. The module equips participants with foundational knowledge; shares resources for continued learning; and invites participants to reflect critically about their own intersectional identities and how different intersectional identities impact health care experiences.

Clemson University Women Trailblazers, A. M. Alexander, J. W. Harris

Clemson University Women Trailblazers

No abstract provided.

Smart-Insect Monitoring System Integration And Interaction Via Ai Cloud Deployment And Gpt, Ahmed Moustafa

Computer Science and Computer Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses

The Insect Detection Server was developed to explore the deployment and integration of an Artificial Intelligence model for Computer Vision in the context of insect detection. The model was developed to accurately identify insects from images taken by camera systems installed on farms. The goal is to integrate the model into an easily accessible, cloud-based application that allows farmers to analyze automatically uploaded images containing groups of insects found on their farms. The application returns the bounding boxes and the detected classes of insects whenever an image is captured on-site, enabling farmers to take appropriate actions to address the issue …

Sjsu Erfa Board Minutes, May 1, 2023, San Jose State University, Emeritus And Retired Faculty Association

SJSU ERFA Minutes

SJSU ERFA Executive Board Minutes

May 1, 2023

Fabrication Of Black Phosphorus Terahertz Photoconductive Antennas, Nathan Tanner Sawyers

Physics Undergraduate Honors Theses

Terahertz (THz) photoconductive antennas (PCAs) using 40nm thin-film flakes of black phosphorus (BP) and hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) have been shown computationally to be capable of THz emission comparable to those based on GaAs [2]. In this paper, I briefly describe the scientific and practical interest in THz emissions and explain what warrants research into black phosphorus as a photoconductive semiconductor in THz devices. Furthermore, I outline the basic principle of how these antennas work and mention alternative designs produced by other researchers in the past. Finally, I summarize the fabrication process of these antennas, as well as the measurements …

The Evolution Of 5g: Delineating The Impact And Limitations Across Transportation, Education, Healthcare, Agriculture, And Manufacturing, Thomas Bailey

Information Systems Undergraduate Honors Theses

A world previously only thought possible in science fiction is about to become a reality. A world where doctors can operate on patients thousands of miles away. A world where students can experience ancient cities and distant galalike they are physically there. A world of fully self-driving cars. A world where every step of the supply chain is automated. A world where factories have a handful of employees overseeing robots handling the entire manufacturing process. A world of fully autonomous farms, where one farmer can manage an entire farm from seed to harvest from their smartphone. The development, implementation, and …

Reworking Hospitality: The Social Practices Of Arab Immigrants In Granada, Spain, Sarah Falknor

World Languages, Literatures and Cultures Undergraduate Honors Theses

“Right now, you and me sitting here, this is hospitality.” My eyes darted left and right to the surrounding street for a moment as I took in the feeling of a sticky, metal chair against my legs and thirst settling in my throat. This was not the kind of Arab hospitality I had read about in books -- the extravagant kind that absolutely involves food and three days of accommodations before the hosts can ask the reason a guest is in their home. This felt to me like exactly what it was, a random interview with a stranger conducted in …

Outreach To Distance Learning Faculty: A Scoping Review, Christina Hillman, Lucinda Ward

Lavery Library Faculty/Staff Publications

This scoping review examines the techniques used by academic librarians for outreach to distance learning faculty From 533 initial records, librarians included 16 articles and identified five recurring themes: in-person visits, synchronous workshops, electronic communication, branding and personalization, and campus partnerships. Despite the prevalence of literature about outreach and marketing in academic libraries, there has been little research on connecting with distance education faculty. This review highlights the need for continued exploration of this topic, including how the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to blur what it means to be a distance learning faculty.