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The Highest Stakes Data Visualizations: Climate Change Data, Nabeha Sajid, Kathryn Glasgow, Shaquan Coombs

Undergraduate Research and Engagement Symposium

This study examines how design elements of data visualizations affect attention and urgency toward climate change. Specifically, we focused on climate crisis data visualizations, adjusting the position of key takeaways and manipulating images to amplify the message. Our experimental conditions enabled us to show how viewers interpreted the climate data visualizations and how viewers engaged with the visualizations. In our study, we utilized eye-tracking technology to gain insights into how participants process information while observing the impact on viewer attitudes via surveys. The outcomes help us recommend the best ways to present climate change visualizations to capture viewers' attention.

The Religious Organization Behind Shen Yun - Falun Gong, Ellin Liu

Undergraduate Research and Engagement Symposium

Falun Gong is a religious organization that has grown in popularity throughout America. They have a reach all around the world, mostly due to their dance show, Shen Yun, which has gone on multiple world tours. But what is this religious organization, who is their founder and history, and what is their motive?

Informative Integration Of Modern Spolia In Public Landscapes, Deniz Üçer Erduran

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

Spolia refers to repurposing components from older buildings into new constructions, a concept with a rich history. Traditionally, unique components were the primary focus; however, this ap- proach remains relevant today for mass-produced components. By diverting materials from waste streams, spolia preserves their inherent properties and facilitates the rapid transfer of stylistic fea- tures in the modern world. When a 1970s movie theatre in Moscow, Russia, was demolished in 2019, a substantial amount of steel was recycled, while brick and concrete were sent to landfills. This study investigates potential spolia options as an alternative to demolition. The research involved documenting …

Evaluating The Factors Influencing The Sustainable Refrigerant Selection By Fuzzy Decision Making Approach, Mehmet Seyhan, Ertuğrul Ayyıldız, Melike Erdogan

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

Considering that cooling in cooling systems is more costly than heating, the importance of refrigerant selection in cooling systems is even more obvious. Due to the complexity of the refrigerant selection problem, a multi-criteria decision approach must be used to implement a thorough and organized evaluation of the factors. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the criteria to be considered when choosing refrigerants using the interval type-2 trapezoidal fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). As a result, the most important and least crucial refrigerant selection criteria are determined by calculating the weights and obtaining the ranking of the requirements. …

A Review On Blockchain Operations In Construction Management, Bassant Sayed, Hasan Volkan Oral

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

This study investigates the important role that the blockchain plays to manage the information about who did what and when and hence provides a strong base for any legal potential conflicts. Blockchain technology permits you to distribute, encrypt, and secure the records of digital transactions. In addition, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are encompassed in it. Even though the construction industry has traditionally been a late user of innovative technology compared to other sectors of the economy, it faces various hurdles in terms of trust, accessibility, information sharing, and process automation. As a result, stakeholders, clients, subcontractors, contractors, and suppliers have …

Synthesis Of Macrocyclization Cyclophanes And Their Metal Complexes, Characterization And Antimicrobial Activity, Murat Turkyilmaz, Murat Dönmez, Murat Ates

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

Due to their chemical properties, cyclophane-type compounds constitute an interesting organic chemistry class. In the structure of all cyclic compounds, macrocyclization is the most critical issue for high-efficiency synthesis. Especially with a small cyclophane structure, the experimental steps are more complicated than with a prominent cyclophane structure. In this manuscript, three different material groups were applied to synthesize silver cyclophane compounds for smart drug properties. In the first material group, 5,6-dimetil-1H-benzo[d] imidazole (1) and 2,6-bis(chloromethyl)pyridine (2) were reacted to form 5,6-dimethyl-1- ((6-((5,6-dimethyl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-1-il)methyl)pyridine-2-il)methyl)-1H-benzo[d] imidazole compound (3). In the second material group, ethyl 2-bromoacetate (4) reacted to different nitrogen atoms of the …

Current Construction And Demolition Waste Management Strategies For Philippine Construction Sector – A Systematic Literature Review, Erold Dimaculangan

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

The construction industry continues to be one of the primary drivers of a country's economic progress. As of 2022, the Philippines’ construction sector had an annual growth rate of 9.2% and continues to increase due to the Build! Build! Build! (BBB) program. However, the construction sector is globally known for regularly consuming more raw materials, resulting in natural resource scarcity and environmental implications. Construction activities also generated a massive volume of construction waste from construction, demolition, and renovation. The need to impose construction and demolition waste (CDW) management strategies and policies in all stages of construction is crucial in attaining …

Determination Of Exterior Material In Sustainable Buildings By Value Engineering Method According To Leed Criteria, Şenay Atabay

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

Factors such as the rapid depletion of natural resources and environmental pollution enable us to understand the importance of sustainability better today. With the introduction of the concept of sustainability into the construction sector, the design of buildings according to the environmentally friendly “Green Building” approach has come to the forefront, and various certification systems have been developed. Due to these certification systems, various building materials must be used in buildings. However, since many materials are on the market, it is a problem which materials should be preferred according to the green building criteria. Although there are various approaches in …

An Evaluation Of Vertical Dynamic Stress Attenuation For Compacted Coarse-Grained Soils, Kuangbiao Sun, Mingjing Fang, Donglin Shu, Yang Pu, Wenbing Wang

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

Coarse-grained soil (CGS), as a filler with the characteristics of high bearing capacity but difficult compaction for embankment construction, requires an appropriate thickness of a single compaction layer according to the influence depth of vertical dynamic stress. In this paper, a numerical analysis using PFC2D was conducted by following a scale model test with different particle gradations of compacted CGS fillers by adopting a modified PFWD. The results show that the influence depth is about 50 cm under the impact maximum stress 0.066 MPa if defined the depth as the maximum stress attenuation to 20%. The compacted CGS filler with …

Synthesis Of Pincer Type Carbene And Their Ag(I)-Nhc Complexes, And Their Antimicrobial Activities, Murat Turkyilmaz, Murat Dönmez, Murat Ates

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

In this study, theophylline (1) compounds were synthesized with addition of 2-bromoetha-nol, 2-bromoacetamide and methyl-2-bromoacetate to attain symmetric connections to NHCs (2a–c). New complexes containing the symmetric N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands were synthesized using azolium salts in dimethyl formamide (DMF). After the NHC predecessor compounds reacted with Ag O, Ag(I)-NHC complexes were synthesized in the following: 7,9-di-(2-hydroxyethyl)-8,9-dihydro-1,3-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6(3H,7H)-dionedium silver(I)bromide (3a), 7,9-di(acetamide)-8,9-dihydro-1,3-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6(3H,7H)-di-ondium silver(I)bromide (3b) and 7,9-di(methylacetate)-8,9-dihydro-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pu-rine-2,6(3H,7H)-diondiumsilver(I)bromide (3c). Both synthesized NHC predecessors (2a-c) and Ag(I)-NHC complexes (3a-c) were described by FTIR, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, liquid and solid-state conductivity values, TGA analysis, melting point analysis and XRD spectroscopy. In-vitro antibacterial activities of NHC-predecessors and Ag(I)-NHC …

Sustainability In The Civil Engineering And Construction Industry: A Review, Michael Toryila Tiza

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

The negative consequences of construction may be minimized by using environmentally friendly construction techniques. The procurement and use of building materials and the chopping down of trees are only some of the various processes involved in construction. There are many ways construction works impact the environment. However, the bulk of traditional building methods has the most significant harmful impact on the ecosystem. For future generations, sustainable building techniques and practices must take priority over conventional ones. This study examines; the idea and substance of sustainable development, sustainable development's triple bottom line, the significance of triple bottom line to the construction …

A Statistical Evaluation Of Housing Preference In Istanbul Urban Transformation, İsmail Yılmaz

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

With its rapidly growing population in the last 50 years, Istanbul is one of the cities where skewed urbanization has developed widely. The fact that crooked urbanization is an important threat that causes loss of life and property in disasters such as earthquake, flood, erosion, fire etc., paved the way for the implementation of urban transformations in accordance with modern urbanism in this city. It is also very important to meet the demands and needs of those living in areas where urban transformations are applied. In this study, a housing preference survey was conducted for residents in an urban transformation …

Potential Barriers To Sustainable Construction: A Model Proposal, Tülay Çivici, Resul Özlük

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

In this study, it is aimed to identify potential barriers to sustainable construction in the Turkish Construction Industry. To this end, a survey was conducted covering architects, civil engineers and other (project manager, mechanical engineers, ets.) professionals working in the Turkish Construction Industry. Based on the data obtained from the survey, the scale of “Potential Barriers to Sustainable Construction” has been developed. Explanatory factor analysis was performed first to determine the factor structure of the research scale. As a result of the explanatory factor analysis, information deficiency barrier, education disability barrier, high investment cost barrier, awareness barrier, academic inadequacy barrier, …

Physical Characterization And Optimization Of Fineness Moduli Of Natural Sand From The North Region Of Cameroon Used In Construction, Bertin Kagonbé

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

This paper deals with the physical characterization and the optimization of fineness moduli of some natural sand samples for their appropriate valorization in construction in North Cameroon. Five sands samples (SN5, SB1, SB2, SB3 and SB4) were selected from various locations. Tests conducted include Particle size analysis, Organic impurities, Sand Equivalent and Bulk density. Fineness Modulus (FM), Mean grain, Sorting index (Si), Skewedness index and Uniformity coefficient have been deducted mathematically. Results shown that the particle size distribution curves of the studied sands have an "S" shape. The sand equivalent values vary between 91.1 and 96.8 %, characteristic of very …

A Research Study On Prevention Of Occupational Accidents In The Construction Sector During The Design Process, Özge Yaşar, Yeliz Gökuç, Mi̇marlik Fakültesi̇

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

Safety by design has recently become one of the most significant research topics. It is believed that safety by design will provide profits to the construction sector by improving efficiency, reducing operating costs, reducing hazards and risks, and decreasing expensive accident prevention methods on the site. The aim of this study is to determine the awareness of the safety by design in the Turkish construction sector, and to raise awareness of the importance among the professional stakeholders in order to anticipate occupational accidents at the design stage, and implement the accident prevention applications early in the design process. Because the …

Discovering Hidden Patterns In Turkish Construction Projects Delays Related To Project Characteristic, İsmail Cengiz Yılmaz

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

There are delays in delivering construction projects, which have great affects in all countries' economies, due to many factors and reasons and these delays bring many negative consequences. Checking the source of these consequences or minimizing their effects is very important in terms of time and cost savings in the construction sector, especially for countries which have a continuous improvement such as Turkey. Determination of project factors that will cause delay, analysis of their impacts and taking protective measures will help to reduce losses. Hereby in this study, the project factors that may cause to delays are identified and some …

Building Information Management, Mustafa Nabi Kocakaya, Ersin Namlı, Ümit Işıkdağ

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

Building Information Modeling/Management (BIM) technology has attracted the attention of many researchers and academicians as a new concept that has increased rapidly in the construction sector in recent years. The time-dependent changing society has affected the expectations and demands of the construction industry and triggered/resulted in the production of more complex and original projects accordingly. Building Information Modeling/Management (BIM) concept has become a necessity in today's construction industry in terms of providing integration between project stakeholders and providing the possibility of processing and storing the project data in a common point. When international studies are examined, it is seen that …

Infrastructure Projects In Turkey And Innovative Implementations In Project Management, İskender Eyüp Ekiz, Mehmet Fatih Altan

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

In Turkey, transportation investments have taken the first number on the agenda on the last decades. Tremendeus projects like Kanalistanbul is mnetioned beside many airport projects in Anatolian cities that are existing many urban railway system projects in Istanbul and any other major cities beside high speed railway projects that connects the cities of Turkey by west to east and by south to north. Turkey continues the period of infrastructural establishment and renowation rapidly as a developing country which aims to being one of the biggest economy all over the world. Because of these, project management, management notions, usage of …

Cibali District; Investigation Of External Facing Material Selection In Architectural Structures, A. Bilge Işık, Yusuf Akyazıcı

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

In this study, product selection and environmental effects were researched in the facade coatings forming the shells. The exterior wall coverings used in the buildings form the shell of the design. This makes the relationship between the shell of the builder and the outside of the builder. Preferable material properties, resistance to environmental factors, external damage to the environment during the production process and user preferences are important. It is a study to investigate the environmental compatibility and the results of material preferences to be used in accordance with these properties. In accordance with this purpose; Turkey It is a …

Evaluation Of Risk In Turkish Construction Sector, Bilal Çelik, Mehmet Fatih Altan

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

Construction projects, from feasibility and design abstract step is carried out, until a concrete step in the termination of operations contains a number of uncertainties and risks. day by day growing scale of our age and of various disciplines acquired a building complex with participatory projects require more professional methods of project risk management team and trained in this regard. Basically intuition, risk assessment and management in the construction industry, are based on judgment and experience in a logical manner. With risk assessment and the recognition was a major element of management applications for the building industry, industry response and …

Economic And Technological Evaluation Of Transportation System, New Trends, Taha Vardar, Mehmet Fatih Altan, Sepanta Naimi

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

Objective of the study is revealing developments year by year that has the faces of economical, technical, social, political and trying to clarify the relationship between different disciplines and transportation. On this context, with the affect of extension on informatics and technology on last decades, the type of development trends of transportation system is discussed within the frame of today’s necessities. On this context, it is known that transportation has a mutual and integrated relationship with urbanization and it has understood that transportation is impulsion of common civilization level of humanity. In this content, development period and continuing investments of …

Support Tools For The Building Maintenance, Zuzana Cúciková, Martin Hanko

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

The philosophy of sustainable development is now part of every area of human life, including construction industry. The current priorities, which can be affected during the period of design, were mainly: energy consumption of the building's operation, characteristics of used building materials and the development of certification systems. Today, scientists are looking for new solutions for the application of sustainable development already in the operation period of buildings. The maintenance process is one of them. Use of advanced information technologies in cooperation with the Maintenance Manual of Buildings is one of the possible ways.

Modeling Of Damage Evolution And Fracture In 5182 H111 Aluminum Alloy, Elamri Abdelouahid, Mounir El Yakhloufi Haddou, Elkhamlichi Abdelatif

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

This paper presents results of a numerical modeling of ductile fracture and failure of elements made of 5182H111 aluminum alloys subjected to dynamic traction. The analysis was performed using Johnson-Cook model based on ABAQUS software. The aim of the research was to specify and test the mechanical properties during numerical simulations. The experimental test results for the mechanical properties of the studies for steel were presented with a large description of the testing facilities. The test results were used to determine the temperature dependencies of the mechanical properties, yield strength, modulus of elasticity and thermal elongation

Lisi – The House - Living Inspired By Sustainable Innovation, Di Dr. Karin Stieldorf

Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies

LISI was the competition entry of Team Austria for Solar Decathlon 2013 in Irvine / Los Angeles / California and overall winner of the competition. The paper describes the project aims and objectives, the house self, its key innovations, economic aspects and market potential.

Organizational Policy Initiatives For A Neurodiverse Workforce, Renae Taylor

ATU Scholars Symposium

Neurodivergent individuals make up a significant percentage of the population and yet lag in employment due to employment barriers of the traditional workplace. While the benefits of a diverse workplace are well documented, there is still a large deficit when it comes to neurodiversity equitable access. To attract and retain a neurodiverse workforce, organizations must make changes that align with research-backed methods for policy building and in turn change the organizational leadership focus to a transformational, growth-based framework.

This applied project focuses on organizational policy initiatives that support the neurodivergent employee, with an emphasis on accommodations and modifications, inclusion, and …

Group And Participatory Communication, Malini Durbhakula, William E. Biernatzki S.J., Bruce Wayne Bassinger

Communication Research Trends

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Can Computational Fluid Dynamics Be The Basis For The Next Generation Of Breach Models?, M. Hassan, K. V. Chua, C. Goff, S. Haeri, M. Morris, R. Coombs

5th International Seminar on Dam Protections Against Overtopping

Dam and embankment failures can have devastating consequences for communities, infrastructure, and the environment. Therefore, accurate modelling of dam and embankment breaches is crucial for effective flood risk assessment and emergency response planning to precisely estimate areas and people that are prone to risk and plan for reducing the damage to properties and the environment. Recently, many advances have been made to improve the accuracy of breach modelling, including the development of physically based one and two dimensional numerical models that takes into account the various processes that take place during the breach of an embankment dam or a flood …

Enhancing Embankment Dam And Levee Resilience Against Overtopping Erosion: The Muscatine Island Levee Project, W. R. Thompson, J. T. Leyh

5th International Seminar on Dam Protections Against Overtopping

HydroTurf® is an advanced revetment solution engineered to protect embankment dams and riverine levees from erosion caused by overtopping events. Its design provides an impermeable geomembrane protected by engineered turf with a high strength cementitious infill, resulting in a fiber reinforced high-strength concrete matrix. The system provides a durable and impermeable barrier against erosive forces.

The Muscatine Island Levee Improvement Project, situated along the Mississippi River in Iowa, exemplifies the application of HydroTurf. This initiative aimed to enhance flood protection for approximately 30,000 acres of commercial, industrial, and residential areas. A critical component was the construction of a hardened controlled …

A Latin Perspective On The Media: Gender, Law And Ethics, The Environment And Media Education, William E. Biernatzki S.J., José Luis Piñuel Raigada, Mercedes Charles Creel, Vicente Baca Lagos, Manuel Nufiez Encabo, Carlos Lozano, Jose Martinez De Toda Y Terrero S.J., Soledad Martinez Chillon, Donaciano Bartolome Crespo

Communication Research Trends

Edited By:
William E. Biematzki, S.J.
CSCC, Saint Louis University
and Jose Luis Piiiuel Raigada
Universidad Complutense de Madrid

40. Northern Iowan. Uni 150th Celebration [Article], E. Pantini

LGBTQIA+ Archive Class Projects

Citation: Pantini, E. (2025, April 9). UNI 150th celebration: Highlighting the past and looking to the future. Northern Iowan, 6.