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Building A Data Washing Machine For Unsupervised Entity Resolution Of Unstandardized References Sources, Awaad K. Al Sarkhi

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation describes a first attempt to build a data washing machine, a system able to take dirty data and through an unsupervised process, output clean data. The washing machine design described here focuses on two main aspects of the data curation process, token correction and data redundancy. It aims to simplify and automate the preparation of data used to create information products. In this approach, all these steps would be automated, thus saving the time and effort of the data analysts who ordinarily perform these actions. In other words, this is the opposite of the current approach to first …

Characterizing Pm2.5 Air Samples Of Northeast Mississippi, Harley Nabors

Honors Theses

Ambient air pollution has been associated with adverse health effects throughout the entire world. Although epidemiologists study air pollution extensively, rural areas are often the least understood. In 2020, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality used less than 10 air sampling locations across the state leaving a large gap in air quality knowledge. In this study, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air samples were collected from three different rural Mississippi cities–Ackerman, Eupora, and Houston, in the summer of 2020. Following collection onto filters, elemental black carbon analysis and an oxidative potential assay were both used to characterize the samples of interest. …

The Politics Of Taxation: An Economic Analysis Of Politically Motivated Tariffs Placed On French Wine By The United States, Katelyn Hutson

Honors Theses

In this paper, I research the economic distortions caused by a 25% retaliatory tariff placed on French wine by the United States in October 2019. This tariff was enacted as retaliation for airline subsidies provided by various European countries to Airbus and was approved by the WTO as a valid compensation for the loss these subsidies caused to the American company Boeing. In order to view the correlation between fluctuations in US import quantities of French wine and the retaliatory tariff, I estimated the effect of the tariff on the wine market using linear regression analysis. Through this regression, I …

Spartan Daily, April 21, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 156, Issue 33

Black Maternal Mortality In The United States, Grace Phelps

Honors College Theses

Black maternal mortality is a looming issue in the United States as the rate of Black maternal deaths is 3-4 times higher than the average rate for White women. Research establishes that this is a multifaceted issue of care quality, preexisting health, biases and racism, and structural inequalities. This study aims to discuss the statistics, contributing factors, and possible solutions to the issue of Black maternal mortality. Specifically, this study aims to educate nursing students on the matter and test the implications an educational session has on knowledge about Black maternal mortality and how health care professionals can be part …

A Quantitative Analysis Of Newly Practicing Nurses' Perceived Self-Efficacy, Assertiveness, And Interprofessional Collaboration, Janice Baglietto

Theses & Dissertations

Background: According to the Institute of Medicine, interprofessional teams offer the most effective way to assure the safe delivery of patient-centered care. Nurses need to possess the ability to speak up as members of interprofessional teams. Nurses who believe in their abilities to perform and who possess assertive communication skills are more successful, resulting in better patient outcomes.

Purpose: The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine newly practicing registered nurses’ perceived level of self-efficacy, perceived level of assertiveness, and perceived interprofessional collaboration.

Participants: Former members of the National Student Nurses Association who graduated in 2017 and 2018 and …

Anomalous Wave Statistics Following Sudden Depth Transitions: Application Of An Alternative Boussinesq-Type Formulation, Paul A.J. Bonar, Colm J. Fitzgerald, Zhiliang Lin, Den Bremer Ts Van, Thomas A.A. Adcock, Alistair G.L. Borthwick

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

AbstractRecent studies of water waves propagating over sloping seabeds have shown that sudden transitions from deeper to shallower depths can produce significant increases in the skewness and kurtosis of the free surface elevation and hence in the probability of rogue wave occurrence. Gramstad et al. (Phys. Fluids 25 (12): 122103, 2013) have shown that the key physics underlying these increases can be captured by a weakly dispersive and weakly nonlinear Boussinesq-type model. In the present paper, a numerical model based on an alternative Boussinesq-type formulation is used to repeat these earlier simulations. Although qualitative agreement is achieved, the present model …

A Review Of Network And Computer Analysis Of Epileptiform Discharge Free Eeg To Characterize And Detect Epilepsy, Caitlin West, Wessel Woldman, Katy Oak, Brendan Mclean, Rohit Shankar

Peninsula Medical School

Objectives. There is emerging evidence that network/computer analysis of epileptiform discharge free electroencephalograms (EEGs) can be used to detect epilepsy, improve diagnosis and resource use. Such methods are automated and can be performed on shorter recordings of EEG. We assess the evidence and its strength in the area of seizure detection from network/computer analysis of epileptiform discharge free EEG. Methods. A scoping review using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidance was conducted with a literature search of Embase, Medline and PsychINFO. Predesigned inclusion/exclusion criteria were applied to selected articles. Results. The initial search found 3398 articles. …

Comparing Noise Mechanisms & Entropy In Tent-Map Circuits, Austin Powell Davis

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

No abstract provided.

Documents From The April 21, 2021 Meeting Of The 2021-2022 Body Of The Associated Students Of The University Of Montana (Asum), University Of Montana--Missoula. Associated Students

Senate Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 2007-Present

Agenda and meeting minutes from the April 21, 2021 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM). The following resolution was discussed during the meeting:

SB1-21/22: Resolution Creating an ASUM Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee

Genetic And Non-Genetic Factors Affecting The Expression Of Covid-19-Relevant Genes In The Large Airway Epithelium, Silva Kasela, Victor E. Ortega, Molly Martorella, Suresh Garudadri, Jenna Nguyen, Elizabeth Ampleford, Anu Pasanen, Srilaxmi Nerella, John Blangero, Joanne E. Curran, Juan M. Peralta

School of Medicine Publications

Background: The large airway epithelial barrier provides one of the first lines of defense against respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19. Substantial inter-individual variability in individual disease courses is hypothesized to be partially mediated by the differential regulation of the genes that interact with the SARS-CoV-2 virus or are involved in the subsequent host response. Here, we comprehensively investigated non-genetic and genetic factors influencing COVID-19-relevant bronchial epithelial gene expression. Methods: We analyzed RNA-sequencing data from bronchial epithelial brushings obtained from uninfected individuals. We related ACE2 gene expression to host and environmental factors in the SPIROMICS cohort of smokers with …

Quantification Of Wake Shape Modulation And Deflection For Tilt And Yaw Misaligned Wind Turbines, Juliaan Bossuyt, Ryan Scott, Naseem Ali, Raul Bayoan Cal

Mechanical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations

Misaligned wind turbine rotors redirect the wake, and manipulate the wake shape by introducing a counter-rotating vortex pair. This mechanism is of great interest for improving wind farm power output through static or dynamic misalignment. In this study, cross-plane stereo-particle image velocimetry measurements are used to characterize the wake evolution for tilt misalignment and verify differences with yaw misalignment. Blockage from the ground, shear in the velocity profile, turbulence levels, hub-vortices and tip-vortices are found to strongly affect wake evolution for a tilted wind turbine resulting in a non-symmetric behaviour for upwards deflecting or downwards deflecting tilt. The downwards deflection …

Recoding Postmodernist Art Criticism: The Debate Between Anti-Pluralism And Pluralism, Juanjuan Yang

Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art

While pluralism is considered politically correct today, this article tries to describe the trajectory of anti-pluralist criticism through some famous authors of October, specifically Hal Foster, who edited the seminal Anti-Aesthetic: Essays on Postmodern Culture. In the beginning of the 1980s, Foster categorized two types of postmodernism, one being the postmodernism of reaction and neo-conservatism, the other being postmodernism of resistance and post-structuralism. Aligning with the latter of the two types, major authors of October published a series of important essays to criticize “mainstream postmodernist art, ” especially neo-expressionist paintings. However, during the same period, Arthur Danto claimed“the end of …

Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion - Library Audit Report, Michele Gibney, Veronica Wells, Mickel Paris, Lisa Cooperman, Mike Wurtz, Munachimso Aghasili, Diego Bustamante, Angelique Michelle Doty, Camryn Love, Apollo Parish Mitchell, Xitlali Pacheco, Corey Pfitzer, Vivian Pham, Molly Westlake

Research Tuesdays

In Fall 2020, President Callahan announced several Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) projects that the university would commence, including a DEI Audit of the Library’s collections. We formed a planning group, did initial research on equivalent DEI audits at other institutions, and decided to involve students in the process by hiring 9 as Interns in Spring 2021. The students will meet weekly with the planning group to discuss the project, audit specific portions of the collection (based on disciplinary interest), and provide recommendations for collection diversification. This presentation will cover the initial results of hiring students, finalizing methodology for the …

Engl 102: Writing About Bad Ideas About Writing, Charlotte Asmuth

Cardinal Compositions

No abstract provided.

Response To Jennifer Cunningham: Code Switching Has Nothing To Do With Racism, Zaniah Shobe

Cardinal Compositions

No abstract provided.

Black Language, Social Identity, And The “Gap”, Ariel Perkins

Cardinal Compositions

No abstract provided.

Exploring Bilingual Student Experiences In American Education, Rachel Raymer

Cardinal Compositions

No abstract provided.

Autism By An Autistic: Different Not Less (Infographic & Writer’S Memo), Katherine Settle

Cardinal Compositions

No abstract provided.

Editorial - Spiritus 6.1 (Spring 2021), Jeffrey S. Lamp

Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology

No abstract provided.

Front Matter- Spiritus 6.1 (Spring 2021), [email protected]

Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology

No abstract provided.

Full Issue - Spiritus 6.1 (Spring 2021), [email protected]

Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology

The full issue of Spiritus 6, vol 1 (Spring 2021)

The Five Myths About Writing Across The Curriculum, Alan Weber

Michigan Reading Journal

No abstract provided.

A Reading Professional's Hermeneutic Look At The Courage To Teach: A Book Review, Helen V. Gill

Michigan Reading Journal

No abstract provided.

Creating A Developmentally Appropriate Writing Process For Emergent Writers, Nancy Gott

Michigan Reading Journal

No abstract provided.

Take 2! The Role Of Story Reenactment In Developing Narrative Competence, Briget Laier

Michigan Reading Journal

No abstract provided.

Maintenance Cartridge Web Advance Self-Locking System, Hp Inc

Defensive Publications Series

Latex PHs need to be wiped in order to remove the ink accumulated in the nozzle plate while printing,

spitting or priming.

Every generation of Latex ink has had more complex requirements in terms of servicing. Wiping is one

of the most affected routines due to the behavior of the ink, that has been getting more and more

stickier in every generation.

The ink paddle generated in the nozzle plate dries creating an ink crust that needs to be removed. The

wiping method has been evolving adapting to the crust behavior.

In order to wipe, the solution provided by Polestar …

Password-Less Continuous Multifactor Authentication (Cfma) For Wireless Networks, Vinay Saini, Jerome Henry, Tim Szigeti, Robert Barton

Defensive Publications Series

The new generation of wireless networks can involve a mix of radio technologies, especially for industrial environments. As devices roam back and forth between different radio networks, it is very difficult to continually monitor the security posture and identity of devices connected to the network. Presented herein are techniques that involve the combination of a Device-Generated Trust Card and a Network-Generated Trust Card that can be used to validate device identity (e.g., an Internet of Things (IoT) device identity) and behavior using a continuous Multi-Factor Authentication (cMFA) structure.

Socio-Economic Influence On Women’S Pre-Revolutionary Political Thought And Activism, Caroline Mcglone

EKU Libraries Research Award for Undergraduates

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, April 20, 2021, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2021

Volume 156, Issue 32