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The Effects Of Stress On Attentional Networks, Alice Tsvinev

Master's Theses

The human brain has developed mechanisms to aid our survival, including attentional networks and stress response. Attentional shifts allow humans to react accordingly to their environment, following innate processes like fight or flight. Prolonged exposure to acute stress interferes with such cognitive processes as attention and working memory, impacting attentional systems. The present study examined the effects of acute stress on visual attention processes, specifically focusing on the orienting, alerting, and executive attention networks. 49 participants were randomly placed in either a stress or non-stress condition, then asked to reflect on either stressful or positive moments in their lives, respectively. …

African American Male Overidentification In Special Education Services: Teacher Perspectives On The Referral Process, Amanda Gray

Student Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative narrative study explored the perceptions of public-school general education teachers on the training they received for referring students to special education. Two key aspects of this were investigated: (1) navigating the special education referral process, and (2) using individualized interventions that are effective with African American male students. The problem addressed in this study is the overidentification of African American male students in special education. This causes concern in the educational community, as students misidentified often suffer unintended consequences such as segregated learning environments, low expectations, and fewer post-secondary opportunities. Using social inequality theory as a theoretical framework, …

Dr. Rachael Cassidy Interview With Oral History Class 2024 About The New Mexico Historical Review, Holly Guise

Oral Histories HIST 300, Fall 2024

For this interview in Dr. Holly Guise's class, students interviewed Dr. Rachael Cassidy about her previous experience working for the New Mexico Historical Review. She was the first Native person to serve as the Managing Editor of the NMHR.

The Cowl - V. 88 N. 7 - November 14, 2024

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol. 88 No. 7 - November 14, 2024. 16 pages.

Foreword, Bruce A. Green, Leslie C. Levin

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.

Judges And The Regulatory State: Trends Of Resistance And Restraint, Luke P. Norris

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.

The Psychology Of Persuasive Precedent, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Andrew J. Wistrich

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.

Supreme Impropriety? Assessing The Justices' Conduct, Veronica Root Martinez

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.

Longitudinal Pedestrian Safety Trends By Vehicle Type And Model: A 2015-2022 Study Of Texas, Olivia Tafoya

Civil Engineering ETDs

We observed pickup trucks, SUVs, and passenger cars and their two most popular vehicle models across Texas from 2015 through 2022. For each vehicle type and model, we obtained all reported pedestrian crashes, counts of registered vehicles, and vehicle design characteristics. Results suggest that older vehicles are more likely to seriously injure or kill a pedestrian than newer ones. They also indicate that SUVs were more deadly, after controlling for exposure using the number of registered vehicles, than other vehicle types. Of the models studied, the full-size SUVs proved to be particularly dangerous for pedestrians, being 2.08 times more likely …

Montana Kaimin, November 14, 2024, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Capital Stack Ut Llc, Appellee V. Gowtham Reddy; Genesis Capital Investments, Llc; Jga Development, Llc; Genesis Opportunity Zone Fund; Shiva Holdings, Llc; And Project 557 First St Development, Appellants : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (2020 –)

On appeal from the Third Judicial District Court, Salt Lake County Honorable Patrick Corum

Kennedy D. Nate, Austin C. Nate, Counsel for Appellants

Anna Rubin, Erik A. Christiansen, Alex N. Vandiver, Counsel for Appellee

Innovation Strategies To Develop A Sustainable Municipal Government Beyond A Financial Crisis, Vickie Michelle Riggins Medina

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Some government leaders lack knowledge of innovation strategies to develop a sustainable municipal government through a financial crisis. The purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore innovation strategies municipal government leaders employed to help overcome a financial crisis. The research question explored what innovation strategies municipal government leaders employ to help overcome a financial crisis. Argyris and Schön’s organizational learning theory of action provided the conceptual framework for this study. A purposeful sample of 10 participants included municipal government leaders and elected officials. Data were collected through semistructured open-ended interview questions, which elicited responses of shared experiences in …

Conference Report: Review Of Clinical Implementation Of Advanced Quantitative Imaging Techniques For Personalized Radiotherapy, Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy, Houda Bahig, Nicholas Bucknell, Jeffrey Buchsbaum, Hui-Kuo George Shu

Department of Radiation Oncology Faculty Papers

The topic of quantitative imaging in radiation therapy was presented as a "Masterclass" at the 2023 annual meeting of the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). Dual-energy computed tomography (CT) and single-positron computed tomography were reviewed in detail as the first portion of the meeting session, with data showing utility in many aspects of radiation oncology including treatment planning and dose response. Positron emission tomography/CT scans evaluating the functional volume of lung tissue so as to provide optimal avoidance of healthy lungs were presented second. Advanced brain imaging was then discussed in the context of different forms of magnetic resonance …

A Novel Reinforcement Learning Method For Efficient Cross-Training Between Real And Simulated Robots, Zhonglin Liang

Master's Theses

Training reinforcement learning policy in a simulated environment can be a go-to choice for many research topics, as a simulated environment provides flexibility and costs less than building a physical environment for training. However, policy trained in a simulated environment often fails to transfer to the real environment for problems that have a more complex dynamics. As the solution, Sim2Real was proposed and it categorizes techniques that improve the performance of the transfer from simulation to reality. Sim2Real is an area of study that focuses on utilizing simulation data to train models that can apply to real world environment. It …

Internet Of Medical Things: Integrating Machine Learning And Wearables For Healthcare, Jingwen Zhang

McKelvey School of Engineering Graduate Student Theses & Dissertations

The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), which integrates Internet of Things technologies into healthcare, has become a powerful tool for enhancing health monitoring and predicting clinical outcomes. By leveraging wearable devices, IoMT facilitates continuous, cost-effective, and convenient tracking of patients' health conditions over time. This dissertation applies data-driven methods to address critical clinical challenges involving wearable devices. Specifically, it focuses on three significant clinical problems: (1) indoor contact tracing for healthcare workers using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons, (2) predicting surgical outcomes using wearable data, and (3) developing robust models for surgical outcome prediction that account for patient variability using …

Internet Of Medical Things: Integrating Machine Learning And Wearables For Healthcare, Jingwen Zhang

McKelvey School of Engineering Graduate Student Theses & Dissertations

The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), which integrates Internet of Things technologies into healthcare, has become a powerful tool for enhancing health monitoring and predicting clinical outcomes. By leveraging wearable devices, IoMT facilitates continuous, cost-effective, and convenient tracking of patients' health conditions over time. This dissertation applies data-driven methods to address critical clinical challenges involving wearable devices. Specifically, it focuses on three significant clinical problems: (1) indoor contact tracing for healthcare workers using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons, (2) predicting surgical outcomes using wearable data, and (3) developing robust models for surgical outcome prediction that account for patient variability using …

Do Students Notice If Institutions Require Their Faculty To Prepare For Teaching?, Adam M. Caskie

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Higher Education is the gateway to a successful life, and students need their institution's support to make it to graduation. Undergraduate students have their primary academic interactions with a university through its faculty and the courses they are required to complete to earn a degree. Engagement with faculty is a key factor in student satisfaction with their institution. The extent to which faculty make time for excellent teaching and additional experiences for students is driven by the reward systems at the institutions where they research, teach, and advise.This research study investigates whether student perceptions of faculty interactions and teaching effectiveness …

November 14, 2024, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Additional Challenges In Computational Enzymology:The Case Studies Of Qm-Cluster Models Of [Ni,Fe] Hydrogenase And Cytochrome P450, Tejaskumar A. Suhagia

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The increasing complexity of enzyme catalysis requires precise and reproducible computational models to understand reaction mechanisms and support advances in drug design and protein engineering. This dissertation focuses on the advancement of enzyme modeling techniques, particularly in cytochrome P450 and hydrogenase enzymes, through the development of the Residue Interaction Network Residue Selector (RINRUS), an automated toolkit that addresses a critical gap in the reproducibility of quantum mechanics (QM)-cluster models. The RINRUS toolkit automates the systematic selection of catalytically relevant residues for QM-cluster model construction by leveraging residue interaction networks (RINs). By integrating the Probe and Arpeggio tools, RINRUS enhances model …

The Evaluation Of Health Recommender Systems: A Scoping Review, Rohit Shankar

Peninsula Medical School

Background: People often look online for information about health concerns, but the vast amount of available and unregulated content can cause misinformation and potential harm. Health recommender systems (HRSs) can address this issue by recommending personalised health information. Previous research has evaluated individual systems, but there is a lack of reviews synthesising their evaluation findings. Such a synthesis is needed to ensure that future recommender designs have a positive impact on target health or behavioural outcomes. Objective: This review aimed to provide a summary of the evidence obtained from previous studies evaluating HRSs and highlight methodological considerations and gaps in …

601 Seneca Llc V. Karczewski

All Decisions

In this holdover proceeding based on a 90-day notice of termination, the tenant challenged the landlord's claim that the building was not rent-stabilized. The tenant argued that the building was de facto rent-stabilized and part of a horizontal multiple dwelling with the neighboring building. The court granted the tenant's motion for discovery and denied the landlord's cross-motion for summary judgment. The court found that the tenant had raised valid defenses of de facto rent stabilization and horizontal multiple dwelling and that the landlord had not adequately rebutted these claims.

Swim Bladder Morphology Influences The Responses Of Nearshore Rockfishes To Barotrauma, Molly K. Alvino

Master's Theses

Rockfishes (Sebastes spp.) are ecologically and economically important fishes in the continental shelf and slope regions of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. All species within the Sebastes genus have a buoyancy organ, the swim bladder, which is sensitive to rapid changes in pressure that occur when fish are caught and brought up to the surface. Although all rockfishes have swim bladders, pressure-related injuries (barotrauma) affect rockfish species differently. I determined whether swim bladder morphology can explain differences in barotrauma among semi-pelagic (Blue and Olive rockfish) and benthic (Gopher and Vermilion rockfish) species that occupy different habitat zones. Seven different swim bladder …

Creatine And Depression In Rodents: A Meta-Analysis, Ruchika S. Tirupachur

Master's Theses

Traditional treatments for major depression are based on the monoamine deficiency hypothesis, and they fail to achieve remission in a substantial portion of patients. Newer evidence suggests the pathophysiology of depression is a more complex story, highlighting a need for research in alternative therapies. Mounting evidence shows a linkage between depression and the supplement creatine monohydrate (CRMH). Research in rodent models suggests that CRMH may both alleviate depressive symptoms and enhance the efficacy of standard antidepressants like SSRIs. The following study describes findings from a combined fixed- and random-effects meta-analysis based on four empirical studies investigating the effect of CRMH …

Best Practices For The Naming Of Species, Luis A. Ruedas, Ryan W. Norris, Robert M. Timm

Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations

The process of describing a species has evolved considerably since the modern age of taxonomy was initiated with the publication of the 10th edition of Linnaeus’ Systema Naturæ in 1758. Nevertheless, the basic unit of the taxonomic framework remains the species group (species and subspecies). As a result, it is incumbent upon individuals undertaking species-group descriptions to strive for the highest standards, just as it is for reviewers and editors to hold authors to those same standards. The clear and mounting biodiversity crisis, the increasing proliferation of journals, the multiplication of journals publishing only in electronic format, the decline in …

Coding Connections: Exploring Relationships Between Computer Science Learning And Mathematics Achievement In Secondary Education, Bradley Hayes

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation in practice explores the intersection of computer science education, specifically computational thinking and programming, with mathematics achievement among 15-year-old students in selected English-speaking countries. The research addresses a gap in understanding whether skills developed through computer science can positively influence mathematics performance by assessing the extent to which learning in computer science transfers to mathematics.

To achieve this, a quantitative methodology was employed, incorporating pilot study data from a single school and large-scale survey data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022. The analysis assessed the correlation between regular participation in programming activities and mathematics attainment, …

Sustainable Mobility: Machine Learning-Driven Deployment Of Ev Charging Points In Dublin, Ruairí De Fréin, Alexander Mutiso Mutua Mr

Articles

Electric vehicle (EV) drivers in urban areas face range anxiety due to the fear of running out of charge without timely access to charging points (CPs). The lack of sufficient numbers of CPs has hindered EV adoption and negatively impacted the progress of sustainable mobility. We propose a CP distribution algorithm that is machine learning-based and leverages population density, points of interest (POIs), and the most used roads as input parameters to determine the best locations for deploying CPs. The objects of the following research are as follows: (1) to allocate weights to the three parameters in a $6$ km …

Hypothetical Learning Trajectory Of Sector Area And Arc Length Using The Clockwork Context, Ellis Salsabila, Mimi Nur Hajizah

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

Students' understanding on the concept of a circle especially the relationship between central angle, arc length, and sector area of the circle based on learning obstacle and learning trajectory need to be developed well by creating a good didactic design. Therefore, it is necessary to design hypothetical learning trajectories (HLT) for students in learning sector area and arc length using the clockwork context. The didactical design was developed through three stages, namely: (1) the preliminary design; (2) teaching experiment; and (3) retrospective analysis. This study focused on the first stage, since the main purpose of this research was to develop …

Trends Stability Of Reliability Coefficient Based On Sample Size And Ability Of Test-Takers, Busnawir Busnawir, Kodirun Kodirun, Zamsir Zamsir, Hafiludin Samparadja, Hasnawati Hasnawati

PYTHAGORAS : Jurnal Matematika dan Pendidikan Matematika

One aspect that needs to be considered in the assessment of learning outcomes is the quality of the test by a stable reliability coefficient. This study aims to determine the trend of the stability of the reliability coefficient of the mathematics formative test based on the sample size and the ability of the test takers. The study was experimental in the form of a simulation, using a population of scores based on the answers of 403 test takers. The research sample was taken from the population of scores with 19 variations in sample sizes. Each sample size was repeated 31 …

Vol. 40, No. 8/9 - Whole No. 257/258, Eleanor M. Farrell

Mythprint

Mythprint is the monthly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local and written discussion groups.

Vol. 40, No. 7 - Whole No. 256, Eleanor M. Farrell

Mythprint

Mythprint is the monthly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local and written discussion groups.