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2024 November 15 - Board Of Trustees Agenda And Minutes, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State Universit

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

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Enhancing Frp-Concrete Interface Bearing Capacity Prediction With Explainable Machine Learning: A Feature Engineering Approach And Shap Analysis, Yanping Zhu, Woubishet Zewdu Taffese, Genda Chen

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This study introduces a novel approach to predict the shear bearing capacity of FRP-concrete interfaces using explainable machine learning. Eight algorithms are employed: three standalone models (Artificial Neural Network, Support Vector Regression, and Decision Tree) and five ensemble learning models (Bagging, Random Forest, Adaptive Boosting, Gradient Boosting, and Extreme Gradient Boosting). Four scenarios with varying input features, including engineered features inspired by mechanics-based bearing capacity equations, are examined. Notably, the inclusion of engineered features such as the stiffness of the FRP strip (Kf) significantly enhanced prediction accuracy and efficiency, although the width correction coefficient (bf/bc) did not yield significant benefits, …

John Kliesh V. Redevelopment Authority Of Bucks County

2024 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Steven Pannebaker V. Karin Trotta

2024 Decisions

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Developing Robotic Task Planning Methods For Diverse Real-World Challenges, Md Sadman Sakib

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The deployment of robotic systems across various domains has expanded significantly, with applications ranging from domestic tasks, such as cleaning and cooking, to industrial operations requiring precision and automation. These advancements highlight the critical importance of effective task planning in ensuring that robots can perform tasks safely, efficiently, and autonomously. However, task planning in robotics faces challenges related to generalization, executability, flexibility, and limitations in existing knowledge bases.

This dissertation addresses these challenges through innovative strategies aimed at enhancing robotic task planning and execution. We first focus on adapting to unknown scenarios by utilizing the Functional Object-Oriented Network (FOON) to …

Evaluating The Use Of Text Message Prompts To Increase Staff Behavior-Specific Praise In Adult Residential Care, Melissa Hernandez-Bautista

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Behavior-specific praise (BSP) has been widely evaluated in school settings as an intervention to improve social interactions between teachers and students. However, minimal studies have evaluated the use of BSP outside of school settings. One area BSP might help improve is staff and client interactions in group home settings for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The current study evaluated the effectiveness of text message prompts for increasing staff-delivered BSP to improve the frequency of social interactions between staff and consumers in a group home setting. In addition, this study evaluated staff use of BSP when they received text prompts …

Ambient Noise Tomography Of The Southern M9.2 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake Rupture Area, Joshua Ojuoluwa Osasona

Earth and Planetary Sciences ETDs

We used data from a densely spaced node array to investigate seismic velocity structure within the southern rupture area of the M9.2 1964 Great Alaska earthquake. The node array was deployed along a ~50 km section of the road system on Kodiak Island as part of the Alaska Amphibious Community Seismic Experiment (AACSE). The full ~400-node array was active for 25 days in May-June 2019. We extracted Rayleigh wave dispersion curves from ambient noise cross-correlations between station pairs in the node array to compute phase velocity maps from 2-8 s periods. Using these phase velocity maps, we performed a Bayesian …

2025 November 15 - Audit Committee, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

2024 November 15 - Board Of Trustees Finance And Administration Committee, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

2025 November 15 - Board Of Trustees Academic, Research, And Student Success Committee Agenda And Minutes, Board Of Trustees, East Tennessee State University

Board of Trustees Agendas and Minutes

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From A Traditional City To A Smart City: The Measurement Of Cities’ Readiness For Transition, Egypt As A Case Study, Ahmed Hassebo, Mohamed Tealab, Mosaad Hamouda

Publications and Research

The transition from traditional legacy cities to smart cities represents a pivotal juncture in urban development and governance. As cities worldwide grapple with the challenges of rapid urbanization, resource constraints, and the need to enhance the quality of life for their citizens, the concept of a “smart city” has gained significant attention. This paper delves into the multifaceted process of urban transformation, shedding light on the essential criteria and considerations that guide a city’s conversion into a smart city. To provide a comprehensive framework for the conversion process, this paper outlines a computer program utilized to measure the readiness to …

Ultra-Relativistic Electron Flux Enhancement Under Persistent High Speed Solar Wind Stream, L R. Alves, L A. Da Silva, V Deggeroni, J P. Marchezi, P R. Jauer, G B D Silva, D G. Sibeck

Faculty Publications

The physical mechanisms usually applied to explain the relativistic electron enhancement have been delved into to elucidate non-adiabatic electron acceleration resulting in the ultra-relativistic electron population observed in the outer radiation belt. We considered multisatellite observations of the solar wind parameters, magnetospheric waves, and particle flux to report an unusual local acceleration of ultra-relativistic electrons under a prolonged high-speed solar wind stream (HSS). A corotating interaction region reaches the Earth’s bowshock on August 3, 2016, causing a minor geomagnetic storm. Following this, the magnetosphere was driven for 72 h by a long-term HSS propagating at 600 km/s. During this period, …

Re: Comment Letter For Bpsou Draft Phase I Design Investigation Evaluation Report (Dated September 25, 2024), Emma Rott

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

2024-11-15 Agenda Book, Morehead State University. Board Of Regents.

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

Agenda book for the Board of Regents meeting of November 15, 2024, which include the Audit Committee meeting agenda and the Board meeting minutes for October 11, 2024.

A Proposal To Rebalance Direct Democracy In The Ohio Constitution, Mark Wagoner

Cleveland State Law Review

On October 27, 2023, Cleveland State Law Review hosted an in-person Symposium to convene academics, legal practitioners, community advocates, and judges for a robust and timely conversation about democracy’s promise and the fight for its future. This Symposium piece will reiterate some of the conversations by panelists discussing the use of law to become Guardians of Justice, the relationship between education and democracy, and the Ohio Constitution as a tool for recapturing the state’s democratic values.

Improper Indeterminate Incarceration: Navigating The Constitutional Quandaries Of The Reagan Tokes Law's Powers And Procedures, Sophie M. Piteo

Cleveland State Law Review

This Article advocates for an amendment to the statutory provisions that make up Ohio’s indefinite sentencing scheme to better protect offender’s constitutional rights. Through an analysis of the Reagan Tokes Law and the Ohio Supreme Court’s ruling in State v. Hacker, this Article traces the evolution of Ohio’s indefinite sentencing framework, which was reinstated in 2019. It contrasts the current scheme with the previously invalidated, but very similar, Bad Time Law, which was struck down in 2000 for violating the separation of powers clause and due process rights. While the Reagan Tokes Law emerged from concerns for public safety …

Direct Democracy: Ohio Style, Steven H. Steinglass, Ernest M. Oleksy

Cleveland State Law Review

This Article is an expansion of comments by Steven H. Steinglass at a Symposium on Democracy sponsored by the Cleveland State Law Review and held on October 27, 2023. The Symposium looked broadly at threats to democracy, but the panel on which he participated focused more narrowly on the Ohio Constitution and Democracy. The Article reviews the history of direct democracy in Ohio with an emphasis on the constitutional initiative. Part I of this Article discusses the historical origins of direct democracy in Ohio and the iconic Ohio Constitutional Convention of 1912 that proposed Ohio’s direct democracy amendment. Particular …

Robust Data-Driven Run-To-Run Control Via One-Step Constrained Optimization For Automated Serial Sectioning, Rhianna M. Oakley

Mechanical Engineering ETDs

This Thesis develops a one-step predictive run-to-run controller (R2R-MPC) for automating a mechanical serial sectioning (MSS) system. MSS is a destructive material analysis process that iteratively removes slices of material and captures 2D images, reconstructing them into 3D representations. Commonly used in material science for characterizing materials and failure analysis, MSS typically operates in an open-loop fashion, which experiences high variability in material removal due to system disturbances. To address this, a robust closed-loop R2R-MPC is presented, modeling MSS process uncertainty using a linear differential inclusion identified from operational historical data. The R2R-MPC is posed as an optimization problem that …

Something Is Rotten In The State Of Healthcare: Accountability, Affordability, And The Court Of Public Opinion, Isabelle Breier

Duke Law & Technology Review

Many countries worldwide recognize a right to health and provide legal recourse for securing that right. By contrast, for many Americans, there is no legal right or remedy that enables them to access healthcare if they cannot afford it. While there are some statutes and measures in place, such as the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and Medicaid, coverage remains piecemeal and access to healthcare is not guaranteed. Conditioning people’s access to healthcare upon their ability to pay violates the foundational bioethical principle of justice. In the United States, individuals and advocates use social media to fill …

Understanding Teachers’ Perceptions Of Best Practices For English Language Learners, Joshua Daniel Davis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In a district where only 5% of ELLs were deemed language proficient, the problem was the need to understand teacher perceptions of best practices to increase English language learner (ELL) achievement in reading and writing. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine teacher perceptions of best practices to support ELLs in improving their reading and writing in a heterogeneous high school classroom in a Mid-Atlantic school district. The framework that supported this study was the Cummins model on learners’ language use because it guides teaching and assessing students’ vocabulary acquisition in various contexts. The two research questions probed …

1245 Stratford, Llc V. Osboume

All Decisions

In this nonpayment eviction proceeding, the landlord sought to collect rent arrears for a rent-stabilized apartment. The tenant raised defenses, including illegal building alterations and lack of a valid Certificate of Occupancy. The court ruled that the landlord's failure to comply with the Multiple Dwelling Law (MDL) barred rent recovery, leading to the dismissal of the case in favor of the tenant.

Resolution Enhancement For High Numerical Aperture Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Using Aperiodic Multilayer Masks, W Ethan Maguire

Theses

As extreme ultraviolet lithography tools with higher image numerical apertures are introduced, the range of angles at the mask multilayer are increased. This represents a challenge for maintaining through-angle mask reflection using the current periodic mask multilayer structures. In addition to reflectance amplitude, the phase of reflected light, which plays an important role in imaging, is also strongly influenced by increasing angles. The propagation of light through each bilayer in the stack imparts a phase shift based on incidence angle. This accumulates over many layers, inducing phase effects which are unique to each illumination point. While adjustments to multilayer period …

East Drive Housing Development Corporation V. Lawrence

All Decisions

The landlord sought discovery sanctions and vacatur of a note of issue due to the tenant's failure to comply with discovery orders. The tenant was found to have willfully obstructed the discovery process and his answer was struck. The court also granted the landlord's motion to vacate the note of issue, finding no cooperation from the tenant and delays in the discovery process.

Healing Online Abuse Through Community-Based Art: An Exploratory Investigation, Sarah Auletta

Sociology Between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics

No abstract provided.

Understanding Teachers’ Perceptions Of Best Practices For English Language Learners, Joshua Daniel Davis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In a district where only 5% of ELLs were deemed language proficient, the problem was the need to understand teacher perceptions of best practices to increase English language learner (ELL) achievement in reading and writing. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine teacher perceptions of best practices to support ELLs in improving their reading and writing in a heterogeneous high school classroom in a Mid-Atlantic school district. The framework that supported this study was the Cummins model on learners’ language use because it guides teaching and assessing students’ vocabulary acquisition in various contexts. The two research questions probed …

Epigenome Reprogramming Through H3k27 And H3k4 Trimethylation As A Resistance Mechanism To Dna Methylation Inhibition In Brafv600e-Mutated Colorectal Cancer, Hey Min Lee, Ajay Kumar Saw, Van K Morris, Stefania Napolitano, Christopher Bristow, Sanjana Srinivasan, Micheal Peoples, Alexey Sorokin, Preeti Kanikarla Marie, Jonathan Schulz, Anand K Singh, Christopher Terranova, Oluwadara Coker, Abhinav Jain, Scott Kopetz, Kunal Rai

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Purpose: BRAFV600E-mutated colorectal cancer exhibits a strong correlation with DNA hypermethylation, suggesting that this subgroup of tumors presents unique epigenomic phenotypes. Nonetheless, 5-azacitidine, which inhibits DNA methyltransferase activity, is not efficacious in BRAFV600E colorectal cancer in vivo.

Experimental design: We randomized and treated mice implanted with patient-derived tumor xenografts harboring BRAFV600E mutation with control, 5-azacitidine, vemurafenib (BRAF inhibitor), or the combination. Comprehensive epigenomic profiling was conducted on control and 5-azacitidine-treated tumor samples, including DNA methylation, histone modifications, chromatin accessibility, and gene expression. Combinations of epigenetic agents were explored in preclinical BRAFV600E colorectal cancer models.

Results: A profound reduction of DNA …

Optimization Processes Of Clinical Chelation-Based Radiopharmaceuticals For Pathway-Directed Targeted Radionuclide Therapy In Oncology, Katsumi Tomiyoshi, Lydia J. Wilson, Firas Mourtada, Jennifer Sims Mourtada, Yuta Namiki, Wataru Kamata, David J. Yang, Tomio Inoue

Department of Radiation Oncology Faculty Papers

Targeted radionuclide therapy (TRT) for internal pathway-directed treatment is a game changer for precision medicine. TRT improves tumor control while minimizing damage to healthy tissue and extends the survival for patients with cancer. The application of theranostic-paired TRT along with cellular phenotype and genotype correlative analysis has the potential for malignant disease management. Chelation chemistry is essential for the development of theranostic-paired radiopharmaceuticals for TRT. Among image-guided TRT,

Administrators’ Perception Of Successful Implementation Of Read To Succeed In Title I Schools, Angela Sandifer Flowers

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

South Carolina implemented its Read to Succeed (RTS) policy in 2014 in accordance with federal requirements. The problem addressed in this study was that there are many students in South Carolina Title I schools still failing to achieve reading proficiency after 3 years of full implementation of RTS. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the perceptions of administrators from successful Title I elementary schools on their roles in the change process needed for implementing RTS. The conceptual framework was Fullan’s change theory. For this basic qualitative design, data were collected from semistructured interviews with seven participants who …

Butte Priority Soils Operable Unit, Butte Reclamation Evaluation System Draft 2024 Field Evaluation Of Previously Reclaimed Sites Summary And Technical Recommendations Report, Butte-Silver Bow Department Of Reclamation And Environmental Services

Silver Bow Creek/Butte Area Superfund Site

No abstract provided.

Low-Molecular Weight Cyclin E Confers A Vulnerability To Pkmyt1 Inhibition In Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, Mi Li, Amriti R Lulla, Yan Wang, Spyros Tsavaschidis, Fuchenchu Wang, Cansu Karakas, Tuyen D T Nguyen, Tuyen N Bui, Marc A Pina, Mei-Kuang Chen, Sofia Mastoraki, Asha S Multani, Natalie W Fowlkes, Aysegul Sahin, C Gary Marshall, Kelly K Hunt, Khandan Keyomarsi

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Cyclin E is a regulatory subunit of CDK2 that mediates S phase entry and progression. The cleavage of full-length cyclin E (FL-cycE) to low-molecular weight isoforms (LMW-E) dramatically alters substrate specificity, promoting G1-S cell cycle transition and accelerating mitotic exit. Approximately 70% of triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC) express LMW-E, which correlates with poor prognosis. PKMYT1 also plays an important role in mitosis by inhibiting CDK1 to block premature mitotic entry, suggesting it could be a therapeutic target in TNBC expressing LMW-E. In this study, analysis of tumor samples of patients with TNBC revealed that coexpression of LMW-E and PKMYT1-catalyzed CDK1 …